Chapter 4 004 Spring Drowsiness "My sunset has run away."...
It wasn't until Pei Yan looked back at Xia Mian with a confused expression that Xia Mian snapped out of her daze and realized that she had been staring at his lips for far too long.
“Xia Mian? You…” Pei Yan frowned.
He had barely begun to speak when Xia Mian hurriedly cut him off: "I...I...I came out for some fresh air, it's so stuffy indoors when it's raining. Thank you for lending me your umbrella to keep out the rain!"
She would never admit, even if you beat her to death, that she came to the terrace to run into Pei Yan.
But making up an excuse on the spot and saying it so hastily still seems a bit like "protesting too much."
Fearing that Pei Yan would become suspicious, Xia Mian immediately turned her attention to him: "And what about you?"
"Just passing by." He had a cold and aloof demeanor.
The two were too close, and Pei Yan subconsciously took a step back, but the umbrella he held up still silently tilted towards Xia Mian.
"Wait!" Xia Mian reacted slowly. "You just called my name. Do you know me?"
"I vaguely remember." Pei Yan glanced at the sky, his tone almost flat. "We took a few classes together."
It's only slightly better than being a stranger...
"Oh." Xia Mian listened to his emotionless voice, hiding her disappointment, and wished she could run away right then and there.
Pei Yan glanced at the sky again and began to close the umbrella. Raindrops dripped down the umbrella ribs and spread across his well-defined hands.
His hands appeared even paler on the cool, rainy day, but his fingertips were pink.
Gradually, Xia Mian's gaze moved upwards, and he realized that the pink hue was the sunset falling on his hand.
The light rain stopped, and the sky began to clear up in the evening. The sun sank below the horizon, and pinkish-purple clouds drifted across the sky.
Layer upon layer of clouds, beautiful as film, with orange-red and gray-blue hues blending together below, nestled against the hazy shadows of distant trees.
I never knew that there could be such a bright sky and such a beautiful sunset after the rain.
Even Pei Yan, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but stop and look up at that person.
"So beautiful," Xia Mian murmured to herself with anticipation, "but how long will it last?"
"The sunset only lasts eight minutes," Pei Yan suddenly said, as if answering her question.
"So short."
Perhaps it was because Pei Yan's voice was very calm today that Xia Mian dared to speak up, her tone carrying a hint of melancholy.
"Do you believe me?" Pei Yan asked in return.
The so-called eight minutes of sunset is more of a figure of speech, but Xia Mian took it as a literal reference.
“I believe you,” Xia Mian nodded firmly. “Isn’t that right?”
She believed everything Pei Yan said.
“Yes,” Pei Yan said gently. “Moreover… although the sunset only lasts for eight minutes, it can save you from a day of unhappiness.”
Upon hearing this, Xia Mian suddenly no longer wanted to run away.
She longed to have a sunset she could watch with Pei Yan.
It's the sunset that can save you from a day of unhappiness.
Even if it's only eight minutes.
I've often heard people say that you shouldn't watch the sunset with someone you have a crush on, because you'll find yourself turning back to look at them again and again.
She might even feel an irresistible urge to hug him, imagining herself nestled against him like the shadows of two trees close together.
But, oh but, she had also heard people say:
Those who have watched the sunset together will always remember each other longer.
Does this mean that from now on, she will become special in Pei Yan's heart?
As if by some strange twist of fate, Xia Mian stared blankly at the golden sunset draped over Pei Yan, and when he wasn't looking, she secretly reached out to catch the light behind him.
But time flies by so quickly.
Xia Mian looked up at the fading sunset in the sky, then at Pei Yan who was turning to leave.
His sky-blue shirt perfectly complemented the now pale blue sky.
Xia Mian couldn't bear to let this scene disappear, so she couldn't help but take out her phone and snap a quick picture.
Then the phone made a crisp sound—
Click.
Ahhh!
Damn it! Why did you forget to turn off the shutter sound?!
Seeing that Pei Yan had already turned around, Xia Mian was really afraid that he would equate her with a perverted man taking photos. She was on the verge of tears and hurriedly explained, "I... I just took a picture of the sunset as a souvenir."
“Well… I’m sorry,” Pei Yan said as he walked towards her.
Xia Mian tilted her head: "Huh?"
"Sorry I blocked your view." Pei Yan stopped beside her and walked away in another direction. "Now you can continue taking pictures. This sunset is all yours."
Ah... you idiot Pei Yan.
Her scenery isn't just about the sunset; she doesn't want a sunset to be enjoyed alone.
After Pei Yan had completely walked away, Xia Mian looked at the empty section of the camera lens and said softly, "My sunset has clearly already gone."
Even so, those brief ten minutes or so were unforgettable for Xia Mian.
On her way back to the dormitory, she immediately sent a WeChat message to Qinglan to thank her for the information.
Xia Mian never dreamed that Pei Yan knew her, let alone that she would have the opportunity to watch the sunset and evening glow with him.
But this kind of close contact is like scratching an itch through a boot.
It serves no purpose other than to further deepen her one-sided crush on Pei Yan.
Xia Mian felt that all her emotions were pent up in her chest and needed to be released.
So she opened TikTok again.
This time, instead of looking at handsome internet celebrities, I searched for Pei Yan's Douyin account.
"Pei Yan V"
This account was opened by Pei Yan at the suggestion of the program team when he participated in the competition. At first, he posted more frequently to cooperate with the promotion, and later he became a blogger who updated monthly without fail, with a lot of wailing and urging for more updates in the comments section.
Xia Mian secretly watched all 36 of his videos to date countless times.
But she never paid any attention to Pei Yan.
She was afraid that Pei Yan would find out about her, so she would rather go through the trouble of searching for Pei Yan's Douyin account every time she wanted to watch it.
Recalling Pei Yan's outfit when they watched the sunset together today, Xia Mian skillfully flipped through Pei Yan's old videos.
August 11 last year.
He posted a video of himself walking in the woods at sunset, humming an original song as he went.
In the video, he has a high nose bridge, thin lips slightly pursed, and wears a similar sky-blue shirt, the blue of a sky after rain, with the cuffs neatly rolled up, revealing half of his lean arms.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone on his cheeks through the woods, and he exuded a clean, youthful aura.
Xia Mian looked at it several times, gradually merging this version of him with the version of him today.
Logically speaking, after two years of accumulating feelings of unrequited love, she should have become accustomed to it, but at this moment, she still felt the intense flutter of a first crush.
Pei Yan, oh Pei Yan, how can you be so magical!
It seems she can only confide her jumbled thoughts to one person.
So Xia Mian clicked share and sent the video and her inner monologue.
[Spring Fatigue]: (Pei Yan V's Blue Shirt Video ×1)
[Spring Fatigue]: I get hooked every time I see it.
[Spring fatigue]: How can he have such a youthful vibe?
The other party's reply was as blunt as could be.
【Valuri】: It's probably because he is indeed a teenager now.
[Spring fatigue]: ...
Xia Mian felt helpless because the other party was so clueless.
But this does not stop the summer's strong urge to confide.
[Spring fatigue]: I forgot to send it to you earlier.
[Spring Fatigue]: Thanks to you, I took some amazing photos today!
[Spring Fatigue]: (Photo of Pei Yan's back view at sunset ×1)
The snapshot was taken in such a rush that Pei Yan's silhouette appears somewhat blurry, while the pink and blue sunset on the horizon is much clearer.
【Valuri】: The sunset is beautiful.
[Spring Fatigue]: Yes, yes, even though the sunset only lasts for eight minutes, it can save you from a day of unhappiness.
She repeated what Pei Yan had said to her not long ago, as if his words had been involuntarily imprinted in her heart.
After saying that, I realized that I had been led astray by Valuri.
[Spring fatigue]: But is that the main point??
[Spring Fatigue]: Can your eyes focus where they should?
[Spring Fatigue]: Oh, what a pity, I only dared to take a picture of her back; her face is so beautiful!
Without waiting for a reply, Xia Mian became lost in her own world.
[Spring Fatigue]: I want to think, ......
[Valuri]: What are you thinking?
[Spring Sleepiness]: I want to kiss Pei Yan, hehe.
[Valuri]: ...
【Valuri】: Aren't there enough men you want to kiss?
[Spring Fatigue]: Oh dear, you caught me. Not many, only about a hundred.
【Valuri】Read but not replying.
Xia Mian didn't pay much attention to the other person's silence and continued to speak her true feelings.
[Spring drowsiness]: But...
[Spring fatigue]: Others are just saying it.
[Spring fatigue]: Only he is home QAQ.
[Spring Fatigue]: It's so easy to lose control when I'm with him, I'm crying.
[Spring Fatigue]: It rained today, and he held an umbrella for me. At that moment, I really couldn't help but have impure thoughts about him!
[Valuri]: Hmm?
[Spring Sleepiness]: Hmm, my thoughts are too...forbidden, I can't say them!
【Valuri】：18+, but you are over 18.
[Spring Fatigue]: You're right, honey, you're really good at sophistry now!
[Spring fatigue]: Okay, I'll be honest.
[Spring Fatigue]: I just want to... bully him badly, bite his lip until it bleeds! Pounce on him!
After uttering those words, Xia Mian herself felt that she had been too outspoken and had completely lost her image in front of "Qing Lan," so she quickly tried to salvage the situation.
[Spring Fatigue]: Honey, believe me, I'm not a pervert.
[Spring fatigue]: I just like Pei Yan too much.
As a giant in words but a dwarf in deeds, Xia Mian didn't know what other channels she could use to vent her emotions besides joking around with her best friend.
Surely we can't say these things to Pei Yan's face?
Pei Yan would be terrified if she didn't.
【Valuri】: Is this all you can think about when you're around him?
[Spring fatigue]: Not really.
[Spring Fatigue]: Just as my animalistic instincts were about to erupt... a sunset appeared!
[Spring Fatigue]: I love watching the sunset with him, the scenery is beautiful and he's even more beautiful!
Looking at that candid photo again, Xia Mian has already considered setting it as her screensaver.
But at most, they're just itching to do something; cowards are afraid of being discovered by people they know, so they don't dare to actually take action.
[Spring Fatigue]: The sunset seems to really cleanse the soul. It makes you feel so pure in an instant. No more yellow waste comes out. All that's left in your mind is the appreciation of beautiful things.
【Valuri】: Thank you for the sunset.
[Spring fatigue]: Huh?
A note from the author:
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