Chapter 12 012 Spring Drowsiness "Yes, I like you. I'm Pei Yan..."
Xia Mian wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but when she leaned against Pei Yan's neck, she felt Pei Yan's body stiffen for a moment.
He didn't speak, remaining silent the whole way. Only when he carried her to the subway station entrance did he slowly reply, "You're welcome."
Wow, what a quick reaction time!
Xia Mian thought to herself, "So Pei Yan can be slow to react too."
She slowly climbed down from Pei Yan's back, and with his help, passed through the ticket gate and boarded the subway. Only then did she realize that the real difficulties were just beginning.
Squeezed into the crowded subway during rush hour, Xia Mian had no handrails next to her and her knee was injured, so she couldn't maintain her balance. She was afraid that she would lose control and fall on someone and get glared at.
So she mustered up her courage and asked the only person she could turn to at that moment: "Pei Yan..."
“You can catch me.” Before she could finish speaking, Pei Yan interrupted her.
"Thank you." Xia Mian felt a great weight lifted off her shoulders.
But when she really thought about where she should grab Pei Yan, she was stumped again.
I can't exactly hold his hand, can I?
After much deliberation, Xia Mian simply raised her hand and supported Pei Yan's arm.
As Xia Mian lifted her head, swaying slightly, she had only one thought: He's so tall.
He must be 1.9 meters tall, right?
The subway ride was tough, but thankfully Pei Yan remained steady, providing her with strong support.
Thanks to the fact that they didn't have to transfer to another subway line, they arrived at the school station half an hour later.
The subway station was just a few steps from the school gate, so it wasn't far from Xia Mian's dormitory building either, but Pei Yan still insisted on helping her all the way to her building.
Xia Mian was about to go upstairs when Pei Yan stopped her: "Wait half a minute."
ah?
The next second, it seemed that Pei Yan didn't need to explain much anymore; Xia Mian had already seen Pei Yan take a yellow bag from the deliveryman.
"I bought you medicine," Pei Yan explained. "You were in a hurry to come back, but you can't leave your leg injury untreated."
"Actually, I..." Seeing his worried look, Xia Mian swallowed back the words that there was medicine in the dormitory and took the medicine from his hand.
"Do you need me to take you upstairs?" Pei Yan asked.
"No need!" Xia Mian was so startled she almost jumped up on one leg.
Pei Yan is so kind-hearted...
The thought of him carrying her already made her flustered. To then have Pei Yan escort her up to her dorm in the middle of a busy dormitory building... she really would...
The air fell silent for two seconds, and Xia Mian herself realized how cold and hard her tone had been.
"What I mean is, this is too much trouble for you." Xia Mian's forehead was starting to sweat. "I can do it myself, and my roommate can come down to pick me up."
“It’s no trouble at all,” Pei Yan said. “After all, your injury was partly my fault.”
"What?" Xia Mian was taken aback. "What does this have to do with you?"
“If I hadn’t left so quickly, things might have been different,” Pei Yan said gently.
sky.
Xia Mian has never seen anyone so adept at taking responsibility.
"It was my own idea to go to the temple to offer incense and pray for blessings," Xia Mian said, disclaiming responsibility. "It seems that today was destined to bring such a bloody disaster, so it's really not your fault."
As Xia Mian spoke, she called her roommate Qiao Yilin and asked her to come downstairs to pick her up.
Then she turned to Pei Yan and thanked him for the umpteenth time: "Thank you for today. I'll go upstairs now."
She was afraid that Qiao Yilin would see Pei Yan when she went downstairs, so she urged Pei Yan to leave as soon as possible. She even climbed half a floor herself and waited at the bottom of the stairs.
When Qiao Yilin arrived, she finally relaxed and began to complain to Qiao Yilin about what had happened that day.
Qiao Yilin helped her, and the two slowly walked upstairs.
After entering the dormitory, Qiao Yilin noticed that Xia Mian was carrying medicine and smiled, "You're quite good at taking care of yourself. You bought the medicine on Meituan on your way back."
Hearing her bring this up, Xia Mian realized that she had forgotten to ask Pei Yan how much the medicine cost; she had been too nervous.
"Let me see how serious the injury is?" Qiao Yilin took a chair and sat down in front of her to check the wound.
Xia Mian opened the yellow bag on the table that was sealed with staples and took out iodine, cotton swabs, sterile gauze and other items.
Pei Yan is very thorough and meticulous.
Xia Mian guessed when he placed the order, probably on the subway. At that time, she was holding one of his arms, and even though the ride was bumpy, he still managed to free his hand to buy her medicine.
"Bear with it." Qiao Yilin began to apply iodine to her.
Xia Mian wasn't particularly afraid of pain, but she didn't want to see her scraped knees, so she looked away and turned on her phone to distract herself.
There was a red dot in the Douyin message bar. After clicking on it, I found it was "Qinglan".
【Valuri】: Did your trip to the temple go smoothly today?
Xia Mian didn't want Qinglan to worry, so after hesitating for a while, she still didn't tell Qinglan.
[Spring fatigue]: Everything went quite smoothly~
[Spring fatigue]: The weather is super nice, I'm super happy.
[Spring drowsiness]: I ran into Pei Yan.
This shows that there is a reason behind what was said.
If Xia Mian were to evaluate today, she would never say that today was bad.
It's a happy thing to bump into Pei Yan.
Making a wish for Qinglan and Pei Yan is something to be happy about.
【Valuri】: Are you so happy to see him?
[Spring fatigue]: Yeah, I'm just really happy, since it's so hard to come by.
[Spring fatigue]: But I've been running into him quite often lately.
【Valuri】: Are there any other things that make you happy?
Looking at the line of text on the screen, Xia Mian fell into deep thought.
Is this guy trying to grant her wish again?
She couldn't be polite in front of Qinglan and blurted it out immediately.
[Spring fatigue]: Just give me a little bit, apple jasmine green.
【Valuri】: Okay.
【Valuri】: Is there anything you want to add in the notes?
[Spring Fatigue]: Silly, it's been so long since we had milk tea together, I've forgotten.
[Spring fatigue]: Three parts sugar, no ice.
【Valuri】: Order placed.
【Valuri】: I'll deliver it to your building in a bit.
At University A, food delivery is not allowed to be brought upstairs.
Not long after, "Qinglan" sent another message.
【Valuri】: We've arrived. You can ask your roommate to come downstairs and get it for you.
[Spring Fatigue]: How did you know I wanted to ask Qiao Yilin to get it?
【Valuri】: Considering you just got back from going out today, you must be tired.
[Spring fatigue]: Hehe, a little bit.
Not only am I tired, but my legs also hurt.
Qiao Yilin, who had just finished her errand, was about to go downstairs when she turned back at the door. She took out the nearly full trash bag and said to Xia Mian, "I'll throw away this paper bag from your Meituan medicine purchase for you too?"
"No," Xia Mian stopped her. "Don't throw it away yet, I want to keep it."
"Huh?" Qiao Yilin asked in surprise, "What use do you have for keeping this?"
Of course, it's useless.
But this was given to her by Pei Yan, and she didn't want to just throw it away.
Qiao Yilin had already left, and Xia Mian quietly slipped the paper bag between the books on the top shelf.
Qiao Yilin quickly brought back the apple jasmine green tea that Xia Mian loved to drink. When Xia Mian saw that there were two cups, she understood what "Qinglan" meant and gave one of the cups to Qiao Yilin.
Then she replied "Qinglan" on Douyin.
[Spring fatigue]: Wow.
[Spring fatigue]: I'll treat my roommate to a drink.
【Valuri】: Hmm.
【Valuri】: I didn't know what she wanted to drink, so I offered her the same drink as you.
[Spring fatigue]: That's good, she likes this flavor too.
[Spring fatigue]: I'm just passing on this to someone else; I wanted to thank her anyway.
Qiao Yilin was quite busy today, helping her upstairs and getting her takeout.
The injury on Xia Mian's leg truly exemplifies the proverb "a loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise."
As the holiday drew to a close, she asked her supervisor for leave and decided to stay in her dormitory instead of helping out in the lab for the next few days, focusing solely on statistical calculations.
Qiao Yilin helped her apply iodine twice a day, and she recovered quite quickly. After more than half a week, she was able to jump around again.
Starting in mid-to-late October, Qinglan contacted Xia Mian less and less frequently on WeChat.
With less than sixty days until the postgraduate entrance exam, Qinglan went to the library before dawn every day. Sometimes she arrived so early that the doors weren't even open yet, and she would stand in a long queue at the entrance, waiting to be among the first to enter.
As for lunch, Qinglan naturally didn't have time to make a special appointment with Xia Mian. After finishing her meal in the cafeteria as quickly as possible, she continued to make the most of every minute.
Xia Mian actually felt sorry for Qinglan, who was preparing for the exam.
Afraid that she wouldn't get enough rest, I stopped chatting with her on WeChat and wasting her time. Even on Douyin, I stopped sharing videos of handsome men and stopped urging her to reply to my messages promptly.
But it's strange.
She stopped urging "Qinglan" on Douyin, but "Qinglan" seemed less willing and proactively messaged her privately three times a day.
Moreover, it seems that "Qinglan" is ordering milk tea for her more and more frequently...
Another cup today.
[Spring fatigue]: Hello.
[Spring Fatigue]: Where have you been making money lately?
After receiving another cup of apple jasmine green tea, Xia Mian asked a question on Douyin.
【Valuri】: What does that mean?
【Spring Fatigue】: It means, how come you suddenly have so much money? If you keep drinking, won't you go broke?
They're all college students, and their monthly allowance is so small.
However, the price of milk tea has actually risen along with the overall price of goods, so it's not particularly cheap now.
【Valuri】: No.
[Spring fatigue]: Okay, you're awesome.
[Spring Fatigue]: Speaking of which... I remember when you were with your ex-boyfriend, he also brought you milk tea every day.
[Spring Fatigue]: Your ex-boyfriend can be quite awful at times, but his caring nature and the fact that he brings you milk tea every day are also good qualities.
Xia Mian suddenly thought of herself and felt a pang of sadness.
[Spring fatigue]: I wonder if anyone will treat me like this.
【Valuri】: Yes.
[Spring Fatigue]: But, honey, I can't seem to fall in love anymore QAQ
【Valuri】: Why do you say that?
[Spring drowsiness]: Because I unfortunately fell in love with Pei Yan.
[Valuri]: ...
[Spring Fatigue]: What I mean is, I like Pei Yan, but it's impossible for me to date him, and it's even more impossible for me to date other guys, so I can't date.
After a series of tongue twisters, the conversation unexpectedly drifted to this topic.
"Qinglan" then unfolded in greater depth.
【Valuri】: Nothing in this world is certain that it won't happen.
Spring fatigue: I dare not even think about it.
【Valuri】：Then let's put Pei Yan aside.
【Valuri】: Have you thought about what kind of relationship you want to have?
The other person seemed to be asking her about her ideals.
Xia Mian then started talking and recounted the criteria for choosing a partner that she had told her mother before.
[Spring fatigue]: First of all, you need to find the right person.
[Spring Fatigue]: Male, over 185cm tall, handsome and tall, good physique, good proportions, good fashion sense, and beautiful hands. Education: at least a 985 university bachelor's degree (like mine), deeply affectionate and devoted, gentle and considerate, emotionally stable. Responsive to everything, love-struck, good-tempered, understanding, can be clingy, but not too clingy.
[Spring fatigue]: over.
【Valuri】: And then?
[Spring fatigue]: And then...
[Spring fatigue]: Then I think that love should start with a bouquet of flowers.
【Valuri】: What kind of flower do you like?
[Spring drowsiness]: Little swallow.
[Spring Fatigue]: "The world is vast, may you be free." I love this flower language so much.
Summer sleepers love the little swallows, so light and free, each tiny one like a swallow dyed blue by the sky.
[Spring Fatigue]: But I have never actually owned a bouquet of flowers like this.
Her family doesn't seem to have any romantic sense when it comes to sending flowers.
Even among friends, sending flowers is an unexpected thought.
But actually, Xia Mian really likes flowers. She once wanted to order a bouquet of swallows online, but they weren't available for sale nearby, so she gave up on the idea.
【Valuri】: And then?
The other party continued to press for answers, but Xia Mian could no longer imagine what would happen.
[Spring Fatigue]: That's it, why think so much? It's not going to happen anyway.
[Spring fatigue]: Speaking of which, I really hate Bingxi.
【Valuri】: Why?
[Spring fatigue]: Because Bingxixi said that I am the luckiest person in the world.
[Spring fatigue]: It lied to me QAQ
That was such a lame joke, so lame that Valuri stopped replying to her.
It took her quite a while to see that the other party had sent a new message.
【Valuri】: Are you free at noon?
Spring fatigue: ?
[Spring Fatigue]: Didn't you finally take the initiative to ask me out today, and we're meeting at 2 o'clock?
Qinglan, unusually, took the initiative to send her a WeChat message, saying she wanted to meet her at the milk tea shop downstairs because she had something for her.
Not long after that, he asked her again if she was free.
【Valuri】: I forgot.
[Spring drowsiness]: Humph, you have such a bad memory.
[Spring Fatigue]: So what exactly happened? The WeChat message didn't explain it clearly.
【Valuri】: cough.
【Valuri】: You'll know once you go.
They keep things a secret on WeChat and Douyin, which is quite strange.
Even so, Xia Mian still went downstairs on time, waiting for Qinglan's arrival five minutes early.
Qinglan loves to arrive right on time, so she doesn't enter until exactly 2 PM.
As soon as she came in, he pulled her aside and set up suspense: "To make a long story short, have you noticed any big dates lately?"
"A big day?" Xia Mian opened the calendar. "I didn't realize it. Does it mean Halloween is coming soon? Or is today the Double Ninth Festival?"
"Qinglan, you still celebrate the Double Ninth Festival?" Xia Mian asked with a complicated expression.
"What kind of thought process is this..." Qinglan slapped her on the head, "Today is not only the Double Ninth Festival, but also our sworn brotherhood anniversary."
"My God..." Xia Mian was stunned. "How did you come up with something so old and outdated?"
"Of course it's because I have a good memory," Qinglan boasted, then revealed, "Okay, it's because my mom was tidying up at home and found my diary."
As soon as they finished speaking, both of them unconsciously recalled the past again, feeling a great sense of shame.
But after the shame faded, what followed was more of a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection).
It's touching that they've known each other for almost fifteen years and are still best friends.
"It was a coincidence, I saw it online a couple of days ago." Qinglan handed her a tote bag. "A pair of pig-shaped cups, one for you and one for me."
Xia Mian glanced at the cup; it was indeed cute and unique, befitting the gift from her best friend.
Qinglan was busy with her studies, so after giving the gift, she hurriedly went to the library.
Just as Xia Mian was about to leave, she bumped into a boy walking in.
Upon closer inspection, lo and behold, it was Pei Yan again.
He was obviously there to buy milk tea. After ordering one, he noticed her hands were empty and casually asked, "What would you like to drink?"
"Apple jasmine green." Xia Mian's mouth moved faster than her brain, and she regretted it immediately afterward. "Ah, you don't need to..."
She only came to meet Qinglan, not to drink milk tea, so why should Pei Yan treat her to it?
"Apple Jasmine Green Tea." Pei Yan, who was standing next to him, had already placed his order and didn't forget to add a note to the clerk: "30% sugar, no ice."
Xia Mian was taken aback upon hearing this.
Is it a coincidence?
How did he know his taste?
Pei Yan seemed to be about to say something, but a group of students poured into the store in twos and threes, separating the two of them.
After the milk tea was made, Xia Mian felt too embarrassed to stay in front of Pei Yan any longer. Just as she was thinking of finding a chance to slip away, Pei Yan received a phone call. It seemed to be an urgent matter, so he had to leave before her.
Xia Mian held her cup and returned to her dormitory, still somewhat dazed.
It seems that only talking to Qinglan can stop the jumbled thoughts in my mind.
Qinglan didn't reply on WeChat, so Xia Mian switched to Douyin.
Let me first lay the groundwork for other topics.
[Spring fatigue]: The pig cup is so cute, I love it.
[Spring Fatigue]: Happy sworn brotherhood, dear friend.
[Spring fatigue]: Actually, today was quite interesting, but it was a bit unexpected.
[Spring Fatigue]: I'm really a bit dazed, it feels like a dream, but am I just overthinking it again?
Her words were incoherent, which explains why Valuri didn't reply to her immediately.
Several minutes later, there was a response.
【Valuri】: Summer Sleep, what exactly are you trying to say?
[Spring fatigue]: Okay, I've been found out.
[Spring fatigue]: I want to say...
Summer hibernation led to careless remarks.
[Spring Fatigue]: Ahhh, Pei Yan treated me to milk tea today! It was 30% sugar and no ice. Does he like me?!
TikTok remained completely silent.
Ten seconds later, a friend request popped up on WeChat:
"Yes, I like you. I'm Pei Yan."
WeChat user nickname: 【Valuri】
【Valuri】？？？
What? 【Valuri】is Pei Yan?
Seeing that she was too scared to add him as a friend, the other party posted it again on Douyin.
【Valuri】: "Read but not replying?"
[Valuri]: "Weren't you calling me 'wife' this morning?"
A note from the author:
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Yes, the identity has been revealed [doge emoji]. Starting from the next chapter, the title will no longer be "Spring Sleepiness," but "Summer Hibernation."
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