Chapter 11 011 Spring Sleepiness "Hold me tighter."...
After the question was posed, the other side, [Valuri], started playing dead.
[Spring fatigue]: Really?
[Spring fatigue]: Really?
[Spring fatigue]: Really?
【Valuri】：(Read)
But they wouldn't answer any questions.
He's probably busy studying.
Seeing that Valuri ignored her messages, didn't say goodbye, and went offline without looking back, Xia Mian felt a little disappointed.
But a phone call from her mother immediately dispelled her unhappiness.
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Did my little darling eat mooncakes?
Distance does indeed make the heart grow fonder; after more than a month apart, Ms. Xia Wenfang treated her much more gently.
"I didn't eat any." Xia Mian lay on the bed, her voice slightly nasal as she replied, "If you hadn't said anything, I would have forgotten that it's Mid-Autumn Festival today. I don't have any mooncakes to eat, how pitiful."
"Xia Mian, instead of lying in bed playing on your phone, why don't you go downstairs and buy a mooncake?" Xia Wenfang's words hit the nail on the head.
Xia Mian, caught off guard, instinctively sat up in bed: "How did you know I was lying down?"
“People speak differently when they are lying down, sitting, or standing,” Xia Wenfang said. “If you don’t believe me, try making a phone call.”
"Who should I ask to try?" Xia Mian couldn't think of a single candidate.
Qinglan is studying in the library; how could she have time to accompany her to do this kind of experiment?
As for her other friends, she didn't want to bother them.
"Why don't you try it with your boyfriend?"
The situation took an unexpected turn, and Xia Wenfang's words came to a close.
"I don't have a boyfriend!" Xia Mian got up so suddenly that she almost bumped her head on the bed curtains.
"No?" Xia Wenfang pondered in a low voice, "I clearly changed my WeChat Moments background and signature."
Good heavens, her mother has such a vivid imagination.
She simply changed her WeChat Moments background and signature, and Xia Wenfang immediately assumed she had a boyfriend…
As for what she changed, yes, it was still that "flash of brilliance".
"Really not?" Although she heard her daughter firmly deny it, Xia Wenfang was still a little skeptical. "But you've been acting differently lately."
"What's different?" Xia Mian asked, bewildered.
“I always felt you were a little more outgoing,” Xia Wenfang recalled. “Also, you weren’t as dependent on your mom and dad anymore.”
No one knows a daughter better than her mother.
In the past, Xia Mian would never have joined the fun at music festivals.
The frequency of weekly phone calls seems to have decreased over the past month or so.
“Because Qinglan is with me,” Xia Mian replied.
Xia Wenfang sighed softly: "Qinglan is nothing like you, a lifelong single to the point of almost starting graduate school. I bet you'll still be spending next Mid-Autumn Festival alone."
"Mom, there's no point in you talking about this."
Xia Mian felt that her young heart was deeply hurt.
As expected, Mom still has that familiar sharp tongue.
To prevent Xia Wenfang from continuing to nag, Xia Mian simply made an excuse and hung up the phone in a hurry.
So what if you've never been in a relationship?
This is called "better to have nothing than something bad".
Speaking of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xia Mian suddenly remembered something:
Pei Yan's Douyin account, which is updated almost monthly or quarterly, loves to update videos on holidays.
Maybe they'll update it today too?
Xia Mian, filled with hope, traced her way from her private favorites to Pei Yan V's homepage.
Then I was greatly disappointed.
This Pei Yan is really lazy. We're hoping he'll update his video again sometime in the future.
Xia Mian was bored, so she casually clicked on the #topic under Pei Yan's video and came across Mid-Autumn Festival greeting videos updated by other handsome guys.
This blogger seems to be from Zhou Shengren's Favorites list. He's quite handsome, so I'll share it.
[Spring Fatigue]: (Video of handsome internet celebrity D ×1)
【Valuri】: Ugly.
[Spring fatigue]: What's wrong with me??
【Valuri】: Ugly everywhere.
[Spring fatigue]: It's dark when you close your eyes!
[Spring drowsiness]: Unable to explain why.
【Valuri】: I had my nose done, and my nostrils look like I can't breathe properly.
[Spring fatigue]: Hmm, I think I am a little bit.
[Spring fatigue]: What about this?
[Spring Fatigue]: (Internet celebrity handsome guy E video ×1)
【Valuri】: I haven't done this before.
[Spring Fatigue]: I knew it, there aren't that many people who get plastic surgery.
【Valuri】: This one is born ugly.
【Valuri】: Her left and right eyes are asymmetrical, so only her profile was photographed.
[Spring fatigue]: Do I feel that way...?
[Spring Fatigue]: Oh, that's true, he's never posted a photo of his face!
[Spring Fatigue]: Your eyes are like a ruler, honey!
[Spring Fatigue]: Oh dear, but don't be so strict when it comes to going online. As long as he looks handsome at first glance, that's fine. I'm just having fun.
[Spring Fatigue]: (Videos of Internet Celebrity Handsome Guy F × 2)
[Spring Sleepiness]: Isn't this guy so handsome!
【Valuri】: Yeah, really handsome.
【Valuri】: So handsome that I couldn't help but close my eyes.
The Chinese translation is: It's unbearable to look at.
Xia Mianzhen felt that Qinglan's ability to be sarcastic and unpredictable had improved.
[Spring fatigue]: I really don't understand your aesthetic sense these days.
[Spring Fatigue]: Are there still people in this world that you think are handsome?
Considering that "Qinglan" is a fan of her pairing with someone else...
[Spring Slumber]: Pei Yan?
【Valuri】：（【Pei Yan V】Video ×1）
【Valuri】: Between them and Pei Yan, who do you prefer?
Why is she suddenly forced to choose between two options? And it's an N-to-1 ratio.
[Spring fatigue]: Hmm, this is a difficult decision.
[Spring fatigue]: Don't adults all like it?
[Valuri]: ...
【Valuri】: Stop looking at Pei Yan, go look at them.
Why does that tone sound so sour?
[Spring fatigue]: Wait a minute!
[Spring Fatigue]: What did you just post?!
She had only noticed that the blogger was Pei Yan, but hadn't looked at the cover closely. Now, after taking a closer look, she realized that the pink cover was new.
This is a new video posted by Pei Yan!!
【Valuri】: Pei Yan's Mid-Autumn Festival greeting video.
【Valuri】: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, summer hibernation.
[Spring fatigue]: Ugh!
[Spring Fatigue]: How did you notice that so quickly? I just checked and he hasn't updated yet!
Xia Mian didn't have time to say anything more and immediately clicked on the video to start watching.
【Pei Yan V】.
Published five minutes ago.
Video script: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, may I be a fleeting glimpse of you.
In the video, Pei Yan is wearing a pink striped shirt, layered with a beige collarless knitted vest, and softly singing "Pink Lightning".
His voice was pure yet sexy, reminding Xia Mian of their first meeting two years ago.
There's no way to teach her not to like this guy.
Xia Mian listened to it several times before reluctantly switching back to the chat interface.
[Spring fatigue]: I love you!!
[Valuri]: Hmm?
[Spring fatigue]: This is truly the best Mid-Autumn Festival gift!
[Spring Fatigue]: The woman, who was like a female eagle, cried like this QAQ with tears streaming down her face.
I'm not kidding [Valuri], Xia Mian's eyes were really slightly moist.
A few days ago, she said she wanted to dream big, that she wanted Pei Yan to sing "Pink Lightning" for her, and that she wanted to see Pei Yan wearing a pink coat.
But Xia Mian never imagined that these dreams could actually come true.
[Spring fatigue]: It's so effective it's scary.
[Spring Fatigue]: Honey, are you really not a reincarnation of a sorceress?
[Spring Fatigue]: I really love you so much!
[Spring fatigue]: I have nothing to repay you with.
[Spring Fatigue]: Wait for me, I'm going to the most efficacious temple in the south of the city tomorrow to pray to Buddha to bless you too...
What should I pray for?
Xia Mian thought about what Qing Lan cared about most right now.
[Spring Fatigue]: May you pass your postgraduate entrance exam.
【Valuri】: Well, thank you so much.
Seeing his calm tone, Xia Mian assumed he didn't believe her and immediately added a sentence.
Spring fatigue: It's true!
[Spring Fatigue]: I've already booked my tickets!
【Valuri】: When are you going?
[Spring Fatigue]: Huh? Do you want to come with me? We'll get there around 3 PM, it'll be packed with people if we get there too early.
【Valuri】: I'm not going.
[Spring Fatigue]: I knew it, you're busy studying, time is getting tighter and tighter.
Summer hibernation wasn't just talk; the next day, after lunch, he actually took the subway to the temple to burn incense and pray for Qinglan.
She timed it quite precisely; when she arrived at the door, it was five minutes to three.
But perhaps because the temple was truly efficacious, she saw Pei Yan as she was checking her ticket to enter.
"What a coincidence, Xia Mian." Pei Yan took the initiative to greet her.
Caught off guard, Xia Mian didn't know what to say, only repeating his words with a smile: "Yes, what a coincidence."
When you run into an acquaintance while out and about, and you're both traveling alone, you're bound to walk together for a while, even if it's just out of politeness.
As the two walked side by side, Pei Yan asked her again, "Are you here to buy a bracelet?"
Although the temple's bracelets are expensive, they are very popular. Not only do locals love to buy them, but tourists from other places will also queue for three hours just to buy one.
“No.” Xia Mian shook her head. “I’m here to offer incense to a friend.”
Pei Yan glanced at her: "Want to offer incense?"
He spoke in a questioning tone, but Xia Mian didn't offer much explanation.
She couldn't exactly say that she came here specifically to pray for Qinglan in order to thank "Qinglan" for letting her see Pei Yan's singing video, could she?
Fortunately, Pei Yan didn't ask any further questions, only saying, "I'm here to offer incense as well."
The temple wasn't very big, but it was packed with people during the National Day holiday.
Xia Mian and Pei Yan received a small bundle of incense for free and headed towards the main hall together.
Although he is usually an atheist, at this time, he prayed for blessings during summer hibernation more earnestly than anyone else.
May Qinglan succeed in her postgraduate entrance exam.
When Xia Mian closes her eyes and silently recites the Buddha's name, she thoughtfully gives out Qinglan's ID number so that the Buddha can send the blessing to the right person.
After silently reciting the mantra, Xia Mian opened her eyes. She intended to stand up, but changed her mind the moment she saw Pei Yan beside her.
I'm sorry, Buddha and Bodhisattva.
I'm insatiable; I want to make another wish.
willing……
Summer Sleep closed her eyes again.
May Pei Yan be happy.
Summer rarely visits temples because of his happy family and the good health of his parents and relatives.
She didn't feel there were any requirements, or that anything could only be achieved through divine power.
At this moment, she hopes that Qinglan, who cares about the two people she cares about, won't be under too much pressure and can pass the postgraduate entrance exam with ease.
I also hope that Pei Yan, who sometimes seems melancholic, can be free from family troubles and be happy forever.
After making these two wishes, Xia Mian did not make any more wishes for herself, fearing that the gods and Buddhas would reprimand her for being too greedy.
He then stood up and placed the incense sticks in his hand into the incense burner.
At this moment, Pei Yan walked to her side. Out of curiosity, she boldly asked, "Pei Yan, what did you wish for?"
Pei Yan did not answer. After a few seconds of silence, he looked at her and said softly, "It's a secret."
It's all very mysterious.
But that makes sense, he didn't really have any reason to tell her.
After leaving the main hall, the two visited the other halls in turn.
Summer sleep always uses the same set of prayers, and after walking around like this for a while, the incense in his hand has run out.
Do you have any other plans for today?
As Xia Mian was leaving the gate, she heard Pei Yan ask her a question.
Xia Mian didn't know if he was trying to get rid of her, so she honestly replied, "No, I'm going back to school."
“I’m going back too.” Just like that night after the music festival, he walked ahead of her, keeping a distance that was neither too close nor too far, and turned back to say gently, “Let’s go together.”
Xia Mian's heart skipped a beat. Just as she was about to catch up with him, a mountain bike suddenly sped past her!
She couldn't dodge in time, and her right knee was scraped by the mountain bike, causing her to immediately squat down in pain.
Pei Yan, who was not far away, ran towards her in a panic and grabbed her arm.
The mountain bike had already sped away.
"This car hit someone, why didn't it even stop?" Pei Yan looked down to check on her, seemingly worried about something, but in the end he still rolled up her trouser leg. "Are you bleeding? Does it hurt?"
She was wearing long pants today, and the knees were covered in dust. The stinging pain when she was scraped told her that she must have broken her skin and was bleeding.
"It hurts a little." Xia Mian tried to move her right leg. "But it's okay, it's not too serious. I can just put some iodine on it. Even if they find the person who ran away, they probably won't take any responsibility for my injury."
Upon hearing this, Pei Yan remained silent.
Xia Mian couldn't help but nudge him: "What's wrong with you?"
Pei Yan then looked up, his eyes fixed on her intently, which stunned her.
The emotions in his eyes were so complex: anger at the escapee, panic at her injury, and even a hint of heartache that she could hardly believe.
Will he feel sorry for her?
Perhaps it wasn't heartache. It was just a kind of sympathy he would feel for anyone who had suffered misfortune or been hurt.
She really was unlucky.
I just came out of the temple and I was still injured by a mountain bike.
Perhaps it's because she didn't make a wish for herself...
"Can you still walk?" Pei Yan gently lowered her rolled-up trouser leg.
“Not quite right…” Xia Mian tried to walk a few steps with a limp, “I can’t put any weight on my right leg.”
"I'll try to take a taxi," Pei Yan said.
He said he'd give it a try, naturally because there were too many people during the National Day holiday.
Especially now, during this peak season, they are near famous tourist attractions.
Sure enough, the two waited for twenty minutes but still couldn't hail a taxi.
"I'll take the subway," Xia Mian muttered softly. "It hurts so much, I want to go back to my dorm and lie down as soon as possible."
She was truly exhausted. There was nowhere to sit around, and at this moment, she couldn't care less about the proper separation between men and women. She leaned directly towards Pei Yan.
Pei Yan supported her, trying to make her more comfortable by shifting his arms, but accidentally touched her arm.
"hiss……"
Xia Mian then belatedly realized that she also had a minor abrasion on her wrist. It was small, but it was bleeding.
So many disasters...
"Give me your hand," Pei Yan said suddenly after examining it for a moment.
"Huh?" Xia Mian didn't understand what he meant, but she did as he said.
He took a band-aid out of his pocket and carefully placed it on her wrist.
Why?
Why does this guy always carry around band-aids?
Xia Mian seemed to forget the pain for a moment, looking down at the kitten imprinted on the bandage.
It's strangely cute.
At first glance, it looks quite similar to her profile picture.
Xia Mian, using such a cute band-aid for the first time, couldn't help but ask, "Could you give me another one?"
Upon hearing this, Pei Yan took out another one from his pocket, placed it in her palm, and said with a smile in his eyes, "You can have as many as you want."
Oh no, this is terrible! People are used to being outspoken online, how did it spread to real life?
Will Pei Yan think she's taking advantage of him?
Xia Mian carefully held the kitten band-aid and placed it into her crossbody bag.
Pei Yan asked again, "Are we sure we want to walk to the subway station?"
It's about 500 meters from here to the subway station.
When they come to aestivate, they use this transportation method, so naturally they don't care about the 500-meter walking distance.
But that's on the condition that she isn't injured.
Xia Mian didn't want to leave, but she had no choice: "But there's no other way."
"Yes," Pei Yan replied.
"Um?"
Before Xia Mian could react, she saw Pei Yan bend down in front of her, almost kneeling on the ground.
“Come up,” he said.
"I..." Xia Mian stammered, flustered, "How am I supposed to get up here? Will I crush you?"
"Are you questioning me?" Pei Yan turned his head and glanced at her.
No, no, I wouldn't dare.
How could she doubt his physical strength? She had watched many of his videos, and although he was covered up tightly, his muscle definition was still very obvious under his clothes.
Not to mention now, at such close range, she can clearly see his broad shoulders and narrow waist, the veins on his arms, and the outline of his abdominal and pectoral muscles.
"If you don't want me to carry you, then you'll have to change your position," Pei Yan said calmly.
Changing positions? He doesn't mean a princess carry, does he?
In the most crowded times of the day, being carried 500 meters in a princess carry would attract a lot of attention.
Xia Mian didn't dare to think about it and immediately compromised: "Wait a moment."
When she hesitantly wrapped her arms around Pei Yan's neck, she realized what it truly meant to be caught in a dilemma.
Although she was wearing autumn clothes and their skin wasn't actually touching, Pei Yan's intense body heat completely enveloped her, leaving her no time to worry about the injury on her knee.
She wanted to keep some distance.
But carrying someone on your back is inevitably bumpy, and after a few steps, Pei Yan reminded her, "Hold on tighter."
"Oh." Xia Mian had no choice but to hug his neck tightly, pressing her whole body against his back.
Later, her head, which she had deliberately turned to the side, lost its strength and leaned completely against Pei Yan's nape.
Her warm breath brushed against the man's earlobe, and Xia Mian spoke softly, her voice gentle:
"Pei Yan."
"Thank you."
A note from the author:
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