After 11 p.m., it is the gentlest time of summer in Hangzhou.
A gentle evening breeze was blowing, it wasn't too hot, and frogs were croaking in the distance.
Lu Yibei sat with Ji Qingqian for a while longer.
The girl stretched her long legs forward with abandon.
The boy, on the other hand, tried his best to improve his night vision.
"Abei."
"Ah, um."
Lu Yibei quickly looked away.
"Did you come to military training today?"
"have."
I didn't see you.
"How did you know that?"
“My roommate said she saw you, the one who just called me,” Ji Qingqian said. “She said she smiled at you.”
Lu Yibei tried hard to recall:
"Oh, her."
Ji Qingqian glanced sideways: "Do you remember me?"
Lu Yibei recalled this scene from his mind, right-clicked, and selected "Delete":
"I don't remember clearly, did she know we knew each other?"
Ji Qingqian shook her head.
"Stop it, heroine! Why won't you introduce me to your roommate? Is it something shameful to know me? Is it that makes you so embarrassed?"
Lu Yibei's heart clenched; his acting was over-the-top.
Ji Qingqian's face showed reluctance:
"I don't know how to say it."
Lu Yibei chuckled and stopped pretending. He said gently, "I was just kidding. If you don't know how to say it, just don't say it for now. It's okay. If we want to get to know each other, there will be opportunities in the future. Just follow your pace."
Ji Qingqian hummed in agreement.
Knowing that she wasn't very good at interacting with people, Lu Yibei took great care of her and was especially gentle with her.
but.
Ji Qingqian's heart is warm, but criticism is still necessary.
"You came to see me," Ji Qingqian said, displeased. "You didn't come to see anyone else, so why did you leave without letting me see you? Were you busy with class?"
Lu Yibei laughed: "I'm afraid Brother Monkey will come after me."
Ji Qingqian: ...
That's how you tease the instructor.
"I'll leave when you see me next time," Lu Yibei promised her.
"good."
Ji Qingqian thought for a moment and then said, "But you don't have to come at noon all the time. Aren't you afraid of getting dizzy from the heat?"
Lu Yibei replied, "I came here at noon precisely because I was afraid of getting heatstroke."
Ji Qingqian understood.
He was worried that she wouldn't be able to handle the intensity of military training, which is why he always chose this time.
He was so thoughtful.
"I'm fine," Ji Qingqian said softly.
"Hmm, I can tell, she's a superwoman from Northeast China."
"Impressive, right?"
"Amazing, amazing..."
"Eek".
Suddenly, a soft murmur was heard.
The soft moan carried a mixture of pain and pleasure.
Lu Yibei looked at Ji Qingqian.
"...It wasn't me," Ji Qingqian denied.
She looked at Lu Yibei.
“Then it’s even less likely to be me,” Lu Yibei said.
It was clearly a woman's voice.
The night was dark, and the wind was whistling.
Unexplained female moans.
When Ji Qingqian saw Lu Yibei's pupils tremble, she immediately thought of how cowardly he was when they watched a horror movie together before.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Ji Qingqian pressed down on Lu Yibei's hand, as if to give him courage.
"No," Lu Yibei said helplessly, "I'm not that cowardly—"
The woman whispered, "No..."
Lu Yibei: "—Proportion (rising tone)—"
Lu Yibei: ...
Just to clarify, I'm not scared, I just find it a bit eerie.
Encountering this situation in the middle of the night would be eerie for anyone...
“But it’s definitely not fear. It’s just that the strangeness caused a series of chain reactions in the brain, from the stress stimulus to the release of special chemicals in the body…” Lu Yibei said firmly.
Ji Qingqian: ...
According to universal values, the chain reaction that Lu Yibei described is called fear.
"You stay here quietly, I'll go check on things."
Ji Qingqian was about to look for the source of the sound when Lu Yibei looked at the girl's beautiful profile as she turned slightly. He stood up and took a deep breath.
"I'll go with you. If anything happens, stay behind me..."
Thinking about it carefully, it probably wasn't a paranormal event. Lu Yibei told himself, "That's right, it's not that easy to encounter the supernatural."
After figuring this out, he was no longer afraid at all. How could he let Ji Qingqian, a girl, go alone to see...
Ji Qingqian lowered her eyes; Lu Yibei's hand was firmly locked around her fingers. Hmm, it was trembling slightly…
But he stood in front of her.
"Mm." Ji Qing smiled faintly.
Then the two walked towards the steps leading to the audience seats.
At the bottom of the steps, under the dim streetlights, they saw a man and a woman.
They are biting each other.
Woman: "Don't do that, someone's coming, sob..."
Man: "Don't worry, no one will come at this time..."
Lu Yibei and Ji Qingqian exchanged glances.
Have you ever encountered a scenario like this?
Damn it, it's you guys again!
It was the girl who first noticed the two of them, and she patted the boy's shoulder hard.
The boy turned around and was immediately startled.
Lu Yibei stopped ignoring it and kindly reminded him:
"Dude, do you want to check what time it is?"
The boy was annoyed that his good time had been interrupted twice, but the girl glanced at her phone knowingly.
"Ah! It's 11:20!"
She angrily punched her boyfriend's chest: "It's all your fault... the dorms are locked! What am I going to do if I can't get back to my dorm!"
The boy was clearly unaware of the time and was somewhat startled.
"Just be mindful of the time," Lu Yibei said. If all else fails, we can just get a hotel room; it'll only cost a few dollars…
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