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Ye Wenyu's heart skipped a beat. It was Brother Wen! Thinking of this, she immediately put on her hat and scarf and quickly went out.
The wind and snow outside were heavy. Inside the dormitory, the air conditioning was on, making it warm and cozy, but outside, due to the heavy snow, the temperature had dropped below zero. It was freezing cold, with breath forming dragon-like patterns on the skin. Ye Wenyu walked quickly through the snow, feeling as if she were a crisp, chilled carrot from the cold. However, the thought that her brother Wen had topped up her meal card warmed her heart.
Excited and happy, she thought it must be him. No one else would top up her meal card. Before, he was worried that she was malnourished, so he took the initiative to come to the student cafeteria to eat with her, ordering seven or eight dishes for each meal, just so that she could eat her fill with dignity. Later, he worried that eating with her would lead to rumors of a teacher-student relationship. She also told him that she felt a lot of pressure eating with him, so he invited several other female students to eat with them, turning their date into a group meal. However, his uncontrollable affection and extra care for her still caused the rumors of their teacher-student relationship to spread throughout the campus. For the sake of his reputation, she proposed to stop eating with him, citing the impact on her reputation. For the sake of her reputation, Brother Wen had no choice but to end their wonderful time eating together.
From then on, the two only met once in a long while, and their only chance to speak was in his class, after he finished class.
But he was still worried that she might continue to eat only one vegetable dish per meal and remain malnourished, so he secretly transferred four thousand yuan to her meal card.
Ye Wenyu thought excitedly to herself, and her steps quickened. Because of the slippery road due to the snow, she slipped and fell flat on her face. However, she smiled, got up, brushed the snow off herself, and continued walking hurriedly toward Cai Wenchuan's young teachers' apartment.
Struggling through the snow, surrounded by a vast expanse of white, with icicles hanging from the treetops and sparkling like diamonds, Ye Wenyu finally reached his apartment. She realized that she hadn't been to his teachers' dormitory in a long time. Since having dinner there during the National Day holiday this year, she hadn't come back to avoid gossip.
It's so cold! She rubbed her hands together, breathed into her palms, and the breath she exhaled immediately formed a dragon in mid-air.
She looked up and gazed affectionately at the small garden in the snow. From autumn to winter, all the marguerites in the garden had withered and died, but a plum tree was blooming in the snow, its faint fragrance filling the air.
Lost in thought, she fondly recalled her time as a guest here. Although Cai Wenchuan was a single young man, the house was impeccably clean, the room was bathed in a warm, crab-shell-yellow light, there were fruits and snacks in the kitchen, and fresh flowers in the living room. After the meal, she would snuggle on the sofa, and he would personally make her a cup of honey milk.
This feeling is so comfortable and pleasant, it's just like home.
Ye Wenyu lingered slowly downstairs from Cai Wenchuan's building. She took out her phone, then put it back in her pocket. The phone's steel casing was as cold as ice in the cold air.
She thought that she had originally come to find him to ask about topping up her meal card, but now, in broad daylight, wouldn't a female student going to a young male teacher's apartment cause gossip? The rumors of a teacher-student relationship, stemming from their meal together, were still circulating, and if she came to see Cai Wenchuan again, it might have a very negative impact on him.
On the surface, she is a young girl, but she has been reborn; inside, she is a mature woman.
Therefore, Ye Wenyu forced herself to turn around, intending to leave secretly, thinking she would explain things to him on the phone.
However, just as she lifted her foot to leave, she heard a familiar voice call out, "Xiaoyu—" Ye Wenyu's shoulders stiffened, and she slowly turned around—
Amidst the swirling snowflakes, Cai Wenchuan stood downstairs, a smile on his face, braving the wind and snow as he strode towards Ye Wenyu. He wore an old black down jacket, its surface slightly faded, yet he was so handsome, like a celestial being descending to earth to pluck stars and twirl the moon. When he smiled, his face seemed to radiate dazzling sunlight.
Wen Yu shook her head and turned to leave, but seeing him warmed her heart. She thought sweetly that the trip hadn't been in vain; seeing him made her content.
"Xiaoyu—" Cai Wenchuan rushed over to Ye Wenyu and stopped her. Snowflakes were falling, but to the two of them, what was falling from the sky was not cold snowflakes, but willow catkins in the warm spring of March, light and warm.
Ye Wenyu said to Cai Wenchuan, "It's snowing heavily, you should go back quickly, I'm leaving too." She was in a hurry to escape, her lips tightly pursed, and her big, purple grape-like eyes looked around anxiously, afraid of running into acquaintances and making the rumors of their teacher-student relationship spread like wildfire.
Cai Wenchuan said happily, "I was just thinking about you. I was wondering if you were cold or hungry with all that snow. Were you studying or working?"
Ye Wenyu paused, then looked up through the swirling snow. She gazed at Cai Wenchuan, her expression tender, thinking how good he was to her. In this world, only he would care about her well-being.
During the coldest days of winter, a person especially needs care and attention from others.
Cai Wenchuan continued excitedly, "Because I missed you, I wanted to see how heavy the snow was outside. When I went to the window, I saw you standing downstairs. Isn't that a coincidence? Don't we have a telepathic connection?"
The surprise on her face remained.
Ye Wenyu nodded, her face flushed, thinking that perhaps they really did have a telepathic connection. She wanted to see him, and he sensed it, so he walked to the window and saw her standing in the snow.
Everything is predestined.
Cai Wenchuan smiled at her and said, "Come on, let's go inside. The snow is getting heavier and it's too cold outside. How about I make you some honey black tea?"
Honey black tea? In the freezing cold, a cup of such black tea would warm you from your stomach to your heart. She longed to listen to him, to go into his house, to snuggle up on his sofa like a lazy cat, and to watch him, handsome as he brewed her a cup of honey black tea. But could she do that? For the sake of his future, she couldn't!
A wise person avoids standing under a dangerous wall, and rumors stop with the wise, because intelligent people know how to avoid suspicion.
Therefore, Ye Wenyu controlled herself, shook her head, and said to him, "No need, I have to go back right away."
Cai Wenchuan was somewhat disappointed, but he quickly understood why she refused to come inside.
He grew somewhat angry, glancing at the scenery in the distance, his face darkening. He said angrily, "When my students come to my house, we cook together, discuss classroom material, and no one gossips! I can let so many strangers come to my house, but the person I care about can't even be invited in? How unfair is that—"
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