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After buying their groceries, the two walked out of the market and headed towards the faculty apartments at Q University.
Stepping back into the deserted Q University campus, Ye Wenyu remarked to Cai Wenchuan with a smile, "Brother Wen, have you noticed that university campuses during holidays and those during holidays are like two different worlds? Campuses during holidays are full of students, like a bustling metropolis, while university campuses during holidays are quiet and deserted, like a ghost town."
Cai Wenchuan smiled and asked, "So, do you like the campus during holidays?"
Ye Wenyu stopped and stared at Cai Wenchuan, blinking her big eyes. She said softly to him, "I like it because—" She looked at him, her face flushed, and she couldn't finish her sentence. She wanted to say, "Actually, I hate the school during holidays because I feel homeless. But today, because of you, I like the school during holidays. With you by my side, I feel like I have the whole world!"
Cai Wenchuan understood Wenyu's words. He stopped, lowered his head, and smiled at her. Everything was understood without words. When you like someone and that person happens to like you back, it is truly the most beautiful thing in the world.
As the two gazed at each other intently, time slipped away quietly. The night deepened, dusk descended, and the streetlights illuminated the quiet campus, like shining golden beads scattered around the campus.
"It's getting dark, you must be hungry. Let's hurry back and cook." Cai Wenchuan was the first to come to his senses, only to realize that he had been standing there smiling like a fool for the past ten minutes. He was both surprised and delighted. This bookworm, who had never been in love before, had never known that love was such a sweet and wonderful thing.
My neck feels hot, and the heat keeps spreading downwards.
Ye Wenyu laughed too, her small face burning hot in the cool evening breeze.
"Brother Wen, so many freshman girls have added you on WeChat, have you replied to them?" Because she was in a good mood, Ye Wenyu couldn't help but gossip.
Cai Wenchuan smiled and said, "I will answer questions about academics, but I will not answer any other questions."
Ye Wenyu's lips curled up, her heart filled with joy.
It was completely dark. Far from the streetlights, the road surface resembled a floating sea. Wen Yu walked slowly, afraid of falling. Cai Wen Chuan waited for her ahead, watching her with concern. When she cautiously approached, Ye Wen Yu asked him again, "If I send you a WeChat message asking you questions other than about studying, will you reply?" She wanted him to treat her differently from other girls.
"Of course I'll go back."
His quick and sure answer made her feel like she was eating honey, but she still kept asking, "Why?" Just like a child who loves candy but is reluctant to swallow it, turning it from one cheek to the other.
"Because you are the one I raised." After saying that, Cai Wenchuan smiled, a handsome smile appearing on his lips, and his heart couldn't help but feel exceptionally tender.
The beautiful and intelligent girl in front of him was like his own masterpiece. With his help, she got into Q University. She was also very beautiful. Looking at her, he felt like any parent in the world, filled with pride and a sense of accomplishment.
He had automatically forgotten what she had said about the terrible birthmark on her face.
Ye Wenyu felt as if she had fallen into a honey pot. Although it was autumn, the autumn wind felt like a spring breeze, making her heart feel warm and cozy.
She deliberately said, "But I'm ugly, my face—"
Cai Wenchuan's response was to reach out and take her hand. He said gently, "When it's dark and we can't see the road clearly, I'll hold your hand. In the future, if we stumble and fall on the road of life, I'll still hold your hand—"
Wen Yu was stunned, watching him hold her hand tightly as if he would never let go. She felt her body instantly transform into a warm tube, filled with warm liquid.
This was the first time they held hands, and it happened so naturally and intimately!
Under the moonlight, she looked at his hands with tears in her eyes. His hands were so strong, with large knuckles, clean skin, neatly trimmed fingernails, and long fingers. They were the hands of a learned man, the hands that had cared for her as she grew up, the hands that had given her warmth and love!
It was as if flames passed through his palm to hers, and then through her body. She trembled all over, her blood boiled, and she no longer knew what coldness and loneliness were.
She didn't want to cry, but she couldn't control herself. She thought, in her past life, she must have been blind to have missed such a good man as Brother Wen. Many people will meet many people in their entire lives, but if you don't give many people a chance to get to know you, then they will remain strangers who meet by chance for the rest of their lives.
Cai Wenchuan saw the girl standing there silently with her head down, staring blankly at their clasped hands. He felt that everything was quiet and beautiful. Just now, he had finally mustered up the courage to confess to her. She should understand his feelings, right? Because of his position as a teacher, there were many things he could only say after she graduated from university. Seeing him hold her hand tightly, her small, delicate, and fair hand felt like melting wax in his palm. In the quiet autumn night, flames of passion were uncontrollably shooting out from his waist and abdomen, making him tremble all over. And she did not reject his hand. So, she must like him too.
The two were deeply immersed in their intense emotions when a voice suddenly rang out, respectfully: "Professor Cai—"
Cai Wenchuan and Ye Wenyu immediately snapped out of their daze and swiftly let go of each other's hands. They never expected that during the holiday, especially at night when it was already dark, an acquaintance would greet them on campus.
Cai Wenchuan looked up and saw a young man dressed very simply, even somewhat rustically—his clothes were already dark gray, yet he was still wearing a gray suit. The suit was clearly too big, with a terrible cut, and it hung loosely on him. However, the white shirt collar beneath the suit collar was brand new, gleaming brightly in the night, indicating that he was a clean student. At the same time, the boy had delicate features, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and was tall and thin, making him very handsome and likable. He guessed that the boy was his student, so he nodded and said, "Hello."
Ye Wenyu smiled and looked up. When she saw who was greeting her, she immediately hid behind Cai Wenchuan like lightning and pulled her mask up. She was so shocked that she almost jumped out of her skin. Who could it be? If she wasn't mistaken, the person greeting her was actually Jiang Zhiming!
Who is Jiang Zhiming? He is Lin Tingyue's boyfriend, a poor boy who is determined to marry a rich and beautiful woman and avoid fifty years of hard work!
The past surged towards her like a raging tide, almost suffocating her.
She ran into an acquaintance, and this acquaintance was the last person she wanted to see!
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