"Leaving so early? It's only 5:30, isn't that a bit early for breakfast?" Ye Qian glanced at his watch, frowning. "Why didn't you sleep a little longer?"
"Good morning, Teacher Ye!" Leng Yue gently closed the door, turned around and greeted Ye Qian, smiling and revealing two small tiger teeth, showing that she was in a good mood.
"So happy?" Ye Qian was also infected by Leng Yue's smile, and his tone became less serious.
Leng Yue asked naively, "Want to take a walk together?"
Ye Qian checked the time and nodded, saying, "Let's go to the playground!"
Leng Yue lowered her head and softly hummed in agreement. Ye Qian smiled, and the two walked together toward the playground.
Compared to the daytime, the playground was quiet at this time of day, with few people around. A gentle breeze blew, carrying a hint of chill. Another gust of wind blew by, and withered yellow leaves danced in the air, causing Leng Yue to instinctively shrink back.
Ye Qian's eyes darkened. "Let's go back."
"I just arrived, let's stay a little longer." Leng Yue didn't want to go back.
"Listen to me, or you'll catch a cold." Ye Qian was a little serious. Whenever he was serious, he always gave people a very authoritative feeling. He truly deserved to be a teacher.
"No... Achoo!" Before Leng Yue could finish speaking, she sneezed loudly, her nose snorting and snot running down her face.
Leng Yue felt a little embarrassed. She didn't have a handkerchief with her, so she could only quietly inhale.
Ye Qian looked at Leng Yue, who kept sniffling, and thought she was like a little animal doing something naughty. Sneaky, so cute. Just thinking this made his lips unconsciously curl up. He reached into his pocket, took out a dark blue handkerchief, and handed it to Leng Yue, but said with a hint of disgust, "It's filthy, wipe yourself."
Leng Yue lowered her head awkwardly, but her snot, too, flowed down her nose under the force of gravity. For some reason, Leng Yue suddenly thought of the saying, "Don't lower your head, or your crown will fall," and at that moment, her snot seemed to have a striking resemblance to a crown. Thinking about it that way, her snot was actually quite valuable.
Leng Yue couldn't help but laugh, but she was afraid of laughing so hard she'd blow snot bubbles, so she didn't dare to make any big movements. She could only hum softly, her shoulders shaking as if she had Parkinson's.
Ye Qian didn't know what Leng Yue was laughing at, but seeing her like that made him want to laugh too. His lips curved into a smile, and his voice softened, "What are you laughing at?"
"Um...it's nothing, I was just thinking about something!" Leng Yue said, taking the handkerchief from his hand and wiping her nose. She felt much better now and didn't have to keep sneaking breaths anymore.
Ye Qian didn't ask any more questions. More and more people were gathering on the playground, and the two slowly walked back.
"Teacher Ye, I run a tailor shop in my hometown. Do you know what it's called?" Leng Yue still wanted to confirm, since apart from their memories, there was nothing between her and Qian Chen to prove their identities.
Leng Yue also sensed that Ye Qian was avoiding certain things, perhaps due to some unavoidable predicament. Since he couldn't say it outright, she would just have to guess.
Ye Qian was taken aback, knowing that Leng Yue was testing him. "What's your name?"
"A thousand lifetimes of karmic connections, beginnings and endings, all return to this pavilion." Leng Yue relayed Xie Juruo's earlier words to Ye Qian while observing Ye Qian's reaction.
"Cough, cough, cough," Ye Qian suddenly coughed violently, a huge wave surging in his heart. Ye Qian knew that he couldn't escape another ordeal. He remained silent for a long while before speaking, "Qianchen Pavilion? Not bad, quite nice."
Ye Qian's voice was slightly hoarse, which Leng Yue noticed, though she didn't know why. Leng Yue thought for a moment and then said, "The clothes from our Qianchen Pavilion are very beautiful. Would Teacher Ye like one made?"
"Okay," Ye Qian nodded, "Let's go, let's go back!" With that, he hurriedly left.
Leng Yue thought Ye Qian was angry, so she jogged after him, wanting to apologize. But even after they reached the dormitory, Ye Qian didn't stop to wait for her. Seeing Ye Qian open the dormitory door and prepare to go in, Leng Yue rushed over, "Teacher Ye, I was rude just now, I'm so sorry..."
With a "bang," Leng Yue was turned away.
Leng Yue whispered "I'm sorry" outside the door, but Ye Qian still didn't open it. Not only that, there wasn't a sound from inside. Leng Yue pressed her ear against the door to eavesdrop, but heard nothing.
"Sis, what are you doing by Ye Qian's door?" Leng Xiaoyu woke up and, seeing that Leng Yue wasn't in her room, came out to look for her, only to find her eavesdropping by Ye Qian's door.
"Cough cough, it's nothing, it's nothing." Leng Yue said nonchalantly, but her eyes looked around worriedly, and finally her gaze fell on Ye Qian's door.
In the end, the door didn't open again. Leng Yue couldn't quite describe the feeling in her heart; she felt wronged and sad. Qian Chen had never treated her like this before, and Leng Yue suddenly missed Qian Chen terribly.
"Sis? What's wrong?" Leng Xiaoyu came over and tugged at Leng Yue's hand. "Are you crying? Did you have a fight with Brother Ye Qian?"
Leng Yue thought it would be better if they just argued. They agreed not to change the name, and that he would just do whatever made her happy. How could he change his mind so quickly? Now he can't even call her by her name anymore. Has he forgotten how important Qian Chen is to her?
"Waaah, they're all liars!" Leng Yue buried her face in her hands and leaned against Ye Qian's door, wiping away her tears. She even retaliated by blowing her nose with Ye Qian's handkerchief.
Leng Xiaoyu's face darkened. "Sis, someone's here."
"Why would anyone be here?" Leng Yue wasn't lying; this was the quietest place in the entire school, and practically no one came here.
"It's Ye..." Before Leng Xiaoyu could finish speaking, Ye Qian interrupted.
"Oh, what am I going to do with you?" Ye Qian pushed open the door and stood next to Leng Yue without anyone noticing, but his face was pale and his fingers were trembling involuntarily.
Then he forced a smile at Leng Xiaoyu and said, "Xiaoyu, go back to your room first. I need to talk to your sister for a bit."
"Okay!" Leng Xiaoyu obeyed and pushed the door open to go in.
"Wait," Ye Qian called out to Leng Xiaoyu again, "Xiaoyu, it's getting colder today, wear an extra layer of clothing."
"Okay, I understand." Leng Xiaoyu was very happy, thinking that Brother Ye Qian was really a good person.
"Sister, talk to Brother Ye Qian nicely, don't bully him!" Leng Xiaoyu was a little worried, so she turned around to Leng Yue's side and whispered something in her ear.
Leng Yue stopped crying and stared blankly at Leng Xiaoyu. "Leng Xiaoyu, which eye of yours saw me bullying him?"
"Sis, Brother Ye Qian looks so bad, he can barely stand. If it wasn't you who bullied him, who else could it be?" Leng Xiaoyu blinked.
Leng Yue then looked up at Ye Qian and noticed that he looked really bad. Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly stood up. But she stood up too suddenly and almost fell again, but Ye Qian caught her with lightning speed.
At this moment, Leng Yue truly sensed Ye Qian's weakness. "What's going on?" Leng Yue was shocked and frightened. She feared that Ye Qian, like Qian Chen, would leave her soon!
"I'll explain to you." After a long silence, Ye Qian finally made up his mind to confess.
At this moment, without needing any instructions, Leng Xiaoyu tactfully retreated to her room and settled down to be a good girl.
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Ye Qian: Alright, I'd better just confess honestly! I'll have to bear the consequences of my own spoiling.
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