Chapter 66 "Dream on!"
Chapter 66
The autumn foliage season at Fragrant Hills has passed, and there are few tourists on the mountain paths. The literary society's mountain climbing activity was well-organized and not just a boring climb. The president and several senior students designed many small interactive activities along the way.
For example, once you climb halfway up the mountain to a spacious platform, everyone can sit together and recite poems in a relay while enjoying the winter scenery.
For example, when they walked on a path covered with fallen leaves, the club president would have them split up and pick up leaves of different shapes and colors to take back to school as collage materials for the club's magazine.
Yu Pan had a point-and-shoot camera that Shen Yanzhou had bought for him hanging around his neck. He walked around, stopping frequently, taking notes with great interest.
He took pictures of the strange branches he saw on the way up the mountain, as well as a group photo of himself and his fellow villagers. He thought to himself that he would develop the photos when he got back and show them to Shen Yanzhou when he came over.
Reaching the summit, the view opened up before her. Although she was exhausted, the mountain breeze and the view below immediately brought to mind the poem, "I will climb to the top and look down on all the mountains below."
After the senior took a group photo of everyone, they started sharing the snacks they had brought. Yu Pan was also given two sweet fruit candies.
After the event ended, it was already evening when she returned to school. After parting ways with Yu Yiming at the school gate, Yu Pan went straight home and took a nice, relaxing hot shower.
Perhaps outdoor exercise is what makes people feel happy. After taking a shower, Yu Pan collapsed on the bed, feeling relaxed for the first time in a long time.
That evening, Shen Yanzhou called very quickly.
"Brother!" Yu Pan said happily to Shen Yanzhou, "We had so much fun hiking today! We played games and even cooked together in the restaurant!"
"Hmm," Shen Yanzhou's voice was tinged with laughter, "Are you tired?"
"I'm a little tired," Yu Pan rolled over, lay on her stomach on the bed, and swung her legs. "I'm telling you, I picked up a lot of leaves. When you come over, we'll make bookmarks together..."
Yu Pan chattered on and on about the interesting things that happened today to Shen Yanzhou. As she was talking, she suddenly remembered the little incident that happened in the morning and casually said, "By the way, brother, I ran into Qin Yu when we were gathering at the school gate this morning."
"Qin Yu?" On the other end of the phone, Shen Yanzhou's voice was a bit deeper than before. "What's he doing there?"
"I don't know, I didn't ask him." Yu Pan didn't notice anything and continued, "He parked his car next to our meeting point, recognized me, rolled down the window and chatted with me for a bit, then our club had to leave, so I left."
"What did you talk about?" Shen Yanzhou asked.
“He didn’t say anything,” Yu Pan recalled. “He just asked if I was in college now, and if I was at Peking University. Then he said he was also at Peking University, and asked if we were involved in club activities… and that was it.”
Shen Yanzhou hummed in agreement, and when he spoke again, his tone returned to normal. He chatted with Yu Pan about other things for a while, and only said when Yu Pan started to yawn, "You must be tired from climbing the mountain today. Get some rest. Photo Brother will go see it next week."
"Okay," Yu Pan was indeed sleepy. He turned over, snuggled deeper into the blanket, and his voice became soft and weak. He said, with his phone as a pillow, "Brother, hang up after I fall asleep..."
"good."
Being in a state of emotional agitation all day was indeed tiring, and Yu Pan fell asleep in no time.
Holding his phone, Shen Yanzhou listened quietly to Yu Pan's breathing, recalling the scene at the dinner party in Beijing last year, where Qin Yu seemed casual but was actually inquiring about Yu Pan's background.
After that dinner, Shen Yanzhou also sent someone to the small town where Yu Pan had previously wandered to inquire about his background.
Yu Pan came to Xishan Village from a small town further south. People from Xishan Village don't like to go to that town on weekdays because it's too far. When the villagers of Xishan Village need to buy or sell something, they are more used to going to Yunxi Town.
Shen Yanzhou didn't find out anything that time either. He was just a little beggar, and no one cared whether he could speak, whether he was mute, when he came to town, when he left, or where he went. In those days, it was hard enough for people to survive, so who would care?
Yes, who would care? Shen Yanzhou has been investigating for so long and hasn't found anything, let alone Qin Yu.
Sure enough, shortly after Shen Yanzhou finished his investigation, the person he had sent to investigate Yu Pan called to say that several people in town had recently come to investigate Yu Pan.
Aunt Zhou had mentioned that someone had come to her asking about Yu Pan's situation, but she didn't say anything.
Hearing Yu Pan mention that she had run into Qin Yu, and considering that he might be secretly spying on and investigating Yu Pan, Shen Yanzhou was already quite annoyed, even if he couldn't find anything out.
Shen Yanzhou had originally planned to go to Beijing on Saturday, but he changed his mind and worked through the night, so he boarded a flight to Beijing on Friday noon.
Shen Yanzhou hadn't told Yu Pan beforehand, so when Yu Pan came out of the library with her backpack and saw that familiar figure standing under the streetlight, she thought she was just hallucinating because she wanted Shen Yanzhou to appear.
"Brother! What brings you here!" Overwhelmed with excitement, Yu Pan's voice rose involuntarily, startling Yu Yiming who was standing next to her.
Yu Yiming finally met the "brother" that Yu Pan often mentioned. The man was tall and straight, wearing a black coat, and had a calm expression. Just as his roommates had described in their gossip, he exuded an elite air.
Shen Yanzhou's gaze remained fixed on Yu Pan, his eyes filled with a smile. "Didn't I promise to come see you this week?"
"You didn't say it was today!" Yu Pan was so happy she almost jumped up, but because she was at school, she barely managed to suppress the urge to pounce on Shen Yanzhou and cling to him.
Seeing Shen Yanzhou looking at Yu Yiming, Yu Pan quickly introduced, "Brother, this is the roommate I often tell you about, Yu Yiming."
Shen Yanzhou nodded slightly to Yu Yiming, "Thank you for taking care of our Panpan all the time."
Yu Yiming waved his hand a little embarrassedly: "No, no, Yu Pan often helps me too. Um... Yu Pan, you two chat, I'll go back to the dormitory first."
"Okay, see you tomorrow!" Yu Pan said goodbye to him with a smile.
After Yu Yiming walked away, Chen Yanzhou naturally took the schoolbag from Yu Pan's shoulder, weighed it in his hand, and frowned slightly: "Carrying such heavy books every day?"
“No,” Yu Pan said, her eyes glued to Shen Yanzhou’s face. “I just borrowed a few more books today, that’s why they look heavy.”
It was just past 6:30. In the north, winter comes early and it was already pitch black.
Just as they were about to reach the entrance of the residential area, Yu Pan suddenly grabbed Shen Yanzhou's hand and led him to the entrance of a dimly lit alleyway without streetlights.
"What's wrong?" Shen Yanzhou let him lead her.
In the darkness, Yu Pan threw herself into his arms, tilted her face up, and said in a soft, affectionate voice, "Kiss me."
Shen Yanzhou lowered her head and kissed him on the lips. "We'll be home in a few more steps."
“I can’t wait any longer,” Yu Pan hugged his neck. “It feels like I haven’t seen you in ages.”
"Yes, it's my fault." Shen Yanzhou didn't say anything more, put one arm around his waist and the other hand to support the back of his head, and kissed him deeply.
They were both excited during their first passionate kiss in a secluded corner outdoors.
When they parted, both of them were a little unsteady on their feet. Yu Pan's lips were red and moist from being sucked by Shen Yanzhou, which was particularly noticeable in the dim light.
Once she was satisfied, Yu Pan obediently let Shen Yanzhou lead her back to the sidewalk.
As soon as he entered the house, Yu Pan's pitiful self-control vanished. He hugged Shen Yanzhou from behind, rubbing his face against his back, then turned to the front and kissed Shen Yanzhou's chin and Adam's apple repeatedly.
Shen Yanzhou was also aroused by him, so he wrapped his arms around him and carried him into the bathroom.
...
After all the fooling around and cleaning up thoroughly, it was already late at night when I finally lay back in bed.
Yu Pan was so tired that her eyelids were drooping and her whole body was sore, but she still insisted on lying on Shen Yanzhou, saying that she wanted to hear his heartbeat.
The two of them had no windows and were pressed together; before long, the fire started again.
But Shen Yanzhou, concerned that Yu Pan had just endured too much and worried that he might get hurt, wrapped Yu Pan in a blanket like a caterpillar, held him in his arms, and coaxed, "Good baby, go to sleep."
Yu Pan's restlessness hadn't completely subsided, and he knew that Shen Yanzhou was doing it for his own good, so he tried his best to distract himself.
He buried his face in Shen Yanzhou's neck and started a conversation. Because he had just cried, his voice was muffled and nasal, "Brother, do you still remember that 'Wu Chongzhi' that I always told you about, the one who was always mistaken for someone else?"
"Yes, I remember." Shen Yanzhou gently stroked Yu Pan's back, as if petting a cat.
“I saw him at the library with Yu Yiming today,” Yu Pan said, her voice a little sleepy. “But we didn’t say hello, we just glanced at him.”
"Hmm, and then?" Shen Yanzhou asked, following his words.
“Yu Yiming also said that I do look a bit like me from the side, no wonder so many people mistook me before.” Yu Pan’s voice gradually lowered.
Shen Yanzhou sensed the emotion in his voice and asked in a low voice, "What is Panpan thinking about?"
"Hmm...it's nothing," Yu Pan snuggled gently against him. "Brother, it's a bit warm wrapped in the blanket. I want to sleep next to you."
"Okay." Shen Yanzhou could tell he didn't want to talk more, so he didn't press the matter further and took him out of the blanket. "Is there anywhere you want to go tomorrow?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Pan chuckled twice and wrapped her arms and legs around Chen Yanzhou, "Can we just play at home?"
The meaning behind those words doesn't need to be explicitly stated.
Shen Yanzhou was amused by his straightforward and adorable appearance and hugged him even tighter. "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."
“Yeah, you only come to see me once in so long, you should listen to me!” Yu Pan said confidently.
Shen Yanzhou admitted his mistake: "It's my fault. I didn't expect a meeting to come up suddenly, which is why I was delayed."
"I'll forgive you this time," Yu Pan said in a merciful tone. "Next time this happens, you...you..."
Unable to come up with a suitable word to threaten Shen Yanzhou, Yu Pan was stuck.
"So I'll sleep on the floor next to your bed?" Shen Yanzhou added.
"Dream on!" Yu Pan grinned, her tone fierce. "You can sleep in the big bed by yourself then! I'll sleep in the study!"
“Oh baby, I was wrong,” Shen Yanzhou buried his head in Yu Pan’s neck, “Don’t go to sleep in the study…”
Yu Pan was amused by his words and asked, "Brother, what's wrong with you now?"
"dislike?"
"I like it!" Yu Pan hooked her foot around Chen Yanzhou's calf. "It just feels a bit like when I was a child."
When Yu Pan was first taken in, he was scared, so Uncle Shen, Aunt Shen, and Shen Yanzhou would make him laugh like this.
"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore," Shen Yanzhou patted Yu Pan's waist. "I'll definitely come to keep you company on time next time."
"That's more like it..." Yu Pan snuggled closer into his arms and closed her eyes in relief.
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Author's Note: Panpan [Cat Head]: My brother's here! [Cat Head]
Panpan [Cat emoji]: Dream on! The only one who can sleep in the study with the books is me! [Okay]
Chen Yanzhou [Cracked]: [Clown]
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