Chapter 46: So this is what offline dating is like. Eating together for the first time...
The footsteps faded away and the alley returned to silence.
The wind blowing through the hall brought down the night sky and blew up ginkgo leaves all over the ground.
Qin Yi let go of his hand, took off his school uniform and covered Yu Han with it.
"I'm wearing a down jacket." She shook her head.
"Your hands are cold." He touched the slender fingers.
"Oh, by the way, I brought your school uniform back." She held up the bag in her hand. "Why don't you wear this?"
Qin Yi glanced at him and suddenly smiled.
Under the streetlight, the mottled shadows of the leaves fell between his brows. His smile seemed to be cut apart, yet a new flavor seemed to be filling it, making Yu Han's eyes confused and unable to get out of it.
"What are you laughing at?" she murmured.
"I'm about to graduate, Hanhan, why don't you keep it as a souvenir instead of traveling all the way here to bring it back?"
"I don't want it! Take your school uniform as a souvenir." She said shyly.
He laughed, then suddenly remembered that she also had another piece of clothing. "Don't you still have my black shirt? I left that in Florence."
"Well, that was dirty, covered in blood. I washed it but it wasn't clean. I just couldn't bear to throw away my 'great benefactor's' clothes. Didn't I buy you new ones?"
"Then throw it away, no need to keep it."
"I don't."
"As a souvenir?"
"Oh." Yu Han stomped her feet shyly and went to beat him.
The sound of two people playing happily could be heard from the alley. After a while, it was almost six o'clock. Qin Yi couldn't help but pull her into his arms and whispered to her, "I'm sorry, our teacher was looking for me and I was delayed. I'll take you to dinner. Are you hungry?"
"Fortunately, I had afternoon tea on the plane." She tilted her head to glance at the hand on her shoulder, the corner of her mouth raised, and turned back to act coquettishly, "Why did your teacher look for you?"
"It's just some school stuff." He said lazily.
"Then I thought of a question on the plane. You're studying medicine, so where should I apply for graduate school?"
"Lanzhou University," he said as a matter of course. "Lanzhou University and Medical University are next door."
Yu Han: "But didn't you say that Chongzhou Medical University was only offered in Lan City for the first few years, and will later be offered on the Chongzhou campus?"
"Yes, I spent my last few years of college and my master's and doctoral studies in Chongzhou, but Lan University's graduate students are also at the Chongzhou campus," he leaned closer to her and whispered, "It's super close."
“…” She turned her head away a little uncomfortably, with a smile on her lips.
Qin Yi teased her, "No, I can still change it now. We can both study for our doctorates together in Singapore, at the same school. You can choose one."
Yu Han whined and turned around to rub his shoulder. "What does it have to do with me? Don't get involved with me. I don't want others to change their lives for mine. You'll regret it if we go our separate ways later."
"Nothing's changing, idiot, and nothing's going to happen either. Strike that word out of your vocabulary."
“…”
"Let's go eat. Are you tired? I'll take a taxi. It's not far, but you've been on the plane for a whole day." He took out his cell phone and prepared to call a taxi.
"Don't you have to go home to eat?" Yu Han just remembered this question.
Qin Yi: "No need, I've already told my family."
"Then let's go on foot and take a stroll." She said cheerfully, "It's not tiring."
Qin Yi put away his phone and picked up her injured right hand: "Does it still hurt?"
"It's not uncomfortable, but I just don't have much strength. The doctor in Taipei said it will take six months to fully recover."
From Yu Han's perspective, the boy's drooping brows were obviously twisted, and he stared at her arms wrapped in a down jacket and school uniform, lost in thought.
"So long," he said.
Yu Han approached.
The boy came back to his senses. The peach blossom eyes in the dark alley were shining, and together with his gentle gaze, they jumped into the abyss of her pupils.
Yu Han didn't know what the look in her eyes was, she only knew that at this moment she suddenly wanted to get close to her.
But the next second, the sound of students talking could be heard from the entrance of the alley.
She subconsciously stepped back, but at the same second she was embraced by someone. Qin Yi took the bag from her hand and put his other arm around her as they walked out of the alley.
"There are students everywhere on the road. Let's not... go this way." Yu Han said vaguely. Although she was not afraid of anything happening, she was also shy.
Qin Yi put on his hat and switched places with her, moving her to the other side. He still held her in his arms and said, "It's okay."
Yu Han had to lower her head.
Passing through the quiet alley, the long street outside is brightly lit and bustling with people, so lively that it seems like two different worlds.
Because he had just changed his position, she walked on the inside of the long street outside.
At this moment, the ginkgo-lined road at the back gate of Lanzhong is bustling with students, wearing the same-color school uniforms, walking in groups in the lush twilight.
On a dark and cold winter night, under the orange street lights that stretch to the end, people in groups of three or two gradually create a lively atmosphere in the midwinter.
Yu Han looked at the various students passing by and felt extremely envious.
The scene of taking a taxi to deliver the letter seems like it happened just yesterday.
But everyone has a different perspective. At this moment in this special place, everyone sees a famous figure in their school hugging a girl.
The girl was clearly not from the school. Although she was wearing her middle school uniform, underneath she was clearly wearing a short white down jacket, a gray pleated skirt, and a white woolen hat. She looked like a middle school student. But, how could a middle school student dress like that in class?!
Which school are you from?
The boy on the side had lost his school uniform and was left with only a black sweater. He walked with his arm around the girl on the long street full of students from the same school, walking slowly, without any hurry, and without avoiding the crowd.
Everybody stared with their eyes wide open, some looking behind them, some looking back as they passed by, and everyone was paying homage.
Yu Han kept her head down the whole time. She had never been so openly intimate with a boy in her life.
I don't know where he led me to, but I know that as I walked, there were not many students around after turning a corner, and the people in front of me were no longer limited to people of the same age group. It was much more prosperous, like a commercial street in Lanbei District. There were couples on the street, and even though they were basically adults, they didn't look particularly conspicuous.
Qin Yi lowered his head close to her ear and whispered, "What do you want to eat, Hanhan?"
Yu Han discovered that the first time they had dinner together...
What a magical thing.
She blinked her big eyes and suddenly couldn't remember what to eat, but then she remembered something related to eating, "I remember what I ate, but you didn't eat it."
They stopped at the entrance of a restaurant on the commercial street. Yu Han looked up curiously and asked, "What should we do?"
Qin Yi smiled nonchalantly, and while pulling her school uniform closer, he said, "How could that be a problem? I just don't eat dishes with these seasonings. I'm not picky about anything else."
"Oh~"
She began to wonder if he could eat the dish with onions and cilantro, but before she could get any further, he had already hugged her and left.
"Let's have hotpot, huh?" the boy whispered, "I seem to hear you talk about eating hotpot at home often."
"Yes, yes, I love it." She rubbed her hands. "It's so cold today."
Qin Yi held her small hand. "Are you cold? You'll be fine once you get into the store." He said distressedly, "This school uniform is as thin as a cicada's wing. It's the same as not wearing anything at all."
"It's not cold, it's not cold. I just said the temperature is not high today."
Qin Yi took her a few steps forward.
It was a packed hot pot restaurant. As soon as the glass door opened, Yu Han was enveloped by the rush of warm air. She breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a lot more energetic.
But she loves winter very much, she loves this cold time very much.
Because every time they met, it was in this season, either it was freezing cold or covered in snow.
The waiter came over and took them inside.
A location right in the corner, quiet and undisturbed.
After Yu Han was pressed on the chair, she took off her school uniform and then zipped up her down jacket.
I pulled it but couldn't get it off, so I looked down and found that there was another layer of buttons outside the zipper of my down jacket.
She pinched the button to pry it open, but at that moment the weakness in her right hand caused her hand to slip and fall.
The pain is gone, but my hand is still weak.
Qin Yi sat down across the table from her. When he looked up, he saw the little princess standing there in a daze, motionless.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Buttons." She pursed her lips, raised her eyelids, touched her collar with her hands, and muttered irritably, "I can't unbutton it."
Qin Yi naturally stood up and walked over: "Why can't it be untied? Is it broken?"
"My hands are weak."
Qin Yi paused after hearing this and realized that her hand was not healed yet.
He walked up to her, bent down, and raised his hand to touch the button.
Because she didn't wear a scarf today, she zipped up her zipper all the way and naturally buttoned it to the top. As a result, his action caused the back of his hand to rub against her cheek inadvertently.
Dry, soft, hot...
Yu Han blinked twice and quietly raised her eyelids.
It just so happened that he half-raised his eyes and looked at her, as if it was because he had touched her face, so... he looked over there.
A thin layer of light instantly covered the incandescent lamp above the dining table, which was as bright as the moon, making her feel that she had nowhere to hide. Her cautiousness and nervousness, as well as her shyness and excitement in her heart, were all clearly seen by his glance.
Yu Han felt as if there was a warm breeze blowing on her cheeks, making them feel warm.
He closed his eyes and continued to look at her buttons. But she suddenly felt that this action was too close, and... this was the clothes she was wearing.
Maybe he realized this, but Qin Yi loosened his buttons. However, he didn't stand up immediately, and his hands were still on her collar.
It seems to be struggling about whether to solve it or not.
Yu Han understood his dilemma, but she herself, well, couldn't figure it out.
So, she played dumb and asked, "What's wrong? I, I'm so hot. There's a heater on in the room."
"oh."
Then his hand touched her collar again.
Yu Han rubbed the back of his hand with her chin, and the warmth sent a jolt of electricity through her body. She held her breath quietly, thinking that he was wearing so little and had walked such a long distance in such weather, yet his hands were actually warm.
But her hands and feet become cold in winter.
There's such a huge difference in physique.
At that moment, he unbuttoned a very tight button and her collar loosened.
The boy's hand moved down and continued to pinch the buttons.
He unbuttoned the five buttons one by one, then stood up. Yu Han silently unzipped her down jacket and opened it, leaving only a thin sweater on.
He took the clothes and placed them next to her.
The waiter just came over to take the order. He picked up a tablet, opened the menu and handed it to Yu Han: "Take a look at what you want."
"Would you like to order?" Yu Han said to Qin Yi, "I'm not picky about food at all."
“…”
Qin Yi's mouth corners raised.
The waiter handed the tablet to Qin Yi with a smile.
He took it, but said, "Come here, join me."
"Hmm."
Yu Han felt uncomfortable and didn't move immediately. She hesitated, and finally when he reached out his hand, she subconsciously stood up and walked past the waiter.
The waitress told them to order slowly and call her after they finished ordering, and then she left.
Yu Han was about to sit next to someone, but he pulled her to the side of the sofa.
"I, I can just sit outside. It will be convenient for me to go back later."
"Don't go back, just sit here."
“…”
Sit here together?
Yu Han glanced at the double sofa and sat down hesitantly.
At the same moment, the tablet was placed in front of her, and then, a strong force came over her shoulders. Yu Han's body heated up, and her ears also felt hot at that moment.
"Order, let me see what our little princess likes to eat, so I can remember it."
“…”
Yu Han didn't dare to turn her head. She just tilted her head slightly and felt like she was about to kiss him... although, they had kissed before.
She couldn't help but recall the long, unfamiliar, and hot kiss that day. Of course, she was the only one who felt unfamiliar. He didn't seem to feel unfamiliar at all. He seemed to be very skilled. He led her throughout the whole process and ate her up... until there was nothing left but a bone.
She remembered that she buried herself in his arms for a long time before she calmed down, and she almost missed the plane.
Missing a flight because of a kiss is a bit... well, embarrassing to say it.
"Hmm? You don't like anything on this page?" Qin Yi saw that she didn't respond for a long time, so he slid his finger across the tablet and said, "Turn the page."
"No, no, no, no." Yu Han hurriedly moved the first page back. She couldn't say that she wasn't picky and then not see anything she liked on the entire page.
"Beef, lamb~" she ordered, poked two more pieces of meat, and finally asked softly, "Don't you want to order?"
"I'm not picky about food."
“…”
She silently switched to the vegetable page.
Yu Han ordered a small portion of each of the must-try hotpot dishes.
He didn't move the whole time, just looking at the tablet and hugging her.
Yu Han was curious: "If you're not ordering, why are you getting so close? And you're hugging me, what's the purpose of this action?"
Qin: "I told you this morning to take note of what Hanhan likes to eat."
"Then you remember it?"
"Um."
Yu Han: "Then I'll delete them all and you can order a new one."
“…”
Qin Yi held down her hand on the delete key and grabbed it.
"Ahh..." She dodged with a laugh.
Unable to dodge, he pressed her into his arms, gnashing her teeth and saying, "Making trouble."
Yu Han buried her head in his shoulder and hummed pitifully.
Qin Yi was afraid of hurting her hand, so he let go immediately and then chased her and kissed her while she was sitting dizzy.
She kissed her cheek, her ear, until her ear visibly turned red in front of him, and then she went to her lips and bit them lightly.
Yu Han groaned softly and shrank back physiologically.
It was noisy for two minutes, luckily this place was in the corner.
Finally, seeing the waiter coming uninvited from a distance, Qin Yi finally sat down.
While waiting for the food to be served, Yu Han asked the people around her a serious question: "When will you have your day off?"
"The holiday is in January." Qin Yi didn't take his arm around her, but put it on the sofa behind her, then tilted his head to look her in the eye. "But it doesn't matter if I go to class later. I'll play with you while you're in China."
"No, you don't have to play with me. Let's just go to the concert in Tin City next weekend."
Qin Yi pinched her little face and asked, "Are you bored during the day?"
"I'm studying too." She puffed out her cheeks, a look of shame and loss in her eyes. "I did really badly on my final exam. I was just average before, and this time I really went backwards."
"It's not that bad. That score is not worth mentioning."
She is not ordinary. According to her grades in the archives, she is among the top 50 in the grade. How much has she regressed this time? Only 30 points.
Qin Yi approached her and whispered to her, "With your grades, baby, they'll put your beautiful portrait on the bulletin board, the one you got caught with by the head teacher last time."
“…”
She smiled sweetly: "Really?"
"It's a thousand times true." He patted her head. "Don't worry, I'll give you extra lessons tomorrow, and I won't go to the evening self-study class later. As long as we can get our grades back to where they were, we can easily get a few A's in A-Level. You can choose any major you want."
Yu Han was so coaxed by him that all the psychological pressure was relieved.
The waiter came to serve the food.
Qin Yi finally sat down slowly.
As Yu Han rested her hand on her chin and watched him busying herself with food for her, she suddenly thought of something, "Hey, last time you sent me to the airport, and then we talked on the phone, you said you were at home, and then you said you were going out to eat."
"Um."
"But didn't you just take me through security?"
"Um."
"So you were making phone calls at the airport? Eating at the airport?"
"Um."
"snort."
“…”
Qin Yi chuckled softly, not daring to say a word to defend himself, and obediently put the meat she liked into the soup pot.
"Every time someone says your voice sounds like someone, you always say seriously, 'Really?', neither admitting nor denying it." Yu Han thought about it and felt that she was extremely stupid, absolutely dumb.
And someone was particularly hateful, "How can a person act so well? You lied to me for several years. It's a pity that you don't become an actor."
She turned her head, raised her chin and pointed at his face: "This face has the capital to be a top star. Why don't you give up scientific research."
"..." Thinking that there is indeed a top star in his family, Qin Yi felt guilty as if he was as deep as the Pacific Ocean.
Should I tell her about this?
Telling her now, I feel like I am not far from death either.
Forget it, let’s find a good day and eat this meal first.
Qin Yi silently changed the subject: "Please sit down. I'll get you some dipping sauce, Hanhan."
"Oh, I love cilantro, and..."
Qin Yi told her not to report: "Don't worry, I will get you anything I don't like to eat."
“…”
She covered her face with her hands and laughed, watching him walk away.
She continued to rest her chin on her hand, humming along with the music in the restaurant. It was a new song released this year and she liked it very much.
"Is the spring breeze holding me and kissing me? / Is the tulip holding me and kissing me? Is it you?"
"Is it love that is entangling, kissing, and painting poems? / Capturing each frame of love and freezing it in its tracks"
"Will you entangle and kiss the cream cheese to adorn me? /Will you entangle and kiss the ancient sculpture to resemble you?"
Suddenly, a conversation from a distance penetrated the singing and entered Yu Han's mind.
She was frightened by the familiar voice and her head buzzed. She immediately covered her face and glanced towards the restaurant entrance.
It was Bao Tong. Bao Tong and Shen Man entered the restaurant together and talked to the waiter there.
Yu Han quickly pulled down the woolen hat on her head, lowered her face and dared not look.
The clerk seemed to say that the store was full and they could take a number and wait for a seat.
She peeked through her fingers and saw that the two of them seemed to be walking slowly towards this area, asking how long they would have to wait as they walked.
Yu Han was so scared that she bent down, buried her head, slipped away from the table, and trotted towards the place where Qin Yi had just left.
After running about ten meters, she saw the dipping area. She quickly ran over, hugged Qin Yi's arm, and buried her face in his shoulder.
"Hmm?" Qin Yi tilted his head, looked at the little head on his shoulder, and raised an eyebrow. "Why are you here?"
He freed his arms to hug her, and under the curious glances from the others, he continued to hold her as if no one was around, then lowered his head and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"What's wrong, baby?"
"I, I met my classmates." Her voice was even smaller, as thin as a mosquito. She didn't dare to move at all, for fear that Shen Man and the others would pass by behind her.
Qin Yi suddenly understood.
He said, "Can't you tell your classmates?"
"No, people will die." She said sadly.
Qin Yi smiled and looked around. No one was around. "Who are you from?"
"Two girls, you probably don't know them."
"There's no one walking around." He took the dipping sauce and asked, "Are we going back?"
Just as he finished speaking, there was a sound of footsteps and a gasp.
A whisper filled the noisy store, "Hey, hey, hey, who is that??"
Yu Han froze. It was Bao Tong's voice.
Shen Man beside her looked at the dipping sauce table, took a breath, and whispered to her: "Qin Qin...well, he and his girlfriend came to eat."
"He really does have a girlfriend." Bao Tong was as excited as if he had stumbled upon celebrity gossip. "It really wasn't groundless."
Chen Man: "Looking at the back, she is a great beauty."
Yu Han lowered her head and turned her back, wishing she could shrink into Qin Yi's arms.
Qin Yiquan heard it, held back his laughter, and turned around with an indifferent expression.
Seeing this, the two gossipers quickly quickened their pace and left.
After the person was out of sight, Qin Yi lowered his head and kissed the person who was shrinking his head and not daring to move at all, "The person is gone, Hanhan."
"Woo woo woo."
Qin Yi laughed: "Why didn't you tell your classmates before?"
"Because, because when they mentioned you to me, it was because of that letter. They were gossiping and I was embarrassed to admit that it was me." She was very timid and still stood in front of the dipping sauce table, not daring to move.
Qin Yi lowered his head and nudged her: "What about now?"
"I'm embarrassed now."
"Why?" he teased.
"Because, my boyfriend... um..."
"Huh? I can't show it off?" He laughed.
"It's so impressive. It's like the world is exploding when I mention it."
“…”
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