Chapter 275 Epilogue - New World Arc (Seventy-Two)
The initial excitement and joy quickly turned into an indescribable sense of loss...
Because of the original E026, the young man also named Shen Yun quickly realized that the person in front of him was not Yu Qingzhou, whom he had been thinking about day and night.
Instead, it was the person in the coffin who suddenly awoke for some unknown reason.
Just as Shen Yun was sinking into a low mood, the person in the coffin with empty eyes suddenly opened his lips and uttered words that sounded a little clumsy.
"Yu... Qingzhou?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yun's heart skipped a beat.
He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the other person's pronunciation was more hesitant and slurred than when he had heard it in the dark room.
If before it just sounded like weakness, now it's more like someone who hasn't spoken in a long time and has almost lost the ability to speak.
—Did I remember it wrong?
—Or did something go wrong in the middle?
Before Chen Yun could think it through, the pair of eyes opposite her suddenly blinked, as if they had discovered a new continent, and an extremely surprised smile suddenly bloomed on that almost blank face.
That was a carefree, radiant smile that Shen Yun had never seen on Yu Qingzhou's face before...
His junior brother, though seemingly quiet, is actually quite deep in thought.
In Shen Yun's memory, Yu Qingzhou was not indifferent to laughter.
Yu Qingzhou seemed to smile at everyone she met, a smile that was shy, awkward, and embarrassed...
His smile was always faint, not insincere, but it rarely made people feel his happiness.
Therefore, rather than expressing emotions themselves, Yu Qingzhou's smile is actually closer to a basic social etiquette.
It seems that because they didn't know what expression to show, they used a smile instead.
However, there should also be times when genuine feelings take precedence.
At the very beginning of their acquaintance.
That night, Shen Yun brought someone into her apartment without saying a word.
In fact, even he himself didn't know why he suddenly wanted to do that.
They could have just abandoned it.
If you leave them alone, they'll learn their lesson after experiencing hardship and will naturally stop obsequiously accepting unnecessary requests from their companions, or—
They might as well wait until the pressure accumulates to a certain level, causing physical and mental problems, until they break down and are eliminated midway.
This situation is not unprecedented. Or rather, it is quite common.
There are only a few positions, and people come and go... It all boils down to survival of the fittest.
But Chen Yun just couldn't sit idly by, as if it were something she was destined to owe and was meant to repay.
Shen Yun had seen Yu Qingzhou give him his most genuine smile that night, through the steaming soup and rice, he saw the slightly expectant expression on the young man's face when he asked a question.
If I had thought things through more carefully back then and given a different answer, would the outcome have been different?
The melody cannot be determined.
Regardless of the fact that he could not go back to the past, change history, or verify the possibilities that could not happen in time... Shen Yun could not even change himself.
His inherent arrogance prevented him from bowing his head, speaking the truth, or accepting the fact that someone could change their mind so easily.
Although Yu Qingzhou never explicitly revealed that secret...
Even though I never made any promises...
Shen Yun still views Yu Qingzhou's later choice as an emotional betrayal.
Why didn't you wait for me?
It just takes time to calm down, to sort out and see your own heart clearly, and to try to believe in love, accept love, and give love.
However, Yu Qingzhou did not have the same opportunity as him, and instead easily succumbed to Li Xiao's shameless and persistent pursuit.
Shen Yun resented her cousin, hating his unbridled behavior and even more so, jealous that he could steal all of Yu Qingzhou's attention.
However, due to her consistent personality, she was not allowed to express the frustration in her heart.
On the other hand, Shen Yun knows Li Xiao's temperament too well. He's only enthusiastic about things for a short time, so he's unlikely to be very serious about relationships.
So, Shen Yun offered her insincere blessings while secretly hoping for the day they would break up.
Like a cruel joke of fate, this despicable desire that couldn't be brought to light was finally realized in a near-tragic way.
However, not long after, Shen Yun, who made this wish, also suffered retribution.
As fate removed the thorn in his side, it also took away the Yu Qingzhou of the past forever.
"Yu Qingzhou..."
At this moment, looking at the face in front of him that was exactly the same as his junior brother's, Shen Yun couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions, and reached out to pull the person into his arms.
He buried his head deeply in the crook of the other person's neck.
Just like what Shen Yun did when the two of them argued for the last time about whether Yu Qingzhou could continue working...
What appears to be a forceful act of possession is in reality a desperate act of begging for mercy.
This time, however, the person in his arms did not push him away.
The strange smell of medicine mixed with mint no longer filled my nostrils, but instead a reassuring scent just like mine.
Suddenly, Shen Yun felt her hair being tugged slightly. The force wasn't too strong, but it still caught her attention.
Sensing that the other person seemed to have something to say, Shen Yun slightly increased the distance between them, quietly observing the young man's next move.
The latter, now free, increased the number of hands she used to play with Shen Yun's hair from one to two.
The young man's movements were not very agile, and he was somewhat cautious as he gathered Shen Yun's scattered black hair together and gently held it in his hand.
After waiting for a while, Shen Yun realized what the other person wanted to do... The young man was combing his hair.
Shen Yun hadn't noticed before, but now she realized that her hair seemed to have grown quite long.
He has always been a person who values cleanliness and efficiency.
My first thought was to get my hair cut when I had some free time.
But as she felt the young man gently combing her hair, Shen Yun suddenly changed her mind.
Keep it...
It doesn't seem to cause any inconvenience to leave it as is; if it gets in the way, you can just tie it up like this.
A strand of hair gently brushed against the deep, handsome face, followed by the young man's slightly bewildered and disappointed expression.
Looking at that young man, Shen Yun suddenly found it somewhat amusing.
"So you don't know either? You fiddled with it for so long with such seriousness, I thought..."
She murmured softly, a slight smile involuntarily creeping onto her lips.
Then, he ran his hand up the other man's arm, gently gathering the stray strands of hair and the young man's cool hand together.
--strangeness.
Shen Yun felt the movement was so natural, as if she had gathered her long hair behind her head countless times before, and then—
I'm missing a suitable headband.
"...Never mind, maybe next time."
Shen Yun spoke to the puzzled young man, her tone gentle as if she were a completely different person.
"Next time, you pick out a suitable one for me."
"..."
"And my name is Shen Yun, I am your... senior brother."
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