Chapter 51: Everything Goes Well
Bai He felt drowsy during the public class in the afternoon.
As class was about to end, the girls in the back row suddenly became agitated, whispering among themselves. Bai He checked the time: there were only five minutes left.
I'm so hungry!
She patiently continued writing down her notes when suddenly, Su Xiaojing poked her and said, "Look at the handsome guy."
Bai He looked up and saw a handsome man leaning against the window in the corridor on the first floor.
He wore a cream-colored windbreaker with a pure white T-shirt underneath. When the wind blew, autumn ginkgo leaves fluttered and fell behind him. He tilted his face slightly, looking down at his phone. His profile was sharp, but his expression was lazy, with a sense of restrained arrogance.
The fingers holding the phone are slender and clean.
"Your boyfriend hasn't been here lately, but he's been running around a lot," Zhu Lianqiao, who was in the front row, said, turning around. "He even uses the same filter as you."
The filter she was talking about was Qi Lang's recent dressing style.
Warm and sunny colors, either milk apricot or pure white, or light-colored Morandi, go very well with white wheat.
"You wear couple outfits every day, often get together for student union activities, and he even comes to our photography class. Many people think that Qi Lang is your boyfriend," said Zhan Xinyue.
Bai He said helplessly, "Qi Lang's style of dressing tends to be light-colored. We have many clothes of similar colors. It's been like this since we were young."
As for the photography class, it’s his own interest.
The bell rang for the end of get out of class. After saying goodbye to his roommate, Bai He walked towards Qi Lang.
The boy put down his phone and raised his chin to look at her: "My mom has reserved a table at the Huandao Restaurant and will take you there."
"Should I go back and clean up?" Bai He was a little nervous about meeting her idol. "Should I go back and touch up my makeup?"
"Forget it, your makeup is not much different with or without it."
"Nonsense!"
"The only times you look completely different are when Yan Yi does it for you."
“…”
"So what you mean is that I can't live without him, right?"
Qi Lang waved his hands and said innocently, "I didn't say that. If you have a cold war with him, don't bring the war to me."
"Let's go." Bai He walked towards the stairs.
Qi Lang followed her obediently, pulling her clothes and hat from time to time.
She glared at him, but he just smiled.
Downstairs, a black Rolls-Royce coupe was parked, and a driver in a suit greeted them as they got in the car.
What a grand ceremony.
Bai He seemed to remember something and asked, "How does Yan Yi get there?"
"He said he would be half an hour late for get out of class and would take a taxi here."
Bai He considered that Yan Yi was an introvert like her, so it would be better for them to act together.
"Shall we go pick him up?"
Qi Lang looked at his watch: "That's fine, it's still early."
Beili Medical University strictly prohibits the entry of foreign vehicles. Qi Lang asked the driver to wait at the gate of the medical university, and he and Bai He walked over from the boardwalk by the lake.
Passing by the lakeside pavilion, Bai He seemed to remember something and asked him, "Isn't Xu Li coming with us? Your mother is her sponsor."
Qi Lang walked beside her with one hand in his pocket and said calmly, "My mother said not to disturb her. It's better to keep it a simple sponsorship relationship."
Bai He frowned: "Doesn't Aunt Angelia like her very much?"
Seeing that she didn't believe him, Qi Lang said again: "I proposed it."
"Why?" She became even more curious. "Is it because she didn't agree to your confession?"
“…”
"You two have a sponsorship relationship, so a romantic relationship wouldn't be appropriate." Bai He lowered her head and stepped on her own shadow in the setting sun. "Just like what Yan Yi said before about the relationship between me and Instructor Fu Siwei, the power isn't equal, and so is the relationship."
Qi Lang felt even more annoyed: "Why are you so concerned about my love life?"
Bai He's heart skipped a beat: "I... as a normal friend, just like you always ask me if Yan Yi and I have broken up!"
Qi Lang crushed a cigarette with his fingertips, and the tobacco was pinched all the way.
The two kept a distance of one person between them and walked towards the experimental building without saying another word.
Some secrets cannot be made public. They are hidden in the dampest and darkest corner of the heart, rotting along with the long rainy season that can never come back and a pile of dead branches and leaves.
Until the day I have the courage to say goodbye.
For both of them, it is.
…
After class, Yan Yi met his two childhood friends in front of the teaching building.
They match well, both with autumn milky apricot color style, the sunset treetops are their most gentle background, and the difference in height and body shape is quite obvious.
The two of them chatted casually, as beautiful as an autumn fairy tale.
Yan Yi's eyes were fixed on the girl.
The sun shone on her fair face, with a faint smile at the corner of her mouth. She had no makeup on, except for a hint of light pink lip gloss on her lips, which made her look gentle and clean.
I miss her so much.
I really want to...
Yan Yi unconsciously quickened his pace and came over to them: "I told you I'd take a taxi myself."
"I'm too lazy to pick you up." Qi Lang said lazily, "Your sister insisted on picking you up, saying you were afraid of embarrassment."
Yan Yi looked at Bai He, who turned her head away awkwardly and said nothing in a proud and arrogant manner.
Yan Yi said: "I won't be embarrassed."
"So, I wasted my time."
Bai He glared at him unhappily, pulled Qi Lang's sleeve, and turned away.
Qi Lang obediently let her pull him, turned around to translate, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "People who can't speak don't deserve to have a girlfriend."
The two of them walked in front, and Yan Yi followed behind them alone, looking up at her back from time to time, his eyes full of longing.
The Rolls-Royce stopped at the gate of Peking University of Medical Sciences. Qi Lang opened the door and let Bai He get in. Then he looked at Yan Yi and gestured for him to sit next to her.
Yan Yi did not refuse and sat next to Bai He.
Bai He clearly felt a certain awkwardness from the young man. He had never been angry for so long. It seemed... his aura began to change.
Become unfamiliar.
The two remained silent. After a while, Yan Yi's hand fell to her leg, resting against her thigh. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, it was unclear...
Bai He was sensitive to it and his heartbeat became a little uncontrollable.
Unconsciously, she seemed to no longer consider Yan Yi as her brother.
"There's something I need to tell you two in advance." She cleared her throat and said, "Aunt Angelia and my mother have added each other on WeChat, so you can't let Auntie know that I'm in a relationship with Yi."
Qi Lang was about to say yes.
Yan Yi suddenly said, "With you and me like this, no one can tell that we are in a relationship."
“…”
Okay, I learned how to choke her.
Bai He's face looked a little ugly.
Qi Lang propped him up with his elbow and said, "Have you entered your rebellious phase recently? Can you fight back against this?"
Yan Yi remained silent, so Bai He said angrily, "That's perfect. Why don't we just perform a breakup scene? That way, we don't have to hide our relationship. How convenient."
Qi Lang pushed him: "Did you hear that?"
Promise it now!
Yan Yi glanced at her, and the little girl glared at him angrily.
After a moment of silence, he said, "It was too hasty and I wasn't prepared. Let's talk about it later."
"What else do I need to prepare for a breakup?"
"There's a sense of ritual, like returning gifts, burning love letters, saying harsh words, and most importantly... a goodbye kiss."
“…”
Qi Lang frowned and said to Bai He, "What elementary school kid are you dating?"
Yan Yi looked at him and said seriously, "Also, are you willing to be a witness to our breakup ceremony?"
Qi Lang: "Okay, I'm honored."
Yan Yi: "Go shout on the campus radio that I, Qi Lang, am shameless and shameless. I will do as you wish."
"Yanyi! Are you speaking human language?"
Bai He was so angry that she stood up directly, but was hit on the head by the roof of the car. She was in so much pain that she could hardly stand. Yan Yi and Qi Lang subconsciously went to help her.
However, Yan Yi stretched out his hand, and Qi Lang hesitated and retracted it.
Yan Yi supported her and checked her head: "Did it hurt? Let me take a look."
Bai He was in so much pain and trembling with anger that she shook him off: "We're done!"
This sentence made Yan Yi fall to his knees: "I'm sorry, I just finished class and my mind is not clear. What I said just now was nonsense."
He immediately turned around and apologized to Qi Lang. Qi Lang rolled his eyes, knowing that he was panicking and his apology was hypocritical and insincere: "Why would I bother with a little brat like you?"
"Sister, is this okay? I apologize." He looked at her pleadingly.
Bai He didn't say anything about breaking up or not, which was considered as tacit forgiveness.
The driver glanced at them in horror through the rearview mirror.
It seems like something big has happened.
Qi Lang reminded: "Uncle Liang, don't listen to what you shouldn't listen to, and don't talk nonsense. Otherwise, you will suffer the consequences."
The driver swallowed his saliva and said, "Don't worry, Master."
…
Qi Lang's mother is named Angelia. She is a very beautiful Belarusian-Russian mixed-race beauty, but she is not very mixed. She still has black hair and black eyes, but her deep facial features make her look more like a European. But for Qi Lang, she is completely Asian.
I heard that Angelia's nationality is also Russian. When she was young, she was a national treasure-level ballet dancer in Russia. She was already quite old when she gave birth to Qi Lang, but when Bai He looks at her now, she seems to have no sense of age.
Angelia is dressed exquisitely and has an elegant temperament. Sitting with Jane Ni, they look like sisters.
Qi Lang led Bai He inside. Angelia warmly went forward to hug the little girl and even put her hand on her head and gestured: "The last time we met, our little Lily was still a little kid."
Bai He sniffed her sweet scent, blushed, and said shyly, "Hello, Aunt Angelia."
Qi Lang said, "Mom, please help me sign 100 autographs for Sayuri later."
Bai He was embarrassed: "No, no, I don't want a hundred. Qi Lang and I were just joking. One will do."
"Great." Angelia looked at the young man beside Bai He with a look of amazement. "No wonder Jian Ni kept nagging me about how handsome and good-looking Qi Lang's friend was. I used to shrug her off, saying who could be as good-looking as our Xiao Qi. But after meeting Ah Yi today, I take that back. He's much better looking than my son!"
Qi Lang asked Bai He: "Is it that exaggerated?"
Before Bai He could say anything, Jian Ni said, "More than ten thousand times more handsome."
"What kind of relatives are you all?" Qi Lang was speechless. "Just disown him and I'm leaving."
"Just go, we're happier without you."
The meal went on harmoniously. Angelia took many selfies with Bai He, asked her about her life and studies, and even curiously asked her and Yan Yi whether they had a partner.
As agreed before, Bai He and Yan Yi both said no.
"That's great!" Angelia expertly began assigning objects. "Bai He, what do you think of my son? Do you like him? If you do, I'll give him to you."
Bai He was embarrassed and scratched the insole of her shoes with her toes.
Qi Lang stretched out his voice and shouted, "Mom~~~" in an attempt to stop her.
Angelia ignored him: "Ayi, what do you think of Jian Ni? She likes you so much! Her parents know it."
Jane Ni actually blushed at her words: "Auntie... stop talking nonsense!"
Yan Yi said to Jian Ni modestly, "I'm sorry."
It seemed like he was apologizing for the joke, but also seemed like... he was apologizing for something else. A hint of bitterness crossed Jian Ni's heart, and she quickly said, "Aunt, please don't get involved in the feelings of young people."
Angelia smiled and said, "Okay, it's Auntie's fault. Look at these three people, why are they all blushing?"
Apart from this incident, the dinner was full of laughter and conversation, and quite pleasant. Angelia's affection for Qi Lang was undisguised. After dinner, they strolled along the beach, holding Qi Lang's hand and walking in front of him affectionately.
Bai He, Yan Yi, Jian Ni and the other two were walking behind. Of course, because of the joke just now, there was a little awkwardness between the three of them.
Qi Lang took a lot of beautiful photos of Angelia. Angelia turned around and said to the three of them, "I'm waiting for my ten o'clock flight. Can you guys take me to the airport?"
"The school will have a curfew." Qi Lang said, "Jian Ni and I will take you there."
"Oh, that's fine too. I just feel a little reluctant to leave Sayuri."
Bai He quickly said, "It's okay, let's take Auntie to the airport, it's okay."
Qi Lang: "Then stay at my place tonight."
Bai He looked at Yan Yi, and Yan Yi nodded.
At the airport security checkpoint, Angelia gently stroked Bai He's neck and said to her, "Auntie has a gift for you."
After saying that, she winked at Qi Lang, and Qi Lang handed the gift box over. He had been carrying it all the way. Bai He thought that the box was something Angelia bought while shopping, but she didn't expect it to be a gift for her.
"Open it and take a look. Do you like it?"
Bai He carefully opened the box and found that it was a pair of Josefinas handmade ballet shoes. They were pure white, elegant and beautiful, with two sparkling rubies inlaid on the toes.
The card is printed in English——
To my beauty Lily
"Xiao Qi told me that you love ballet very much. Auntie hopes that you will not care about other people's opinions. When you dance gracefully, just dance for your own heart."
Bai He held the precious dancing shoes in her hands, nodded vigorously, her eyes red.
"Ayi." Angelia turned to Yan Yi, "This is for you."
Yan Yi didn't expect that he also had a gift. He walked over at a loss and looked at the small velvet box in Angelia's hand: "For me?"
Bai He also came over curiously and watched him open the small box. Inside was a shiny little gold lock.
When Qi Lang saw the golden lock, he couldn't help but murmured, "I'll go!"
Angelia ignored him and said to Yan Yi, "I was pregnant with twins at the time, so I made two gold lockets. One was engraved with 'Long Life and Wealth' and gave it to Qi Lang, and the other was engraved with 'Satisfaction and Happiness'. However, his brother died before he was a year old. I'll give this Satisfaction and Happiness locket to you. You grew up together, so you're his real brother. I hope you won't find him annoying. Teach him more and be more considerate of him. If you encounter any difficulties in your life or career in the future, come to Aunt Angelia, okay?"
Yan Yi's eyes were also a little red. He suppressed his emotions, nodded vigorously, and accepted the Chengxin Ruyi Lock.
Qi Lang wanted to take it and weigh it, but Yan Yi didn't give it to him and put it carefully back into the compartment of his schoolbag.
After Angelia left, the three of them returned to the apartment. Qi Lang asked them:
"Two rooms, or just one?"
Translation: "Two rooms."
Bai He: "One room."
The two of them finished speaking in a tacit understanding, looked at each other, and Bai He said coldly: "Two rooms."
Qi Lang's expression faded: "Then two rooms."
After Yan Yi entered the room, he closed the door tightly. Before Bai He finished her shower and returned to her room, Qi Lang turned on the TV by the sofa and lowered the volume to the lowest setting. He said to her nonchalantly, "You can leave the door open. I'll watch TV for a while before I go to sleep. Don't be afraid."
Bai He pondered for a moment and said to him, "It's okay. I'm not afraid of the dark anymore."
"Why aren't you afraid?"
"That horror chamber cured my fear of the dark, and now I can sleep alone."
Yeah.
Qi Lang lowered his head and thought, so the reason he said he wanted to share a room with Yan Yi was not because he was afraid, but because... he just wanted to be with him.
Friends can also become lovers. If he had been quicker, he could have had her.
No ifs.
It's too late to say anything.
"Qi Lang." Bai He looked at the emotionally troubled boy, "Xiao Qi, go to bed early and don't stay up late."
"Yeah." He suppressed the burning pain in his chest that was like a slow cooker and looked up at her. "Good night."
"good evening."
Bai He was about to go back to her room when Qi Lang suddenly called her, "Little Lily."
She turned around and looked at him in surprise.
Qi Lang looked at her, his eyes deep and gentle, as if he could no longer see anything else: "My mother gave you that pair of ballet shoes, they are very beautiful, do you want to put them on and let me admire them?"
"You want to see me wearing dancing shoes?"
"I want to see the effect of that pair of shoes." Qi Lang only focused on the shoes, just like the heart that he couldn't let go of, cautiously, hiding and concealing.
"Then I can try them on for you to see. Those shoes look really expensive." Bai He was a little embarrassed. "I'm really sorry for costing you a lot of money."
"I'm not looking now." Qi Lang put one hand in his pocket, "I want to see you wear it and dance Swan Lake again."
Bai He subconsciously touched her neck shyly: "I haven't danced for a long time, I'm a little bit tired of it."
"Remember what she said?" The boy looked at her passionately, "The moment I danced, it was only for my own heart."
Bai He nodded vigorously: "Then I will go back and practice hard. When I have the courage, I will dance for you."
Wait until she has enough courage to face her own heart.
Bai He returned to the room, and Qi Lang stood alone in the dark for a long time.
Bai He tossed and turned until the second half of the night. She looked at the time and saw that it was past twelve o'clock. She immediately got up from the bed and pushed open the door.
It was pitch black outside the house. The sensor-activated night light lit up with a soft, dim, warm yellow light after she left the house. She walked to the door of Yan Yi's room next door and gently pressed the handle.
The door was not locked. Yan Yi never locked the door, whether at home or in Qi Lang's apartment.
She pushed the door open noiselessly and tiptoed in.
The young man lay on his bed, his back to the door, his black outline like an undulating mountain range. As I approached, I could feel the mountains tremble slightly, like a suppressed force surging within the earth's crust...
Bai He sat on the bed and gently stroked him with her hand.
His skin was hot and he immediately buried his face in the pillow after she touched him.
Bai He got on the bed, silently hugged his slightly curled up body from behind, and gently comforted him.
But this made the boy's trembling worse. He bit the back of his hand to stop sobbing, but the sadness was like a flood that was released from a floodgate. How could he suppress it?
Bai He sensed his silent pain, buried her face in his neck, and kissed him gently.
After midnight it was the anniversary of Yan Yi's mother's death, and the close mother-son relationship between Qi Lang and Angelia further stimulated him.
He maintained a gentle and polite smile throughout the entire day, choosing to digest his emotions quietly in the darkness alone.
"I'll always be here." She whispered in his ear, "I won't leave you alone."
Yan Yi bit his hand and nodded vigorously.
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