Chapter 38

Yes ah—the classroom was so comfortable. Why not go into the classroom?

Insisting on alone foolishly sitting at the edge of the flower bed raising a flashlight looking at books and feeding mosquitoes—was it because here was very cool, here was very quiet?

Ye Wanqing’s hand hanging at her side tightly clenched into a fist. The nails pierced into the palm. This stretch of pain successfully suppressed the surging and surging emotions in her heart, letting her stuffy and aching chest slightly relieve a bit and be able to breathe once.

She forced a smile and said to several people, “You all first leave. I have a bit of something to say with Ge Yuan.”

“You alone stay here?” Jiang Lili at this time was a bit muddled. “So dark. You also have no flashlight. Won’t you be afraid?”

From the stairwell entrance to Ge Yuan’s side was at least ten or twenty meters of distance. For Jiang Lili she absolutely did not dare walk alone.

“Not afraid.” Ye Wanqing smiled. “Actually…… I feel I’m about to lose my temper. Embarrassed to let others see. You all quickly leave so as not to be angered by me.”

Jiang Lili: “……”

Jiang Wen: “……”

Other classmates: “……”

Who spoke this calmly about themselves about to lose temper? Simply like a disaster forecast.

Several people in their hearts all felt strange and faintly felt Ye Wanqing’s emotions were a bit off.

In the end it was still the most steady Zhou Zhao who opened his mouth. “Time is not early. We first leave. With Ge Yuan present Classmate Ye will not have an accident.”

The others seeing this also one after another opened their mouths.

“Alright.”

“Classmate Ye, then we first leave.”

“Wanqing, then you yourself be careful ah.”

“……”

Ye Wanqing waited until the group of people walked several meters away before deeply exhaling once. Yet her eye sockets suddenly moistened.

She actually was also a bit afraid of the dark. Yet she without the least hesitation walked toward the direction of that beam of light. The footsteps grew faster and faster, finally flying and running.

“Ge Yuan!” She loudly called once. Because her eyes held tears and her throat was choked the voice was a bit changed in tone.

Ge Yuan detected the approaching footsteps and just preparing to turn his head to look at the situation when he heard this one call. Instantly a jolt directly jumped up. After a stretch of flustered and hurried movements the book and flashlight in his hands both dropped onto the ground.

The flashlight “gulu gulu” rolled a stretch of distance and just rolled to Ye Wanqing’s foot side and stopped.

“I……” Ge Yuan had quick wit and quickly explained, “I only arrived a while! Because I came a bit early I just thought of looking at books outside. Not—not what you think.”

Right—the alarm clock?

Today why did the alarm clock not ring?!

Ge Yuan looked left and right and finally found the tin alarm clock on the ground at the edge of the flower bed. Looking at it unknown when it was kicked over by his one foot. Picking it up and looking the pointer on it stayed at eight-thirty in the evening, not moving at all—as if broken from falling……

Damn!

Ge Yuan not explaining was fine. Explaining instead made it more unbelievable. Then seeing that broken alarm clock in his hand what else did Ye Wanqing not understand?

“What do I think?” Ye Wanqing asked in return.

“……” Ge Yuan’s lips pressed into a straight line and no longer spoke.

The more nervous his expression the more uncomfortable Ye Wanqing’s heart.

“You sit!” She said.

“Ah?”

“You sit ah!” Ye Wanqing’s voice carried a crying tone.

She pulled her family’s tall man’s hand, pressed him onto the edge of the flower bed, then picked up the flashlight on the ground and shone it on him, inch by inch examining him.

This one look the tears in her eyes fell like urgent rain—rolling and rolling, unable to control even if wanting to control.

Ge Yuan instantly became anxious. While using large hands carrying thin calluses roughly wiping the tears on her face he flusteredly and nervously asked, “Why are you crying? I already said……”

“Said what? What did you say?!” Ye Wanqing’s emotions were a bit uncontrollably agitated and a bit angry. She huskily shouted at him, “So many bumps on your face—all bitten by mosquitoes. You still say you only just came!”

Only just came—how could you be bitten like this?

She simply did not believe.

What she even more blamed herself for was that if tonight she had not unintentionally bumped into him she never thought he was actually this foolish!

“Did you simply never go back? After delivering dinner to me stayed here looking at books and never moved the nest? If you want to look at books go into the classroom ah. You……”

Speaking Ye Wanqing could not continue.

Did she not understand?

Precisely because the moment she saw Ge Yuan she understood everything she was uncomfortable—uncomfortable because of him.

She felt herself crying was embarrassing so like an ostrich she squatted on the ground. Both hands circled her body and buried her head among her knees. Tears wet her cheeks and also wet her sleeves yet still had no sign of stopping.

Having made the person cry Ge Yuan was so anxious he could not stand it and circled around her in clusters.

“Don’t cry ah. Am I not fine? Just bitten by mosquitoes a couple times only. I have a lot of blood and thick skin and am not afraid of itching. Being sucked a bit more also is nothing.”

Ye Wanqing fiercely scolded him. “I just want to cry. Need you to manage! Do I not even have the freedom to cry a bit?”

“……Then…… then you continue crying?” Ge Yuan could not bear to go against his own little woman and only heartachingly negotiated, “However can you sit and cry? Squatting is so uncomfortable—legs numb.”

“Wuwu……” Ye Wanqing cried even more fiercely. Water-mist-misty almond eyes accusingly glared at him. “You just like watching me cry is it? Don’t even comfort me and still let me cry. Wuwu…… You want me to cry how long—cry the eyes blind?”

Ge Yuan: “……”

He—his head was a bit bald.

Turning several circles in place he had no way. Ge Yuan could only like pulling a radish pull his own continuously crying little woman up from the ground and place her on his legs. One hand restrained her not allowing her to randomly move. One hand clumsily patted her back.

Could not truly let the little woman’s legs go numb from squatting. How could he bear it.

Originally thinking if he randomly moved the person perhaps he would be scratched several claws by the little woman angry from embarrassment and add several bright red blood prints on the face…… just like other families’ couples fighting. The husband always needed to hang a bit of color.

Yet no.

The moment he held the person in his embrace and sat down the little woman crying until out of breath nestled into his embrace. Both hands softly circled his neck. The face wet by tears pressed against his chest. Even the crying sounds became much smaller—only sobbing once and once.

The anxiety in his heart instantly disappeared. Ge Yuan only felt one heart was as if soaked soft—swelling and sour.

“Don’t cry anymore—okay?” He lowered his head and kissed once on her head, patiently coaxing.

Ye Wanqing after crying a stretch of time the emotions slowly calmed down and also felt a bit embarrassed for the unreasonable making Ge Yuan circle around in anxiety just now. Hearing the words she rubbed once on his chest and successfully rubbed away the tears on her face before raising her head. “Alright.”

“Then we go back?” Ge Yuan probed and asked.

“……Hmph.”

The two of them one sitting in the vehicle one riding the bicycle under the quiet night color did not converse yet the atmosphere was still considered good—a kind of mutually understanding the other’s thoughts and even more heart-connected lightness.

Everything was in the unspoken. Only when far away seeing the lights of home did Ye Wanqing suddenly open her mouth.

“Brother Yuan, I will definitely test into university.”

“Mm!” This was definite!

“Other people testing into university all will hold banquets. The Ye family will not manage me yet you will definitely organize it for me—right?”

“Must!” Speaking of this Ge Yuan became radiant. He had long thought it well. “You testing into university is such a big joyous matter. When the time comes we organize the banquet a bit better—set out ten or twenty tables. Absolutely not let you lose face! Believe me!”

“……Mm. I know Brother Yuan you are good to me.” Ye Wanqing rubbed her reddened eyes and lightly smiled, responding once then continuing, “Yet actually this person of mine does not particularly like extravagance and waste. Right now the country also advocates thrift. Inviting people to drink wine also is not good always making people run back and forth…… If you agree the promotion banquet and our wedding banquet just hold together—okay?”

Ge Yuan: “……”

Wedding banquet and…… and promotion banquet held together?

This was getting married?

His little woman was going to marry him?

One agitation Ge Yuan almost jumped up from the bicycle.

“Brother Yuan, okay or not?” Ye Wanqing coquettishly asked.

After a good half while from the front came Ge Yuan’s somewhat trembling yet sonorous and powerful voice. “Good!”

The moment the words fell he excitedly directly stood up from the bicycle and simply standing stepped the bicycle. Two long and solid legs stepped the bicycle wheels into flying rapid turns. Whole body as if having inexhaustible strength.

Ye Wanqing was startled and turned her head looking toward behind. “Brother Yuan, rushed past the home doorway!”

“Ah…… no—nothing. No need to manage!”

“……”

“Actually…… I am going to buy a bit of wine for Old Zhong—not because of other.”

“Oh……” Ye Wanqing did not believe at all and perfunctorily responded once.

Ge Yuan: “……”

After a good half while the two of them simultaneously could not help laughing out loud.

“We circle one more time?”

“Okay ah.”

One riding the bicycle radiant and free. One lightly leaning sitting on the vehicle. A pair of still slightly reddened almond eyes under the moonlight held smiling meaning—gentle and satisfied.

—

Marrying Ge Yuan was not a temporary decision of Ye Wanqing’s but long calculated in her heart.

However originally what she thought was holding the wedding banquet together with Ge Yuan’s twenty-first birthday and giving him a big big surprise.

Ge Yuan’s birthday was in the middle of the solar calendar August. Exactly after she finished the exams then prepare prepare a stretch of time the two of them could get the marriage certificate, hold the banquet, afterward then speak of the matter of going to university to study.

After all the person who originally said after reaching the national legal marriage age to marry was her. The person who did not clearly understand the situation and did not know right now the legal marriage age was female eighteen male twenty was also her…… She was not that kind of person who did not acknowledge accounts.

Moreover her own tall man was the person she determined to stay with for a lifetime and would not easily change. Early marriage or late marriage—what of it? At worst demand he hold back a bit and after marriage let her body grow a bit more.

Ye Wanqing thought like this.

Yet tonight one impulse using the promotion banquet as an excuse saying wanting the promotion banquet and wedding banquet held together and speaking this surprise out in advance she was also happy.

She liked this man. The more they interacted the more she liked. The more she liked the more she wanted to stay together a lifetime.

Moreover at that time it was she who grabbed his collar and asked him when he would marry her…… Thinking of that day the Ge Yuan who fled in panic Ye Wanqing could not help laughing. The smile was sweet.

At twelve in the evening Ye Wanqing turned off the light and lay on the bed falling asleep.

She did not expect this one sleep she actually dreamed of the previous life.

In the previous life she from substitute teacher became private teacher. Because the national policy was good and more and more valued education the teachers’ wages and benefits became more and more not bad. And she only needed to bear her own expenses. The days also passed very nourishingly.

Although without feelings and family she did not feel regret.

Until later unintentionally encountering Ge Yuan……

At that time it was spring—suddenly warm still cold. Because she persisted in class while sick and did not want to delay the progress of the senior-year students the cold that originally was only coughing twice became more and more serious with high fever to 39 degrees.

Because her head was dizzy and heavy and could not get out of bed she had no choice but to ask the school for one day of rest leave. Later truly unable to support it—body one stretch hot sweating one stretch cold trembling—she felt she must go to the hospital and forced herself to get up.

Speaking of what was not good about being single perhaps it was when sick there was not one object that could justifiably be troubled.

Her temperament was strong and did not like adding trouble for people. Calling friends—they all needed to go to class or work. She herself was unwilling to delay the students’ coursework and even more impossible to call one friend out and disrupt the students’ review plans.

Calling family…… at that time what family did she have that could be relied on? Simply none.

She forced herself to walk to the street side and took a taxi to the nearest hospital. The moment entering the hospital she fainted in front of the nurse and was directly pushed to emergency.

After hanging the drip she recovered clarity. After thanking the nurse she supported the drip bottle to pay fees. Precisely at this time at the stair corner she bumped into Ge Yuan.

She did not know why Ge Yuan would appear in the hospital yet he extended a helping hand toward her, queued and paid the fees for her, again bought her one jar of warm millet porridge and delivered it to the sickbed. Before leaving he politely asked for her contact method.

Afterward they from time to time contacted—not considered familiar yet also not that strange.

Afterward again something happened at her school.

She used evening self-study time to free-of-charge tutor two students weak in mathematics. The location was precisely in the school office. Under the public gaze people coming and going could all see the three—one teaching two studying.

Yet because one of the boys wrote her one love letter that was discovered by the parents the parents made a scene at the school. Not only did the unreasonable parents make a move hitting and scolding her they also insisted on making the school expel her.

They even said they would make a scene to the education bureau saying an old woman of her age still not married remaining at school was a huge threat to all the young male students.

Ridiculous and ignorant.

Yet to calm the matter the school decided to expel her to give the parents an explanation—as if her not marrying was truly a heinous crime and the kind of beast in the parents’ mouths.

She was heart-cold and discouraged and also unwilling to continue staying at this school. Yet she was unwilling to leave carrying a body of black water.

She found the video materials of the school monitoring room, used not-many savings to hire one lawyer, and directly sued both the school and the school parents in court. For her own reputation she died without retreating.

Unfortunately her individual strength was too weak. In front of some strong power it was no different from an egg striking a rock.

In the midst of heavy difficulties she thought she must resign herself like this. Unexpectedly it was Ge Yuan who appeared in front of her, extremely forcefully bringing his strong and professional elite lawyer team, protecting her airtight and easily winning that lawsuit.

She left that school yet left with a clean and white posture.

She was very grateful to Ge Yuan. He yet said counting it as delayed compensation.

Yet she knew what crime did he have? Apart from that one unrestrained kiss he indeed counted as lightly taking liberties with her. Other…… he even counted as her life-saving benefactor.

Afterward again Ge Yuan asked her whether they could be together. Said he wanted a gentle and quiet wife to take care of daily life. Said reaching their age was just partnering to live days and also did not particularize earth-shaking feelings of love. Having an old companion or something was fine…… she just agreed.

The two of them first interacted several years then smoothly and ordinarily just married.

The interaction between her and Ge Yuan had always been light. He toward her was very respectful and polite. And she also worked hard to achieve gentle yet not intervening in his life, afraid of adding trouble for him…… Only the one night every week between her and him counted as having a bit of intimacy appearance.

At that time he would as if going wild demand her, like a beast tearing off the gentleman face. Even if she cried and begged him he would not stop……

The man’s scalding sweat dropped onto her skin like fierce fire scalding her whole body numb. She again and again was brought by him into the extreme and could not help wanting to shout something yet was shy and could not open up, firmly pressing all emotions in her heart……

“Huhu……”

Ye Wanqing suddenly opened her eyes. Taking the alarm clock at the bedside and looking she discovered the time was actually only three-thirty in the morning. Turning her eyes looking toward the window outside was still a stretch of pitch-black with not a bit of sky light.

Calculating the time she also slept three and a half hours—could get up.

Yet Ye Wanqing with whole body soft lay on the bed. She patted her flushed cheeks. In her mind she could not help recalling the dream just now and lazily did not want to move.

She…… how could she have such a shameful dream?

“Ahhhh!”

Burying her head into the pillow Ye Wanqing rolled two circles on the bed, pounded the pillow and lowly shouted, feeling this everything was simply enough!

Previous life and this life calculated she was also a person who lived several tens of years. Actually still, still……

However in the previous life a certain someone past forty still had that strong explosive power, tossing her until she could not. In this life the combat power of the young version would not be even stronger?

The figure seemed pretty not bad……

Young men could not endure teasing. Just that night one startled glimpse—seemed a certain someone after kissing her a bit became agitated beyond measure……

“Ahhhh!” Ye Wanqing suddenly flipped open the thin quilt and sat up. She patted her reddened cheeks and as if swearing an oath muttered to herself, “Ye Wanqing, you are not allowed to think anymore. Think again and you are a pig!”

“……”

“……I am a pig.”

—

Finally calming down Ye Wanqing morning-read more than two hours. At six o’clock going out to eat breakfast she head-on bumped into Ge Yuan who pushed open the courtyard gate.

“You got up so early?” The moment Ge Yuan saw her his black eyes lit up. He raised the breakfast in his hand. “Look what I bought for you? There’s the tofu pudding you like to eat—specially had them add more sugar—and the plum-vegetable buns you like to eat, sugar rolls…… You look what you want to eat and pick.”

“Or want to eat rice noodles? Whatever topping you want to eat I’ll go buy right now!”

The young man was tall and long-legged, sunny and hard. On his body he wore one simple-style white shirt. Below he wore one pair of black pants—appearing especially valiant and vigorous like a tall and straight white poplar.

Ye Wanqing still knew under his clothes were hidden six abdominal muscles. The tendon meat on the arms was solid and pretty. Poking it was full of power sense…… Stop—how again thought of these!

“These are fine for me to eat. Bought and not eating—isn’t that waste? Just these are enough for Wei Jun and Wei Hong to eat together.” Ye Wanqing pressed her lips. “You come over. Eat together with me.”

“Good!” Ge Yuan’s brows and eyes soared. Joyfully he agreed.

“Lower your head. Not allowed to smile at me!”

“……” Ge Yuan instantly tensed. “……Did I somewhere make you unhappy? You—you won’t go back on your word? The marriage matter!”

“Won’t.”

Ge Yuan again smiled. “Then……”

“But you are not allowed to smile!”

Ge Yuan: “……” Aggrieved.

Ye Wanqing fiercely bit one mouthful of the plum-vegetable bun. In her heart she was also very despairing.

Clearly spring had already passed. Looking at it summer was coming. Why was she still……

Oh—summer.

Summer seemed even easier to rise fire……

Stop—stop!

—

Studying truly was a good method that could make people clear-hearted and few-desires.

After densely studying one day at school Ye Wanqing rubbed her swollen eyes and felt she had already successfully resisted a certain large wolf dog’s beauty…… at least would not the person smile once and her heart thump once.

In the afternoon after school when seeing Ge Yuan again Ye Wanqing’s mood was much more peaceful.

“What delicious food did you bring me today?” She smiled and asked.

Ge Yuan stole a glance at her once. Discovering her emotions had already recovered to normal and no longer strange like in the morning the heart that had been on tenterhooks the whole day finally returned into the stomach.

He opened the lunch box. “Today there’s stir-fried pig stomach, the ants-climbing-tree you like to eat, and also one smashed cucumber.”

“Truly not bad.” Ye Wanqing holding chopsticks sat down. Almond eyes curved. “Today I just want to eat a bit of heavy flavor. This smashed cucumber is both refreshing and fresh-spicy and also resolves greasiness. Brother Yuan you matched truly well.”

Ge Yuan looking at her appearance especially wanted to reach out and pinch once on her face yet considering there were still others in the class he did not make a move.

Ye Wanqing every day had Ge Yuan delivering food. The others yet not necessarily.

Jiang Lili’s family treated her very precious yet also because they could not every day free time she sometimes in the evening could only eat a bit of biscuits and snacks to fill the stomach. Other boys lived even more roughly.

Ye Wanqing was not a stingy person. Seeing Jiang Lili tonight had no hot food she pulled her to eat together. As for other boys that was embarrassed—could not take care of.

After eating Ge Yuan packed the lunch boxes well and prepared to leave. Ye Wanqing pulled his hand. “Brother Yuan, tonight you have no other matters?”

What matter was more important than accompanying her. Ge Yuan shook his head. “None.”

“Then after putting the things come back. I want you to accompany me in the classroom.”

“……” Ge Yuan froze once then blossomed a smile. “Alright!”

—

Time passed in the tightly arranged studying. After Ye Wanqing sorted the three subjects of politics, history and geography knowledge points and reviewed one round again another monthly exam arrived as scheduled.

Still three days’ time. Ye Wanqing maintained the same rest schedule as the previous exam. Without the least relaxation yet not urgent not impatient she finished examining subject after subject then calmly waited for the results to come out.

This time she was very confident.