“Ai, I already told you, call more people, call more people, why can’t you do such a simple thing properly?”
So noisy.
Xu Qichen looked up and saw a plump, short-haired lady in her forties standing at the doorway of an office talking on the phone.
“How is this number of people enough? Call a few more boys over, quickly ah!”
Xu Qichen squinted at the plaque on the office door.
Admissions Office.
“Ai! That student, come here!”
Xu Qichen turned around. There was no one else in the corridor.
“What are you looking at, I’m talking to you! Come here!”
The woman waved at him.
Xu Qichen walked up to her.
The woman brought him into the Admissions Office, where three other boys were already standing.
“You guys, deliver all these display boards to the South Square. Someone over there will tell you where to place them. Do you understand?”
The boys nodded dejectedly.
Xu Qichen also nodded, then weakly spoke up, “Uhm, professor…”
The plump teacher turned around, “What is it?”
“Just now the Dean told me to wait outside his office, and he’ll be back soon.” Xu Qichen let out a conflicted expression.
“No matter, don’t worry about it, I’ll talk to him later.”
The words of university professors were notoriously untrustworthy.
“O,” Xu Qichen replied. When she left to pick up the phone again, he took a piece of paper from the desk and quickly wrote, [Dean, the Admissions Office professor called me away to move things.]
It didn’t seem enough.
So he added another line, [I have already reflected, thank you for your guidance.]
When it was time to go, Xu Qichen stole a moment to slip the piece of paper under the Dean’s office door.
Hopefully the Mediterranean would not try to trouble him again.
In order to finish the job quickly, the boys split into pairs to carry the display boards. The moment they reached the stairway at the end of the corridor, the wheat-skinned boy with a buzz cut who was with him said, “Senior Ye Han, you were also arrested ah.”
An acquaintance?
The first world had trained Xu Qichen in how to appear perfectly outwardly calm.
“Ah… The dean called me over to lecture me, then I was seen by the Admissions Office Professor, so…”
“That’s really unlucky ah.” The boy giggled, “You must be very busy. The last time I saw you was at the basketball match.”
Basketball match.
Xu Qichen suddenly recalled something. He looked at the boy again, with his Lakers’ jersey and highlighter basketball shoes.
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Xu Qichen smiled and thought, Right? Despite being a fourth year he was still called by the Admissions Office to help out, it was really terrible.
The two moved the boards while chatting merrily. To be fair, the boards were not heavy at all, it’s just that going back and forth to bring four or five boards down consecutively was very tiring.
Furthermore, Xu Qichen had never been very fit, and his own physical condition would affect Ye Han’s in this world.
The closer it got to the end of summer, the more the sun wished to make its presence known. In late-September, the rays of the sun were scattered yet intense.
The back of Xu Qichen’s shirt was completely drenched and was clinging to his skin. The non diffusible stickiness made him feel even more exhausted.
He had no strength left and could only sit beside the display board.
So hungry.
His stomach was empty enough to feel like a hole had been punched through it, pumping in air. It was making him nauseous.
He glanced at his wristwatch and found that it was already 1.30PM.
Seeing Xu Qichen’s condition, Cheng Yu walked up to the person in charge and asked, “We can leave after placing these here, right?”
“O, that’s about it.”
Just as he sighed in relief and was preparing to go for lunch, the lady professor came running over, “Are you done? Aiya, thank you, you’ve worked hard. Another batch of freshmen just arrived, can you welcome them?”
Seeing the unwillingness written on their faces, she smiled widely, “It’s only a handful of freshmen, you’ll be done soon. I’ll even treat you all to lunch later.”
Xu Qichen sighed. Just like that, they were pushed to the south entrance to receive the freshmen.
He’s clearly already a fourth year.
Standing at the south entrance feeling bored, Xu QIchen watched the students bustling around and recalled his own university days.
0901’s voice once again popped out without warning.
“Mr. Xu, what were you thinking of when you chose to write this novel back then?”
That’s right.
‘University’ was not even a popular setting.
The sunlight was sliced apart by the sharp edges of the leaves. Rays of all sizes landed on Xu Qichen’s face, heating it up.
In his memory, he might have been in university when he wrote this. It was one of his earlier works.
But he studied the Chinese Language.
The one who studied computing was someone else.
“Senior Ye!”
Xu Qichen looked up to see Cheng Yu approaching.
“Professor Yang said we’re in charge of bringing the freshmen to their hostels. One of us will bring the girls and the other, the boys. Which do you want?”
Although he asked like this, it was clearly written on Cheng Yu’s face, [I want to bring the girls, I’m begging you, senior].
Fulfilling the romantic dreams of others is a virtue.
“I’ll bring the boys ba.”
“En!”
As arranged, Xu Qichen went to the freshmen pick up point. As he approached, he heard several greetings, but he could not match the characters to their faces, so he could only smile, “Thank you for waiting.”
The professor did not exaggerate; there were indeed only eight freshmen today. After waiting for a while, seven of them had arrived. There was one more, but waiting indefinitely was not an option, so Xu Qichen could only ask a second year to assist him in bringing this group to the residential hall.
Just one left. After settling him in, he could finally eat.
Xu Qichen was very certain that the original owner of this body did not eat breakfast this morning. Now, he felt like he was only on his last half a breath. A girl noticed that he seemed weak and handed him a bottle of water. Xu Qichen smiled and accepted it.
Water had very little practical effect on starvation.
It was getting late. As the oldest member of the group, Xu Qichen could not simply dump the matter in the hands of his juniors, so he sent them off to eat while he waited alone.
It was 2PM on a September day.
The heat that was unwilling to subside just yet, wrapped tightly around the body that was on the verge of collapse. It was difficult to tell who the one struggling to survive really was.
Xu Qichen sat on the chair, with his head drooping, like a little red flower withered by the sun.
Taking out the mobile phone that now belonged to him, he checked the time, then plugged in and put on his earphones before turning on the music.
It’s a song from a band that he had not heard of before.
The female lead singer’s voice was lovely.
Xu Qichen lightly kicked his feet, chanting boredly in his head.
Come quickly.
Come quickly.
I’ve waited for you for a long time.
If you don’t come, I’ll leave.
The sound of the wheels on the ground acted as a warning long before the trolley case came into view.
Coincidentally, from his earphones came this line:
[Who will catch me, before I fall into the abyss?]
He removed one earphone as a pair of white shoes stopped before him.
Finally.
With his wait finally over, Xu Qichen happily grounded his swinging legs on the floor and stood up. Whether it was because he had been under the sun for too long, or because of his low blood sugar, he suddenly felt very dizzy.
“Excuse me, is this the computing school?”
The moment he raised his head, his vision blurred. All he could see faintly was a quickly revolving montage of the overlapped view.
The sun shone wantonly across his field of vision, making everything seem to be enveloped in a light golden filter.
Especially the person before him.
The flowing light made his outline seem full and warm.
Lawless clouds, loose black t-shirt.
Lush tree tops, faded light blue jeans.
Like an oil painting.
And also a face that was basically a giant cheat.
“Senior?” he enquired with a smile.
If it must be described, it’s neither warm nor sunny.
Rebellious? Perhaps.
“You don’t seem well, ah.”
Xu Qichen breathed deeply, forcefully making an expression that could barely be considered a smile. He shook his head, “I’m fine, I’ll bring you to your hostel now.” He reached out to help him pull his luggage, but realised he could not even exert enough strength to move it and instantly felt awkward.
His brain felt congested, and the ground began to spin maliciously.
“Ah, it’s quite heavy.” Xu Qichen laughed awkwardly. He felt like there was a huge ball of cotton stuffed in his chest, making it hard for him to breathe. “Right, what’s your name? Why are you so late?”
His vision was flickering, and cold sweat had gathered on his forehead.
The boy was half a head taller than him. Just by standing in front of him, he was able to almost block out the sun.
“The driver got confused and sent me to the west area instead.” The boy’s voice was very pleasant, and very familiar.
Speaking of, his features were also very familiar.
Xu Qichen wanted to raise his head to look carefully.
But at this moment his world blacked out.
And as his vision turned black, his body fell forward.
Unexpectedly, yet somehow appropriately, he fell into an embrace made warm by the sun.
All his consciousness scattered.
The boy caught Xu Qichen in time.
Seeing that his hand was still resolutely holding the luggage, he laughed.
“Senior, I’m not done speaking.”
On the campus road full of passersby, there was a pair; one in red and another in black. And on the ground, heated up by the sun, were their shadows, intertwined together.
He used one arm to wrap Xu Qichen in his embrace. With his other hand, he picked up the hanging earphone and put it in his own ear.
He lowered his head, placed his lips near Xu Qichen’s ear, and whispered,
“My name, is Mu Yao.”
At this moment, the lyrics from the earphones were blown straight into his heart by the warm summer breeze.
[Please love me.]
Damn the timing with the lyrics
And as someone who gets heatstrokes easily and has now become a self proclaimed vampire and hater of the sun, I feel really bad for mc
self-proclaimed vampire, eh? with the waistcoats and sleep schedule and everything?
No waistcoats, dead in the morning alive at night, etc etc
A fellow Vamp? Hiiiii! I am also a self proclaimed vamp, but that’s because I’m the whitest foundation color ever and I burn in the sun. Like a vampire. I’m allergic to the sun. It’s my enemy. And I get sick after a while in it’s presence. Nice to meet you!
Nice to meet you fellow vampire!
Yes, sun is the worst thing there could be although I have a sun in my name but like whatever let’s just ignore that, though im garlic and silver resistant nods like a proud vampire which I am
Omg sameeeee!!! I tend to be allergic to The occasional mirror (Noooo, it’s not because I have a mild case of acheeee) and I do have an enemy in wooden (splinters!) stakes. But I like regular steak… nice to meet you!
Ah yes this human realm is so troublesome and dangerous its easy to get hurt for us vampires
(PS . I legit remember and found that I have a vampire bite on my hand above the wrist below the thumb only to find out that I somehow gotten hurt from the door )
eyy fellow vampire! pale as the dead never awake during the day, literally burn up in the sun 😀 except I do actually have coats haha!
ohhh that’s so cool! I am pathetic at fashion (matching clothes) so i dont even attempt it.
🥴just the right timing! We meet our ML!?
Oof oof oof
Love is in the air ~
Thanks for the chapter!!
thanks for the chapter~
The ML whispered in his ear… 😳
thanks for the chapter! ♡
He and the ML were in university together? No wonder Xu Qichen doesn’t remember this novel well, it’s already been over ten years, right? Meanwhile Mu Yao is either hilariously aggressive or in possession of some memories, he sure is moving fast and doesn’t seem very concerned that the person in front of him just literally passed out haha
Thank you so much for translating! <3
My poor baby fainted😨
thanks for the chapter <3
Poor Xu Qichen 😓
Thank you for the chapter (≧▽≦) ❤️
Thanks for the chapter! (♡´▽`♡)♡
THIS IS TOO AMBIGUOUS FOR MY HEART TO BEAR!!! QAQ
The way narrating is just so fucking good and romantic.
It’s like a scene from a romance movie, well this is danmei~