Let's Do Some Questions - Chapter 65

After finishing the problems, Song Man started to feel sleepy.

She put her phone aside to charge, pulled up the covers, and closed her eyes.

“Chu Fengqiu, I’m going to sleep now.”

“Let’s sleep together.”

There were other beds in the suite, but Chu Fengqiu wasn’t going to sleep on another bed. She turned off the light, lay down on the other side, and closed her eyes too.

The room immediately fell silent, and outside, snow was still falling quietly.

The bed was huge, so big that six adults could lie side-by-side without feeling crowded. It was so big that even though Chu Fengqiu was sleeping in the same bed as Song Man, she felt very far away.

Chu Fengqiu lay on her side. In the dark, she could only see Song Man’s blurry outline, but it still felt incredibly reassuring.

Song Man always had good sleep quality and quickly drifted into darkness.

So much so that she didn’t see Chu Fengqiu quietly move closer after she fell asleep.

Song Man woke up the next morning in Chu Fengqiu’s arms. One of her hands was resting on Chu Fengqiu’s waist, and one leg was draped over Chu Fengqiu’s leg. She opened her eyes and felt like this scene was familiar.

Wasn’t this exactly what happened one morning when she woke up in Sulan Town?

Song Man silently apologized to Chu Fengqiu for her terrible sleeping posture, carefully moved her leg, and slowly withdrew her hand.

She thought her movements were light enough, but she still woke Chu Fengqiu up.

When Chu Fengqiu opened her eyes, her expression was still blank from just waking up, which was different from her usual calm demeanor. Song Man saw it and thought it was a little cute.

Song Man scratched her messy hair, glanced outside, and then hurried to put on her shoes.

“Holy crap, what time is it? Don’t we have class today?”

Unlike Song Man’s panic, the person who had instilled this sense of urgency in Song Man, who previously wouldn’t go to school until she woke up naturally, remained calmly seated on the bed.

“It’s fine. I already called the teacher this morning to ask for leave.”

Even if she didn’t know Song Man was a top student, Chu Fengqiu wouldn’t possibly drag her out of bed at six in the morning to go to school in this place. She wasn’t crazy.

“Oh, okay.”

Song Man sat back on the bed, yawned, and then found it unbelievable that she was actually worried about being late.

She had never been afraid of being late her whole life. What was going on now?!

Not cool at all.

Song Man’s face fell. Unhappy, she climbed out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash up.

After she finished washing up, she forgot all about what just happened.

She checked the time. It was nine in the morning.

It was too late for breakfast and too early for lunch. Song Man didn’t hesitate to ring the bell and order two breakfasts.

“Has the snow stopped?”

“It should have stopped.”

Chu Fengqiu walked to her side and looked at the view outside the window with her.

Song Man stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the branches covered in snow outside. To avoid traffic inconvenience and accidents, the snow on the streets had already been cleared. Song Man squinted and looked for a while; it had probably stopped.

When the server came up, they also brought back Song Man and Chu Fengqiu’s clothes, which had been washed and dried the previous night, neatly placed in bags.

After Song Man finished breakfast, she checked out. As she walked out of the hotel, Song Man couldn’t help but sigh. In a top-tier hotel suite costing tens of thousands a night, she had actually diligently done practice problems. If word got out, it would move the whole country.

When Song Man walked out, she found that the snow had indeed stopped.

“The snow didn’t just fall for one day, did it?”

Song Man just guessed casually, and that was exactly what happened.

Before everyone could be happy about the snow in Qingcheng for long, it had already melted.

As the snow melted, Song Man insisted on putting a warm patch on Chu Fengqiu, had Deng Wei prepare a hand warmer, and also gave Chu Fengqiu hand cream.

“This is very useful, remember to apply it every day, okay?”

This anti-frostbite cream was recommended by another secretary of Song Man’s mother. The secretary sister patted her chest and said it was absolutely effective, so Song Man immediately had someone buy it.

“Okay.”

Chu Fengqiu nodded, looking at Song Man applying hand cream for her, her eyes full of tenderness and affection.

Song Man melted the hand cream in her palm and covered Chu Fengqiu’s hand with it, rubbing the cream into Chu Fengqiu’s hand, repeating the motion several times.

Chu Fengqiu’s hands were very beautiful, smooth, fair, and delicate. They were the epitome of slender jade fingers, long and elegant, with unobtrusive knuckles that didn’t detract from their beauty. Song Man compared her own hand to Chu Fengqiu’s and found that her fingers were actually shorter than Chu Fengqiu’s.

Although it was only shorter by one centimeter, there was still a difference.

Chu Fengqiu, however, wasn’t focused on the length. Her attention was on the skin she was touching.

It was smooth and soft, but not boneless. When holding it, she could feel the strength within and the vibrant vitality.

The hand cream smelled quite nice. After Song Man finished applying it, both she and Chu Fengqiu had their hands moisturized.

“That’s quite convenient.”

“Then we can apply it together in the future.”

Chu Fengqiu spoke, shaking the hand cream at Song Man.

“Ew.”

Wouldn’t that actually be more troublesome?

Chu Fengqiu also felt that this suggestion was inappropriate at the moment, or rather, she didn’t need to say it at all, and immediately changed the subject.

“The monthly exam is coming up soon. What are you planning to do this time?”

Speaking of which, she was right. School started in September, the first monthly exam was in early October, the midterms were in early November, and now it was December 6th, so the second monthly exam was also approaching.

Time felt both slow and fast. A semester consisted of two monthly exams, one midterm, and one final exam, and then it was over.

“I’ll just keep doing what I’ve been doing.”

Song Man wasn’t very interested in climbing higher for now. Although she planned to be the most dazzling student, it wasn’t the right time yet. When the time came, she’d do something big, which would definitely be interesting.

Chu Fengqiu nodded and didn’t ask anything else.

Song Man was still waiting for Chu Fengqiu to say something else, but Chu Fengqiu just stopped talking.

When Chu Fengqiu didn’t ask, Song Man felt like a little cat was scratching inside her heart.

Why didn’t Chu Fengqiu ask? How could she not be curious about her affairs at all!

This was such a big deal!

“Lao Chu, isn’t there anything you want to ask?”

“Hmm? Do you want me to ask?”

Chu Fengqiu wasn’t a saint who truly desired nothing. How could she not be curious about Song Man?

She wanted to know everything about Song Man, but she knew that some things could only be revealed by Song Man herself when she was willing. They couldn’t be rushed or probed.

Feelings were inherently something that couldn’t be rushed. Chu Fengqiu was determined to use the ‘boil the frog slowly’ method, and she would take her time. She wasn’t afraid of how long it would take; beautiful things were often worth waiting for.

Moreover, Chu Fengqiu sensed that Song Man wasn’t hiding this matter just for fun. There must be a reason that compelled her to do this, or more accurately, to appear this way on the surface. Otherwise, Song Man wouldn’t have gone to the Question Bank to vent.

Furthermore, Song Man’s family was very happy, at least on the surface. Her parents doted on her, even spoiled her, and her sister was also very fond of her.

But Song Man and her sister seemed to have a conflict. It wasn’t hard to guess that Song Man’s behavior was likely because of her sister.

Chu Fengqiu vaguely felt she had touched the core of the truth. She had no intention of probing the conflict between Song Man and Song Qinglan, only hoping that Song Man would be happy.

“I want you to ask, but I can’t tell you now.”

Song Man said what was on her mind very directly.

Then she watched Chu Fengqiu lean closer, so close that she could see her own reflection in Chu Fengqiu’s eyes, so close that she could feel Chu Fengqiu’s breath on her ear.

Chu Fengqiu reached out and tucked the hair beside Song Man’s cheek behind her ear.

“I will always be curious about you, wanting to know all your secrets. I will wait until the day you tell me, okay?”

She whispered softly by her ear, her tone extremely gentle.

Song Man’s heart pounded, her mind kept shouting ‘Oh no,’ and her face flushed.

“Yes…”

Song Man awkwardly brushed her ear with her fingers, feeling Chu Fengqiu lift her head from her neck, and saw Chu Fengqiu’s smiling eyes.

Damn it, how could this person be so beautiful and possess such deadly gentleness?

The person who could date her in the future would definitely be very happy.

Song Man felt a strange pang of jealousy, but still smiled and looked at Chu Fengqiu.

“There will be that day.”

Song Man said.

To avoid being enveloped in a strange atmosphere, Song Man immediately changed the subject.

“I’m going to check on Lingnan’s condition today.”

Song Man sat down on a chair, took a sip of warm water, and opened the Question Bank app.

Lingnan now updated a log in the Question Bank. Song Man would check it from time to time, hoping she would get better.

【November 23rd】

Came back from the offline meetup today, feeling pretty good. There’s also something very happy: she agreed to meet me! We haven’t been in touch for a long time, I’m really so happy. So I’ll start keeping a log from today. I really wish I could get better quickly.

【November 25th】

It snowed. Too bad I can’t go out and play in the snow. I used to build snowmen with her.

【November 27th】

Coughing more today than before. There’s bl00d when I sneeze, my chest feels tight, and my body aches, but I’m used to it by now. I told my parents that when the weather is good, we should go shopping. I want to buy a new dress.

【November 28th】

The snow stopped. I felt pretty good, so I arranged to go out shopping with my parents, but I hadn’t walked far before I felt myself losing consciousness. When I woke up again, I was back in the hospital room, and it was already dark. Couldn’t go out.

【November 30th】

Saw Mom wiping away tears again today. I regret not pestering them to have a younger sibling back then. If I’m gone, what will they do?

【December 1st】

A new month! I’ve always felt very lucky. It’s been almost three years, and I’m still alive. I heard that the person in the same room as me back then is gone. I don’t want to go. Let’s all keep fighting in the new month.

【December 3rd】

I chose online shopping. The new dress arrived, it’s very pretty. I’ll wear this to see her.

【December 5th】

Went into the operating room again. Thankfully, I opened my eyes again. I still have so many things I haven’t done. I haven’t gotten a cat yet, and I haven’t seen her.

Song Man read these entries again, feeling a strange pang of sadness in her heart.

She scrolled down and saw the log Lingnan had just updated.

【December 6th】

Had some insomnia last night. My body kept hurting, not intensely but constantly. Painkillers didn’t help. I called her, and when I heard her tell me to sleep well, tears just streamed down. But her words were really effective, I fell asleep very quickly. Today, I also greedily want her to say goodnight to me.

“Lao Chu, you say…”

Song Man wanted to ask something but couldn’t say anything.

Chu Fengqiu stroked her hair, offering silent comfort.

They were just bystanders to this story, or perhaps witnesses.

Whether this story was good or bad, everyone had different standards for judgment.

Song Man still couldn’t resist and messaged Lingnan privately, asking if she was okay.

【Lingnan】: I’m doing well, much better than before. I called her, I’m so happy.

【Lingnan】: I’ve talked to her photo many times. For a while recently, I kept muttering one sentence, and I didn’t expect it to actually come true.

【A Man】: What did you say?

【Lingnan】: I said, I don’t like you anymore, so stop hiding from me.