Let's Do Some Questions - Chapter 86

Song Man calmly analyzed the situation for several minutes, feeling that something was very wrong.

“That’s not right, why is this happening?”

Song Man rubbed her chin. It definitely wasn’t like this before.

Before she knew Chu Fengqiu liked her, she was never the one to get shy first.

But now, why was she so weak in front of Chu Fengqiu? It felt like she was being led by Chu Fengqiu, but the problem was, wasn’t she the one being pursued?

Song Man pulled out her phone and actually searched for how to gain the upper hand in front of a pursuer, a behavior she found hard to describe.

Excluding the useless results, the rest basically said things like making the other person blush, their heart pound, feel awkward, making the pursuer dazed, crazy for her, crashing into walls for her. It also suggested being appropriately distant at times so the pursuer wouldn’t become too complacent…

Song Man twitched her lips. Crazy for her, wild for her? That was a bit exaggerated. Besides, if she went up and flirted, Chu Fengqiu would probably be thrilled, and she didn’t need Chu Fengqiu to be crazy for her, that was a bit scary. A normal relationship would be fine.

As for being distant and ignoring her… Song Man hesitated. She unconsciously looked out the window and saw Chu Fengqiu standing by the trees near the lake, looking at her.

The girl’s figure was slender and tall, blending with the scenery, beautiful like a painting.

They looked at each other from afar. Even though Song Man couldn’t clearly see Chu Fengqiu’s face, she knew Chu Fengqiu must have a gentle smile on her face, just like always.

Song Man’s thoughts about being distant shattered into pieces in her mind. How could she bear to? She simply couldn’t.

Song Man withdrew her gaze, muttering that she was truly smitten, and rolled onto the bed.

Her birthday was approaching.

Things that were expected weren’t really surprises, but Song Man and Chu Fengqiu both knew they were just waiting for an opportunity, a sense of ritual.

As the new year arrived, Song Man felt a bit lost in thought.

The Gregorian calendar turned a new page, moving from the past to today.

Song Man had a barbecue with her teachers and classmates, chatted for a while, and after showering, snuggled under the covers.

WeChat Moments and Weibo were filled with posts about the new year. Although this wasn’t the real Lunar New Year in the eyes of Chinese people, everyone was still joyful.

Song Man posted a #HappyNewYear tag on Weibo, remembering that she hadn’t been on the Question Bank app for a long time. Since coming to the winter camp, she hadn’t had time for it.

She logged into the Question Bank and her hand instinctively went to Lingnan’s profile.

There were comments wishing Lingnan a Happy New Year. Lingnan’s avatar was gray, and the last login date was fixed on that specific day.

Song Man looked at the screen, wished Lingnan a Happy New Year in her heart, and started to tackle the problems sent via private messages.

The questions, in Song Man’s opinion, were quite simple, and some were from a long time ago and might have already been solved. Song Man only picked the recent, worthwhile questions to answer. It didn’t take much time. Just as she finished answering the last private message, Chu Fengqiu also finished showering and came in.

Song Man lifted a corner of the blanket and patted the bed for Chu Fengqiu.

Chu Fengqiu lay down, touched Song Man’s slightly damp hair ends with her hand, and reached for a towel.

Song Man saw what Chu Fengqiu was trying to do at a glance and pulled her back.

“No need! It’s just the ends, it’s fine. It’ll dry before I sleep. Want to go on Question Bank and do a live stream to wish everyone a Happy New Year?”

“Okay.”

Chu Fengqiu didn’t get her own phone. She leaned next to Song Man, using Song Man’s phone.

As soon as Song Man started the live stream, the Question Bank immediately broadcasted it loudly.

【Man Shen, long time no see! Happy New Year’s Eve! Have you been busy lately? You haven’t been on Question Bank much.】

【Sister, I’m here! Happy New Year!】

【Man Jie, Happy New Year! Is Q Jie with you?】

【Man Shen, want to do problems together tonight? We have to do homework for New Year’s Eve anyway.】

【It’s almost the end of the semester. Praying to Man Shen and Q-Shen, hope I can have a good time when I go home for the holidays.】

【Don’t know why, but I suddenly want to sing “Good Luck Comes” for the person above.】

Song Man was amused by the comments. She never turned on her camera, only the microphone. Since she had used her real voice last time, she didn’t bother with a voice changer anymore.

“Happy New Year to everyone! Ah Q is right next to me.”

“Happy New Year, everyone.”

Chu Fengqiu spoke, her fingers playing with Song Man’s slightly damp hair.

Perhaps it was the comfort of being in bed with the person she liked in the winter, Chu Fengqiu’s voice carried a rare hint of laziness. With a slight smile, it had a touch of captivating charm.

Song Man was close by and felt the voice winding around her ear, making her heart tremble involuntarily.

【Q-Shen’s voice is so, so, so mature and captivating!!!】

【Ah Wei is dead! Spending New Year’s Eve together, this socialist sisterhood is real!】

【Ah Man and Ah Q, be happy and joyful together in the new year!】

【Why does the comment above sound a bit strange to me?】

“You all should also live happily, joyfully, and healthily!”

【And I, still studying late, am destined to become bald.】

【Who isn’t doing homework?!】

【Man Shen, doing problems tonight?】

“Hmm… probably not doing problems.”

It wasn’t that Song Man had lost her enthusiasm for studying. It was just that she studied every day now. Although she enjoyed the beautiful scenery, the teachers were also working hard to train them, and the difficulty of the questions wasn’t like the ones Song Man used to practice. It was quite mentally taxing, so Song Man wanted to rest properly.

“It’s already very late, isn’t it? Aren’t you guys resting?”

Song Man glanced at the time. It should be 1:30 AM in China now, and there were still some people in the live stream.

【It’s almost the end of the semester, no choice. To avoid getting beaten during the holidays QAQ】

【Truly humble. My final exam score determines whether I’ll be criticized when visiting relatives during the New Year.】

“Then keep up the good work! We’re going to sleep now. Good night.”

【I want to sleep with Man Shen too, woo woo woo.】

Song Man’s move to close the live stream was stopped by Chu Fengqiu. Chu Fengqiu pressed her hand and saw that prominent comment.

“Sorry, you don’t have a chance. She only sleeps with me.”

After saying that, Chu Fengqiu closed the live stream, her finger tracing Song Man’s palm, a smile on her face.

“You, you, you… Wow, you are truly shameless.”

Song Man put away her phone, declaring that Chu Fengqiu was a ruthless person.

She even cared about such a small thing. How could this person be so sweet?

Hehe.

“This is something that needs to be stated seriously.”

Chu Fengqiu rubbed Song Man’s face with her nose, raised her hand to touch Song Man’s hair ends, and smoothed them out with her fingers.

“Let’s sleep. Good night.”

“Okay, sleep.”

Song Man turned on some music and closed her eyes.

While Song Man fell asleep peacefully, the students watching the black screen were bewildered.

The ManQiu CP fans who weren’t asleep were in a frenzy, happily consuming the “sugar” and eagerly starting to write fanfiction.

The days drew closer to the date Song Man was most looking forward to. Chu Fengqiu seemed as usual, but Song Man started to get nervous.

Who was supposed to be the one confessing?!

Song Man was both nervous and expectant, yet Chu Fengqiu’s expression remained perfectly calm, not at all like someone who was going to confess tomorrow.

Song Man watched Chu Fengqiu, who was discussing something with a classmate over there, with a lingering gaze. She propped her face with one hand and doodled on a piece of paper with the other.

You Na patted Song Man’s shoulder from behind. Song Man, caught off guard, shivered, which amused You Na.

“Song, what are you thinking about? So focused?”

You Na sat down next to Song Man and looked down at what Song Man was holding.

“Are you drawing… a cup?”

“Probably a soda.”

Song Man continued to draw, adding leaves on top.

“Why are there leaves?”

“It’s mint.”

Song Man corrected.

You Na… You Na was speechless.

“Why are you drawing this? Do you like mint-flavored soda?”

“Something like that.”

The person she liked was like mint-flavored soda.

Blue-toned, served in a glass cup, with ice cubes and small bubbles floating together, a slice of lemon next to the ice, and mint leaves floating on top.

Quiet, cool, a comfortable presence that made you feel refreshed just by looking at it on a hot summer day.

As if by telepathy, Chu Fengqiu turned her head and looked towards Song Man. Song Man looked up and saw Chu Fengqiu smiling at her.

Song Man lightly snorted. What was she smiling at? She still didn’t know how Chu Fengqiu was going to confess.

With that smile from Chu Fengqiu, Song Man lost the mood to draw. She propped her face with the pen, feeling a bit distracted.

“Song?”

“Hmm?”

“Do you have something on your mind?”

“To be precise, it’s something I’m looking forward to.”

Song Man had a smile on her face. She twirled the pen in her hand, her eyes sparkling.

Seeing this, You Na nodded and smiled.

Night fell. Song Man was taking clothes from her suitcase, happily thinking about what kind of confession she would receive tomorrow.

She squatted on the bed and looked back. Chu Fengqiu was applying the hand cream she had given her, showing no signs, her expression as calm as ever.

Song Man hugged her pajamas and looked back at Chu Fengqiu as she stood up.

Chu Fengqiu wasn’t looking at her. Song Man puffed out her cheeks.

Song Man walked towards the door, looking back three times, but Chu Fengqiu still didn’t look at her.

Fine, don’t look.

Hmph.

Song Man closed the door and shuffled off to take a shower in her slippers.

Song Man washed her hair and body, getting ready for tomorrow, making herself smell nice.

While washing, she had already decided what clothes to wear. That outfit was specifically saved for tomorrow and she hadn’t shown it to Chu Fengqiu.

Tomorrow, she’d borrow makeup from You Na and doll herself up a bit, Song Man thought.

Song Man hummed a tune, slowly and thoroughly washing herself, and shuffled back to the room in her slippers.

When she reached the door, she saw that the gap under the door was dark.

Turned off the lights?

How could Chu Fengqiu do that! She wasn’t back yet!

Song Man didn’t think too much and opened the door. The confusion on her face froze, turning into surprise.

The weather was beautiful today. Stars twinkled in the sky, and their light fell into the room, illuminating a space and casting a floor full of shimmering light.

Chu Fengqiu had arranged mirrors in the room to use reflection, making the entire room seem surrounded by stars. As soon as she pushed the door open, she stepped into a galaxy.

In the center of the twinkling stars, one point of light was particularly prominent.

Song Man walked over and picked up the box in the middle.

She opened the gift box, which contained a glowing sun and moon.

Song Man picked them up and found they were wooden items painted with fluorescent paint, very light in her hand.

Underneath them were many paper-folded stars.

A wind-up kitten ran out from somewhere in the room, entering this galaxy, holding up a sign in its paw.

“Unfold the stars?”

Song Man picked up a paper star and unfolded one.

The writing on it also glowed, standing out clearly.

“Today I carved the sun for you. You are warm and radiant like it… The seventy-eighth love letter written to my dearest Manman.”

Song Man read it aloud, her face burning.

If every star was a love letter, then there were so, so many.

“Chu Fengqiu, Chu Fengqiu, it’s not tomorrow yet!”

Song Man was both sweet and a little anxious.

The confession was too early!

“It’s already midnight in China now, my Manman. Happy eighteenth birthday.”

Chu Fengqiu walked out from the galaxy. In Song Man’s eyes, the myriad stars lost their color.

“I give you the sun, moon, and stars. I give you my world, my everything, all that I have. Will you be with me?”

Chu Fengqiu slowly approached, looking into Song Man’s eyes as if trying to see into her heart.

“Yes, I will! I’ll give you my sun, my moon, my stars too. I will be with you!”

Song Man threw herself into Chu Fengqiu’s arms, wrapping her arms around Chu Fengqiu’s neck.

Yes, I will. I will be with the Chu Fengqiu who busies herself cooking for me.

I will be with the Chu Fengqiu who understands me soul to soul and communicates with perfect rapport.

I will be with the gentle Chu Fengqiu who tolerates all my bad tempers.

I will be with the Chu Fengqiu who stands at the finish line for me to run towards.

I will be with the best Chu Fengqiu in the world, who carved the sun and moon and folded stars for me.