But what am I supposed to do when I’ve never seen you as a sister?
Over ten years of companionship, watching you grow from a young girl with hair knotted at the temples to a graceful young lady standing tall, watching you climb to the pinnacle of the dical world with your brilliant mind and tenacious will, watching you beco more beautiful and outstanding by the day, like a carefully nurtured flower that has finally blood into the most splendid blossom, I’m filled with sincere joy and delight.
I don’t know when you took root in the depths of my heart, but it’s the greatest joy and the most unspeakable sentint I’ve ever felt, tossing and turning night after night,sleep eluding by day.
My dearest girl, when will you see the fla that beats only for you in the depths of my eyes?
——
In the evening, after Yun Miao fell asleep, Yun Ya sat by her bed for a while before returning to his own room.
The room was decorated in pale blue tones, soft and dreamlike. It was Qin Du who had taken the initiative to decorate her room. Actually, Yun Ya didn’t like it very much; it was too princess-like for her taste. She preferred simple, cool black and white tones. But since Brother Ah Du liked it, she went along with it.
She dealt with various docunts in her email first, then video-called Professor Bird for a few minutes, and chatted with an online friend for a while.
This friend was soone Yun Ya t on a dical forum. The person had asked a question that was highly professional, and no one replied except for Yun Ya, who patiently and thoroughly provided an answer. Later, the person started a private chat with Yun Ya. Normally, Yun Ya was too busy with studies and work to spend much ti online, but this person was always there, virtually 24/7, engaging Yun Ya in endless conversations. Yun Ya blocked him, but sohow he always found a way to add her again.
Gradually, they beca familiar through their exchanges, and Yun Ya learned so basic information about him. His na was Yun Zhan, a dical student at a dostic university, Nan, 21 years old, smart and lively with a strong desire to learn, a bit neurotic, and from what she could infer, likely from a very wealthy family.
Later, when Yun Zhan realized he’d been led on and that he knew nothing about the other party, he dug deep and insisted on getting to the bottom of it. Yun Ya simply ntioned she was studying abroad and refused to divulge anything else.
From the way he spoke and his precision in conversation, as well as his unique and shrewd insights into dical issues, he guessed that Yun Ya was probably a man in his thirties, a doctoral student abroad, wearing a pair of thick black-frad glasses, a dull and uninteresting old scholar.
He clamored to beco a disciple and even said that he would definitely co to pick her up at the airport the day she returned to the country, insisting on eting her no matter what.
Even though the kid was humorous and unreliable, Yun Ya was able to dig out a lot of useful information from him, such as the current state of the dical field in the country and so advanced research topics. The kid was an open book, spilling everything he knew like beans from a bamboo tube.
[I’ll be returning to the country soon] Yun Ya typed and sent the ssage.
The other side imdiately sent back a smiling face, responding so fast it was as if they were on standby at the computer.
[Master, you’re finally coming back, do you know how long I’ve been looking forward to this day? Wuuuu...]
[Master, which flight are you on? I must pick you up. Master, I’ll treat you to Deshengju’s roast duck, the most famous one in Great Kyoto. I’ll reserve a spot right away. You have no idea, to eat here, you need to book half a year in advance...]
[Master, did you know, the night before last, I even dread of you. I dreamt you were an old lady even scarier than Sister Rong; my goodness, it startled awake. How could my most admired master be like Sister Rong, an old lady? You must be a handso and elegant man, unparalleled, and charmingly carefree...]
[Eh? Master, why aren’t you talking? Are you upset? I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said I dreamt you were Sister Rong...]
After taking a bath, Yun Ya saw almost his entire chat box filled by the other’s ssages, which made him chuckle.
[Don’t bother, the flight isn’t booked yet, and I’ll be staying in the country for a long ti, so there will be plenty of opportunities to et.]
Before the other side could flood the chat again, Yun Ya closed the computer.
Yun Ya glanced at the clock on the desk; it was 11:40 p.m.
The door was knocked upon, "Tap tap tap," it sounded in the deep and quiet night, like a drumbeat striking at the heart.
At this ti of night, there was almost no need to guess.
Yun Ya walked over and opened the door to find Qin Du standing under the dim yellow light in his howear. The warm light draped him in a layer of soft glow, his tall figure nearly blocking all the light, the heavy scent of male hormones wafting through the air, heady in the deep night.
Looking at his handso and gentle face, Yun Ya smiled, "Brother Ah Du, what’s the matter?"
The girl in front had on a simple white straight-cut nightgown. Its roomy hem further accentuated her slender fra and long limbs. The buds of youth were faintly visible at her chest, emitting the delicate fragrance of a virgin...
His breathing beca abruptly erratic as he struggled to calm the restlessness within him, his gaze settling on her face.
To describe her as a lotus-like face with willowy brows must surely be talking about her, those beautiful eyes gathering the most dazzling light in the world, stars twinkling, ripples jagged, yet in an instant covered by a layer of tranquil water, deep and still, mysterious and vast.
Damp long hair draped over her frail shoulders, those dripping tips adding a touch of coquettishness to her innocent features, every smile and frown indescribably charming.
Qin Du heard his own heartbeat skipping several beats. He hurriedly looked down to hide his lapse, clearing his throat.
"I ca out for water and saw the light was still on in your room, so I ca to check. It’s late, you should rest. Leave any work until tomorrow, you shouldn’t harm your young body by overdoing it," Qin Du said with concern, his voice like a warm cup of tea in the boundless night, warming right to the core.
Yun Ya curved her lips, "I understand, Brother Ah Du, you should rest early too."
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
Not until the door slowly closed, cutting off the girl’s graceful figure, and a cool breeze blew in from the hallway’s windowsill, dispersing the intimate thoughts in his mind, did he lower his head and let out a wry smile.
Another long night, destined to be sleepless.
——
At Jingdu International Airport of Country Hua, a civilian aircraft slowly descended from the blue sky.
The three o’clock afternoon sunlight pierced through the airport’s imnse glass windows, casting a myriad of silhouettes on the shiny floor, over which hurried travelers and passengers quickly paced.
The arrival gate was bustling with people, their faces either filled with expectation or anxiety as they frequently looked around, so even holding up signs.
A tall figure in a black coat, wearing a duckbill cap, slowly erged from the crowd. With her head slightly lowered and hands tucked into her coat pockets, she slipped by unnoticed and hurried out of the airport.
Standing outside in the plaza of the airport hall, Yun Ya lifted her gaze to the broad blue sky.
The corners of her lips slowly turned up in a smile, tender yet cool.
I’m back.
Qin Du, pushing his luggage, ca over, "Let’s go."
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