Yu Yixian’s excitement at this moment was difficult to describe with just one or two words; she threw herself into Ling Yun’s arms, choosing to use actual actions to express how she felt.
However, happiness aside, they still had to return to reality.
Yu Yixian counted the times she was free, which were pitifully few, but fortunately, her senior no longer had to rush back and forth to the school studio, and she could return to the apartment to get a good rest during lunch breaks.
The two of them lingered for a while longer, looking at the empty apartment, and discussed going to a furniture store to browse when they had time.
“By the way, how is your mother recovering?”
Ling Yun twisted a strand of Yu Yixian’s hair around her finger. Hearing Yu Yixian’s concerned words, she smiled slightly, her expression clearly much more relaxed.
“She is recovering very well. Dr. Lu said that because we have been following the doctor’s orders carefully, Ms. Ling Qian’s health has been moving in a positive direction. This latest serious episode was an accident, but it was a blessing in disguise. As long as there are no problems during the follow-up observation, she will be able to be discharged and return home by the middle of the month.”
Ling Yun was truly happy. The shadow that had been weighing on her heart could finally be lifted, and the person she loved most was by her side when that shadow was being cast away.
“That’s really great!” Yu Yixian was happy for her, too. “Should I find someone to take care of your mother?”
Yu Yixian also recalled that because the situation was urgent last night, she seemed to have hidden nothing…
“Senior… you heard everything last night, didn’t you?” Yu Yixian pulled back from Ling Yun’s embrace, and the light brown hair that had been wrapped around Ling Yun’s finger slipped away through her fingers following Yu Yixian’s movement.
It was impossible to hold onto it.
Ling Yun felt a moment of panic.
“Don’t say it,” she instinctively opened her mouth to refuse, while her mind recalled the words Yu Yixian had said to her ex-girlfriend earlier.
The identity of an illegitimate daughter, not welcomed by the family, and unqualified to inherit the family fortune.
She still remembered the way Yu Yixian’s eyelids drooped when she uncovered her own scars. The identity of an illegitimate daughter must have made her life very difficult, yet even so, she still loved life and loved everyone around her.
Since it was a scar, it shouldn’t be uncovered. No matter what her identity was, it didn’t matter to her; Yu Yixian was just Yu Yixian, her lover.
Yu Yixian was stunned, feeling confused by the sudden look of heartache and pity that Ling Yun was showing her.
“Senior, what’s wrong with you?” Yu Yixian reached out and touched Ling Yun’s eyelids. “Why are you so sad?”
Did she do something wrong?
Ling Yun shook her head, caught the hand that was gently stroking her eyelids, and nuzzled it.
“Don’t say it. No matter what your identity is, I will always love your soul.”
Yu Yixian’s cheeks flushed; that was so sudden.
“Me too, I like you the most, Senior.”
Yu Yixian had never been stingy with her confessions; she felt that love should be expressed loudly, otherwise, how would others know?
But since her senior didn’t want to hear it right now, she would talk about it later when she had time. There was no rush anyway.
In the afternoon, Ling Yun had to go to the hospital, and Yu Yixian simply followed along.
On the way, Yu Yixian explained to Ling Yun that the cars she had called before were actually driven by Uncle Li. She also introduced Uncle Li to Ling Yun, explaining that he was the driver specifically assigned to pick her up and drop her off at home.
This way, they could call Uncle Li to pick them up directly whenever they went out in the future, instead of having to use other excuses and making her senior overthink things.
Otherwise, it would be really difficult to explain why the same driver showed up every time they took a taxi.
Yu Yixian intended to reveal her identity bit by bit so that she could give her senior a buffer.
Throughout the May Day holiday, they ran back and forth between the apartment and the hospital. Ling Qian also told them both to stop coming and to go out and have some fun.
However, Ling Yun was worried, and Yu Yixian also felt that there was no rush for these few days. If they missed this holiday, there were still Saturdays and Sundays, and plenty of other times.
Besides, she also wanted to win some favor in front of Ling Qian.
The May Day holiday flashed by, and today was the last day. The two of them had just arrived at the hospital in the morning and hadn’t been sitting for more than a few minutes before they were kicked out by Ling Qian.
“Today is the last day of the holiday. Don’t linger in front of me anymore, go on a date!”
Then, Yu Yixian was pulled out of the hospital by Ling Yun with a flushed face.
“How did your mother know…” Yu Yixian patted her burning face. She had kept a proper distance from her senior at the hospital, so how had she been found out? However, did her mother’s words mean that she didn’t mind her and her senior being together?
“It’s not your fault, it’s me—I couldn’t stop looking at you.” Ling Yun held Yu Yixian’s face in her hands, looked at her moist eyes, and parted her lips, but in the end, she held it back.
“Actually, I was also secretly looking at you, Senior. It’s not all your fault,” Yu Yixian said embarrassedly.
The two smiled at each other. They were in the middle of a passionate romance; even if they intentionally didn’t get close, the atmosphere between them and the looks they gave each other were impossible to hide.
Ling Qian had once been in love; she naturally saw through the relationship between Ling Yun and Yu Yixian at a glance.
She had previously wondered what kind of person her daughter, who was indifferent to everything, would like. At first, she certainly hadn’t thought that Ling Yun would fall for a girl, but on second thought, Ling Yun was her child after all. Back then, she had escaped from that family; the things she did were even more rebellious than Ling Yun liking a girl.
Moreover, Yu Yixian was beautiful, had a good personality, and was considerate; there were no flaws to be found anywhere. Since Ling Yun had chosen her, then let the younger generation forge their own path.
Suddenly having free time and finding that it was too early to go back to school to do anything, Yu Yixian suggested that they should just go to the furniture store!
It was a perfect chance to add some life to their little home.
The apartment currently only had basic facilities, but many small details were not yet perfected.
For example, the curtains in the guest bedroom!
Yu Yixian ran off to look at curtains immediately.
Holding hands, the two picked and chose along the way, buying a pile of things to take back to the apartment.
Originally, Yu Yixian wanted to pay, but Ling Yun had somehow secretly paid the bill in advance. She thought that her senior would have many places to spend money lately and knew that if she gave her money directly, her senior wouldn’t take it, so she simply suggested that they go Dutch (AA).
Unexpectedly, her senior still didn’t agree.
“I’m already working now. You should keep your money; these few things aren’t enough to make me ‘go bankrupt’.” Ling Yun pinched Yu Yixian’s cheek, rejecting her proposal to go Dutch.
She had experienced the days of living under someone else’s roof and understood how uncomfortable that kind of cautious life was. As an illegitimate daughter, Yu Yixian must have had a hard time in the Yu family.
Anyway, the project payment had already been received, and after deducting the money for her mother’s medical treatment, there was still plenty left. She would work hard to earn money in the future and give Yu Yixian a happy and beautiful life.
Ling Yun, who was currently full of thoughts about not wanting to uncover the scars of Yu Yixian’s illegitimate daughter status, imagined that her life in the Yu family might have been difficult. After all, she couldn’t imagine a pampered young lady choosing to live on campus, wearing such ordinary things, and having none of the pride or arrogance that a young lady should have.
Yu Yixian, who was still unaware of the truth, only felt that her senior was becoming kinder and kinder to her, never imagining that the two of them were thinking on completely different wavelengths.
Furthermore, Yu Yixian had long forgotten the “illegitimate daughter” backstory she had made up offhandedly.
The two returned to the apartment, tidied up a bit, and then went back to school.
After all, one of them still had to attend classes and the other had to prepare for a thesis defense; it was more convenient to live on campus.
The May Day holiday ended in a flash, and almost all the students were sighing during the first class.
Yu Yixian put down her phone and stole a glance at her roommates who were sighing beside her.
“Is it that fun?”
Wang Xiaoyue lay on the table and wailed, “It was super fun! Wait, no—didn’t you go too? Did you not have a good time?”
Even Tang Jia, who usually loved studying, lay wilting on the table, nodding in agreement.
Yu Yixian blinked and smiled, saying that she had changed her mind during May Day and didn’t go out to play, successfully glossing over the matter.
The remaining holidays before summer break would be even harder to get through.
Final exams.
Midway, Ling Yun’s mother was discharged from the hospital. Yu Yixian specially rushed over to see her off, but Ling Yun’s hometown was not local and required leaving the province, and Yu Yixian had classes the next day, so she could only see her off at the airport.
However, Ling Qian invited Yu Yixian to come visit during the holiday, which made Yu Yixian very happy.
Once her mom and dad returned, she would also tell them about her relationship with Ling Yun!
Just after June began, the weather turned hot suddenly; short sleeves, shorts, and spaghetti-strap dresses were brought out, and everyone couldn’t live without air conditioning.
Yu Yixian had been preparing for final exams recently and hadn’t had much time to go on dates with Ling Yun. Ling Yun was also preparing for her graduation defense and graduation ceremony, so she was busy too.
However, the two still found time for a date amidst their busy schedules.
The discussion threads about them on the school forum were also increasing.
[Rational discussion about that high-attractive couple in our school]
0F: They’ve been together for almost three months, when will they break up?
1F: Only three months and you’re already asking for them to break up, don’t be so sour, OP.
6F: Exactly, OP wouldn’t happen to have a crush on one of them, right!
11F: Wait, no, who exactly are you guys talking about!
21F: That y and l couple, you idiot in 11th floor, you can’t even follow the gossip.
26F: I’m shipping it!
33F: Calling her an idiot is so sweet ww
34F: The thread is off-topic! Get back here! Why does the OP want that little couple to break up?
66F: I remember y seems to have a long history of romances, can she really go the distance with l? Plus, one is graduating and one is still in school, there will be even more of a generation gap…
[This thread has been deleted by the administrator!]
Ling Yun pushed the computer away, her dark eyes gloomy. Chu Qingyu, who was beside her, hurried to comfort her when she saw this: “Don’t listen to them rambling. You and Yu are dating just fine, how could you break up? Plus, you’ve both decided to live together, so even if you graduate, you’ll still be together, there won’t be a generation gap.”
Chu Qingyu had witnessed the entire process of the two getting together, and the sweet atmosphere between them made even her, a social butterfly, feel envious.
How could they possibly break up?
Buzz—
Chu Qingyu glanced over; sure enough, it was a video call from Yu Yixian.
See? How could they break up when they are so inseparable? If anything, she was more likely to break up first.
Chu Qingyu looked at Ye Qingdai, who hadn’t responded to her for half a month at the top of her WeChat, and let out a long sigh.
Although Ling Yun was in a bad mood, she still feigned indifference, walked out of the dorm, went to the end of the hallway, and answered Yu Yixian’s video call.
“Senior, were you busy just now?”
Generally speaking, it was rare for her senior to be this slow to answer her video call, and her senior had just told her she was staying in the dorm.
“I just went to the restroom and didn’t take my phone.” Ling Yun twitched the corners of her mouth, forcing herself to delete the scene she had just seen.
Little Fish loved her so much; she wouldn’t break up with her.
“I see. By the way, Senior, do you have anything to do next week?” Yu Yixian scratched her cheek and asked the reason for her video call.
“Yes, I have to go on a business trip.”
“Ah…” Yu Yixian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. “Then I happen to be going to Tianhe City to see a friend, so I don’t have to be conflicted anymore.”
Ling Yun raised her eyebrows slightly. “What a coincidence, I’m going to Tianhe City for this business trip, too.”
Yu Yixian paused, her expression clearly becoming a bit stiff. “Haha, that is quite a coincidence. Maybe we’ll run into each other. When are you going, Senior?”
Ling Yun instantly detected that something was wrong with Yu Yixian, especially after having just seen those threads, and her heart sank, though she didn’t show it on her face.
“I’m going on Thursday and coming back on Saturday.”
Yu Yixian blinked. Liang Shuxue was asking for Saturday, so if they really ran into each other, it would be difficult. Should she tell her senior?