“Achoo!”
Yun Hui sneezed without warning, nearly jumping out of her skin.
Bai Yueming didn’t turn around, her gaze fixed on her phone. “Catching a cold?”
Yun Hui rubbed her nose. “I don’t think so. I’m pretty healthy.”
“Could’ve fooled me.”
Yun Hui widened her eyes. “I am healthy! I rarely get sick!”
Hearing Yun Hui’s earnest tone, Bai Yueming glanced sideways. “Then someone must be cursing you. That’s why you sneezed.”
…
“Who would curse me for no reason…? No one even knows me,” Yun Hui muttered.
Bai Yueming opened the room door. “Or maybe someone’s thinking about you. Your boyfriend?”
A mischievous impulse struck her, and she deliberately brought up a sensitive topic.
Yun Hui froze in the doorway, momentarily at a loss for how to respond.
If she said she had a boyfriend… Yueming would definitely ask how many she’d dated.
If she said she didn’t… then how should she answer…? That she didn’t like dating guys? Yueming would probably think she was weird, just like everyone else, and start avoiding her…
Yueming’s a good person! Can’t just lay all my cards on the table.
The tall woman in front of her gave Yun Hui a faint smile. “Could it be you like…”
Bang!
Yun Hui’s mind exploded. If this situation generated heat, smoke might be rising from the top of her head.
Yun Hui waved her hands. “I don’t have anyone! I… I like guys!”
“I never asked what gender you like.”
That sentence was like a soul-snaring thread, instantly strangling Yun Hui right there in the doorway!
…
Yun Hui trembled all over, her toes gripping her slippers with all their might, her face flushed bright red.
Like she’d just run an 800-meter race.
A confession without being asked.
A smile appeared on Bai Yueming’s face. She patted Yun Hui’s head and whispered softly by her ear, “The novels are quite interesting.”
What!
Yun Hui lifted her foot and dashed toward her seat.
She’d forgotten! All the other novels were still on the bookshelf! She should’ve stuffed them into the cabinet!
So embarrassing!
Yun Hui was now extremely mortified, wishing she could crawl into a hole.
One she’d never come out of!
Bai Yueming stood before her, wearing an expression that said, “I know everything.”
Yun Hui’s eyes turned slightly red. “You… don’t tell anyone! You’ll be in big trouble!”
…
Bai Yueming just found the Yun Hui in front of her adorable, like a cat with its fur ruffled, looking angry but completely non-threatening.
Whether she’d bite or not remained to be seen.
“Get some rest. You have class tomorrow.” With those words, Bai Yueming picked up a large bucket of “equipment” and headed to the bathroom to shower.
She didn’t treat Yun Hui like a freak because of this.
Yun Hui’s face was still flushed red. She touched her cheeks—they were burning hot.
“So embarrassing. Good thing Meng Yao isn’t here…”
Otherwise, one more person would know!
She took a deep breath and started organizing her schedule for tomorrow’s classes.
…
Three days later.
Ding-ding-ding!
The class bell rang, and the lecture hall erupted with deafening chatter.
Sitting in the front row, Yun Hui slowly packed up her professional textbooks from the desk.
The teacher asked, “Your name is Yun Hui, right?”
“Yes, teacher.”
“Why aren’t you sitting with the other girls? Having trouble communicating?”
This major had more boys, and the girls were all treasures of the class, to be cherished.
Yun Hui shook her head. “No, no! I like sitting in the front so I won’t fall asleep.”
The teacher smiled faintly. “I like students like you, Yun Hui. Go eat now, or it’ll get crowded soon.”
Yun Hui responded, gathered her backpack, and headed outside. Just as she reached the cafeteria entrance, her phone inconveniently chimed with a text message.
【You have a package at the South Gate Station of Haicheng University. Please pick it up as soon as possible before 20:00!】
Yun Hui glanced at the overcrowded cafeteria, weighed her options—and decisively made her way toward the campus delivery station.
Waiting in line was pure agony for her.
“According to the campus map, the delivery station is near the East Gate,” Yun Hui muttered to herself.
Her novel had arrived.
She had almost finished all her books, so she had bought a few more on her way to dinner yesterday to satisfy her craving.
Yes, little Yun Hui also wanted to fall in love.
But reality reflected in books could also turn the pages yellow and brittle.
Perhaps by the time she grew old and faded, there still wouldn’t be a soulmate who would walk into her life.
Yun Hui arrived at the delivery station near the East Gate of the campus but couldn’t find the pickup code provided in the text message after searching for a long time.
With a stern expression, she asked the staff member, “Sister, I can’t find my package.”
The station attendant didn’t hear Yun Hui’s voice—it was too noisy, and her voice was too soft.
Thinking the staff member was still busy, Yun Hui obediently stood beside her, waiting as she affixed barcodes to a long string of packages one by one and placed them on the counter.
This went on for about ten minutes.
Yun Hui patiently waited for the staff member.
After finishing her task, the staff member noticed a student standing beside her. “What’s wrong, student?”
Yun Hui extended her hand to show the text message. “I can’t find this package.”
The staff member glanced at it, intending to help her look, only to realize the message stated the South Gate Station…
She looked at Yun Hui with a slightly odd expression.
“This package is at the South Gate. Make sure to check carefully next time.”
Yun Hui froze, her face instantly flushing red.
The school… only has one delivery station, right? I thought the South Gate one had moved to the East Gate…
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I didn’t read it carefully! I’m sorry…”
She hurriedly apologized, drawing the attention of people nearby, who assumed the staff member was giving Yun Hui a hard time.
Seeing the curious glances from others, she didn’t hesitate and quickly dashed out of the station.
As someone naturally prone to social anxiety, Yun Hui couldn’t handle such a scene.
After running a distance, she looked around to make sure no one was watching her before finally letting out a sigh of relief.
“Oh no… I forgot to ask where the South Gate Station is,” Yun Hui mumbled gloomily.
She had left in such a hurry that she forgot to ask.
The campus map didn’t have any information about the South Gate Station at all.
To make matters worse, even the map app didn’t show the exact location of the South Gate Station.
She slung her backpack over her shoulder and slowly walked south.
Should she ask a passerby?
It was after class, and the streets were filled with groups of people.
If she asked for directions, she’d have to endure the stares of many people…
She decided to casually search for someone walking alone on the street and ask them as soon as she found them.
Haicheng was in the north, and during the transition between summer and autumn, it wasn’t as hot as her hometown.
At this time, she was still wearing long sleeves.
The midday sunlight was bright, and an unnamed breeze carrying the scent of the ocean swept over the university campus.
The sycamore leaves, awakened by the wind, released a gentle fragrance with all their might.
Sycamore trees symbolized—beauty, resilience, and independence.
Standing under the dappled shade of the trees, her gaze lightly swept over the crowd.
Suddenly, for no apparent reason, her eyes locked onto a woman in the distance.
They were separated by a considerable distance.
In the shimmering sunlight, that figure seemed to glow. As if destined, even the wind seemed to guide her toward that spot.
Yun Hui mustered her courage and approached the figure.
“I’ve said it before. Don’t discuss infrastructure with me. Once I’ve made a decision, there’s no turning back. If you can’t handle it—you know the consequences.” Yin Han Sou spoke coldly.
Yun Hui glanced at her hands from behind.
Slender and shapely… pale and captivating…
She swallowed softly, a blush spreading across her face. “Senior? Do you know where the South Gate Station is?”
Yin Han Sou was already irritated. Sensing someone behind her, she took a few steps forward, her tone growing even colder and more severe.
She was dealing with something important, Yun Hui thought. She wanted to leave but worried about missing this opportunity. So she lowered her head, fidgeting with her fingers, silently waiting for her to finish the call.
It wasn’t easy to catch someone alone—better to wait a little longer.
To others, it looked exactly like a teacher scolding a student who had suddenly received a phone call.
Yun Hui was too prone to causing misunderstandings—it was her special talent.
When Yin Han Sou finally hung up, her face was full of annoyance. She turned to leave but nearly bumped into Yun Hui, who was still looking down.
“Move aside,” she said coldly.
Yun Hui looked up and met Yin Han Sou’s gaze. “Oh… Senior, I was just asking you how to get to the South Gate Station earlier. I saw you were on the phone, so I waited a bit.”
Only when she took a closer look at Yin Han Sou did she notice her brown suit.
The suit hugged her figure, revealing subtle curves—elegant yet resolute. The tailoring was exquisite, especially around the collar and cuffs, making her neck and arms appear even more slender.
What a beautiful senior… exactly her type.
She swallowed dreamily, her gaze drifting elsewhere.
A faint fragrance wafted into her nose—like a midsummer night’s breeze, intoxicating Yun Hui.
Her eyes inexplicably drifted back to Yin Han Sou, as if sensing the other’s intense gaze, responding to it.