DLSRWAR Chapter 37 Waiting for an umbrella on a rainy day, and also waiting for you.

Staring into the young man’s earnest eyes, no matter how angry Qin Yumian might have felt, it all melted away.

She sighed helplessly and said, “I’m not angry.”

If she had really been angry, she wouldn’t have let him off so lightly last night.

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By the time school ended that afternoon, the sky had suddenly turned overcast.

Qin Yumian stayed behind to clean up. Out of the five assigned to clean, the others had swept the floor and wiped the desks and left, leaving her alone to clean the blackboard.

By the time she finished wiping the blackboard, tidied up the podium, a light rain had begun to fall outside.

At that moment, Ye Hancheng ran into the classroom from outside. “Sports rep, it’s raining outside. Did you bring an umbrella?”

Qin Yumian took out her backpack from under the desk, glanced at the window, and replied, “I didn’t bring it.”

Ye Hancheng waved a blue plaid umbrella, which he had just gotten from Wu Yu, and said, “I have an umbrella.”

Qin Yumian said, “… I see it.”

She shot him a sideways glance. Was he running back just to show off that he had an umbrella?

Ye Hancheng suggested with bright eyes, “We can share an umbrella.”

That was the real reason he had rushed back.

Qin Yumian: “…”

Standing at the door and looking at the rain outside, Qin Yumian considered the possibility of running back to the dormitory in the rain.

Ye Hancheng walked over, took her hand, and led her downstairs. “Sports rep, let’s go.”

Qin Yumian slightly resisted the young man’s hand but followed him downstairs obediently.

Downstairs, others who hadn’t brought umbrellas were waiting for the rain to stop.

One of the girls was a classmate from their class. She had her backpack over her head, seemingly planning to run back to the dormitory building like that.

Qin Yumian frowned and suddenly reached out to grab the girl’s shirt from behind.

The girl turned around, saw it was Qin Yumian, and took down her backpack, holding it in her arms. “Sports rep.”

Qin Yumian asked her, “Are you planning to get soaked in the rain?”

“Yeah, I didn’t bring an umbrella.” The girl, a small and unnoticed presence in class, had never made many friends despite being in the same class for two years.

On days like this, while others paired up under umbrellas, she stood alone under the eaves, waiting for the rain to stop.

Some people’s youth was loud and bustling, but others had a quieter youth.

The unnoticed girl was clearly the latter.

Qin Yumian turned to the young man behind her and said, “Brother Han, you should take Qiao Xiaohan back first.”

Ye Hancheng responded with a puzzled, “Huh? And what about you?”

“Hao Jiajia will come and bring me an umbrella.” Qin Yumian subtly tugged at the young man’s sleeve and lowered her voice. “Qiao Xiaohan’s health has always been poor. If she gets wet in the rain, she’s bound to fall sick.”

The way his wife tugged at his sleeve and spoke in a hushed tone made Ye Hancheng feel dizzy.

Qin Yumian gave him another tug. What was he in a daze about?

Ye Hancheng snapped out of his daze, glanced at Qiao Xiaohan, and handed over the umbrella, “Here, take the umbrella.”

How could he leave his wife alone while escorting another girl back to the dormitory?

Qiao Xiaohan was taken aback, her shoulders trembling slightly. She looked at Ye Hancheng in confusion, then at Qin Yumian.

“Take it,” Qin Yumian insisted, pressing the umbrella into her hands.

Qiao Xiaohan’s face flushed from pale to red. Her voice was a mere whisper. “Thank you…”

She bowed solemnly to Qin Yumian and Ye Hancheng before opening the umbrella and heading off into the rain.

Ye Hancheng wanted to call Wu Yu to bring them an umbrella, but his phone had died from playing games all afternoon.

Watching the girl’s figure disappear into the rain, the two without an umbrella exchanged glances.

Ye Hancheng touched his nose and asked, “Sports rep, are you sure Hao Jiajia will bring the umbrella?”

Qin Yumian countered, “What do you think?”

Without a phone, how could she call Hao Jiajia and ask her to send an umbrella?

Ye Hancheng raised his phone, now black-screened and off. “I also can’t reach Wu Yu to get us an umbrella.”

Qin Yumian: “…”

In other words, the umbrella given to Qiao Xiaohan was their only tool for sheltering from the rain.

Ye Hancheng regretted, “If I had known, I would have brought another umbrella.”

He had only thought of bringing one umbrella so that he could share it with his wife. Who could have predicted that Qiao Xiaohan would suddenly appear, leaving both of them without an umbrella?

Outside the classroom building, only Qin Yumian and Ye Hancheng remained under the eaves.

One leaned against the wall reading a book, while the other played around, avoiding the splashing rainwater.

After a while, Ye Hancheng lost interest in playing and stared thoughtfully at the still-pouring rain.

“Sports rep, how about we run back in the rain?” Ye Hancheng suggested, turning to the girl leaning against the wall.

Qin Yumian looked up from her comic book. “Let’s wait a bit longer.”

“Wait for what?” Ye Hancheng ran back to Qin Yumian’s side. “If you’re afraid of getting wet, you can use my clothes to shield yourself from the rain.”

With that, Ye Hancheng quickly began to vigorously remove his outer school uniform, draping it over Qin Yumian, covering her from head to waist.

Qin Yumian: “…”

She lifted the garment blocking her view and looked directly at him. “And what about you?”

Ye Hancheng replied, “I’m in great shape; getting a little wet is no big deal.”

Qin Yumian looked at him silently for a few seconds before suddenly laughing softly. Her almond-shaped eyes seemed to sparkle with starlight. “Maybe sharing a piece of clothing is just as good as sharing an umbrella.”

At first, Ye Hancheng didn’t understand what his wife meant, but he quickly caught on and nodded eagerly. “Alright!”

Then, he suddenly crouched down in front of Qin Yumian. “Get on.”

Qin Yumian looked at the young man’s actions with confusion. “What are you doing?”

Ye Hancheng replied naturally, “I’ll carry you. It’s slippery in the rain, and it’s easy to get your pants and shoes wet. If I carry you, you won’t get your shoes wet.”

Qin Yumian said, “…I’m not that particular.”

Ye Hancheng turned around, his gaze sincere. “But wouldn’t it be easier for you to shield yourself from the rain if you’re on my back?”

Qin Yumian: “…”

It did seem to make some sense.

Ye Hancheng urged, “Come on, get on. If we wait any longer, it’ll be dark soon.”

After a moment of hesitation, considering the unrelenting rain, Qin Yumian slowly climbed onto Ye Hancheng’s back, holding onto the oversized school uniform.

Ye Hancheng’s arms wrapped around the backs of her knees, and with ease, he lifted her up.

With Qin Yumian holding the uniform, Ye Hancheng stepped into the rain.

Their bodies were pressed close together, and Qin Yumian could even feel the young man’s slightly elevated body temperature.

Qin Yumian inexplicably felt hot on the face and wanted to pull back a bit and create some distance from the young man.

“The rain is getting on my neck,” Ye Hancheng said.

Qin Yumian quickly pressed herself back against the young man’s back and adjusted the uniform forward.

The girl’s warm breath tickled Ye Hancheng’s neck, creating a slight, tingling sensation.

Feeling the softness on his back, Ye Hancheng held her slender legs, her delicate ankles swaying gently in his line of sight.

Ye Hancheng quietly smiled. “Sports rep, you’re really light.”

Qin Yumian: “…”

Qin Yumian really didn’t want to say anything.

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#Mini Scene#
Big Orange: With me here, who needs an umbrella?

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