DLSRWAR Chapter 47 I was looking at the stars and thinking of you.

“Class Monitor Qin, surprised?” A clear voice came from the other end of the phone.

Qin Yumian recognized who it was and pulled the corner of her lips up, “Ye Hancheng?”

The other side replied, “I’m here.”

Qin Yumian sighed and rubbed her forehead, “Did you put the phone in my backpack?”

“I couldn’t contact you, so I had to create the conditions myself.”

The phone was now with her, and Ye Hancheng was definitely back in the capital. It wasn’t possible to return it right now; she would have to wait until he came back to Sangcheng.

Qin Yumian casually asked, “Have you arrived home?”

“Just got off the plane.” The young man’s voice still carried the sound of airport announcements, clearly calling her right after landing. “Class Monitor Qin, can we do a video call? I want to see you.”

Qin Yumian replied, “…I’m getting ready for bed.”

This was an indirect way of declining.

Ye Hancheng felt a bit disappointed. He glanced at the weather outside and suddenly said, “Class Monitor Qin, there are stars in the capital tonight. Are there any where you are?”

From where Qin Yumian sat, she could see the starry sky outside the window.

So, she nodded and said, “Yes.”

“Are they beautiful?”

“Mm, yes, they are.”

The bright stars scattered across the black sky, making the night look like a beautiful painting.

The young man on the other end of the phone was suddenly silent for a long while. Qin Yumian tentatively asked, “Do you have something else to say?”

The young man still didn’t speak.

Qin Yumian glanced at her phone, the call was still ongoing, “Hello? Ye Hancheng? What are you doing?”

Ye Hancheng replied, “I’m looking at the stars.”

Qin Yumian was speechless. What was so fascinating about stars?

“Because there are stars where you are too, I’m looking at the stars.” It was as if they were still together.

Qin Yumian’s hand holding the phone froze.

She remained silent for a while, then when she spoke again, her voice was a bit hoarse, “I’m going to sleep now.”

“Okay, good night.”

“Good night.”

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The next day at seven.

After having breakfast, Qin Yumian went downstairs, and Xue Qingxing was already waiting.

“Mianmian.” The boy, who had been crouched on the ground studying English words, stood up.

Qin Yumian stretched a bit, “Let’s go, we’ll start with two laps.”

“Okay.” Xue Qingxing put his vocabulary book into his pocket and then started running with Qin Yumian.

Xue Qingxing usually studied sitting down, and after running just half a lap around Xinghua Street, he was already panting heavily.

In contrast, Qin Yumian hadn’t even broken a sweat.

She stood next to the boy, not out of breath at all, “You need to run two laps every day, and you can’t stop. Keep running.”

Xue Qingxing leaned on his knees, bending over and gasping for air. He looked at the girl beside him, mentally encouraging himself, and then continued running with Qin Yumian.

After completing two laps, Qin Yumian finally worked up a slight sweat, while Xue Qingxing was exhausted and lay down on the ground.

Qin Yumian reached out and helped him up, “You shouldn’t lie down right after running, or your legs will hurt the next day. Get up and walk around.”

Xue Qingxing gasped, “But… I’m really… so tired…”

Qin Yumian supported him while he walked for a bit, then let him find a place to rest.

Opening her thermos, Qin Yumian took a sip of water and said, “After you rest for a bit, we’ll go to the basketball court.”

Xue Qingxing asked, “What are we going to do at the basketball court?”

Qin Yumian replied, “Play basketball. Did you think we were going to do square dancing?”

Xue Qingxing: “…”

Half an hour later, Qin Yumian took Xue Qingxing to an indoor basketball court.

There were people playing basketball inside, and when they saw Qin Yumian, they greeted her warmly.

The leader of the group asked, “Is Little Xian not coming?”

Qin Yumian replied, “No, he’s not.”

The leader glanced at Xue Qingxing, who was following Qin Yumian, “Is this your friend?”

Qin Yumian replied naturally, “Yes, I brought him to have some fun.”

Xue Qingxing recognized the leader as the notorious troublemaker of Sangcheng, someone many people avoided.

In the past, Xue Qingxing would avoid these people whenever he saw them.

He didn’t expect Qin Yumian to know them, and it seemed like their relationship was quite good.

Qin Yumian said, “Brother Dai, this is his first time playing basketball. Please teach him later.”

Brother Dai readily agreed, “No problem.”

He looked at Xue Qingxing, “Come with me, little guy.”

Xue Qingxing: “…”

He was not a little guy!

Xue Qingxing hesitated and looked at Qin Yumian a few times. Only after receiving a nod of approval from her did he follow Brother Dai.

After handing Xue Qingxing over to Brother Dai, Qin Yumian joined the others for a casual game of basketball.

They played loosely, without following official basketball rules.

During the game, someone suddenly asked Qin Yumian, “Sister Mian, do you have some conflict with Da Ya’s little sister?”

Qin Yumian threw the ball toward the hoop, “Da Ya’s little sister? Who?”

The person speaking couldn’t recall her name at the moment, but someone else answered, “Da Ya’s little sister is actually his adopted sister. She’s studying at a vocational high school and is said to be a school belle. If I’m not mistaken, her name is Chen Siya.”

With a “swish,” the basketball accurately went through the hoop.

Qin Yumian raised an eyebrow, “Chen Siya?”

The boy with a headband said, “Yes, Sister Mian, do you know her?”

Qin Yumian replied, “I do.”

“Then did you really have a conflict with her?”

“I accidentally knocked her down while playing basketball.” Qin Yumian’s expression was indifferent, and her voice was calm.

The boy with the headband was surprised, “Just for that?”

To them, minor bumps and scrapes on the court were common.

“That’s pretty petty of Da Ya’s little sister. Just because of that little thing, she complained to Da Ya.” The boy said, “Yesterday, Da Ya came to find me, saying he wanted to teach someone a lesson. Since we’re pretty close, I agreed right away, but then he said he wanted to teach you a lesson, so I kicked him.”

Who didn’t know that Qin Yumian was friends with Brother Dai?

Da Ya actually dared to mess with Brother Dai’s friend.

Wasn’t that asking for trouble?

“But, Sister Mian, that guy Da Ya is totally obsessed with spoiling his little sister. If he really decides to cause trouble for you, please go easy on him. Just break a leg or something.”

The boy with the headband had experienced Qin Yumian’s skills firsthand and learned his lesson the hard way.

As a grown man, he had been beaten by a young girl, ending up with a bloody nose, a broken leg, and a dislocated arm.

Since then, he never underestimated girls again.

Qin Yumian had shown him with her skills: a pretty and seemingly gentle girl could still knock you around.

“I don’t like to fight,” Qin Yumian said lightly.

Her grandfather had taught her martial arts to protect herself and her family, not for fighting and brawling.

The boy with the headband nodded repeatedly, “I understand. Don’t worry, Sister Mian. I’ll make sure Da Ya doesn’t have a chance to trouble you.”

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#Mini Scene#
Big Orange: When is my wife coming to the capital?! First day missing my wife.

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