Ye Xun smiled and said, "This bracelet was originally mine, but I accidentally broke it. Yang Ke just fixed it for me!"
"Really?" Tong Tong asked skeptically.
"Really!" Ye Xun nodded.
Tong Tong's previously gloomy face immediately broke into a sunny smile.
"Didn't you say you didn't care? Then why are you still chasing after people to confirm?" Ye Xun asked with a smile.
"I never cared, you said it yourself!" Tong Tong said, pretending to be serious.
Dai Qiang returned the next day when it was almost dark. He walked into the living room and saw Yang Ke lying on the sofa with his eyes closed, so he went to the bedroom without saying hello.
"Dai Qiang!" Yang Ke called out to him, "Can we talk?"
Dai Qiang turned around, smiled and said, "I thought you were asleep, so I didn't want to disturb you. I'm sorry!"
"I should be the one apologizing!" Yang Ke said. "I made things unpleasant for everyone yesterday!"
"It's nothing!" Dai Qiang said. "Everyone was unintentional. Nobody expected things to happen so coincidentally!"
“Dai Qiang, I think you should have a serious talk with Ye Xun. No matter which choice you make, you shouldn’t be like this!” Yang Ke said. “Of course, this is just my personal suggestion, because I don’t know much about your situation!”
"Thank you!" Dai Qiang said sincerely. "I think we all will!"
Not long after Dai Qiang entered the bedroom, there was a knock on the door. Yang Ke opened the door, and a pretty girl was standing outside.
"Hello, does Dai Qiang live here?" the girl asked.
Yang Ke called out to Dai Qiang's bedroom a few times, and Dai Qiang came out.
"Yang Ke, this is my new girlfriend, Meng Ya!" Dai Qiang introduced. "This is my roommate, Yang Ke!"
Dai Qiang and Meng Ya went into the bedroom. While Yang Ke was still deep in thought, there was another knock on the door. Yang Ke opened the door, and standing outside was the person Yang Ke feared most at this moment—Ye Xun.
"Ye Xun, what brings you here?" Yang Ke asked nervously.
"I left in a hurry the day before yesterday and forgot some things!" Ye Xun said. "Also, I have something to give you!"
"Ye Xun, let's go downstairs for a walk!" Yang Ke said.
"Yang Ke, you're acting strange today?" Ye Xun asked curiously.
"No!" Yang Ke said, trying to sound calm.
"Has Dai Qiang returned?" Ye Xun asked.
Yang Ke didn't know how to answer, so he could only nod.
"Alright, I have something to say to him!" Ye Xun said as she entered the living room, and Yang Ke couldn't stop her even if he wanted to.
Just then, the door to the west bedroom opened, and Dai Qiang and Meng Ya came out. Yang Ke hurriedly closed his eyes. He knew that a war was about to break out, perhaps the Third World War, and this place would definitely become the center of a nuclear war.
"Ye Xun, you're here!" Dai Qiang said with a smile, pulling Meng Ya to his side. "Let me introduce you, this is my new girlfriend, Meng Ya!"
"Hello!" Ye Xun said calmly, "I'm an old friend of Dai Qiang!"
Dai Qiang and Meng Ya went out, leaving only Ye Xun and Yang Ke in the living room. The silence in the living room frightened Yang Ke.
"Yang Ke, this is for you!" Ye Xun handed a box to Yang Ke. "Wait for me on the rooftop of the boys' dormitory tonight. Remember to bring your MP3 player to listen to this song!"
Ye Xun left. She tried her best not to cry in front of Yang Ke, but the moment she stepped out of the room, Yang Ke saw her tears flow like a spring. It was the first time Yang Ke had seen Ye Xun so composed, but to him it was a sign of utter repression, and Yang Ke almost burst into tears himself. He opened the box Ye Xun had given him; inside was a CD titled "Sleeping Beauty Waltz" by Tchaikovsky.
Yang Ke arrived at the rooftop early. As the sun slowly set and night silently descended, a thick layer of worry settled over Yang Ke's anxious heart. The flickering lights that had once been hazy and beautiful now appeared blurry and dim to him, making him anxious and afraid that they would be extinguished forever in the night sky after a flash, making the night even more monotonous and lifeless.
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Chapter 011 Sleeping Beauty's Dance
Updated: 2008-04-17 23:51:52 Words: 0
Ye Xun finally came into Yang Ke's view. On the opposite rooftop, she was wearing a long white dress, her long hair tied up high, like the white glow of dawn appearing in the darkness. This surprised Yang Ke and delighted him. Ye Xun waved her phone at Yang Ke.
"Yang Ke, do you know what day it is today?" Ye Xun's voice came through the phone, a little hoarse.
"Of course I know!" Yang Ke said. "I entered this world twenty-two years ago today!"
"Today is the last day of Gemini. On the first day of Gemini, you gave me an unexpected gift, and today I'm giving you an unexpected gift in return!"
"What gift?" Yang Ke asked.
"When I count to three, we both press the play button on the MP3 at the same time. You'll know when Tchaikovsky's music starts playing!"
Tchaikovsky's music began, sometimes high, sometimes low, sometimes abrupt, sometimes melodious, sometimes long, sometimes short, sometimes a sustained note, sometimes a soft whisper. Every note struck Yang Ke's heartstrings, making him tremble. On the opposite rooftop, Ye Xun began to dance gracefully from the moment the music started, leaping, undulating, running, and spinning on every beat... like characters stretching and contracting on a musical staff. Yang Ke watched without moving, completely captivated by Ye Xun's dance, dancing with her on the rooftop, gracefully moving on the lake of his heart.
Yang Ke had read the story of *Sleeping Beauty* many times, but today he truly understood it, gaining a thorough understanding through Ye Xun's dance. This waltz is the fifth movement in the *Sleeping Beauty* suite. The prince, arriving from afar, proposes to Princess Trora with flowers in hand. The music is light, lively, lyrical, and beautiful. But Yang Ke could see that Ye Xun's dance contained more longing, a yearning for love. Perhaps Ye Xun herself was a sleeping princess, waiting for her own prince charming.
When the music stopped, Ye Xun gently lay down on the ground and didn't get up for a long time.
Ye Xun's back was trembling slightly. Yang Ke knew that Ye Xun must be crying her eyes out. He waited quietly for a while and finally dialed the number.
"Happy birthday, Yang Ke!" Ye Xun's hoarse voice bounced through the phone, and Yang Ke's hand holding the phone trembled.
"Thank you, Ms. Qiancao!" Yang Ke said. "This is the first birthday gift you've given me since we met, and I think it will be the best birthday gift I've ever received!"
"Yang Ke, you guessed me!"
“I guessed it! ‘Black Thousand Grass’ is the character ‘薰’, and ‘Night’ is not the ‘night’ in ‘dark night’, but the ‘leaf’ in ‘leaf’. Put them together and it’s your name—Ye Xun. I guessed it a long time ago!”
"Yang Ke, do you know the story of 'Sleeping Beauty'?" Ye Xun asked.
“Of course I know!” Yang Ke said. “The beautiful Princess Trora was cursed by an evil witch and fell into a hundred-year sleep after being pricked by a spindle at the age of sixteen. A hundred years later, Prince Dick on his white horse came to the castle, awakened the sleeping princess with a passionate kiss, and held a grand wedding!”
“Yang Ke, I feel like I am Princess Trora!” Ye Xun cried. “The princess had the blessings of eleven wizards, but was cursed by the twelfth wizard. So am I. I spent eleven happy years with Dai Qiang, and now my suffering has come!”
"Ye Xun, everything will be alright. As long as we safely overcome the twelfth wizard's curse, everything will be alright!"
"Yang Ke, do you think I will ever have my Prince Charming and my own happiness again?"
"Of course he will!" Yang Ke said confidently. "As long as you wait patiently, your Prince Charming will definitely appear. Maybe he's right under your castle right now, just waiting to walk in and wake you up!"
Tong Tong knocked on the door, and Dai Qiang answered it.
"You're here to see Yang Ke, right? He's in the bedroom!"
"Why look for Yang Ke? Can't I just look for you?" Tong Tong's tone was provocative.
"Of course!" Dai Qiang said. He already knew that Tong Tong was a very domineering and feisty girl, so he didn't dare to provoke her. "May I ask what you need me for?"
"Can't I contact you if there's nothing wrong?" Tong Tong pressed on, "Are you afraid I'll waste your precious time!"
"No! No!" Dai Qiang had no choice but to give in again. "As long as you come, I'm ready to accompany you anytime!"
"That's a good attitude!" Tong Tong said. "I heard you have a girlfriend again!"
"Yes! That's definitely true!"
"What about Ye Xun? What will happen to her?" Tong Tong demanded. "Are you just going to abandon her like this? She's your childhood sweetheart! Do you know that? She cries every single day!"
"What can I do?" Dai Qiang said helplessly. "You can't expect me to be with her every day, can you? I don't have that much time!"
"But you should at least make things clear to her. Even if it's a breakup, you should at least comfort her with kind words!"
“I’ve made myself perfectly clear!” Dai Qiang said.
"Liar!" Tong Tong pointed at Dai Qiang's nose and said, "You didn't even give her a chance to talk, so how can you say you've made things very clear!"
Yang Ke, who was in the bedroom, heard the conversation in the living room. He opened the door and peeked out. Tong Tong was pointing at Dai Qiang's nose and scolding him incessantly. Yang Ke couldn't help but feel sorry for Dai Qiang.
"You can't blame me entirely!" Dai Qiang said, feeling wronged. "I did give her that opportunity, but you know Ye Xun's temper. She's impulsive and stubborn. How could we possibly get along?"
"That's your fault too! You could have just been more patient!" Tong Tong tried to expand her position when she ran out of arguments.
"Okay! Okay!" Dai Qiang conceded again. "It's all my fault! I'll definitely find another time to talk to her, okay?"
"Don't give me empty promises!" Tong Tong said. "Give me a definite time!"
"Tomorrow!" Dai Qiang said.
"It's too late!" Tong Tong said. "I'll tell her when I get back this afternoon!"
"Fine!" Dai Qiang said helplessly, "I'll do whatever you say!"
"That's more like it!" Tong Tong finally nodded in satisfaction.
"Then you can leave now. I'm sorry I'm too busy to keep you company!" Dai Qiang couldn't wait to push this little firecracker out of the room.
"What's wrong? Do you hate me?" Tong Tong asked. "I didn't come here just to see you today. I have other things to do!"
Tong Tong walked towards Yang Ke's bedroom, and Dai Qiang couldn't help but laugh. Now he was starting to worry about Yang Ke.
"Yang Ke, what are you busy with?" Tong Tong walked into Yang Ke's bedroom, her attitude completely different from before.
"Nothing, just reading a book!" Yang Ke replied, having just fully experienced Tong Tong's prowess.
When are you free? I'd like to invite you to dinner!
"Don't be so polite!" Yang Ke said, "We're all friends, there's no need for this!"
"That won't do!" Tong Tong said. "You didn't even tell me it was your birthday, so I didn't have time to buy you a present!"
"It's just a birthday celebration, we can make it up to you next time, right?"
"No! Next time is next time, this time I must make it up!" Tong Tong said stubbornly. "How about tomorrow?"
"Alright!" Yang Ke said helplessly, "It'll be tomorrow!"
Chapter 012 The Noisy Summer Vacation Turmoil
Updated: 2008-04-20 22:38:43 Words: 0
Ye Xun called Dai Qiang and said she wanted to have a serious talk with him.
"Okay!" Dai Qiang said, "I'm eating at 'Weixiangyuan' right now. You can wait for me at the square in front of the school. I'll be there in a bit!"
Ye Xun couldn't wait any longer. Instead of going to the square in front of the school, she went straight to "Wei Xiang Yuan". Since it was afternoon, there were very few people in the restaurant. Ye Xun immediately saw Dai Qiang and Meng Ya sitting in a corner eating, with laughter coming over from time to time.
"What are you doing here?" Dai Qiang asked, somewhat surprised. "Didn't we agree to meet at the square in front of the school?"
Ye Xun didn't speak. She glanced at the table, and the empty wine bottle immediately caught her eye. Dai Qiang also noticed Ye Xun's expression. He secretly put away the cigarettes on the table, but Ye Xun had already seen everything.