Deer in the forest in early autumn

Is this the "Dream Wedding"?
Listening to the familiar melody, Shen Yanqiu was sure that the song Lin Sen'an played for him was "Wedding in the Dream".
The flowing melody struck Shen Yanqiu's heart at this moment.

Lin Sen'an, did you learn "Wedding in My Dream" specifically for me?
There were crystal clear tears in her eyes.

When Lin Sen'an finished playing the last note, the room fell silent. Deep in his eyes, there was a beam of light.

Once on that rainy day, he pushed open the door of the piano room.
Qiuqiu was sitting there quietly playing the piano.
After all these years, he could never forget it.

Later, he was far away in a foreign country.
Alone, I miss you like a sea.

One day he thought of that rainy day again, so he started to try to learn to play the piano.
When my fingers touched the black and white keys, I seemed to be able to travel through time back to that day and see her bright appearance in my memory.

At that time, he was next to the wishing fountain and threw a coin into it to make a wish.
I just hope that one day I can meet my little girl again and play the song "Wedding in the Dream" for her.

"Qiuqiu, do you like this song of dream wedding?" Lin Sen'an said in a low voice with a lazy smile.
"I like it. Lin Sen'an, I like you very much." The corners of Shen Yanqiu's eyes were slightly red, and she gently wiped away the tears that had just fallen on her face.

"Then you like..." Lin Sen'an didn't have time to say the last word "I".
Suddenly, everything in front of them became pitch black.

"The power is out?" Shen Yanqiu said tremblingly.
In the darkness, she seemed to have missed what Lin Sen'an had just said?
"Lin Sen'an, I'm scared." Shen Yanqiu grabbed the corner of the wheelchair tightly and dared not let go. When she was a child, she was very afraid of power outages. Every time there was a power outage, she could only cry and hide in the quilt. I don't know why, the endless darkness always seems to swallow her up.

Now, she was at a loss.
I have always been a coward who is afraid of the dark.

"Qiuqiu, don't be afraid." Lin Sen'an's tall figure walked over.
He raised his phone. The twinkling light shone faintly on Shen Yanqiu. It was faint but tiny, and very warm.

"Qiuqiu, I'm with you." Lin Sen'an stretched out his right hand and tightly held Shen Yanqiu's cold hand that was holding the wheelchair.

In the darkness, Shen Yanqiu saw the melting tenderness in the depths of those eyes through the dim light of his cell phone, like the first rays of the morning sun on a snowy night.
Little by little it came into her sight.

"Qiuqiu, don't worry. The phone will ring soon." The low and gentle voice seemed to have some kind of soothing magic in itself.
Shen Yanqiu listened quietly and nodded slowly.

Shen Yanqiu prayed in his heart, hoping that the call would come soon.
Time passed minute by minute.

Finally, the next moment, the lights came on.
The two looked at each other, and Shen Yanqiu smiled in surprise, his deer-like eyes full of excitement.
Lin Sen'an rubbed Shen Yanqiu's pink hair, and the furry coward finally returned to his usual cute look.

Lin Sen'an's hand was still tightly holding Shen Yanqiu's pale little hand. His eyebrows were slightly curved as if he was brewing something, and he was about to speak the next second.

"Ding Ding" the doorbell rang.
"Lin Sen'an, someone is knocking on your door." Shen Yanqiu blushed and pulled her hand out of Lin Sen'an's warm big hand. Lin Sen'an's eyes darkened, and he scratched his fluffy hair on his forehead with his hand, then turned and left the living room.

"Sen'an, I told you that you were back. Your Uncle Yang didn't believe it." Ms. Qi's clear voice sounded outside the door.

When Shen Yanqiu heard his mother's familiar voice, his heart trembled.
Back then, I was secretly in love with Lin Sen'an, and except for my scumbag brother Shen Yang, no other family members knew about it.

It's over. Now I must not let Ms. Qi find out that I'm living in Linsen. How else can I explain? Mother, am I at my good neighbor's brother's house, or am I at my ex-boyfriend's house? Shen Yanqiu felt overwhelmed when she thought of this. In her mind was the image of Ms. Qi chasing her across the eighteen streets with a rolling pin.

In a moment, she hurriedly pushed the wheelchair back to Lin Sen'an's bedroom, looked around and hid behind the gray curtains. Shen Yanqiu looked at the wheelchair and sighed: If it weren't for the fracture, I would definitely hide in Lin Sen'an's closet at this time. That place is much safer than behind the curtains.

Doorway.
The first thing Lin Sen'an saw when he opened the door was the friendly smile of Shen Yanqiu's mother, who was wearing a down jacket.
She was holding a ceramic bowl filled with hot dumplings.

"Aunt Qi, what is this?" He smiled faintly.
"Your Uncle Yang cooked dumplings today. They tasted delicious. When I saw your car parked in front of your house, I thought about you coming back to S City." Qi Yi smiled and took a step closer, holding the ceramic bowl.

"Thank you, Aunt Qi." Lin Sen'an took the bowl of hot dumplings, his eyes trembling slightly.
"Sen'an, I won't bother you anymore. Eat it while it's hot." Qi Yi looked at the handsome and tall Lin Sen'an in front of her with satisfaction. Any girl who is lucky enough to marry such a handsome boy is really lucky. Her daughter has gone out today and now there is no trace of her.

Ding ding. Shen Yanqiu was frightened by the sound of a new message and banged his head against the wall behind him.

"It hurts... it hurts." I wonder if there's a bump on my head! Muttering to herself, she touched the back of her head with her left hand.
Fortunately, fortunately, there is no swelling.

At this time, the sound of a door closing was heard.
Mother has left.
Danger averted!

Shen Yanqiu lowered her head and clicked on the new message [Ms. Qi: Xiaoqiu, your dumplings were given away! You didn't come home so late, there's nothing for you to eat at home. ]

!!!

There were footsteps in the bedroom and a hearty laugh.
Lin Sen'an spoke up: "Qiuqiu, you hid behind the curtains in my bedroom because you were afraid that your mother would find you, right? But hiding in a boy's bedroom, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to explain yourself, you little fool?"

"Ah!" Shen Yanqiu only then thought it through. It seemed that hiding like this was indeed what Lin Sen'an said.
But she would never admit that she was a little fool. She slowly walked out from behind the gray curtains, pushing her wheelchair. She pretended to be calm: "Lin Sen'an, I'm just looking at the scenery outside your window."

Lin Sen'an walked towards Shen Yanqiu step by step, and gently pulled up the gray curtains with his slender, pale and bony hands. "Really? Qiuqiu, what scenery is so charming?"
Outside the window is the back garden of Shen Yanqiu's house, where several wintersweets are in full bloom. Unyielding, tall and bright red.

"Qiuqiu, you really like your home. Haha."
"..."
Shen Yanqiu knew that he had always been stupid, but he didn't expect that he would just make up an excuse and end up in social humiliation again.

Well, the scenery at my home is indeed charming.
She reached into her pocket carelessly. "Little bunny, open the door..." A cute and interesting childish voice came from Shen Yanqiu's phone.

Shen Yanqiu just realized that in his panic, his finger accidentally clicked the music play button on the mobile phone in his pocket.

Oh my God.
Who can help me.

"Lin Sen'an, I, I." She was so anxious that she didn't know what to say.
"Qiuqiu, you still have a childlike heart." The usually aloof Lin Sen'an was now bent over with laughter.

"..."
"Qiuqiu, do you still remember that summer when we listened to music together?" Lin Sen'an seemed to have thought of something, and his deep and magnetic voice echoed in Shen Yanqiu's ears like a wave.

Shen Yanqiu's thoughts also drifted away with these words.
The weather was very hot and humid that summer.
In the second semester of her freshman year, Shen Yanqiu was temporarily assigned by the club to work as a substitute music host at the radio station.

She was sitting in the huge radio station, answering calls from listeners.
The fan above my head was still spinning, bringing a little coolness.
"Hello, what song would you like to order?"

A timid voice came from the other end of the hotline: "Hello, I want to order a song called "Confession" for freshman Shen Yanqiu from the painting department. Shen, I like you."

That was the first time in Shen Yanqiu's life that someone confessed to him anonymously in public.
Hearing that serious voice: I like you, she was a little flustered, and the sweat on her face dripped down, landing on her blue skirt, and then disappeared in an instant.

The wind blew by her ears, gently brushing the few strands of her fallen hair.
Shen Yanqiu listened to the song "Confession" silently and fell silent.

She couldn't respond to this love.
She had someone she loved a long time ago.
But she didn't have enough courage to confess.

Finally, it was time for the shift change at the radio station.
She waited for the classmate who took over, then quickly left with her backpack on her back.

Hayakawa University is indeed a top-notch university in F City.
The teaching building was designed in a very artistic style. Shen Yanqiu slowly walked down the spiral staircase.
As soon as she reached the lobby on the first floor, her bag was grabbed from behind.

She frowned and turned around to see Lin Sen'an, wearing a black hat, standing there coldly, with deep eyes and a chilling look on his handsome face.

"What's wrong with you? Lin Sen'an."
"Come with me." Lin Sen'an gently grabbed Shen Yanqiu's sleeve and pulled her out of the hall.

"Lin Sen'an, what are you going to do?" Shen Yanqiu looked at Lin Sen'an leaning against the locust tree opposite with a little anger. This man had been silent all the way.

Now, still don't know what he is going to do?
"Did someone confess to you today?" After a long time, Lin Sen'an raised his head.
"It seems...it seems so." Shen Yanqiu stammered.

"You like him too?" Lin Sen'an leaned over, his tone questioning and anxious.
"No...no." Shen Yanqiu shook his head quickly.

"Then who do you like? You like me, right?" The young man's breath was right beside Shen Yanqiu's ears, so lazy.

"I, I like it..." Her face gradually turned red.
"Say you love me, Qiuqiu, and I will agree to you if you say so." The lingering breath melted into her ears.
"I love you." A pool of spring water rippled in her heart.

Lin Sen'an smiled: "Qiuqiu, remember that you were the one who confessed to me first."
Shen Yanqiu's face became redder and redder, just like the glowing red sunset.

In her backpack, there was a confession letter with a light blue cover. The letter was addressed to Lin Sen'an in beautiful handwriting.

"Qiuqiu, please give me the confession letter you wrote. I accidentally saw it when I went to the library last time." Lin Sen'an touched Shen Yanqiu's head, which was soft, like a cute kitten.

Shen Yanqiu walked beside Lin Sen'an obediently. Her hand touched Lin Sen'an's hand unconsciously. Lin Sen'an took off one of his white headphones and put it on hers. A lazy love song came from the headphones.
Then, her hand was held tightly by Lin Sen'an for the first time.
……

The scene of listening to music that summer gradually froze in Shen Yanqiu's mind.
At this moment, she looked at Lin Sen'an's pupils which were as dark as stars, and a strange feeling emerged in her heart.

It seemed that my initiative to confess my love to Lin Sen'an that year was a trap set by someone.
Lin Sen'an, when I was secretly in love with you, was it true that you also happened to like me?

(End of this chapter)