The Secret of the Yoga Club: The Women's Identity is Not Simple

"It's delicious! A million times better than the fried tofu in the school cafeteria. How do you make this sauce? I want to learn so I can make it myself when I get home."

"Your cooking is poisonous, stop messing around. Last time you fried an egg at my house, you burned it."

"That was an accident! I practiced it later. When we were in Xinjiang, I made you fried rice with eggs once, and you said it was pretty good."

"That's because I was so hungry at the time."

Shen Qianqian pinched his arm in anger, but still finished all the remaining fried tofu, and even snatched a piece from Lin Feng's portion.

After nightfall, a bonfire party began in the central square of the scenic area.

Tourists danced around the bonfire, and Shen Qianqian, holding Lin Feng's hand, mingled into the crowd, spinning, stomping, and clapping to the rhythm of the music, the firelight reflecting on her face.

After the bonfire party ended, the tourists left one after another, and the entire scenic area gradually quieted down, with only the streetlights and landscape lights still on.

Shen Qianqian thought they were going back to the hotel, but Lin Feng took her hand and led her towards the cave.

"The scenic area is closed at night, but we're an exception. I'm one of the managers, so I have special privileges. Would you like to see what the cave looks like at night?"

Shen Qianqian followed behind him, her steps hesitant, her fingers gripping his hand tightly.

The once bustling cave was now deserted. The lights at the entrance were still on, but only a few emergency lights were on deep inside, making the cave dimly lit. The stalactites cast huge shadows in the dim light, and it was so quiet that you could hear the sound of the underground river flowing.

"It's a bit scary. There are so many people here during the day, but now there's no one at all. It feels really strange. These stalactites look quite beautiful during the day, but at night they look a bit like monster teeth."

"What are you afraid of? I'm here. I'll hold off the monsters when they come."

"Then you'd better keep watch. If you get carried away by a monster, I'll have to find my way out in the dark all by myself. I have such a bad sense of direction, I'll definitely get lost, and then I'll have to spend the night in the cave, and by the time tourists find me the next day, I'll have turned into a fossil." She got more and more outrageous as she talked, making herself laugh, but she still didn't loosen her grip on Lin Feng's hand at all.

Upon arriving at the rafting dock, Lin Feng selected a two-person inflatable raft, helped Shen Qianqian sit down, and then sat behind her.

The rubber raft drifted slowly along the river where we had been rafting during the day. The lights inside the cave were dimmed to their lowest setting, with only a few warm yellow LED strips emitting a soft glow behind the stalactites. The entire cave seemed to be shrouded in a hazy amber halo.

Shen Qianqian leaned against Lin Feng's chest, looking up at the dense stalagmites on the dome.

"So beautiful. Even more beautiful than when we see it during the day. These stones have been here for countless millennia, and we are just a fleeting moment in their long lives. It's so romantic to think about. How about we come here every year from now on? Just the two of us, at night, sitting in this rubber boat and looking at the stalactites."

"Okay. I'll come every year."

When the rubber boat drifted to a calm pool in the middle of the river, Lin Feng grabbed the rope on the side of the boat and stopped it on the water.

He lowered his head and kissed Shen Qianqian's lips. She tilted her head back in response, her fingers gripping his collar.

The current of the underground river gently propelled the rubber boat as it slowly spun around in the pool. Occasionally, a drop or two of water would drip from the stalactites on the cave ceiling and fall onto the water's surface, making a crisp echo.

"Is it okay here?" Lin Feng's lips brushed against her ear.

Shen Qianqian didn't speak, but answered him with her actions. She reached out and unbuttoned his shirt, her fingers trembling slightly, but there was no hesitation in her eyes.

She whispered against his lips, "As long as it's you, anywhere is fine," then buried her face in his shoulder, feeling his hand slide down her spine.

……

"Are you tired?" Lin Feng asked softly, supporting her waist.

"I'm not tired. I just want to be like this. I love looking at your face." She leaned down and kissed his forehead.

……

On the third day, Lin Feng drove Shen Qianqian back to her maternal grandfather's house in Qingyuan. The old man was sitting in a wicker chair in the yard, basking in the sun, with a small yellow dog lying on his lap.

The little yellow dog had grown into a half-grown mongrel with glossy fur and ears standing straight up. When it saw Lin Feng's car turn into the alley, it jumped up and ran towards the door, its tail wagging like a small fan.

As soon as Shen Qianqian got out of the car, she rushed over and hugged her grandfather's neck, holding up the osmanthus cake she had brought from Hehai to him.

"Grandpa! I brought you osmanthus cake, the new flavor from your favorite old brand. I queued for ages to get it. Try it, it's better than the last one. Why has Little Yellow gotten so fat again? Did you secretly feed it meat again? My mom told you to feed it less last time, but you forgot?"

The old man took the osmanthus cake, and deep crow's feet appeared at the corners of his eyes as he smiled.

She picked up a piece, put it in her mouth, chewed it, and nodded, "It's pretty good." Then she turned to look at Lin Feng and said, "It's good that you're here."

Lin Feng unloaded the items from the trunk: several boxes of wild epimedium, a box of fruit, several bags of pastries that the old man liked, and a bag of dog food he bought specifically for Xiao Huang.

The old man let Xiao Huang smell the bag of dog food, then looked at Lin Feng, his gaze lingering on his face for several seconds, and said, "You've lost weight since the last time you came. Are you too busy at work? No matter how busy you are, you have to eat properly. Don't take your health for granted just because you're young."

"I understand, Grandpa. I have been quite busy lately, but I'm feeling alright, so don't worry."

In the afternoon, Lin Feng played several games of chess with the old man under the old locust tree. Shen Qianqian moved a small stool and sat beside him to watch the game, with her little yellow dog lying on her lap.

She would occasionally give her grandfather advice: "Grandpa, let's ride a horse! The horse can step on his carriage!" The old man thought she was too noisy and told her to take the little yellow dog to play, but she refused to leave, saying that she wanted to supervise Lin Feng and not let him cheat.

The little yellow dog was woken up by the two people's voices, yawned, and went back to sleep.

When they got to the third round, the old man suddenly asked, "The epimedium you gave me last time really worked after I soaked it in water and drank it. Do you have any left? An old friend of mine wants a few boxes too."

Lin Feng said he had several boxes in the trunk, all from the latest batch, and the quality was even better than the last time.

The old man nodded without saying anything more, but when he placed the piece, his fingers lingered on the chessboard for several seconds, as if he was hesitating about how to make the move, or as if he was thinking about something else.

On the morning of the fourth day, Lin Feng drove Shen Qianqian to the airport. She was much quieter than usual in the car, holding his hand and placing it on her thigh, her fingers running between his.

After arriving at the airport, she put her suitcase at the security checkpoint, turned around and hugged Lin Feng tightly, burying her face in his chest and rubbing against him for a while.

"A month is so long. I'll miss you, I'll miss you every day. Remember to video chat with me every day, don't miss a day. Every time we video chat, you have to compliment me on my looks, you can't say I'm cute, you can't say I've lost weight, you have to say I'm pretty."

"I'll remember. I'll video chat with you every day and compliment your looks every time."

"Also, you're not allowed to overwork yourself, or I'll feel sorry for you."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

She tiptoed and gave him a hard kiss on the corner of his mouth, then let go and ran towards the security checkpoint. After a few steps, she looked back at him, waved, and her ponytail swung in an arc behind her head.

His figure stood out in the crowd at the security checkpoint, his long, white legs swaying in the morning light.

I glanced back at him twice while waiting in line at the security checkpoint. Each time, he was smiling with his lips pursed, his eyes red from smiling.

Lin Feng waved to her from outside and mouthed "Go ahead." She nodded vigorously, then disappeared into the crowd at the security checkpoint with her suitcase.

As the plane took off, Lin Feng stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the waiting hall, watching the flight take off into the sky, when his phone vibrated in his pocket.

He pulled it out and saw it was Shen Qianqian's last message before boarding the plane: "I'm already in my seat. I almost cried when I went through security. The security lady asked you if you were okay, it was so embarrassing. I'll miss you, every single day. You have to miss me too." It was followed by several cat kiss emojis.

Raymond Lam replied, "Let me know you're safe when you get to Kyoto." Then he put his phone back in his pocket and turned to walk towards the parking lot.

She silently calculated in her mind that the groundbreaking ceremony for the school district housing project would be held in a month, and she would be able to make it back in time.

Just as I was thinking about this, I suddenly received a call from Ye Qinghan!