Still Have This Side – Chapter 54

She looked at the ceiling in the darkness, thinking: It’s over.

Qiu Baiyu was thinking about what exactly had become strange about herself while eating.

If she hadn’t become strange, then why would her heart race when facing Yi Wanyue?

Kissing between friends was already unusual, if she were to have feelings for a friend, that would be too terrible.

Thinking of this, Qiu Baiyu looked up in Yi Wanyue’s direction.

The other person was picking up food for Qiu Zimin, telling the child to eat more, as she still had to go practice Sanda in the afternoon, so she needed to have strength.

At this moment, as she looked at Yi Wanyue, her heartbeat was very calm again, completely devoid of the earlier agitation.

Why wasn’t her heart racing now?

Perhaps it was because of what they had done in the room earlier?

An intimate kiss, unknown to others, just thinking about it made one blush, so it seemed normal that her heart would race…

Qiu Baiyu vaguely found the reason.

At this time, a piece of meat was placed in her bowl, following the chopsticks extending from the side, she saw a familiar, delicate, and beautiful face.

Yi Wanyue looked at her with concern: “What are you thinking about, why aren’t you eating?”

Qiu Zimin said from the side: “Auntie should eat properly!”

Only then did Qiu Baiyu pick up her chopsticks: “It’s nothing, don’t worry.”

Yi Wanyue looked at her for a moment longer: “Are you really alright?”

Qiu Baiyu’s face remained unchanged: “Really, it’s nothing.”

She even picked up food for Yi Wanyue and Qiu Zimin: “Eat, both of you eat more.”

Only after confirming that she was alright did Yi Wanyue speak: “I’ll take Xiaomin to class this afternoon, after dropping her off I’ll just go home, so you don’t have to make an extra trip.”

When Li Sui came to deliver the camera, she also drove her car over.

With the car, she could help take Qiu Zimin to class, sharing some of Qiu Baiyu’s burden, and also allowing Qiu Baiyu to stay at home and pretend to be sick.

When Qiu Baiyu heard these thoughtful words, her first reaction was: “You’re leaving?”

This question made Yi Wanyue very happy.

She heard the reluctance in it.

“Does our Baiyu not want me to go?” Her eyes curved into crescents, “Then I’ll take her to class and come back, continue to stay here for a few more days?”

Whether it was her captivating smiling eyes or her excessively beautiful features, after hearing these words, Qiu Baiyu suddenly lost the courage to look her in the eye.

Inexplicably, without knowing the reason.

Qiu Baiyu lowered her head, using eating as a cover, while responding: “It’s up to you, either way is fine.”

She dared not look into her eyes, but it was up to her, whatever she did was fine.

After saying this, Qiu Baiyu felt she had become even stranger.

She clearly wasn’t like this before.

She who feared neither heaven nor earth, when had she ever been afraid to look into a pair of eyes, to look at someone’s face?

She really had become very strange…

With her “it’s up to you,” Yi Wanyue felt at ease.

“It’s up to you” was far better than rejection.

In the afternoon, Yi Wanyue took Qiu Zimin out to class.

The little one carried her small backpack, excitedly running ahead, happy that summer vacation had begun.

“We’re leaving.”

After saying goodbye to Qiu Baiyu, Yi Wanyue turned to follow Qiu Zimin, and they entered the elevator together.

Qiu Baiyu stood at the doorway, watching them leave.

It must be said, with Yi Wanyue around, taking care of the child became much easier.

In the elevator, there were only Qiu Zimin and Yi Wanyue.

Qiu Zimin suddenly grabbed Yi Wanyue’s hand, causing Yi Wanyue to lower her gaze towards her: “What’s wrong?”

Qiu Zimin asked: “Auntie, will grandfather and grandmother really not come to find me again?”

In her words, curiosity outweighed worry.

Yi Wanyue raised the corners of her lips, patting the top of her head: “Trust your aunties, with us here, no one can hurt you.”

Receiving this assurance once again, Qiu Zimin’s eyes curved happily.

“Mm!”

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With nothing to do at home alone, Qiu Baiyu lay on the living room sofa, looking at the ceiling and organizing her thoughts.

Then she picked up her phone and opened a video in it.

It was a video of Yi Wanyue’s competition from before.

Qiu Zimin had asked her to record it, because on the day of Yi Wanyue’s competition, she was in class and couldn’t go to cheer and watch in person.

The video had remained in Qiu Baiyu’s phone, never deleted.

The person in the frame wore a black evening gown, sitting under the spotlight playing the piano.

The sound of the piano drifted gently, calm and pleasing to the ear.

The world suddenly became so quiet, quiet enough that one could only focus on the person in the frame.

Qiu Baiyu still remembered what she was doing when she recorded this video.

At that time, she was guessing whether Yi Wanyue had a system, and it was also the first time she heard the sound of the system being interfered with, though she ignored it.

A few days later, her secret was exposed by Yi Wanyue.

Now, stopping to look back at the things that had happened, it only made her feel dazed.

It turned out that, unknowingly, so much time had passed.

It turned out that, unknowingly, she and Yi Wanyue had developed such a deep friendship, and even… she had begun to have feelings for her.

The light from the screen reflected in Qiu Baiyu’s eyes.

In her video, Yi Wanyue was dignified and elegant, like a star, like the moon, beautiful as a butterfly about to spread its wings and fly away.

Yet not long ago, that butterfly had lingered on her lips.

There was no dignity, no elegance, only an obedient and lovable puppy, sometimes a bit mischievous.

Their female lead had never had just one appearance.

But it was precisely this that made her lovable.

Happy, unhappy, obedient, mischievous – all were lovable… The more she thought about it, the more she felt this person was unreasonably adorable.

Who wouldn’t like someone so adorable?

Who wouldn’t be willing to help someone so adorable?

That’s why she agreed to kiss her, agreed to help her quit smoking in this way.

But they were friends.

Doing this between friends was still somewhat absurd.

And she knew it was absurd but agreed anyway, making her even more absurd.

The most absurd thing was that during this process, she had fallen for her…

The video had played to the end, a white triangle appeared in the middle of the screen.

Qiu Baiyu raised her hand, but didn’t press down.

She placed her hand on her chest, silently feeling the beating there.

Steady and quiet, no longer as intense as when they were kissing earlier.

Just now, when eating, she looked at Yi Wanyue, and her heartbeat was also calm.

Could it be that her heart was beating so fast only because they were kissing?

Qiu Baiyu pondered silently, finding it more and more reasonable the more she thought about it.

She had been single for 29 years, kissed someone twice, being inexperienced, nervous, and having an accelerated heartbeat were all normal.

It must be like this.

It wasn’t that she had become strange, there was nothing wrong with her.

Having figured it out, Qiu Baiyu finally felt at ease, turned off the video, and got up happily to get some juice to drink.

It’s good that she hadn’t become strange.

She certainly didn’t want to become a strange person in Yi Wanyue’s heart.

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Qiu Zimin was sent to class by Yi Wanyue, and after class, it was also Yi Wanyue who picked her up and brought her home.

Yes, she had come again.

This time she brought two extra clothes, shamelessly planning to stay for two more days.

During lunch, Qiu Baiyu said it was up to her, she was fine with anything.

Since that’s the case, she must seize this opportunity well, to increase the time they spend together.

Qiu Baiyu had no objections to this.

In her heart, her home was her friends’ home, and they could come to stay at her place anytime.

However, it would be even better if they could have an extra room in their house; sleeping in a separate room would always be more comfortable than lying in the same bed with someone else.

Qiu Zimin was the happiest.

Children sometimes just really enjoy playing with adults, and now her two favorite aunties were both here, so naturally, she was extremely happy.

However, she had a question: “Will auntie also take me home after learning piano tomorrow?”

Yi Wanyue said: “That’s fine.”

Qiu Baiyu, however, said: “There’s no piano lesson tomorrow morning.”

The big one and the small one turned their heads to look at her.

Qiu Baiyu calmly said to Qiu Zimin: “Auntie will be staying at our home for these two days, it would be a bit troublesome to take you back tomorrow morning. It’s good that you’re on holiday and have time, so let’s move tomorrow’s lesson to next time.”

After saying that, she looked at Yi Wanyue again: “Next time, you arrange the time, according to when it’s convenient for you.”

“You can also discuss and arrange the lesson time together.”

Yi Wanyue couldn’t help but look at her for a while longer.

Her beloved always thinks of others, indeed a very gentle person.

As soon as Qiu Zimin heard that she could arrange the time with Yi Wanyue, she immediately agreed: “If there’s no lesson tomorrow morning, then I’ll go play with Sister Huahua!”

Sister Huahua, a third-grade child from the same neighborhood, is also her friend.

She had already quickly arranged all her time.

Qiu Baiyu nodded and said okay.

Yi Wanyue smiled and pinched her cheek.

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In the evening, the three of them sat in the study and arranged all the class times for the summer vacation, including the Sanda class schedule.

With time during the summer vacation, the weekly Sanda classes could also be increased by one or two sessions.

The remaining time was left for Qiu Zimin to arrange, to play however she liked.

Qiu Zimin was very enthusiastic about arranging her time, but once the enthusiasm passed, sleepiness came over her.

She needed to go to sleep, as she still had to get up tomorrow to play with Sister Huahua.

Qiu Baiyu and Yi Wanyue helped her cover with the blanket and turned off the light, then quietly retreated from her room.

It was getting late, and they should also go back to their room to sleep.

“Let’s rest early,” Qiu Baiyu said.

“Mm,” Yi Wanyue responded.

The two lay down together, the room’s light went out, and moonlight once again flooded into the room.

Qiu Baiyu lay with her eyes open in the darkness, not immediately falling asleep.

After a while, she felt her fingers being grabbed by someone.

Then they were gently tickled twice.

Following that, that slender finger rubbed back and forth between her fingers, very restless.

Qiu Baiyu couldn’t help but laugh, grabbing that mischievous hand.

“Miss Yi, may I ask what you’re doing?”

“Teasing our Miss Qiu.”

Yi Wanyue took the opportunity to lock her five fingers, interlocking their ten fingers.

Qiu Baiyu didn’t withdraw her hand, nor did she find Yi Wanyue’s behavior cloying. She just smiled, smiling very gently.

Seeing that she didn’t stop her, Yi Wanyue came up with an idea.

She wanted… to be a little closer to her.

So she spoke up: “Baiyu, I had a nightmare yesterday. Can I sleep closer to you tonight?”

Qiu Baiyu was puzzled: “Are you still scared now from last night’s nightmare?”

Yi Wanyue’s tone immediately became pitiful: “Mm, a little…”

As soon as Qiu Baiyu heard this voice, she instantly compromised: “Then come closer to me. Don’t be afraid, it’s alright, I’m here.”

Listen to how pitiful that voice is, who could refuse this poor friend?

A hint of a sly smile flashed in Yi Wanyue’s eyes.

She began to move her position, shifting her head from her own pillow to Qiu Baiyu’s pillow, lightly pressing against her, getting closer to her as she wished.

Their ten fingers were still interlocked, even more tightly now.

“Thank you, Baiyu.”

“Good night.”

The soft words blew past her ear, like the night’s whisper, quietly, only they could hear.

Qiu Baiyu could clearly sense the presence of the person beside her.

She could also smell the faint fragrance in her hair, the scent of shampoo from the bathroom.

They shared the same pillow, covered by the same blanket, lying on the same bed, very close.

The surroundings were very quiet, so quiet that Qiu Baiyu seemed to hear her own heartbeat.

Thump thump… thump thump…

Beating very fast, very fast, as if it was about to jump out.

She looked at the ceiling in the darkness, thinking: It’s over.

They weren’t even kissing, why did her heartbeat still speed up?

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