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Chapter 4 The gravel path was longer than I remembered. The street lamp was an old-style warm yellow, and the light was not very bright, barely blurring out the blurry fields of light. The boundary between light and darkness slowly moved under their feet.The footsteps were very light, and the gravel made a faint rustling sound, almost blown away by the night wind.The light gray cardigan was draped on Ling Xueqing's arm. The fabric swayed gently with her steps, and occasionally brushed the back of her…-
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Chapter 39 The moment I stepped out of the eaves, the world suddenly opened up and became quiet.The rain had almost stopped, and only the rainwater accumulated among the leaves in the high places occasionally fell. With a "snap" sound, it hit the ground where there was shallow water, causing small splashes of water.The air was humid, full of moisture, and pressed down heavily, but it washed away the previous stuffy heat and revealed a complete and clean coolness. The two walked one behind the other on…
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Chapter 38 The bright strip of light at the entrance of the cafeteria is like a hot dividing line.Outside was the white afternoon sun, which caused distorted and transparent heat to rise from the asphalt road; inside there was a dim and noisy atmosphere mixed with the smell of food that had not completely dissipated.Ye Qiulan stood at the junction of light and darkness, watching Ling Xueqing's back merge into the mottled shadows of the sycamore trees in the distance, until the light gray figure was…
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Chapter 37 The noon bustle in the cafeteria was like a thick, hot quilt, pressing down on everyone.The sound of human voices, the clatter of plates, and the distorted music on the radio mixed with the strong smell of oil smoke and food in the air, sticking to the skin stickyly.Ye Qiulan held the plate and looked at the crowd of people and the densely packed tables and chairs, looking for a space where he could sit down. Suddenly someone touched her shoulder lightly from behind. She turned back…
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Chapter 36 The electronic reading room attached to the Special Collections Department of the library is quieter than the main reading area. The air is filled with the extremely low hum of precision instruments and the slightly astringent smell of paper static electricity.Rows of terminal screens emitted cold white light, reflecting expressionless faces immersed in piles of old papers.Ye Qiulan sat in the corner, the screen light casting light blue shadows on her focused brows. The temporary permission…
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Chapter 35 The tip of the dark blue umbrella hung on the hook behind the dormitory door, dripping with water.The water droplets gathered on the ground below, spreading out a small trace of darker color, and the edge spread slowly and stubbornly to all sides.Ye Qiulan squatted on the ground, holding a rag in his hand, staring at the water stains, but did not wipe it away.The rough fibers of the fabric touched the palms of my hands, and the coolness penetrated through my skin. Her canvas bag was thrown at…
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Chapter 34 The air under the corridor was filled with the smell of rainwater and mud washed away.The dripping water from the corners of the eaves formed intermittent bead curtains, hitting the depressions paved with bluestones below, splashing away fine cold water droplets.Ye Qiulan stood motionless, his eyes still fixed on the white rain curtain where Ling Xueqing's figure disappeared, as if the dark blue umbrella shadow and the wet shoulder line still left burning marks on his retinas. The sound of…
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Chapter 33 In the afternoon at the west window of the library, the light was filtered by the thick clouds, making it appear thin and even. It was no longer as clear-cut and sharp as the previous few days.The shadow of the camphor tree has also faded, and is vaguely printed on the oak tabletop, almost blending into the wood grain.There was a dullness in the air before a rainstorm, and the smell of old books and papers became heavy. Ye Qiulan arrived ten minutes early.The table by the window was empty.She…
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Chapter 32 The sound of the campus radio in the early morning, mixed with the sound of bicycle bells and sporadic footsteps, stirred up the thoughts that could not be completely settled all night into even more chaos.Ye Qiulan stood at the back door of the lecture hall of the Humanities Garden Building, holding the strap of the canvas bag in his hand, his fingertips turning slightly white from exertion.The third and fourth classes in the morning were for the "Ancient Chinese Philology" class. Although she…
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Chapter 31 The sound of the paper roll being unrolled was very soft, like autumn leaves being blown by the wind, dry and pliable.The last golden-red ray of the setting sun slanted in through the window, covering the piece of paper gradually revealed on Ling Xueqing's lap. Every ink line was outlined extremely clearly, and you could even see the tiny burrs left by the pen tip when it scratched the fiber. Ye Qiulan held his breath. That's no ordinary map.There is no regular grid of longitude and latitude,…
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