On How To Defeat Dr. Qing Leng Chapter 21

Chapter 21 Chapter 21 See your own mind clearly, I am you…

He looked at Wen Yelan as if he had become a different person. The coldness and alienation that had enveloped him all year round melted away at this moment, leaving only complete dependence and joy.He watched Wen Yelan run up to the man, who smiled and embraced him with open arms, patting him hard on the back.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that his red color was too dazzling.

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The hustle and bustle of the camp gradually fell silent, leaving only the whine of the wind passing through the tent and the occasional dull cracking sound of the distant glacier.

In Wen Yelan’s tent, the light was warm and yellow.He was sitting on the moisture-proof mat, holding a cup of hot cocoa that Bai Yu had just brewed for him. The steaming heat blurred his features, making it difficult to see clearly.

Bai Yu sat opposite him, with a relaxed posture, and looked seriously at this younger brother whom he had not seen for many years.His eyes were calm, different from Pei Yan’s aggressive and flamboyant attitude that wanted to write “I am the best in the world” on his face. His dignity was restrained and settled in his bones, like fine mutton-fat jade, gentle but with weight of its own.

“Xiaolan,” Bai Yu said, his voice gentle and inquiring, “You have changed a lot.” He paused, as if he was considering his words, “It seems that he has not changed. Still so… stronger. But at some point, there is something in his eyes that I haven’t seen before.” Like a traveler walking on the edge of the fog, the road is clearly in front of him, but he can’t get out.

Wen Yelan’s hand holding the cup tightened suddenly.He lowered his eyes, and his long and thick eyelashes cast a small shadow under his eyes, which were a little moist from the steam.”Brother Yu,” his voice was very low, with a hint of confusion after being seen through: “I…”

“That Pei Yan,” Bai Yu did not pursue the question, but lightly nodded: “It doesn’t look like he is just here for scientific examination.” He just arrived at the camp today, and with just a glance from a distance, he could see Pei Yan’s overly focused gaze on Wen Yelan.That was not the way he looked at his subordinates or ordinary friends.

Wen Yelan’s body stiffened almost imperceptibly for a moment.He was silent, as if he was organizing his words, or as if he was fighting against some emotion in his heart.The tent was so quiet that you could hear each other breathing.

“He…helped me a lot.” Wen Yelan finally spoke, his voice dry, “On Mount Everest, and later in Beijing…project matters, and…some other things.” He continued intermittently, avoiding the important and taking the easy: “I owe him a lot of favors.”

Bai Yu listened quietly without interrupting.He knew it would never be that simple.He knew Wen Yelan’s character very well. He was stubborn and had a strong sense of self-esteem. He would never easily accept help from others unless necessary, let alone such all-round intervention.

“Just a favor?” Bai Yu’s voice was not loud, but it had a penetrating power.

Wen Yelan raised his head suddenly, met the narrow eyes behind the white jade lenses, and quickly looked away.He pursed his lips and a blush appeared on his cheeks.

“I…I don’t know.” He admitted with some difficulty, his fingers digging at the side of the cup unconsciously, “He was…very kind to me. That kind of kindness made me a little…scared.”

“Afraid?” Bai Yu raised her eyebrows slightly and slowly guided him.

“Afraid that all this is fake, afraid that he just finds it new, afraid that… he will be abandoned in the end.” Wen Yelan’s voice became lower and lower, with a sense of inferiority and trauma buried deep in his heart: “Brother Yu, people like them… They are born with everything. For them, feelings may be just a game, a whim… When their interest is over, they will throw me away like garbage, just like when they were children…”

He spoke with a deep-seated pessimism in his voice, the result of a childhood of neglect, unfair treatment, and later emotional frustration.

Seeing him like this, Bai Yu’s heart ached.He remembered the little boy who always followed him quietly when he was a child, his eyes timid and eager.Because of his parents’ favoritism and his brother’s rejection, Wen Yelan has lived like a transparent person since he was a child. Except for himself, his neighbor, almost no one gives him real care.

Just when Wen Yelan was immersed in his uneasiness, Bai Yu suddenly laughed softly.Not sarcastically, but with a little helplessness and doting smile.

Wen Yelan was stunned by his smile and looked at him blankly.

Bai Yu stopped laughing and looked at Wen Yelan with a meaningful look in his eyes: “Xiaolan, you just said they are people like them… Then do you think, Brother Yu, I am considered like them?”

Wen Yelan was stunned. Coco was still stuck to his lips and was rolled away by him unconsciously.

yes.White jade.Bai family.The Bai family later moved their family overseas and their business was booming.Bai Yu is one of the most outstanding heirs of this generation of the Bai family.

He had just been focusing on confiding his distrust and fear of Pei Yan, a kid from a rich family, but he completely forgot that the brother in front of him, who had given him the most warmth and protection since childhood, had a family background that was at the same level as Pei Yan, and might even be even worse.

How could he…how could he include Brother Yu among them?

Seeing Wen Yelan’s face that was dull for a moment and then turned red quickly, Bai Yu knew that he had figured it out.He did not continue the topic, but stretched out his hand and gently rubbed the top of Wen Yelan’s soft hair, just like he had done countless times when he was a child.

“Silly boy.” Bai Yu’s tone was distressed: “When looking at people, you can’t just look at the background. What’s important is the heart.”

Wen Yelan felt the long-lost warm touch from the top of her head, her nose felt sore and her eyes felt a little warm.He lowered his head to hide the tears that suddenly came to him.

“Brother Yu…” His voice was choked.

“Xiaolan,” Bai Yu’s voice became calmer, with a reliable firmness, “look at me.”

He paused, looked into Wen Yelan’s eyes, and asked a deeper question: “Xiaolan, tell me, will you regret it later?”

Wen Yelan raised his eyes in confusion.

Bai Yu explained: “If I had been tougher back then, before my family left, and took you away directly regardless of your parents’ objections…you might be another Young Master Wen now. You wouldn’t have endured so much hardship, wouldn’t have struggled in the academic circle, and wouldn’t… worry about gains and losses, and be afraid of losing just because others are a little bit better.”

This question is like a key, opening up the dusty past.Wen Yelan remembered the grievance of being ignored in those years, the injustice of his parents pouring all their resources into his brother, and the warmth of Bai Yu who secretly stuffed him snacks, helped him get rid of the children who bullied him, and quietly handed him books from the window when he was in solitary confinement.

He was silent for a moment, then slowly, ever so slightly, shook his head.He put down the water glass and felt as if a thousand pounds of weight had been lifted off his body.

He looked at the starry sky outside the tent, listened to the whistling cold wind and said softly to Bai Yu: “No, Brother Yu, I don’t regret it.” He raised his eyes, his eyes clear and firm.

“Now, although I have stumbled along the way, every step I take, every bit of knowledge I learn, and every bit of achievement I gain are all earned by myself. I am very content. And…”

He paused and said in a softer voice: “I don’t seem to have everything now…”

Bai Yu lifted Wen Yelan’s head and leaned it on his shoulder: “I don’t care what happened between you and him, or what your final choice was. You just need to remember one thing: no matter what happens, no matter where you are, Brother Yu will always be your fallback and your confidence. No one can force you to do something you don’t want to do, and no one can easily bully you without paying the price. Do you understand?”

This is not an empty comfort, but a commitment based on strength and sincerity.

Wen Yelan looked at the undoubted seriousness in Bai Yu’s eyes, and her heart seemed to be wrapped by a huge warm current. The loneliness and uneasiness that had been entrenched in her heart for a long time were dispelled.He nodded heavily, his voice with a strong nasal sound: “Yes. Thank you, Brother Yu.”

What Brother Yu said makes sense. If he has always been so closed off and timid and sensitive, how can he hope that one day he will meet someone who can accept and change himself.

If Pei Yan is serious, then it would not be fair to Pei Yan if he keeps evading.

Go back and talk about maybe actually giving it another try and nothing could be worse than it is now.Thinking like this, Wen Yelan felt a little hopeful in his heart.

He hesitated for a moment, rubbed his head gently, and quietly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes on the white jade clothes.

Bai Yu was stunned for a moment, and her heart softened.He reached out his hand and patted Wen Yelan’s back gently.No one saw the loneliness flashing in his eyes.

However, this scene, falling behind the gap in another tent not far away, had a completely different taste in the eyes.

The moment Wen Yelan ran towards the man, Pei Yan turned to stone.He watched Wen Yelan’s face bloom with a look of excitement, surprise and complete dependence that he had never seen before, watched him flutter into the man’s arms like a nestling returning to the nest, and watched him be taken into the tent by the man.

He forced himself back to the tent, but couldn’t sit still.His mind was full of images of Wen Yelan running towards Bai Yu.And the gentle and familiar look in his eyes when he looked at Wen Yelan.

Pei Yan knew this name.The old man occasionally talked about overseas projects, and his peers mentioned him.The Bai family has been active overseas all year round and has a low-key style, but their skills and abilities are well-known in the circle.The power of the Bai family is only stronger than that of the Pei family.

No wonder he couldn’t find out much information. He had never thought in this direction.

How could Wen Yelan… know someone like Bai Yu?

What is their relationship?

Why did Wen Yelan show that expression to him?

What are they doing in the tent now?

Countless questions gnawed at Pei Yan’s heart like poisonous snakes.In the end, he couldn’t hold it back. In the name of coming out for air, he walked unintentionally to a place not far from Wen Yelan’s tent. Then, through the tiny gap, he saw a scene that made his heart stop.

Wen Yelan lowered her head and leaned on his shoulder!And let him touch his head!!

What if Bai Yu is the person Wen Yelan has always missed in his heart?

What if all the hard work, all the careful calculations and step-by-step preparations he had made over the past few months were not as good as the sudden appearance of this Brother Yu in Wen Yelan’s heart?

An unprecedented sense of panic and loss enveloped Pei Yan tightly.For the first time, he doubted himself.He is always successful in the business, and he seems to have never failed in love. For the first time, he feels that there are some things that may not be obtained by calculation and means.

That night, Wen Yelan almost came out of the fog, but Pei Yan seemed to be lost.