On How To Defeat Dr. Qing Leng Chapter 25

Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Don’t lick

In Pei Yan’s tent, Wen Yelan woke up first.

The moment he regained consciousness, he found himself nestled in Pei Yan’s arms. Pei Yan’s strong arms were wrapped around his waist, his chin rested on the top of his hair, and his breathing was steady and long.

He froze.

Memories of last night came flooding back, and Wen Yelan’s cheeks burned instantly, and even the base of his ears became alarmingly hot.He subconsciously wanted to break free, but as soon as his body moved, the arms around his waist tightened.

“Are you awake?” Pei Yan’s hoarse and lazy voice came from above his head, and the heat made his scalp numb.

Wen Yelan’s body tensed up and he didn’t dare to move anymore. His voice was muffled in the other person’s chest and he said a vague “hmm”.

“It’s still early, just lie down for a while.” Pei Yan didn’t seem to notice his embarrassment, and unconsciously rubbed his back twice with his fingers, like soothing a frightened cat.

This intimate and natural gesture made Wen Yelan’s heart skip a beat.He pursed his lips, but finally obeyed and didn’t move.

The faint smell of tobacco lingered on the tip of Pei Yan’s nose, and there was also a…his own smell.This feeling was unfamiliar and strange, making his heart beat out of order, but strangely bringing him an unprecedented sense of stability.

Ling Yue’s shout suddenly came from outside the tent: “Team Wen! Have you seen Team Wen? The weather data has been sent back and we need him to confirm today’s climbing point!”

Wen Yelan stiffened and immediately wanted to answer.

“Shh.” Pei Yan stopped him in a low voice and shouted outside the tent: “He checked the sample data very late last night, not long after he fell asleep. Send the data to my terminal, and I will find other experts to look at it first.”

Ling Yue outside seemed stunned for a moment, and then responded: “Oh…Okay, Mr. Pei, I’ll send it to you right away!”

The footsteps faded away.

Wen Yelan raised his head and looked at Pei Yan in confusion.

Pei Yan lowered his head and met his confused eyes. His heart softened and he couldn’t help but move closer and kissed him gently on the forehead.

“If she sees you leaving my tent, can you still concentrate on your work today?”

Wen Yelan reacted instantly, her cheeks turned redder, her eyes lowered, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly.He really wasn’t ready for the possible probing looks from his teammates.

“I…I have to go back.” His voice was low, with a trace of imperceptible panic.

“Okay.” Pei Yan didn’t stop him this time and let go of his arm readily, but then grabbed his wrist when he stood up.

Wen Yelan turned around.

Pei Yan took his thermos cup from the side and put it into his hand. His eyes were deep and gentle: “It’s cold outside. Take a sip of hot water before going out. Your lips are a little dry.”

Only then did Wen Yelan realize that he felt a slight tingling sensation on his lips, which was from the bruise last night.He subconsciously licked it, but this unconscious action made Pei Yan’s eyes darken and his Adam’s apple rolled.

“Don’t lick it.” Pei Yan’s voice was a little hoarse. “It’s broken. Be careful of infection.”

Wen Yelan made a move, his face turned even redder, almost bleeding, he hurriedly took the cup and ran away.

Pei Yan chuckled, feeling as good as if he had finally caught the moon out of the water.

In the following work, Wen Yelan was still the calm, professional and strict captain.Only when no one is paying attention, his eyes will subconsciously look for the red figure.

But this was abnormal enough for him, and it naturally did not escape Ling Yue’s eyes.

She came over with a bowl and winked: “Captain Wen, good morning! You look good!”

Wen Yelan glanced at her expressionlessly, took the milk from her, and said in a calm tone: “Has the data recorder been checked?”

Ling Yue pouted: “I checked, everything is normal. Captain Wen, can’t you have some other reaction?”

Wen Yelan took a sip of hot water: “Concentrate on your work.”

He dropped these words and turned towards the area where the instruments were placed.

Ling Yue made a face behind him and whispered: “Pretend, keep pretending.”

Pei Yan was talking to a guide. When he saw Wen Yelan coming, he naturally picked up a piece of breakfast and handed it to him: “Eat it while it’s hot.”

Wen Yelan hesitated and took it, then whispered: “Thank you.”

Several team members gathered behind the tent exchanged “Sure enough” looks with each other.Wen Yelan became angry and a little guilty, so she could only pretend not to see it.

Pei Yan was very calm and even chatted with the team members about the weather and route in a good mood.He stood next to Wen Yelan, his posture natural and intimate, as if it should be that way.

At the same time, in the base camp, Bai Yu’s tent.

Bai Yu leaned on the inflatable mattress, her face still a little weak, but her spirits were better.Chen Mo was standing aside, reporting in a low voice the news he had just received.

“… Bayer said that Dr. Wen and Pei Yan… had a little conflict in the camp last night. Later, Dr. Wen followed Pei Yan back to his tent and did not come out until… this morning.” Chen Mo’s voice was calm, but his tone was a little hesitant: “Moreover, the two of them must have stayed together all night. He said that Dr. Wen’s mouth seemed to be broken.”

Bai Yu’s hand holding the water glass paused, and her fingertips tightened slightly.Deep in the eyes behind the lenses, a sharp color flashed away, too fast for anyone to catch.The usual warm smile on his face could hardly be maintained, and even the curve of the corners of his mouth froze for a moment.

There was a dead silence in the tent, except for the faint sound of the oxygen machine.

“Trash.” Bai Yu softly spat out two words with mockery and disappointment in his tone.

“Can’t even do this little thing well.”

Chen Mo didn’t dare to answer.

After a while, Bai Yu laughed very softly. He raised his hand and gently pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. He always did this calmly, but now his hands were shaking a little.

“Ha…” He sighed softly: “Sure enough… it’s still like this.”

Chen Mo looked at him and asked hesitantly: “Boss, then… what should we do next? Anna’s side…”

Bai Yu raised her eyes and looked at Chen Mo calmly. That look made Chen Mo feel inexplicably cold.

“What should I do?” Bai Yu repeated, his tone soft, but with a chilling indifference.

“A waste like Anna can’t even do something as trivial as irritating Pei Yan and making him lose his temper.”

He paused, picked up the small pot of warm water next to him, and slowly added some hot water to his cup. The dense water vapor blurred his eyes behind the lenses.

“There is no need to exist anymore.”

Bai Yu’s voice was still gentle, as if she was saying that the weather was good today: “Isn’t she in a hurry to climb up? In the glacier crevice area of Shishapangma Peak, the weather changes at any time, and it’s normal for some ‘accidents’ to happen, right?”

Chen Mo’s pupils shrank slightly and he immediately understood what Bai Yu meant.He lowered his head and responded respectfully: “Yes, boss, I understand. I will arrange a guide to lead her.”

Bai Yu said softly “Hmm” and waved his hand.

Chen Mo quietly exited the tent.

Bai Yu was the only one left in the tent.He picked up the water cup, but did not drink it. He just looked at the heat rising from the mouth of the cup, and his eyes gradually became empty.

He thought of the little boy who was always following him when he was a child, with timid and dependent eyes.

Recalling that when she secretly gave him candy and helped him get rid of those who bullied him, Xiaolan looked at him with bright eyes full of trust and admiration.

He once thought that he was the only one who could give him warmth and protection.He regretted not taking him away more forcefully back then.

But now…

Bai Yu’s lips curved into a self-deprecating arc.

“Xiaolan, look,” he whispered to himself in the air, with bitterness and ridicule in his voice, “Brother Yu and the kind of rich young man you hate who do whatever they want with power, in fact… there is really no difference.”

He put down the water glass, leaned back slightly, and closed his eyes to cover all the emotions surging in his eyes.

In order to achieve his goal, he is also willing to do whatever it takes.It is a normal thing for him to get rid of the pieces that may hinder his plan or make him feel dissatisfied.

Only this time, is the lingering feeling of stagnation in his heart because the plan went awry, or is it because… the person he has been protecting since childhood has finally gone to someone else?

He didn’t know and didn’t want to think about it.

…

The atmosphere between Wen Yelan and Pei Yan seemed a little subtle under everyone’s attention, consciously or unconsciously.

Wen Yelan tried to devote all his energy to his work, tried to ignore the teasing looks from the team members around him, and pretended that nothing happened.But Pei Yan obviously didn’t intend to let him get his wish.

“What’s going on with this data?” Wen Yelan pointed at a fluctuation on the screen, frowned slightly, and subconsciously turned his head to ask the team member next to him, but found that Pei Yan had stood beside him at some point.

“Here?” Pei Yan leaned over, close to the screen, his arms almost wrapped around Wen Yelan, pointing to the curve, “It looks like it is affected by the wind speed. You can refer to the records of the anemometer next to it during the same time period.”

His breath brushed against Wen Yelan’s ears, bringing warmth.Wen Yelan’s body stiffened imperceptibly, and he subconsciously moved half a step to the side.

“Yes.” He responded, and his fingers quickly operated on the tablet computer to bring up the wind speed data, which confirmed Pei Yan’s guess.”It’s definitely wind speed interference.”

Pei Yan looked at him pretending to be calm, and the smile in his eyes deepened, but he didn’t get closer. He just kept a distance that was neither far nor close, watching him work.

During the lunch break, Pei Yan naturally put more of his rice into Wen Yelan’s bowl. Wen Yelan hesitated for a moment.There were several team members around looking at him eagerly.

“Thank you, I…” He was about to refuse.

“You haven’t eaten too much these days,” Pei Yan interrupted: “The plateau consumes a lot of energy. How can you give me… a job when your body is broken?”

Carrying the heavy lunch box, Wen Yelan felt the looks from around her and could only whisper: “…Thank you.”

“Are you going to the third camp in the afternoon?” Pei Yan suddenly asked.

“Yes.” Wen Yelan nodded with his mouth filled with rice, “There is an exposed rock formation over there, and we need to take some samples.”

“I’ll go with you.” Pei Yan said matter-of-factly.

Wen Yelan looked at him: “The route over there is steeper, you…”

“What’s wrong with me?” Pei Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at him, “Do you think I can’t keep up physically? Or do you think I will hold you back?”

Wen Yelan pursed her lips and said nothing.He had seen Pei Yan’s performance on Mount Everest and knew that his physical fitness and mountaineering skills were not bad.

“It’s up to you.” He finally uttered only two words.