On How To Defeat Dr. Qing Leng Chapter 61

Chapter 61 Chapter 61 Going Home

In the end, Wen Yelan was so tired that he fell asleep.Before he lost consciousness, he could feel Pei Yan holding him and carefully wiping his body with a warm towel.He wanted to say something, but he didn’t even have the strength to move a finger, and quickly fell into sleep.

After finishing cleaning up, Pei Yan lay back next to him, kissed the top of his hair, and looked at the faint hint of gray in the sky outside the window. He was not sleepy at all, and his heart was filled with a calm and deep joy.

It wasn’t until the sky became brighter and the sounds on the grassland gradually increased that Pei Yan closed his eyes and rested for a while.

After a while, Pei Yan was awakened by voices outside the door.Subconsciously, he glanced at Wen Yelan in his arms. Fortunately, he just frowned and did not wake up.He stood up gently, put on his clothes and walked out.

He is an assistant, standing with Senior Brother Zhou.The assistant was also carrying a bag, probably breakfast.

“Mr. Pei.” When the assistant saw him coming out, he immediately stepped forward and lowered his voice, “You asked me to buy breakfast. In addition… there are things at the company and the Bai family that need you to deal with.” He handed over the phone with a somewhat embarrassed tone.

Pei Yan took the phone and took a look. There were many missed calls and messages.He rubbed his eyebrows and looked at Senior Brother Zhou.

Senior Brother Zhou is a sensible person. He pointed to Wen Yelan’s tent with a smile: “Yelan hasn’t woken up yet? Did you play very late yesterday? Let him sleep a little longer. There is nothing important in the team today, just sorting out information.”

Pei Yan nodded: “Senior Brother Zhou, please take care of him. I have something to do here, and I may have to go back to Beijing first.” When he said this, he glanced at the tent, feeling full of reluctance.They had just reconciled, and a little separation was better than a wedding. He wished he could keep her by his side all the time.

Senior Brother Zhou was a little surprised: “So urgent? Can’t you stay for two more days? Yelan’s side…”

“His work is important,” Pei Yan interrupted him with a serious tone, “I am here, but it will affect his rest.” He didn’t want Wen Yelan to delay his business because of his selfishness.He knew how much Wen Yelan valued work.

After hearing this, Senior Brother Zhou showed a narrow smile on his face and waved his hand: “I understand, I understand. But Mr. Pei,” he straightened his expression, “Actually, Ye Lan came here mainly to relax. His research direction is not very overlapped with our current grassland project. He came here more to participate and learn, and to adjust his status. So even if you take him back now, it will not delay the progress of our project. I can see that he is in much better condition now.”

Pei Yan was stunned for a moment, he didn’t expect this.

“You mean…”

“What I mean is,” Senior Brother Zhou said cheerfully, “If you can’t bear it, just take him back with you. I’ll keep an eye on you, no problem. If Ye Lan is willing to stay and play, that’s fine. It’s up to you to discuss it yourself.”

Pei Yan frowned and fell into thought.Of course he wanted to take Wen Yelan with him and didn’t want to be separated for a moment.But he was afraid that this was wishful thinking, that Wen Yelan actually wanted to stay here for a few days, or that there was work to be done.He didn’t want to make the mistake of imposing arrangements regardless of the other party’s wishes again.

“Still…” Pei Yan said hesitantly, “Let him decide for himself. If he hasn’t finished his work, I…”

“Who hasn’t finished their work?” A clear voice came from the entrance of the tent.

The three of them turned to look. Wen Yelan had already gotten up and was standing at the door with his coat on. His hair was a little messy and there were sleep marks on his face, but his eyes were clear.He glanced at the breakfast bag in the assistant’s hand, then looked at Pei Yan and Senior Brother Zhou.

Pei Yan walked over immediately: “Why are you up? Why don’t you sleep more?”

“Noisy.” Wen Yelan said simply, then looked at Senior Brother Zhou, “Good morning, Senior Brother.”

“Good morning, Yelan,” Senior Brother Zhou smiled, “Did you sleep well? Just in time, Mr. Pei said he had something to go back to Beijing, and he was discussing with me. I said your work is not urgent, so you can go back with him, what do you think?”

Wen Yelan looked at Pei Yan: “You want to go back?”

Pei Yan nodded: “There are some things that need to be dealt with in the company. You… you can stay if you want and don’t worry about me. Work is important.” He said the last four words with some reluctance, but he tried to look magnanimous.

Wen Yelan looked at him quietly for two seconds and suddenly asked, “Is it urgent?”

“It’s not very…” Pei Yan paused, “But it’s not good to accumulate them.”

Wen Yelan lowered his head, as if thinking for a few seconds, then raised his head, and said in a calm but clear tone: “Then let’s go back together.”

Pei Yan was stunned: “You…”

“I also have some unfinished business.” Wen Yelan said, “Before…when I left, some data was not handed over properly. It’s time to go back.” He didn’t look at Pei Yan, but his ears were a little red.

Pei Yan’s heart beat a few times faster.

Senior Brother Zhou laughed at the side: “Look, what did I say? Okay, then you guys quickly pack up and set off after breakfast. I’ll watch here and report back when it comes out, and I’ll send it to Ye Lan.”

The matter was settled.

Breakfast consists of porridge and side dishes brought by the assistant from the town, as well as hot steamed buns.The three of them sat in the tent and ate quietly.Pei Yan ate in a hurry. He needed to deal with the things piled up on his phone as soon as possible.Wen Yelan ate slowly and slowly, occasionally raising his eyes to see Pei Yan frowning at the phone screen.

After eating, Wen Yelan began to pack his simple luggage.In fact, there was nothing, just a few clothes, toiletries, and a small stone given to him by Nandi.

When Wen Yelan packed up and walked out of the tent with his small suitcase, Saihan, Nandi, and several familiar herders were already waiting nearby.Saihan held a cloth bag in his hand, which contained homemade dairy products.

“I heard you are leaving?” Saihan handed the cloth bag to Wen Yelan, “Take it and eat it on the way. Food from the grassland is good for the stomach.”

“Thank you.” Wen Yelan took it and thanked her sincerely.

Nandi ran over and hugged Wen Yelan’s legs, raising her little face: “Brother Wen, will you come again?”

Wen Yelan knelt down and touched her head: “If I have the chance, I will come again.”

“Then it’s agreed!” Nandi stretched out her little finger.

Wen Yelan smiled and extended her little finger to hook her.

Pei Yan came over, stood next to Wen Yelan, and nodded to Saihan: “Thank you for these days.”

Saihan waved his hand generously: “Why are you so polite! Come and play often in the future! I wish you…” She blinked and smiled brightly, “Have a good trip and have a happy marriage!”

The last four words made Wen Yelan’s face heat up again.Pei Yan was calm and put his arm around Wen Yelan’s shoulders: “I accept your good advice.”

Senior Brother Zhou and several people from the project team also came to see him off.Ling Yue secretly winked at Wen Yelan and mouthed, “Congratulations, Captain Wen!”

Wen Yelan pretended not to see it and said goodbye to everyone.

The car was parked not far outside the station.The assistant has already started the car and is waiting.

Pei Yan took the suitcase from Wen Yelan’s hand and put it away, then opened the back seat door for him.Wen Yelan sat in and fastened his seat belt.

The car slowly drove away from the station.Wen Yelan looked through the car window at the white yurts that were gradually disappearing, Saihan and Nandi waving their hands, and the vast grassland that had become more green.There is melancholy of parting in my heart, and there is also an eagerness to return home.

He is finally going back.With Pei Yan.

After the car drove onto a relatively flat road, Pei Yan temporarily finished handling a few urgent matters, put his phone aside, rubbed his brows, and looked at Wen Yelan.

“Tired?” Wen Yelan asked.

“It’s okay.” Pei Yan reached over and held his hand, “What about you? Are your knees still hurting? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?” He asked implicitly, but Wen Yelan understood.

Wen Yelan’s face felt slightly hot and he shook his head: “It’s okay.” In addition to his waist being a little sore, he also felt strange somewhere, but he wouldn’t say anything about it.

Pei Yan took a closer look at his face. It was indeed fine, but there was a faint green shadow under his eyelids.He rubbed the back of Wen Yelan’s hand with his thumb and said nothing.

The car drove smoothly towards the airport.The assistant drives in front, watching with eyes, nose, and heart, and never looking back or listening.

“After returning to Beijing,” Pei Yan brought up the topic again, “Go home and rest for a day first? Or do you want to go directly to the institute?”

“Let’s go home first.” Wen Yelan said without hesitation, “There are some things that need to be sorted out. It’s not a rush to go to the institute on this day.” He paused and added, “Besides, I want to eat the food you cooked.” The last part was said in a very soft voice.

Pei Yan raised the corners of his mouth and shook his hand hard: “Okay. What do you want to eat?”

“I want to eat them all.” Wen Yelan interrupted him, with a confident greed in his tone.

Pei Yan chuckled and said, “Okay, do it all. Bring back the little bit of meat you lost.” He squeezed Wen Yelan’s wrist, which seemed to be thinner than before.

The two chatted intermittently, with Pei Yan mostly talking and Wen Yelan occasionally responding.The atmosphere was peaceful and harmonious, as if the separation and twists and turns of the past month or so had never happened.Those frictions and pains were quietly healed in the wind and starlight of the grassland, leaving only a deeper bond.

After getting on the plane, Pei Yan asked Wen Yelan for a blanket. “Want to sleep for a while?” he asked, “it will take a while to get to Beijing.”

Wen Yelan was actually not too sleepy, but nodded.”You handle your own affairs and don’t worry about me.” Wen Yelan said.

“Yeah.” Pei Yan responded, but still waited until he closed his eyes and his breathing gradually stabilized before turning on the computer, lowering his voice and starting to deal with official business.

Wen Yelan was actually not asleep.With his eyes closed, he could hear Pei Yan’s occasional typing on the keyboard, and his low-pitched voice talking to his assistant or company executives.That voice was steady, decisive, and controlled. It was the way he looked at work, which was completely different from the way he looked when facing himself.

This is the basis for Pei Yan to gain a foothold in his world.

A warm hand suddenly gently covered the back of his hand outside the blanket and rubbed it.

“What’s wrong?” Pei Yan’s voice was very close and low, with undisguised concern, “Aren’t you asleep? Or do you feel uncomfortable somewhere?”

Wen Yelan’s eyelashes trembled and she opened her eyes.The light in the cabin was dimmed, and Pei Yan’s face was angular in the dim light. The light from the computer screen illuminated half of his face, and his eyes fell on his face.

“No discomfort.” Wen Yelan said, his voice a little soft.He paused and turned his gaze to the thick night outside the porthole, “I just feel… I don’t seem to be the same as before.”

Pei Yan closed the computer and turned to look at him intently: “What’s different?”

“People say that Dr. Wen is aloof and hard to get close to… Only I… and you know what’s inside.”

Pei Yan said nothing, but looked at him with deep eyes, encouraging him to continue talking.

Wen Yelan took a breath and unconsciously dug at the edge of the seat belt with her fingertips: “Inside… there is a sensitive, timid, and very stubborn person. He is afraid of being seen through, afraid of relying on others, afraid of losing the warmth after getting used to it, so he just wraps himself up. He obviously wants it, but he doesn’t dare to reach out. He obviously cares, but he pretends not to care.”

He spoke slower and slower, and every word seemed to be dug out from his heart with great effort, “I promised you on the grassland… I was shocked myself. Maybe… it was because the place was too big, and it seemed so awkward and boring.” He finally concluded, with a confused tone, “So you see, I am different too. Isn’t it… quite boring?”

Pei Yan listened quietly to what he said, with no surprised expression on his face, as if he had already known what Wen Yelan said.When Wen Yelan finished speaking, he suddenly smiled.

“Boring?” Pei Yan shook his head.He leaned forward, crossed his arm over the middle armrest, and put his palm on Wen Yelan’s hand holding the seat belt, gently wrapping his fingers.”Wen Yelan, I think,” he leaned closer and lowered his voice so that only the two of them could hear it clearly, “it’s so exciting.”

Wen Yelan was stunned and looked up at him.

“Think about it,” the smile in Pei Yan’s eyes spread. “Those people outside have to work hard to talk to you and look at you in a positive light. They think you are unattainable, like an iceberg, an untouchable flower on the snowy ridge.” His thumb touched Wen Yelan.He rubbed the back of his hand slowly, “But only I know that there is warm spring water flowing under this iceberg. I know how to secretly eat sweets, wear bear underwear, pick my hands when I am nervous, hide alone when I am sad, and can’t breathe if I kiss me hard, and my ears are red…”

“Pei Yan!” Wen Yelan’s cheeks felt hot and he shouted in a low voice, trying to withdraw his hand.

“Go to sleep,” Pei Yan held back his smile and let go, pulling the slipping blanket for him. “It will be a while before we land. I will tell you slowly later and tell you how precious a gift you are to me.”

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The author has something to say: Don’t forget to look for the [horseback riding easter egg] in the ellipsis at the end of the previous chapter.