Chapter 56: Dream Returns to Reality

  "It's finally over... haha, it's finally over... From now on, I don't have to cook for others anymore, nor do I have to be woken up early every day, and no one will fight with me for the bathroom... haha, I suddenly feel so relieved!" I said with a carefree attitude, smiling lightly at Qin Ke.

  "Congratulations on finally being free!"

  "Thanks! Haha... you guys continue playing, I'm leaving, goodbye!" I gave Qin Ke a smile and then turned around to walk out of the dance floor with what I thought was a cool demeanor.

  "Are you okay?! Nothing's wrong, is it?!" Marco chased after me out of the dance floor.

  "What's wrong?! Ha! Do I look like I have something on my mind?"

  "Wow! You look like you just got dumped!!?" Marco looked at me with confusion.

  "That's right!"

  "That... you..., aren't you sad?"

  "Haha! I'm fine. Marco, don't be like this, it's not my first time dating! You should go back and accompany Guo Cheng!" I comforted Marco instead, as if he was the one who had a broken heart.

  "No! The more you act like this, the more I'm scared!"

  "I can still jump down, can't I!? Hurry up and go! Go quickly!" I pushed Marco back onto the dance floor, then slowly walked downstairs myself...

  On a summer evening, I wandered aimlessly around the relatively lively campus. Watching couples pass by me one after another, I suddenly realized that there were so many people in love on campus. Seeing their intimate actions made me feel a little sad.

  I thought the cafeteria at 8 or 9 o'clock was an ideal place to daydream, but when I sat in a certain seat and looked around, I found that the "scenery" here was just as beautiful as the "night scenery" outside. Perhaps considering the tight seating in the cafeteria, perhaps worried about getting hemorrhoids, almost all the girls chose to sit on their boyfriends' laps, chatting, kissing, or watching the boring Korean drama playing on the cafeteria TV together. It made me sigh that in a poor and small school, dating is not an easy thing, some actions that should be done in the woods or corners had to be done in the cafeteria, a public place. What's even harder is that people like me who are in the same mood or don't have a girlfriend have to endure the visual impact of their little movements and pretend to be numb, daydreaming, eating, or watching TV.

  The thoughts in my mind always revolve around Qin Ke Yi's shadow, sometimes fantasizing about Qin Ke Yi and her boyfriend embracing each other while dancing together, but sometimes unconsciously replacing the male lead with me...

  After being dazed for a long time, I returned to reality and found that at some point, a couple had sat down in the seat next to me. At this moment, they were passionately kissing under the boy's skilled hand movements. Judging from past experiences, the boy's actions and urgent breathing sounds indicated that he was on the verge of collapse.

  When I walked into the cafeteria and saw so many disgusting scenes, I secretly made a poisonous oath that no matter what this group of starving couples did, I would not be moved. But when this couple's passionate scene happened so close to me, my visual was still shocked violently, and again broke through my psychological defense line. The sadness caused by seeing many couples also gradually transformed into anger at this time, so I slowly stood up and walked in front of them. They showed inexplicable confusion at my sudden arrival, stopped everything, and looked at me with eyes full of doubt.

  "Take it and go rent a room! It's too suffocating here!" I handed over the 50 yuan note in my hand to the boy. The boy was obviously confused by my action, his eyes becoming even more bewildered.

  "What's wrong with you!! Just take it if I let you!! What's the big deal about being sticky!!" I shouted at the boy.

  "Whatever! Let's go!" The boy, red-faced and about to lash out at me, was timely stopped by his girlfriend sitting next to him. The two of them sulkily left under my angry gaze. At this point, I noticed that many couples around us were affected by me and began to become more restrained, casting resentful glances in my direction. So, under the watchful eyes of everyone, I walked out of the cafeteria.

  "Hey, where are you? I've been thinking about you lately! Come over and sit down!" As soon as he walked out of the cafeteria, Zhang Wei's phone call came in.

  "Weren't we just drinking together the day before yesterday!!" I said in surprise.

  "Oh! Right! Haha! Look at my memory! What was it... You come on! I'm not interested myself!"

  "Aren't you going with your wife?"

  "I'm so fed up with that old face of hers every day...... Ah! Be gentle! I was just talking to Kang Jian!" Zhang Wei's miserable cry came from the phone, and it was clear he had paid the price for his previous slip of the tongue.

  "It's alright! Brother... Don't worry, I'm fine! It's just a breakup, isn't it? I've been through this before! Hehe! Now I want to be alone for a while! Alright, that's all!"

  I walked out of the campus, still wandering aimlessly. The number of couples outside the campus was no less than those inside, as if everyone had conspired to hurt me on this particular day. So I headed towards the area where most of the elderly people lived, where the probability of encountering couples was relatively low...

  I finally felt a bit tired, so I chose a chair to sit down and continue daydreaming. Before I knew it, a toy ball rolled to my feet, and a little girl about 4 or 5 years old ran towards me from not far away. So I picked up the ball and handed it over to her as she approached.

  "Thank you, brother! ...... Brother, why are you crying?!" The little girl asked me strangely after taking the ball.

  "Brother is fine......", I wiped away the tears that had started flowing at some point, smiled and patted the little girl's head, then stood up and headed home...

  I used to look down on those who drown their sorrows in drink after a breakup, although I did it myself in high school. But I always thought that was an immature way of showing the other person how much you missed them, and trying to get their attention or concern by making a scene when drunk. But today I finally understand that many people choose to get drunk for a deeper reason - they're afraid that if they stay sober, they'll think of the other person... So I rummaged through every corner of my home, trying to find a bottle of wine to numb myself. Just as I was regretting not bringing one up with me, there was a knock at the door...

  "Let's take a look at how you're doing!" Li Songwei said to me as he led Zhao Lijia to stand at the door.

  "You know too!?"

  "Hey! Don't worry about it! Every place has its own advantages, and every place has its own opportunities! With your conditions, you'll definitely find something even better!" Zhao Lijia comforted me.

  "Come on in! Bad news travels fast..."

  "I think you need it now!" Li Songwei sat on the sofa and pulled out a bottle of wine and a bag of peanuts from Zhao Lijia's bag.

  "How dare you be so presumptuous in front of Zhao Lijia?!"

  "It's okay! I'll let him drink with you till he's had enough today! If not, I'll join you too!" Zhao Lijia said generously.

  "Hah! You know what? I really feel like having a drink now!" I sighed and said as I held the wine bottle...

  I finally experienced that drinking can be really easy to get drunk when I'm not in a good mood... Later on, I vaguely remembered Li Songwei and Zhao Lijia helping me onto the bed together...

  I don't know when it started, but I vaguely seemed to have smelled Qin Ke Yi's body scent, as if she was lying beside me. I clearly realized that the impression of Qin Ke Yi in my heart could no longer be erased by just getting drunk once. The feeling in the dream was so real, so I decided to complete the impulse that I didn't finish in reality in the dream, even though it would hurt when I woke up. I started trying to control this dream, letting me tightly hug Qin Ke Yi in the dream, starting to recklessly caress her body and crazily kiss... A sudden sharp pain on my tongue made me stop kissing, so I subconsciously opened my eyes...

  Although I couldn't be certain if everything that happened earlier was a dream or not, what is certain now is that Qin Ke Yi is indeed lying in front of me, and my current reaction can no longer be simply described with the two words "surprised".

  "Must be having another disgusting dream! Not even honest when sleeping!" Qin Ke said to me with a red face.

  "You... how did you end up here?" I asked in puzzlement.

  "Don't think it's a big deal! I was cold in the dorm, so I came over all dizzy and confused!" Qin Ke said, trying to snuggle into my arms.

  "Go find your husband! Her bosom should be warmer than mine! I'm not a substitute!" I pushed Qin Ke Yi away with some anger, then turned around, feeling puzzled about her purpose now, was she seeking stimulation? Or finding it hard to forget me? Or was there another reason?

  Qin Kaiyi flipped over from my body, lying opposite me again, with a lovely and enchanting smile on his face, staring at me all the time. "Haha! Your jealous look is so cute! Fool! I didn't expect to deceive you so easily! There's no challenge at all! It's not interesting!"