"Yu Tu, Orion's belt is so clear!"
"Yu Tu, can you find it?"
"Yu Tu, I can't believe you set this up so fast. You never used to do this kind of work. It used to be Zhang Chi, Qiu Wen, Li Ming, Zhou Zhou, Qin Shaoyang, and the others setting it up with me..."
"How do you remember it all so clearly, Miss Qiao!"
"Yu Tu, it's a pity this model is too old; you can't get a higher eyepiece for it anymore..."
"You still haven't answered my question, Miss Qiao..."
"Because... on the list of award-winning thesis papers, they were behind you, and in front of me..."
"Jingjing, I went to take a look at Proxima Centauri, and now I'm back..."
"Jingjing, may I..."
The sound of footsteps on the wooden rooftop stairs started and stopped. By the time they reached the bottom step, the girl had melted away like water, completely yielding.
Jingjing was scooped up into his arms and carried away. She didn't know what direction they were heading, nor did she know where they were going. She didn't need to know—as long as she was in Yu Tu's arms, that was enough...She was set down with infinite tenderness. Before her eyes were the starry lights she had spent so long choosing, while the stars projected onto the ceiling had somehow faded away.
Her body felt the soft, slightly cool texture of the fabric, alongside the light calluses on his fingers and the lean strength of his chest...
Yu Tu had become the most ardent of youths, so burning hot that even he was terrified of it, afraid lest he scorch the g…
Chapter 24