After a Flash Marriage with a Professor - Chapter 62

Chapter 62: The Fragrance of Flowers

This spring connected both up and down. The lower spring was awakened, slowly producing water, like a mountain stream, gurgling. It seemed that small fish were also awakened, bubbling up.

The upper spring was like a natural instrument, emitting beautiful and melodious music as it was plucked by the human-shaped branch, as graceful as a young girl’s sweet singing voice.

Professor Shen, who had been dedicated to awakening the dusty and dry spring, was utterly captivated by this hands-on process. She felt as though she heard the birdsong and the fragrance of flowers in the natural mountains and forests, refreshing to the eyes and ears, sweet and resonant.

Perhaps, she could become an outstanding natural performer.

She was very talented. She had already achieved it at this moment. The stream flowed out without any obstruction, gushing forth. She successfully awakened a spring.

The spring was completely brought back to life.

The morning sunlight gradually intensified. The satisfaction in Professor Shen’s eyes gently poured out. She withdrew the powerful tool that awakened the spring’s eye and kissed it a few times with the piety of a devotee.

Then, having achieved her goal, she quietly withdrew.

“Wife, it’s time to get up.”

Shen Junlan gently touched Ming Shu’s face. Ming Shu’s closed eyes darted around quickly, and she was suddenly startled awake.

“We’re running out of time, Wife. Hurry up and wash up. I’ll take you to the publishing house.”

“…Oh… okay!”

Ming Shu was dazed for two seconds, then sat up in a start, threw off the blanket, and rushed into the bathroom.

While brushing her teeth at the sink, she felt something was off. Something was flowing out of her body, and it was a bit sore there. Could her period have started again!

Ming Shu quickly checked and soon ruled out the possibility of her period. It wasn’t her period, it was…

Ming Shu shook her head, then quickly cupped her hands to scoop up clear water to wash her face, washing it clean and red. She was sobered up. She vaguely remembered having a sweet yet terrifying dream. The beginning was all sweet, a little tormenting. Professor Shen gently caressed her, but at the end of the dream, she fell into a deep abyss, her body constantly sinking, and then she woke up to see Professor Shen calling her to get up.

Ming Shu didn’t even have time to carefully consider why she had such a dream. She spent a few minutes quickly rinsing her entire body. When she came out, her cheeks were rosy. Professor Shen didn’t ask her anything, and after she changed into her work clothes, she took her hand and led her out.

They drove to pick up breakfast first: two portions of seafood congee, one mini crispy fried dough stick, and two cups of freshly ground soy milk.

“I ordered it in advance, Wife. Eat some in the car so you don’t get hungry at work.”

“Mhm.”

Ming Shu answered with a blush, took a portion of the congee, and started eating. While eating breakfast, she recalled the dream and had time to think about why she had it.

People say, ‘What you think about during the day, you dream about at night.’

Did she want Professor Shen to treat her that way?

Was it true?

After an internal struggle and some self-consciousness, Ming Shu already had an answer in her heart.

Twenty minutes later, they arrived. Shen Junlan dropped Ming Shu off and drove back to the hotel herself, eating the same breakfast as Ming Shu. The congee was still hot.

She looked at the room she had been staying in for a week and suddenly felt that something was missing.

Seeing the extra red rose in the vase on the windowsill, Shen Junlan smiled. Ming Shu had only visited once, but she was already indispensable to her.

Initially, Shen Junlan was reluctant to go on a business trip, but fate had been kind to her, bringing Ming Shu along so they could reunite in a foreign country and return home together.

It was as if they were born to be lovers.

A sweet feeling lingered in her heart. Shen Junlan also recalled Ming Shu’s bewildered and embarrassed expression when she woke up, and her beautiful, flushed face, red because her long-repressed, innocent desires had been satisfied and released.

Clear and rosy, like a beautiful red sun slowly emerging and ascending from the mountain peaks.

After breakfast, Shen Junlan started thinking about packing her luggage. There wasn’t much to pack, just her clothes and the leaves she had collected for Ming Shu. There were still a few fresh flowers being kept in the vase.

Shen Junlan ultimately decided to leave the fresh flowers for the students who were still staying there.

Professor Zhang and the students knew she was leaving on the same flight as Ming Shu in the afternoon, so they organized a farewell lunch for her at noon.

They agreed to have lunch at a Western restaurant near the hotel. When Shen Junlan arrived, she saw a few students making crafts at the dining table.

“What are you doing?” Shen Junlan asked with a smile.

“The team leader is teaching us how to make moon rabbits. We can’t waste time while waiting for the food,” a girl replied.

“Isn’t Shiniang coming with you?” Tian Tian looked around, only seeing Professor Shen arrive alone, and was a little disappointed. She had just finished a moon rabbit, and there was also a moon rose beside her, both looking very lifelike and expressive.

“Your Shiniang has to stay with her company colleagues. It’s a team activity.” Shen Junlan sat down next to Tian Tian, staring at the moon rabbit.

“Is Professor Shen also interested in crafts?” Tian Tian asked.

“No.” Shen Junlan smiled faintly and shook her head. “I just think this moon rabbit is very beautifully made.”

“I also think I did a great job,” Tian Tian said proudly.

“Can you teach me?” Shen Junlan asked.

“Of course!” Tian Tian was enthusiastic about teaching. “No, Professor Shen, it’s done this way. Stop! You missed a step here.”

After twelve minutes of one-on-one instruction from Teacher Tian Tian, Shen Junlan finally made a moon rabbit that was somewhat presentable.

“Professor Shen, you want to make it to give to Shiniang, right?”

Shen Junlan didn’t answer. Tian Tian understood and said with a smile, “It’s okay. Mine wasn’t very good when I started either. You need to practice more. There are also tutorial videos on Bilibili.”

“Bilibili?”

“It’s that streaming site with the letter B, which is more anime-related.”

Shen Junlan finally made the connection. She sometimes didn’t understand some of the current popular phrases and terms due to too little exposure.

“So, Professor Shen is not so different from us when it comes to being in love,” Tian Tian said.

“How so?” Shen Junlan asked with a smile.

“Professor Shen wants to make a moon rabbit to give to Shiniang, just like I used to fold stars to give to my girlfriend.”

Shen Junlan smiled. “I thought folding stars was a preference of our generation.”

“Huh?” Tian Tian said in surprise. “I thought writing love letters was popular in Professor Shen’s generation.”

“Writing love letters is always popular. The confession walls in universities are a variation of love letters,” Professor Zhang said.

“Alright, the waiter is serving the food. Everyone stop the crafts for now and eat lunch. Don’t delay Professor Shen’s time; she still needs to rush to the airport.”

The students all stopped.

Professor Shen was gentle, while Professor Zhang was stricter and spoke with more authority. They weren’t very close to him, so they didn’t dare to joke with Professor Zhang or pry for gossip. They were more inclined to approach Professor Shen for things.

“It’s fine, we should have enough time,” Shen Junlan said, but she still put down the craft and finished the meal with Professor Zhang and the students without rushing. After returning to the hotel to retrieve her luggage, she prepared to head to the airport, leaving the fresh flowers for Tian Tian to care for.

During the time spent waiting at the airport and after boarding the plane, Shen Junlan was constantly trying to figure out how to make the moon rabbit look better, as if she was rewatching the tutorial many times.

She didn’t have a talent for crafts and had to study for a long time.

They were on the same flight. Ming Shu’s company booked an economy class ticket, while Shen Junlan booked a business class ticket for herself. After Shen Junlan finished a satisfactory moon rabbit, she went to find Ming Shu.

At this time, Ming Shu was sitting anxiously in her seat in economy class.

Next to Ming Shu was a burly man with a python tattoo. He was big and very muscular, with round, bulging muscles that made him look intimidating. Coupled with a sinister aura, he strongly resembled a movie gangster.

The man sat with his arms crossed, his elbow slightly intruding into her space. Ming Shu was sitting tightly against the window, even breathing lightly. Flying was already a challenge for her, causing her slight discomfort, and the person next to her was an even more uncontrollable factor.

Ling Han, who was sitting across the aisle, came over to ask the man to switch seats but was refused, so she reluctantly gave up.

When the time came, the lights in the economy cabin dimmed. The light was faint, and many passengers began to close their eyes to sleep, but Ming Shu still dared not to close her eyes, shrinking pitifully in the corner. She felt the man next to her was looking at her.

The gaze lingered for a long time, making Ming Shu even more frightened.

“Ming Shu.”

Ming Shu felt as if she had suddenly heard Professor Shen’s voice and turned her head to see Professor Shen standing in the aisle.

“Professor Shen, why are you here?”

“I still wanted to be with you.”

“Cough, cough.” The man next to Ming Shu coughed loudly twice, making Ming Shu uneasy again.

“Hello, may I ask if you would be willing to switch seats with me?” Shen Junlan asked the man next to Ming Shu. Ming Shu felt the chances were slim, as Ling Han had just tried and been refused.

“Aren’t you people annoying? Just sit in your own seats.”

As expected, he refused. In the dim light, Ming Shu looked at Professor Shen with a look of disappointment.

“I apologize for disturbing you. I just wanted to discuss an exchange. My seat is in business class. I hope you will consider it.”

“Where?”

“Business class.”

The man had never flown business class. He was unwilling to switch to economy class, finding it troublesome, and being alone, he also disliked seeing couples together. He didn’t want to give up his seat, but if the exchange was for business class, he could consider it.

After a few minutes of negotiation, they successfully swapped seats. Shen Junlan waited for the seat to cool down before sitting down.

Ming Shu could finally move away from the corner and sit normally. The fear in her heart had still not completely calmed down.

“Professor Shen, you bought a business class ticket. Isn’t this a huge loss for you to switch?”

“Being able to be with my wife is not a loss. There is a difference between the two cabins, but it’s not unbearable.”

Ming Shu felt a sweet warmth in her heart when she heard this, but she still felt bad about the money.

“It’s a huge loss.”

Shen Junlan smiled, leaned over, and gently kissed Ming Shu’s cheek. Even though no one saw it, Ming Shu quickly dodged away.

In the corner by the window in economy class, colorful bubbles seemed to emerge in the dim light.

“Having my wife by my side is truly not a loss.”

Ming Shu touched her kissed cheek and slowly let go of her worries.

“Professor Shen, thank you for coming. I was very scared when you weren’t here.”

“Afraid of that man just now?”

“Mhm.” Ming Shu whispered, “Ling Han also tried to switch seats with that man just now, but he didn’t agree. I thought Professor Shen would be refused too.”

“Don’t be afraid. It’s me by your side now.”

Shen Junlan moved a little closer to Ming Shu and gently guided Ming Shu to lean on her shoulder with her hand.

“I’m sorry I came late.”

“No, Professor Shen didn’t have to come. It was me being timid.”

“No, it’s me missing my wife.”

“No, it was me being frightened.”

Shen Junlan smiled gently. “Then, my timid, frightened little rabbit wife, now you have Miss Big Bad Wolf guarding you. You can rest assured and sleep.”

“Is Miss Big Bad Wolf not sleeping?”

“Not yet.”

“Then… I’ll sleep first?”

“Mhm, my little rabbit wife, take a good rest and replenish your energy, and then you can fully satisfy Miss Big Bad Wolf when we get back.”

In the dimness, Ming Shu’s face quietly flushed again. She stopped talking to Professor Shen. She really needed to rest well. She had a dream last night and didn’t sleep very well.

With Professor Shen by her side, Ming Shu fell asleep after a short while.

Shen Junlan listened to her little rabbit wife’s breathing gradually deepen on her left shoulder, and a blissful smile involuntarily appeared on the corner of her mouth. There was a harmless gaze watching them nearby. She turned her head to look and saw Ming Shu’s friend, Ling Han.

Their eyes met silently in the dim stillness. Shen Junlan remembered Ming Shu saying that Ling Han had also tried to switch seats with the man. She must have seen that Ming Shu was scared.

She extended her hand and shook hands with Ling Han as a simple greeting, and then they both went back to resting.

Ming Shu had a full sleep, but since the environment was not comfortable, her body was a little sore. Afraid that Professor Shen’s shoulder was also aching, she immediately sat up straight. In the process, she noticed something in her hand. It felt like paper, with a certain thickness and shape.

She felt for her phone, turned on the screen for light, and discovered that it was a moon rabbit. The pristine white rabbit sat on a yellow moon, looking happy and peaceful.

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