Moonlight Left Behind chapter 40
That large rock was a tourist attraction on Coral Island. A significant figure had once visited the island for inspections, and after staying a few days and being very satisfied, they carved some large characters into the rock. It became a popular spot that many tourists had to visit after coming to the island.
However, Lin Qinzhou was now quite “rebellious,” standing on the rock and using it as a platform to watch the bustling stage in the distance. The Kite Band had taken the stage, and their first song was their hit “Storm.”
Lin Qinzhou had started to love them because of this song. The band was full of energy, and Lin Qinzhou bounced and swayed along on the rock. Qin Yue watched over him, worried that he might slip and fall into the sea.
That wasn’t the main concern since Lin Qinzhou could swim; he wouldn’t drown if he fell in. The real issue was that this was a shallow beach, and if he fell, he could hurt himself badly.
The Kite Band would perform from the first day of the festival until the third day, so they only sang three songs that day before leaving the stage. Up next was a newly formed band called Black Fox. Apart from the lead singer, the other four members were still university students.
Lin Qinzhou hadn’t heard of them and wasn’t very interested. He had just watched his idol’s performance and was still buzzing with excitement. With Qin Yue by his side, he dragged Qin Yue back onto the rock to jump around, singing “Storm.” Qin Yue became dizzy from the spinning and had to haul him down like lifting a little chicken.
Da Tou was still missing, but they chose to ignore him and have fun. The music festival not only featured great songs but also beer and food. They wandered from stall to stall, buying little snacks to satisfy their cravings.
For Lin Qinzhou, who had lived on the island his whole life, these specialty snacks were nothing new. It was just that in this kind of atmosphere, they tasted even better.
When they reached the stall selling oyster omelets, they discovered it was Grandpa Sun. The old man was very familiar with Dou Xiaohua, and the two kids loved to eat his oyster omelets. Lin Qinzou sweetly called out to him.
Grandpa Sun was busy but took a moment to glance at the two of them. “Oh, it’s you two! Since it’s you two, I won’t be polite. Just wait over there.”
They weren’t in a hurry anyway, so they obediently waited at the side, sharing the fish balls and glutinous rice balls they had in hand. After Grandpa Sun finished with a few customers, it was their turn.
“Same as usual?” Qin Yue asked, and Lin Qinzhou nodded. “Mm.”
The so-called “same as usual” meant extra chili sauce and soy sauce without green onions. He liked to add soy sauce and chili to many of the things he ate, and Lin Qinzhou often said he had a heavy taste.
“Why isn’t Wang Meili here today? Didn’t she come out with you?”
“She’s here; it’s just too crowded. I don’t know where she got squeezed off to.”
Grandpa Sun chuckled, “Yeah, there are really a lot of people. They asked me to sign up to set up a stall here, and I wasn’t keen at first. I thought, ‘What music festival? I’ve never even heard of it. How many people could there possibly be?’ But then there was a subsidy for setting up stalls, so I came. I didn’t expect—wow, so many people…”
“But you two really have a good relationship, always inseparable. Even with so many people, you can’t be separated…”
Lin Qinzhou loved hearing others say he had a good relationship with Qin Yue. He leaned against his brother and smiled, showing off, “Yeah, my brother is holding me; he’s not holding Da Tou.”
Grandpa Sun laughed, and Qin Yue also smiled, “If I weren’t holding you, you’d probably be up in the sky by now.”
“Yeah, yeah! Xiao Qin, you wouldn’t know. Before you came, this little rascal was always causing trouble, giving us all headaches whenever we saw him. But ever since you came, he suddenly became well-behaved. We’re not quite used to it.”
Qin Yue ruffled Lin Qinzhou’s soft hair, “He’s still naughty now.”
Lin Qinzhou made a small noise and made a face before rushing away from the stall. Qin Yue took the oyster omelet, said goodbye to Grandpa Sun, and hurried off to catch up with the temperamental young master.
The young master ran quickly. By the time Qin Yue caught up, he was holding two glow sticks—one yellow and one green—and he bent the green one into a bracelet, placing it on Qin Yue’s wrist.
Qin Yue felt it was a bit strange and looked at him helplessly, but Lin Qinzhou gave him a fierce look, “You’re not allowed to take it off!” He then put the yellow one on himself.
As the sky gradually darkened, many people began holding glow sticks, and some wore them on their wrists like they did. The lights on stage and the lights below seemed to merge, creating a lively and beautiful atmosphere.
Afterward, they squatted back down on the rock, eating oyster omelets while enjoying the sea breeze. Da Tou finally found them at this time and looked at them strangely. “Why are you two wearing those?”
Lin Qinzhou replied, “They look good.”
“Are you stupid? Can’t you see that those wearing them are all couples?” Li Da Tou said, a bit disdainfully.
Lin Qinzhou didn’t notice at all. Only after being reminded did he realize it seemed to be the case, but he was always stubborn. In front of his friends, he held Qin Yue’s hand and said, “So what? It’s not like it’s only couples who can wear them. I just want to wear them with my brother!”
Da Tou was genuinely scared of his brother complex, “Alright, alright! Just you have an older brother! Now that you have one, you act all high and mighty, huh?”
Lin Qinzhou actually felt quite proud, “Exactly, I’m amazing.” He then turned to look at Qin Yue. “Right, Ge?”
In the distance was a brilliantly lit stage, and behind them was the vast sea, splashing with waves. Qin Yue saw his own reflection in the young man’s sparkling eyes.
This person pulled him out of hell and kept him in his heart and mind.
This was his light.
He smiled slightly, “Mm, yes.”
By the time they returned from the music festival, it was already midnight. Grandma had long been asleep, not knowing how many dreams she had had. The two didn’t dare to make too much noise and tiptoed back to the room.
They returned to Qin Yue’s room. Lin Qinzhou didn’t know what was wrong with him; the older he got, the clingier he became. Instead of sleeping on his own comfortable big bed, he often ran over to squeeze into the small hard bed with Qin Yue. That night was no exception.
Lin Qinzhou showered first. The water pressure became unstable after 11 PM; no matter how he adjusted it, there were problems—either it was scalding hot or just cold water. He simply rinsed himself off and ran out of the bathroom, sitting cross-legged on the bed to play games without even drying his hair.
Water droplets from his hair dripped down, quickly soaking the cool mat behind him.
Qin Yue couldn’t stand it any longer and helplessly grabbed a dry towel to dry his hair. Lin Qinzhou obediently leaned over, allowing him to mess with his head in a completely unguarded and trusting manner, even comfortably squinting his eyes.
“Next time, if you don’t dry your hair, you’re not allowed on my bed.”
Lin Qinzhou didn’t seem to pay attention to this, casually responding with a “Hmm,” rubbing his head against Qin Yue’s chest like a little dog and whining, “I want you to dry it for me.”
Qin Yue had no way to deal with him and chose to ignore him, picking up a change of clothes and going into the bathroom.
As soon as the glass door was pulled shut, the phone beside the pillow began to ding repeatedly with several messages. Qin Yue really had no sense of privacy; his phone was never password-protected or set to hide messages. He just left it carelessly on the side, completely unconcerned about Lin Qinzhou seeing it.
Lin Qinzhou hadn’t intended to look. His brother trusted him, and he respected his brother’s privacy. But the person messaging seemed to have an issue, sending messages non-stop. In just a few minutes, the notification sound hadn’t stopped.
Now Lin Qinzhou’s curiosity was piqued—his brother hardly had any friends; who would be so eager to contact him?
Lin Qinzhou inexplicably felt a sense of crisis. He couldn’t focus on the game anymore and shifted his attention to the phone that kept ringing. A glance revealed the message content.
Coral Island’s number one handsome guy: 【Qin Yue gege! Why didn’t you bring me to the music festival tonight? Didn’t you say you weren’t going last time?】
Coral Island’s number one handsome guy: 【Da Tou said it was really fun! I want to go too. Can we go tomorrow? I have tickets!】
Coral Island’s number one handsome guy: 【Qin Yue gege, are you asleep? Why are you ignoring me?】
Coral Island’s number one handsome guy: 【Qin Yue gege? Ge?】
Coral Island’s number one handsome guy: 【/Confused//Where are you//Let me see who’s reading messages but not replying/】