Genius Club-Chapter 598 - 21 I Have Been Here Before (Two in One Big Chapter)_3

Happiness, joy.

Only these two things mattered, everything else seemed irrelevant.

However...

Isn’t the most fundamental value of dance and music to provide happiness and joy?

"That’s actually quite nice,"

Lin Xian hummed:

"Just too noisy for the neighbors, I guess..."

This was probably the downside of having chosen a hotel on the outskirts of the city; these locals had been living here for decades, their families spanning generations. They were the real bosses around here.

Perhaps, the party was some sort of local ritual or regular event. As an outsider, Lin Xian could only silently accept it.

Suddenly.

From the room next door, a fit of fierce coughing erupted through the wall!

"Huang Que?"

Lin Xian moved away from the window, approached the common wall between the two rooms, pressed his ear against it, and listened to the commotion in the neighboring room.

Another burst of violent coughing ensued.

Just as Lin Xian wondered whether to knock and check on the person...

The coughing stopped.

He waited a long time, but the coughing didn’t resume.

Then a very soft rustle of footsteps could barely be heard amidst the explosive music blaring from across the street; you had to press your ear to the wall to hear it.

But soon.

The rustling footsteps were gone, replaced by loud and clear clicks of high heels.

"Now? Putting on high heels? Is Huang Que going out?"

Lin Xian turned to glance at the digital alarm clock on the bedside table.

The time was 22:12.

Although it wasn’t very late and outside was bustling, Huang Que had been out all day and must be exhausted.

Moreover, her coughing had been so intense just now; surely, like before, it had been due to Space-Time Exclusion, her body suffering the backlash and getting hurt. She probably knelt on the ground, weakened for a long while before finally standing up.

Shouldn’t she rest and recuperate at such a time? Why go out again?

While Lin Xian was pondering this.

Click.

From beyond the wall, came the sound of the hotel room door opening, then closing softly, and footsteps receding.

Where could she be going?

Lin Xian changed his position to eavesdrop better.

But he realized that the clicking of the high heels didn’t pass by his door towards the elevator.

Instead, they headed in the opposite direction of the hallway.

That is to say...

Huang Que wasn’t planning to go out?

Otherwise, there was no reason not to use the elevator.

What was at that end of the hallway?

Lin Xian recalled that there seemed to be stairs there, for use by the staff in emergencies or when the elevator was not functioning.

With this thought.

Lin Xian had an epiphany.

He looked up at the chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

The elevator didn’t go to the rooftop, but the stairs did. So, Huang Que was most likely planning to visit the rooftop.

But Lin Xian was curious; on such a late night, instead of sleeping, what could she be doing on the rooftop?

As expected.

In less than two minutes.

Tiny clicks emanated from the ceiling, the familiar sound of high heels.

"I should go have a look."

Lin Xian was somewhat worried after Huang Que’s severe coughing.

He arose, put on his sportswear from earlier in the day, slipped on his shoes, grabbed his room card, turned the door handle, and stepped into the hallway.

Thump.

He gently closed the door behind him.

Lin Xian then headed towards the end of the hallway, away from the elevator and towards the staircase.

Upon reaching the corner.

Indeed, there were two flights of stairs leading to the rooftop, and the iron door to the terrace was ajar, swaying slightly with the night breeze.

Clearly, Huang Que had just gone out through it.

Lin Xian approached the iron door and pushed it open—

The thin iron door was light and smooth, sliding open so gently that it made no noise at all.

He followed the opened door to the top of the terrace.

Being early spring in a high-latitude area, the night air was somewhat chilly, but thankfully, his earlier foresight to not wear his pajamas meant that zipping up his sports jacket was enough to keep warm.

Walking past the equipment room and the staircase enclosure, he then saw Huang Que standing on the edge of the rooftop; she was wearing a tidy trench coat, her black hair billowing, hands tucked in her pockets as she gazed over at the noisy party opposite the building.

In that moment.

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The evening breeze lifted Huang Que’s hair, letting it dance in the wind, obscuring every detail of her face; from behind, her wide trench coat also covered all her body’s contours.

Even that mere silhouette and posture...

Made Lin Xian momentarily confused, as if he saw Zhao Yingjun.

Indeed.

A person’s posture and innate temperament are things that never change, etched deep into their bones.

He moved closer to Huang Que.

Upon hearing his approach, she didn’t turn around but simply twisted her windblown hair aside, cocking her head and smiling slightly:

"Lin Xian, can’t you sleep either?"

Lin Xian nodded, pointing towards the rooftop where the original inhabitants were singing and shouting:

"Their music is too loud. Are you... feeling okay?"

Huang Que shook her head:

"I’m fine."

She spoke softly, then turned her head back.

But even so... Lin Xian still noticed.

The blue glow in her eyes had dimmed quite a lot...

In the past.

Lin Xian always had this illusion during the day that Huang Que’s blue eyes weren’t as bright as before.

But come evening, as the light around dimmed, it seemed her eyes regained their lustre.

But tonight was different.

Even though it was night, even in the deep of night, even without a single light on this six-story rooftop.

Against such a dark backdrop.