[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-1987-my-era":3,"chapter-1987-my-era-1987-my-era-chapter-607":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","1987: My Era",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2259767,4409,"Chapter 607: Red Ribbon, One Umbrella, Two People","1987-my-era-chapter-607",607,"\u003Cp>Li Heng and Zhou Shihe exchanged glances, then both rose and followed back to the hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the hotel, Teacher Yu and Liu Bei hurried off, leaving only Li Heng and Zhou Shihe behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, when their gazes accidentally met, both grew pensive, then silently looked away, turning their eyes elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ease the gloomy atmosphere, Li Heng turned on the TV: “Can’t sleep in the room—let’s watch some TV together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhou Shihe sat quietly on the sofa, saying nothing, but her actions gave her answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After scanning every channel and finding nothing worth watching, Li Heng grew discouraged and handed her the remote:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve got bad luck with this TV—you’re always lucky. You try?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shihe smiled faintly, took the remote, flipped to a channel without commercials, then set it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During today’s performance, the music had stirred her emotions, causing her to slip up in front of him; now she didn’t want to meet his gaze, so she sought to distract them both:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to call Suisui.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng asked: “You want Suisui to come over sooner?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shihe didn’t hide it: “Yes, she’ll be bored alone at school.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng asked: “It’s only the seventh tomorrow—won’t you go home?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shihe fell silent for a moment, then said yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These few short sentences seemed to say nothing, yet both understood everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the words were spoken; there was nothing more to say now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief pause, Zhou Shihe turned off the TV and dialed the number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the call connected—on the other end was Maidong’s voice: “Hello, who’s this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shihe introduced herself: “Uncle, Happy New Year. This is Zhou Shihe—I’d like to speak with Suisui.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing it was a girl from the Zhou family, Maidong grew more solemn: “Suisui’s playing at a friend’s place. Wait five minutes and call back—I’ll go get her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shihe politely replied and hung up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later, she called again—this time it was Suisui’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suisui asked: “Shihe?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shihe smiled: “It’s me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suisui asked: “How was the performance today? Did it go well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shihe glanced at him out of the corner of her eye: “It went well. We plan to return to China tomorrow morning—Suisui, would you and Mannings come earlier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Suisui said: “I can’t leave these few days—family relatives are getting married, I have to stay for the wedding feast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She added: “How about I come on the tenth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shihe said: “Fine, I’ll book you and Mannings tickets for the afternoon of the tenth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.” Suisui hummed, and the two friends eagerly chatted about New Year festivities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Li Heng tried to guess their conversation from fragments, but soon he fell asleep unconsciously on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Suisui finally asked about Li Heng: “Shihe, where’s Li Heng?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shihe said: “He’s asleep on the sofa—should I wake him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suisui quickly replied: “No, he often stays up all night reading and writing. Let him sleep—he rarely gets to rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cover him with a light blanket so he doesn’t catch a cold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing her friend’s heartfelt words, Zhou Shihe felt a surge of emotion, then after a moment said: “Okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ending the call, Zhou Shihe placed the receiver back and turned to gaze fixedly at his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long, long moments passed before she rose, found a blanket, and gently laid it over Li Heng’s stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, she went to her bedroom, removed her makeup, took a shower, then slipped into a pure white nightgown and leaned half-reclined on the bed, reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only reading could draw her into deep focus and make her forget the world outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Yu Shuheng returned, opened the door, and saw Li Heng lying on the sofa, covered in a thin blanket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Shihe cover him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Shuheng glanced at Zhou Shihe’s bedroom door, then changed her shoes, sat beside Li Heng, and stared at the sleeping young man—she felt a foreboding: peaceful days might not last much longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng didn’t wake until 2 a.m. that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he opened his eyes, Teacher Yu, Zhou Shihe, and Wu Yili had all returned to their rooms; the living room was silent and empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a shower, he found his sleep gone—he tossed and turned on the bed, unable to rest, so he got up to write, determined to refine Chapter 27 of “Dust Settles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he went to find his manuscript, he froze—the draft was still with Miss Zhou; he’d forgotten to take it during the day’s busyness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine. After weighing his options, he gave up knocking on her door and instead spread out ink and paper, writing on a blank sheet: Chapter 28, Fate and Love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ronggong chieftain chased his beautiful daughter out to the pasture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they arrived, I was dreaming—a loud, noisy dream. It was the flowers blooming wildly by the water, clamoring. Twice I nearly woke, faintly hearing someone say: “Let him sleep—being the young master of a powerful chieftain is exhausting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, Li Heng was in high spirits; he wrote with fluid grace until dawn, when he finally stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Yu Shuheng hadn’t interrupted him, he would’ve kept writing—he had no intention of stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up and asked: “Teacher, are we leaving?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Shuheng smiled and nodded, urging: “We depart in fifteen minutes—hurry and freshen up. I’ll pack your bags.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His luggage was light—just a few outfits and books—quickly done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 8:30 a.m., the flight from Singapore to Shanghai lifted off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Singapore shrink through the window, a sudden thought struck him: What if the plane crashes? Would all his hard-won fame and fortune vanish like smoke?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about Huang Zhaoyi, with whom he’d been intimate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t bear to leave Suisui in this life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Suisui, he soon felt at peace—if the plane did crash, wouldn’t he return to his past life, resurrected right where he’d been struck by lightning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would Song Yu still be beside him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would Xiao Han, Zijin, and their four children still be waiting at home?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would find Suisui—even if she were old. If the plane crashed, this thought took root in Li Heng’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him stare blankly out the window, Yu Shuheng followed his gaze and asked curiously: “What are you looking at?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng hadn’t fully returned to reality—he answered instinctively: “I’m thinking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Shuheng asked: “About what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng replied: “The plane crashing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plane crashing? Yu Shuheng glanced again at the white clouds outside: “If the plane crashes, did you think of me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng answered: “No need to think—we’ll die together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Shuheng smiled gently, wanting to cup his adorable face and kiss it twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murphy’s Law did not strike this time—the plane landed safely in Shanghai Airport five hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yili did not return to China.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Shuheng dropped Zhou Shihe and Li Heng off at Fudan University and prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before departing, Yu Shuheng spoke privately to Li Heng: “Siya fell ill suddenly—Fu Laoshi is overwhelmed caring for his wife and child, so I must go to Hengyuan Investment to hold things together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng asked anxiously: “What illness did Sister Chen get?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1205,"2026-06-19T15:27:37.732Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","649da402b28001e6d303f6d2c25e8143253c33a21089d7f7446fc5ff7b082eb1","1987-my-era-chapter-608","1987-my-era-chapter-606",713,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002F1987-my-era-cover.jpg"]