{"id":3424,"date":"2026-05-18T12:14:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/he-can-hear-it-12\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:14:59","slug":"he-can-hear-it-12","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/tr\/chapter\/he-can-hear-it-12\/","title":{"rendered":"He Can Hear It 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Moon-Chasing Diary

\u201cIf the moon doesn\u2019t sleep, then neither will I. Dream chasers never give up.\u201d

\u2014 Moon-Chasing Diary

\u2014

A few years ago, Zhou Yihong had bought a house outright with full payment, but for the sake of filming this movie, he had mortgaged it to the bank in exchange for funds. Not only that, even his car and the collectible figurines he had treasured for years had all been pawned or sold off.

Anything that could be mortgaged or resold had already been dealt with.

Now he was basically a commander without an army, so broke that his pockets were cleaner than his face.

He was so poor he could barely afford to eat, and with nowhere else to go, he shamelessly moved into Xie Yunchen\u2019s place.

Xie Yunchen had long been used to living alone. His material desires were minimal, so the apartment inevitably felt cold and empty. After Zhou Yihong moved in, the place finally gained a bit of life and warmth.

Unfortunately, Zhou Yihong\u2019s living habits were truly terrible.

During the two days Xie Yunchen had gone to Tong City, Zhou Yihong had practically destroyed the apartment. Clothes were scattered everywhere\u2014on the sofa, on the coffee table. Shoes were strewn around randomly, socks tossed all over the floor. Empty takeout containers had piled up like mountains, and several days\u2019 worth of garbage still hadn\u2019t been taken downstairs.

Xie Yunchen returned unexpectedly, leaving Zhou Yihong no time to clean up. At that moment, he was holding a cup of instant noodles while watching a soccer match. Hearing the apartment door open, he froze for a second. Only when he saw Xie Yunchen walk in did he belatedly react and hurriedly shoved the clothes he hadn\u2019t cleaned away beneath himself.

\u201cYou\u2019re back already?\u201d he asked. \u201cDid you solve the problem?\u201d

Xie Yunchen replied calmly, \u201cI messed it up.\u201d

The soccer match was loud, so Zhou Yihong didn\u2019t hear clearly. Seeing how calm Xie Yunchen looked, he instinctively assumed the matter had been resolved and nodded.

\u201cAs long as it\u2019s solved\u2014wait, what did you just say?\u201d

\u201cMessed it up?\u201d Zhou Yihong stared at him in disbelief.

If nothing else, he trusted Xie Yunchen\u2019s capabilities completely. Sure, the man was aloof toward others, but when it came to work, his efficiency in handling problems was ridiculously high. Was there really something even he couldn\u2019t solve?

Xie Yunchen casually placed a packaged takeaway box onto the coffee table. \u201cFor you.\u201d

Zhou Yihong looked flattered. Following the aroma, he leaned over for a closer look.

\u201cDamn. Didn\u2019t you say things went badly? Then why are you still spending so lavishly? This is from Rongchun Pavilion. Their food isn\u2019t cheap. And don\u2019t you need reservations there? I heard they only serve VIP guests.\u201d

Rongchun Pavilion\u2019s reputation had mostly been hyped up through marketing anyway. As for whether it actually tasted good, opinions varied.

At least Zhou Yihong had never eaten there himself. He had only heard that the owner\u2019s ancestors had once been imperial chefs, with their culinary skills passed down through generations. People said a single meal at Rongchun Pavilion cost as much as an ordinary person\u2019s salary for two months.

Though Zhou Yihong was socially smooth and worldly, his mindset was still that of a typical ordinary citizen. He genuinely couldn\u2019t understand the point of this kind of inflated luxury consumption.

Wasn\u2019t food just food?

Generations of chefs remained chefs. Back then they served royalty and nobility, and now they simply served wealthy customers instead. It wasn\u2019t exactly some glorious family achievement.

Of course, no matter how much he mocked it, people like him had never been Rongchun Pavilion\u2019s target audience to begin with.

What puzzled Zhou Yihong more was that Xie Yunchen had always seemed uninterested in these kinds of extravagant services that relied entirely on wealth and status.

Xie Yunchen spoke lazily, his voice carrying faint exhaustion. \u201cSomeone asked me to bring it to you.\u201d

\u201cSomeone?\u201d Zhou Yihong blinked in surprise. \u201cWho?\u201d

Did he really have such good popularity that someone would treat him to an expensive meal for free?

Before he could ask more questions, Xie Yunchen had already returned to his room.

Just after showering, his phone buzzed twice.

Two new WeChat notifications appeared on the screen.

Qin Sang\u2019s profile picture was completely different from the impression she gave in person. It was a simple doodle of a moon and a rabbit\u2014minimalistic and adorable.

[“San You” poked “You”]

[Classmate Xie, are you home yet?]

Fresh from his shower, moisture still clung to Xie Yunchen\u2019s body. Water droplets slid from the ends of his hair and disappeared into his collarbone.

He casually pulled a towel around himself and replied one-handed while holding the phone.

[I\u2019m home.]

The other side immediately showed \u201ctyping…\u201d

Then the phone he had casually placed on the table vibrated again, the screen lighting up.

[So? Did Director Zhou like the food you brought back?]

Xie Yunchen glanced at the message and paused slightly.

The noise from the living room was impossible to ignore. Faintly, he could hear Zhou Yihong praising the food between mouthfuls.

\u201cYou know, Rongchun Pavilion actually does taste pretty good. Maybe internet hype isn\u2019t always a scam after all. This food\u2019s amazing.\u201d

Xie Yunchen got up and opened the door. One hand in his pocket, he leaned lazily against the frame and casually snapped a picture of the living room before sending it over.

[Image]

[Looks pretty good.]

After receiving the photo, the other side went silent for a long while before finally sending only a string of punctuation.

[\u2026]

Honestly speaking, the photo was truly horrifying.

Zhou Yihong was wolfing down food like a starving man reincarnated, while the surrounding environment looked like a disaster zone. Takeout boxes littered every surface, and dirty clothes that clearly hadn\u2019t been washed for days were piled everywhere.

The moment Qin Sang saw the picture, her brows instinctively furrowed in disgust.

She pursed her lips.

No matter how strong her filter for him might be, she simply couldn\u2019t lie to herself and claim this looked like a place fit for human habitation.

After hesitating for a long while, she finally managed to squeeze out one sentence.

[That\u2019s good, then.]

The corners of Xie Yunchen\u2019s lips lifted slightly, faint amusement surfacing in his eyes.

\u2026

Two hours earlier, while they were eating at Rongchun Pavilion, Zhou Yihong had happened to call and ask when Xie Yunchen would return to Jing City.

Rongchun Pavilion was elegant and quiet, the private rooms especially so. Qin Sang had been sitting nearby at the time and heard every word clearly.

Over the phone, Zhou Yihong wailed dramatically, \u201cJunior Brother Xie, when are you coming back to Jing City? If you don\u2019t return soon, I\u2019m going to starve to death. You don\u2019t seriously want to come home and find my corpse lying in your apartment ruining your feng shui, do you?\u201d

Qin Sang looked surprised. \u201cYou and Director Zhou live together?\u201d

Xie Yunchen explained calmly, \u201cHe mortgaged his house and has nowhere to stay, so he\u2019s temporarily living with me.\u201d

Qin Sang nodded thoughtfully. \u201cI see. Director Zhou really sacrificed a lot for this movie. If the response ends up bad, wouldn\u2019t he lose everything?\u201d

\u201cI honestly couldn\u2019t tell before that Director Zhou is such a warrior,\u201d she sighed emotionally.

Xie Yunchen looked at her meaningfully. \u201cA warrior?\u201d

\u201cWell, not everyone can abandon everything and cast aside the shackles of reality to chase their dreams.\u201d

She spoke softly, yet her eyes remained bright and clear, as if they contained endless energy impossible to ignore.

Then she turned her head slightly and casually remarked, almost as if speaking absentmindedly:

\u201cI think everyone\u2019s dreams are amazing. Anyone who has the courage to pursue their dreams deserves respect.\u201d

\u201cPeople struggle just to survive, and somewhere along the way, they often become completely different from the person they originally wanted to be. So their understanding of \u2018success\u2019 gradually narrows. But there will always be some people willing to push through thorns and obstacles, willing to sacrifice everything for their ideals.\u201d

\u201cMaybe they\u2019re unrealistic idealists detached from reality. But can you really say they\u2019re wrong?\u201d

\u201cThey\u2019re simply more determined and more courageous than ordinary people. And because of that, they accidentally become \u2018strange\u2019 in the eyes of ordinary people.\u201d

\u201cYou know how people are. They always envy those they can never become themselves. So they slander them, resent them, and constantly try to crush them with malicious judgment. If they can\u2019t have something, they want to destroy it.\u201d

\u201cThe brave are the first to enjoy the world, while cowards remain forever trapped inside the fears they created for themselves. Life isn\u2019t a predetermined track\u2014it\u2019s a wilderness filled with hope.\u201d\u2460

It was only a gentle knock.

Yet with that single touch, a crack appeared in the heavily fortified walls surrounding his heart. Then came countless intertwined fractures spreading rapidly outward, until the towering walls stood on the verge of collapse.

And then\u2014

With a thunderous crash, the seemingly indestructible walls crumbled completely.

Xie Yunchen leaned naturally against the back of his chair, one long leg bent slightly.

Suddenly, he lowered his eyes and laughed softly, unable to suppress the amusement tugging at his lips.

Her thoughts always seemed so outrageously unconventional.

So different from everyone else.

\u2026

Meanwhile, Zhou Yihong had absolutely no idea that his embarrassing state had already been fully exposed to someone else.

When he looked up and saw Xie Yunchen leaning against the doorframe, holding his phone and chatting with someone, he couldn\u2019t help but feel something was off.

Xie Yunchen\u2019s emotions still appeared faint and restrained as usual, yet somehow he felt different tonight.

Relaxed.

At ease.

The lines of his brows and eyes had softened, carrying a trace of sleepy laziness and quiet amusement.

What the hell was going on?

That smile looked suspiciously like a man in love.

Zhou Yihong immediately got goosebumps and shivered dramatically.

After eating and drinking his fill, he leaned against the sofa and lit a cigarette. Only after taking two puffs did he remember that although Xie Yunchen did smoke occasionally, he wasn\u2019t heavily addicted to it.

Unless he was under extreme pressure and subconsciously sought nicotine to numb himself temporarily, he normally wouldn\u2019t touch cigarettes at all.

Zhou Yihong lifted the cigarette slightly and pointed at it. \u201cI\u2019m only smoking one. I\u2019ll air the place out afterward. I promise there won\u2019t be any smell left.\u201d

Honestly, Xie Yunchen was a contradictory person. Who smoked yet couldn\u2019t stand the smell of smoke?

\u201cOh, right.\u201d Zhou Yihong didn\u2019t finish the cigarette. After taking two hard drags, he extinguished it. His voice sounded slightly hoarse. \u201cI met with Rongxing a couple days ago. They agreed to invest, and the contract\u2019s already signed. I\u2019ll probably move out in a few days.\u201d

\u201cAt that point, you\u2019ll be all alone again.\u201d

\u201cWhat are you planning to do?\u201d Zhou Yihong asked seriously. \u201cYou can\u2019t return to the institute for now, and things with your father won\u2019t be resolved anytime soon.\u201d

\u201cI\u2019m honestly worried about you. Why not find somewhere quiet and take a break? Just treat it as a vacation.\u201d

During the time he had stayed at Xie Yunchen\u2019s apartment, he had often witnessed Xie Yunchen\u2019s mother venting the family\u2019s problems onto him.

Just yesterday, Zhou Wanqing had even come personally to block the door.

After learning Xie Yunchen wasn\u2019t home, the pampered Madam Xie immediately redirected her anger toward Zhou Yihong instead.

She sized him up disdainfully before sneering arrogantly, \u201cI\u2019ve told him long ago not to associate with random low-class people. Otherwise he\u2019ll end up infected with their poverty and bad habits.\u201d

Zhou Yihong had been furious, but since she was Xie Yunchen\u2019s mother, he couldn\u2019t exactly curse her back.

Still, after meeting Zhou Wanqing, he finally understood why Xie Yunchen had severed ties with the Xie family.

If he had a mother like that, he wouldn\u2019t want to go home either.

Xie Yunchen lifted a brow, quickly guessing the situation. \u201cShe came here?\u201d

\u201cHm? Madam Xie?\u201d Zhou Yihong laughed. \u201cYeah. She left after not finding you, but she told me to pass on a message\u2014that you should visit the hospital once you\u2019re back.\u201d

\u201cOh right,\u201d Zhou Yihong suddenly remembered something else. \u201cI ran into Shen Yi at a gathering a few days ago. They\u2019ve apparently been overwhelmed lately trying to find actors for a promotional film. He only just heard about your situation too. He asked me to see whether you have time to meet recently.\u201d

Xie Yunchen\u2019s gaze drifted casually across his phone.

After replying to one message, Qin Sang hadn\u2019t sent anything else.

But her Moments feed had updated with a new post.

It was a selfie taken at the airport.

[If the moon doesn\u2019t sleep, then neither will I. Dream chasers never give up \ud83c\udf19\ud83c\udf19\ud83c\udf19]

Xie Yunchen lowered his eyes.

In the photo, her smile was radiant enough to disperse endless darkness.

His expression unreadable, his thumb lightly rubbed against the edge of the phone.

\u201cThat works,\u201d he said quietly.

His eyes were dark as ink, yet unusually gentle.

\u201cThere are some things I wanted to discuss with him anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"novel":[],"class_list":["post-3424","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/3424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3424"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/3424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3425,"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/3424\/revisions\/3425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"novel","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/novel?post=3424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}