SIAS Chapter 269.1

That night, Li Mengxue quickly went to bed after taking a shower.

But she still couldn’t fall asleep before the snoring started.

Here it comes again.

Li Mengxue couldn’t help but feel irritable, but remembering what Yi Qingqing had said, she took a few deep breaths and tried to convince herself: the snoring won’t bother me, the snoring won’t bother me, I can fall asleep, I can fall asleep!

She forced herself to calm down and then adjusted her breathing rhythm to match the snoring.

Inhale—exhale—inhale—inhale—no, it’s messed up.

Start again, inhale—exhale—inhale—inhale—

Her attention was entirely focused on her breathing, and she was no longer bothered by the snoring. Instead, she tried hard to hear the snoring clearly in order to match the rhythm of the other person’s snoring.

As her mind calmed down, she gradually got used to the rhythm of her breathing. Without needing to pay attention, her breaths rose and fell in unison. The snoring was still clear, but because of her breathing at the same frequency, it lost its ability to disturb her mind, as if it were as harmonious as her own breathing.

Her consciousness gradually faded…

The next day, when the alarm rang, Li Mengxue suddenly opened her eyes: “Ah! I fell asleep last night!”

“Was it because I didn’t snore yesterday? I listened to your advice yesterday and deliberately slept on my side.” Zhang Limin, who was on the lower bunk, said.

“You only slept for a few minutes before switching from your side to your back, and then it started again.” Li Mengxue retorted mercilessly.

“But my friend’s method worked, haha… It was adjusting my breathing to match your snoring…”

Having had a good night’s sleep, Li Mengxue happily recounted her experience of successfully falling asleep amidst snoring to her roommates, then quickly got dressed, jumped out of bed, and excitedly went upstairs.

Yi Qingqing was brushing her teeth in the washroom, holding her water cup.

Then a series of shouts came from afar, growing louder as they approached.

“Qingqing!”

“Qingqing!”

“Qingqing! I fell asleep last night, hahaha!”

The crowded washroom, filled with the sounds of brushing teeth and running water, fell silent for a moment as everyone turned to look at the source of the outrageous laughter.

An excited Comrade Li Mengxue rushed up to Yi Qingqing and grabbed her shoulder.

The force and speed were so great that Yi Qingqing almost swallowed the toothpaste foam in her mouth.

“Cough, cough, cough!”

Li Mengxue quickly patted Yi Qingqing’s back to help her catch her breath: “Slow down, slow down, don’t rush. I’m so happy, hahaha, with such loud snoring, I actually fell asleep. Your method is really effective, hehe!”

Yi Qingqing rolled her eyes and quickly swallowed a mouthful of water to spit out the foam in her mouth: “You’re happy, but you almost choked me to death!”

“Oh dear, I didn’t mean it. I’ll treat you to a meal this Sunday. Can you forgive me?”

Li Mengxue hugged Yi Qingqing’s arm and shook it, turning the half-full glass of water in Yi Qingqing’s hand down to just half.

“…”

Yi Qingqing said irritably, “Forgive you, forgive you! If I don’t forgive you, I’m afraid you’ll shake the last half glass of water out of my cup!”

Li Mengxue laughed heartily: “Comrade Little Golden Flower, don’t think I don’t know you’re only after this bite of food!”

Yi Qingqing: “…”

Shut up, she was genuinely disgusted this time!

“Hey, classmate, how do you fall asleep? Someone in our dorm snores too, and it always takes me ages to fall asleep!”

“Oh, I’m good at this. Let me tell you…”

 

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Translator’s Comment:

Have you ever tried this self-brainwashing?

I remember once I had a severe headache. I felt like my head spinning, and I was feeling nauseous. I had taken a medicine, but the headache was still there.

Fortunately, my older sister happened to come to the house that day. She gently massaged my head and tried to ‘brainwash’ me.

First, she asked me to imagine a park with greenery, a pond, and anything else I could think of. Afterwards, she encouraged me to enjoy the beautiful flowers, smell the grass, feel the breeze, etc. In short, she tried to divert me from my headache.

I had happened visited a tourist attraction of a flower garden, so I tried to remember the scenery there. And amazingly, when I imagined the scenery, I somehow really could smell of the grass, feel the breeze, and hear the chirp of the bird. My headache also got better, and I could sleep well after that.

Since then, if I have a headache or am sick, I will try this method. Although it can’t cure me, it can make me feel better. I have also tried the beach, mountain, and sea scenery.

 

You can also try it, maybe it can help you.

 

 

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