Chapter 65#
Yan Heqing spent the whole day clocking in study hours.
After Lu Lin left in the evening due to some business, Yan Heqing didn’t leave. He stayed up all night until the next morning, completing all the study hours for Subject 2 and 3, before taking a taxi home.
After showering at home, Yan Heqing went to bed without eating.
On the bedside table stood a new photo frame, containing the photo of Yan Qiushuang in the gladiolus field.
It was past the time for good morning and not yet time for good night, so Yan Heqing just said “I’m back,” pulled up the quilt, and went to sleep.
He slept until the next morning. Yan Heqing regained his energy but was starving. He first went to the kitchen to cook noodles. After washing up and finishing breakfast, he changed his clothes to go to school. Only when he picked up his phone did he see that Lu Lin had sent him two WeChat messages yesterday.
One was at noon: [Did you practice driving all night last night?]
The second one was four hours later: [Catching up on sleep?]
It was 7:10 AM now. Yan Heqing wasn’t sure if Lu Lin was up yet, so he didn’t reply for the time being. He replied after school at noon: [Mn, slept from the moment I got home until this morning. Since I had time, I just finished it all in one go. Running back and forth is troublesome. Can the car be parked there temporarily? I’ll drive it away once I get my license.]
A few minutes later, Lu Lin replied: [It’s Chu Ziyu’s training ground, park wherever you want.]
Then he sent another sentence.
[He was also my junior high classmate.]
Just as Yan Heqing was about to reply, a shadow suddenly fell over his head, “Student Yan, can I disturb you for a few minutes?”
Yan Heqing briefly replied to Lu Lin with “Mn,” put away his phone, and looked up to see a girl.
The girl was fair and clean, with her hair in a neat bun, and her smile was particularly sweet. “Let me introduce myself, I’m Zhou Wuyou, your classmate.”
Yan Heqing nodded, “Hello.”
It was lunchtime. Zhou Wuyou skipped the opening remarks and went straight to the point, “I have an experiment and I want to invite you to join. Including me, there are currently three people in the group.”
Yan Heqing politely refused, “I have something to do recently…”
“No rush!” Zhou Wuyou blurted out, interrupting him. Realizing she was too hasty, her cheeks were slightly tinged with a light crimson color. “I mean, I’m still in the stage of cultivating yeast, so there’s absolutely no rush.”
Zhou Wuyou had known about Yan Heqing for a long time. At the freshman fellow townsman gathering, she heard fellow townsmen from Software Engineering mention Yan Heqing.
Later, she finally saw Yan Heqing’s photo on the glorious photo wall in the auditorium.
How to describe it.
Soul-stirring at first glance?
Anyway, Yan Heqing’s appearance and temperament perfectly hit her spot.
For this experiment, she genuinely needed a top student for fifty percent, and the other fifty percent was to have more contact with Yan Heqing.
Outstanding boys should be pursued early!
Yan Heqing had almost no contact with girls, but he was sharp-witted and guessed Zhou Wuyou’s purpose. This time he refused without leaving any room, “Sorry, I have my own experiment to prepare for. It would be more suitable for you to find someone else.”
He packed his books, stood up, and left.
Zhou Wuyou wasn’t discouraged. She had inquired and found out that Yan Heqing wasn’t dating anyone. Now that they were in the same class, her chances were much greater than before. She was more curious about the experiment Yan Heqing mentioned. What experiment…
Yan Heqing walked out of the classroom and bumped into someone at the door.
Gu Xingye looked a bit embarrassed. He had left his lab key behind and came back to get it, not expecting to run into the scene of Zhou Wuyou “confessing” to Yan Heqing. Gu Xingye was just about to speak, “I…”
Yan Heqing was unperturbed and walked away calmly.
“…” Gu Xingye choked, touched the tip of his nose even more awkwardly, and then entered the classroom.
Yan Heqing indeed had an experiment.
The same experiment as Gu Xingye, an exchange project between Peking University and a foreign university. There was only one spot, and he wanted to fight for it.
But he had just transferred, so he needed to prepare materials for applying to the laboratory for a while longer.
Walking out of the teaching building, Yan Heqing took out his phone. Lu Lin hadn’t replied, so he put it back in his pocket.
In a blink of an eye, it was Tuesday. After finishing classes in the morning, Yan Heqing had lunch in the cafeteria, didn’t go home, and took the subway directly to the Lu family’s ancestral home.
Lu Lin had changed his habit of fishing on Tuesdays. Afraid of running into him, Yan Heqing thought for a moment and proactively sent him a WeChat message.
[Busy?]
Lu Lin replied only after Yan Heqing arrived at the station and exited the subway entrance: [Just finished work, what’s up.]
Yan Heqing confirmed: [At the company?]
The next second, Lu Lin called.
There was no background noise at all, very quiet. Lu Lin asked him, “I’m at the company, looking for me?”
Yan Heqing walked towards the Lu family’s ancestral home, “My fishing bag is with you. If you’re not busy, I’ll come to pick it up this afternoon.”
“Want to go fishing?”
“Going sea fishing this weekend, I want to practice first.”
Lu Lin’s voice was calm, “Sea fishing is just fishing in a different location, no need to practice. Besides, your fishing bag is at my house. I’m busy today. If you really want to practice, I’ll bring it to you tomorrow.”
Yan Heqing was just finding an excuse. He stopped walking, looking at the heavily guarded security booth ahead, his expression calm, “No trouble, see you on the weekend.”
——
The security guard in the booth sized up Yan Heqing.
After hesitating again and again, he picked up the internal landline, “Is his name Yan Heqing? I’ll call and ask.”
At this moment, an Audi approached. The security guard immediately leaned out of the window to greet, “Sister Cheng, you’re back!”
Cheng Xinying rolled down the window but didn’t look at the security guard. Instead, she looked at Yan Heqing for a few seconds and said in surprise, “It’s you!”
She was the granddaughter of the old butler and had been working in the Lu family. Recently, she was taking care of Lu Changcheng.
She was also at the hospital last time and had seen Yan Heqing.
Yan Heqing smiled and greeted, “Hello.”
The security guard changed his attitude just now and became much more polite, “So you know Sister Cheng, then no need to ask, go in.” He put down the phone and opened the barrier for Cheng Xinying.
Cheng Xinying’s eyes moved, and she instantly understood that this young man came to find Lu Muchi! She beckoned Yan Heqing, “Come, get in the car, I’ll give you a ride. It’s still a ten-minute walk.”
Yan Heqing didn’t refuse. He sat in the passenger seat and thanked politely, “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” Cheng Xinying had a very good impression of Yan Heqing. Driving towards the villa, she reminded him in advance, “The master may not let you see the young master.”
Yan Heqing smiled, “Let’s try.”
Arriving at the villa entrance, Cheng Xinying parked the car steadily and led Yan Heqing in. Approaching the main door, they met Lu Han coming out.
Lu Han looked at Yan Heqing, finding him a bit familiar, and stopped abruptly, “Are you Muchi’s friend?”
Yan Heqing spoke politely, “Hello.”
Cheng Xinying stepped forward and whispered a few words to Lu Han. After Cheng Xinying finished speaking, Lu Han stepped forward and patted Yan Heqing, saying earnestly, “Just so happens the old man went out. Help uncle persuade Muchi properly, tell him not to be stubborn anymore…”
Bang!
Suddenly, another loud noise came from upstairs. Lu Muchi was throwing a tantrum again.
Lu Han’s face turned green. He had been tortured enough during this period and just wanted to find a quiet place to rest, so he walked away quickly, flinging his hands.
Cheng Xinying sighed helplessly. She walked quickly into the house and reached the second floor. The sound of smashing things became clearer, mixed with Lu Muchi’s cursing.
“Useless, get out!”
A row of bodyguards guarded the corridor. A servant came out with a tray in a sorry state, covered in soup and water.
Everyone was used to it and showed no expression.
Cheng Xinying hesitated for a moment before taking Yan Heqing over to knock on the door, “Young Mas…”
“Get out!” Lu Muchi’s emotions were on the verge of exploding. Sounds of heavy objects hitting the floor came from inside from time to time, “When I get out, all of you get lost!”
Cheng Xinying shook her head and asked Yan Heqing in a low voice, “How about you go back today?”
Yan Heqing smiled and shook his head. He raised his hand and knocked gently on the door.
“Get out, get out, get out! Even if I starve to death…”
“Lu Muchi.” Yan Heqing spoke.
Inside the door became quiet, and the door was pulled open at the same time. The speed was so fast that it even stirred up a small wave of air current.
Lu Muchi’s pupils dilated, looking at Yan Heqing in disbelief, the violence between his brows vanishing without a trace.
In this instant, he couldn’t see anyone else, only Yan Heqing.
Every day, every moment, he missed Yan Heqing, missed him to the point of going crazy! Now, Yan Heqing was right in front of his eyes!
He rushed out barefoot to hug Yan Heqing.
The next instant, he was stopped by several bodyguards at the same time. The bodyguards lowered their heads and stammered, “Young Master, the Master ordered that you are not allowed to leave, leave this door.”
Being stopped, Lu Muchi’s temper flared up, and he swung his fist at the bodyguard. Yan Heqing said calmly, “If you hit someone, I’ll come back next time.”
The movement stopped abruptly. Everyone looked at Lu Muchi withdrawing his fist in disbelief.
Cheng Xinying was also greatly surprised. The last time Lu Muchi was this obedient was in front of his uncle…
The room was in a mess with nowhere to step. Lu Muchi asked Cheng Xinying to change to another room to receive Yan Heqing.
Cheng Xinying was still hesitating, but Lu Muchi’s mood had become incredibly stable, ordering her to bring snacks and tea.
Lu Muchi had eaten very little these past few days. Since he was willing to eat, Cheng Xinying immediately arranged for them to go to the living room next door without stopping.
Closing the living room door, only Lu Muchi and Yan Heqing were left.
Lu Muchi’s eyes never left Yan Heqing. He was very moved inside. He knew it, Yan Heqing would find a way to see him!
This feeling was wonderful, like being carefully cherished in someone’s breast pocket, silently loved. His nose felt a bit sour, “I missed…”
Yan Heqing interrupted him, “Fengzhi asked me to bring a message.”
Lu Muchi reacted for a while, his face changing slightly, “Lin Fengzhi?”
Yan Heqing looked calm, “Yes.”
Lu Muchi really didn’t want to hear Lin Fengzhi’s name. The reason Yan Heqing was cold to him was that Lin Fengzhi was between them. He frowned, “What did he say?”
Yan Heqing conveyed Lin Fengzhi’s words verbatim, “He said he only likes that person, and you know who that person is.”
Lu Muchi sneered. He knew that Lin Fengzhi liked his uncle Lu Lin.
“What else?”
“If this continues, it won’t look good for anyone.” Yan Heqing said unhurriedly, “For his sake, stop liking him and find someone else to like.”
Lu Muchi’s face instantly turned pale.
What bullshit was Lin Fengzhi talking about! He had long ago…
His heart tightened.
Yan Heqing was going to misunderstand again!
He hurriedly tried to explain, “I…”
Click.
Just then, the living room door opened. Cheng Xinying entered with tea and snacks, lowering her head and following behind.
Lu Changcheng’s scrutinizing gaze fell on Yan Heqing, and his cane tapped the floor lightly, “Young man, have a chat with me alone.”