Chapter 68#
Hearing Chu Ziyu call him “Old President Lu”, Xie Yunjie hurriedly covered his mouth to stop himself from laughing out loud.
Actually, Lu Lin maintained himself quite well. As long as he didn’t keep a stern face, he could barely pass for a senior student if he wore casual clothes and went for a run at the university.
Chu Ziyu did it on purpose.
Regarding Yan Heqing’s matter, he mistakenly thought Lu Lin only told Xie Yunjie, so he had to vent this frustration somehow!
However, Yan Heqing didn’t care at all. He looked at Lu Lin, “You’re going to drive the boat?”
Lu Lin didn’t appear much in the original text, and even Lin Fengzhi didn’t know he could drive a boat, but Yan Heqing wasn’t surprised. It wouldn’t be strange for Lu Lin to know anything.
He cared more about sea fishing.
Addicted to fishing.
Lu Lin saw through his thoughts, “The captain will drive first. When we get there, I’ll drive for a while to the waters I usually go to. That area is rich in resources, and we can catch tuna weighing hundreds of catties.”
There was one more thing Lu Lin didn’t say. He encountered a whale in that area last time.
But this depended on luck. He didn’t want Yan Heqing to have hope and then be disappointed.
Yan Heqing asked studiously, “What bait do you use for tuna?”
“Use local materials. Catch a small sea fish first as bait, it’s very tempting for big tuna.”
While talking, the two ignored Chu Ziyu and Xie Yunjie and boarded the boat first.
Chu Ziyu was stunned.
It was the first time he saw Lu Lin being so patient.
In junior high, he was rarely studious once and asked Lu Lin a math problem. Lu Lin scribbled it on paper, tore it off and gave it to him, without a single extra word.
Xie Yunjie had the same experience. He patted Chu Ziyu on the shoulder, “He’s a big treasure, others can’t compare.”
Chu Ziyu then became serious. He lowered his voice, “Is Ah Lin serious?”
Xie Yunjie wasn’t sure either. No one could see through Lu Lin. Often you thought you were on the same level as him, but actually, he had already reached the top floor. Xie Yunjie smiled, “Not sure, but Yan Heqing is definitely his only exception.”
Chu Ziyu rubbed his hands together.
Since Lu Lin had set his sights on him, he would definitely help out!
When it came to pursuing people, his experience was enough to write a book!
Chu Ziyu left Xie Yunjie behind and chased after them, “Master Xiao Yan, wait for me!”
Xie Yunjie followed slowly.
The yacht was Lu Lin’s private yacht, staffed with a captain, first mate, second mate, cleaner, and chef.
Most of the time, Lu Lin went out to sea alone, only occasionally inviting a few fishing enthusiasts.
The lower deck on the first floor was almost close to the water surface, with two chairs placed there. Lu Lin usually fished here. The second floor was the main deck. Besides comfortable rooms, there was also a leisure and entertainment hall where they could sing, watch movies, and hold parties, but only Xie Yunjie had borrowed the boat to use it a few times.
Lu Lin bought this yacht for sea fishing.
During the time he was most crazy about sea fishing, he went out to sea every week, rain or shine.
The chef had already prepared a late-night snack: light seafood porridge, and some Boston lobsters and king crabs.
Yan Heqing had no appetite.
After boarding the boat, he realized he was a bit seasick, especially now that the boat was heading towards the deep sea. It was pitch black all around, with only the constant sound of water, which intensified this discomfort.
But he didn’t show it and drank the porridge quietly.
Chu Ziyu chattered endlessly, “In high school, we had a gala and lacked a harmonica player. To avoid ballroom dancing with girls, Ah Lin chose to play the harmonica. I thought he was forcing himself, but unexpectedly, he played a song I didn’t know at the gala, and all the girls in the school became his fans. I was so jealous…”
Chewing on the delicious crab meat, he suddenly asked Yan Heqing, “Master Xiao Yan, have you heard Ah Lin play the harmonica?”
Yan Heqing swallowed the porridge, “No.” He added politely, “You can just call me by my name.”
“Okay, Xiao Heqing!” Chu Ziyu was familiar with everyone and didn’t blush at all, “Let me tell you, Ah Lin was so popular when he was in school. I don’t know what they liked about him. No romance, can’t smile, ignores people. Unlike me, gentle, love to smile, considerate and warm…”
After a few glasses of wine, Chu Ziyu couldn’t help but feel sad, and helping out turned into recalling the blood and tears history of lost love.
Xie Yunjie’s ears had long grown calluses. He shook his head at Yan Heqing, “Ignore him, he has to say it once every month.”
Lu Lin also put down his chopsticks, “Let’s go rest first, we have to get up early to fish.”
Yan Heqing nodded. He felt a bit like vomiting when he stood up.
Hearing about the room, Chu Ziyu looked up with teary eyes and slurred, “How do we sleep in three rooms? Ah, I’ll assign! " He struggled to stand up, “I’ll sleep with Brother Heqing! We are young people, we have common topics… Mmph mmph???”
Xie Yunjie covered his mouth, pressed him back into the chair, and smiled at Yan Heqing, “Trust me, no one can stand sleeping in the same bed with him for a minute.”
Yan Heqing wanted to say something, but his stomach was churning badly. He nodded lightly and followed Lu Lin.
Lu Lin didn’t lead Yan Heqing to the room but took him to the bathroom.
“Don’t hold it in, you’ll be fine after vomiting.”
Yan Heqing had endured to the limit, with thin sweat on his forehead. He stepped forward to support himself on the sink, buried his head in the basin, and vomited quietly.
He didn’t eat much, so he emptied his stomach after vomiting for a while.
He rinsed his mouth clean and looked up. In the mirror, his face was pale, but his lips were surprisingly red, and his pupils looked like they had been washed because of physiological tears. He wiped the water stains from the corners of his lips, turned around and apologized, “Sorry, I didn’t know I would get seasick.”
“No need to apologize, seasickness is a very common thing.” Lu Lin handed over something, “I also got seasick the first time I went out to sea. A lozenge candy will make it much better.”
The transparent orange wrapper refracted light. It was already peeled, an orange candy.
Yan Heqing took it and put it in his mouth, sweet and sour, “Thank you.”
Lu Lin’s gaze fell on his two bright lips, then quickly moved away, and walked out, “I’ll take you back to your room.”
The other rooms weren’t cleaned, and there were staff lounges. Only three rooms were habitable.
Lu Lin arranged for Yan Heqing to stay in a room alone.
The room was particularly large, similar to a suite in a five-star hotel. The floor-to-ceiling curtains were drawn tightly. If he didn’t think about being on a boat, it was no different from being in a hotel.
Yan Heqing didn’t have the strength to shower. He rinsed his mouth quickly and went to bed to rest.
Lu Lin left the room and returned to the dining room.
Chu Ziyu counted to his sixth lover, his face full of tears, “Do you think I’m tragically miserable!”
“Yes.” Xie Yunjie perfunctorily replied.
Catching a glimpse of Lu Lin coming in, Xie Yunjie was very surprised. He put down his phone and stood up, “Why are you back?”
Lu Lin came over and sat down. He unbuttoned a button with one hand, grabbed a can of beer, opened it with one hand, and poured it down his throat, his Adam’s apple rolling violently.
Not to mention that Lu Lin never drank beer, even Chu Ziyu forgot to cry seeing this rough way of drinking on him, staring at him dumbfounded.
Xie Yunjie was also dumbfounded. “What happened?”
Yan Heqing’s two lips kept flashing before Lu Lin’s eyes.
Felt he was a beast.
He vomited like that, yet he was thinking about another thing.
He got up again and walked towards the deck.
Xie Yunjie asked, “Where are you going!”
Lu Lin walked extremely fast.
“Diving.”
Yan Heqing heard a loud sound of water.
He thought he was dreaming.
Opening his eyes in a daze, a few rays of light shone through the gap in the curtains.
The discomfort disappeared completely. He felt comfortable all over now. Lifting the quilt and getting out of bed, Yan Heqing put on his shoes, walked to the window and opened the curtains.
Instantly shocked.
The boat stopped. Outside the full floor-to-ceiling window was the boundless blue sea. The morning light fell on the sea surface, a shimmering soft light.
It was so beautiful as if he was still in a dream.
Yan Heqing watched quietly for a long time until a knock on the door sounded.
“Xiao Heqing! Get up quickly! Ah Lin caught a 200-catty tuna! Holy shit!”
Rushing to the deck, the captain, chef, cleaner, and Xie Yunjie were standing in front surrounding something. Lu Lin was not seen.
Chu Ziyu grabbed Yan Heqing and squeezed in, “Make way.”
Squeezing through the crowd, Yan Heqing first saw Lu Lin processing the fish, and then the huge tuna he had never seen before, several baskets of crabs, several baskets of lively sea shrimps, and various kinds of sea fish covering the deck.
Lu Lin was processing the tuna. When Yan Heqing arrived, he looked up, his hair tips still damp. Compared to usual, he was less sharp. A smile spilled from the corner of his lips, “Morning.”
Before Yan Heqing could speak, Xie Yunjie winked at him, “Thanks to you today, Ah Lin is going to cook.”
“Holy shit!” Chu Ziyu had already started swallowing saliva, “The last time I ate food cooked by President Lu was after the college entrance examination!” He got excited again, “Xiao Heqing, you don’t know, Lu Lin’s existence is just to annoy others. Good at studying, good at basketball, and good at cooking…”
Yan Heqing’s gaze never left that tuna.
For lunch, Lu Lin made shrimp dumplings with soft tofu as the skin using sea shrimps. It was so fresh that teeth would fall out. Chu Ziyu liked it very much, but it was too light. He suggested, “Chef Lu, make something spicy tonight! I like it!”
Lu Lin didn’t respond at all.
Yan Heqing ate a few bites and went to the first-deck to fish.
His luck was also good. He caught several big Boston lobsters on his first sea fishing trip.
By sunset, it was a fruitful harvest.
Xie Yunjie and Chu Ziyu dived all afternoon and were exhausted when they returned to the boat. After dinner, they immediately went back to their rooms to sleep.
Yan Heqing was still fishing. Returning tomorrow morning, it was rare to come once, so he wanted to fish at night.
The sea surface was calm at night. A lamp hung on the deck. Yan Heqing focused on the water surface, not knowing when Lu Lin arrived.
“Not old, but quite addicted.” Lu Lin sat down beside him.
Yan Heqing hooked his lips, “A little bit.”
“Besides fishing.” Lu Lin looked at his profile, “What else do you like.”
Long eyelashes cast two thick shadows under his eyes. His lips were dry. Yan Heqing licked them unconsciously before saying, “What about you, besides fishing and work, what else do you like.”
Lu Lin took something out of his pocket.
In the fluctuating light and shadow, a silver light refracted.
It was a harmonica.
“Want to listen?” Lu Lin asked faintly, “Can’t request songs, don’t know how to play many.”
A shallow arc appeared on the corner of Yan Heqing’s lips, “I don’t know many songs either.”
Lu Lin didn’t speak anymore. Raising the harmonica to his lips, his gaze still fixed on Yan Heqing. A moment later, a clear and melodious tune sounded on the quiet deck.
Yan Heqing listened quietly.
Soon, he recognized it.
In high school, the school broadcast often played this song. Didn’t know the song title.
Only remembered a lyric in it.
[You are clear and mysterious, like Lake Baikal.]
As if a breeze blew, the hanging lamp swayed slightly. The light and shadow fell on Yan Heqing’s side face. Suddenly he took a breath, looking ahead, holding his breath.
Cool water splashed onto his cheek.
The harmonica continued. Yan Heqing’s palm trembled slightly. He raised it and suddenly grabbed Lu Lin’s hand, holding it tightly and forcefully.
The tune stopped abruptly.
The next instant, Yan Heqing spoke, “Lu Lin, it’s a whale.”
Lu Lin looked sideways following Yan Heqing’s line of sight. In front of the deck, a whale stopped in the water, emitting a pure cry like a baby, gently spraying water.
Illuminated by the light, it was pure white.
A beluga whale.