Chapter 84#
After the two afternoon classes, the boys from Bio-Science Class 2 still didn’t go to play ice hockey together.
Ice hockey is a money-burning sport. Unlike Lin Fengzhi’s classmates who played photography and had rich family backgrounds, the Peking University students didn’t know how to play ice hockey.
Only then did Lin Fengzhi remember that he hadn’t asked Yan Heqing if he knew how to play ice hockey. He and Gu Xingye were sitting in the back row of the classroom, while Yan Heqing was in the first row. He was about to go over when Gu Xingye pulled him back.
“He doesn’t know how.” Gu Xingye looked at Yan Heqing’s upright and thin back.
Lin Fengzhi was truly clueless, no wonder the twins couldn’t get along. Yan Heqing’s conditions were obvious at a glance; it was impossible for him to play ice hockey. Going to play today was to teach him, making it convenient to ask him out to play in the future.
Lin Fengzhi was speechless, “You didn’t remind me earlier. I’ve already called my classmates and teammates, and you’ve also called your friends. What do we do now that he doesn’t know how to play?”
An ice hockey game required 12 people. The people they called were not enough, so they had to go to the ice hockey rink to find more people.
Gu Xingye smiled, “It doesn’t matter, just for fun.”
Lin Fengzhi didn’t move, but still rolled his eyes at Gu Xingye, “You are really patient with my brother. When you taught me to play ice hockey, you were stricter than the coach.”
Gu Xingye chuckled, got up and put his arm around his shoulder, “He is your brother, after all.”
Only then did Lin Fengzhi feel comfortable. He patted Gu Xingye’s hand away, went down the steps to the first row and called Yan Heqing, “Let’s go.”
Yan Heqing packed his textbooks.
He didn’t know much about ice hockey, and in the original text, he only had a disgusting memory of it. The reason he didn’t refuse was that Cheng Jian’s true love was Lin Fengzhi’s high school ice hockey teammate.
Lin Fengzhi loved to play ice hockey and once wanted to become a professional player. But his physique was thin and couldn’t withstand collisions. After being hospitalized several times, he gave up this idea but still played from time to time.
Even for fun, it had to be the configuration of a professional game. Lin Fengzhi would definitely call people today, and maybe he would call that high school teammate.
Yan Heqing wasn’t sure, but he had nothing to do today, so going gave him more opportunities.
The timeline had changed, so it wasn’t impossible for Cheng Jian to meet his true love early.
Yan Heqing walked out of his seat with his schoolbag.
Lin Fengzhi and Gu Xingye were in front, and Yan Heqing followed a few steps behind out of the teaching building.
A gust of wind blew, bringing a bit of dampness to his face. Yan Heqing looked up at the sky; it was about to rain.
Sure enough, just as they reached the school gate, a sudden downpour came without warning, trapping a group of students under the eaves of the school gate.
The palm-length space under the eaves was crowded with people. Lin Fengzhi was soon squeezed next to Yan Heqing.
In the smell of a rainy day, there was a faint familiar fragrance.
Keeping a distance from Yan Heqing before, Lin Fengzhi didn’t smell it. Now that they were close, he vaguely smelled cedar.
Lin Fengzhi immediately turned his head to look at Yan Heqing, “Did you stay at your friend’s house again last night?”
Gu Xingye was on Lin Fengzhi’s other side. Hearing the voice, he also looked over.
Yan Heqing didn’t know he still had the smell of cedar on him, but when Lin Fengzhi spoke, he reacted. His eyes moved slightly, and he said faintly, “No.”
Lin Fengzhi didn’t believe it, “If you went, you went. I won’t force you to tell me the brand. I’ll find it myself.”
Gu Xingye inserted, “What?”
Neither Yan Heqing nor Lin Fengzhi paid attention to him. Yan Heqing said calmly, “He gave me a set, no need to go to his house.”
Lin Fengzhi felt something was wrong. His brain was rarely sharp for a moment, “Is that friend who is very good to you this friend?” Not a woman, but a man?
Just as Yan Heqing was about to reply, his pocket vibrated slightly.
He took out his phone. It was Lu Lin. He gestured for Lin Fengzhi to wait and swiped the answer key.
“Didn’t bring an umbrella.” Lu Lin’s voice had a hint of a smile.
Yan Heqing instantly realized something. He looked ahead, but unfortunately, the rain was too heavy, and the whole world was blurry. He replied, “You’re here.”
Both were certain.
Lu Lin laughed again, “I’m not far from you. You can’t see me, but I can see you clearly.”
The sound of rain, the surrounding chatter, Yan Heqing couldn’t hear any of it, only his own increasingly loud heartbeat.
Then, Lu Lin’s voice sounded in his ear again, “Shall I pick you up?”
The heavy rain only lasted a few minutes. In a flash, the rain became lighter, from a downpour to a drizzle. Some students had already rushed into the rain, running towards the subway station.
Seeing Yan Heqing still on the phone, Lin Fengzhi turned his head to discuss with Gu Xingye, “Can’t get a car in the rain. How about calling my family’s driver to pick us up?”
Gu Xingye agreed, but his peripheral vision was observing Yan Heqing.
He cared about the friend Lin Fengzhi mentioned just now.
A friend who was very good to Yan Heqing and whom Yan Heqing would stay overnight with?
Mr. Lu?
Gu Xingye’s eyebrows furrowed unconsciously.
And at this time, Yan Heqing’s heart gradually calmed down, and he could hear other sounds in his ears again.
It was Lin Fengzhi’s voice, “Yes, at the gate of Peking University, you come to pick us up…”
Yan Heqing spoke softly, “Mn.”
Click.
In the receiver, there was the sound of a car door opening, and the sudden sound of drizzling rain.
On the road at the gate of Peking University, both sides were lined with paulownia trees that were decades old.
It was the flowering season, and the huge, thick trunks of the paulownia trees were bent low by the clusters of purple flowers, only a few centimeters higher than pedestrians.
After a heavy rain, some purple flowers were knocked to the ground, mixed with clean rainwater, forming pitted small water circles of fallen flowers.
The leaves were washed to a deep green by the rainwater. Drizzling rain fell on the transparent umbrella surface, making a crisp ticking sound. A tall and upright figure appeared on the street full of fallen flowers.
Lin Fengzhi was about to hang up the phone when his pupils suddenly widened, astonished, surprised, at a loss, staring straight ahead.
The driver’s inquiry was still in the receiver, and the phone fell directly from Lin Fengzhi’s palm.
With a clang, Gu Xingye looked at Lin Fengzhi in surprise, “How—”
“Uncle Lu…” A soft sound that had never been heard before spilled from the corner of Lin Fengzhi’s mouth. His heart beat so violently that it was about to jump out of his chest.
The whole world became a phantom in his eyes, only Lu Lin, holding a transparent umbrella, wearing a long black windbreaker, walking towards him.
Is Lu Lin here to pick him up?
Yes!
Must be!
Besides him, who else could Lu Lin come to pick up!
Overwhelming happiness swept over Lin Fengzhi. His fingernails dug deep into his soft flesh, and he couldn’t even feel the pain. He couldn’t wait to step into the rain and walk towards Lu Lin.
Hearing “Uncle Lu”, Gu Xingye suddenly thought of the reason why Lu Lin looked familiar.
Lu Lin, Lu Muchi’s uncle, a former prominent figure at Peking University.
Gu Xingye looked at Yan Heqing for the first time.
At the same time, Lin Fengzhi almost ran in front of Lu Lin. His fair face was already flushed red. He opened his mouth, his vocal cords trembling, “Lu—”
Abruptly stopped.
Lin Fengzhi’s smile froze on his lips.
Slowly, as if stuck, his neck followed Lu Lin’s turn.
Lu Lin held the umbrella with one hand and walked past without looking sideways.
Lin Fengzhi turned his head—
Lu Lin’s footsteps gradually quickened. In his dark and heavy eyes, there was only Yan Heqing in front. His feet gradually quickened. When Yan Heqing walked out from under the eaves, he stepped forward, tilted the umbrella, and covered most of Yan Heqing’s head.
Lin Fengzhi’s vision instantly blurred.
Black, desperate.
For a few seconds, Lin Fengzhi wished his eyes really had a problem, or even went blind, rather than admit that his Uncle Lu was walking towards Yan Heqing…
——
Gu Xingye’s gaze also deepened.
Lu Lin acted as if he didn’t see him, or rather, he indeed couldn’t see anyone else. Only with a smile in his eyes, he looked at the young man in front of him and naturally took his schoolbag, “Wearing so little, aren’t you cold?”
The temperature in spring was rising, but it was still slightly cool. Yan Heqing only wore a very thin coat.
If it weren’t at the gate of Peking University, Lu Lin would have wanted to pull Yan Heqing into his windbreaker to warm up for a while.
Yan Heqing’s gaze passed over Lu Lin’s shoulder. Not far away, Lin Fengzhi was staring at them motionlessly. He withdrew his gaze, stepped forward, and Lu Lin also moved the umbrella accordingly. The two stood face to face on both sides of the umbrella handle.
Yan Heqing shook his head slightly, “Not cold. When did you come?”
“When you and your classmate came out.” Lu Lin smiled, “Have an activity?”
Yan Heqing nodded, “They invited me to play ice hockey.”
Only then did Lu Lin look at Gu Xingye, “Mind one more person?”
He was obviously referring to himself. Gu Xingye stepped forward. He knew Lu Lin was powerful, and because of that, he was more interested. Gu Xingye smiled brightly, “It’s our honor if you are willing to participate.”
At this time, the rain stopped. Yan Heqing said something to Lu Lin and walked out of the umbrella towards Lin Fengzhi.
He said to Lin Fengzhi with a normal expression: “That is my friend Lu Lin. He is going to play ice hockey with us, is that okay?”
Lin Fengzhi couldn’t think at all. After a long while, he let out a hoarse voice, “He… is that friend who is very good to you?”
No wonder it was the same cedar scent.
So that man was Lu Lin…
Yan Heqing had even stayed at Lu Lin’s house… they…
Lin Fengzhi’s smooth fingernails actually pierced his palm. A fine and dense pain came, and he couldn’t even cry.
He didn’t want Lu Lin to like others, let alone Lu Lin liking Yan Heqing!
Lin Fengzhi finally moved. He stepped forward and grabbed Yan Heqing’s arm, his ten fingers trembling uncontrollably, looking at Yan Heqing pleadingly, “Brother…”
He shook his head, hoping Yan Heqing would give a negative answer.
Yan Heqing just looked at him with doubt, “Yes, what’s wrong?” He suddenly thought of something, looked around, and asked in a low voice, “He and I are not ordinary friends. Is it okay to tell him our relationship?”
“…” The last bit of color drained from Lin Fengzhi’s face. His breathing became rapid, and his fingernails dug heavily into Yan Heqing’s coat.
Not ordinary friends…
His mind was full of these few words. He wanted to ask, if not ordinary friends, then what kind of friends? Good friends? Or… boyfriend?
Lin Fengzhi dared not ask.
He was afraid to hear the answer.
The scene of Lu Lin walking quickly to Yan Heqing, tilting the umbrella towards Yan Heqing, flashed in his mind again.
For the first time, he saw Lu Lin so caring and concerned about a person, as if that person was his treasure.
Lin Fengzhi shook his head crazily. He stepped back, his eyes staring at Yan Heqing.
Impossible! Absolutely not! Lu Lin wouldn’t like Yan Heqing. They were not from the same world at all! He must have misunderstood.
Didn’t the Lu Group have a scholarship for talented students in universities? Yan Heqing had excellent grades. Lu Lin just appreciated him and wanted to recruit Yan Heqing to work at the Lu Group after graduation!
Yan Heqing still had a doubtful expression, “Fengzhi?”
“No need for you, I’ll do it myself!” Lin Fengzhi’s voice suddenly became sharp, like fingernails scratching a blackboard, “I’ve known him for a long time. He is Lu Muchi’s uncle!”
Lin Fengzhi finished his words, brushed past Yan Heqing’s shoulder and was about to walk towards Lu Lin, raising a smiling face, “Uncle Lu…”
Yan Heqing tidied his sleeve, pulled Lin Fengzhi, his voice clear and bright.
“Don’t call him uncle. He is my boyfriend. It’s a generation gap.”