Chapter 42: Childhood Friend Appears

Chapter 42 Childhood Friend Appears

Emerging from the movie theater, amidst the hustle and bustle of the crowd, Lin Su walked side by side with Zhou Yunqi. He turned to look at her and chuckled, "Why are your ears still so red?"

Lin Su was speechless: "It's too hot inside."

"Yes, it's quite hot." The man said casually, "But I can't cool it down immediately; it's not up to me."

No, who told you that?

He used to be a rather rigid and serious man, but it turns out he's actually quite the repressed pervert.

No, that's all blatant flirting.

Just as he was about to explode, he suddenly smiled and asked, "You mean the indoor air?"

Lin Su wiped her teeth as she called him by his full name: "Zhou Yunqi!"

He looked over.

Lin Su: "You're being indecent."

“You’re not serious,” he laughed, “I was just pretending to be serious before.”

Lin Su grimaced, but had nowhere to vent her frustration.

This man has two completely different faces before and after he starts pursuing someone.

It couldn't have been caused by suppressing emotions for too long, could it?

That's most likely the case.

However, she did actually touch him in the movie theater just now. The accidental brush six months ago wasn't quite that real, but this time, even if it wasn't a full-blown touch, she could imagine it was...quite significant. It'll definitely hurt a lot later.

Lin Su's face flushed slightly. She shook her head, trying to shake off the images.

Zhou Yunqi noticed her face turn slightly red again, and not knowing what she was thinking, he assumed she was just easily teased and said, "Let's go eat, I won't tease you anymore."

As dusk approached, by the time Lin Su and he finished their meal at a state-run restaurant, the streetlights had already been turned on.

The place they ate was near Wangfujing. In the past six months, individual businesses have been allowed, and individual business licenses have begun to be issued gradually. The street businesses are more active than they were six months ago, and there are more pedestrians strolling around.

They walked around the street.

The summer night was still hot and humid. Lin Su felt sticky and uncomfortable all over, so she said she wanted to go home.

Back in the dormitory complex, Lin Su looked up at the third floor. The lights were off, which meant that Xu Yaodong had left after bringing the ice into their home.

Lin Su smiled and said to him, "Then I'll go up."

Zhou Yunqi's eyes blazed: "Aren't you going to invite me up for a seat?"

Even though he had the key himself, he still acted like a pursuer. But then again, this man seemed to value rituals. Lin Su pursed her lips: "Would you like to come upstairs for a glass of water?"

He smiled slightly: "Since you've invited me, of course I'm happy to go up."

The room was cooler and more humid than the room. Lin Su went to the bathroom and when he came out, he had just boiled some water and brewed some herbal tea that his grandfather had given him.

Lin Su can't drink herbal tea right now, so he made her a cup of goji berry tea.

The tea was still cooling down. He sat on his bed, leaning against the wall with his long legs dangling over the edge, and sighed, "It's definitely more comfortable here."

Lin Su walked over and sat down on the edge of the bed, saying, "If you're not comfortable sleeping at your uncle's house, come over here."

He replied, "How can that be? If you move in, it'll be so close, how will we catch up?"

Lin Su could only shake her head and let him go.

He smiled and said, "Or are you saying that after this date, you're eager to accept my advances?"

"You're overthinking it! You can't just chase after someone for one day. You're always dreaming." Lin Su clenched her fist to punch him, but he reached out, grabbed her arm, and pulled her onto his lap.

The two people sat facing each other.

She had just washed her face, and it was very clean and clear. He looked at her without saying anything, just quietly watching her.

Lin Su asked, "When are you going back?"

He laughed: "You said you'd come up for a glass of water, but you're already trying to kick me out before I've even had a sip. You have no conscience."

He kept staring at her. Lin Su looked away and glanced back at the tea on the table.

He said, "I'll hold you and take a nap."

Lin Su leaned on his shoulder, his chin resting on the crook of her shoulder. His hands held her back and shoulders respectfully, without groping her, at most touching her hair.

He seemed to allow her to grope and mess around on him, while he himself was very measured in his interactions with her.

Like a law-abiding gentleman from the old days.

Lin Su nuzzled his neck against his shoulder.

His body temperature was higher than hers, and as they both felt stuffy, a thin layer of sweat appeared on their skin.

"Zhou Yunqi".

"Um."

"Tomorrow is Sunday, I'm going back to my stepmother's house."

"Going to do what?"

“My grandmother told me that she gave my mother a jade bracelet, which is probably with my stepmother. I want it back.”

Zhou Yunqi said, "I'll go with you."

"No need, I'll go get it myself." Lin Su knew it wouldn't be easy to get it back, and they might even argue. She didn't want Zhou Yunqi to see her arguing.

He released her from his arms: "By arguing? Or by snatching her?"

Lin Su said, "Let me ask first, and then we'll see how things go."

"If she's unwilling to give it to you, don't argue with her. I'm afraid you'll suffer a loss. As long as she keeps the bracelet, you'll have a chance to get it back in the future."

Lin Su could only nod, then asked, "Don't you like it when I argue with people?"

He said helplessly, "I'm mainly worried about you getting into trouble. There are so many of them. Even if you win the argument with your sharp tongue, what if a fight breaks out? Can you beat them?"

Lin Su stared at her intently, realizing that he didn't want her to become someone who got caught up in trivial matters and fussed over every little thing.

She didn't say anything more, but hugged him, and after a while, she asked softly, "What if we start arguing one day?"

He laughed: "Do you think that's possible?"

Suddenly, he moved her closer to him, a look of joy on his face: "Are you thinking about the future?"

No, how did it extend to this point?

"No," Lin Su denied immediately. "I was just saying it offhand."

He couldn't hide his smile, took her fingers and squeezed them, looking at her with deep eyes: "As long as you're okay, no matter what the conflict is, I'll give in to you."

Lin Su looked into those earnest and affectionate eyes and was speechless for a moment.

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The next day, Lin Su returned to her stepmother's house.

When her stepmother saw her, she wasn't particularly happy, but she didn't put on a stern face either.

The room seemed to have been specially cleaned, and there was a plate of peanuts on the table, as if to welcome some guests.

The stepmother said, "You haven't come back since you left last time, why are you suddenly back?"

Lin Su didn't bother with formalities and went straight to the point: "My mother used to have a bracelet that my grandmother gave me. You kept it, right? I want to take it back."

The stepmother pretended to be stupid and said, "What bracelet? There is no such thing."

Lin Su said, "My mom's things were kept by my dad. After he passed away, he gave them all to you. Look again."

The stepmother still denied it, saying, "There is no bracelet. If there were, of course I would give it to you."

Lin Su said, "Although my mother didn't have many ornaments, I remember there were a few. They must all be with you. I don't want anything else. You gave the job that my father left me to Gu Xinjuan, so I won't hold it against you. I just want that bracelet back now."

The stepsister chimed in, "My mom already said no. Do you think she can conjure up something that doesn't exist?"

Lin Su glanced at Gu Xinjuan and couldn't help but say, "You'd better say less, or I'll report you for getting your job through improper means."

Gu Xinjuan: "You!"

"What? I suffered so much for you in the countryside, I almost died there, what's wrong with wanting a bracelet back now?"

Just then, his stepbrother, Gu Xinping, appeared at the door with a girl.

Lin Su then understood why the house was so tidy and why even her younger brother had been called downstairs to play. It turned out that her stepbrother was bringing his girlfriend home today.

Seeing Lin Su there, Gu Xinping was also a little surprised: "Why are you back?"

Lin Su said, "I came back to get the jade bracelet my mother left me. Your mother is just about to go look for it." She looked at her stepmother, Deng Jinfeng, and raised her eyebrows.

Deng Jinfeng held her breath, knowing that if the bracelet wasn't taken away, she feared she would ruin the entire marriage.

He had to grit his teeth and say, "Wait a minute, I think I do have this."

Lin Su sized up the girl; she seemed quite shrewd. Lin Su looked back at her.

Lin Su introduced herself: "I am his stepsister."

The other person smiled and said, "So Shinping, you have such a beautiful stepsister."

Lin Su chimed in, "I don't live here often, so I guess he'd be too lazy to mention me."

"Oh, so where do you live?"

"I'll stay somewhere else," Lin Su smiled. "I'm an outsider in this house."

Deng Jinfeng, who was in the room, came out because she was afraid that she would say too much: "Found her, found her... She loves to joke, Xiao Rong, don't listen to her nonsense. She's not an outsider at all. It's just that she's comfortable living outside and doesn't want to come back."

Wrapped in the handkerchief was a shimmering green jade bracelet. Lin Su breathed a sigh of relief and took the bracelet. Although she didn't know how much it was worth now, and it probably wasn't worth much at all, it was priceless to her.

She put it on her wrist and said, "Okay, I'm leaving now."

The girl named Xiao Rong asked, "Are you leaving already?"

Lin Su said, "Well, I have something to do. Please have a seat."

She left directly, in a fairly good mood, feeling that today was an auspicious day.

To be fair, someone like Deng Jinfeng is very protective of her own children, and she might extend that same love to any other woman who marries into the family.

The original owner of this body suffered terribly, like a little bitter gourd.

As Lin Su walked out of the family compound, she ran into her childhood friend Cheng Zetao.

Cheng Zetao said, "My sister saw you when you got off the bus and told me you went back to the family compound. If I hadn't come earlier, I probably wouldn't have run into you again."

The two of them simply stood at the gate and chatted for a while.

Cheng Zetao is studying engineering at a university and will be a sophomore soon. He asked, "Susu, which university did you apply to as your first choice?"

Lin Su said: "Beijing University."

He exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, that's amazing!"

"Let's try our luck."

"When the admission results come out, be sure to let me know," he said. "You know where I live, and my mother often mentions you, saying she hasn't seen you for several years."

Lin Su agreed: "Okay, once I get accepted, I'll visit your mother at your house."

Cheng Zetao nodded, then suddenly looked at her and sighed.

Lin Su felt he was acting strangely. The next second, he raised his hand and touched the top of her head.

"It looks like there's spider silk in my hair," he said.

Lin Su: "Huh? I didn't go anywhere just now."

He patted her hair again: "No, it probably blew in by the wind, or it fell from a tree."

Just then, a familiar clear cough came from behind.

Lin Su turned around and saw Zhou Yunqi staring at her with a gloomy face.

Well.