Chapter 413 Sister, See You at Lian'an University

Gu Nan returned to work on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year and gave 80,000 yuan to Gu Wangnan before leaving.

Gu Wangnan was shocked when he saw eight stacks of money. "Why are you giving me so much money? Keep it for yourself. Mom has money."

"My brothers and sisters helped me when I was in trouble. Mom, please help me pay the money back to them."

Gu Wangnan took the money and stuffed it into Gu Nan's pocket. "It won't cost that much. Besides, you can pay it back yourself if you want."

Gu Nan put his hands in his pockets, not revealing a flaw, "I paid back some of it, and they don't want the rest. Mom will help me pay it back again. If they still don't want it, the money will be given to the orphanage."

Gu Wangnan was speechless, "How can this be true?"

Gu Nan refused to give in, and Gu Wangnan's persuasion was in vain, so he finally took the 50,000 yuan.

Thirty thousand will be used to repay debts, and twenty thousand will be used for the orphanage.

After returning to Kyoto, Gu Nan's life was similar to that of the previous year, busy but fulfilling.

The day before the Lantern Festival, Lin Qin sent a message to Gu Nan, saying that he had made a lot of dumplings and wanted to send some to Gu Nan.

Gu Nan looked at the rolling kitten sent by the other party, thought for a moment, and agreed.

The atmosphere in the company was quite cheerful on the Lantern Festival. As soon as Gu Nan got to work, he received a lucky bag from the company. The food in the cafeteria at noon was also very good. In the afternoon, the company ordered afternoon tea. Under the sweet offensive of gifts and delicious food, the resentment of colleagues about working on holidays was significantly reduced.

After work in the evening, Gu Nan did not rush to the cafeteria to eat, but went to the company gate to find Lin Qin who brought her dumplings.

Lin Qin arrived early. As soon as Gu Nan came downstairs, he saw him leaning against the pillar at the door, holding a vocabulary notebook and memorizing words.

He was still wearing a black down jacket, carrying the same backpack he had carried when he went to Qingcheng, and wearing a scarf that completely hid the lower half of his face.

In the past, Gu Nan just thought of him as a kid with the appearance of an old friend and didn’t care whether he had more similarities with Lin Jingzhe.

It was not until today that she realized that she had met him twice and still didn't know what he looked like.

Gu Nan approached, and Lin Qin looked up at the sound. When she saw Gu Nan, she stood up straight, smiled and called out "Sister," and then handed over the bag hanging on her wrist. "I made a lot of flavors. Sister, try them and see which one you like. I'll make some more and send it over."

Lin Qin made the glutinous rice balls of different flavors in different colors, packed them in food storage boxes and affixed note stickers on them, so that they would be clear and convenient to eat when the time came.

Gu Nan took it and said, "Thank you."

Lin Qin was worried that Gu Nan didn't know how to deal with it, so he said, "Put it in the refrigerator after you take it back. Whenever you want to eat it, just take a few and boil them in water for ten minutes. It's very convenient."

Gu Nan nodded, "Have you eaten?"

Lin Qin's eyes curved, and she looked very well-behaved as she asked and answered questions. "You came here after eating glutinous rice balls at home. Did you eat, sister?"

"Not yet. Come with me to the cafeteria to eat something. After eating, we can go to the company's Lantern Festival. It's very lively." Gu Nan's eyes fell on his scarf.

Lin Qin noticed it and subconsciously raised his hand to straighten his scarf, revealing a regretful expression. "Although I really want to go and see it, I still have two test papers to finish."

Gu Nan didn't force him, and casually asked a few questions about his studies, then changed the subject, "How is your brother's recovery going?"

Lin Qin often initiated most of their conversations, asking for advice on recovery, sending holiday greetings, or, as he did this time, making something for Gu Nan to try. Gu Nan would respond whenever he saw it, but without much enthusiasm, always maintaining a polite yet distant social distance.

This was the first time Gu Nan took the initiative to ask about Brother Lin Qin's recovery.

Lin Qin seemed to have not caught up with the sudden change of topic. He took a moment to react before saying, "Not bad. He can get up and walk around. He should be able to get rid of the walker by the second half of the year."

Gu Nan observed Lin Qin's expression and found that Lin Qin was also observing her.

The child is not very good at hiding his thoughts, and his caution and anxiety are all written in his eyes.

Gu Nan looked at the pair of eyes that looked very similar to Lin Jingzhe, and his heart was shocked again.

The surging tide hit my heart, just like when I had that thought in the darkness on New Year's Eve, secretive, absurd, and even crazy.

Gu Nan knew that Lin Qin must be hiding something from her.

And there is Yi Jingrong, she must know more than Lin Qin.

But Gu Nan showed nothing, as if he was just asking casually: "What's your brother's name?"

Lin Qin's expression finally changed. He touched the scarf with both hands again. Not knowing what to tidy up, he pulled the scarf again and again.

Gu Nan stared at him intently, and Lin Qin didn't dare to look her in the eye.

Gu Nan thought he would run, but Lin Qin didn't. His gaze drifted away for a few seconds, then returned with difficulty. Then he whispered tentatively, "Lin Shili."

Gu Nan asked: "Which two words?"

Lin Qin's voice became even quieter: "The ten miles of the Ten-Li Pavilion."

Before Gu Nan could ask more, Lin Qin had already run away. After he ran quite a distance, he remembered that he had not said goodbye to Gu Nan. However, he did not say anything else, just waved from a distance, and quickly turned around and dived into the crowded crowd again.

It looked as if Gu Nan was a bewitching monster who would say something terrible if he stayed any longer.

Lin Qin fled in panic, but Gu Nan was in a good mood. He went to the cafeteria for dinner, and then attended the Lantern Festival held by the company with his colleagues.

She was lucky. She won a mobile phone when guessing the lantern riddles, and a shoulder and neck massager at the end of the lantern festival.

Gu Nan had no shortage of these two things, so he sent them back to Qingcheng and gave them to Gu Wangnan.

I don’t know if it’s because Lin Qin is busy with his studies or he was scared, but he rarely sent messages to Gu Nan after the Lantern Festival. Every time he sent a message, it was just a few simple sentences, and he didn’t have the nagging spirit as before.

The college entrance examination was only three months away, so Gu Nan stopped bothering him with these matters and turned his focus to Yi Jingrong.

Yi Jingrong was more tight-lipped than Lin Qin, and he never revealed a single extra word to Gu Nan.

In this case, Lin Qin's statement on the day of the review that he asked Yi Jingrong about Gu Nan's preferences was very suspicious.

However, Gu Nan soon had no time to delve into the matter, because the paper she submitted before the New Year was successfully accepted. At the end of February, she received a notice of acceptance from a top conference.

Gu Nan obtained his first top conference paper in his life.

Looking at the entire computer industry, her performance was not outstanding at all, and was even not as good as many students in school, but this was her first shot in the research field after she switched to algorithms.

In the following months, Gu Nan submitted two more papers, both of which were accepted.

One of the papers was even selected to be presented at a conference, where Gu Nan was able to attend the conference to explain his innovative research ideas and to exchange and learn with famous seniors in the industry.

In July, Gu Nan got his visa.

In August, Gu Nan and a member of the same group flew abroad to attend a conference.

Before the plane took off, Gu Nan received a message from Lin Qin.

Lin Qin: "Pictures"

Lin Qin: "Sister, see you at Lian'an University."

Lin Qin: "Face-rolling kitten.jpg"

Gu Nan clicked on it and saw a picture of an admission letter from Lian'an University.