Chapter 53

After Gu Fang watched a few episodes of animation with Lu Qi, Xie Qinghe came back with lunch. After Lu Qi finished his meal, it was time for lunch break.

She winked at Gu Fang inwardly, saying that her school schedule had never been so regular before.

Gu Fang chuckled and rubbed her head. Xie Qinghe turned off the cartoon and, seeing them leaving, gave them a slight nod of farewell. Gu Fang and Lu Si went downstairs and had lunch at a small noodle shop across the street from the inpatient department.

Lu Si walked him to the subway entrance, tucked his hair behind his ears, and looked at him intently with his thin eyelids drooping. "Remember to send me a message when you get to school."

Gu Fang nodded obediently, holding his hand but not letting go, burying his head and scratching his palm, not moving for a long time.

It was not rush hour in the afternoon, so there were not many people getting on and off the subway. The sunlight lazily shone through the gaps between the sycamore leaves, and half of Gu Fang's delicate and fair face was coated with a thin layer of gold, making his skin look so white that it was almost glowing.

Lu Si's eyebrows couldn't help but melt, and she indulged in the little movements of his fingers, moved close to brush aside his hair, and placed a light kiss on his forehead.

"Where do you want to go for fun on the 11th?" Lu Si asked patiently.

"I'll go back and look up some travel guides around the capital." Gu Fang tilted his head slightly, thinking for a moment. "How about going camping? Last year, Lele and his friends said they wanted to go camping, but they ended up staying in a hotel. This year, he told me he wanted to make his wish come true."

Le Jiayu didn't apply to a university in the capital, but to a mountain city along the river. Before the National Day holiday even started, he couldn't wait to share his plans for a wasteful college life with Gu Fang. He planned to invite four or five friends he'd met at his new school to go hiking in the surrounding mountains and camp for a few days.

However, Gu Fang was very suspicious that his delicate skin and tender flesh would not last for two days and would be driven down the mountain by the mosquitoes in the wild.

"How many days can you play on National Day?" Gu Fang leaned against the sycamore tree beside him, with a smile on his face, his long legs stretched out, and his knees rubbed against Lu Si's.

Lu Si placed the back of his hand on his lower back to prevent his clothes from getting dirty. He glared at Gu Fang's smiling face with eyes as dark as black jade. Under the light cast by the leaves, his eyes shone like water. He asked casually, "How many days do you plan to play?"

"Of course I'm watching you." Gu Fang was still tickling his palm, his beautifully shaped lips curled up, "Brother Lu Si, how many days do you want to play? If you have a part-time job to do, we can come back halfway through."

Lu Si blocked half of the sunlight for him and closed his palms to trap his fingers that were fidgeting.

Seeing that his fingertips could no longer move, Lu Si clenched his fists with satisfaction and said, "Camping is not as comfortable as you think. It's better to come back early to avoid the peak period, so as to avoid being stuck in traffic for a long time like last year."

Gu Fang pursed his lips.

I'm pouring cold water on you before the camping even starts. Brother Lu Si is completely insulated from romance.

After briefly discussing Eleven's itinerary, Gu Fang saw that no one was passing by, so he leaned over and pecked the corner of Lu Si's lips very quickly, like a dragonfly skimming the water.

This time, Lu Si didn't need to remind her. The innocent little white rabbit had already understood half of it. She fluttered her eyelashes and explained, "This is a farewell kiss."

His eyelashes trembled slightly on his glowing white face, and the blush became more obvious after he looked away.

He looked over again with bright eyes, particularly looking forward to the reaction on Lu Si's face.

"Well, Fangfang is awesome." Lu Si lowered his handsome eyebrows, and the look he gave Gu Fang was still clear and gentle, with a little extra smile on his face. "Keep it up, and continue next time."

If I really have to use a word to describe him, he is like a parent who has just seen his one and a half year old child learn to walk. He does not hesitate to praise the child as soon as he takes a few steps, and he lowers the scope of application of the word "awesome" without limit.

Gu Fang felt embarrassed by the compliment. Just then, a passerby came up from the subway entrance. He coughed a few times to cover up his guilt, straightened his back, and released his hand that was pinching and touching Lu Si's waist.

The passerby had an expressionless face. He glanced at the young couple standing face to face under the tree as if they were standing still, and then left with an expressionless face.

Tsk, the damn smell of love.

To avoid annoying Fang Fang, who was feeling extremely embarrassed at the moment, Lu Si curled the corners of his lips again and again before retracting his smile. He stroked his hair and said softly, "Go in. Message me when you get there."

"Um."

Gu Fang took a step back, the blush on his face gradually fading, and he finally began to try to restore his tall, cool and handsome image. The sun shone on his hair like broken gold. Lu Si looked at him, his deep eyes unable to help but look distant.

For no reason, he recalled the scene when he first met Gu Fang.

At that time, I was checking the hygiene in the classroom of my second year of high school with sleepy eyelids.

The bright setting sun shines into the classroom outside.

He had been trying to see if Old Liu was paying attention, but next to Director Liu stood a young man, so pale he practically glowed. The light that day was as dazzling as it is today. He frowned, narrowing his eyes slightly as he met the young man's gaze, which was unclear.

Lu Si was glad that Gu Fang chose to come to him and enter his sight.

His Fang Fang didn't need to do much. As long as it came in front of him, it would automatically emit light and absorb all his attention.

Just like this moment, everything is just right.

There is never a question of early or late.

Lu Qi was already asleep when Lu Si returned to the ward. Xie Qinghe was packing his clothes to go back to his rental house near the hospital. Seeing Lu Qi sound asleep, Lu Si gently closed the door and accompanied Xie Qinghe back.

The rental house was tucked away in a nearby alley, on the fifth floor of an old residential building. It was shared by several people, mostly family members of hospitalized patients. Xie Qinghe's room was at the end of the corridor.

There was a small account book spread out on the table, and a small check mark was made at the back of each payment.

Aside from the relatives on the Xie side, the remaining major portion went to Mr. Gu. Xie Qinghe went to the balcony to operate the washing machine, while Lu Si checked the accounts at the table and ticked the box next to the relative who had transferred the money this morning. With that, all the relatives' small debts were paid off.

When Xie Qinghe came in to get the hanger, he saw the tick he had made on the account book and pursed his lips: "You should keep the money you earned from the part-time job for yourself first."

Lu Si nodded nonchalantly and helped him take down the hanger. "I kept it. I made a little money coding for some small games recently."

Xie Qinghe washed some grapes for him, brought them to the table, and said after a moment of silence: "You and Gu Fang..."

Lu Si spun the pen on the table and raised his eyebrows. "What's wrong?"

Xie Qinghe closed his eyes and sighed, "Xiao Si, I'm sorry. I should have understood sooner. You understood the weight of responsibility much earlier than I did back then. Sometimes... it's even too heavy. Back then, I was too self-critical."

Xie Qinghe looked at Lu Si lovingly, tears streaming in his eyes, and said in a slow voice: "Dad wants to apologize to you. Can you still forgive me?"

Lu Si lowered his eyes without saying a word, his eyelashes casting a faint shadow under his eyes.

After a long silence, he stood up, pulled out some paper, carefully wiped his father's tears, and said softly, "Don't be sad."

Xie Qinghe gently held his wrist, his voice hoarse, "I will pay back the money I owe Mr. Gu in full, don't worry too much."

"I can tell the difference." Lu Si lowered his eyes calmly, "Xiao Qi is also my sister."

Xie Qinghe seemed to be trying his best to smile, the corners of his lips barely curling upwards, "But you and Xiaoqi are both my children, and as a father... I am not qualified at all."

"Don't be sad." Lu Si repeated, holding his face and wiping away the tears. "I told Xiaoqi before, don't worry, everything will be fine."

Xie Qinghe paused, then curved his lips and continued, "As long as we are determined."

A faint smile flashed across Lu Si's eyes, "Yes, as long as we are determined, everything will be fine."

Before the official holiday, Gu Fang first did enough research on camping online, and took advantage of the afternoon when he had no classes to go to an offline store selling camping supplies. Following the shopping guide's advice, he bought all the necessary and unnecessary things needed for camping.

It was not until he was checking out and looking at the dazzling array of bags, boxes and chests that Gu Fang realized that he had bought too much because he was too excited.

It's a bit embarrassing that I can't take it back.

The salesperson seemed to see his predicament and gave this big customer a considerate and caring smile. "Our store also offers door-to-door delivery. You can come here and fill in your address."

Given the small space in the dormitory, Gu Fang had no choice but to move into the villa in the new district. No one lived there, and in the past, Mr. Gu or his younger uncle would only stay there for a while when they came to the capital on long business trips.

When picking up the pen to fill in the address, Gu Fang suddenly remembered that there were still a few empty cars near the villa. He just got his driver's license during the summer vacation, so Eleven and Lu Si could drive there by themselves. Just the two of them, their own world was beautiful just thinking about it.

He returned to the villa and went to the garage to pick out a car with a large trunk. After signing for the package from the store, he returned to the dorm that night, took a shower, and lay on his pillow while texting his boyfriend.

-Does your brother have a driver's license?

Lu Si replied quickly.

-I passed the exam during the summer vacation, what happened?

-I just thought we could drive there ourselves. We have so much stuff to carry. I've already prepared everything and will meet you at the west gate of your school. Don't worry, brother, just wait and enjoy.

As if infected by the joy in his tone, Lu Si replied with an emoticon of anticipation for dog repair.

-Okay, I'll prepare some more medicine and see you at 9 o'clock.

Lu Si was sitting cross-legged on his bed, his laptop propped up on his pillow, typing away at his part-time job. These orders weren't urgent, but he wanted to finish them before the holiday so he could spend the entire National Day holiday with his boyfriend.

The faint blue light from the screen reflected on his frameless glasses, polishing Lu Si's smooth, angular jaw to a cold gleam. After putting the phone down, his face returned to an expressionless state, only his fingertips and pupils moving, like a heartless tool who could only tap.

The social media app in the lower right corner buzzed. It must be a friend in the part-time job group @ing him again. Everyone in the group knew that he was a money-making robot who took orders without any rest, so they often introduced orders to him.

Other programmers also need to take a break during the National Day holiday, and this is when a ruthless tool like Lu Si is urgently needed.

Lu Si's ink-black pupils were filled with a cold light and moved slightly to the flashing lower right corner. At this moment, the phone beside the bed vibrated.

Lu Si decisively stopped frantically @ing his group friends and picked up his phone.

It was Gu Fang who was a little confused about his previous sentence.

-Medicine? Anything to prevent heat stroke?

-It shouldn’t be necessary since it’s October. I checked the weather forecast for those days and the temperature isn’t that high.

Lu Si raised his eyebrows, rested his elbows on the edge of the computer, tilted his face, looked at the phone and smiled silently.

-you guess.

He replied briefly.

Gu Fang put his head on the pillow and turned over, wondering if it was mosquito repellent.

He quickly replied, "See you then," exited the chat, and noted the time in his memo.

Suddenly, he glanced at the first line of the memo and saw the three words "Do Homework" in bold capital letters. Gu Fang was stunned and his eyes widened.

He glanced at the conversation with Lu Si again, and his thoughts began to wander. His ears gradually turned red, and he had a guilty conscience and saw everything as what it was.

Lu Si saw that Gu Fang didn’t reply, so he turned his gaze back to @ his group friends.

-Brother Lu, Brother Lu! Help! Help! My game is crashing again, and we're desperate for help! We need someone to maintain it during the National Day holiday, and we urgently need your help. The price will remain the same, and overtime pay will be increased for statutory holidays!

Lu Si took the current order and went back.

-No, I can’t do that on the 11th. I’m also taking a day off on the 11th.

The surprise over there was no less than the sun rising from the west.

-rest? !

-How dare you at your age?!

Lu Si replied briefly, but he couldn't rule out the suspicion of showing off in front of single people.

-I will be with my boyfriend and will not take any orders during the holidays.

The single guy over there who was much older than him was really stimulated.

-Oh shit!

-Where's the ruthless tool man you promised me?!

-How dare you fall in love at your age?!

Lu Si chuckled.

-My age is just right.

After saying that, no matter how the older single guy roared, he simply closed the chat interface.

At this moment, Lu Si's target, Xiao Gu, was huddled in his bed. He took off his earphones after watching a short video, and humbly checked for the umpteenth time whether the earphones were broken or not.

It is said that people have a guilty conscience and often experience this kind of symptom when playing video content for fear that their headphones will malfunction.

In this harsh environment, Gu Fang watched the video, took off his headphones, and carefully finished his homework with a pen in hand.

After reading it, he consulted professional materials to supplement it and reviewed the process several times. His academic attitude was rigorous and he carefully circled the key points with a red pen.

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