Chapter 82

As his desk mate, Wang Hui felt it the most deeply. Once he fell in love with his buddy who he had grown up with, he enjoyed everything he ate and even his personality was no longer so cold.

The power of love is great.

"Hey Wu Yuan, you're so disloyal." Wang Hui covered his chest with his hands, pretending to be sad. "We're almost graduation time, and I haven't even seen a hair of your girlfriend."

Wu Yuan lowered his head to sharpen his pencil. "It's better if you don't meet me."

Wang Hui was curious, "Why?"

Wu Yuan raised his eyelids and said, "I'm afraid I'll scare you."

Wang Hui, “…”

How ugly is he? He chuckled, "It's okay, I'm brave."

Wang Hui waited and waited, thinking that since he said that, there must be hope, but Wu Yuan said, "Let's talk about it later."

"Just hide it." Wang Hui took out a bag of peanuts and ate them while saying, "I'm telling you, you can't spoil a girl too much. Be careful if she gets too arrogant and then you can't control her."

Wu Yuan said, "He is the one who controls me."

"You want her to control you?" Wang Hui opened his mouth wide, a look of disbelief on his face. He couldn't accept it. "Wu Yuan, you are stupid."

Wu Yuan disagreed, "I'll take care of him from now on."

Wang Hui shut his mouth. He felt that his buddy was really stupid.

Wu Yuan returned the pencil sharpener to Wang Hui. "My situation is different from yours. You'll understand later."

Later? Wang Hui rolled his eyes, his curiosity growing stronger.

He knew Wu Yuan. Since he didn't say it, he really didn't want to tell him, at least not now.

In April, when Wang Hui took the physical education exam, it was drizzling and he had a stomachache. The physical problem was not serious, but he was in a very low mood.

After finishing 100, Wang Hui looked depressed and said, "Teacher, I think I am doomed this time."

Lu Shenxing glanced at him and said, "Then go back."

Wang Hui: “…” Can’t you just let me complain?

Lu Shenxing flipped through the plot in the book and asked Wang Hui after a moment, "Can we do the 800 meters?"

After a while, Wang Hui scratched his hair hard, gritted his teeth and nodded, "Yes."

Lu Shenxing sat calmly on the bench, next to him was the physical education teacher, rubbing his hands anxiously.

"Wang Hui is fine."

Hearing his foolproof tone, the physical education teacher had a headache. There would be no problem for Wang Hui to perform normally, but with his current condition, he would most likely be at the bottom.

Wang Hui stretched his limbs and concentrated on warming up. When the gun went off, he shot out like an arrow.

Just like the original plot, Wang Hui was left behind halfway through the race, and due to the emotional pressure, he became separated from the entire team. Wu Yuan accompanied him to the finish line outside the track.

At that moment they were sweating and smiling at each other.

Lu Shenxing watched with his arms folded, and couldn't help but sigh, "Youth is so great."

There are less than fifteen days left until the college entrance examination, and the sadness of parting fills the classroom. At such a young age, they already understand that there will be gatherings and separations.

Wang Hui asked Wu Yuan which school he wanted to apply to, and Wu Yuan said he would choose from schools in the province.

"Then it will be hard for us to meet in the future." Wang Hui smiled regretfully, "I promised Lin Lin that we would go to City M together."

Wu Yuan looked at the man on the podium and did not take his eyes off him for a long time.

During the college entrance examination, the whole class stayed in the same hotel. Lu Shenxing reminded them what they must bring into the examination room and what they absolutely could not bring in.

"Teacher, what if I lose my admission ticket?"

"Notify me as soon as possible."

"Teacher, what if I forget to bring my pencil case?"

"Tell the invigilator."

"Teacher, if..."

After answering more than a dozen "what ifs", "if", and "if", Lu Shenxing held his forehead and said, "This is the last exam of your three years of high school. Can you pay more attention?"

Wu Yuan and Wang Hui were at the same examination site, so Lu Shenxing didn't go to see them.

The rumored horrific Black June has finally become a thing of the past. For the senior year students, who have cried and laughed, youth is both a farewell and a beginning.

Wu Yuan did very well in the exam, but his face showed more hesitation when he was filling out his application form.

"I don't want to be too far away from you."

Lu Shenxing took the college entrance examination guide from his hand, turned to one of the pages, checked it with a pen, and quickly checked a few more, "Choose from these schools."

Wu Yuan frowned, "These are all very far away." He checked and found that two of them would take more than ten hours by train, which would make it impossible for him to come back on the weekend.

Lu Shenxing looked at Wu Yuan sternly, "Are you a little chicken? Can't live without the mother hen?"

The next moment, the corner of his mouth twitched. After he said this, he didn't gain anything good.

"Wu Yuan, you decide for yourself." Lu Shenxing turned his back.

Wu Yuan finally chose one of the 985 universities and majored in clinical medicine, which was exactly the same as the original plot.

After receiving the notice, Lu Shenxing and Wu Yuan lay on the grass by the river behind the school, holding hands.

"Teacher, I want to kiss you."

"Kiss."

Then they kissed each other and clung to each other.

The setting sun shines in the west, a breeze blows across the water, large reeds sway gently, and white petals float in the air, covering the sky.

When Wu Yuan returned with the notice, he was not greeted with praise or laughter.

"Tuition is over 3,000?" Wang Cuixiu sighed, "It's so much..."

Wu Dongqiang squatted on the threshold. "Four years costs more than 10,000 yuan, plus living expenses. It's a living hell!" He said in a gruff voice, "Why go to university? Forget it. Just learn a trade from your third uncle and become a carpenter."

Wu Yuan paused, clutching the notice tightly. "I'll figure out the tuition myself."

"You're bragging without even thinking." Wu Dongqiang snorted, "Do you think money is that easy to make? Come back here, your father hasn't finished what he's saying yet!"

The door closed behind Wu Yuan, blocking out the rude and unpleasant curses.

Wang Cuixiu was sweeping the yard. Her family ran a bun shop and had only one child, so their expenses were not very high. Logically, they should have some savings, but Wu Dongqiang liked to play cards, had bad luck, and could not stand being provoked. He owed a lot of debts, and all relatives disliked him and his family.

After thinking carefully for a long time, Wang Cuixiu went from house to house in the village to borrow money. Everyone knew that Wu Yuan had been admitted to university.

Everyone who saw Wu Dongqiang enviously said, "Your child has a bright future." As more and more people said this, he became prouder. Gradually, people also knew that his son was the first college student in the village and had a bright future.

"Xiao Yuan, you still have to study hard," Wu Dongqiang said. "Dad has decided to borrow money from a loan shark tomorrow."

Wu Yuan didn't hear it at first, but when he heard it clearly, he suddenly looked up, his eyes fierce and frightening, "Usury? Don't you know how high the interest rate is?"

Being stared at by that kind of eyes, Wu Dongqiang felt inexplicably afraid. It was nothing for a father to be afraid of his son. He stiffened his neck and roared, "Don't worry about this matter. I have an idea!"

Wu Yuan laughed sarcastically in his heart, his face cold, "I've already made an appointment with my classmate to work as a waiter in his relative's hotel. The salary..."

He caught Wu Dongqiang's eyes when he heard the word "salary" and said only one sentence, "Not bad."

"Then you do your job well and don't offend anyone. I'll ask your mother to boil eggs for you later. You can take them to your leader and say good things about him." Wu Dongqiang said without asking where the hotel was, when to go, whether it was safe, or what kind of work he would do.

Wang Cuixiu asked Wu Yuan what date he would leave. Wu Yuan said the date was four days earlier than the date on the bus ticket. He would go to look for Lu Shenxing during those four days.

Lu Shenxing sat at the head of the bed and smoked. He could pay the tuition, but doing so would be like stepping on Wu Yuan's face, so he didn't mention a word.

"Are you still sleeping? The sun is shining on your butt."

Wu Yuan found a pillow to press against his face, his voice buzzing, "I'm very sleepy."

He felt a chill on his left ear, as if something was fixed on it. Wu Yuan felt that his left ear, which had not heard any sound for many years, heard a light laugh. He sat up almost in a panic.

"I bought it a long time ago." Lu Shenxing stroked the hearing aid in the boy's left ear.

Wu Yuan was stunned. He had imagined countless times that he could hear sounds in his left ear. The surprise came suddenly, and he felt more grateful than excited.

"It's not expensive." Lu Shenxing touched Wu Yuan's ear, "It's not much."

Wu Yuan lowered his head and covered his face with his palms. His shoulders trembled slightly. After a while, he said, "Teacher, are you supporting me?"

"Yes." Lu Shenxing also joked, "Teacher is counting on you for his retirement."

The word "old" made Wu Yuan frown. He reached out to take Lu Shenxing's cigarette, but it was snatched away before he could even put it in his mouth.

Lu Shenxing put out the cigarette and said, "I don't like the smell of cigarettes in your mouth when I kiss you."

Wu Yuan said, "Then why do you still smoke?"

Lu Shenxing's tone was full of weakness. "There's a word called smoking addiction."

Wu Yuan sighed and secretly made a decision in his heart not to touch cigarettes anymore.

The two-month vacation was long, but it passed in the blink of an eye.

The day before reporting for school, Lu Shenxing sent Wu Yuan to the train station. He had a lot of luggage, including a large woven bag and two bags.

"You should get on the train."

Wu Yuan kept his head down and didn't say anything, his jaw line was very tense. The moment the thin and clear whistle sounded, he hugged the man in front of him, his eyes moist.

"Don't miss me too much." Lu Shenxing felt helpless when he realized that his clothes were wet on his chest. "Why are you crying? It's not like we're going to be separated forever." He reached out and touched the boy's hair. "I'll visit you often."

Wu Yuan tilted his head and rubbed his eyes, then said in a hoarse voice, "I'm leaving."

There were many people seeing him off at the station, most of them were students and workers, all of whom had left their hometowns.

Lu Shenxing put his hands in his trouser pockets, squinted at the young man with red eyes lying against the car window, and waved with a smile.

Wu Yuan, I'll give you two years to grow.

Wu Yuan's university life began with a feeling of longing. He was a poor student, and the school arranged a job for him. He also found a tutoring job, so his spare time was filled.

But he still finds time to think about someone, thinking about them like crazy.

Writing letters became Wu Yuan's greatest joy. He wrote down all his longings in them, strong and passionate.

So Lu Shenxing received a letter every month.

All the other teachers knew that Lu Shenxing was dating someone. They all said that a person's handwriting reflects his or her character, and that you could tell that the other person was an excellent person by looking at the address written on the envelope.

Winter comes in a blink of an eye.

As Lu Shenxing passed by the school gate, the gatekeeper raised the white envelope in his hand and shouted, "Teacher Zhang, your letter!"

"Thanks."

Lu Shenxing tore open the envelope and spread out the letter paper. Beautiful handwriting came into view. It was just one sentence written over and over again, covering the entire sheet of paper.

Teacher, I miss you.