Chapter 37

"Xia Lanzheng, what about you? Have you ever been in love?"

Xia Lanzheng didn't expect the topic to turn to herself, and was stunned for a moment.

Why is Chu Linchuan asking this?

Chu Linyu clapped his hands and laughed: "No, if Zheng Zheng had talked about it, she would definitely tell me."

He just had this confidence. At least before yesterday, Xia Lanzheng's relationship with him was much better than with Chu Linchuan.

When Xia Lanzheng was in junior high, Chu Linyu took him to the amusement park and the cinema. Although his teenage brother was rebellious, he wasn't a bad person by nature. He probably grew up around bad people and was led astray by Yu Yang and his gang.

Look, Xia Lanzheng has changed again recently. No matter what you say to him, she just laughs foolishly.

Even the cucumber-flavored potato chips that I disliked during adolescence, I now enjoy eating them.

Chu Linchuan ignored Chu Linyu and nudged Xia Lanzheng with his elbow where he couldn't see: "I'm asking you, have you ever talked about it?"

Chu Linyu couldn't see Chu Linchuan's expression, but Xia Lanzheng, who was sitting next to him, saw it clearly. This man's smile was not a smile, but he was obviously plotting something bad.

Xia Lanzheng's eyes rolled: "How about you guess?"

Chu Linchuan glanced at his phone: "I'm your boss and I have the right to know about the artist's private life."

Chu Linyu was delighted when he heard this: "Oh, what a great background, Mr. Chu, please transfer some money to me to spend."

"Your expression changed so quickly. Didn't you just ask me to return the puzzle to you?"

Chu Linchuan was joking originally, but he really wanted to get an answer.

Xia Lanzheng stared at the cloud in the corner of the parasol, watching it drift slowly and leisurely, like a ball of white wool. "We've never talked about it."

He understood that Chu Linchuan was not only asking about the present, but also about the past. He had never thought of discussing his past life with anyone, but with Chu Linchuan, he could tell anything, as if there were no secrets.

——Chu Linchuan is different.

The name flashed through Xia Lanzheng's mind, and she seemed to smell the salty and wet sea breeze and the hot sand, and the world became three-dimensional.

It was as if... Chu Linchuan was his anchor connecting him to the world.

"Zheng Zheng, Zheng Zheng!"

Chu Linyu called out to him, "I'm talking to you, are you distracted?"

"I'm listening," Xia Lanzheng said, "Brother, what did you say just now?"

Chu Linchuan passed a straw to Xia Lanzheng's mouth, and inside was Coke. Xia Lanzheng took a big sip without even looking at it, and stuck out her tongue because of the spiciness.

Chu Linyu took out his phone and showed Xia Lanzheng the chat history: "Actually, I chatted with the person on the other end for a few words, and he started saying..."

Xia Lanzheng and Chu Linchuan looked at the same time:

"Sorry, I like people younger than me. If you know anyone, please introduce them to me."

Chu Linchuan's eyelids twitched, and sure enough, the next second, Chu Linyu pulled Xia Lanzheng and said, "Do you want to have a relationship? Do you want to join us?"

Xia Lanzheng choked on the Coke and patted her chest, coughing violently: "I...I don't need it anymore."

As he was speaking, the sunlight in front of him was blocked by someone, casting a large shadow.

Xia Lanzheng's eyes were blurred with tears from coughing. Chu Linchuan was patting his back and talking to the visitor while patting him.

"Lu Yanqing, you came at the perfect time. Chu Linyu wants to introduce you to someone."

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Xia Lanzheng thought she was seeing things. How could she meet the protagonist even though she was hiding so far away?

Logically speaking, being away from the city no longer falls within the scope of the original book. Although there is no plot point, seeing colleagues during vacation is another matter.

It's outrageous.

Xia Lanzheng greeted politely, "Brother Lu."

Lu Yanqing didn't wear formal clothes today. He wore a shirt without a single wrinkle. Standing on the beach with a strong casual atmosphere, he still looked out of place.

He nodded to Xia Lanzheng and sat down at the folding table. "Is there a filming going on next door? When I came over, there were a lot of fans gathered around."

Chu Linyu wasn't very interested. No one wanted to talk about work on their day off. "Maybe. We were filming yesterday."

Lu Yanqing nodded and did not continue the topic. He casually exchanged a few words with Chu Linyu.

However, Xia Lanzheng noticed that there was something wrong with Lu Yanqing. He seemed to be deliberately avoiding him and never looked at him.

"I'm going swimming," Chu Linyu stood up and took off his shirt, "Who wants to join me?"

Chu Linchuan was actually also wearing swimming trunks. Xia Lanzheng and Lu Yanqing didn't move, so he shook his head and said he didn't want to go.

Without the talkative one, the place suddenly became exceptionally quiet.

Chu Linchuan asked, "Are you done?"

"Hmm," Lu Yanqing tapped his fingers on the table twice, "Is your previous project finished?"

Chu Linchuan: "Not yet, someone is watching."

After saying this, there was nothing else to say, and Xia Lanzheng was stunned.

Aren’t these two friends? Why do they act like they just met? Even if it was a blind date, it wouldn’t be so awkward.

He opened another bag of potato chips and surreptitiously moved to the side.

Lu Yanqing suddenly asked, "Looking for a partner?"

Xia Lanzheng paused, looking up to see him talking to her. Chu Linchuan also looked over at him, but finally set his gaze on Lu Yanqing.

"No, no," Xia Lanzheng quickly explained, "They were just joking."

Lu Yanqing asked casually and had no other reaction.

They fell silent again, and even the sound of Xia Lanzheng chewing potato chips seemed awkward.

Chu Linchuan listened to the noise beside him and felt that he was like a sheep chewing grass. He couldn't help but feel like laughing, but he didn't pay attention. He glanced out at Chu Linyu who was splashing in the water.

He looked away and inadvertently glanced at Lu Yanqing, and was a little stunned.

Mr. Lu, who always had a paralyzed face, now had a gentle look in his eyes, which reminded Chu Linchuan of the way Xia Lanzheng always looked at bags.

How should I put it? It feels a bit awkward.

Chu Linchuan raised his eyebrows and followed Lu Yanqing's gaze, but after just two seconds, his eyebrows immediately lowered.

"Xia Lanzheng," he said immediately, his tone unquestionable, "Don't eat this, it'll make you get a sore throat. Go swimming."

Xia Lanzheng was looking down and pretending to be an ostrich. When her name was called, she almost wanted to answer "Here".

He poked his head in and said, "I don't want to swim..."

Chu Linchuan confiscated his potato chips: "Go check on Chu Linyu. He can't swim very well. I'm afraid he might drown himself."

Xia Lanzheng paused and really didn't see Chu Linyu on the water, so she went there in her Crocs, as if she was carrying an important mission on her shoulders.

Another person left, and now there are only two people left under the parasol.

The two young men sitting there were quite pleasing to the eye, attracting many people's attention.

Lu Yanqing supported his forehead with his hand and raised his eyelids: "He is not a child anymore, why are you still talking to him like this?"

Chu Linchuan inherited the potato chips left by Xia Lanzheng, took two bites, and didn't like the taste very much. He stood up and put them on the table in front of Lu Yanqing.

"When did you become so familiar with him?" Chu Linchuan asked neither lightly nor seriously.

Lu Yanqing froze for a moment and looked straight at Chu Linchuan.

Chu Linchuan's face was expressionless. His eyes narrowed slightly behind his glasses before he smiled and said in a relaxed tone, "Why are you so nervous? I'm just asking casually."

Lu Yanqing adjusted his expression and relaxed his posture, acting like the leader of the negotiation table. "I remember your relationship wasn't very good."

As soon as these words were spoken, even the hot sea breeze could not suppress the tense atmosphere in the air.

Chu Linchuan fell silent for a long time. Strangely enough, he didn't like the way Lu Yanqing looked at Xia Lanzheng.

Lu Yanqing is different from Su Cheng. He is his good friend for many years. He is young, promising and upright. There is no harm in Xia Lanzheng associating with him.

But Chu Linchuan was still unhappy.

He just doesn't like it.

"You remembered it wrongly," Chu Linchuan stated the facts, "I have a good relationship with him. After all, he is my younger brother."

When Lu Yanqing heard the last word, his hands on the table tightened silently.

Chu Linchuan saw this detail clearly, lowered his head to look at his hands, and suddenly remembered another thing.

Lu Yanqing once had a younger brother, but he was lost by the Lu family when he was still in his infancy.

Lu Yanqing was right next to the stroller at the time.

There was a slight fluctuation on Chu Linchuan's face, and he re-examined Lu Yanqing's expression.

Lu Yanqing answered flawlessly: "Sorry, maybe I remembered it wrongly. When does your vacation end?"

Chu Linchuan took off his glasses, and Lu Yanqing's figure became blurred.

"The day after tomorrow, Chu Linyu's long vacation is over, and my dad has been wanting to get him back to work for a long time."

Not far away, Chu Linyu's head was floating on the sea. There was a small dot next to him, circling around him and staring at him without blinking, really afraid that he would drown.

Chu Linchuan wanted to laugh. How could Xia Lanzheng be so easily fooled?

The sun shone over, and Lu Yanqing shifted his seat, moving to the lounge chair next to Chu Linchuan. The two of them sat there in silence, staring at the sea for a long time.

Chu Linyu pointed at the Crocs on the beach. Xia Lanzheng nodded, came out of the water, and the moment she stepped on the sand, she shook her legs because of the heat.

He was wearing a white T-shirt, which was now completely wet and wrapped tightly around his body, making it more eye-catching than wearing nothing at all.

Xia Lanzheng was tall, with a thin layer of muscle. He had a well-proportioned figure and long, straight legs, making him stand out from the crowd.

"He is quite suitable to be a model." Lu Yanqing said.

Chu Linchuan replied naturally, "Well, the brands he's worked with also said so. I was just thinking of asking my agent to get him some modeling work."

Lu Yanqing heard the joy in his tone, looked at him, and saw a smile in his eyes.

The muscles under Lu Yanqing's shirt tensed for a moment, and he suddenly felt a strange aura emanating from Chu Linchuan.

On the beach, Xia Lanzheng shook the sand while holding her shoes. After a few seconds, she lifted her right leg and jumped with her head tilted.

Chu Linchuan commented: "You have water in your head."

Lu Yanqing couldn't help laughing.

After Xia Lanzheng shook her left ear, she started shaking the other. Chu Linchuan couldn't help himself and took out his phone to record a video, laughing loudly behind the camera.

He magnified the camera several times and could clearly see Xia Lanzheng's rosy face and the water droplets dripping from her hair.

I used two fingers to zoom in to get a clearer picture, but the screen was suddenly blocked by a tall man.

Chu Linchuan looked off the screen and saw a brown-haired man standing in front of Xia Lanzheng. They mumbled something, and then the man took out his phone and handed it to her.

Pop.

Chu Linchuan put his phone on the table and said, "Lu Yanqing, keep an eye on something here."

Lu Yanqing also frowned and wanted to stand up, but after hearing what Chu Linchuan said, he had no right to go over first, so he had to sit back.

He stared at Chu Linchuan's back and saw that he was walking in a hurry. He took three or two steps to Xia Lanzheng and pulled her towards him.

Lu Yanqing picked up the phone that was not finished filming, pointed it at the beach, and saw Xia Lanzheng's confused face on the screen.

Chu Linchuan was saying something with a serious expression and the corners of his mouth were straight.

Lu Yanqing understood his lip movements.

"Stay away from him."