Chapter 53 Is Lin Xingsen really your son? ...
Lin Yuanzhou stood frozen in place, then suddenly let out a short laugh.
The crowd surged, and Su Yunruo had long since disappeared.
He lowered his head slightly, put his hands in his pockets, and felt as if his lungs were being placed in a lime pit, requiring tremendous force to squeeze out space with each expansion.
The image of the two laughing and saying goodbye flashed before his eyes again, and Lin Yuanzhou suddenly remembered that many years ago, he had also been so familiar with Su Yunruo.
Even on weekends when there aren't many guests, she would take him to her study to broaden his knowledge.
The huge old house resembles a villa complex.
The study is a separate, three-story building with a hollow design and a color scheme reminiscent of a century-old classical building. Bookshelves line all four walls; pulling out any book immediately reveals the marks of years of frequent reading.
Before their divorce, Lin Yuanzhou's parents lived a comfortable life, and their circumstances were vastly different from those of Su Yunruo's family.
Shocked, she happened to run into her father upstairs, which made her feel nervous.
Su Yunruo does not resemble her father.
Su Yunruo is bright and cheerful, with clear and bright eyes; she is a girl who would make anyone who sees her feel radiant.
When his father turned his head to look at him, even through his glasses, one could feel his gentle and peaceful demeanor, like that of a highly respected old scholar.
Based on Lin Yuanzhou's understanding of ordinary people, seeing his teenage daughter bring a boy of the same age to his home would likely cause him to worry about early romantic relationships.
But her father didn't.
"Hello, Lin Yuanzhou."
Lin Yuanzhou responded softly, "Hello, Uncle."
“Xiao Su mentioned you to me. She said you helped your mother run the stall, and now you’re planning to expand it into a shop.”
Lin Yuanzhou nodded, his heart filled with trepidation.
When Su Yunruo told him about the shop, he thought it was a decision between the two of them, but he didn't expect Su Yunruo to tell her father.
As an elder, one would probably reject such a far-fetched suggestion outright.
"Then I'll recommend a few books to you; they'll be very helpful for your business."
The unexpected answer left Lin Yuanzhou somewhat stunned. At the time, he didn't understand why Su Yunruo's father would so easily allow two minors to run a shop.
She didn't even think much of it when Su Yunruo took her to her house.
It wasn't until later, when I was filming and supporting Lin Xingsen, that I understood.
Su Yunruo has too much.
Her parents are very kind people, her brother dotes on her, her family is wealthy, and she has good friends she grew up with.
A perfect life does not require love.
To relieve boredom, she would look for lots and lots of toys.
He is a toy, and a store worth hundreds of thousands is also a toy; in essence, there is no difference between the two.
That's why I rejected Su Yunruo's suggestion to go abroad.
If he develops according to Su Yunruo's plan, then in her eyes he will be a toy for life, and perhaps in the future he will become the Fan Xingchen he is now, a friend who is more suitable to be described as an "investment target" than a lover.
But at that young age, he had no idea how difficult it was to get to Su Yunruo's side.
Lin Yuanzhou raised his head and forced himself to walk to the hotel entrance.
A cold wind blows, dispelling the thoughts in my mind that cannot see the light of day.
Lin Xingsen's voice came from behind. "Let's go."
"Um."
*
With the end of the first episode of "Let's Travel Together," the trending topics list has become quiet again, and various companies are preparing to submit their prepared news items to the trending list.
At this point, no one would consider throwing mud at Su Yunruo or getting her trending on social media anymore. After all, weekends were already taken up, and Monday to Friday were crowded with people who had to prioritize their own time.
As a result, Su Yunruo finally had some easy days, at least she wasn't suddenly called to the company meeting by Jiang Chunrou on Monday.
On Tuesday, Tao Minmin returned from her trip without bringing any souvenirs, local specialties, or novelties. Instead, she brought hundreds of photos she had taken during her trip. She insisted on dragging Su Yunruo to sit on the sofa and analyzing each photo one by one, explaining how she felt when the photo was taken, how unique the design of her dress was, and how good her face looked.
One day isn't enough; you have to stay and sleep with her until the next morning before leaving.
On Wednesday, Su Yunruo had planned to go home to see if she could participate in her father's and brother's social activities, but she received a WeChat message early in the morning.
Chen Wanxiang is currently pursuing Ruan Rourou ardently.
The profile picture was a black one that hadn't been lit up for years, and the nickname was still the one she had recorded back then: "Reserve Member No. 1"—Lin Yuanzhou.
The Chen Wanxiang he mentioned seemed to have appeared in my ears before. Su Yunruo opened Weibo and searched, and sure enough, she saw the familiar incident.
This man is the wealthy guy who was rumored to be "keeping" Ruan Rourou.
In order to gain traffic, marketing accounts like to fabricate low-class stories about female celebrities. The male protagonists are mostly four "young masters" who are somewhat famous on the Internet: Zhang Wenhao and Chen Wanxiang from VV Video, and it seems that there is also the man who invested money in Zhou Kantian before, and finally Yu Youqian who is completely tied to Su Yunruo.
Of these four people, apart from Yu Youqian who was indeed wronged, the other three's stories aren't just scandals, they're news.
In particular, Chen Wanxiang, while Zhang Wenhao and another person were still in a secret relationship, not only flaunted their love on Weibo, but also frequently made public comments about female celebrities in the entertainment industry, with the content being full of insults.
He once directly retweeted Su Yunruo's Weibo post promoting her new drama, openly mocking her: "Can you produce less brainless dramas? These dramas of yours have made the interns who have joined the company in recent years flock to me every day."
After the broadcast of "Let's Travel Together", the mockery continued: Learn from Su Yunruo how to flaunt wealth/stick out your tongue.
Somewhat strangely, just ten minutes before receiving this message from Lin Yuanzhou, Chen Wanxiang had posted a photo of himself making a heart shape with his hands on the beach with a beautiful actress he was dating.
Su Yunruo clicked on the black profile picture and glanced at Lin Yuanzhou's Moments. She saw that Lin Yuanzhou hardly shared anything about his daily life; it was all about Western Digital Technology's promotions.
After thinking for a moment, I sent him a message saying, "I understand."
Just when I thought the conversation was almost over, the other person sent another message: "Will you come for dinner again?"
Oh, is that a hint about deliberately standing Lin Xingsen up last time?
Su Yunruo originally intended to refuse outright, but then she suddenly remembered the blind date her father took her to that day, and the matter of Lin Yuanzhou's mother...
To be honest, she still doesn't know how to face him.
Friends who haven't seen each other for many years need time to rekindle their friendship. If the two of them were to reunite normally, Su Yunruo wouldn't mind restarting their friendship, but the current problem is more serious.
We can no longer judge solely by whether someone wants to or not.
She doesn't have a strong desire for marriage or a husband.
But after the system disappeared and Han Shicheng was confined to a mental hospital, Lin Yuanzhou suddenly appeared, and the plot went off track again. Su Yunruo was unsure what would happen next.
What if the Han Shicheng in the book isn't Han Shicheng, but Lin Yuanzhou?
Imagine if you didn't know the plot and Lin Yuanzhou suddenly appeared, you might have agreed to the marriage without hesitation, only to be betrayed and commit suicide.
If you can't find the time, we can also talk on the phone. There are some work-related things I'd like to discuss with you sometime.
Su Yunruo frowned.
They've been manipulated.
She realized that the other person had presented a reason she couldn't refuse.
We really should talk about "The Legend of Yao Yue" and "The Female General". There were too many people at the last event, so I couldn't share all my plans and ideas.
Su Yunruo: [When are you free?]
[Xiaolin will be back from her schedule tomorrow, and she'll be free all day, so she doesn't need to go to any tutoring classes.]
If you want to discuss work, choose a time when he's not around.
Why would a child be there when adults are talking? Besides, they've been filming the show together for so long, she knows the kid's personality well. Although she might feel happy inside, she'll always have a sour face, which is annoying.
This afternoon.
Give me the address, I'm driving out now.
【[address]】
Su Yunruo changed into comfortable clothes and drove off.
Ironically, when she opened the navigation, she realized that she had been there before and had even stayed at the entrance of the residential area for several hours.
After the old garden community was demolished and new residences were built, Lin Yuanzhou bought a unit in the original building, on the original floor.
It's like a tribute to Aunt Lin.
Having acted for many years, she has the ability to portray someone from an unhappy family, and she can easily handle scenes of losing her parents. However, if we're talking about genuine empathy, it's actually quite difficult for her.
She couldn't guess what Lin Yuanzhou had been thinking all these years, or how he had gotten through the most difficult days when the incident happened.
well.
Arriving at this place of historical significance, sympathy outweighed fear of the plot.
...
On a weekday afternoon, there were almost no cars on the three lanes of the road, and almost no one was on the commercial street near the residential area.
Lin Yuanzhou immediately recognized the black Mercedes that Su Yunruo often rode in, which had been parked on the street at the entrance of the residential area for nearly ten minutes.
He waited another five minutes before calling Su Yunruo via WeChat.
Perhaps because it was the first time he was speaking to her in his own name, Lin Yuanzhou took out the bottled water he had left in the car earlier, moistened his throat, and his heart was pounding fiercely.
"Hello?"
"...Have you arrived yet?"
After a two-second silence, the person on the other end calmly replied, "Not yet."
Su Yunruo is that kind of person; she's very good at lying. She can lie without batting an eye, and what's more, she's an actress, which has further improved her skills in this area.
After thinking for a while, Lin Yuanzhou said, "It's okay, drive slowly. I just went to the supermarket downstairs in Building A to buy some groceries and I'm on my way back in about twenty minutes."
"After leaving the company, do you still make a special detour to buy groceries?"
“I still mostly work in the science park, the one on the south side. I'll pass by Building A on my way back.” After saying that, he added, “If you get there first, you can go straight in. I'll send you the door code on WeChat.”
"……Um."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yuanzhou finally saw Su Yunruo stop for another two or three minutes before finally driving the car into the residential area.
Lin Yuanzhou turned on the timer.
The numbers jump rapidly, but the distance from 0 seconds to 20 minutes feels inexplicably long.
If I were to recall it, it would be longer than the past year or even my entire life.
Perhaps the time that is in progress is the most unbearable.
10:00:00
...
15:00:00
...
20:00:00
Lin Yuanzhou couldn't wait to drive into the residential area, looking at the road while thinking about what dishes to cook for Su Yunruo later.
Ironically, after so many years apart, he no longer knew Su Yunruo's preferences.
As I was thinking, suddenly the rear of a black car came into view.
The unassuming Mercedes was parked next to the underground parking garage. As he approached, its side marker lights turned on, flashing and piercing Lin Yuanzhou's mind.
It took a second, two seconds, before it slowly drove out of the garage.
Lin Yuanzhou gripped the steering wheel tightly, like a teenager who had made a mistake, hesitantly yet quietly following behind.
Until my phone received a WeChat call.
The three large characters “Su Yunruo” appeared in the center of the screen.
His heart skipped a beat, but he reacted quickly and answered the phone.
Which way to turn?
Lin Yuanzhou pursed his lips. "The right side."
The black Mercedes abruptly turned right, and he followed behind. At the next fork in the road, before Su Yunruo could ask, he spoke first: "Left, go all the way to the end, and stop when you see an empty space."
The other person didn't say anything, but stopped the car as he said.
Su Yunruo wasn't a very skilled driver, but she parked the car perfectly straight. She got out of the car dressed simply in light-colored jeans, a brown trench coat, and sunglasses that almost covered the upper half of her face.
Her overall demeanor is flamboyant; such a figure would immediately catch everyone's eye wherever she appears.
She looked in his direction, and Lin Yuanzhou felt inexplicably nervous. He calmly and forcefully parked the car next to her and took out the groceries he had bought.
After getting on the elevator, they remained silent the entire way. Su Yunruo didn't say anything, nor did she expose his flawed lies.
Inside the enclosed space, Su Yunruo's expression was completely hidden by her sunglasses.
bite--
Lin Yuanzhou quickly stepped out of the elevator to open the door and invited Su Yunruo in.
Why do you have so many things that girls like in your house?
Lin Yuanzhou: "..."
The houses they later lived in were all uniformly furnished. Neither Lin Yuanzhou nor Lin Xingsen liked the sophisticated and bourgeois style. After living there for so many years, the layout was still the same as the original developer's, with some furniture added. Later, when Lin Xingsen debuted as an idol, he received too many gifts from fans. Some of the expensive gifts were taken away by his manager, but he took the handwritten letters, toys, flowers, and the like home. The day before yesterday, when he returned to S City after recording, his hands were stuffed full of flowers and gifts by fans at the airport. Because of his relationship with Lin Xingsen, his manager no longer dares to take anything from him, so the living room is full of them now.
Lin Yuanzhou couldn't find a place for Su Yunruo to sit, and feeling a little embarrassed, he pulled out a chair from the dining table. "I haven't had time to pack yet since I left this morning, so sit here while I get ready."
Su Yunruo took off her sunglasses and put them in her trench coat pocket, then looked around. "Is there anywhere to hang my coat?"
Lin Yuanzhou placed the dishes on the table and held out his hand to her: "Give them to me."
Su Yunruo took off her coat and handed it to him, then sat down on the chair with ease. "Go ahead, you seem very confident in your cooking skills, let me try it."
Lin Yuanzhou went to the closet in the room to find a clothes hanger, hung it up, rolled up his sleeves, and went into the kitchen.
"Do you need any help?" Su Yunruo called out to him.
"fine."
Aren't you curious how I knew you were behind me?
"..."
Su Yunruo left the chair at some point, crossed her arms, and leaned against the door frame, pretending not to notice that Lin Yuanzhou had stopped moving in nervousness.
"Given your past behavior, I think it's more normal for you to wait for me quietly at home."
"..."
“You suddenly seemed very anxious, and said you bought groceries in Building A. There’s always traffic there, and it would take at least twenty minutes to get back. And you’re not the type to make empty promises, so I guessed you were nearby and was waiting for you at the entrance.”
I ordered half of it but didn't finish.
She steered the conversation toward a "chance encounter," but Lin Yuanzhou knew better than anyone that, given Su Yunruo's keen intuition, she knew everything.
Lin Yuanzhou: "I stayed nearby for a long time to see when you would go in, you saw that, right?"
Su Yunruo: "Staying parked on the side of the road and not getting out of the car does attract attention."
"I do have some work-related matters to discuss with you, and I was worried you wouldn't come."
"I always have time when it comes to work."
The strangely similar conversation seemed to pull time back to a moment many years ago.
They didn't share many interests or hobbies; they only got along well when talking about fried rice stalls and shops.
That's all.
When Lin Yuanzhou occasionally told a small lie and was caught on the spot, he felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders and focused his energy more intently on cooking.
...
With nothing to do, Su Yunruo wandered around the living room, found the dusty vase that the father and son had left next to the TV cabinet, untied the bouquet, and selected a few stems that looked like they still had a few days left to put in.
There were some handwritten letters, all piled up on the coffee table. I took a picture of them with my phone and sent them separately to Lin Xingsen.
Let me see what your little fans usually say to you.
Lin Xingsen replied instantly: [?]
What's with the question mark?
Why are you in my house?
【I came whenever I wanted~ I'll do a live stream later to show my fans what you usually do in your room.】
The other party requests a voice call with you.
[Hang-up has been disconnected]
[Hang-up has been disconnected]
[Hang-up has been disconnected]
[Hang-up has been disconnected]
After teasing the little kid, Su Yunruo finally felt the joy of the trip. Just then, the range hood was turned off inside, and Lin Yuanzhou came out carrying the dishes.
He hadn't had time to change out of his dress pants and white shirt, and being tall, he looked somewhat comical with a one-size-fits-all apron around his neck.
Because Lin Xingsen was in a good mood, Su Yunruo continued to squat on the ground, propping up half of her face, and asked him, "Have you always raised Lin Xingsen like this?"
"What?"
She was very curious: when was Lin Yuanzhou eighteen, nineteen, or twenty years old, that he got stuck with Lin Xingsen, this burden? From then on, a young man who was not even mature enough himself had to raise a child.
But this curiosity inexplicably led to another matter.
"Is he really your son?"
Lin Yuanzhou paused in placing the dishes on the table, straightened up, and shook his head. "No."
"So what is your real relationship?"
"..."
Su Yunruo stopped him just as he was about to speak after a few seconds of contemplation: "You don't need to say it, I guessed it."
Genetics is sometimes so amazing; some things can't be inherited, but others can be replicated*3.
The book says that Lin Xingsen disliked Han Shicheng from the beginning, and perhaps this is the reason.
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