Chapter 52 Joy
Qiao Yue handed the water to Chen Wan and checked her luggage again and again. She sighed and said, "Baby, can you take the train alone? It takes more than eight hours. Why don't you book a plane ticket?"
Chen Wan shook his head and gave her a gentle smile. "It's okay. Besides, this is my first time leaving South City, so I thought I could see more of the scenery along the way. It feels quite romantic."
"Okay, but you must be careful, okay?" Qiao Yue put her arms around her, her nose red and her voice a little hoarse. "I'll come to Linbei to see you when I'm free."
The station broadcast has begun to notify passengers to check their tickets. The cold mechanical voice is like an alarm clock, urging everyone to leave.
Chen Wan looked around calmly, but still didn't see the familiar figure.
Lin Yu, whose smile and eyes were as gentle as the autumn lake water.
Qiao Yue noticed her change in mood, patted her on the back, and comforted her, "Xiao Lin had something to do today and didn't get leave, but his feelings are the same as mine. I hope you can arrive at school safely."
She paused and said, "Although I'm not qualified to say this, I hope you can wait for him. This is a knot in his heart, and it will take time to untie it."
"I know, and I understand his thoughts. In fact, I also thought about this result when I confessed my feelings. Because I am really not mature enough and have always been taken care of by you, this time I really have to try to grow up completely." Chen Wan hugged Qiao Yue tightly. "Thank you, sister. I hope you can tell Lin Yu to thank him for me."
Qiao Yue nodded, sniffed, and suppressed the bitterness. "I'll help you teach Xiaolin a lesson. He's just a blockhead and stuck in a rut."
"Besides, the cases keep coming one after another. He's really overwhelmed during this period. Don't worry too much. After a few days, when he has figured it out, he will definitely come to you."
Chen Wan hummed softly, "It's not that I'm waiting for him, but he should wait for me."
"Passengers taking train No. K103, please go to the ticket gate to check your tickets within the specified time. I repeat, please..."
The crowd fell into a clamor again, wandering towards the same place like a drifting tide.
Upon hearing the ticket check notice, Chen Wan subconsciously glanced at the entrance, and when he looked away, he returned to his nonchalant look.
Qiao Yue saw this and felt helpless and sad. She took a deep breath, calmed down her emotions, and took Chen Wan's hand to take her to check her tickets.
I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw her safely waiting for the train at the platform, and walked out while waving to her.
The yellow indicator light on the platform side flickered, reminding passengers that the train was about to arrive.
Chen Wan was carrying a suitcase and standing in the crowd. His expression was neither sad nor happy, and he still looked calm.
But before getting on the bus, I turned around and looked at the crowds of people at the gate not far away.
From a distance, I saw a young man with droopy eyes and dark pupils, and he finally smiled.
But there was a thin layer of water in his eyes, which was illuminated by the traffic lights and made into mottled colors, concealing his emotions.
She waved lightly in that direction as a farewell, silently saying, "Wait for me."
Even after the train left, Lin Yu was still standing there in a daze. After a while, he adjusted the brim of his hat and looked away.
Qiao Yue sighed beside him, then slapped him on the back. "What are you doing? You're acting out Romance in the Rain, and you're hiding when you're here." As she spoke, she became angry and pulled off Lin Yu's baseball cap. "Come on, why are you so pretentious?"
Lin Yu came to his senses, picked up the hat and put it back on his head.
The loose hair on the temples is pressed against the heroic brow peak, softening the outline a lot.
He glanced at the empty platform and whispered, "Because I don't know how to say goodbye to her. I'm afraid of influencing her choice."
That day, he said to Chen Wan, "Only when you go to college, meet more people, and have more choices, can you make the decision that is truly suitable for you."
Life is like the ocean, and Lin Yu just briefly passed by Chen Wan’s hectic youth.
I was lucky to be her light, but she should have the sun.
Seeing that he remained silent, Qiao Yue was unable to bring herself to blame him, so she tried to comfort him after a while.
"It's not that I can't understand your concerns. You think she likes you, but maybe it's just because her current situation forces her to rely on you. She's so used to having you in her life that she's confused about the concept of love."
"But Xiaolin, love has nothing to do with experience or options. It's not a life question that requires you to ponder deeply or analyze theorems. It's a journey. You just need to accept the process and don't rush to reach the end."
Lin Yu lowered his eyes slightly and met Qiao Yue's gaze. "Journey?"
"Yes, everyone has their own destination. Everyone is walking their own path, and it's not easy. But if you meet love, that path will branch out into a journey that allows you to relax your soul. You can take that person with you to the end of your life. If you still separate, it doesn't mean you've taken the wrong path. You've just ended a part of the journey."
After Qiao Yue finished speaking, she pondered for a moment, "Don't they say that companionship is the most important thing between lovers? Relationships don't need to be planned; they require deepening and adapting over time, so don't block your own path from the beginning."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu understood what Qiao Yue meant. She was saying that one should not refuse the beginning of a story just because he was worried about a bad ending.
"Do you understand?" Qiao Yue noticed a hint of hesitation in his expression. She raised her eyebrows slightly, and a smile finally appeared in her eyes. She shook her head in a pretentious and mature manner. "Young people, your thinking is just not clear enough."
Listening to her pretentiously sophisticated words, Lin Yu's depressed mood finally lifted a little, and he chuckled softly, "Senior Sister, every word you say is truly precious."
Qiao Yue snorted, "Then why am I the winner in life and you're single?"
What she said hit the nail on the head. Lin Yu was really impressed by Qiao Yue's language proficiency.
He lowered his eyebrows and continued to praise her in a good-tempered manner, "You are the truth."
Just as Qiao Yue was about to say a few more words, she received a call from Yuan Ke, asking her when she would be home.
"It's a rare holiday now, we're going to the amusement park, do you want to go?" After answering the phone, Qiao Yue booked tickets while walking towards the exit.
Lin Yu shook his head. "Just now, Zhang Mo asked me to go to his house. He said he had something to tell me."
After the order was successfully paid, Qiao Yue asked again, "I really don't want to go. You seem to be in a bad mood. Why don't you go and have some fun? Senior Sister will treat you."
"I really won't go." Lin Yu thought for a moment, "But you could also consider giving me the money and treating me to hot pot."
"That's fine. I'm afraid that seeing me so happy would make you sad." Qiao Yue smiled maliciously and walked away humming a song.
Lin Yu, whose heart was stabbed repeatedly, looked at her back, took two deep breaths, calmed down, and smiled helplessly.
I finally understand why my mother and Qiao Yue can become good friends regardless of age difference.
When he was arguing with people, every word he said was connected to the other, and he was teasing Lin Yu in a roundabout way.
The two walked out of the station. Zhang Mo's home was in Jiangbei, which was a different direction from Qiao Yue's.
"I'll be leaving now. Remember to come to my house for dinner when you have time."
"Okay."
After saying goodbye, Lin Yu got into the car. Just as he fastened his seat belt, Zhang Mo called.
After adjusting the navigation, he answered the phone nonchalantly and told Zhang Mo, "I'm on my way."
"Brother, hurry up and come to my house as fast as traffic regulations allow. I have great news to tell you!" Zhang Mo said excitedly, "It's true. It concerns my whole life."
Hearing him raise the subject to the level of a lifetime, Lin Yuwei raised his eyebrows and said lightly, "Then I'm not in a hurry. I'll just extend the rest of your life."
Zhang Mo tutted, then changed the subject after a moment, "Today I specially called Aunt Zhao to our house to make crab casserole. It's almost in the steamer now. The most important thing about crabs is their freshness. Sigh."
He sighed pretentiously and added, "There are also steamed spareribs with rice flour and dry pot shrimp..."
"I'll be there soon." Lin Yu's attitude instantly became more serious. "I will accomplish my mission."
Zhang Mo chuckled a few times and was about to tease him when the phone was hung up.
"This kid has absolutely no humanity except for eating and working." Zhang Mo muttered, put down his phone, and then told Aunt Zhao to cook a few more dishes that Lin Yu liked.
Because it was a weekday, the journey to Jiangbei was smooth.
Zhang Mo lived in a villa halfway up the mountain. After driving around Jingyun Mountain for a long time, they finally arrived.
Lin Yu parked the car and walked along the cobblestone path towards the residential area.
As my vision gradually widened, I saw Zhang Mo sitting in his front yard, looking calm and composed.
There was a small wooden table in front of him, and he was holding a glass goblet in his hand, swaying leisurely, looking very comfortable.
I saw him from a distance and greeted him, "Hey, buddy, you're here."
He acted like a retired old man, and there was no trace of the urgency he had just expressed on the phone.
Pushing open the oak fence, Lin Yu walked into the yard and stood in front of Zhang Mo condescendingly.
The shadow cast on his handsome features, but it made his eyes look brighter.
Zhang Mo raised his head with a smile and handed the glass of wine in his hand to him, "I've been waiting for you to come."
Lin Yu lowered his eyes and saw clearly that there were a few red wolfberries floating in the glass.
After a moment of silence, he raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in surprise, "Are you okay?"
"Oh, when you reach middle age, you have no choice but to soak wolfberries in a red wine glass." Zhang Mo disagreed. He took the teapot from the small wooden table and poured a cup of "longan, red dates and wolfberry tea" for Lin Yu. "It's nourishing and relieves summer heat."
Lin Yu took the tea, sniffed it, and still found it unbelievable, "You don't drink anymore?"
"Not only do I stop drinking, I've also quit smoking. I'm striving to be a three-good man: gentle, funny, and good-tempered." Zhang Mo counted on his fingers one by one, shaking them in front of Lin Yu. "Of course, being rich and handsome is beyond my reach, so it's not worth mentioning."
"Come on." Lin Yu glanced at him disapprovingly and took a sip of wolfberry tea.
It's sweet and delicious, and indeed better than wine.
He sat cross-legged on the futon, keeping himself at the same height as Zhang Mo, and casually asked him, "Is the great news you mentioned also related to being a good man?"
Zhang Mo smiled and nodded without saying a word.
There are small cypresses planted in the front yard, casting blue-gray light and shadows, emitting a very light cypress fragrance, creating an atmosphere of tranquility.
Lin Yu's mood also became much calmer. He supported himself with his hands behind his back, raised his face, and slowly let out a long breath.
"You look like you're worried about something. What's wrong?" Zhang Mo glanced at him and spoke slowly, "I heard that your sister went to Linbei to study today. It's related to this matter, right?"
Hearing him mention Chen Wan, Lin Yu was stunned for a moment.
But he did not answer, but turned away silently, slightly narrowing his eyes, with bright sunlight filling his pupils. After a moment, mottled shadows floated before his eyes.
To the point that his consciousness became a little blurred.
In the illusory light, I think of the fleeting little figure in the surging crowd.
"I say you too, you know it will be hard, why do you pretend to be magnanimous and persuade the girl to find someone better." Zhang Mo sighed, "You are too serious about this. Back then, it was also true. It was clearly Chu Qin who was with someone else, but you blamed yourself for not giving her care and companionship, and took everything on yourself. Can you handle it?"
"It has nothing to do with what happened back then." Lin Yu sat up straighter and interrupted him, "Chen Wan and I are not suitable to be together now."
"Because of her father's affair?" Zhang Mo had heard some of it from Qiao Yue, and he also knew Lin Yu's self-blame and guilt, "But the girl doesn't mind."
"But I mind." Lin Yu looked at him and said word by word, "I mind everything that makes her unhappy."
He would take her words seriously.
He cares about her emotions.
It is because he cares too much about Chen Wan that he does not approve of himself and cannot easily forgive himself.
The complicated thing about liking someone is that she can bring joy, but also melancholy, making people forget their own emotions.
Zhang Mo and Lin Yu have known each other for more than ten years, and he knows best what he looks like when he is serious.
Seeing his current appearance, I finally believe that he really likes that little girl.
Therefore, I don't want him to repeat the same mistake. Being too cautious in a relationship can sometimes distance you from each other.
"Anyway, buddy, I won't comment too much on your feelings. I just want to tell you that love doesn't tolerate hesitation or delay. What is needed is blind courage. After all, princesses usually love brave men."
Zhang Mo took a sip of tea and felt that he was already a master of emotions. He smiled with satisfaction and said, "Learn more from me. There are three things you need to know to chase girls."
Seeing that he started to brag again, Lin Yu had nothing to do anyway, so he just relaxed and listened to him talk.
"Are those three points about being a good man?"
"No, listen carefully, this is also related to the good news I want to tell you today." Zhang Mo had only said half of his words when a bright smile appeared on his face.
If he wasn't short of money, Lin Yu would have thought he had won the lottery.
"First, persistence. Second, shamelessness. Third, persistence in shamelessness." Zhang Mo said calmly, "It's with these three points that I won the heart of my Zhou Bao."
He pronounced the word "Zhou Bao" with special affection. Lin Yugang took a sip of red date tea and was so sweet that he couldn't speak.
After a long while, he finally found his voice and asked, "Did you and Ms. Zhou finally succeed?"
Zhang Mo poured him another half cup of tea and chuckled, "Not yet, but soon."
Lin Yu didn't comment on what he said, "So what's the good news you want to tell me?"
After laying the groundwork for a long time, Zhang Mo, who had been deliberately smiling and not talking, finally couldn't hold it in any longer and took out his phone, "Look at this."
Lin Yu took a closer look and saw that it was a transfer record.
He raised an eyebrow, "So you used money to impress them?"
"Look carefully, this is the money she transferred to me, 131.4 yuan." Zhang Mo sighed and looked at the transfer record like a treasure. "1314, the homonym is 'yishengyishi'!"
"She used to mind these things, like 520, 521. She never showed me these numbers. Whenever we split the bill for dinner, she'd rather send more when she saw these numbers. She also never said goodnight to me. Do you know why?"
Listening to him talk about it like he knew everything, it didn't sound like a good thing.
Lin Yu couldn't bear to dampen his enthusiasm, so he asked, "Why?"
"Because good night means I love you." Zhang Mo mocked him with the eyes of a primitive man. "Officer Lin, you stay with high school students every day, and you are still so unsophisticated."
Lin Yu was choked by his words and covered half of his face with a cough.
Afterwards, he realized the meaning of his good night. He really had not realized this problem before, and he rarely sent good night messages to others. He usually went to bed early.
But there is an exception, that is Chen Wan. Because his name contains the word "wan", he will subconsciously say good night.
good evening.
May she be happy and peaceful.
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