Chapter 83 New Year
Before leaving the house, Chen Wan sighed in front of the mirror for a long time, muttering that his makeup was not good-looking, his facial features were asymmetrical, and even his eyebrows were as messy as grass.
Lin Yu, who was already dressed neatly, looked around her, not knowing how to comfort her.
"Isn't this maple leaf color too mature?" Chen Wan turned around, holding up three lipsticks in her hand, and asked in a serious tone, "Which one looks better?"
After Lin's fingers lingered between the lipsticks for a long time, he said sincerely, "Don't they all look the same?"
"......" Chen Wan turned his gaze back, "I knew it was useless to ask you."
Lin Yu scratched his hair, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "You look good no matter what. Don't be nervous. Just calm down, just calm down..."
Chen Wan pursed her lips and looked at him helplessly, "This is my first time visiting your house, of course I'm nervous. What if I leave a bad impression..." As she spoke, she sighed again, her soft pink cheeks puffed up slightly, like a small peach.
Lin Yu laughed at what he saw and tried to reach out to pinch her, but she dodged him, "I put on makeup for a long time, you can't touch the flowers!"
"Okay." He sighed softly, and after looking at her for a while, he leaned over and kissed her lips, "You haven't put on lipstick yet, so you can always kiss her."
Because of this intimate behavior, Chen Wan's nervous mood was relieved a little, and she finally stopped worrying about the makeup issue.
But as he was about to reach his home, Chen Wan was still very nervous. His pace became slower and slower, and the scene in front of him became distorted and blurry. It was like entering a scene from a heartwarming old movie, but he did not feel like the protagonist.
It was as if there was a string of small drums hidden in her chest, beating her psychological defenses at different rhythms, and the palms of her hands, which were clasped with Lin Yu's, began to feel slightly moist.
Lin Yu saw her slender eyelashes trembling slightly, casting a faint shadow in her clear pupils, like a frightened butterfly, so he held her palm tighter, and put his warm fingertips on her thin skin, bringing her comfort.
The surging emotions were suppressed calmly by Lin Yu. In the past, Chen Wan didn't dare to take anything too seriously. After meeting Lin Yu, a gentle beam of sunlight fell on the quiet lake, and the restrained emotions began to surge, making her both happy and flustered.
Chen Wan slowly raised his eyes and saw Lin Yu's warm smile. "Don't worry. Besides, this isn't your first time meeting my family. Stay calm. Also, my parents love you very much. Just treat yourself like you're home and don't be shy."
He knocked on the door as he spoke, his brows lowered, a gentle smile showing, and he teased her: "Seeing you like this, I'm a little nervous."
Chen Wan pinched his knuckles and whispered softly: "Those are your parents, why are you so nervous..."
"You can't say that. After all..." Lin Yu deliberately prolonged his tone, his clear voice as warm as the sunlight, "We will be your parents in the future."
Before Chen Wan could recover from the second half of his sentence, the door was opened and the warm air blew in, making her face even hotter. She was caught off guard and met the eyes of Lin's mother, who was smiling from ear to ear.
Lin Yu raised the New Year's goods in his hand and greeted his parents, "Mom and Dad, we are back."
Father Lin took it from the side and said repeatedly, "Okay, okay, it's cold outside, you two come inside quickly." After weighing it, although his tone was complaining, he couldn't hide his joy, "You kid, I told you not to buy it, it's piled up like a mountain at home."
Lin Yu wanted to say a few words to Lin's mother, but she walked past him and held Chen Wan's hand intimately, with a smile on her face, "Xiao Wan, Happy New Year."
Seeing the tender and affectionate look, Lin Yu couldn't help shaking his head and complained to his father in a low voice: "Teacher Li is too kind and amiable today."
"How can you talk like that, kid?" Father Lin patted the back of Lin Yu's head. "Your mother has always been very gentle."
Chen Wan listened to her gentle voice and looked into the eyes that looked like Lin Yu's. He was stunned for a moment, thinking back to the words "We will be your parents in the future."
Auntie, Mom, the two words kept turning around on her tongue, and finally she blurted out: "Happy New Year, Mom!"
“…”
As soon as he finished speaking, the hallway suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Lin Yu and Lin's father, who were standing nearby, were stunned for two seconds and then burst into laughter.
Chen Wan's face was as red as a tomato, which only highlighted the clarity of her eyes, making her look even more pitiful and well-behaved.
Looking at Lin's mother standing there in a daze, Chen Wan wanted to dig a hole and hide there. Annoyed by his poor speaking skills, he said softly, "I'm... sorry... Auntie, I... was a little nervous, so I called the wrong name..."
After Mother Lin came to her senses, she smiled from ear to ear. She took Chen Wan's hand and gently stroked it. "That's right, just call me Mom. That's great! You'll be a part of our family from now on, so just call me that!" Then she took out a big red envelope and stuffed it into her hand. "Here, this is a little gift from your father and I."
Chen Wan's face turned even redder when he heard the word "Dad". He wanted to refuse, but he couldn't resist the expectant gazes of Lin's father and mother, so he had to accept it with a wry smile.
Lin's mother pulled Chen Wan in, looking her up and down. The more she looked, the more satisfied she became. She kept praising her beauty. Chen Wan was not good at complimenting others. She blushed and stammered, "Ah... Mom is the prettiest one."
"What's so good about me? Hahaha." Lin's mother waved her hand. "I didn't expect you to come early. Look, I'm still wearing an apron." After she finished speaking, she sighed. "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten that there's pork rib soup simmering in the pot! Lin Yu, take Xiao Wan to see the house first and get her something to eat. She must be hungry at this time."
After giving her instructions, Mother Lin rushed into the kitchen. Father Lin followed her and said helplessly, "Slow down, don't get burned later..."
After the two elders left, Chen Wan lowered his head and took a long breath. He felt very full in his heart, as if it was filled with a soft cloud.
Lin Yu saw his parents busying around through the frosted window. Knowing that he couldn't help much, he decided not to make matters worse. He lowered his eyes and looked at Chen Wan, "Are you tired? Sit down for a while."
Chen Wan smiled and shook his head, his curious eyes wandering around the room. He looked cute and well-behaved, like a little rabbit that had just run out of a fairy tale book.
Lin Yu's home was just as she had imagined, spacious and bright. Facing the hallway were two full bookcases, and a painting hung on the wall, exuding an elegant atmosphere.
A cloud-shaped bamboo is placed on the solid wood coffee table, and its green shadow ripples in the water-soaked white porcelain, adding a bit of romance. A large word "Fu" is pasted on the clean floor-to-ceiling window, and potted plants are neatly arranged on the balcony. The lush green plants are set against the snow scene, which is particularly pleasant in this midwinter season.
Chen Wan glanced towards the kitchen, then carefully stuffed the red envelope into Lin Yu's hand, "This is for you."
"What are you doing for me?" Lin Yu didn't understand what she meant. He smiled and raised his eyebrows, then pulled her to sit on the sofa. "This is a gift from my parents. You don't have to feel burdened. Just put the money in your pocket and become a small millionaire, isn't it?"
Judging from the thickness of the red envelope, there must be a lot of things stuffed inside. Chen Wan was really embarrassed to accept it. "This is too much, and I haven't prepared any New Year gifts."
"We're all family, why are you being so polite?" Before Chen Wan could explain, he peeled an orange slice and put it in her mouth, "Try it and see if it's sweet."
When the cold fingertips touched the soft lips, the ambiguous behavior that happened inadvertently made both of them stunned for a moment, and then they looked away at the same time.
Chen Wan bit the orange, and the sweet juice burst out on the tip of her tongue, flowing down her throat and into her heart. Her voice softened, "Delicious."
Looking at her open and closed red lips, her teeth as clean as pearls, the contrast between red and white, the vivid colors were so moving that Lin Yu slowly lowered his head, licked the juice on her lips, and said seriously: "This orange is quite sweet."
The light kiss made Chen Wan excited, but considering the current situation, she really couldn't be as calm and casual as Lin Yu.
She quickly turned her face away and tried to find an excuse to keep a distance from him, "I... I'm going to the kitchen to help my aunt." As she said that, she was about to get up, but Lin Yu grabbed her wrist and asked if she wanted to go see his room.
"Your room?"
Although they had been together day and night for more than a month, Chen Wan was still curious about what Lin Yu's room looked like since he was a child, and what things it recorded that she didn't know, so she nodded, "Okay."
Lin Yu smiled, took her to the room, and teased her like a child: "Why are you so shy today? Didn't we always do this before?"
Chen Wan's ears flushed red when he heard that. She gently pinched his knuckles with her fingertips. This harmless touch made him laugh even more happily.
Lin Yu's room is simply furnished and tidied, with several posters of the Cooking Master Boy on the wall.
"He's my gourmet enlightenment guru." Lin Yu raised an eyebrow, walked to the bookshelf, pointed at a pile of books, and said, "I also collected a whole set of comics."
Hearing him say this, Chen Wan nodded in understanding, and could fully understand why Lin Yu loved eating delicious food so much.
"But I haven't lived at home much since I went to college." Lin Yu walked to the window, looked out for a moment, pointed to a building not far away and said, "That's my elementary school."
Chen Wan leaned over to watch. Lin Yu smiled and recalled his childhood. "It's not good to live too close to school. I didn't even have time to look forward to school. And my mom was a teacher, so every time school was over, I would dawdle, kicking rocks as I walked to pass the time. And then my mom would catch me dawdling and take me back to do my homework."
At this point, he tutted his words and changed the subject, "But now, after work, I can't wait to teleport home. Maybe this is what growth is all about."
Listening to Lin Yu's slightly nostalgic tone, Chen Wan already had a vague image of his childhood in his mind.
As the sun sets, a primary school student who doesn't want to go home is kicking stones out of boredom. Then he is taken home by his parents and looks like he is struggling to finish his homework.
She raised her hand and touched Lin Yu's hair, "Well, our classmate Lin has grown up."
"By the way, do you want to see the photo album? I'll look for it."
"Yeah!" Chen Wan nodded seriously, "I want to know something about your past."
"Then I have to think about whether there is any black history or something like that." He raised his hand and pulled out a photo album from the shelf. After flipping through it a few times, he handed it to Chen Wan and said proudly, "After verification, they are all beautiful photos."
"Wow!" Chen Wan exclaimed in cooperation.
Lin Yu pinched her face and said, "Exaggerated."
Chen Wan smiled and flipped through the photo album, and saw his elementary school photo. The red scarf on his chest was particularly bright, and there were three stripes on his sleeves.
"I was the squad leader in elementary school." Lin Yu chuckled, "I stood at the gate every morning, checking to see who didn't have their school badges."
Chen Wan grumbled softly, "Are you sure you're not a security guard?"
“…”
As he was flipping through the books, he saw his high school photos and his eyes fell on a graduation photo.
Lin Yu took a closer look and said with emotion: "I seem to be only seventeen years old at that time, but this photo was taken ten years ago. Time really flies."
Seventeen-year-old Lin Yu looked much younger than he does now. His facial features were not as straight and distinct as they are now, and the lines of his eyebrows and eyes were softer. The only thing that remained unchanged was his fangs that showed when he smiled.
There were many people in the graduation photo, the one closest to him was Chu Qin. The innocent smiles of the boys and girls were the most eye-catching scenery.
During his best youth, the person by his side was not her. The distance caused by time difference made Chen Wan feel lost.
She gently stroked the photo paper, tracing the boy's bright and carefree smile, and whispered her most genuine thought, "If only I could have met you earlier."
Hearing the change in her tone, Lin Yu was stunned for a moment, then slowly leaned over to stare into her eyes and said softly, "I'm sorry."
Because of this word "I'm sorry", the indescribable emotion in Chen Wan's heart was like a mist, making his eyes warm and moist.
Only those who are favored are qualified to suffer grievances. The closer the relationship, the more they want to possess and demand, because love is an endless desire.
She took a deep breath, then reached out and hugged Lin Yu, burying her face in his chest and crossing her arms on his solid back. She listened to his steady heartbeat, felt his true warmth, and whispered, "From now on, can you only like me?"
Chen Wan's fluffy hair gently rubbed Lin Yu's chin. His soft voice was like a kitten caught in the rain. He stroked Chen Wan's slender shoulders and responded to her, "Well, I will make up for what I missed in the past in the future."
Discerning the sincerity in his words, Chen Wan's surging emotions gradually receded. Staring into Lin Yu's dark eyes, he said word by word, "From now on, I will treat you very well, just like you treat me."
"That's a deal." Lin Yu rubbed her dimples. "By the way, didn't you say you wanted to meet me earlier? I'll look for your childhood photos."
As he spoke, he turned the page. Suddenly, Chen Wan saw a "large-scale" photo. She quickly pressed his finger, biting her lower lip with her little rabbit teeth, holding back her laughter, "Is this you?"
Lin Yu lowered his eyes and saw that it was his one-year-old photo. Not only was he as fat as a ball, but when he looked down from his round belly, his key parts were completely uncovered.
Chen Wan also saw that and couldn't hold back her laughter any longer. Just as she was about to take the album to take a closer look, Lin Yu suddenly reached out and covered her eyes with his hands, his tone becoming deeper, "Don't look at it anymore!"
Her eyelashes were very dense and long, like willow branches covered with fluff, sticking to the lines on the palm of his hand, trembling gently, stirring his heartstrings.
Chen Wan's gaze passed through the gaps between his fingers and saw Lin Yu's flushed face. He wanted to laugh even more, but he still comforted her, "Don't be embarrassed! I think it's super cute! It doesn't affect your mature and steady temperament at all!"
Hearing Chen Wan's words "super cute", Lin Yu felt even more embarrassed and moved his palm down to her lips, trying to cover up the sound of her smile.
"It's really... so cute..." Because his mouth was covered, Chen Wan's voice was unclear. When his lips opened and closed, the soft breath sprayed onto his fingers, like a light kiss mark.
Lin Yu's throat moved slightly, and he leaned forward slightly to meet her gaze. Then he saw a smile flashing in her clear eyes, with the slender corners of her eyes slightly raised, and the lines were soft like water ripples.
One inch, two inches, the shallow breath became hot because of the close distance, and they both indulged in the ambiguous tenderness.
Just as they were about to kiss, they were interrupted by a sentence "Dinner is ready!"
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