Chapter 52
summer vacation.
Lu Runxu was supposed to be in his extracurricular class, but Ms. Ji pulled him away at the last minute to accompany her sick friend in Qingyang.
The two chatted in the room, but unfortunately, they ignored him and went out for a walk. They left a message for Ms. Ji on WeChat and then left.
The temperature in Qingyang was much higher than in Chanjing. Lu Runxu, who didn't like to sweat, soon had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.
Under the blazing sun, he looked around, trying to find a place with air conditioning.
As they searched, they realized they were lost, as almost all the alleys on Xingfu Road looked the same.
Lu Runxu glanced at his phone, saw that it was still early, and decided not to tell Ms. Ji, so he wandered around by himself.
As he happened to pass by a rather secluded alley, he could hear a woman crying from time to time. Lu Runxu glanced indifferently to his right.
A group of girls dressed in very trendy clothes and with terrible makeup were found bullying a girl kneeling on the ground with messy hair.
It's obvious that a group of female thugs are bullying people.
He has never liked meddling in other people's business, and besides, there were two very strong men with those girls, so he didn't dare to take the risk.
Noticing that there was a street not far ahead, he thought about going out to call the police, but unfortunately he was stopped by a girl after taking only a few steps.
Lu Runxu glanced at them indifferently, left without saying anything, but the other party chased after him and stopped him.
He looked at the arm blocking his way, his gaze slowly moving upwards to land on the heavily made-up face, his brow furrowing slightly.
She's just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, the age when she's at her most beautiful. Why does she have to wear heavy makeup like an adult and dye her hair blonde? It looks really strange.
Lu Runxu took a few steps back, creating some distance between himself and them, and politely asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
The girl with the red hair at the front kept her eyes on his face, and her scrutinizing gaze made Lu Runxu feel that this girl was very ill-mannered, causing him to frown even more.
“Little brother, are you from around here?” The red-haired woman moved closer to him, her tone flippant. “I’ve never seen you before.”
Lu Runxu remained silent, but the other person seemed to find it amusing and kept teasing him.
A gentle breeze blew by, softly lifting the strands of hair that covered Lu Runxu's eyes and brows. Suddenly, someone nearby said, "So cute."
During puberty, Lu Runxu had not yet fully matured. He still had baby fat on his face, fair and smooth skin, and his fox-like eyes were like a lake under the moonlight, clear yet carrying a hint of wickedness.
Wearing a white shirt properly and standing quietly, he looked like a rich young master, never easily showing his annoyance on his face.
The red-haired woman raised her hand to touch his face, but just as she was about to do so, Lu Runxu turned his head to the side.
"Little brother, what's your name?" The red-haired girl withdrew her hand and asked with a smile, "How about we exchange contact information? I really like you."
Lu Runxu didn't even look at her and decisively refused: "Sorry, we don't know each other."
"If we add each other, we'll get to know each other."
Lu Runxu took a few steps back: "No, I don't like people like you. Please move aside."
The other person wouldn't let him leave, and kept saying provocative things. When he saw that his attitude didn't change, his tone changed, and he started speaking in an unpleasant way.
The girl who had just been bullied by this group of people had already run away, and all he wanted to do now was leave this place.
Seeing that he wanted to leave, the red-haired girl had the people behind her block the way he wanted to go.
Lu Runxu had plenty of patience for everything, but right now he was really annoyed. Looking at the two strong men, he felt that he still had a chance of winning.
Just as he expected, the two men were all show and no substance; they were no match for him and were quickly knocked to the ground. When they realized they couldn't win, they resorted to dirty tricks.
Using a feint, they tripped him up when he wasn't paying attention, and Lu Runxu accidentally stepped on the bottle and fell.
As the other person's fist came down, Lu Runxu quickly protected his face. Suddenly, a cute voice came from somewhere.
"Don't you know that Happiness Road is my territory? How dare you bully people on my turf? You're tired of living."
A group of people looked toward the source of the sound. A girl in a pink dress looked up at them with her head held high, accompanied by two boys who were probably her friends.
Third Brother walked towards them. Under the sunlight, the girl had a bright and flamboyant smile, looking fearless. Lu Runxu stared at her for a long time when he first saw her.
The group of people around him seemed to know her. They were clearly resentful, but they still had to leave, not forgetting to glare at him before they left.
Xing Bei is quite famous on Xingfu Road. She's a rich and beautiful young lady with two good friends who can fight, and her family is not to be trifled with.
Someone had bullied her before and was expelled from school. These people had all suffered at her hands and usually avoided her when they saw her.
Seeing them flee in panic, she went over and helped the person on the ground up, looking them over with concern: "Are you alright? Do you need to go to the hospital?"
Lu Runxu straightened his clothes, smiled and shook his head: "I'm fine, thank you just now."
Xing Bei smiled sweetly at him: "You're welcome. I guess you're new here. You should come here less often in the future. With your good looks, those people will have their eyes on you."
A gentle breeze blew by at just the right moment, softly brushing against the girl's hair. Sunlight filtered through the leaves, dappling her radiant face.
Whether it was because he was too nervous or not, Lu Runxu could clearly hear his heart pounding.
A pair of round, bright eyes stared at him, so captivating that Lu Runxu's cheeks suddenly flushed, and he felt embarrassed and looked away.
Xing Bei explained some safety matters to him and gave him directions before leaving with her friend.
Watching the girl and her friends chatting and laughing as they walked away, Lu Runxu rubbed his reddened ears, lowered his eyes, chuckled softly, and left in the opposite direction.
During the three days he spent in Qingyang, he never saw that girl again. He originally thought that it was just a fleeting glance and nothing to do with him, but he never expected that one glance would lead to a lifetime of regret.
After returning to Chanjing, he found that he would often think of the girl with the beautiful smile, and sometimes he would see her in his dreams.
Her mature and elegant appearance, sweet voice, and expressive eyes made him want to go find her. Lu Runxu felt like he was sick.
When I went to buy some materials, I saw a notebook on the side and suddenly thought of her, so I bought it.
From then on, stories about her began to appear in that notebook, and he could never forget her.
Later, after inquiring through friends, he learned her name and would take time every weekend to visit her in Qingyang.
Even just standing at a distance and glancing at her would make him feel content.
The year after he fell in love with her, he went to Qingyang again. Her friends seemed to have noticed him and deliberately separated from her to stop him.
Unexpectedly, Xing Bei's friend was the daughter of his mother's friend, and she recognized him at a glance.
The other person took him to a nearby milk tea shop and watched him introduce himself: "My name is Yi Zesu. You may not know me, but I have seen you before. Your name is Lu Runxu."
The next second she switched to a gossipy look and stared at him: "Shouldn't you be in Chanjing? What are you doing here? Do you like Xing Bei?"
Lu Runxu only responded with a single word to a series of questions.
Yi Zesu always liked to help others: "I'll talk to her for you, or I can arrange for Xing Bei to come out and talk to her yourself?"
Lu Runxu thought for a moment and still refused: "No need, she's in her final year of high school now, it's better not to bother her."
Yi Zesu sighed regretfully. He had finally managed to play matchmaker, but it had all failed.
Before leaving, he added Yi Zesu on WeChat. He wanted to know more about Xing Bei and asked Yi Zesu to take pictures of Xing Bei on campus.
Later, he discovered that Xing Bei already had a crush on a boy, and he became even more hesitant to express his own feelings.
He didn't want to give up either. Through Yi Zesu, he learned about Xing Bei's different side, and the photo album grew thicker and thicker with each look.
On the day Xing Bei graduated, Lu Runxu took leave to come to Qingyang. He stood at the school gate and watched her come out chatting and laughing with her friends.
He nervously clutched the envelope he had already written, watching her leave chatting and laughing with her friends, but he still didn't have the courage to deliver it to her in person.
He sometimes hated himself. He had so many opportunities to get to know her, but he missed them all because of his timidity.
The letter was eventually given to Yi Zesu so she could deliver it to Xing Bei.
Countless nights he wondered if she had received that letter. Would she have read it?
The result wasn't known until much later, and by then, his dream had come true.
Another summer came, and he learned from Yi Zesu that she had been admitted to the most famous art program at Chan University.
He would visit the school from time to time through a friend's connections, and I was happy for her when I saw her paintings on display at an art exhibition.
He loves the moments when he's enjoying life. She loves going out to sketch, goes out alone on weekends, loves eating lotus flower pastries from Xijiao Yuchuge, buys a bunch of sunflowers from the flower shop every weekend, and loves buying camellias in winter.
Yes, she likes both of these flowers very much, but she hates roses and is allergic to them.
But every time, the boy would give her lisianthus, a flower from the rose family. That man had no idea what she liked. Before pursuing someone, he should at least know their preferences.
On several occasions when they went out to parties, Yi Zesu asked him to attend as her older brother.
He always looked forward to it, but each time he was disappointed. It was a pity that her gaze was always on another boy, and she never even glanced at him.
Later, he prepared everything and planned to add Xing Bei on WeChat, only to receive some bad news: Yi Zesu said she was already with someone else.
That moment shattered all the courage he had prepared, and for a long time afterward he was very negative, yet he still wanted to pay attention to everything about her.
He learned from Lin Zhuochi that the boy's name was Zhou Xuzhe, a boy she had liked since high school, but he felt that the boy did not truly like her.
He was also very unwilling at that time. He was the one who met her first, but he was the one who didn't take the initiative.
Gradually, another person appeared more and more frequently in her life, while he was also arranged by his father to learn about the company's work. He paid less and less attention to Xing Bei and no longer deliberately tried to run into her.
Chanjing is a place that's neither too big nor too small. Ever since he stopped trying to meet a certain person, that person seems to have completely disappeared from his world.
Occasionally, news about her would come, and I would be happy for a long time.
Seeing that she was happy put his mind at ease.
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