Chapter 55 You're welcome "How about calling me 'brother'?"...
Come down from the stage.
Yan Ning didn't dare to delay at all and ran directly to the previous lounge.
She quickly changed back into her own clothes, washed her face and removed her makeup, tied her hair into a bun with a rubber band, then walked out of the multimedia building and ran to the high school classroom which was a little far away.
Yan Ning had previously told her parents that during the school anniversary celebration, each class would make a class cultural display such as a bulletin board or display board, and her Grade 12 Science (4) class was no exception.
In the lounge at that time.
Time is running out, after Lu Chen said he would help her.
Yan Ning thought quickly and said that she hoped Lu Chen could stop her parents, take them to the teaching building, and help her delay time until her band's stage performance was over.
now.
Yan Ning's heart was pounding. Just as he turned the corner, he saw—
Not far away, downstairs of the Grade 12 teaching building.
In front of the small flower bed in the open space.
Lu Chen was wearing a simple and clean white T-shirt, standing tall in the dim morning light. He had a smile on his face and was saying something to the person next to him.
Although the two people opposite had their backs to Yan Ning, she still recognized them at a glance - they were her parents.
Moreover, from the way her mother leaned forward slightly and her father nodded from time to time, Yan Ning could clearly see that they must have a very good impression of Lu Chen.
Yan Ning felt a little relieved.
However, she did not stop and continued running until she was about six or seven meters away from her parents. Then she stopped and planned to catch her breath before going over.
Yan Ning also deliberately chose a place with a notice board that could serve as a cover. She stuck her head out to observe the situation, while organizing her thoughts and choosing a suitable time to pretend that she had just seen her father's text message, which was why she was late.
In no mood.
Just then.
A line of sight from the front fell squarely on her.
It’s Lu Chen.
Yan Ning's heart was almost in a state of panic, thinking that her parents would turn around in the next second and she would meet them face to face before she was fully prepared.
But, it's okay.
Just one glance.
Lu Chen withdrew his gaze and continued his conversation with her parents as if nothing had happened, politely and calmly, as if he had never seen her at all.
Yan Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Yan Ning cautiously moved behind the notice board, leaving only half of his head exposed.
It’s not too far away.
She could actually vaguely hear what Lu Chen was saying.
He was introducing the big stone in the middle of the flower bed with the school motto engraved on it.
And he spoke very clearly.
From the material of the stone, to the story behind the joint gift of the stone by the alumni association, and the difficulties in its completion due to the stone being too heavy and the limited lifting equipment, all were told by him in a smooth and humorous manner, like a story.
A few minutes later.
Wait for Lu Chen to finish speaking.
Not only Lin Xinci and Yan Xiangrong nodded in praise, even Yan Ning, who was hiding not far away, felt the urge to applaud him.
But of course Yan Ning endured it.
Besides, it was almost time, her breathing had calmed down, it was time to go.
Yan Ning came out from behind the notice board and walked forward.
She could feel that Lu Chen, who was not far away, had noticed her from the very beginning.
But not until she was almost at her destination.
Lu Chen raised his eyes and looked over here, as if he had just noticed her, surprised:
"Huh?"
He really is.
Excellent acting skills.
Yan Ning couldn't help but complain a little in his heart.
At the same time, Lin Xinci and Yan Xiangrong also turned their heads following Lu Chen's gaze, and only then did they see their daughter standing two steps behind them.
Yan Ning immediately adjusted his expression and tentatively called out, "Dad, Mom."
She hadn't even uttered a single word of the explanation she had put forward.
Lin Xinci smiled and waved at her in a good mood, "Ningning, come here quickly!"
Yan Ning did as he was told, and his mother's hand was immediately placed on his shoulder. He was also slightly pushed forward to face Lu Chen.
Lin Xinci enthusiastically introduced:
"I don't know if you still remember, she is my daughter, Yan Ning."
Yan Ning raised his eyes slightly and saw the opposite side.
Lu Chen nodded solemnly.
"Remember."
Then, he turned his gaze towards her, the corners of his lips curved slightly, and he greeted her politely before turning his gaze back to Lin Xinci and continuing:
"Actually, apart from the Huize Community—"
A very brief pause.
However, Yan Ning couldn't help but feel nervous for a moment, even though she knew intuitively that Lu Chen would never say anything scary...
Then she heard:
"We've also seen it on the honor roll."
The young man stood in the breeze, smiling gently, making people feel like they were bathed in the spring breeze.
At that moment, Yan Ning felt relieved again, and at the same time, he realized clearly that—
really.
This person.
It's completely watertight.
Probably, no parent would not like others to praise their children for their excellence.
Especially this person himself is so outstanding in various aspects that it is not an exaggeration to call him a genius.
Lu Chen praised Yan Ning in this way, both implicitly and directly.
Lin Xinci and Yan Xiangrong's already good impression of Lu Chen was obviously further enhanced.
Lin Xinci even patted Yan Ning's shoulder and said to him eagerly:
"By the way, Ningning, you may not know this, but Xiaochen is the grandson of Grandpa Zhao and Grandma Cen. He's a little older than you, so you should call him 'brother'."
Yan Ning: ...
Mom is obviously too happy.
Not only did he call her by her nickname.
And completely forgot—
She and Lu Chen are actually from the same class, so why is she calling him 'brother'?
Also, what on earth did Lu Chen just say to her parents? Why did he even talk about something so obviously personal as birthdays?
Then again, he was only a few months older than her, so she shouldn't have to call him 'brother'...
And at this moment.
opposite.
The man smiled faintly with his black eyes.
Lu Chen looked harmless, but it was obvious that he had no intention of helping her out.
Even from Yan Ning's perspective, he still has a little bit...
He seems to be happy to see it happen.
Yan Ning's facial muscles were a little stiff.
Before she could figure out what to say or do to deal with the situation.
"Teacher Yu?"
Lin Xinci suddenly shouted enthusiastically to the person beside her.
The school had just held a parent-teacher meeting a month ago, so when Lao Yu, the head teacher of Class 4, passed by on the side of the road carrying a thermos cup filled with health tea, Lin Xinci recognized him at a glance.
Lao Yu has a good memory.
He turned his head and looked over here, and immediately said, "Oh, Yan Ning's mother, hello."
Old Yu looked at Yan Xiangrong next to him and said, "Is this Yan Ning's father? His features look exactly like Yan Ning's."
Yan Xiangrong smiled and nodded in agreement.
Old Yu finally turned his head towards Lu Chen, and before his eyes landed on him, he asked, "Is this Yan Ning's brother?"
Yan Ning, who suddenly heard this, once again: ...
He, no, is!
Really.
It’s not over yet.
The moment he saw the man's face clearly, Old Yu paused, then laughed again, "Oh, Lu Chen, hey, so you two know each other, what a coincidence."
Lu Chen smiled, nodded, and couldn't find any fault, so he said hello to the teacher.
He looks like a good student.
But Yan Ning clearly saw the corners of the man's lips rising again without any expression.
It's clearly like a fox's tail being exposed.
Or the kind that arouses pleasure and gently swings.
Even after saying hello, when Lu Chen withdrew his gaze, for a moment, his eyes met Yan Ning's.
He raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled even more happily.
Yan Ning once again: ...
She turned her head away suddenly, not intending to look at him again for the time being.
They happened to meet Yan Ning's homeroom teacher. Even if they didn't talk about studying, out of courtesy, Lin Xinci and Yan Xiangrong would definitely have to chat with Lao Yu for a few minutes.
The three of them were talking on the road nearby.
A few steps away, on the flower bed, only Yan Ning and Lu Chen were left.
In the distant playground, the school anniversary program was being performed vigorously, and the sound of music could be heard faintly from time to time. There were basically no people in the teaching building, so naturally no one would pay attention to this side.
Therefore, Yan Ning did not distance himself from Lu Chen anymore, but just kept his gaze fixed on Lin Xinci and the others.
And Lu Chen.
He didn't leave either. He turned around and, imitating her, adjusted his gaze in the same direction.
At the same time, he took a small step back, so that the two of them were on the same level.
Yan Ning watched his movements out of the corner of his eye.
Soon, Lu Chen's low voice came from the side:
"Regret being so timid?"
Yan Ning was stunned for a moment.
After two or three seconds, she whispered back, "How did you know?"
She didn't deny it.
Even doubt.
This person.
There really is a surveillance camera installed in her head, right?
At this moment, looking at her parents not far away, the regret she had just felt when she bowed on the stage slowly emerged clearly -
Although it is normal in life to gain one thing and lose another.
But she still couldn't help but feel a little bit regretful.
She regretted not being brave enough to give herself a chance and let her parents see her first band performance on stage...
But... how come he knew this thing so quickly when she had just figured it out?
Lu Chen seemed to chuckle.
But Yan Ning still kept looking at the side and could not see Lu Chen's expression.
But then he continued:
"No, you're just not very courageous. It's very suitable."
Yan Ning was completely stunned for a moment.
The mood suddenly came back as if it was revived.
How should she describe her feelings at this moment?
It's like.
A small stone was thrown into the lake of the heart.
While waves of ripples were spreading, people were soon surprised to find that—
That's not a stone.
But it is a candy with a sweet heart.
"besides,"
Lu Chen's voice continued to come faintly:
"Actually, Liu He found someone to record your band's entire performance offstage, so if you want to someday, you can watch it again with your parents."
That little regret actually had a puzzle piece that made up for it.
Yan Ning really couldn't find the words to accurately describe his mood at the moment.
Her thousands of words.
In the end, it just turned into a somewhat flimsy, "Thank you."
"Thank me for what?"
This time, Yan Ning heard it clearly and realized that the person next to him was laughing.
"Liu He originally wanted to give this to you as a surprise. I hope you don't blame me for leaking the secret in advance."
Yan Ning suppressed the shock in his heart, nodded slightly, and said, "I don't blame you."
The breeze swayed the shadows of the trees gently, and large flowers bloomed in the flower beds. The mixed fragrance of the flowers drifted in with the breeze.
But I don’t know if it’s because I’m too close to the person next to me.
Now, from those aromas.
Yan Ning seemed to smell a faint, almost imperceptible scent of citrus.
For a while.
All those strange feelings towards the person next to me, which had just been put aside and temporarily forgotten because of another kind of tension, were revived by this all-too-familiar fragrance coming from him.
In an instant, for the umpteenth time, it swept towards Yan Ning like a huge surging wave.
For those who are close at hand.
That person's existence.
Yan Ning began to feel unnatural and nervous again.
Just then.
Not far away, Lao Yu, Lin Xinci and Yan Xiangrong, who were talking about something, suddenly turned around and glanced at the flower bed.
Yan Ning tensed his back in an instant.
In the corner of his eye, he saw Lu Chen smiling and nodding in that direction.
She unconsciously followed his example and did as he said.
After the adults also smiled and looked away.
Lu Chen was still looking over there, and he said again: "Also, exposing my identity is just a temporary measure."
He sighed softly, as if recalling the dilemma he faced at the time:
"Otherwise, it's really hard for me to explain why, out of all the people at the school gate, I had to go find your parents who were obviously waiting for someone."
Yan Ning knew that Lu Chen was referring to the fact that he had revealed himself to be the grandson of Grandma Cen and Grandpa Zhao.
In fact, when she gave him the task of delaying time, although she particularly trusted his ability, she also vaguely anticipated that this would be difficult to do.
So now.
This can be said to be the best situation.
"You won't blame me for this, right?"
When asked this by Lu Chen.
Yan Ning ignored other emotions and nodded again without saying anything, "I don't blame you!"
"That's good." Lu Chen's voice was filled with laughter.
Then, he changed the subject and said, "But, you don't have to thank me for this."
I don’t know what Lu Chen was thinking about, the smile in his voice became more obvious, and he said:
"If you must do something, in return for me—
How about calling me 'brother'?"
What? ? ?
Yan Ning was a little slow to react for a moment.
But Lu Chen's tone was too casual.
Therefore, Yan Ning even suspected for a moment that he had just heard it wrong.
However, the surroundings were quiet and there were no other sounds to disturb.
After a brief recollection, she was very sure that she had not heard it wrongly.
At that moment, Yan Ning's mind somehow recalled the time when, at the door of the street dance class, Lu Chen smiled and called her "sister".
Her mind was too confused and she couldn't think clearly.
And, come to think of it, he really helped her a lot.
Those two words.
It seems that it is not so difficult to say it out loud anymore...
Although, her heart suddenly accelerated to the limit and was beating "bang bang" as if it was going to jump out of her throat.
However, after making the decision, Yan Ning still suppressed his emotions.
She opened her mouth and tried to make a sound:
“…”
Then I heard another chuckle next to me.
Lu Chen continued, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. I don't intend to take advantage of this."
So Yan Ning stopped talking in time and bit the air.
All the mental preparation just now was in vain.
Yan Ning: ...
She was originally.
I don’t plan to give it to you!!
It’s all because of someone!!!
Yan Ning was really annoyed. Without thinking, he couldn't help but look up and glared at Lu Chen next to him.
This person is the instigator.
He also lowered his eyes to look at her, smiling with a leisurely and contented look on his face.
Obviously, he knew he was wrong.
But I still dare.
He's still amusing himself!
However, at this moment, from another perspective, by joking back and forth with Lu Chen, Yan Ning regained some of the ease he had when he was with him before.
Her mood seemed to relax a little.
However, before Yan Ning could be happy and think that he had finally returned to normal.
The time they stared at each other grew slightly longer.
They looked at each other in silence.
But the look he gave her was so gentle and focused.
And she stared back at his dark eyes that were simply tempting and addictive.
Those strange things.
He started to come to her aggressively again...
How has she gotten better?
It's obvious that the 'symptom' has worsened...
Realize this.
Yan Ning immediately lowered his head and looked away as if he was running away. Then, he pretended to look at his parents and turned his gaze back to the road over there.
But I couldn't help thinking -
If only he could not see her cheeks starting to turn red.
You shouldn't think she's too weird, right?
besides.
Why did he keep staring at her just now?
Could it be that she didn't remove her makeup properly? She had come in a hurry and only used the makeup remover Du Ying had given her. She washed her face hastily without checking carefully to see if it was completely clean...
Yan Ning was thinking randomly in her mind, and praying silently at the same time, hoping that her parents would finish talking to the head teacher quickly and give her a reason to leave here quickly.
God appeared at this time.
Over there, Lin Xinci suddenly turned around, waved to Yan Ning and called her over.
Yan Ning was slightly stunned and was about to take a step forward.
At the same time, Lao Yu waved his hand, said something with a smile, turned around with his thermos cup and walked towards the teaching building.
There was clearly an unfinished farewell ceremony over there.
Because of this little mistake.
Lin Xinci and Yan Xiangrong's gazes fell back on Old Yu, and the adults exchanged their final greetings.
Yan Ning was still standing there, not moving for the time being.
"I forgot to tell you before,"
Lu Chen, who was beside her, spoke again during this break, speaking a little faster than before. But his low voice, word by word, fell into her ears carefully and clearly.
"You look really good like this."
He laughed and said:
"I'm not teasing you this time."
Just before Lin Xinci turned around and called her again, Lu Chen finished speaking these words to her.
Yan Ning's heartbeat.
Almost at this moment.
again.
Total chaos and disorder.
Yan Ning walked back to Lin Xinci and Yan Xiangrong in a slightly dazed state.
Then, she immediately and subconsciously turned her gaze towards the flower bed.
See you.
The young man stood still, politely speaking to the family of three:
"Auntie, uncle."
He looked at her parents one by one, and finally, with a clear and gentle look in his eyes and a smile, he turned to her:
"Student Yan Ning."
He nodded slightly and said:
"goodbye."
At that moment, Yan Ning's thoughts were too chaotic, but there was only one thought that was extremely clear -
still.
Weird and strange.
There is clearly no difference.
She couldn't help but start looking forward to what he said, "next time, goodbye."
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