Chapter 15: He was so jealous he exploded.
Chapter 15
As Fu Linzheng finished speaking lazily, Rong Weiyue quickly let go of his hand, feeling embarrassed and once again realizing just how arrogant he was.
Good heavens, the fact that she accidentally forgot to let go of his hand is being interpreted as her trying to take advantage of him...
This person's skin isn't thin at all; it's so thick that even a bullet couldn't penetrate it.
Just then, the Xia siblings and Yin Lu returned after taking photos ahead. "Why are you two walking so slowly? I'm sorry to bother you."
“Ah Zheng is always the first one when climbing mountains, it’s rare for him to fall behind the group. I just saw him, his little hands were holding each other very tightly.”
Rong Weiyue's cheeks flushed slightly as she explained, "No, I almost fell just now, and he just helped me up."
The man chuckled and lazily agreed, "Yes, I've always been happy to help others."
Rong Weiyue: "..."
The other three, suppressing their laughter but not saying a word, continued walking to the cable car ticket office and waited for their friends in the visitor lounge.
Soon a kind, smiling male voice came:
"You're all here! I've arrived!"
The voice sounded familiar. Rong Weiyue turned her head and saw that it was Hu An, her classmate from her senior year of high school.
Hu An is a top student in science and engineering. He was tall and chubby in high school and was nicknamed "Nut Bro". He has a very honest and cute personality and is good friends with Fu Linzheng and others. He has fair skin and a silly smile with a set of white teeth. He looks simple-minded and physically strong, but he is actually very smart. He often participates in math competitions with Rong Weiyue and their results are about the same.
Yin Lu patted Rong Weiyue's hand in surprise: "Hu An has lost so much weight! Boys change a lot as they grow up, I didn't recognize him!"
Now, Hu'an seems to have grown taller and thinner, carrying a hiking backpack and wearing a hoodie and sweatpants. He has some muscle definition. Hu'an greets Rong Weiyue, then looks at Yin Lu, a slightly shy smile appearing on his face.
“Yinlu, it’s been a long time.”
Yin Lu smiled and greeted him, "Brother Nut, you're getting more and more handsome. Hey, sorry, I still call you by your nickname..."
Hu An laughed: "It's alright, you can still call me that."
Xia Qiantang handed him an orange: "I thought you were kept at the company to work overtime and wouldn't be able to come until tonight."
Hu An took it and sat down next to Fu Linzheng: "I finished the code and then I just slipped away."
Xia Sili teased, "He'd come even if it meant going through fire and water; seeing his old classmate is very important to him."
Hu An blushed, and Yin Lu said, "I still remember when we were in our senior year of high school, Fu Linzheng organized us to go hiking on New Year's Day. Jian Guo actually skipped his English cram school for the first time and kept memorizing vocabulary words on the way up the mountain. Later, his notebook even fell down the mountain, hahaha."
Hu An laughed: "It's been too long since I've seen you and Wei Yue. Zheng Ye called me late at night a couple of days ago to tell me that Wei Yue is living with him now. I was thinking of going over to visit sometime."
Rong Weiyue: ?
Fu Linzheng: "..."
Fu Linzheng coughed lightly and glanced at him coldly: "What kind of dreams are you having so late at night? Who told you that?"
Hu'an: ? ? ?
It was clearly him who said it!
Just as he was about to scroll through the chat history, a sweet female voice came from inside: "Brother, come here, Brother Lin Zheng and the others are here!"
A girl with pigtails rushed over. Xia Sili saw her and said, "Xiaoying, what are you doing here? Don't you have class today?"
"Please, Brother Sli, it's Saturday, okay? My brother said it's your birthday, and Brother Lin Zheng is here too, of course I have to come."
When Fu Xiaoying saw Fu Linzheng, she smiled and moved closer to him: "Brother Linzheng, it's been so long! I missed you so much! Are you happy to see me?"
Fu Linzheng leaned back in his chair, moved to the side with a speechless expression, and said, "Do I look happy to you?"
Rong Weiyue stared at the scene in surprise. A young man walked over, and Xia Sili introduced the two of them: "This is Fu Zecheng, my childhood friend with Azheng, a very skilled internal medicine doctor. And this is Fu Xiaoying, a high school sophomore."
Fu Zecheng works at a top-tier hospital. He is young but highly skilled in medicine, tall, with black-rimmed glasses perched on his nose, and has a refined and noble appearance. When he saw Rong Weiyue, he raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Is this Rong Weiyue?"
Rong Weiyue greeted him, and Fu Zecheng looked at her, his smile deepening: "I've heard so much about you. Now I finally understand why a top-tier looks-obsessed person can fall for someone so instantly."
"Huh?" What's going on?
Fu Zecheng received a sharp look from someone, smiled but didn't reply. Fu Xiaoying smiled warmly at Rong Weiyue: "What a beautiful sister, hello there."
Rong Weiyue greeted her with a shy smile. Fu Linzheng lazily took off his headphones and stood up: "Let's go now that everyone's here."
The large group of eight headed to queue for the cable car. The cable car had a six-person cabin rule. Rong Weiyue walked next to Yin Lu. Just as it was almost their turn, Fu Linzheng suddenly called to her:
Your shoelace is untied.
The others stepped forward, and Rong Weiyue quickly squatted down to tie her clothes. Fu Linzheng stood leisurely beside her, his hands in his pockets.
The Xia siblings, Yin Lu, and Hu An boarded the car ahead. Xia Sili, seeing Fu Linzheng and Rong Weiyue at the back, immediately called to the Fu siblings:
"You two get in. There are six of us in one car. Ah Zheng, there's not enough room for you and Wei Yue, so you can sit in the next car!"
Rong Weiyue: Huh?
Xia Sili raised an eyebrow at Fu Linzheng, indicating that this was all he could do to help. But Fu Xiaoying grabbed Fu Zecheng, who was about to get into the car, and waved to Xia Sili with a smile: "It's okay, the two of us will ride with Brother Linzheng and Sister Weiyue so they won't be lonely. You go first, see you at the top!"
Xia Sili: "..."
Fu Zecheng: "..."
Fu Linzheng: "..."
Fu Linzheng looked at Fu Zecheng and laughed angrily: "Your sister is really awesome."
Fu Zecheng suppressed a laugh; he couldn't really be blamed for it...
A new cable car arrived, and Rong Weiyue quickly boarded. Fu Linzheng stepped on and sat down next to her. The Fu siblings sat opposite them, along with two other strangers.
As the cable car slowly ascended, Fu Xiaoying exclaimed in amazement at the beautiful surrounding mountains and ridges. Rong Weiyue looked out through the glass window, feeling as if she were suspended in mid-air, and a chill ran down her spine.
Let alone such a high cable car, when Fu Linzheng took her on a date to ride a Ferris wheel, she was so scared that she didn't dare to open her eyes, like a little rabbit. Fu Linzheng was so charmed by her cuteness that he hugged her and his deep, husky voice said:
"Then let's kiss, and we won't be afraid of heights if we don't look at the scenery."
She was indeed no longer scared at the time, but half an hour later her lips were swollen, and she was so embarrassed that she ignored him for a long time.
At this moment, Rong Weiyue's face was slightly pale, and she stared intently at her bag. Two seconds later, Fu Linzheng's voice came: "Rong Weiyue."
She paused slightly and turned her head. He looked at her tense expression and said lazily, "Let's change seats. I want to enjoy the scenery."
He got up, so she had to immediately move to the middle.
Fu Linzheng stood in her way, as if protecting her, and handed her a bottle of drink with his well-defined knuckles: "I just bought an extra one."
She saw it was her favorite green orange sparkling water.
She paused for a moment, then said, "Thank you."
As she drank the water, the discomfort slowly subsided. Across from her, Fu Xiaoying's eyes lit up: "Brother Lin Zheng, is there any more? I want some too."
Fu Linzheng spread his long legs slightly, "If you don't have money, just buy another bottle."
"..."
Ten minutes later, the four of them got off the cable car and walked out. There was a free photo spot in the scenic area. After taking the photo, they could pick up their photos at the exit downstairs.
Fu Xiaoying raised an eyebrow and asked Fu Linzheng, "Brother Linzheng, shall we take a picture together?"
Fu Linzheng: "This is not good."
Fu Xiaoying finished taking her photos reluctantly, and then it was Rong Weiyue's turn. She walked forward to the stone tablet, with Fu Linzheng following behind. The photographer asked, "Do you two know each other?"
Rong Weiyue was stunned: "I know him..."
"Let's take pictures together then? There are a lot of people queuing up behind us."
She thought Fu Linzheng would refuse, but to her surprise, he walked up to her. The photographer looked at the two of them and said, "Please stand closer and smile."
The man took a step closer, so tall that she only reached his shoulder. Her heart skipped a beat, and a soft, teasing voice fell from above her head: "Looking at the camera, or looking at me?"
Her ears felt slightly hot as she straightened her gaze.
After taking the photos and walking downstairs, Fu Xiaoying pouted, "Brother Lin Zheng, didn't you say you weren't going to take any?"
Fu Linzheng raised an eyebrow: "I don't want to film with you, is that not allowed?"
"..."
Rong Weiyue was slightly taken aback. She went downstairs, where the other four people were already getting their photos. She took a simple two-inch color photo, which was a bit blurry. Under the setting sun, her embroidered long dress fluttered in the wind. She stood reservedly and smiled faintly at the camera. Fu Linzheng stood beside her, tall and slender, his sharp and distinct eyebrows and eyes carrying a hint of gentleness.
When the four saw their photo, they exclaimed, "Holy crap, it's a couple photo?!"
Um? ?
Then Rong Weiyue realized that everyone else's photos were solo shots, and she was dumbfounded. Xia Sili laughed and said, "You two... this looks a bit like a wedding photo."
Everyone burst into laughter. Rong Weiyue blushed with embarrassment and took the photo to the trash can, but was stopped by Fu Linzheng: "What are you doing?"
"Um... I don't think it looks good, let's just throw it away."
Fu Linzheng scoffed and snatched the photo from her hand: "I'm so famous. If someone finds this photo and recognizes me, and rumors start circulating about us, how am I supposed to explain it to the public?"
"..." His innocence has been defiled by her again, hasn't it?
The man put the photo in his pocket: "I'll handle it myself."
She stopped caring and figured he'd tear it up when he got back.
When everyone arrived at the resort in the evening, they put down their luggage and went to the restaurant for dinner.
The private room had a round table. Rong Weiyue sat next to Yin Lu. Fu Linzheng was the last to enter, and there were still a few empty seats left, including the one next to Rong Weiyue.
"Ah Zheng, will you sit here with me?" Hu An asked.
Fu Linzheng looked up and met Rong Weiyue's gaze. She glanced away slightly, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw him walk over, pull out a chair and sit down next to her, saying lazily, "No need, this side is by the window, the air is better."
Xia Sili joked, "More than that, even the air is sweet."
"..."
Yin Lu and Xia Qiantang both laughed. The menu was brought over, and Xia Sili took it: "Fu Linzheng, is this dinner your treat tonight? I'll go all out and order!"
Fu Linzheng: "Whatever, you can empty the store if you want, no problem."
"Why did you make A-Zheng invite him?" Fu Zecheng asked.
Xia Sili laughed: "I'm celebrating my lunar birthday early. A-Zheng said it's my special birthday and he'll give me a generous gift every year, right?"
Fu Linzheng responded with a forced smile.
After ordering the food, the hot pot arrived, and the dipping sauce was served to customers. Rong Weiyue scooped out half a bowl of millet peppers, and Fu Linzheng scoffed, "Can you really eat all that?"
"Yes, I might be eating spicy food now."
He laughed: "What are you showing off for? Don't you know who trained you? You accidentally bit into a chili pepper and your face turned bright red at first."
"..."
She used to be unable to eat spicy food, but Fu Linzheng introduced her to it, and later she couldn't live without it.
He filled almost a whole bowl with millet peppers. She looked at it and realized that she was still not as good as him. When the dishes were served, Fu Linzheng handed her a drink: "Drink some, or your stomach will hurt and you'll cry again later."
"..." Thinking of what happened that day, she didn't want to talk to him. Fu Linzheng spun the turntable, and Rong Weiyue would often see her favorite beef tripe in front of her when she looked up. He slowly picked up the pieces, and she followed suit.
Fu Zecheng, while cooking meat rolls in the hot pot, asked Fu Linzheng, "I haven't seen your sister in a long time. How has she been lately?"
Fu Linzheng has a younger sister named Ni Yin. He said casually, "She's been busy filming lately, on set."
Xia Sili said he made a phone call, but Ni Yin was too busy to come: "Fu Zecheng, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Don't covet A-Zheng's sister. Her current boyfriend is a big star."
"Hahaha, who's eyeing it! I was just being curious."
Xia Sili said that Ni Yin wanted to come and see Rong Weiyue after learning that she was there. They had a good relationship in high school. Rong Weiyue also felt it was a pity and said she looked forward to seeing her next time. Hu An asked, "What about A Yu? Didn't he go back to China? Why didn't he come today?"
Xia Sili joked, "Do you expect He Xingyu to attend an event like this right now? He just returned to China and is extremely busy."
"Why don't you give him a call and ask? Maybe he's nearby."
Xia Sili had no choice but to call He Xingyu. When the call was answered, Xia Sili said it was his birthday and asked if he wanted to come over for dinner. The man's deep and noble voice came through: "Is anyone there?"
Xia Sili recited a list of names, and He Xingyu asked, "Is Fu Linzheng the only one?"
Fu Linzheng: ?
Xia Sili laughed: "Yes, he's an only child."
"I'm busy, I'm in a meeting right now," He Xingyu said in a refined and indifferent voice. "Happy birthday."
*Click*, the call ended abruptly.
Xia Sili: "..."
He's like this even without Ni Yin?! They're all so focused on their girlfriends and neglecting their friends!
Fu Linzheng raised an eyebrow: "What does he mean? Why is he so concerned about me?"
Xia Sili suppressed a laugh, thinking, "What do you mean 'concerned'? No, they probably just really want to see you bring a girlfriend."
Fu Xiaoying sighed: "Among all of you brothers, the most aloof are Brother Lin Zheng and Brother Xingyu. I've hardly ever seen Brother Xingyu smile. And Brother Lin Zheng, I've been adding you as a WeChat friend for a year, why won't you accept my request?"
Fu Linzheng: "Why add anything if there's nothing wrong?"
"Sister, just give up. Ayu rarely adds girls. No matter how many people ask for his number, he won't give it to them," Xia Qiantang laughed.
Yin Lu: "But during that summer concert in our senior year of high school, Fu Linzheng posted his WeChat QR code, and a lot of people added him in one night."
Hu An helped explain: "At that time, A Zheng didn't accept any friend requests."
Xia Sili joked, "What goes around comes around. Later, he tried every means to add a girl as a partner, but she refused. A-Zheng even dyed his hair pink for a week because of this."
Fu Xiaoying felt like the sky had fallen: "Who the hell has ever taken the initiative to add girls as friends?!"
The people around them all glanced quietly toward a certain spot.
Wasn't the person involved right there at the scene?
Rong Weiyue's heart rippled slightly. She thought back to when Fu Linzheng and she met not long after they were in their senior year of high school. He added her through the class group chat, but she said she didn't add people unless there was a reason. A week later, Fu Linzheng appeared at school with pink hair, causing a stir throughout the school. When someone asked him, he chuckled lazily, "I didn't add anyone. I'll keep my word."
The whole school was in an uproar, and even now his photo still appears from time to time on the Lanzhou High School forum, with many people calling him "Fan Ye" (a nickname implying a lack of affection).
Rong Weiyue knew he was acting out of a bet and didn't want to talk to him. However, a few days later, when she was harassed by thugs outside of school, Fu Linzheng beat them up and said with a sinister look in his eyes, "You're asking for death, aren't you? Apologize to her."
That day, he had several bruises on his face. Rong Weiyue was so frightened that she gave him iodine. He nonchalantly retorted, "Rong Weiyue, I got hurt for you. Shouldn't you show some appreciation?"
She was stunned. He leaned down to look at her, his voice low and magnetic: "Accept my friend request. I'm not kidding. I really want to add you."
He solemnly said that he would ask her about class matters in the future. Rong Weiyue turned and left to go to the school's math competition class. Unexpectedly, Fu Linzheng knocked on the door as he passed by. Ignoring the other people in the class, he was wearing a white shirt and school pants, and looked at her with a flirtatious smile: "Remember to check your phone."
His new friend request was sitting on my phone.
Her face turned bright red; she had never seen someone so persistent.
Fu Xiaoying asked, "Did the girl finally agree?"
Fu Linzheng met Rong Weiyue's gaze and slowly said, "I don't remember, you'd have to ask the person involved."
Rong Weiyue's ears burned slightly. She avoided looking at him, while those around her smiled but remained silent. Fu Zecheng served Fu Xiaoying some food, saying, "Alright, stop gossiping and eat quickly..."
The meal was lively, and afterwards the group strolled around the resort.
The place has all the facilities, and a few people suggested going to sing karaoke. Cocktails were served in the private room, and everyone sang songs. After a while, Xia Sili said that just drinking and singing wasn't fun, and they should play some games.
Fu Zecheng suggested, "How about the classic one, knocking seven times?"
When encountering a multiple of 7 or a number containing 7, tapping is used instead of calling out the number. The loser has to drink a penalty drink, and then the person opposite draws a card and makes him complete the task on it.
Xia Qiantang said she had brought Truth or Dare cards, and Yin Lu exclaimed excitedly, "You're so well-prepared!"
"Absolutely! I'm the Queen of Games!"
The competition began, and everyone took turns counting off, speeding up their pace. Xia Qiantang shouted "21!" and everyone laughed, "Xia Qiantang, are you even capable?!"
"I'm in the atmosphere group!" Xia Qiantang accepted the punishment of drinking, giving a truthful answer.
They continued, and this round got stuck with Yin Lu. She called out 63 and drank honestly. Hu An across from her drew a card and read it out: "Send 'I love you' to the first opposite-sex chat box on WeChat."
Everyone cheered, and Yin Lü showed them what she had done: "The first one is my boyfriend's pinned post, it's nothing."
"Oh my gosh, it's dog food!"
Hu An lowered his eyes, took a sip of wine, and smiled, "Come on, come on, let's continue."
The game continued, and everyone made mistakes to varying degrees.
Only two people never made a mistake.
Xia Sili was very unhappy: "It's one thing for Wei Yue to be a top student, but why is it that Fu Linzheng is completely innocent?"
The man smirked: "This game is so simple, how could we possibly lose?"
"No, we need to go even faster! We have to make them lose!"
However, Rong Weiyue made a careless mistake and shouted "84".
"7 × 12 = 84!!"
Rong Weiyue smiled helplessly, "I'll drink it."
The person opposite her was Fu Linzheng. He drew a card, paused slightly after seeing it, looked up at her, and spoke calmly:
"Besides family members, who is the opposite sex you contact most frequently?"
Xia Sili and the others looked over.
This question is too...
Rong Weiyue didn't have many male friends, and she rarely interacted with boys in college. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Peng Qingshi."
Judging by frequency alone, Peng Qingshi contacts her the most. The two of them used to work at the pottery studio, so they often went out with a few friends.
The private room became unusually quiet.
Fu Linzheng stroked the wine glass.
His lowered eyes were as black as ink.
A few seconds later, the man threw the card on the table, leaned back in his seat, and lowered his eyes: "Let's move on."
The friends exchanged glances, and Rong Weiyue's heart stirred slightly as she lowered her eyes as well.
The game continued, and soon Rong Weiyue called the wrong name again. Everyone laughed at her for starting to mess up. As usual, Fu Linzheng drew a card again: "If you encounter a problem and need to ask someone for help, who would you ask first?"
"That should be Green."
Fu Linzheng looked up at her with deep eyes and spoke of things not on the card:
"opposite sex."
She paused for a moment, then hesitated before saying calmly, "Sleeper, because he's very kind."
"It's me?" Xia Sili was taken aback, then smiled. "Weiyue, don't worry, if you need anything, I'll definitely help you. Even if I don't help, someone else will."
Fu Linzheng glanced sideways, licked his lips, and tossed the card aside. "Let's continue."
It's too difficult to go any higher. Everyone said to start over. Hu An called out 6, and Fu Linzheng next to him coldly said, "7."
Everyone:? ? ?
"No, bro, why don't you just call me 7?"
Fu Linzheng lowered his eyes, picked up the wine glass, tilted his head back and drank it down indifferently, then looked straight at Rong Weiyue: "Go ahead and smoke."
She drew a card, stared at it, and her voice tightened slightly: "Tell me the quality of the person opposite you that you most want to learn from."
Fu Linzheng's gaze fell on her, and after a few seconds, a half-smile curled his lips:
Does being decisive and without hesitation count?
Rong Weiyue's fingernails dug into her palm, causing a slight pain. Yin Lu quickly said, "Yes, Weiyue is the boss after all, so she definitely has to be decisive at work."
The group continued, and after several rounds, it was Fu Linzheng's turn again, but he called the wrong name again.
Rong Weiyue looked at the card, pursed her lips, and said:
"What time from the past do you miss the most?"
Fu Linzheng leaned back in his seat and said after a few seconds, "Senior year of high school."
Rong Weiyue's breathing became slightly sluggish. She lowered her eyes and rubbed the scar on her tiger's mouth, a wave of bitterness washing over her.
The atmosphere was awkward, so Xia Sili tried to smooth things over: "Yes, yes, I also miss my senior year of high school. Back then, we could hang out all the time..."
The competition continued, and Fu Linzheng seemed to be doing it on purpose, drinking one cup after another and asking one question after another.
Rong Weiyue was terrified, fearing that she would be asked some strange questions again.
In the final round, Fu Linzheng called for 35.
"This person is wrong again!"
"Come, come, ask him."
Rong Weiyue pulled out a card, saw the question, and breathed a sigh of relief: "What's the most expensive thing you've bought in the last three months? How much did it cost?"
"Huh? What kind of weird question is that??"
"Ah Zheng, do you want to open your shopping app?"
"Hahaha, how could he have a shopping app? He must have gone to buy a car, right? Was it that McLaren from the beginning of the month?"
Fu Linzheng picked up the wine glass, tilted his head back, and gulped it down.
The smell of alcohol hit my throat, spreading a spicy and astringent sensation.
The private room was dimly lit, and the man's indifferent profile was shrouded in shadow. His dark eyes were lowered and hidden in the light and shadow, as if covered with a layer of light gray.
He spoke, his deep, hoarse voice diluted by the alcohol:
"26 million for a house in Heshengting."
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