Canton Tower
Lin Luo opened her eyes, and finally used her eyes flashing with candlelight to secretly possess Fu Xingchuan for a few seconds, and then blew out the candle.
In the darkness, she suppressed the throbbing of her heart.
When the lights were turned back on, everything returned to normal.
Xu Yangyang called. As soon as Lin Xiao answered, her voice rang out, "Xiaoxiao, I actually forgot something as important as your birthday today."
"I can't get back now, so you might as well scold me."
"fine."
"Did you eat the cake?"
"Um."
"That's good."
There was a lot of noise coming from the other end of the phone, as if someone was calling her. Lin Luo said to her, "It's okay, go ahead!"
Maybe the signal was not very good, so Xu Yangyang had to hang up the phone.
Lin Luo saw a message pop up on her phone. It was a voice message from Zhu Changyu. "I'm such a pig-brained fool! I actually forgot my goddess' birthday. I'm so guilty... cough cough cough, that word is unlucky... So, Lin Luo, tell me what gift you want. I'll buy it and bring it to school for you tomorrow."
Lin Qi replied: [No need, I don’t need anything.]
Zhu Zhu Xia: [That won't work. Anyway, you can just wait to receive the gift tomorrow!]
Fu Xingchuan waited patiently for her. Just as Lin Luo put down her phone, his phone rang. It was Zhu Sui'an who was in Jinghe calling him. "Ruan Ye told me that today is Lin Luo's birthday. Did you celebrate for her?"
Fu Xingchuan raised his eyebrows at her and said, "You have quite a lot of friends."
"Who are you talking to?" Zhu Sui'an was surprised.
"It's me." Lin Luo said gently.
"Looks like it's my birthday." Zhu Sui'an muttered to himself, then raised his voice, "Lin Qiao, what gift do you want? I'll bring it back to you when I return to Nan'an."
"No..." She refused subconsciously, then met Fu Xingchuan's gaze and changed her words, "It's all right. I like whatever you give me."
"Then I won't disturb your party. Bye." She misunderstood.
Lin Qi didn't clarify, "Yeah."
"Would you like some cake?" Fu Xingchuan handed her the knife.
Lin Luo pursed her lips and took the first cut.
She looked at the strawberry jam on the cake base and ate it even though she knew she was allergic to it. "It's delicious."
After they finished eating and packed up the dessert shop, they returned to Changlin Lane together. The bus was crowded, so they didn't stand together. After getting off the bus, Lin Luo fell behind Fu Xingchuan.
He turned around and realized something was wrong. She was scratching her neck with her hand, and her face was red. Lin Luo herself felt uncomfortable in her stomach and body. She really couldn't hold on any longer, so she had to say to Fu Xingchuan, "Can you take me to the hospital?"
He called a taxi and the driver arrived quickly.
In the car, Lin Luo felt very itchy, but she restrained herself from scratching. Fu Xingchuan frowned and asked her, "Do you know what you are allergic to?"
"Know."
"What is it?"
Lin Qi pursed her lips, "...strawberry."
"You know why don't you say it?" Fu Xingchuan was obviously angry.
Because it was the cake you made. Lin Qi bit her lip and lied, "Because I must have cake on my birthday. It's very important to me."
Lin Luo felt as if countless ants were crawling on her body. She felt very uncomfortable and her eyes were red.
Fu Xingchuan stopped talking. When they got to the hospital, he stayed with the patient while blood was drawn and an IV drip was given. Fortunately, the condition was not particularly serious and was quickly brought under control.
"I'm sorry to bother you tonight." Lin Luo said in a hoarse voice.
Fu Xingchuan didn't respond and went to get the medicine for her.
Back at Changlin Lane, it was almost ten o'clock. Du Yunyan thought that her friends were celebrating her birthday, so they hadn't called her. She and Tang Heng went to the lane entrance to wait for Lin Luo, but she didn't expect her to be pale and get out of the car with Fu Xingchuan.
"What's wrong?" Du Yunyan asked Fu Xingchuan with a sidelong glance.
Lin Xiaoxian replied, "I wasn't paying attention and I became allergic."
"You go first! Bye." She said to Fu Xingchuan.
Du Yunyan kept watching him warily until he walked away, then turned around and asked, "Why are you so careless? Don't you hate allergies the most?"
“Because I’m so happy.”
Hearing this, Du Yunyan didn't bother to complain. "Then are you still going to eat the mango cake we bought? Your brother is really greedy."
"Give it all to him."
"There's so much food at night, if he eats it all he'll get cavities."
"Then you help him eat."
“We don’t like this kind of thing.”
“…”
The three of them went home together, as if they were really a family.
The next day, Lin Luo received many belated gifts. As soon as she walked into the school gate, she ran into Xu Yangyang and Zhu Changyu. They couldn't wait to take out gifts from their schoolbags and give them to her.
Xu Yangyang gave her a folding fan with her own calligraphy on it: Su Shi's "Ding Feng Bo." Lin Luo had mentioned it to her before, saying she liked the last line: "Looking back at the desolate place, I return, neither wind nor rain nor clear."
Lin Xiao handed her the wallet and said, "Thank you. I hope you can keep your ID card safe and not lose it."
What Zhu Changyu gave her was a photo frame, but what was inside was not a photo, but a Phalaenopsis specimen.
"Zhu Changyu, I didn't expect you to have this skill." Xu Yangyang looked at the photo frame.
Zhu Changyu said with great joy, "My mom taught me how to make this. It's the result of one night's work. Isn't it amazing?"
"That's great. If you don't pass the exam, you can make a living by doing handicrafts." Xu Yangyang returned the photo frame to Lin Luo.
"Xu Yangyang!" Zhu Changyu glared at her. Lin Luo was afraid they would start fighting again, so she hurriedly said, "Thank you. I wish you good results this time."
"Okay." When talking about his grades, he walked towards the teaching building with a sullen face, followed by Xu Yangyang and Lin Luo.
Sitting down, Lin Luo discovered that there was something new in her drawer, a very beautiful gift box.
She opened it and found a tiger head necklace that looked very expensive. There was also a greeting card in the box. She recognized it was written by Tong Yun. There were two lines of words on it:
[There is a fierce tiger in my heart, but I still smell the roses. ]
【Xiaoxiao, happy birthday! 】
The bell rang and Xia Hongying walked in. Lin Luo put the gift box away and prepared to go find Tong Yun after class.
Xia Hongying was giving a lecture at the podium, Zhu Changyu was using his workbook to make up for more than ten pages of unfinished English homework, and Xu Yangyang was solving physics problems.
Lin Luo saw that most of the other people around her had closed their eyes, but she was not sleepy with her head supported by her hands. She listened carefully to Xia Hongying's explanation of the test paper and her talk about meeting a soulmate while gazing at the beauty of mountains and rivers, and the friendship between Guan Yu and Bao Bao.
Lin Luo's mind flashed with the image of Tong Yun with her hair tied in a high ponytail, looking back and smiling at her.
When the bell rang, she quickly went downstairs and went to the sprint class in the liberal arts building to look for Tong Yun, but she didn't see her. When she asked the people in her class, they said she had taken a leave of absence today, and they didn't know the reason.
Lin Luo walked downstairs slowly and bumped into Fu Xingchuan who was passing by. He should be going to the playground for physical education in the next class.
"Do you know why Tong Yun asked for leave?" Lin Luo asked him.
"Um."
"Why"
"She went to Guangdong to look for her relatives."
"At this time..." Lin Luo was a little confused. She should have put the gift on her desk last night and had just finished the mock test. Why would she suddenly go looking for her relatives without telling them?
Fu Xingchuan lowered his eyes, as if he had guessed what she was thinking. "She has always valued family ties. When she learned the whereabouts of her long-lost aunt, she immediately went to Guangdong."
"Don't worry, she brought her books with her, so she won't fall behind in her studies. I guess she didn't tell you because she just got off the bus and hasn't settled in yet... She called me."
Lin Luo remembered that Tong Yun had mentioned her aunt before, saying that she got lost when she was a child, and her grandmother's wish before she died was to find her.
Fu Xingchuan knew everything, and Lin Xiao finally felt relieved. She replied calmly, "Yeah."
"Zhu Sui'an will have to stay in Jinghe for a while, so it will probably take a long time for our gift to reach you." Fu Xingchuan said casually.
Lin Qi said calmly, "It's okay if you don't send me a gift. I know the thought is enough."
"You're so contented. Did you receive a lot of gifts?" Fu Xingchuan tilted his head and glanced at her.
Lin Luo kept her distance from him. "It's not much, but I like them all."
"What's your favorite?"
Without a second thought, she said, "It's a necklace given by Tong Yun."
"Oh." He seemed to be making conversation. "What about the second one?"
"You gave it to me."
"What did I give?" Fu Xingchuan was surprised.
Lin Luo smiled and said, "Strawberry cake."
"Comfort me! Have you forgotten how swollen your face was last night?"
"But it's a rare chance for me to eat strawberries! In life, there are gains and losses." She said with her eyes curved.
Lin Luo was diagnosed with strawberry allergy when she was about three or four years old, and she never ate them on purpose again. She was extremely envious when she saw others eating them with big mouthfuls. After so many years, she finally got to taste strawberries again, and she would remember that sour and sweet taste for the rest of her life.
"Quite optimistic." Fu Xingchuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled lightly.
A classmate who was walking to the playground together was discussing, "I heard Fu Xingchuan and Tong Yun are together."
The sound was quite loud, and Lin Luo was sure that Fu Xingchuan heard it. She glanced at him secretly, and his expression was natural and open.
"Behind them." They noticed Fu Xingchuan behind them and became panicked, but he didn't say anything or explain. It was more like he tacitly agreed. Zhu Changyu was looking for him, so he left first.
"It's true! My dream couple has come true. I'm so happy!" One of the girls sitting behind Lin Luo, with whom she had a good relationship, said, "Lin Luo, you're close to them, do you have any sweet moments to share with us?"
Hold her hand.
Make a cake just for her.
Take notes for her.
Take her to a medical center.
Go see her often.
Spend the New Year with her.
The coming-of-age ceremony introduced her to her parents.
Is that enough?
Lin Luo bit her lip and shook her head, "I'm not sure."
The romance between Fu Xingchuan and Tong Yun spread throughout the class and grade. The parties involved didn't care, and everyone else just watched it as a joke.
At most, it’s the sighs of those who are obsessed with looks like Xu Yangyang and the heartbreak of those who like them like Zhu Changyu.
Lin Luo took the gift from Tong Yun home. She searched the price of the brand necklace and found it was higher than she expected.
Lao Hu: [Tong Yun, I saw the gift you sent.]
Tong Yun quickly replied, "Do you like it?"
Lao Hu: [I like it, but it's too expensive for me to accept. I'll return it to you when you come back.]
Tong Yun: [No need, actually I sold my house and now I have some money.]
Lin Luo hadn't thought about this. "Why sell it? Where will you live in the future? Aren't there many memories of you and your grandmother there? Are you willing to sell it?"
Tong Yun: [I've already sold it. I can live in the school dormitory for the remaining three months. After the college entrance examination, I will use the money to go to college. Now I'm looking for my aunt, and I also need money.]
Lin Luo didn't think too much about it, so it seems that her choice was right.
Tong Yun: [Just accept the necklace! I'm really, really happy to have a friend like you in my life.]
Lao Hu: [You treat me as a friend, so why don’t you tell me anything?] And Fu Xingchuan knows everything?
Tong Yun: [Are you angry? I just acted on impulse. I'm sorry!]
Lao Hu: [I'm not angry. Is everything going well?]
Tong Yun: [It's not going well. There hasn't been any progress yet. I guess I'll have to stay for a while.]
Lao Hu: [What about your studies? ]
Tong Yun: [Fu Xingchuan will help me.]
It was almost eleven o'clock when Lin Xiao replied, "Oh, you're out here in a strange place, so be careful and tell me anything you encounter. It's getting late, go to bed early!"
Tong Yun: [Good night.]
Tiger: [Good night!]
Lin Luo put down her phone and tried on the necklace. Tong Yun had a good aesthetic sense. Lin Luo knew that she had chosen it with great care, so it was very beautiful and suited her very well.
She looked at her reflection in the mirror. The necklace was like a boundary, reminding her to keep a distance from Fu Xingchuan and not cross the line.
Lin Qiao in the mirror always had a stern face. It was only on the day when the mock exam results came out that she finally managed to smile.
She won that battle.
She entered the top 100 in her grade for the first time, ranked seventh in her class, and scored 132 in mathematics.
"You failed in love but succeeded in the exam!" Xu Yangyang's voice sounded, and Lin Luo's heart suddenly lifted up. She dared to let it go only when she realized that she was talking to Zhu Changyu.
Zhu Changyu ranked 36th in the class this time. He said it was just luck and he was not very happy.
After seeing the results, Lin Luo subconsciously set his sights on Fu Xingchuan's position in the third group, but there was no one there.
Everyone said that Fu Xingchuan went to Guangdong to pursue his wife Tong Yun.
They just had reasonable suspicions, but Lin Luo knew it was the truth because Fu Xingchuan was in the photo Tong Yun shared with her yesterday.
In the picture, the lights of the Guangzhou Tower were on, and the colorful light illuminated his handsome face, revealing his clean and neat facial features. The corners of his lips were raised in a smile, and his hands were in his pockets, full of ruffian spirit.
Two years ago, Lin Luo went to Guangzhou, but unfortunately she did not stay long and left without seeing the Canton Tower light up.
Lin Luo would never know what kind of happy things were happening in the photo at that time. Perhaps only the tower witnessed it.
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