Chapter 26 Lu Shangyan is mine
This blunder had some impact on Lu Shangyan, so he could only try harder to distract himself and dispel his fear of the unknown.
With exams approaching and summer vacation just around the corner, he had stopped most of his previous part-time jobs, leaving only the hotel receptionist and the jobs with Shi Yu and Dong Shufan. However, he also took a week off from those three jobs.
There are exactly six days from now until the end of the exam. He still has one day to go to the hospital for a check-up. If there is nothing seriously wrong, he will work for another month to earn enough money to go back to his hometown.
The clearer his plans were, the more at ease and at ease he felt.
He looked at the schedule and the calculated list of part-time job fees again and again, finally tucking them into the last page of his notebook, and then continued to bury himself in his studies.
The course was over, and he had moved out of the dormitory. He could only bury himself in the library and study hard every day. He didn't need to do a part-time job at noon, so he didn't go back to his rented house. Fortunately, Pei Yumin didn't have to pick him up and cook lunch for him. With less back and forth, Pei Yumin could also get some rest.
He hadn't been reading for long when he got distracted and started thinking about Pei Yumin.
Money used to be very important to him, and scholarships were a considerable sum, so when he was studying, attending classes, or preparing for exams, no one could distract him.
Pei Yumin was the first.
This realization struck him as very strange.
He pressed his index finger against his forehead and massaged it several times. He realized that figuring out the matter of Pei Yumin was at least dozens of times more difficult for him than winning the school's highest scholarship.
Just then, the phone on the table started to cool down. For the past two days, Pei Yumin had been sending him messages at 1:30 every day, asking him what he had for lunch.
I couldn't concentrate on the book anymore, so I pushed it aside, picked up my phone, and started typing with difficulty.
His phone started lagging during his sophomore year, and now that he's finished his junior year, it's still incredibly laggy.
Now, each click takes five seconds, so I can only reply to messages very concisely:
[s: Clear broth noodles.]
This is light and not too strong in flavor. It makes his stomach feel comfortable, and the smell doesn't make him nauseous. He's been eating it for two days now.
Pei Yumin kept staring at his phone after sending the message, and the reply came very quickly:
[m: I saw you typing for ages, I thought you were going to send me the entire Manchu Han Imperial Feast.]
After sending the message, he remembered Lu Shangyan's old, broken phone, which he had wanted to secretly throw away for a long time, and immediately deleted it.
After withdrawing the message, she comforted herself: "Luckily, my phone is broken, which gives him many chances to make amends."
[s: I also had a tea egg today, and I finished it all.]
Another minute passed.
[s: I can't see what you posted and then deleted.]
Pei Yumin didn't reply, but instead abruptly changed the subject:
[m: What time are you going to stay at the library today? I'll come pick you up.]
The library usually closes at 11:30 am, but remains open during exam weeks.
Lu Shangyan thought for a moment:
[S: It will be very late, don't wait for me.]
From childhood to adulthood, he was always described by his teachers as a smart and prudent child. Many happy and well-adjusted families, after hearing about his situation, would portray him as an example of a resilient and exemplary child.
But no one knows how much effort he put in behind the scenes, and he doesn't want to be labeled as tenacious just because he doesn't have a home, so he doesn't actually want any of these praises.
He pursed his lips. Lately, besides frequently being distracted by thoughts of Pei Yumin, he had also become particularly sentimental, often feeling distressed by some old memories.
Lu Shangyan took a deep breath, and when he lifted his eyelids again, a new emoji appeared on the screen.
It must have been secretly photoshopped by Pei Yumin while he was slacking off at work in the morning. There was a cute little Q version shark around his head, his lower body became a shark tail, and the fins were put together at the front. He also thoughtfully pushed his eyes big and round, making him look exceptionally innocent and naive. Finally, he added two fake tears.
Lu Shangyan zoomed in on the image, secretly took a screenshot, saved it, and added it to his meme collection.
Pei Yumin's voice came through: "Please let me go, I beg you."
The tone trailed off, making it unclear whether she was asking for a favor or simply trying to be affectionate.
Lu Shangyan was in the library, and fearing that his phone would ring uncontrollably, he plugged in his earphones early on. The earphones were quite old, and the wires were all tangled together.
He pressed the voice bar and listened to it three times in a row until his ears went numb.
[S: Then I'll go back early, is 11 pm okay? Won't that be too late?]
Having tasted success, Pei Yumin continued to send voice messages: "You don't need to accommodate me. I'll come find you after get off work. I'll sit obediently next to you and promise not to disturb you. You can study for as long as you want."
“I’m not good at studying, and I’ve gotten this far entirely thanks to my parents. You have no idea how envious I am of your academic success. If I were as capable as you, I might have already started my own business and become a boss.”
Lu Shangyan felt his face burning and saved both voice messages.
[S: Okay, I'm on the third floor of the library, in a corner by the window.]
Pei Yumin smiled and replied, her voice sweet, "Okay, thank you, top student, for giving me the opportunity to spend time with you~"
But he soon stopped laughing.
After skipping work early, he went home and spent an hour getting ready, changing his clothes more than a dozen times. After all, he wanted to pursue Lu Shangyan, and blatant seduction was an important part of it.
What's more, he's Lu Shangyan's future boyfriend, so I need to make him look good in front of his classmates.
He hadn't expected that after dressing up for so long, he would find that there were already people sitting next to and opposite Lu Shangyan at a four-person table. When he sat down, he felt like the outsider.
Sitting opposite him was Xia Li, who was Lu Shangyan's former suitor. Pei Yumin clutched his chest.
He recognized the person sitting to his left; it was the college student from Z University that Tang Suichen had been mentioning. The two of them had been having a heated argument recently.
But now he was right next to Lu Shangyan, chatting and laughing with him about discussing issues, saying things that Lu Shangyan couldn't understand. Lu Shangyan had a smile on his face, and ten minutes had passed without him stopping.
Pei Yumin gritted his teeth inwardly and sent a message to Tang Suichen:
[m: Come to school and pick your boyfriend up! He's seriously affecting his studies!]
Afraid that he wouldn't see the message in time, I secretly turned off the volume, rang the phone, and hung up after two seconds without making a sound.
He narrowed his eyes; this was his attitude as a prospective boyfriend—doing nothing to disturb Lu Shangyan.
Tang Suichen was woken up by his frequent ringing and replied in a hoarse voice: "I have many boyfriends, who are you talking about?"
After calming down for a while, she remembered again: "That fruit? We broke up a long time ago."
Pei Yumin knew nothing about this matter, but now that he did, alarm bells were ringing in his mind.
[m: Why didn't you tell me sooner?! He's flirting with my boyfriend!]
After sending the message, he suddenly slammed his phone face down on the table, grabbed Lu Shangyan's wrist, and drew the attention of everyone at the table.
After making sure they could all hear him, he looked directly at his potential rival and said, "Sorry, Lu Shangyan is mine."
A note from the author:
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Pei Yumin: Start chasing! [Please!]
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