Chapter 15
"Why didn't anyone ask you out tonight?" Lin Wan suddenly remembered and asked, turning back abruptly and looking straight at Chen Yu. Under the influence of alcohol, her eyes were watery, like a lake under a clear sky.
Chen Yu did not answer her question, but stared at the bottle of red wine in her hand, as if he took it very seriously.
Lin Wan immediately pressed the bottle of red wine in her hand into his arms.
"Birthday present!" Alcohol numbed her nerves, and her movements became slow and exaggerated.
"I should have given it to you last year," she added, mumbling.
Chen Yu took the bottle of wine that Lin Wanqiang stuffed in with a gentle smile and said, "Thank you, I like it very much."
"Hey, don't think I just took it casually." Lin Wan felt good about himself, and even his mind was particularly active. He felt that he instantly understood Chen Yu's expression.
He must be a little dissatisfied, right? It's like he just picked up a bottle from the wine cellar to make up the number.
Lin Wan immediately took two steps forward, feeling a little dizzy. She reached out to hold Chen Yu's arm to support her body, and pointed to the production date on it with her other hand.
"You see, it came into this world on the same day as you."
The slender white fingertips touched the slightly yellowed paper, like a touch that spanned time.
"So, wish it a happy birthday, and also wish you a happy birthday, little fish."
Lin Wan raised her head with a smile, looking at Chen Yu's expression seriously.
Chen Yu stood there without saying a word, his eyes still seemed clear and bright, looking at Lin Wan softly, just like the clean green bamboo when they first met.
He lowered his head and stroked the wine label with his fingertips, as if he had never seen a label before.
The atmosphere became a little subtle as time passed. Lin Wan felt that the summer air was particularly hot and humid, and fanned the gradually warming facial muscles with his hands.
"Since the wine has been delivered, I'll go and rest first." Although Lin Wan was a little drunk, his instinct to seek profit and avoid harm was still there. He subconsciously wanted to leave, grabbed Chen Yu's arm and let go, but was instantly pulled back by someone - like a request to stay, like a forceful invasion.
"Why?" Chen Yu looked at Lin Wan indifferently and grabbed Lin Wan's loose arm.
Why?
The question went through several turns in Lin Wan's mind, and she finally came up with an answer based on the program: "It's a bit hot in the corridor. I want to go back and turn on the air conditioner."
——What a simple and down-to-earth answer.
The next second, Lin Wan was pulled into the room, her back against the cold door. She was a little confused, and reached out to open the door again, but Chen Yu's questions bombarded her again.
Lin Wan was so shocked that she felt dizzy.
"Haven't you been resisting my deliberate approach? Why do you care about me so much?" It seemed like a question he had been thinking about for a long time, and when his emotions reached their peak, he finally asked it regardless of the consequences.
Chen Yu's head rested against the door panel, and the distance between him and Lin Wan's neck was closer than ever before. He could almost feel the frequency of his breathing - it was slow at first and then seemed to speed up.
"No, I'm not resisting you." Lin Wan had no idea what Chen Yu was talking about, so she answered stubbornly. She struggled to recall what she had said before: "I like you very much, Xiaoyu."
Chen Yu's hair tickled her, but she felt it wouldn't be a good idea to just avoid it, so Lin Wan held Chen Yu's chin with her hand and slowly lifted his face upwards. Chen Yu was submissive, even dependent.
This is going crazy, he thought.
Chen Yu closed his eyes.
Chen Yu's skin was smooth, and felt a little cold when touched by fingertips.
Lin Wan observed the face of the person in front of him. Compared with a year ago, the features seemed to be deeper, the nose bridge was high, and when the light shone on it, it left a beautiful shadow arc on the face.
But he is still a handsome boy, Lin Wan sighed again and again and released the hand that was supporting Chen Yu's chin.
But why was he closing his eyes? Was he feeling sleepy? The distance between the two of them seemed a little too close.
——Getting closer and closer.
Lin Wan felt something was wrong and reached out to push Chen Yu's shoulder.
Just before their lips touched, Chen Yu opened his eyes and looked into Lin Wan's eyes in a daze.
It seemed to be raining outside, the sound of the raindrops hitting the glass. Even in the room, Lin Wan could imagine the fresh and damp smell of the soil in the rain.
It rained tonight, so tomorrow’s sky should be exceptionally clear and bright, Lin Wan thought.
"It's really... crazy." Chen Yu said as he took a step back, and the distance between the two of them was instantly widened.
Lin Wan was puzzled by his words. She felt that it was not a big problem for the brother and sister to be close occasionally, and he did not do it on purpose.
"I'm not crazy, I'm not crazy." She comforted Chen Yu, thinking that she had been studying hard for the past year and had been somewhat indifferent to interpersonal relationships, which led to this strange situation.
Chen Yu narrowed his eyes and smiled, the red wine still in his hand. The dark bottle made his skin look very pale. Maybe he was just very fair, Lin Wan thought randomly.
It was time for her to leave, so she started to open the door with her hands behind her back, but for some reason she couldn't find the doorknob for a long time, so she had to turn around under Chen Yu's gaze.
Someone loosely held her waist, and Lin Wan felt a head resting lightly on her collarbone, with a familiar warmth.
"Wanwan, I want to try this bottle of wine."
His earlobe felt a little numb, and Lin Wan subconsciously raised his hand to rub his ear, feeling that the distance was indeed too close.
"Okay, but you need to step back a little first." She turned around and said seriously.
At this moment, soft lips almost brushed against her earlobe, carrying a different body temperature from another person.
Chen Yu let go of his hand.
This is not right!
Lin Wan was shocked and at a loss, completely stunned. She looked back at Chen Yu, whose expression was indifferent, as if he had no idea how embarrassing the incident was.
Maybe he knew, but an apology would be even stranger. After a lot of random thoughts, Lin Wan decided that leaving was the best option.
"Wine, let's drink it next time... Have a good rest, have a good rest!"
Regardless of Chen Yu's reaction, Lin Wan opened the door and walked away cautiously.
Not knowing how other people define kissing, Lin Wan feels that it is something that only lovers do, and it is an extremely intimate and private thing.
She tossed and turned in bed.
After the college entrance exam, Lin Wan was happy for a long time. She felt that eternal freedom was waving at her, and she would fly towards her freedom like a bird into the sky. However, after indulging herself in this time, she felt lonely.
With three long months left before school starts in October, Lin Wan began to make a study plan again, while also drawing up an outline of guidelines for interpersonal relationships.
At the breakfast table, it was rare that Lin Zhen was there at this time. He asked Lin Wan about the admission status of her application. Lin Wan casually lied and told him that she and Xu Su were from the same family. Later he realized that the same university seemed to have admitted Chen Yu.
Lin Zhen nodded with satisfaction and drank the last mouthful of porridge in his bowl: "Very good."
There was nothing much to say between father and daughter. Lin Zhen stood up and walked out naturally. When he was about to walk out the door, he seemed to remember something and turned to Lin Wan.
"Wanwan, the media wants to visit the welfare home where Chen Yu used to live. At the end of July—around July 20th, you will help Dad accompany Chen Yu to the countryside."
Lin Zhen just looked at him like that, with a commanding tone and a natural attitude.
Lin Wan had no right to refuse. She stirred the thick rice porridge in the bowl with a spoon, lowered her head, and completely concealed her emotions.
"Okay." She replied. Any creature with eyes could see Lin Wan's reluctance at the moment, but Lin Zhen completely ignored her attitude.
He only cares about the result; the process seems to be completely unimportant to him.
Lin Wan raised the corners of his lips and drank his porridge slowly.
Chen Yu, who was sitting on her right, put down his cutlery and asked her, "How about changing to your favorite breakfast?"
The heavy door was shut, blocking the scorching air from outside. The porcelain bowls on the dining table reflected a soft luster.
"Where is your home?" Lin Wan shook her head, politely declined Chen Yu, and asked.
She remembered that she had heard things about his family from Huang Qiangqiang and others before, but it was only briefly mentioned and not discussed in depth.
Speaking of which, what happened to Chen Yu's girlfriend from a year ago? Lin Wan suddenly remembered, and a hint of ridicule rose in his heart.
Chen Yu reported a name: "Chuanze."
Lin Wan had never heard of it, so he could only laugh it off and go back to look up information on his phone.
Chuanze is a small seaside town with beautiful scenery. Most of the villagers are engaged in fishing. The average salary is overwhelming. Lin Wan concluded: it is a remote fishing village with only green trains passing through.
Jiangzhong’s graduation ceremony was a grand affair with “cannons blasting and drums and gongs roaring”, as they were eager to let people across the province know how fruitful their teaching achievements were this time.
As the top student in the grade, Lin Wan went up to share his learning experience with his younger classmates.
Ultimately, Lin Wan felt that he didn't have any special method. He just took classes, practiced, and repeated the process until he achieved perfection.
If she had to cite experience, it was repetition. Repetition was her only experience. She repeated the knowledge system, problem-solving methods, and answering routines thousands of times. When she saw the questions, she recalled the scenes of her practice like muscle memory.
She's not smart, she's just persistent.
In comparison, Chen Yu's IQ should be higher than his own. This is not self-deprecation, but Lin Wan's objective observation.
He could fully understand the questions that he needed to practice repeatedly to memorize after reading them once.
Such a gap can only be made up by constantly running. Once you slack off, it will become a chasm.
Chen Yu was also invited to share his experience. Compared to Lin Wan's perfection and rigor, he was noticeably more gentle and casual. And because he was so popular, Chen Yu was met with cheers and applause as soon as he took the stage.
Perhaps because my voice can be hidden among the crowd, those feelings that have not been expressed can be so strongly erupted. If I were to face the person I like alone, I would inevitably be timid and hesitant.
When Chen Yu walked onto the stage, Lin Wan was just coming down the stage holding the trophy, and the two passed each other in the clamor.
Lin Wan's fingers were lightly hooked by Chen Yu and then released. Her knuckles felt a little cold, but beads of sweat suddenly seeped out of her back.
Chen Yu continued to walk forward with an expressionless face, as if nothing had happened.
There was a girl in the audience who was particularly bold in expressing her love for Chen Yu. After being signaled to be quiet by the teacher, she stood up again.
In such a passionate scene, Lin Wan dazedly lowered the fingers that had just been hooked by someone.
Was it an accident?
She lowered her head and walked towards her seat.
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