Chapter 8
Raindrops streaked across the car window, occasionally reflecting the light from the street lamps.
Looking at Jiang Nuo who was taking a selfie with his phone raised above his head on his left, Lin Wan, who was sitting safely in the car seat, winked at Jiang Nuo.
Jiang Nuo felt a chill in his ears, slowly turned his head, and saw Lin Wan looking at him with admiration.
"Nono." Even Danuo stopped calling him, and Jiang Nuo became alert.
"Can you take a couple of pictures for me too?" Lin Wan said with a blink of an eye.
Jiang Nuo slowly raised the corners of his lips and felt that he understood something in an instant.
Jiang Nuo calmly put down his phone, turned his head towards Jiang Nuo, and said, "Who do you want to send it to? Someone who doesn't like taking photos."
The sound of rain outside the window seemed to grow louder for a moment.
Lin Wan pretended not to understand her teasing, slightly avoiding Jiang Nuo's gaze, and then said in one breath: "Brother Xu Su."
Her answer was resounding. If you like someone, you should express it directly. This is what she learned from watching many abusive idol dramas.
Jiang Nuo was already feeling like laughing, and after seeing Lin Wan's serious answer, she laughed out loud. After she had laughed enough, she spoke slowly, "No, Wanwan, you still have to study hard. What if a long-distance relationship affects your studies?"
Jiang Nuo said this purely as a joke, hoping to see Lin Wan's shy little daughter. She originally thought Lin Wan would retort with something like: "I can still study well while dating," or "How can dating affect studying?"
But nothing happened. It was totally unexpected. Lin Wan just lowered his eyes, pursed his lips which were a little dry from being in the air conditioner for a long time, and then raised his head.
"Dano, you're right. I should study hard."
A completely rational attitude, without any shyness or entanglement.
Jiang Nuo's expression froze on his face, and it took him a long time to speak: "When have I ever said anything wrong?" But he felt a little regretful in his heart.
"I have to go to England." Lin Wan lowered his head and said seriously.
Jiang Nuo opened her mouth, but in the end, no words came out. She thought her friend's feelings for Xu Su were strange. She had never seen anyone so frank and casual with their secret crush. This didn't seem like love, but she couldn't imagine what she was thinking.
In the end, Jiang Nuo still smiled, his tone so serious that it was lost in the neon lights all over the street.
"Yes, you must go to England."
Zhou Wangjing’s birthday was in a month, and before his birthday party came the invitation to a family dinner from the two elders of the Lin family.
When Lin Zhen informed her of the news, Lin Wan was in the middle of memorizing vocabulary for her second round of IELTS. She was supposed to finish her first IELTS exam this year. She had little confidence in getting a good score on her first try, so she prepared to take the test several times.
"Wanwan, grandpa and grandma want to see you and Chen, your younger brother, next Friday. Someone will come to take your measurements and make your clothes, so please let him know."
As Lin Zhen spoke, he glanced at the wristband on his hand, his brows gloomy, without any extra emotion.
Lin Wan quickly closed the vocabulary book at hand, revealing the cover, then suddenly realized that the word "IELTS" on the cover was too conspicuous, and silently opened the book again.
She bit her lip, hoping that Lin Zhen would not ask too many questions about her affairs.
However, the opposite happened.
Lin Zhen obviously noticed her little action and stepped forward to ask for clarification.
The shiny black leather shoes stopped in front of her, forming a sharp contrast with the wool carpet in the living room. As far as she could remember, Lin Zhen rarely came to the living room.
Lin Wan pursed her lips, thinking about how to explain. In an instant, her palms were wet with sweat. — She would not lie.
His throat tightened, and Lin Wan looked up at Lin Zhen, at his father.
Eyes similar to hers stared back at her.
Lin Wan opened her mouth to explain, but found herself speechless. Lin Zhen was just about to turn the page on her hand.
Assistant Jiang Li ran in from the door, took a deep breath, and walked to Lin Zhen to remind him.
"Mr. Lin, we're running out of time. The company's regular meeting is about to begin." He was obviously very anxious and even a little breathless while speaking.
Lin Zhen paused, not turning the pages of Lin Wan's book again. He simply reiterated, "Those who want to take measurements can come today. You can order as many pieces of clothing as you want."
Lin Wan nodded obediently.
He always seemed to be like this, preferring to compensate himself with expensive clothes, but unwilling to let himself learn what Lin Wan really liked.
Lin Wan was puzzled. She wanted to express her true thoughts countless times, but he always turned a deaf ear to her. As a result, countless quarrels broke out between them, and he always called his attempt to control Lin Wan love.
"I will choose carefully." Lin Wan smiled, holding the book between her fingers, and watched Lin Zhen leave.
Only after the door was completely closed, blocking out the last ray of light from outside, did Lin Wan completely put aside his smile.
But for some reason, she always felt a little lost in her heart, and an idea lingered in her mind: If Lin Zhen really saw the cover of her book and realized that she was going to leave him, would Lin Zhen care about her more?
But in this case, the ending is obvious, she can't leave here.
Lin Wan rested his head on the cover of the book, breathing heavily. He felt that this was how things should be, but he also felt very sad, and his nose was full of sourness.
There was a knock on the door. Chen Yu temporarily put down the report in his hand, pulled out a chair and opened the door.
The first thing he saw was the flower necklace between the visitor's slender collarbone. He rubbed his fingers and leaned naturally against the door frame.
"Good morning." Chen Yu's tone naturally rose.
"Ah, good morning," Lin Wan responded subconsciously, then took a small step back. They were too close, and Chen Yu was taller than her. When they stood face to face, Chen Yu gave her a strong sense of oppression.
She quickly repeated what Lin Zhen had instructed her to do, but found that while he was responding, his eyes were always on the necklace around her neck.
Lin Wan twitched the corner of her mouth, speechless for a moment, and covered her necklace with her hand and asked, "Do you remember what I said?"
"Sorry." Chen Yu quickly looked away and apologized repeatedly, "The necklace is very beautiful." Then he repeated Lin Wan's original words.
Lin Wan nodded and was about to leave, but stopped where she was because of Chen Yu's words.
"What kind of people are grandpa and grandma?" Chen Yu said this, slightly turning sideways, meaning to let Lin Wan come in and sit down.
Lin Wan could understand Chen Yu's nervousness at the moment. Lin Zhen ignored him, and what he said to Lin Wan in the morning even showed that Lin Zhen did not remember Chen Yu's name.
Lin Wan held the book, thought for two seconds, and walked into Chen Yu's room calmly.
The layout of Chen Yu's room was the same as hers. Lin Wan sat skillfully on the small sofa, and Chen Yu sat on the small wooden chair opposite Lin Wan with a slight smile on his lips.
The two sat opposite each other, and Chen Yu poured Lin Wan a glass of water.
"Grandpa used to be a soldier. He received military training and has a somewhat old-fashioned personality. Grandma has always been a housewife and always listened to Grandpa." Lin Wan took the tea and inevitably touched Chen Yu's fingertips, but she didn't care too much.
She took a sip of water, ran her fingers along the edge of the book, and added hesitantly, "Just go over there and follow their instructions. Nothing will happen."
After all, he is the grandson they have been thinking about all the time, Lin Wan added in his heart.
Chen Yu looked at her against the light, his eyebrows and eyes looked particularly beautiful. Lin Wan could even see clearly how his eyelashes trembled, like the slender wings of a butterfly in the sun.
She took another sip of water and gently placed the cup on the wooden tabletop.
"I need to choose a style this afternoon, but I don't know how. Can you help me, sister?" Chen Yu raised his eyes and asked her with a smile.
Lin Wan was stunned for a moment.
Chen Yu's eyes were so clear, and when his light-colored pupils looked at others, it was simply impossible to refuse his request.
"Not really." After a rare hesitation, Lin Wan still chose to refuse.
"I'm not very good at choosing. I bought a skirt based on what my friend told me, but now I'm not sure if it's suitable for me." She spoke the truth and gave examples to illustrate her point.
"Then I can help you, sister. It's hard to be sure by yourself, but maybe a bystander can tell." Chen Yu curved his eyes and added some more water to Lin Wan's quilt.
Tsk tsk, he won't give up until he achieves his goal. Are you willing to go this far just to please the two elders of the Lin family?
Lin Wan was silent. Should she ask Chen Yu to help her look at the clothes?
At first, she did want to send the photos to Xu Su, but it was just a sudden desire to learn the psychology of the heroine in idol dramas. It was not that strong. Or rather, she felt uncomfortable as soon as she expressed this idea out loud.
She felt that her relationship with Xu Su shouldn't be like this.
"No need to help me." Lin Wan paused and looked directly at Chen Yu, sincere and direct: "I can help you, but I'm not sure if they will like it. Because they don't like me very much."
Chen Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, obviously very surprised. Just as he was about to speak, Lin Wan's voice rang out again.
"So you don't have to think that I'm an obstacle or a help. I'm useless." He said it more directly. Lin Wan still sat calmly opposite Chen Yu, with a casual posture, and gradually relaxed.
Chen Yu laughed dumbly, supporting his cheek with one hand, and watched Lin Wan's hair being blown casually by the air conditioner.
Lin Wan poured out all the thoughts that had been pent up for days, no longer thinking about the small details that could reveal the big picture. He placed his hands on his knees and looked at Chen Yu.
Jiang Nuo told me that a few days ago, she saw a girl from school confessing her love to Chen Yu on the street. Even after being rejected, she was still full of fighting spirit. Maybe, Chen Yu just has this kind of charm.
It is impossible to see through his heart, yet people are willing to get close to him.
Lin Wan doesn't like being so passive. She is used to sorting out the causes and consequences of all things and putting everything out in the open.
The room suddenly became extremely quiet, with only the faint sound of the refrigerator exhaling cold air.
Lin Wan felt the atmosphere was a bit awkward. She reached out and brushed her hair off her forehead, thinking about what to say before leaving the room.
The moment his hand dropped, someone gently grasped his wrist bone.
Lin Wan's hands, chilled by the cold air, now rested against another person's cheek. Her fingertips trembled as she felt the slightest warmth.
"Lin Wan, I'm not that complicated," he said.
Those beautiful eyes just stared at him.
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