Yan Heqing withdrew his gaze, and when he looked ahead, he discovered an unexpectedly beautiful scene.
The flat land stretched as far as the eye could see, without any obstruction, and the horizon seemed to be the boundary between heaven and earth.
A touch of orange-red stained the sky.
It was Sunrise.
Last time, Yan Heqing was so focused on practicing driving that he didn't realize he could see the Sunrise from here.
Neither of them spoke after that. Yan Heqing silently ate his steamed bun, enjoying the Sunrise.
As the sun rose, Lu Lin suddenly said, "I used to take a day off on Tuesdays to go fishing."
Yan Heqing did not understand the meaning and quietly waited for what followed.
"Now I realize weekends are better." Lu Lin turned his face, his dark eyes reflecting Yan Heqing's face. "We're going out to sea next weekend, on a big ship. You can bring your friends."
Yan Heqing said calmly, as if stating something extremely ordinary, "I have no friends."
"University life is colorful." Lu Lin touched his back teeth with the tip of his tongue. "If you want to make friends, I think plenty of people are willing."
Yan Heqing remained noncommittal. "Did you make any friends in college?"
"No."
"Why?" Yan Heqing retorted. "You want to make friends, and I think plenty of people would be willing too."
Yan Heqing had just finished eating, his lips slightly glossy. His lip color was a pale pink, as if he had applied a lip gloss. Lu Lin's eyes narrowed slightly. "We don't click. I'm picky about making friends."
Yan Heqing suddenly smiled. He turned his face, and at that moment the sun was fully up, and it was a clear day.
He leaned back, hands on the hood, chin slightly raised, eyes closed, basking in the sunlight. "I'm picky too, so I have no friends."
Yan Heqing's face was fair and translucent in the sunlight, without a single pore, and her lips also had a slight sheen.
Lu Lin's Adam's apple bobbed a few times. He looked away. "I'll choose, you choose. In that case, why don't we try being friends?"
After a moment of silence, Yan Heqing opened his eyes. The sun shone directly into them, and he squinted slightly before turning his head and saying, "It's dangerous to be friends with me. I'm a good person, but not that good. I'm very good at lying."
Lu Lin chuckled softly, his chest twitching, causing his prominent Adam's apple to slide violently.
"Coincidentally, I'm also very good at lying."
"At the negotiating table."
Chapter 65
Yan Heqing completed his class hours for the entire day.
After Lu Lin left early in the evening, Yan Heqing stayed behind. He stayed up all night until the next morning, completing all three hours of his driving test, before taking a taxi home.
After getting home and taking a shower, Yan Heqing went to bed without eating anything.
A new photo frame sits on the bedside table; it's a picture of Yan Qiushuang in the gladiolus field.
Now that it's past good morning and not yet good night, Yan Heqing simply said, "I'm back," and pulled the covers over herself to sleep.
After sleeping soundly until the next morning, Yan Heqing regained his energy and was starving. He went to the kitchen to cook noodles, washed up, ate breakfast, changed his clothes, and went to school. Only then did he see on his phone that Lu Lin had sent him two WeChat the day before.
One message was at noon. "[Did you practice driving all night last night?]"
The second one was four hours later [was he catching up on sleep?].
It's 7:10 now, Yan Heqing isn't sure if Lu Lin is awake yet. He hasn't replied yet; he'll reply after school at noon: [Yeah, I slept until this morning after getting home. I'll just finish this in one go when I have time; going back and forth is too much trouble. Can I park the car there temporarily? I'll drive it away as soon as I get my driver's license.]
A few minutes later, Lu Lin replied, "[This is Chu Ziyu's training ground. You can park anywhere.]"
Then another message came in.
He was also my classmate in junior high school.
Just as Yan Heqing was about to reply, a shadow suddenly fell over his head. "Yan, may I bother you for a few minutes?"
Yan Heqing simply replied to Lu Lin with an "Mm," put away his phone, and looked up to see a girl.
The girl was fair-skinned and had her hair neatly tied in a bun. She had a particularly sweet smile. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Zhou Wuyou, and I'm your classmate."
Yan Heqing nodded, "Hello."
During lunchtime, Zhou Wuyou skipped the opening remarks and went straight to the point, "I have an experiment I'd like to invite you to join. Including me, there are currently three people in the group."
Yan Heqing politely declined, saying, "I've been busy lately..."
"No rush!" Zhou Wuyou blurted out, then realized she was being too hasty, and a slight blush crept onto her cheeks. "I meant I'm still in the yeast cultivation stage, there's no rush at all."
Zhou Wuyou had known about Yan Heqing for a long time. She had heard about Yan Heqing from fellow students from the software engineering class at the freshman hometown association meeting.
Later, I finally saw Yan Heqing's photo on the honor wall in the auditorium.
How can I describe it?
One glance and your soul is captivated?
In short, Yan Heqing's appearance and temperament perfectly matched hers.
For this experiment, she genuinely needed a top student, and also wanted to spend more time with Yan Heqing.
You should win over a great guy as soon as possible!
Yan Heqing had almost no contact with girls, but he was quick-witted and guessed Zhou Wuyou's purpose. This time, he refused without leaving any room for negotiation, "Sorry, I have my own experiments to prepare. It would be more suitable for you to find someone else."
After packing up the books, I got up and left.
Zhou Wuyou wasn't deterred. She had inquired and learned that Yan Heqing didn't have a boyfriend. Now that they were in the same class, her chances were much better than before. She was more curious about the experiment Yan Heqing had mentioned—what kind of experiment was it...?
Yan Heqing left the classroom and bumped into someone at the door.
Gu Xingye looked somewhat embarrassed. He had left his lab key behind and returned to retrieve it, only to stumble upon Zhou Wuyou and Yan Heqing's "confession." Gu Xingye was about to speak, "I..."
Yan Heqing remained calm and left without any reaction.
"..." Gu Xingye choked, touched the tip of his nose even more awkwardly, and then went into the classroom.
Yan Heqing did indeed conduct an experiment.
He was in the same experiment as Gu Xingye, which was an exchange program between Beijing University and a foreign university. There was only one spot available, and he wanted to secure it.
But he just transferred here, so he needs some more time to prepare the materials and apply for a lab position.
As Yan Heqing walked out of the teaching building, he took out his phone, but Lu Lin didn't reply, so he put it back in his pocket.