"You like Lu Muchi, but you don't like Lu Lin yet you're with him. You're lying, it's your fault!"
He grabbed the phone, quickly opened the video screenshot, and showed it to Yan Heqing. "Don't try to deny it, this is definitely you!"
Yan Heqing looked at the blurry little dot. Lin Fengzhi's ability to recognize him was another kind of extraordinary talent.
But he only cared about one other thing. "You went to see Lu Lin just to have him look at this?"
Lin Fengzhi nodded, "Yes! I didn't mean to expose you, it was him..."
When Lin Fengzhi a child, he was pricked on the palm of a cactus once, leaving his hand covered in tiny, translucent splinters. His Mother Lin spent an entire night picking at them to get them clean.
It didn't hurt at first, but on the second day, it started to hurt intensely from time to time.
Lu Lin's words felt like a cactus had been planted in his heart.
Releasing the bitten flesh, Lin Fengzhi's voice was already trembling with tears, "He said he loves you, that's all I needed to do. I was about to show him the screenshots, but he wouldn't even look."
This wasn't the first time Yan Heqing had heard others say that Lu Lin cared about him; Chu Ziyu and Xie Yunjie had both mentioned it.
But the thought of "as long as he loves you" made Yan Heqing feel as if his chest had been squeezed hard, and he fell silent.
Lin Fengzhi misunderstood Yan Heqing's guilty conscience. His heart pounded violently, and he suddenly jumped out of bed, grabbing Yan Heqing's hands tightly. Tears streamed down his face. "Brother, if you don't like Uncle Lu, can you let him go? I can't live without Uncle Lu. I like him so much, you..." He struggled to speak, "Just give in to me one more time, and I'll give you anything you want!"
Yan Heqing snapped out of his daze. He looked at Lin Fengzhi, who was crying pitifully, and pulled Lin Fengzhi's hand away from his.
It was at this moment that Lin Fengzhi noticed the bracelet on Yan Heqing's wrist.
Just like Lu Lin's string of red beans, the color was so beautiful it was almost blinding.
" Lin Fengzhi," Yan Heqing called him by his full name, "That's enough."
Lin Fengzhi a sudden panic. He didn't know why, but he had a very strong, incredibly strong feeling that he couldn't let Yan Heqing leave. He reached for Yan Heqing's hand again, "Brother—" but then everything went black.
This time, the vision didn't recover. He didn't know where Yan Heqing was, and he was both anxious and afraid. "Brother, where are you? My eyes suddenly went blind, I can't see you anymore..."
Yan Heqing was Lin Fengzhi. He watched Lin Fengzhi frantically grabbing at the air. Was his eye condition flaring up prematurely?
He turned and left.
Lin Fengzhi even more frightened upon hearing the footsteps. He followed the sound but tripped over a slipper and fell to the ground.
"Brother..." Lin Fengzhi was terrified. He struggled to get up, but his legs wouldn't give way, and he could only keep calling out, "Brother, come back..."
After a while, footsteps sounded again. Lin Fengzhi out to grab them, "Brother, you..."
" Mr. Lin, can you see my hands?"
A familiar voice rang out; it was the doctor in charge of him.
*
There is a supermarket next to the hospital.
Yan Heqing went inside and bought some fruits and seasonings. When he went to pay, the cashier asked him what he would pay for. He paused for two seconds, then took out the black card. "Credit card."
Based on Lin Fengzhi's information, Yan Heqing was now 100% certain that Lu Lin had discovered his plan.
He couldn't determine how much was discovered or when it was discovered.
Yan Heqing got into the car with her things and had just fastened her seatbelt when Ge Tongyuan called, " Heqing, did you see the trending topics? That Cheng Asshole is a repeat offender. A male celebrity has filed a formal complaint against him for sexual assault, and it's all over the news now!"
Ge Tongyuan was filled with righteous indignation, "That male celebrity developed depression because of this, that Cheng Asshole should spend the rest of his life in jail!"
Yan Heqing turned on speakerphone, exited the call interface, and opened the search bar.
#Meng Yao sexually assaulted by a rich second-generation#
Cheng Jian #
# Cheng Group's #
#Meng Yao suffered from depression and attempted suicide#
Yan Heqing didn't click on it. The coincidence of the male celebrity suing Cheng Jian was too striking, and he immediately thought of Lu Lin.
Yan Heqing initially devised a plan to take Cheng Jian and considered taking legal action, but the victims might not believe him, and sexual assault cases are difficult to prosecute, as obtaining evidence is extremely difficult and time-consuming, so he temporarily gave up.
If it were Lu Lin, things would be much easier.
While Ge Tongyuan was still talking on the phone, Yan Heqing leaned on the steering wheel, burying his face in the darkness, and rested with his eyes closed for a while before saying a few words to Ge Tongyuan and hanging up.
Back at Lu Lin's residence, Yan Heqing saw Lu Lin's leather shoes while changing his shoes. He first looked inside the house but didn't see him. He then took his things to the kitchen, but no one was there either.
Yan Heqing put down his things and walked towards the study. " Lu Lin?"
The voice that answered him came from the terrace, "I'm on the terrace."
Yan Heqing went to the terrace from a different direction, only to find Lu Lin arranging potted plants. He had brought over several flower stands, and the ground was covered with different flowers and plants.
He was visibly in a good mood today.
"The company just received a new batch of potted plants." Lu Lin beckoned Yan Heqing over. "See if there's anything you like, I'll bring it back tomorrow."
The flower pots used in Xiumei Flower Garden are the same type.
Although it was the most common style, the fact that the recipient was Lu Lin made Yan Heqing think more deeply. He even had a thought: could the radiators the coffee shop gave away last winter have also been a gift from Lu Lin?
He smiled, and Lu Lin smiled too. "You like it that much?"
Yan Heqing nodded. "Yes, I like it very much."
Lu Lin put down the watering can, came over and hugged him from behind, pulling Yan Heqing into his arms. "After you graduate, we'll move to the house I used to live in. The yard is full of flowers and fruit trees, including a honey plum tree that I planted when I was five. We'll take you to pick it next month when it ripens."
Yan Heqing began counting, "I'll see a doctor this weekend, go fishing next week, and then it'll be June, time to pick honey plums again."
Lu Lin tightened his grip, his warm lips landing on Yan Heqing's cheek. "That's far from enough. I want to do everything with you."
Yan Heqing didn't reply; he closed his eyes, seemingly asleep.
Time passed, and as the neon lights of the opposite skyscraper changed color, he spoke, " Lu Lin, come with me to watch the Sunrise again on March 4th, the year after next."