As the car drove away, Yan Heqing had just stood up straight when Lu Lin walked over, his dark pupils gleaming. Before he could speak, Yan Heqing tiptoed and kissed his cheek, a quick and light kiss, like a gentle breeze. Yan Heqing smiled, "Smile more often, and the little boy won't be afraid of you."
Lu Lin smiled. "It's alright as long as you're not afraid."
Their car arrived at that moment. Lu Lin hadn't called a driver today; he was driving himself. He fastened his seatbelt and glanced at the rearview mirror, but didn't see Lin Fengzhi. He had seen Lin Fengzhi earlier in the corridor.
He guessed that Yan Heqing must have seen Lin Fengzhi since he had been gone for so long.
However, since Yan Heqing didn't mention it, Lu Lin didn't ask either. He started the car, saying, "Don't take my dad's words to heart."
Yan Heqing opened the armrest box and took out a bag of dried pineapple. The banquet dishes were exquisite, but not to his taste, so he ate only a small bowl of rice. "He didn't have time to say anything."
Yan Heqing briefly recounted his conversation with Lu Changcheng, and Lu Lin, adept at highlighting the key points, asked, "How long have you been disciplining Lu Muchi?"
Yan Heqing shoved a slice of dried pineapple into his hand. " Mr. Lu, don't be jealous. Come with me somewhere tomorrow."
"Where."
"To visit my parents."
We chatted as we arrived at the apartment in the city center.
Yan Heqing took off his glasses and went to take a shower first. He finished the 15 minutes he spent against the wall in the bathroom. When he came out, Lu Lin wasn't in the living room. He looked around before he heard a noise coming from the walk-in closet. He went to the walk-in closet and looked inside. He was surprised to see that the walk-in closet was unusually messy.
The long table was piled high with clothes.
Lu Lin is still choosing.
Yan Heqing didn't disturb him and waited quietly at the door.
Lu Lin prepared his clothes for tomorrow's tomb-sweeping visit before turning to look at Yan Heqing, "Ready to sleep?"
After taking a shower, Yan Heqing noticed that his hair wasn't curled for the first time, probably because he had used a hairdryer. He guessed that Yan Heqing wanted to rest early today so he could be in the best condition to meet his parents tomorrow.
As expected, Yan Heqing nodded. Lu Lin came over and ruffled his hair to make sure it was dry. He then leaned down and kissed Yan Heqing's eyes. "You go to sleep first. I'll sleep in the guest room tonight."
Lu Lin went out and gently closed the door.
Yan Heqing then returned to bed, but he didn't go to sleep immediately. He picked up his phone, opened the video of Lu Muchi kissing Lu Muchi Lin Fengzhi, cut out the last few seconds when Lu Muchi called " Qingqing ", and sent it to Lu Muchi.
Then I turned off the phone and put it in the drawer.
He won't turn on his phone until tomorrow night.
*
The next morning, after the two had breakfast, Lu Lin drove him to the flower market without Yan Heqing having to ask.
If you want to buy the freshest and most complete selection of flowers, there's no better place than a flower market.
Yan Heqing picked out a bunch of light purple gladioli and a bunch of yellow and white chrysanthemums.
Compared to a florist, these two bouquets were delivered to the flower market just an hour or two ago, and were incredibly fresh.
Once in the car, Yan Heqing, worried about damaging the flowers, carried them the whole way.
Lu Lin drove smoothly to the cemetery. It was a little past nine o'clock. Unlike previous visits, the sun was shining brightly today, but it wasn't too hot. Golden light enveloped the cemetery. They weren't the only ones there to sweep the tombs; they encountered many other people along the way.
Yan Heqing first took Lu Lin to his father's grave.
He put down the chrysanthemum, smiled, and introduced Lu Lin, "My dad is a history teacher."
Lu Lin listened quietly.
"I don't remember much, except that he loved reading, and we must have had a lot of books at home..."
Yan Heqing paused for a moment; because there were so many books, the fire burned even faster.
He knelt down and carefully wiped the tombstone with a newly bought small handkerchief, continuing, "He had a very good temper and was always smiling. I think his students must have liked him a lot."
"Which school does he work at?" Lu Lin squatted down next to him, clearing away the fallen leaves on the ground.
He went through the list of teachers in his mind. Before his second year of high school, he had three history teachers, none of whom matched the name of Yan Heqing's father.
"I don't remember." The lack of memories of her parents has always been Yan Heqing's deepest regret.
Fortunately, Lu Lin helped him make up for one of his regrets.
At least now, he remembered what Yan Qiushuang looked like.
He turned his head to look at Lu Lin, who looked back and saw a smile in the young man's eyes. Lu Lin, unusually puzzled, asked, "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm happy." Yan Heqing didn't hide his emotions. "I'm very happy that you came with me to sweep the graves."
Lu Lin's fingers tightened, and he chuckled softly, "So easily satisfied."
After lingering for a while at Yan Heqing's father's grave, the two went to Yan Qiushuang's grave.
Yan Heqing put down the sword orchid, his eyes curving slightly.
"Mom, he is Lu Lin."
"We'll register tomorrow. He's a really nice person, don't worry."
*
Yan Heqing drove on the return trip.
He suddenly asked, "Can I get another 50 Hertz one?"
Lu Lin's eyes darkened. He had previously prepared a German Shepherd for Yan Heqing, but Yan Heqing himself suggested getting another one, which made things different.
Yan Heqing doesn't make friends and keeps his distance from others.
The only exception was him.
Before this, Yan Heqing didn't want to have any ties with anyone or anything, but now, apart from him, Yan Heqing is willing to form a bond with another dog.
He is embracing the world.
Lu Lin ruffled his hair vigorously. "As many as you want, no problem."
Yan Heqing drove to the stray animal rescue station.
The staff member, seeing the two enter, paused for a moment before asking, "Is there something you need?"
Yan Heqing handed over the prepared documents, "I want to adopt a country dog."
Few people come to adopt the country dog. The staff looked through Yan Heqing's documents, one of which was a student ID. Seeing that he was Beijing University, the staff closed the document and smiled, saying, "What a coincidence, we found a country dog last month."
The newborn cubs were placed in cardboard boxes and abandoned on the roadside.
A passerby called the rescue station, but by the time they arrived, only one animal had survived.