"So, Xiao Yan, are you satisfied with this wedding gift I gave you?" Lu Changcheng sneered smugly. "No need to thank me, this is a return gift for you."
Yan Heqing suddenly laughed, like the coldest metal.
Lu Changcheng had expected Yan Heqing to wail in pain, but instead he heard him laughing. His smugness vanished, and he gritted his teeth, asking, "What are you laughing at!"
"I'm thanking you. You probably don't know, but my relationship with Lin Fengzhi is worse than yours with Lu Lin." Yan Heqing smiled. "You're probably going to be disappointed. I won't feel guilty, and I won't carry this burden. On the contrary, I want to thank you for helping me break things off with him more completely. Well then, I wish you good health and good night."
He had barely finished speaking when he heard a hurried shout from the other end.
"Dad!"
Then came the sound of a phone being dropped, followed by a busy signal.
The pedestrian light turned green. Yan Heqing put away his phone, took a deep breath, and resolutely stepped onto his way home.
Chapter 136 (End of Main Text)
When Yan Heqing returned home, the living room was brightly lit, but Lu Lin was nowhere to be seen.
He changed into slippers and went to the balcony.
As expected, Lu Lin was pruning the bad branches.
The balcony wasn't enclosed, and compared to the apartment's huge terrace, the conditions for growing flowers were still quite poor. During their honeymoon, the housekeeper would come to water the plants every day, but several rose bushes still died.
"How about planting a few climbing rose bushes?" Lu Lin suddenly said. "When you come back, the balcony will be full of flowers."
Yan Heqing walked over and squatted down beside him, picked up a shovel and filled the hole with soil. "I'll only be gone for less than three months—"
I've stopped again. I'll buy a few pots with flower buds and take good care of them. They'll bloom in August, and the flowering period will last until next year.
He'll be back at the end of October; it's not impossible that the roses will be in full bloom and cover the entire balcony.
Yan Heqing put down the shovel, tilted his head, and made a request to Lu Lin, "Then I want Blue Rain."
Lu Lin bundled the damaged branches and put them into a plastic bag. He took out his phone and searched for "Blue Rain." The name was "Blue Rain," but it looked more like purple. He chuckled, "Okay, I'll plant it for you."
She quickly put away her phone, picked up the plastic bag, and headed downstairs. "Take a shower and go to bed early. Your flight is at 9 tomorrow."
Unexpectedly, Yan Heqing got up with him, his eyes sparkling as he looked at him. Lu Lin's heart softened instantly. He had just trimmed the bad branches and hadn't cleaned his hands, so he didn't want to touch Yan Heqing's head. Instead, he took his hand and said, "Come with me to take out the trash?"
Yan Heqing grasped his hand in return, "Mmm."
Neither of them spoke as they went downstairs, enjoying the tranquility that belonged only to them. After taking out the trash and returning home, they took a shower together. Tomorrow they had a ten-hour flight. Lu Lin only kissed him briefly before pulling the covers over him and saying, "Goodnight."
Yan Heqing was also thinking about tomorrow's flight, so he nodded and closed his eyes to rest.
He woke up earlier than usual the next day, Yan Heqing five o'clock. It was too early, and he didn't want to disturb Lu Lin's sleep. He gently kissed Lu Lin's lips, got up quietly to wash up, didn't eat breakfast, left a note for Lu Lin, and then dragged his luggage and set off.
When they arrived at the airport, it was still early, but there was already a long queue at the security checkpoint. After passing through security, Yan Heqing clutched his plane ticket and ticket holder and went to find the boarding gate. On the way, he looked up at the extremely high ceiling and suddenly felt a sense of emptiness.
He missed Lu Lin very much.
Yan Heqing took out his phone. It was 8 o'clock, and Lu Lin hadn't contacted him yet. Was he still asleep?
Yan Heqing could not hide his disappointment and stared at his phone for a while before putting it away.
Lu Lin had booked first class, but Yan Heqing didn't go to the VIP lounge. Instead, she sat outside, occasionally turning on her phone screen.
Lu Lin still hasn't contacted him, not even on WeChat.
Just then, the announcement informed him that boarding for this flight had begun, so Yan Heqing immediately turned off his phone and pressed the power button forcefully.
Once on the plane, Yan Heqing still felt uncomfortable in her chest, so she asked a flight attendant for a light blanket to cover her face and sleep.
A moment later, someone sat down next to me.
Yan Heqing opened his eyes. They were about to take off; he shouldn't be making phone calls now.
He didn't know the plane had Wi-Fi, but after thinking about it, he took out his phone.
Despite being angry, I still wanted to hear Lu Lin's voice before takeoff.
As soon as the thin blanket was pulled down, the scent of cedar wafted over. "You think you can sneak away without waking me?"
Yan Heqing looked at Lu Lin in surprise, "Why are you here?"
This was the first time he'd shown such an expression, Lu Lin liked it. He lowered his head and kissed him, his voice tinged with laughter, "We haven't seen each other for three months, how could I not see you?"
Yan Heqing is going to the experimental base for closed-door study, where he cannot leave for three months and is also prohibited from using his mobile phone.
Yan Heqing then realized that Lu Lin was deliberately trying to surprise him.
The frustration of that hour or two dissipated.
He smirked. "It'll take a whole day and night to go back. Don't bother, let's go home."
Other passengers boarded, and Lu Lin pulled over a blanket to separate the two of them.
A light shone through the off-white blanket as Lu Lin pressed his forehead against Yan Heqing's.
We were very close; their warm breaths carried a pleasant minty scent. "I start work at the end of the month, and by the time you get back, I won't have time to pick you up. Shall I take you?"
With the blanket providing cover, Yan Heqing hugged Lu Lin and closed her eyes in comfort, humming in agreement.
The plane landed late at night. The lab sent someone to pick up Yan Heqing Yan Heqing send her off. Lu Lin bought the next available flight back to China that night. Before boarding, he received a message from his assistant.
[ President Lu, Old Mr. Lu has suffered a stroke.]
After Lu Changcheng suffered a stroke, Lu Han immediately wanted to notify Lu Lin. Now that he was the only one left in the Lu Family, he couldn't make decisions and didn't want to contact Lu Lin anymore. He hoped that Lu Lin would come back to take charge. Unexpectedly, when Lu Changcheng saw him take out his phone, he realized that most of his body was paralyzed and his speech was unclear. He still fell off the bed and grabbed Lu Han's trouser leg.
He strained every last breath to finish his last sentence, "Don't tell anyone..."
Even if he suffers a stroke, he will never let Lu Lin, Yan Heqing, or anyone else laugh at him!
Lu Lin was silent for a moment, then replied to his assistant, "No need to monitor them anymore."
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