Chu Ziyu quickly shook her head, "I'm perfectly healthy! I never get sick!"
Shen Huaiyu moved over to a slightly larger space. "Come on in."
The bed was narrow, Chu Ziyu tensed up to avoid squeezing Shen Huaiyu. Occasionally, he would touch Shen Huaiyu's shoulder, and his heart would race.
The lights were turned off, and the room was dark. After some time, Shen Huaiyu spoke, "Who is Lu Lin?"
As if they were about to have a chat, Chu Ziyu got excited and talked about everything, big and small, from his friendship with Lu Lin from kindergarten to now, as well as Lu Lin's excellence.
" A-Lin is simply my role model!" Chu Ziyu grinned, "But I'll never be as outstanding as him in my lifetime."
"But my dad also said that there are always outstanding people and mediocre people in the world, and accepting your own mediocrity is also great."
After he finished speaking, Shen Huaiyu didn't respond. Thinking Shen Huaiyu had fallen asleep, Chu Ziyu closed his eyes.
A long time passed, and a low, rustling voice echoed in the darkness, "You are extraordinary, more dazzling than anyone else."
Chu Ziyu didn't hear it, but was woken up by a banging on the door in the early morning.
He opened his eyes. Shen Huaiyu clearly had a fever, but his face was frighteningly pale. He had already gotten out of bed and whispered, "Go to sleep, don't come out."
After saying that, Shen Huaiyu went out and closed the door.
Chu Ziyu propped herself up and soon heard cursing and swearing.
"Are you deaf? You took so long to open the door, were you trying to freeze me to death?!"
"I know you and your son are after this house. Let me tell you, a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl; this house is left to me by my parents, and your mother can forget about taking it!"
"You have nowhere to live, blame your father. It would be easier if he got sick and died, leaving you a mountain of debt."
"Who's going to pay back the money if you die and go bankrupt! Your mother is so stubborn. You could work for several lifetimes and still not pay it back. Why don't you give me the money to start a business? I'll make money and pay it all back in one go."
Chu Ziyu recognized the voice; it was Shen Huaiyu's uncle.
Then footsteps approached, and Chu Ziyu quickly lay back down in bed.
Shen Huaiyu locked the door. He looked at the ball of flesh curled up on the bed, his cold fingers clenching tightly.
His uncle had something to do today, and he thought he wouldn't be coming back.
"Sigh, who bought this? Wow, all high-end stuff, Shen Huaiyu..." His uncle knocked on the door. "You have money for nutritional supplements, why don't you give some to your uncle..."
Shen Huaiyu strode to the bedside, lifted the blanket, and Chu Ziyu opened her eyes and stared at him blankly. After a few seconds of eye contact, Shen Huaiyu opened a drawer, took out earphones, plugged them into his phone, and put both earphones into Chu Ziyu's ears.
It was an English song that Chu Ziyu couldn't understand, but she could no longer hear Shen Huaiyu's uncle's curses.
Years later, Chu Ziyu suddenly remembered that song, searched for it for several days based on her memory, and finally found it.
It's called "Young and Beautiful"
For a while, he listened to it every day, until he went on a blind date with a family whose elders were satisfied with both sides. He then completely deleted the song and never passed by that convenience store again.
The next day, after one night, Chu Ziyu still met Shen Huaiyu's uncle.
The man didn't recognize that it was Chu Ziyu who had kicked him last time. He was initially very unhappy that Shen Huaiyu brought people back, but when he suddenly saw the watch Chu Ziyu was wearing, his attitude changed.
They were incredibly enthusiastic, insisting that Chu Ziyu stay for breakfast and asking him all sorts of questions. Shen Huaiyu led Chu Ziyu out of the alley, they could still hear his uncle's warm voice, "Little classmate, come visit us often!"
"Open!" Chu Ziyu's voice brought Shen Huaiyu senses, and he opened Yan Heqing's hand.
It wasn't a shout of 9.
"Haha, Heqing, you finally lost!" Chu Ziyu was already slurring his words, but he still enthusiastically poured Yan Heqing a full glass of wine.
Just as Yan Heqing was about to take it, Lu Lin took it and drank it directly. Chu Ziyu clapped his hands, "Good! Continue!"
Chu Ziyu shuffled the cards in slow motion, "My luck is starting to change, I'm going to dominate this round!"
In less than No. 1 Primary School, the table was covered with empty bottles.
Except for Yan Heqing, the other three drank. Shen Huaiyu drank the most, but was more sober than Chu Ziyu. Chu Ziyu could barely sit up and was still shouting that he wanted to drink everyone under the table.
He twirled around with his glass, finally fixing it on Shen Huaiyu. He stood up and walked towards him, swaying slightly, but still managing to shove the glass into Shen Huaiyu's hand. "You drink!"
Shen Huaiyu on the sofa, staring boldly at Chu Ziyu in the darkness, and drank from his hand.
Chu Ziyu stared at him intently for a long while before saying, "I'll let you go if you drink it." Then she went to find Yan Heqing, " Heqing..."
His legs gave way, and he slumped back onto the sofa, the wine glass falling to the side. He tried to retrieve it but couldn't. "Ugh? This glass's been behaving itself..."
He started talking nonsense, Shen Huaiyu moved closer to him. "I've booked a room upstairs. I'll take you to rest."
Chu Ziyu remained noncommittal, repeatedly calling out, " Heqing, Xiao Heqing..."
Shen Huaiyu looked at him, sighed silently, and turned to call Yan Heqing, "Give him a hand and help him upstairs."
Yan Heqing came over. Chu Ziyu was about the same height as him, but a bit heavier. However, Shen Huaiyu carrying almost all the weight, so he didn't need to do anything; he really just lent a hand.
The room was quiet and warm. Shen Huaiyu gently placed Chu Ziyu on the bed and patiently wiped his face.
This was the first time Yan Heqing had seen Shen Huaiyu so cautious.
I remember the first time I met Shen Huaiyu in the lab, Shen Huaiyu just nodded to the new intern.
Looking back now, it was after they became familiar with each other that a colleague confessed her feelings to him, and he told her that his lover's name was Lu Lin.
The next morning, when he went to the cafeteria, Shen Huaiyu kept to himself, sat down opposite him with his tray.
Everything has a traceable pattern.
Yan Heqing's phone rang. He pulled it out and saw it was Lu Lin. Yan Heqing walked to the side, "What's wrong?"
"Why aren't you coming down yet?" Lu Lin's voice was very deep, like 3D surround sound.
He was clearly drunk in less than a few minutes.
Yan Heqing put away his phone, walked to the bedside, and said, " Professor Shen, shall I go downstairs first?"