The call was then disconnected.
Chu Ziyu stared in disbelief at Shen Huaiyu standing at his doorstep. They had already found him...
He didn't have any memory loss when he woke up in the morning.
He knew what he had done and said last night. He endured the pain and fled in disgrace. No matter how shameless he was, what he had said last night was too shameful.
Shen Huaiyu's shirt wasn't buttoned up properly, and scratches were faintly visible on his collarbone beneath his open coat. Chu Ziyu's mind kept flashing back to the passionate moments of the previous night, all of them scratches from him...
Just then, he was pulled into a broad, warm embrace, and then he heard that incredibly beautiful voice say—
"This time, I'll pursue you for a year."
"If you pass the inspection, how about we get married in a year?"
Chapter 146 Daily Life 3
Yan Heqing called Chu Ziyu back, but it took a long time to get through.
Chu Ziyu stammered out a few nonsensical words, and Yan Heqing didn't ask any further questions. After confirming that he was alright, he hung up the phone.
At the same time, a bank text message came in, notifying him that money had been deposited into his account.
Yan Heqing was working on a project with Professor Yang Rucheng this semester, and he received a monthly stipend. Yan Heqing didn't pay much attention to it until Lu Lin pulled him back into bed. He put down his phone and went back to sleep.
Exhausted from last night's sleep, Yan Heqing slept until noon.
Lu Lin's fishing buddy brought over a basket of seafood he had caught himself, so Lu Lin cooked a seafood hot pot.
Instead of going to the dining room, they set up their meal on the coffee table. Yan Heqing finished washing up, the two of them sat on the carpet and ate around the coffee table.
It was snowing outside, but inside it was warm and cozy, filled with the aroma of fresh seafood.
The two chatted while eating.
"Go fishing on New Year's Day?" Lu Lin placed a piece of abalone on Yan Heqing's plate.
The abalone is a fresh two-headed abalone, which Lu Lin slices as thin as paper. It is then blanched in the creamy fish soup for two seconds and taken out. No dipping sauce is needed to enjoy its most original freshness.
Just as Yan Heqing was about to reply, another text message came in on his phone. He glanced at it and saw it was another bank notification of a deposit.
He chewed on abalone slices, put down his chopsticks, picked up his phone, and looked at it carefully this time. This was the subsidy for the experiment. He scrolled up and saw that the morning's income was a scholarship.
A very generous sum.
Yan Heqing had made a plan. "Let's go to the amusement park."
When he released the sky lanterns, he made two wishes. One was for his own sky lantern, and the other was for Lu Lin's sky lantern.
The wish he made with his sky lantern wouldn't come true until March or April of the year after next, but Lu Lin's sky lantern can now be fulfilled ahead of schedule.
His wish was to visit Lu Group's amusement park again.
Back then, he was the only one who wished for it; now, Lu Lin must be included.
Lu Lin was surprised, but simply chuckled and said, "Okay."
New Year's Day arrived in the blink of an eye. After having some wontons early in the morning, the two set off for Lu Group's amusement park.
Traffic jams started early on the holiday, and the two didn't arrive at the amusement park until 10 a. m. Yan Heqing was carrying a backpack, and Lu Lin offered to take it from her, but Yan Heqing refused.
"What good stuff are you hiding that you don't want me to see?" Lu Lin teased him, withdrawing her hand.
Yan Heqing replied mysteriously, "You'll find out tonight."
Lu Lin glanced at his watch. "Eight hours left."
Yan Heqing shook his head, "Until the fireworks show is over."
The fireworks show starts at 8:30 pm and lasts for 10 minutes.
Lu Lin actually knew what Yan Heqing had brought; he had seen Yan Heqing packing his schoolbag last night.
Even knowing his hand, he still eagerly awaited the arrival of night.
He found everything ordinary, as long as he did it with Yan Heqing, extremely interesting.
They didn't use the staff entrance; instead, they joined the queue of tourists and entered the amusement park, where, as expected, it was packed with people.
Yan Heqing opened the amusement park's app. Today's visitor count reached 50,000. Even the least popular rides had queues of over half an hour. Fortunately, they weren't in a hurry to ride and were leisurely strolling around, enjoying the lively and joyful atmosphere.
If there's a performance, I'll stop and watch it; if there's a parade of floats, I'll watch them for a while; if I get hungry, I'll go into a restaurant to eat; and occasionally I'll check the app and go on any rides with short queues.
Playing leisurely like this, it soon got dark.
Before 7 a. m., most tourists rushed to the square to reserve spots for the fireworks display, and other entertainment facilities were basically empty. The app showed that there were no queues at all.
Yan Heqing brought the children from the welfare home to play last time, and they were very impressed by one of the attractions called cave rafting. During the day, there was always a queue of more than three hours for this attraction, so the two of them didn't get to ride it.
He turned to Lu Lin and said, "I want to try cave rafting."
When he spoke, Lu Lin naturally obliged.
When we arrived at the cave rafting site, besides the staff, there was also a young couple who had just boarded the boat and set off. They took the next boat.
Most of the cave's scenery is in darkness, but it's not scary. There's only a slightly steep waterway for the first few minutes. After that, you fall into the cave and experience a stunning 5D scene. Then you enter a long cave forest decorated with light strips, and the water flow slows down, allowing you to slowly appreciate the scenery.
Soon their boat entered the forest inside the cave.
The boat slowed down and moved slowly through the forest. The underwater area was lit up, revealing various rare and precious treasures piled up on the bottom.
As Yan Heqing was admiring the view, the boat suddenly came to a slow stop, and the underwater lights went out.
The cave was plunged into darkness in an instant. Before Yan Heqing could turn around, Lu Lin grabbed her hand.
The dry, warm air drew him over.
With visibility lost in the darkness, the scent of cedar became incredibly clear. Lu Lin wrapped his arms around his waist and whispered in his ear, "It must be malfunctioning."
At the same time, a broadcast sounded from inside the cave.
"Dear guests, we apologize that the facility is experiencing a malfunction and is temporarily out of service. Please wait patiently in place. Our staff is on their way to resolve the issue. As a token of our apology, we will also be giving you a small gift as a token of our appreciation."
Lu Lin chuckled, his hot breath brushing against Yan Heqing's ear. "This experience is not bad."
Just as Yan Heqing was about to reply, a faint exclamation came from ahead, followed by voices.
The young couple were still in the forest cave, but they were surrounded by scenery and couldn't see each other.