Lin Fengzhi sat in the first row, right in the middle.
He was so close to Lu Lin that he had never felt so satisfied to see Lu Lin for such a long time.
"He's so handsome."
Hearing soft whispers from next door, Lin Fengzhi felt both proud and jealous.
He wanted Lu Lin to belong to him alone.
Adoration and love filled him; throughout the entire speech, Lin Fengzhi gazed greedily at Lu Lin, not even daring to blink.
After the half-hour lecture, there is a half-hour Q&A session for students.
The students were very enthusiastic, raising their hands frequently and asking all sorts of questions, some of which were quite...
Sharp tongue
Sharp.
Lin Fengzhi kept his hand raised high the whole time. Near the end, the teacher finally called his name, "The student in the middle of the first row. Yes, you, the one in the blue shirt."
Lin Fengzhi very excited and immediately stood up, his eyes shining with determination. "I want to ask Uncle Lu... Senior, do you have someone you like or are dating?"
The auditorium instantly became lively, filled with screams.
It was at this moment that Yan Heqing learned Lin Fengzhi had also arrived. Fu Helang, sitting next door, glanced at Yan Heqing and quickly struck up a conversation, "A successful person like Senior Lu must have someone he's dating."
Yan Heqing didn't reply. Picking up her schoolbag, she glanced sideways and said, "I'm leaving now." She got up and left from the other side.
Fu Helang quickly grabbed his schoolbag and followed.
It was at this moment that Lu Lin answered on stage, "I don't answer personal questions."
Lin Fengzhi momentarily disappointed, but then he felt a little excited because Lu Lin had spoken to him.
After answering the last question, Lu Lin stepped down from the stage and left.
As the speech ended, the students in the auditorium chatted and laughed as they walked out. Only when Lu Lin's figure was out of sight did Lin Fengzhi snap out of his daze, hurriedly turning around and running into the crowd, squeezing forward, "Excuse me..."
*
Lu Lin left through the side door. The president of Beijing University wasn't there, but the vice president, the director, and several teachers escorted him to the parking lot, chatting about upcoming collaborative projects along the way.
As they were leaving the auditorium and passing through a large hall, Lu Lin suddenly stopped and looked at the photo wall on his left.
The vice principal looked a little surprised, but still smiled and introduced, "These are photos of the top five freshmen from previous years, yours is in one too."
The director smiled and gestured for everyone to look at the first photo at the top right. "President Lu's photo is over there, starting from that year, when he was only 18 years old."
The director sighed, "Time flies!"
Everyone looked over. Lu Lin looked to the lower left, and his assistant noticed and glanced in that direction as well.
Lu Lin quickly withdrew his gaze and walked out again.
A group of people quickly caught up.
Upon arriving at the parking area, the vice dean and director showed no intention of leaving first. Lu Lin looked at his assistant, who immediately understood. He went over and exchanged a few polite words with them before the vice dean and the others finally left.
The assistant then asked Lu Lin, " President Lu, would you like to take a stroll around the school?"
Lu Lin nodded and added, "Next year's scholarship will be awarded to the Biology Department of Beijing University."
The assistant understood; he had just seen Yan Heqing on the photo wall. It turned out he was a top student at Beijing University, majoring in biology. However, since Lu Lin hadn't mentioned it, he couldn't say it directly, so he indirectly confirmed, "Should we specify a particular student?"
Lu Lin declined, "No need."
Yan Heqing was able to earn the scholarship based on her own merit.
The assistant secretly admired his boss, thinking, "No wonder he's so good at giving money away."
The scholarships established by the Lu Group at the university are incredibly generous. Even if you are ranked tenth, your tuition and living expenses for four years will be covered. Your entrance exam scores will be featured on the photo wall, so getting into the top ten should be a piece of cake.
"You guys go back first." Lu Lin opened the car door to get his phone, "I—"
" Uncle Lu!" Before he could finish speaking, someone interrupted him.
Lu Lin glanced to the side and saw a boy rush over and block the car door with his hand.
Before Lin Fengzhi could even catch his breath, he introduced himself, " Uncle Lu, my name is Lin Fengzhi, and my father is Lin Youxiang!"
This time they'll remember him, right?
Lu Lin glanced at his face and asked calmly, "What is it?"
Lin Fengzhi's gaze was intense. He took a deep breath and said, "Can I hitch a ride? I have an urgent matter to attend to and need to get home. It's hard to call a taxi now; I've been trying for ages..." To make his words seem credible, he even took out his phone, and the page really was a taxi booking page.
Lu Lin took out his phone, no longer looking at Lin Fengzhi, and instructed his assistant, "Take him home."
The assistant responded.
Lin Fengzhi just feeling happy when he saw Lu Lin close the car door and leave, and he was immediately stunned.
The assistant stepped forward, opened the car door again, and politely said, "Please."
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Leaving the auditorium, a quiet path leads to the left, lined with wintersweet trees. The pale yellow petals are in full bloom, though some have been knocked down by last night's rain, leaving many fallen blossoms on the ground.
Fu Helang quickly caught up with Yan Heqing. Even through his down jacket, his chest was still rising and falling slightly. "Yan, it's past three o'clock. Are you hungry? Let me treat you to dinner."
Yan Heqing refused, "I'm not hungry."
Fu Helang bit his lip and finally spoke, "Can we add each other on WeChat? I developed a small software program and would like you to take a look and give me some feedback." The last sentence was an excuse he made up.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and a few more petals fell from the wintersweet tree. Yan Heqing calmly replied, "If it's just about the software, that's fine. But for anything else, I'm sorry, I have to refuse you."
Fu Helang was stunned, not expecting Yan Heqing to refuse so decisively. He finally mustered up the courage to ask, "You like girls?"
Yan Heqing glanced at Fu Helang, a glance that was utterly unremarkable, devoid of any emotion. Yet, Fu Helang's heart inexplicably tightened, and he unconsciously added, "You don't like boys?"
Yan Heqing's tone was indifferent, just like the weather today, "I don't like you."
Fu Helang is gone.
The tall, handsome young man almost bumped into a trash can as he walked away. He turned back, smiling somewhat awkwardly, "I didn't notice." He then wiped his slightly red eyes, quickened his pace, and started running.