As they talked, the snoring in the ward grew louder and louder, as if they were competing with each other, one after another, creating an effect that rivaled a symphony orchestra.
Lu Lin hesitated for a moment, then took the folded coat and handed it to Yan Heqing. "Let's go."
Yan Heqing was slightly taken aback. "Where are we going?"
My place.
*
Lu Lin drove to the entrance of the hospital building before calling Yan Heqing to come out.
There were still people in the hospital lobby in the middle of the night. Several people were queuing at the payment counter. When it was Yan Heqing's turn, he checked out of the hospital. Fortunately, the examination fees, medication fees, and hospitalization fees totaled a little over 300 yuan, which was within his budget.
Folding the receipts and putting them in his pocket, Yan Heqing carried a bag of medicine and walked towards the gate. In the distance, he saw a silver-gray car; Lu Lin had changed cars today.
He quickened his pace slightly.
Walking to the passenger side, Yan Heqing saw the car door but stopped. He had never seen this kind of car before and couldn't find the door handle. Just then, the door opened automatically.
Yan Heqing then got into the car. The car was well-heated. After closing the door, Lu Lin started the engine and said casually, "It's a borrowed car. This kind of hidden door is the most useless design."
Yan Heqing suddenly remembered the original text.
He had never been exposed to ice hockey before. It was an expensive sport, and he never had the chance to learn it. Lu Muchi took him to the ice hockey rink and bought him a set of equipment exactly like Lin Fengzhi's. He had no idea how to play and fell hard as soon as he stepped onto the ice.
Lu Muchi into a rage, kicking him several times. "You fucking idiot! You can't even ice skate Zhizhi a single hair on Zhizhi's head!"
Despite wearing protective gear, he was still injured in the abdomen by Lu Muchi's ice skate and it took him a month to recover.
Yan Heqing lowered his eyes and looked at the shoe. It must have been stepped on by Lu Muchi during the struggle. There was a clear footprint on one side of the white sneaker.
Yan Heqing suddenly asked, " Mr. Lu, do you have shoe brushes and soap at home?"
A dozen minutes later, Lu Lin found a small supermarket that was still open. He parked his car on the side of the road, and Yan Heqing was about to get out when Lu Lin stopped him, saying, "Stay in the car."
Lu Lin got out of the car and quickly came out carrying some things. In addition to a shoe brush and soap, he also bought a set of toiletries.
There's another pack...
sugar?
Lu Lin, steering the wheel with his eyes straight ahead, said, "Take your medicine first, then take it."
Yan Heqing looked down at the shiny candy wrapper. It was a brightly colored fruit candy wrapped in transparent holographic paper. Just by looking at it, one could imagine its sweet fruity taste.
After taking the bitter medicine, eat a piece of candy.
It should be a very happy thing.
Yan Heqing was slightly distracted.
After another half hour, Lu Lin drove into an underground parking lot. Yan Heqing glanced at it and saw that it was the most expensive building in the city center.
Back when they lived at the Yan Family, Yan Shengbing would always come home drunk after losing money gambling, and he would complain all night that he wanted to buy a big riverside house in this building the next time he won money.
After parking the car, Lu Lin opened Yan Heqing's door first before unbuckled his seatbelt and got out.
The elevator was just a few steps from the parking space. Lu Lin swiped his fingerprint; his apartment was on the top floor.
The elevator was spacious and bright, and it went up very quickly. When the elevator doors opened, there was Lu Lin's entryway. The whole house was smart home; as soon as the elevator doors opened, all the lights in the house turned on.
Lu Lin opened the shoe cabinet, took out a pair of disposable slippers, and handed them to Yan Heqing.
Yan Heqing accepted it, "Thank you."
Lu Lin took off his coat, hung it up, changed his shoes, and headed to the bedroom. "Make yourself at home."
Yan Heqing also took off his coat, hung it on another hook, and walked inside. The house was decorated in the same way as Lu Lin's, simple and understated, yet exuding luxury in every aspect.
A set of wraparound leather sofas was placed in the living room. Yan Heqing glanced down at his clothes. He had just been lying in a hospital bed, so he didn't sit down. He simply placed the bags of medicine and daily necessities on the coffee table.
Chapter 39
Upon entering the bedroom, Lu Lin went straight to the walk-in closet.
I pushed open the wardrobe shelves where loungewear was hung, searched for a while, and finally found a set that was a little smaller than expected.
He wore a thin white V-neck short-sleeved shirt, a pair of charcoal gray trousers, and also carried an unopened box of disposable underwear.
After leaving the dressing room, Lu Lin went to the bedside table, opened the drawer, and found several jars of herbal balm he had brought back from abroad. He took out a used jar before leaving.
Even through the wool carpet in the living room, Yan Heqing could still feel the warmth under his feet.
The room temperature was about 25 degrees Celsius, and the floor temperature was a few degrees higher.
Click.
Hearing the door close, Yan Heqing looked in the direction of the sound and saw Lu Lin coming out with clothes.
Seeing Yan Heqing standing straight, Lu Lin's brow twitched slightly. He walked to the sofa and handed him some clothes. "The second room on the left is the bathroom. White bottle for shampoo, black bottle for shower gel."
Yan Heqing nodded and took it, then picked up the bag of toiletries from the coffee table and walked to the left.
Walking down the corridor, atop a black walnut sideboard against the wall, there was a photo frame. The photo showed Lu Lin and a woman; the woman was sitting in a wheelchair, and behind them was a cluster of beautifully blooming pink sapphires.
The woman's features were deeply sunken, yet one could still vaguely discern a resemblance to Lu Lin's eyebrows, eyes, and nose.
One can imagine that she must have been an exceptionally beautiful woman in her youth.
Yan Heqing withdrew his gaze and pushed open the bathroom door.
The bathroom also features a simple black and white decor, with warm tiles and underfloor heating, creating a comfortable temperature that eliminates the need for a separate heater.
The bathroom is divided into wet and dry areas, and it's over ten square meters. Further inside, there's a separate shower room separated by half a wall, with a black bath towel hanging there. To the lower left of the showerhead are two bottles of toiletries, one white and one black.
There was a faint scent of cedar in the air, like the smell of snow melting in an instant, exactly the same as the scent on Lu Lin's body.
There was a changing room locker for clothes by the bathroom door, along with several sets of bath towels wrapped in plastic and a pair of black shower slippers. Yan Heqing put his change of clothes on the left, took off his clothes, folded them, and put them on the right. He took off his disposable slippers, but didn't put on the black slippers, and stepped into the bathroom barefoot.