Fortunately, although everyone was happy to see Su Chengyang, they hadn’t lost their minds. They each moved aside a bit to make way.
However, the gap in the middle was limited. When Lin Yu squeezed into the classroom, his neatly arranged clothes became disheveled. He ran his hand through his slightly curly black hair and finally arrived in front of Su Chengyang.
Su Chengyang was sitting in her seat, holding a pen in her hand. She saw someone approaching but didn’t raise her head as she asked, “Do you want a message?”
“The flower language of Sunflowers.”
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Su Chengyang was momentarily stunned. Then she raised her head with joy and exclaimed, “Lin Yu, why are you here?”
There was a clear ink stain on her fair little face. Lin Yu smiled warmly, wiped off the ink stain with his hand, and stepped aside, saying, “I came to accompany you.”
Su Chengyang looked at him with a smile and said, “Did you bring some snacks? I’m a bit hungry.”
Lin Yu chuckled, “I brought some.”
“Ah…”
“The sour smell of love!”
“I suspect the manager was able to win over Chengyang because of the little snacks!”
“Damn, this is definitely a foul.”
The news of Su Chengyang appearing at a certain college entrance examination venue appeared on the hot search within an hour.
Because Lin Yu mentioned on Weibo before that Su Chengyang would return to school after terminating the contract with Starlight Entertainment, most netizens held a supportive attitude towards this matter, and there were only a few random comments that didn’t cause much of a stir.
Perhaps due to the end of the college entrance examination, the students were rare to relax, and the school and parents did not prevent the students’ behavior until after 8 o’clock when the students gradually dispersed.
After the last student left the classroom, Su Chengyang breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Yu got up, closed the front and back doors of the classroom, pulled the curtains, blocking the view from outside, and then returned to Su Chengyang’s side.
“How did it go?” Lin Yu pulled a chair and sat down next to Su Chengyang.
Su Chengyang lay on the desk, looked at him weakly, and moved her paws, saying, “My hand hurts.”
After writing for several hours, how could it not hurt?
Lin Yu didn’t say anything, he took her hand and placed it in his palm, gently kneading her hand back and finger joints. “Does it feel better?”
Su Chengyang turned her head and looked at Lin Yu’s serious expression. A faint smile appeared involuntarily at the corner of her mouth. “Um.”
Lin Yu glanced at her and asked, “Are you happy?”
“Um, I finally finished the exam.”
“Yeah, you’ve worked hard during this period.”
Su Chengyang has been very busy lately, either filming or studying all day long, with no time to relax.
Su Chengyang shook her head and said, “Let’s find an opportunity to go out and have fun after I finish filming and before school starts.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu paused and said, “I have booked a photographer for you. In early July, we will go to the United States to shoot a few magazine covers. After the magazine covers are done, you won’t have any work and can wait for school to start peacefully. Then, you and I will go directly from the United States to Italy to meet my mother.”
Su Chengyang was stunned, visibly nervous. She sat up straight and said, “Meet your mother? But I haven’t learned Italian yet… I’m not familiar with your customs either…”
Lin Yu soothingly held her hand and said, “It’s okay. My mom doesn’t mind these things. She just really wants to meet you.”
Su Chengyang was still a bit nervous and asked, “What if your mom doesn’t like me?”
Lin Yu smiled at her and suddenly placed his hand on her neck, pulling her closer and lightly kissing her lips. Then he moved back a bit and said, “Don’t worry, if I like someone, my mom will definitely like them too.”
Su Chengyang looked at his face, so close to hers, and even after dating for several months, she still felt her heart flutter when he suddenly approached.
“Growl—”
Before Su Chengyang could speak, her stomach began to growl.
Su Chengyang blushed and embarrassedly lowered her head, murmuring, “I’m a bit hungry.”
Lin Yu leaned against her forehead and chuckled, “A bit?”
“I’m very hungry.”
“Shall we eat something to fill our stomachs?”
“Wasn’t everything already divided?”
Just now, when she was eating, she generously divided all the snacks prepared for her by Lin Yu among the students around her.
Lin Yu rubbed her cheek with his right hand, and his pupils became very deep in color.
The two of them were very close to each other. In the face of his sudden silence, Su Chengyang gradually became a little uneasy. Her two big eyes met his gaze nervously and shyly, but quickly turned away as if they were scalded.
“Open your mouth,” Lin Yu said softly by her lips.
Listening to his persuasive tone, Su Chengyang inexplicably opened her lips, completely unprepared as she welcomed him in.
In the empty classroom, in the sacred flowerbed, two passionate and scorching breaths intertwined, refusing to let go of each other for a long time.
Lately, Lin Yu’s demands had become more and more excessive. Each time, he wanted more than before. Several times, in empty rooms, Su Chengyang thought he would go all the way, but to her surprise, Lin Yu had exceptional self-control. Every time, he released her just as she was about to lose control.
This time was no exception.
When Su Chengyang, gasping for breath, freed herself from his control, he held her in his arms and whispered in her ear, “Let me catch my breath.”
Su Chengyang pressed her hot cheek against his neck and patiently waited for him to calm down.
Time passed, and the sky outside grew darker. Lin Yu moved his arms around her and suddenly said, “Su Chengyang, prepare yourself mentally. I can’t hold back much longer.”
His voice was hoarse, and to Su Chengyang’s ears, it felt like being burned by fire.
Su Chengyang said, “There was no need to hold back in the first place.”
Lin Yu’s breath tightened, “Su Chengyang, stop tempting me.”
Su Chengyang frowned and bit the skin on his neck with her teeth, like a puppy grinding its teeth, muttering, “When did I tempt you? I’m just speaking the truth.”
Lin Yu pinched her cheeks and lifted her up from his body, squinting at Su Chengyang and said, “Do you still want to eat?”
Su Chengyang obediently smiled and said, “Yes!”
Lin Yu couldn’t help but laugh along and kissed her forehead, “Let’s go, let’s eat.”
“Eat!”
They turned off the lights and left the classroom.
In the pitch-black school, occasionally illuminated by a streetlamp.
Without any concerns, Lin Yu held Su Chengyang’s hand and slowly walked through the empty school.
“Where’s Xiao Lu?” Su Chengyang suddenly realized that they hadn’t seen Xiao Lu.
“I don’t know. Before I came in, I asked her to bring the car over first,” Lin Yu replied.
Su Chengyang freed her hand and took out her phone from her backpack. After walking a distance from the teaching building, dozens of missed calls popped up, all from Xiao Lu.
Lin Yu also took out his phone and took a glance.
“Xiao Lu must be anxious waiting outside alone,” Su Chengyang said worriedly, picking up the phone intending to call her back, but it showed that the other party’s phone was already turned off.
The two of them reached the school gate. Outside, there were only two lonely streetlights shining, and a regular Volkswagen car was parked under the streetlights.
Xiao Lu didn’t know where she found a small stool and sat on the steps next to the car. She held a plate of stir-fried rice noodles and was enjoying her meal.
Out of the corner of her eye, Xiao Lu saw Su Chengyang and Lin Yu coming out, but she didn’t even bother to look at them. She focused on eating her rice noodles.
When Su Chengyang saw the steaming hot plate of stir-fried rice noodles in her hand, her eyes instantly lit up. She threw her backpack to Lin Yu, took three quick steps, and stood next to Xiao Lu, trying to please her, saying, “Sister Xiao Lu…”
“Can you give me a bite? Just one bite.”
“Aa一”
“It smells so good!”
Lin Yu gradually stopped walking and watched Su Chengyang, who looked happy, as she devoured the rice noodles under the streetlight.
For some reason, he felt that the plate of stir-fried rice noodles in Lu Yin’s hand must be delicious.
. . . . .
After the college entrance examination, Su Chengyang hurriedly returned to the set to continue filming. Her scenes would take another two weeks to wrap up.
During this period, Lin Yu planned to finish his work for July in advance, and both of them immersed themselves in their own lives. They rarely contacted each other in the past few days.
Despite the busy schedule, when Su Chengyang finished filming, Lin Yu managed to rush to the set amidst his busy schedule to celebrate with her.
The wrap party was held near the location of the last scene. When Lin Yu arrived, Su Chengyang was playing around with Han Songxue and the others.
This production involved many actors, including Han Songxue and Jiang Shanqi, who Su Chengyang was familiar with. The three of them had many scenes together, and their wrap-up times were similar.
Recently, they became obsessed with a tower defense game and played it together while waiting for everyone to gather. When Lin Yu arrived, Su Chengyang screamed for help while looking at Han Songxue’s phone screen.
“Run! Keep running!” Han Songxue kept shouting in fear.
“Hit it.”
“Don’t run! Fight back!”
The two male actors shouted loudly for them to come back, but the three of them ran faster and faster. By the time they reached them, the three were nowhere to be found, leaving the two of them surrounded by five people who beat them to death on the spot.
“Huh? How did you guys die?” Han Songxue looked at the two male actors in confusion.
Both of them had pale faces and swollen mouths, unable to speak.
Su Chengyang controlled the side-lane hero and diligently farmed in the game. Suddenly, he felt a shadow cast on the screen and smelled a familiar scent. In the midst of her busy gameplay, she looked up and found Lin Yu, whom she hadn’t seen in two weeks. She smiled and greeted him, “You’re here? Take a seat.”
After saying that, she left her boyfriend, whom she hadn’t seen for two weeks, hanging and lowered her head to continue focusing on gaming.
Lin Yu chuckled helplessly and sat down beside her.
“Is it really fun?” Lin Yu raised an eyebrow.
“Yeah!” Su Chengyang nodded.
Lin Yu pursed his lips, looked around, and didn’t see Xiao Lu’s figure, so he asked, “Where is Lu Yin?”
Su Chengyang’s eyes remained fixed on the mobile screen, and without raising her head, she said, “She took a day off today and went on a date with her boyfriend.”
Surprised, Lin Yu asked, “They’re together? When did that happen?”
“Just two days ago. Xiao Lu went out to buy something and encountered a thief on the street. She quickly subdued the thief in a few moves, and the police station even awarded her a commemorative flag.”
Lin Yu laughed and leaned closer to her, asking, “How do you play? Teach me.”
Su Chengyang suddenly became interested and said, “It would be great if we could fight here. If enemies come, just hide under the defense tower so they can’t reach you.”
“Really? I’ll give it a try.”
While Han Songxue and Jiang Shanqi were fiercely fighting in the middle lane, they noticed that their teammate in the side lane hadn’t made any moves. They were about to ask Su Chengyang to come and support them in the middle lane, even if she did nothing, just getting an assist would be helpful.
However, when they looked up, they saw Su Chengyang and her boyfriend, whom she hadn’t seen for two weeks, standing very close together. They were looking at the same phone, whispering to each other affectionately, completely unaware of the situation in the middle lane.
“Ugh! The sour smell of love.”
“If they don’t get married in the end, I’ll never believe in love again.”
After filming this drama, Su Chengyang temporarily bid farewell to the entertainment industry and returned to school. So, after the wrap-up party, they had a wild night with some familiar people until late at night. Su Chengyang was then drunkenly brought back home by Lin Yu.
That night, Lin Yu personally helped her wash and change into pajamas before getting into bed. The two of them slept on the same bed for the whole night, but surprisingly, nothing happened between them.
The next day, when Xiao Lu found out, she deeply questioned her cousin brother’s abilities in front of Su Chengyang. Xiao Lu had been saying such things in her ear during this period, causing Su Chengyang to start doubting whether Lin Yu was incapable.
But she didn’t dare to ask directly, fearing that it would hurt Lin Yu’s self-esteem or make him think that she wanted to do something like that with him.
With these doubts, the day of Su Chengyang’s college entrance exam results arrived.
Perhaps because Lin Yu had remained calm throughout, Su Chengyang also became completely calm. After checking her results, she even had a feeling that matched her expectations: her score exceeded the admission cutoff for second-tier universities by seventeen points.
On the day of filling out college applications, Su Chengyang applied to two universities in the capital and one in her hometown. After that, she put this matter aside and prepared to go to a magazine cover shoot with Lin Yu.
Since they would be flying directly from the United States to Italy, meeting Lin Yu’s mother, and having Lin Yu by her side, Xiao Lu didn’t accompany them to the United States. Instead, she returned to Italy alone.
On the first day in New York, the two of them arrived at the pre-arranged hotel, settled their luggage, and then went to the restaurant to have dinner with the photographer.
Unexpectedly, the photographer turned out to be a Chinese person, and Lin Yu was an old acquaintance.
After exchanging greetings, everyone took their seats and started dining.
Su Chengyang sat quietly beside, rarely speaking, not wanting to disturb their friends’ reunion. However, through their conversation, she learned that the series of couple-style photos Lin Yu and Mary took in the past were actually the work of this photographer.
After finishing their meal, they bid farewell to their photographer friend and walked hand in hand on the streets of a foreign land.
The streets were bustling with people and traffic, but their leisurely figures seemed to be the only clear picture in the busy world. Amidst the colorful scenery, they resembled a beautiful frame from a movie.
“After we finish work, let’s go see Times Square,” Lin Yu turned his head and said to her.
Su Chengyang looked at the giant billboards on the tall buildings along the road, nodded, and replied, “Sure, I’ve never been there before.”
Lin Yu tightened his grip on her hand, smiled, and asked, “Do you prefer China or abroad?”
Su Chengyang answered without hesitation, “China.”
Lin Yu raised his eyebrows and asked, “So decisive?”
“Yeah,” Su Chengyang nodded naturally, “because I have lived in China for so many years, I am very familiar with it. I feel a sense of belonging there. When I am abroad, I always feel like it’s not my home. I will eventually go back.”
Lin Yu smiled and said, “Okay, we’ll settle down in China in the future. Which city do you like the most?”
Su Chengyang felt a little embarrassed under his serious gaze and lowered her head. She said, “We can also go back to Italy and accompany your mother.”
“That sounds good,” Lin Yu said.
Su Chengyang looked up at him with confusion and asked, “What do you mean?”
Lin Yu’s lips curled into a smile as his hair swayed gently in the warm night breeze, making his eyes look unusually gentle and captivating. He said, “Let’s have a child, a boy or a girl, and let the child accompany my mother. Then we can have our own world, just the two of us. How about that?”
Su Chengyang chuckled and lightly took his arm, leaning against his shoulder. She smiled and said, “But that would mean the child can’t be with their parents from an early age. How pitiful.”
“In that case, let’s not have a child.”
Lin Yu’s remark amused Su Chengyang, and she burst into laughter. “If we don’t have a child, won’t your parents pressure us?”
Lin Yu confidently wrapped his arm around her shoulder and said, “So what if they pressure us? They can’t give birth for us.”
“Why are you so rebellious?”
“It’s all because of you.”
Su Chengyang’s eyes narrowed into slits as she laughed. Every second spent with Lin Yu was blissful. She used to believe that the greatest happiness in life was earning enough money, opening her own bookstore, and leading a simple and ordinary life. But Lin Yu told her it wasn’t like that.
Being able to love each other, to be together with the person she loved, to plan their future together—that kind of happiness was something rare and precious in life.
“I heard from Assistant Xu that you asked him to help you find a shop. What do you want to do?” Lin Yu suddenly brought it up without warning.
Su Chengyang was taken aback. “How did you know? I specifically told him not to tell you.”
Lin Yu chuckled and pinched her cheek, saying, “I’m his boss, and I’m your boyfriend. Do you think you can hide it from me?”
Su Chengyang nodded, thinking to herself that he was right. There was never anything she could hide from Lin Yu. It was as if he had an extra sense about her.
“I want to open a bookstore in the capital. The paperwork is almost done.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu glanced at her with profound meaning and released the hand he had been holding tightly.
Su Chengyang noticed that something was off with his expression. She tugged at his sleeve and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Lin Yu lifted his head, his face devoid of emotion, and looked at the bustling street. He said lightly, “You had Assistant Xu help you find a storefront, had Lu Yin assist you with the approval process, and had Jiang Shanqi contact the publishing house for you.”
After finishing his sentence, he turned his head to look at Su Chengyang. His eyes were dark and unreadable, showing no signs of any emotions.
“What about me? Do you plan on letting your boyfriend be the last one to know?” Su Chengyang didn’t expect him to know about everything she had done. She figured Xiao Lu, the one who couldn’t keep a secret, must have told Lin Yu.
She guiltily lowered her head and stammered, “It was just some minor help…”
Lin Yu paused his steps and said, “Just some minor help? Why didn’t you come to me for assistance? Did you think I couldn’t help you?”
“No.” Su Chengyang mustered up her courage to meet his gaze and explained, “I just didn’t want to bother you. You were busy during that time, and we didn’t even have time to talk every day.”
Observing Su Chengyang’s guilty and evasive eyes, Lin Yu sighed imperceptibly and said, “I’m not busy.”
He placed his hands on Su Chengyang’s shoulders and earnestly said, “Chengyang, whenever it comes to matters involving you, I can make time for anything. I am never too busy.”
Su Chengyang looked up at him and said, “Don’t be angry. When the bookstore opens, I promise to let you cut the ribbon alone. You’ll be the bookstore’s owner!”
Unable to hold back, Lin Yu laughed at her words, “I’ll be the owner, then what will you be?”
Su Chengyang laughed along, looking silly, and said, “I’ll be the boss. The bookstore will be my dowry.”
“Then what kind of dowry do you want?”
Su Chengyang shook her head, “I don’t lack anything anymore. Whatever you give me, that’s what I want.”
Lin Yu stared at her and suddenly smiled, “Alright, don’t regret it.”
Su Chengyang held his hand, “I won’t regret it.”
Since the decision to be with Lin Yu, Su Chengyang had prepared to exchange everything she had for the opportunity to be together with him.
In a foreign land where no one knew them, the two of them walked along that long street for a long time.
Lin Yu had been grateful more than once that he accurately found Su Chengyang among countless auditions. If he hadn’t had the chance to meet Su Chengyang in this lifetime, his life would have been so dull and pale.
When it came to Su Chengyang, he always had an overly protective nature.
He didn’t like it when Su Chengyang made new friends, didn’t like it when she sought help from others instead of him, and even felt uneasy when she became interested in a game. He was afraid that he would slowly lose his grip on Su Chengyang, and their relationship would change over time with the introduction of new things to Su Chengyang.
Even though Lin Yu knew deep down that such thoughts were highly inappropriate, he couldn’t control himself. He just tried his best not to let Su Chengyang be affected, giving her time and space to freely socialize.
He thought, he really liked Su Chengyang too much.
Although he knew that Su Chengyang liked him just as much, he still felt afraid. He worried that when he couldn’t see her, someone else could easily deceive her with a piece of candy. What should he do then? How could he make Su Chengyang change her mind and come back to him?
At one point during his most anxious moments, he even thought that if Su Chengyang were to tell him one day that she had fallen in love with someone else, he wouldn’t give her the chance to leave him as he had promised before. He might do whatever it took to keep Su Chengyang by his side, bring her back to Italy, and keep her as his own possession.
He had actually considered the feasibility of this idea back then.
Looking back now, it sent shivers down his spine. He didn’t expect that one day he would have such terrifying thoughts. Emotions were something that could easily make a person lose control.
