In late October, Shu Qingqing and Lu Bochuan finally ended their honeymoon and set off to return to Beijing.
As soon as they arrived home, Lu Xun dashed over and threw himself into her arms. "Mom, I missed you so much!" During Shu Qingqing's honeymoon, the two of them were initially able to video call every day. But after a few days, let alone video calls, he couldn't even get through to his mom's phone.
Later, when he called his dad, he was told that his mom's phone was broken. He had originally wanted his mom to use his dad's phone to video call him, but unexpectedly, his dad said his phone was about to break too.
He hadn't heard his mom's voice for a full eleven days!
After acting coquettishly in Shu Qingqing's arms for a while, he pulled a red envelope out of his pocket. "Here, Mom. Use this to buy a new phone."
Shu Qingqing was confused. "Why do you suddenly want to buy Mom a phone?"
Lu Xun replied, "Isn't your phone broken? I'm buying you a new one."
"When did my phone break..." Shu Qingqing stopped mid-sentence.
When they were in the Maldives, her phone had no signal or internet. At first, she also thought her phone was broken, but later she found out that Lu Bochuan had deliberately blocked the signal just so no one would disturb them, allowing them to properly enjoy their time as a couple.
So that was how he had tricked Lu Xun.
Shu Qingqing could only help cover up the lie. "Mom's phone... is already fixed, so you don't need to buy a new one. Come on, let's see what gifts Mom brought back for you."
When Shu Qingqing left, she took two suitcases, but when she returned, it had turned into four because the other two were completely filled with the gifts she brought back.
"This is for you, this is for your brother, this is for Grandma, and this one is for Didi..." Shu Qingqing took out the gifts one by one. "Oh right, Lu Yu, this is for Zheng Binyang, and this one is for Yan Zhuxi. Remember to give these to them when you head back to school."
Hearing Yan Zhuxi's name, Lu Yu paused for a moment.
Then he simply replied, "Okay."
After staying at home for two days, Lu Yu took the items and returned to his university.
He first sent a message to Zheng Binyang, telling him to come over and pick up his gift. Then, looking at the other gift, he felt a bit troubled.
Just as he was wondering how to give the gift to Yan Zhuxi, the dorm room door was opened from the outside.
After Zheng Binyang walked in, he didn't speak. Instead, he raised a hand to brush back his hair and struck a pose right where he stood.
Lu Yu glanced at him and then looked away.
Seeing that he wasn't going to speak, Zheng Binyang couldn't hold back anymore. "Hey, Lu Yu, aren't you curious about how I got in?"
Lu Yu replied, "You walked in."
"Hey, what kind of answer is that? Of course I walked in. Let me tell you, I was originally going to call you to come out and get me. Who knew that as soon as I arrived at your school's gate, a girl would come up and hit on me, insisting on adding my WeChat! I mean, I know I'm handsome, but I don't just add anyone's WeChat, so I sternly rejected her."
Zheng Binyang pulled up a nearby chair and sat down as he spoke. "Then guess what happened? She said if I added her WeChat, she'd bring me into the school. Am I that kind of guy? I was just about to tell her that my buddy goes to Hua University when I saw Yan Zhuxi, so I just came in with her."
Lu Yu finally looked up. "So Yan Zhuxi brought you in?"
"Yeah. Is this the gift Auntie Shu brought for me? It looks really nice. Huh? Why is there another one here? Could it be that Auntie Shu wanted to give me two?" Zheng Binyang reached for the other gift as he spoke, but his hand was swatted away.
"This is for Yan Zhuxi," Lu Yu said.
"For Yan Zhuxi? Hey Lu Yu, have you noticed that Auntie Shu seems to really like Yan Zhuxi? That time we all went to your house after the college entrance exams, Auntie Shu kept calling her 'little cutie' and treated her even better than me. I was getting a bit jealous. Since it's for Yan Zhuxi, why haven't you taken it to her?" Zheng Binyang finally asked.
Lu Yu lowered his eyes.
There were three people from their high school class who got into Jing University, and Yan Zhuxi was one of them.
It wasn't until the first assembly after freshman registration that he found out Yan Zhuxi was also in the finance department, just in a different class. He had other things to do after the meeting, so Lu Yu hadn't had the time to go say hi to her.
That very night, his roommate Zhao Yihang announced that he had fallen in love with Yan Zhuxi at first sight and had decided to pursue her.
Lu Yu hadn't paid much attention to it at the time. Yan Zhuxi was beautiful, and back in high school, he had witnessed people confessing their feelings to her on several occasions.
Later, during a large lecture class, Lu Yu and Yan Zhuxi happened to sit next to each other, and the two chatted for a while.
As a result, after class, Zhao Yihang came to find him and claimed that Yan Zhuxi was now his girlfriend, telling Lu Yu to keep his distance from her from then on.
Later, there was a time when he bumped into Yan Zhuxi and greeted her. When he returned to the dorm, Zhao Yihang had a dark expression and repeated his demand for Lu Yu to stay away from her.
Lu Yu was incredibly puzzled as to why Zhao Yihang was so guarded against him; he and Yan Zhuxi were just ordinary classmates.
He later found out that not long after the semester started, he and Yan Zhuxi had been voted the campus belle and beau of their freshman class, and there were wild rumors going around that the two of them had a very ambiguous relationship back in high school.
Therefore, Lu Yu was currently conflicted about how exactly he should give this gift to Yan Zhuxi.
After hearing his explanation, Zheng Binyang immediately slapped the table. "This Zhao Yihang guy from your dorm must be spouting nonsense. I actually asked Yan Zhuxi on the way here, and she said she's single."
Lu Yu looked up. "Are you sure?"
"Of course, Yan Zhuxi said it herself," Zheng Binyang vowed solemnly. "You and Yan Zhuxi were classmates, so you definitely know her character. Why would she lie to me about something like this for no reason? I feel like this Zhao Yihang must be the one lying. Tell you what, if it's inconvenient for you, how about I take this gift to her for you?"
"No need." Lu Yu picked up his phone and sent Yan Zhuxi a WeChat message, asking if she had time right now.
Yan Zhuxi replied very quickly, saying she wasn't at school at the moment.
Lu Yu then decided he would give it to her tomorrow.
After going to the sports field to play ball with Zheng Binyang for a while, the two of them went to eat outside the campus.
Behind Hua University, there was a pedestrian street with everything one could need for eating, drinking, and entertainment. It was always very bustling every night.
After parting ways with Zheng Binyang, Lu Yu walked back alone.
Just as he was about to reach the corner, he suddenly heard a familiar voice—
"Beautiful and fashionable jewelry of all kinds, only twenty yuan each! Ladies walking by, come take a look!"
Lu Yu looked over, and sure enough, it was Yan Zhuxi.
He thought for a moment, then stepped forward and walked over.
"Handsome, do you want to buy something for your girlfriend..." Yan Zhuxi was looking down, organizing the items on her small stall. Hearing the movement, she directly started to solicit a customer, only to then clearly see that it was Lu Yu.
"What a coincidence, Lu Yu. Are you out shopping too?" Yan Zhuxi greeted him with a smile.
Lu Yu gave an "Mhm" in response, and then asked, "Yan Zhuxi, do you have a boyfriend right now?"
