On the Eve of Departure

"Do you have something in mind when you ask this?"

Lin Yu seemed to sense something and asked.

Gu Yue never gave Lin Yu an answer in the end. She just looked at Lin Yu with a beaming smile, and her meaningful smile carried a bit of playfulness.

After parting ways with Gu Yue, Lin Yu planned to return to his rental apartment.

On the way, Lin Yu calculated the time.

Tang Manman was going to N City the day after tomorrow, which meant he had a whole day free tomorrow.

After some recollection, Lin Yu realized that he had nothing to do tomorrow.

The rental apartment had been tidied up. All the things that should be thrown away were gone, and those that could be sold had been sold. He just needed to return the apartment to the landlord before he left for N City the day after tomorrow.

Lin Yu still hadn't found a buyer for the motorcycle given by Li Yuan.

The problem was that the prices they offered were too low for Lin Yu to accept.

Rather than selling it at a rock - bottom price, it would be better to ship the motorcycle to N City and continue riding it there!

It would be convenient for him to visit Tang Manman at A University then, right?

As for the farewell ceremony with his friends...

Thinking of this, Lin Yu felt rather heavy - hearted.

Actually, apart from Zhao Dahu, Gu Yue, and those so - called friends like White Hair, Lin Yu had many other people he wanted to see.

Such as the Xia Muzhu siblings, Su Yuyao whose grandfather had saved his life, and that pervert Qing Mo.

It was okay with Qing Mo. Lin Yu always felt that she wouldn't just let him go so easily. He should have a chance to meet her again in the future, although he didn't really want to see her.

She had plenty of money. Even if he went to study abroad, the only cost for her to visit him would be time!

It was different with the Xia Muzhu siblings and Su Yuyao.

Su Yuyao was studying here. In the next few years, she would be tied to H City and definitely couldn't run around anymore.

The Xia Muzhu siblings were even more so.

Xia Yueshan was not only studying in H City, but his home was also here. Xia Muzhu was deeply rooted in this big city.

If he left without saying goodbye this time, it would really be unknown when he could see them again.

But...

Should he go to see them?

It was four o'clock in the afternoon, the time of sunset.

Lin Yu stood on the bridge, looking at the water surface in the distance with golden ripples, and couldn't make up his mind for a moment.

He still had a whole day tomorrow.

Should he go to see them and say goodbye?

While Lin Yu was in a dilemma, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his buttocks, as if he was about to lose his dignity.

He quickly turned his head and saw a figure running away rapidly. During the escape, the person still turned his head to observe the victim's reaction. There was a mischievous smile on that familiar little face.

"Xia Yueshan!"

"Are you asking for a beating?"

Lin Yu roared and sprinted towards Xia Yueshan at full speed.

Lin Yu quickly caught up with Xia Yueshan. After rubbing his little head vigorously with a closed fist for a while (a kind of playful gesture of pressing a closed fist on the victim's head and rolling it), Lin Yu let him off.

After the fight, Lin Yu and Xia Yueshan made up.

Since he had met Xia Yueshan, Lin Yu decided to take him out for a good meal and some fun. He didn't know when they would meet again next time.

They had a meal at KFC (here translated as "Ken De E" in the original, but in English we use the well - known brand name). Then Lin Yu took him to the arcade to play video games.

They played from dusk until around nine o'clock at night and both had a great time.

The early summer night was still very cool. At Lin Yu's suggestion, they decided to walk home.

Lin Yu planned to send Xia Yueshan home first and then go back to his own place.

"How did you do in the college entrance examination?"

On the way, Xia Yueshan picked his nose and looked sideways at Lin Yu with a malicious smile on his face, as if he was ready to laugh at Lin Yu.

"Not bad,"

Lin Yu said calmly.

"I got more than five hundred points. It's easy to get into a first - tier university."

"What?"

"More than five hundred points?"

Xia Yueshan was shocked and then looked at Lin Yu suspiciously, asking distrustfully,

"Did you miss a decimal point?"

Lin Yu gave Xia Yueshan a sidelong glance and retorted,

"Don't I look like someone who can get good grades in your eyes?"

Hearing this, Xia Yueshan began to look at Lin Yu carefully. He raised his hand and rubbed his chin. After staring at Lin Yu for a while, he slowly said,

"No."

"In my eyes, you are more like someone who would bully those who get good grades."

Lin Yu rolled his eyes and said sarcastically,

"That must be disappointing for you."

"I got 580 points in the college entrance examination."

"It's more than enough for my dream university."

"Amazing,"

Xia Yueshan gave a small compliment and then casually asked,

"What's your dream university?"

"N University,"

Lin Yu looked ahead at the asphalt road illuminated by the street lights. Above the shiny black asphalt road were countless high - rise buildings, like a reflection of the night sky.

The brightly lit windows were like stars in the night sky.

Shining, warm, but none of them belonged to Lin Yu anymore.

"Which city is it in?"

Xia Yueshan asked curiously.

"N City."

"N City?"

"How far is it from here?"

"Very far."

"About more than a thousand kilometers."

"What?"

Xia Yueshan was startled by this number and said anxiously,

"So far?"

"When will you be able to come back in the future?"

"Will you only be able to come back during the winter and summer vacations?"

Lin Yu scratched his head. Facing Xia Yueshan's reluctance to part, he felt a bit embarrassed for a moment and didn't know how to tell him his plan.

After thinking for a while, Lin Yu still decided to tell him everything. After all, there was no need to hide it from him.

"Maybe I won't come back even during the winter and summer vacations."

"What?"

"Why?"

Xia Yueshan was even more confused. His not - so - round little face was about to wrinkle into a ball with sadness.

"Because I have nothing here,"

Lin Yu sighed and said softly.

"I don't have any real estate or assets here, no family or relatives. There's nothing I can't let go of."

"I'm just a loner. Wherever I go, that's my home."

"After going to N City to study at university, I'll definitely regard N City as my home."

The last sentence, Lin Yu didn't say it out loud but just murmured in his heart.

After all, Xia Yueshan always wanted to match him up with his sister. There was no need to say such things to make him unhappy.

Xia Yueshan looked even more sad. He was silent for a while and then looked up and asked,

"When are you leaving?"

"The day after tomorrow or the day after that,"

Lin Yu looked up and thought for a moment before giving an answer.

Tang Manman was leaving the day after tomorrow. He definitely had to see her off.

He heard that she was taking a plane this time. Her distant relative was paying for the air ticket. Even if he rushed, he couldn't reach the airport before she landed.

In that case, there was no need to be in a hurry.

It was okay to leave either the day after tomorrow or the day after that.