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Deep, Magnetic Voice Causing Tingling Sensations on The Ears (3)
The phone in his palm vibrated again. Lin Yu He scanned over it. The message details were already displayed on the screen.
[Wu Xin: [link]
I’ve sent you the soft copy for the engagement process. Confirm it again]
Engagement, such a festive event.
Lin Yu He looked at those messages, but only felt mocked.
The familiar dull pain rose from his chest, Lin Yu He covered his lips and coughed lowly.
Zhen Ling heard it and peeked out from the bed to look at him, asking, “What’s wrong He He, is your lungs not feeling well again?”
Zhu Bo also raised his head, “Is it the wind?”
The boys were naturally rough around the edges, so it was hard to notice signs of anything unusual. But they are all medical students, and they have been influenced by Lin Yu He’s meticulousness, so they have subconsciously developed the habit of taking care of each other.
Lin Yu He tried to suppress the itch in his throat and waved his hand, “It’s okay.”
He ignored the message from Wu Xin and turned to retrieve an antique square box from the cabinet. The box was neatly wrapped in a soft cloth. Its surface had a glossy layer of warmth that had accumulated over time.
When the box was opened, it contained a beautiful brocade, which when uncovered layer by layer, eventually revealed a piece of heavy ebony wood sitting inside.
The surface of the wood has no luster and only had shallow wood grain. It brought forth a sense of natural beauty. The ebony wood emitted a subdued fragrance, which brought peace of mind to those who smelled it.
Lin Yu He put his jacket back on and took the ebony wood out with him to the rooftop.
Zhen Ling and Zhu Bo saw his condition was not serious, so they resumed their earlier conversation. They barely spoke a few sentences when Shen Hui Xi pushed open the door and came inside.
He had just returned from the outside, his body emitting a faint chill from the chilly night breeze, and his expression was somewhat grave.
Hearing the two people in the room talking about marriage, Shen Hui Xi’s expression became even more unusual. “Marriage? Who’s getting married?”
Zhen Ling said, “It’s Xiao Bo’s high school classmate.”
Zhen Ling briefly explained what he had just talked about, and Shen Hui Xi then let out an ‘oh’ as if he was relieved.
He looked around the room and asked, “Where’s He He, is he not back yet?”
Zhen Ling replied, “He’s back, but he just went out again, just before you came in.”
Shen Hui Xi frowned again.
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Lin Yu He took the elevator of the dormitory building and went all the way to the rooftop on the top floor.
The rooftop was outdoor. The wind was stronger on the upper floors, but the view was wide open. When he was in a bad mood, Lin Yu He liked to escape to high places and look down below.
It was as if his heart and mind would also be widened along with this view.
He walked to the rooftop and looked down. It was late at night, and the campus was quiet. The surrounding area was a little foggy, and everywhere was hazy, as if it was all covered with a thin veil. It eluded a sense of winter’s gentleness depicted in poems.
Lin Yu He held the palm-wide piece of ebony in his hand, his fingertips gently rubbing its grain. He had a very classical appearance, with soul-stirring beauty, and his interests and preferences were mostly of this type too, of calligraphy and wood carving.
These interests, like viewing scenery from a high place, could gradually calm his mind.
However, Lin Yu He never used this piece of wood. Ebony wood is very tough, so it’s difficult to cut into the wood. Besides, this was such a rare piece of raw material, Lin Yu He hadn’t thought about what to carve out of it.
Ebony was an extremely expensive, high-quality wood. Due to its scarcity, the raw material alone can be sold at sky-high prices. This piece of ebony was brought along by Lin Yu He from his childhood in the mountains. So much time had passed that he could not remember where he found this piece of ebony. Only because he liked its fragrance did he keep it with him all these years.
Thinking about the aroma of ebony, Lin Yu He couldn’t help but remember the hug he had with Lu Nan a few days ago.
At that time, Mr. Lu was also wearing a faint woody fragrance.
He was thinking about it when his phone suddenly vibrated.
He should have known better than to bring the phone along ……
Lin Yu He thought it was his stepmother calling and was about to decline the call when his eyes caught the name flashing on the screen, then his movements halted abruptly.
The smell of ebony that was in his hand was suddenly magnified and invaded his nostrils in an instant.
The name on the screen was not his stepmother, but two words that he personally typed.
Ge Ge.
Instinctively, his grip tightened, and the unrefined surface of the wood left a faint mark on his palm. Lin Yu He hesitated for a moment but then pressed the green call button with his fingertips, which were slightly stiff from the cold wind.
“Hello…… Mr. Lu?”
A low, attractive voice came from the other side of the call.
“Didn’t the name change?”
Lin Yu He hesitated and asked, “Even when we’re alone? I thought it was only when there were outsiders around……”