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Deep, Magnetic Voice Causing Tingling Sensations on The Ears (4)
Lu Nan did not say anything, but his attitude was obvious. Lin Yu He’s volume became increasingly soft, and finally sighed silently and said softly, “Gege.”
Lu Nan finally dropped this topic.
He asked, “Where are you now?”
Lin Yu He said, “I’m at the dormitory, I just came back.”
Lu Nan asked, “This late? Did you have class?”
The man’s voice was calm and natural, as if he was really chatting with someone close to him, talking about such mundane matters.
Lin Yu He couldn’t guess his intention, but after being reminded by Wu Xin over and over again, he knew better than to lie to the older man.
He said, “There is no class. The family called me over to talk about the rules of the engagement party.”
Wu Xin had repeatedly emphasized that Lin Yu He should remember to express his loyalty to Lu Nan. Lin Yu He mentioned this to let the other party know that he was not ignorant about the engagement.
He actually doesn’t like the feeling of having to constantly mull over his words before saying them, but the agreement has been made and he had to adhere to it.
Lin Yu He didn’t know if Lu Nan felt his sincerity, but once the man heard it, his question was instead, “Family? Your stepmother?”
Lin Yu He was stupefied. “Yes.”
“No need to take those words too seriously.”
Lu Nan said, “Don’t be nervous, I will be with you tomorrow.”
Lin Yu He was a little surprised.
This sounded like a deliberate attempt to reassure him.
With this in mind, he said, “Okay.”
Lu Nan asked some other questions, but most of them were just small talk with no specific purpose. If Lin Yu He hadn’t received dozens of news about Tai Ping’s affairs from Wu Xin every day, he would have thought that Mr. Lu was not very busy.
It was late and Lu Nan didn’t drag on the conversation for too long. “Have a good night’s rest, someone will pick you up tomorrow morning.”
“Okay, thank you for all the trouble you’ve taken.” Lin Yu He said, “Goodbye, Gege.”
Lu Nan said, “Good night, Ning Ning.”
Lin Yu He’s movements paused for a moment before hanging up on the call.
Mr. Lu’s tone was very mellow, Lin Yu He had always had an unexplainable affinity for pleasant voices. His mother’s voice was such a prime example.
However, mom’s voice was very gentle, but Mr. Lu was on the cold side of the spectrum; a standard baritone, so magnetic that it caused a tingling sensation and made his ears itch.
Lin Yu He also didn’t know why he suddenly linked these two voices together.
Perhaps it was the ‘Ning Ning’ that no one had called him with for too long.
Also, he said ‘goodbye’, but Mr. Lu replied with ‘good night’.
Previously, Lin Yu He had already found out that Mr. Lu was not as cold as he expected. Although they have little contact in between, every time they talked, the atmosphere between them wasn’t dull. Lu Nan would always take the initiative to talk to him, and sometimes he was unexpectedly considerate.
Lin Yu He pinched the tip of his cold nose and inhaled slowly.
The air of the winter night cooled him all the way to his chest, but it also freshened him up.
It was already very late out. Even the moonlight had faded to a dull, frosty white. The night curtain condensed into black ice. Faint light fell on Lin Yu He’s face, tracing a gentle outline, making him seem even more ethereal and pure.
The wind was cold, but Lin Yu He did not feel it. He held his cell phone thoughtfully and never moved.
After standing for a while, until his palm hurt from the ebony wood he had been holding in his hand, Lin Yu He came back to his senses.
He lowered his head to look at the screen. His phone sensed it and lit up with an unlocked screen. On the screen, it still displayed the call history from just now.
Lin Yu He stared at the call history for a moment before keeping the device.
He was about to turn around and go back, but he heard movement from not far away; there was someone else coming up to the rooftop.
Lin Yu He turned his head around and looked over, and was surprised, “Hui Xi?”
He saw that Shen Hui Xi was not wearing earphones and did not look like he had come to the rooftop to make a phone call.
“Why did you come up?”
“To look for you.”
Shen Hui Xi walked over and looked at Lin Yu He’s face, which was pale from the cold, and frowned, “Why are you still outside on such a cold day?”
“I just made a phone call,” Lin Yu He asked, “What do you want from me?”
“Let’s talk inside.”
Shen Hui Xi brought Lin Yu He to the stairwell. At this time of the day, there was no one in the corridor, and with the elevator working, the stairwell was even emptier.
Lin Yu He was not aware of it just now, but now that he reacted, he realized he was freezing through and through.
He exhaled hot air into his frozen hands and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Shen Hui Xi seemed to find it a little difficult to speak, and deliberated for a while before saying, “I went home today.”