At the beginning of September, Lu Zhinian went to Beicheng A University to report.
When leaving, Pei Shuo went to the airport to see him off. The two have grown up together, and this is the first time they have been separated in a real sense.
The airport announcement sounded.
Pei Shuo took a step forward and the two hugged.
Pei Shuo patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'm here."
Lu Zhinian hugged him back and nodded: "Yes."
As soon as Lu Zhinian entered A University, he shot to the top of the school's confession wall with a military training photo. Many people have posted below asking for school class information and contact information. Some people even came directly to the classroom to block him and confess their love to him face to face.
But he rejected them all because he had a girlfriend.
This reason did persuade many people to quit at first, but as time passed, he never saw his so-called girlfriend next to him. It suddenly dawned on everyone that having a girlfriend was just an excuse.
Gradually, many girls confessed to him one after another.
Others may think that Lu Zhinian's statement about having a girlfriend is an excuse to decline those pursuits, but his roommates all know that Lu Zhinian does have someone in his heart.
Although Lu Zhinian lived in the dormitory for very little time, they had all seen Lu Zhinian's computer screen saver.
It's the back of a girl.
The photo was taken on the Ferris wheel. The girl was wearing a red scarf and a red strawberry bear headband.
The roommates originally thought that the girl was not from this school and that the two were in a long-distance relationship. However, they had never seen Lu Zhinian talking to the girl on the phone.
The roommates also asked Lu Zhinian vaguely, but he just said that he was waiting for her.
As a result, the roommates took the initiative to imagine a tragic love story in which the favored person cannot love her.
Sure enough, everyone is equal before love.
Even Lu Zhinian can't do it.
Lu Zhinian didn't know what his roommates were guessing, and he didn't have the time or energy to care about those things. In addition to going to class every day, he spends time in the computer room and library.
As soon as the semester started, he and the professor who led him formed a team to mainly research a forensic analysis system for on-site evidence collection, investigation needs and portrait recognition and comparison tracking.
They have also reached a cooperation with the Yun City Public Security Bureau, and the feasibility of the project will be fully fed back by the Yun City Public Security Bureau.
Everyone knows that Lu Zhinian is very hardworking. Sometimes he can stay in the computer room all day without eating or drinking just for a piece of data.
Time passes quickly, and winter comes again in a blink of an eye.
Lu Zhinian was reviewing yesterday's data when suddenly the lights in the classroom went out. He was startled, then breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the computer was not powered off, and quickly clicked save.
"Happy birthday to you~Happy birthday to you~"
The classroom door was opened, and Su Suihe walked towards him carrying a birthday cake and singing happy birthday with the rest of the team.
Su Suihe held the cake with candles and looked at him with a smile: "Lu Zhinian, happy birthday!"
Others also clapped their hands: "Captain, happy birthday."
Lu Zhinian didn't know how they knew his birthday, but it was because of the good intentions of the team that he stood up and thanked him.
"Thanks."
Roommate He Yifan stepped forward and hooked his shoulder: "A-Nian, make a wish and blow out the candles."
Lu Zhinian looked at the flickering candlelight, his eyes darkened, and he didn't speak for a long time.
He Yifan pushed him: "What are you thinking about? Make a wish quickly."
Lu Zhinian's eyelashes trembled, he twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "May you be safe every year."
He Yifan smiled and said: "What kind of wish is this? It's not a Chinese New Year."
Lu Zhinian just smiled without explaining. Then he bent down and blew out the candle.
The lights came back on and everyone cheered for him to cut the cake.
He Yifan: "This is the cake that Miss Su bought in person. Ah Nian, you should eat more."
Lu Zhinian was cutting cakes for his teammates. Hearing this, he raised his eyelids and glanced at her. Su Suihe pursed her lower lip and looked at him with wandering eyes.
Lu Zhinian frowned slightly, cut a piece of cake and handed it to her: "Thank you."
Su Suihe took the cake and said with a smile: "You're welcome."
Lu Zhinian nodded slightly and said nothing more.
After sharing the cake with them, Lu Zhinian picked up his backpack and prepared to leave: "I will treat you to dinner another day. I have to leave first."
Seeing that he was about to leave, Su Suihe looked at him: "You... don't want to eat the cake?"
He only gave them portions and didn't take a bite himself.
Lu Zhinian looked at the cakes that were still a lot and said apologetically: "Sorry, I don't eat sweets."
After speaking, he patted He Yifan on the shoulder: "I'm not going back to the dormitory today, so there's no need to leave the door open for me."
"Oh, okay." He Yifan mumbled while eating the cake.
Lu Zhinian has a house outside the school. He lives outside most of the time and rarely lives in the dormitory.
He Yifan glanced at the injured Su Suihe and whispered in Lu Zhinian's ear: "You should take a bite before leaving. It's not like you don't know how much Suihe cares about you."
Lu Zhinian glanced at him and said calmly: "It's just because I knew that I didn't eat it and left."
After saying that, he left the classroom with his bag on his back.
He Yifan glanced at the door, then at Su Suihe, whose eyes were downcast, and sighed softly.
"That Suihe... eh..." He wanted to comfort her, but he didn't want Su Suihe to put down the cake and chase after her.
The remaining people looked at each other and shrugged helplessly.
Everyone in the team knew that Su Suihe liked Lu Zhinian, but Lu Zhinian had always been like a cold stone. Apart from project matters, he wouldn't even say a word.
Roommates often tease him after lights out, calling him a contemporary living Buddha. Regardless of whether he is a school beauty or a college beauty, he will not give him a second glance and only cares about his data.
Su Suihe caught up with Lu Zhinian at the stairs. He was waiting for the elevator with a backpack on one shoulder.
She stopped him: "Lu Zhinian."
Lu Zhinian turned his head and looked at her: "Is something wrong?"
Su Suihe stood in front of him, looking nervous at his calm and indifferent face. She pursed her lower lip and grasped the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands: "Lu Zhinian, I...I like you."
Lu Zhinian frowned and was about to speak when Su Suihe immediately said: "I like you, not just after school started. I fell in love with you the moment I met you in Tibet during the summer vacation."
The elevator kept stopping at the first floor and never came up. Lu Zhinian glanced at Su Suihe, turned to face her, and said seriously: "Thank you. I have a girlfriend."
Su Suihe looked at him, her eyes were a little red, and she forced a smile and said, "Can't you find another reason for rejecting people?"
Su Suihe was the girl who carpooled with him in Tibet. At that time, she wanted to ask him for his contact information. But Lu Zhinian left at some unknown time that day and did not go down the mountain with them.
Su Suihe originally thought that the two were not destined to be together, but when she saw Lu Zhinian in the same class as her at the beginning of school, she was surprised and happy.
She felt that this was Rizhao Jinshan making her dream come true.
Later, she learned that Lu Zhinian was building a team. In order to get closer to him, she took the initiative to find the professor and asked to join.
In the past six months, she had watched him reject countless girls for this reason. She thought she was different from him, but she didn't expect that he wouldn't even give a different reason for rejection.
Lu Zhinian looked at her calmly: "It's not an excuse. I went to Tibet for my girlfriend."
"The wish I just made was for my girlfriend. Her name is Sui Sui."
Su Suihe paused and lowered his eyes to look at the little crocheted yellow fox on his black backpack. He Yifan accidentally said before that the pendant on Lu Zhinian's backpack was given by his so-called girlfriend.
She originally thought He Yifan was joking.
"What about her? Why hasn't she come to you for so long?" Su Suihe still didn't believe it, she asked with red eyes.
Lu Zhinian pursed his thin lips tightly, and the dimples on his cheeks became straight. He stared at something with dark eyes and said solemnly: "She will come."
Ding--
The elevator just arrived at this time, Lu Zhinian nodded slightly to her: "Let's go first."
After walking out of the laboratory building, Lu Zhinian realized that it was snowing outside.
He stood under the street lamp, looked up at the flying snowflakes, and murmured with a choked voice: "Jiang Suichu, it's snowing again."
Lu Zhinian owns a high-rise apartment near University A. It was a birthday present given to him by Lu Shenghua and Shu Yuan on his eighteenth birthday.
As soon as I got home, Pei Shuo's video came over.
He sat on the sofa, and as soon as he connected to the video, he heard Pei Shuo's shouting voice.
"A-Nian, happy birthday."
"Isn't it very deserted without me around this year?"
Lu Zhinian twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "It's okay."
Pei Shuo: "Oh, oh, if you miss me, just say it. Don't be embarrassed. We are all brothers."
Lu Zhinian smiled, and soon the smile on his lips gradually dimmed. He leaned back on the sofa, put his arms on his eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "Lele, I... miss her so much."
Pei Shuo paused and his eyes turned red instantly.
He smiled and said: "Damn it, don't you miss me?"
Lu Zhinian curled his lower lip bitterly, turned his head and a tear fell from the end of his eye where Pei Shuo couldn't see it.
After several heavy snowfalls, Beicheng has completely entered the cold winter. Lu Zhinian's project has made new progress, and good news continues to come from the Yun City Public Security Bureau.
During the winter vacation, Lu Zhinian did not return to Yun City, but went to study abroad with his professor.
On January 27th, he was still in the United States. After a long day of classes, it was already evening by the time he walked out of the classroom.
After sending the professor back to his public apartment, he took his cell phone and went out.
He followed the navigation and found a tattoo shop. When he opened the door and entered, the wind chimes on the door jingled in the cold wind.
"Hello..." There was only one clerk inside. When he turned around and saw Lu Zhinian, he raised his eyebrows and asked tentatively: "Chinese?"
Lu Zhinian was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Yes."
He also didn't expect that when he randomly walked into a tattoo shop in a foreign country, he would encounter Chinese people.
Boss: "Tattoo?"
Lu Zhinian walked over and said, "Well, can I still get a tattoo now?"
The boss nodded: "Okay, we are open 24 hours a day."
The boss had a cigarette in his mouth and looked at him with narrowed eyes: "What kind of tattoo do you want?"
Lu Zhinian clicked on the photo album on his mobile phone, found the one he had designed in advance and showed it to him: "Can I get a tattoo like this?"
The boss leaned over and took a look: "It's very simple. Where do you want the tattoo?"
Lu Zhinian raised his finger and pointed at the left side of his heart: "Get the tattoo here."
The boss raised his eyebrows: "Then lie down first and take off your clothes."
Lu Zhinian took off his clothes and lay on the sofa as instructed, revealing his muscular upper body.
The boss looked at the position of his heart: "Take this scar?"
Lu Zhinian: "Yeah."
The boss said while disinfecting him: "The tattoo scars are very painful."
Lu Zhinian squinted at the lights above his head and twitched the corners of his mouth: "I've endured all the pain, and that's about it."
The boss smiled and looked at the photo on his phone: "Is this a tattoo for my girlfriend?"
Hearing the word girlfriend, Lu Zhinian's indifferent eyes finally gained a hint of warmth.
His Adam's apple rolled slightly: "Yes. It's her birthday today, this is her birthday present."
What Lu Zhinian wants to get tattooed is a very short sentence in English followed by a SUi and a thin crescent moon. The tattoo was done quickly, in less than an hour.
He sat up and looked down at his heart. The tattoo that had just been done was red, and the surrounding skin was also a little red and swollen.
He looked at the SUi behind him, curled his lips and said silently in his heart: "Happy birthday, Jiang Suichu."
