Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 809: A total of fifty!
Li Luo originally thought that Ying Chanxi already had quite a lot of luggage.

But after he started packing, he realized that he actually had quite a lot of things...

Not to mention that his wardrobe is full of clothes that Ying Chanxi and the others bought for him, which is far more than the clothes in his own wardrobe at home.

Over the past three years, he has received gifts from three different girls, which is already too many to count.

For example, the photo frame Ying Chanxi gave him, the watch he bought for him when he returned from abroad, or various small items he bought on a daily basis.

Even Yan Zhusheng and Xu Youyu, who don't usually buy much, gave him quite a few things.

The laptop that Li Luo usually uses is the ASUS laptop that Yan Zhusheng brought from her home.

The keys he usually carries with him are miniature harmonica keychains made by Yan Zhusheng.

For example, during the first New Year's Eve party, Yan Zhusheng drew the blue armrest pillow.

Xu Youyu, on the other hand, didn't have much stuff.

It's nothing more than the mechanical keyboard he's been using for over three years, that slightly embarrassing Doraemon underwear, and the clay craft he made before, the wish token.

Besides that, Xu Youyu bought mostly sexy clothes.

These things were naturally not placed in Li Luo's master bedroom; they were all privately stored in Xu Youyu's own wardrobe and would only be used when needed.

After tidying up these things, Li Luo also organized the bookshelf.

The above are some historical books that he specifically bought as source material when he was writing "The Great Qian Night Patrol".

There's also the complete set of physical copies of the collector's edition of "A Little Reunion," and the birthday gift Li Luo received from Xu Rongsheng—"The Versions of Us."

Li Luo had read this book once before, and now, as he picked it up again and reviewed it in his memory palace, his expression became slightly strange.

In short, the book tells the story of a male and female protagonist whose lives take three completely different paths in three parallel worlds due to certain reasons.

Hmm...how do I put it...

Li Luo glanced at Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng, then the image of Xu Youyu flashed through his mind, before shaking his head with a chuckle.

If only we could really divide a person into three.

After tidying up these scattered and miscellaneous items, Li Luo had nothing more to organize.

All that's left are the shoes in the shoe cabinet by the door and the guitar in the piano room.

Speaking of which, that guitar was actually given to Ying Zhicheng by Yuan Wanqing... but Ying Chanxi just gave it to him to use.

However, Yan Zhusheng has now taken it to the band. Their Sheng Sheng Bu Xi band will be performing at Qianjiang University's New Year's Eve party this year, with Li Luo as the lead singer and Yan Zhusheng as the guitarist.

"Is this about right?" Ying Chanxi finished tidying him up, clapped her hands, turned around and checked back and forth, "I bought new sheets and duvet covers, so you don't need to bring them."

"Okay, that's all." Li Luo nodded, then looked at the bed, smiling as she picked up the Pikachu and Doraemon toys from the bedside table. "Don't forget these two."

"You've had these two for over three years, haven't you?" Yan Zhusheng leaned closer to look at the Pikachu she had given to Ying Chanxi and asked with some doubt, "They look quite worn out. Should I buy you a new one?"

"No need." Ying Chanxi reached out and took the two little cuties into her arms, then walked towards her room, intending to put them in her suitcase. "These two feel better; I'm not used to the new ones yet."

"By the way, where's your panda plushie?" Li Luo asked, looking at Ying Chanxi's retreating figure.

"You forgot?" Ying Chanxi turned her head and replied, "I took it to my dorm."

Since Ying Chanxi always slept in the same bed with Li Luo when they stayed overnight at Bihai Lanting, she didn't need the panda plushie and blanket for company.

So she brought these two items to her dormitory, where they provided some comfort on nights when Li Luo wasn't around.

After putting Pikachu and Doraemon away, Ying Chanxi returned to the master bedroom.

At this moment, Yan Zhusheng had already taken off her clothes and was completely naked when she looked at Ying Chanxi. Then she tilted her head and said, "Sister, do you want to take a bath together too?"

"Don't strip naked in the room!"

"What does it matter? We've already seen it anyway," Yan Zhusheng said without any shame. Then she took Ying Chanxi's hand and linked arms with Li Luo, leading the two into the bathroom.

The sound of dripping water in the bathroom lasted for more than an hour before finally stopping.

The three of them changed into their pajamas and went back to bed, intending to go to sleep early.

At this time, Xu Youyu had finished typing, took a shower in the bathroom in the hallway, and then walked into the master bedroom with a box in his hand.

The master bedroom lights were already off, and Ying Chanxi didn't notice. Leaning against Li Luo, she said to someone behind her, "Senior, you're here?"

"Hmm." Xu Youyu responded, leaned closer to look at Ying Chanxi's profile, and found that she really didn't seem angry. So she was completely relieved and smiled as she pressed the box in her hand against Ying Chanxi's cheek. "Here, take it."

"Huh?" Ying Chanxi was taken aback for a moment, turned around and took the box. Using the light of the bedside lamp, she looked down and saw what it was. Her cheeks immediately flushed. "Senior, what...how did you..."

"Ahem... This isn't for you..." Xu Youyu coughed, about to say something.

"Stop talking!" Ying Chanxi interrupted her halfway through her sentence, hurriedly climbed off the bed, and stuffed the thing into Li Luo's suitcase. "Senior, you really are something... I wasn't even planning to bring it."

Upon hearing this, Xu Youyu was stunned for a moment, somewhat taken aback: "This is..."

"Alright, alright," Ying Chanxi interrupted again, "That's enough, let's go to sleep."

Once back in bed, Ying Chanxi snuggled into Li Luo's arms, not wanting to continue discussing such intimate matters.

After all, she wasn't ready yet, so there was no point in having that thing.

Besides, I've already talked to Yan Zhusheng once before, so there's no need to repeat myself.

With Li Luo present, Ying Chanxi was still too embarrassed to discuss this topic in depth.

Seeing this, Xu Youyu didn't say anything more, assuming that Ying Chanxi simply didn't want to bring up the matter.

Even if you accept it in your heart, you must still feel some regret, right?

Thinking this, Xu Youyu simply lay down and obediently went to sleep; otherwise, continuing this topic would feel like showing off.

……

Silent all night.

The next morning, Xu Youyu, unusually, got up early, only to be pulled out of bed by Li Luo and the others.

Unlike usual, Xu Youyu was unusually energetic today.

After getting up and washing up, he quickly changed into a set of sportswear and set off with Li Luo and the other two to the south gate of the school to participate in the school's morning run.

Since Xu Youyu started relying on morning runs to pay off interest, he has already run with Li Luo and the others three times, and today is the fourth time.

Including the six times before National Day, Xu Youyu will soon complete ten morning runs.

There are only six more attempts left to reach the school's requirement of sixteen.

After a long jog, Xu Youyu was panting heavily and half-collapsed on Li Luo. It was only with great difficulty that they finally made it back to the breakfast shop at the entrance of the residential area.

"When you see my mom today, do you know what to say?" Xu Youyu asked the three of them while eating breakfast, slightly out of breath.

"Senior Yan has been working out a lot lately, often running with us in the mornings. She's even managed to complete all the required long-distance running activities for the school," Yan Zhusheng said seriously. Upon hearing this, Xu Youyu snapped his fingers, indicating that she was a quick learner, and nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, very good. Zhusheng really understands me."

"Actually, I only ran four times in about twenty days." Li Luo shook his head and chuckled. "But let me remind you, the school's morning run time ends on the 5th of next month."

"The next two weeks are for final exams, so they are not included in the morning run time."

"That means there will be about two and a half weeks next, or thirteen days excluding weekends."

"If you can't complete six morning runs within thirteen days, you'll fail."

"Huh?" Xu Youyu was stunned when she heard this. She counted on her fingers to calculate, and then was immediately shocked. "How come time flies so fast? Didn't we count morning runs during the final exams?"

"Everyone needs to study, the students in the sports department don't have time to stand guard for you," Li Luo said with a smile. "You'd better take it easy, or you'll be in big trouble if you miss by just one or two times."

"Six trips in half a month!" Xu Youyu groaned at the thought, collapsing onto the table in despair. "Better to die of misfortune than to die of exhaustion, right?"

"Then all those ten runs you made before were for nothing?"

"Stop talking." Xu Youyu raised her head with a resentful look. "Anyway, I definitely won't run away tomorrow. Tomorrow is your birthday."

"We need to bring the kittens home the day after tomorrow, so we can't run away then."

"If I calculate it that way, I won't have much time this week. I'll have to wait until next week to run the remaining six times."

Li Luo: "...When are you going to get rid of this procrastination habit?"

"Shut up and eat your food." Xu Youyu snorted, picked up her chopsticks, and stuffed a small steamed bun into Li Luo's mouth.

After having breakfast, the four of them returned home.

Xu Youyu collapsed onto his bed and became a lump of mud.

Li Luo followed him in and reminded him, "Remember to pack your luggage. Get everything you need to take with you. We'll leave after lunch."

"Okay~" Xu Youyu replied from the bed, then rolled over and covered herself with the blanket. "Wake me up at ten o'clock. I'm going to take a nap first, and I'll get ready later."

Seeing her lazy attitude, Li Luo had no choice but to leave the room and close the door behind her.

He then returned to the living room and helped Ying Chanxi tidy up the living room and piano room.

“Let’s not take any of these over there.” Ying Chanxi glanced at the scattered items on the coffee table in the living room and then said, “Let’s just tidy up the shoe cabinet by the door.”

"Some shoes are too old to bring, so we can buy new ones."

"You can all take a look and see what you don't want. Just donate it along with my clothes."

The three of them busied themselves tidying up the shoe cabinet.

Before long, three huge plastic bags were placed at the door, filled with unwanted old clothes and shoes, which were to be moved to the recycling and donation area at the door later.

In addition, Ying Chanxi also led the two of them in a simple deep cleaning, clearing out all the useless things and throwing them all away at once.

By the time the doorbell rang, the house was almost completely tidied up.

Li Luo stepped forward to open the door, and Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing stood at the doorway.

Li Luo gestured for the two to come in, and Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing stepped aside. They entered the house and glanced at the pile of old clothes and garbage at the entrance.

"Are you taking all of these with you?" Yuan Wanqing asked curiously.

“They’re all going to be thrown away,” Ying Chanxi said from the side. “The luggage we’re taking is all in the bedroom. Mom, why don’t you sit on the sofa for a while?”

"Okay, sure." When Yuan Wanqing heard Ying Chanxi call her "Mom," a relieved smile appeared on her face, and she sat down on the sofa with a cheerful smile.

Ying Zhicheng looked around, nodded slightly, and then looked at Li Luo: "What are the arrangements for today?"

"Uncle Ying, you and Aunt Yuan rest here for a while. We'll have lunch here and then set off in the afternoon," Li Luo said simply. "My parents should be arriving soon; they need to go buy some groceries first."

"Okay." Ying Zhicheng nodded in understanding, then looked at Ying Chanxi, "Is your luggage all packed?"

"Everything's all packed." Ying Chanxi nodded obediently and pulled her father to take a look around her bedroom.

"Is there anything I can help with?" Ying Zhicheng glanced at the neatly packed suitcases and cardboard boxes, thinking there was nothing he could do to help, and asked.

Ying Chanxi thought for a moment and then casually said, "Dad, could you check the room again for me and see if there's anything I've missed?"

"I need to go help Zhusheng pack her luggage first."

"She's so lazy. She refused to tidy up last night, insisting that she could do it today."

After saying that, Ying Chanxi left the room to help Yan Zhusheng.

Seeing this, Yuan Wanqing also went into Yan Zhusheng's small room to help her daughter pack her luggage.

Ying Zhicheng stayed in Ying Chanxi's room, not really intending to help Ying Chanxi fill in any gaps, but just curiously looking around the bedroom.

This is where his daughter lived for three years during her high school years.

I spend most of my nights in this bed.

Thinking of this, Ying Zhicheng went to the window, sat on the bed facing the window, and reached out to stroke the bed surface.

I still feel a bit emotional.

Then, his gaze fell on the desk in front of him. Following Ying Chanxi's instructions, he casually opened a drawer and glanced at it to make sure there was nothing there.

Until he pulled open the bottom drawer, which was just a formality, he was about to close it again.

But the next second, he stopped and realized that there seemed to be something else inside.

Filled with doubt and curiosity, Ying Zhicheng reached out and took the box out.

The box turned out to be surprisingly light; Zhicheng could tell from the feel that there was nothing inside.

No wonder I didn't bring it.

Thinking this, Ying Zhicheng looked down and casually glanced at the box's exterior before subconsciously preparing to put it back.

But the next second, his gaze froze.

His expression stiffened, and that stiffness spread throughout his body.

Ying Zhicheng's wrist trembled as he carefully examined the text and instructions on it.

The room was quiet, save for Ying Zhicheng's mutterings.

"Fifty..."

"Fifty..."

"Fifty..."

(End of this chapter)