Seven years after my death, the male protagonist of the substitute novel was criticized

Chapter 32 Embarrassment
Lin Lu swore that this was the most embarrassing night in eighteen years.

It was even more embarrassing than the accidental touch on their lips on their birthday before they traveled through time. It was like failing an exam once and swearing not to do worse than before, but ending up failing again. The level of embarrassment kept increasing.

Lying on the bed in the hotel in the middle of the night, she still felt that the scene of the two of them looking at each other was playing in her mind on a loop.

She didn't dare to think too much, and kept muttering to herself, "That's my brother, and I'm his sister. Although we are not related by blood, we are as close as family. This is all a mistake. Damn Lin Lu, you must shut the door to ethics tightly..."

I am afraid that my brain will not obey me and that if I think a little more about things I shouldn’t think about, it will violate morality and the law.

She kept mumbling to herself and tossed around, and her phone fell to the ground with a thud.

Lin Lu froze immediately, stopped all movements and held his breath.

As expected, Pei Yizhou knocked on her door a dozen seconds later.

"Lulu, can't sleep?"

"Who said that? I sleep very well and fell asleep right away," she replied.

Then Pei Yizhou seemed to laugh.

"Then have a good sleep. Stretch your legs before going to bed. Your legs will get uncomfortable if you run around. What would you like for breakfast tomorrow?"

"Whatever." She said vaguely.

Do the two siblings really need to be so serious about deciding tomorrow's breakfast through a door in the middle of the night? Isn't it always what he cooks and what she eats at home?

Pei Yizhou said "OK" and knocked on the door again: "Stop playing with your phone and go to sleep."

Then there were the sounds of footsteps gradually moving away, and then the door of the next room was closed.

Lin Lu seemed to have finally gotten enough oxygen and breathed a sigh of relief.

Go to sleep, go to sleep, don’t think about anything, she forced herself to suppress the chaotic thoughts in her mind.

She picked up the phone and put it aside, rolled up the quilt, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

The phone screen suddenly flashed, and a message went from a pop-up prompt to a screen-off, but no one noticed.

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The temperature in the seaside resort is indeed much higher than in the city, and it is still around 17 or 18 degrees in winter. You can get rid of your heavy coats and just wear a sweater.

Compared with her previous cold winter outfits, Lin Lu today is as light as a fluttering butterfly.

But she didn't ask to go out and participate in various holiday activities today, because the lethal amount of exercise yesterday made her feel sore in her limbs when she woke up in the morning.

I could only walk around the suite and look at the view from the terrace with a glass of milk.

The wind at the beach was a bit strong. Although the temperature was suitable, it was not comfortable to have your face exposed to the wind for too long, especially since the milk became cold after a while and it was a bit difficult to drink.

As for why she was so uncomfortable that she was still rooted on the terrace, pretending to appreciate the graceful arcs of the coconut tree leaves swaying in the wind, it was mainly because Pei Yizhou was occupying the living room space and holding an online meeting.

The focus is not the meeting, but Pei Yizhou.

The hotel suite was large, but the awkwardness of last night had not yet dissipated. Now, as long as she stayed in the same place with Pei Yizhou, she felt that the air began to turn into walls of another material, slowly expelling them into a narrow, embarrassing and uneasy different dimension.

"Lulu, don't stay outside in the wind all the time." Pei Yizhou's reminder came from the living room.

Lin Lu sighed - not being in the same room couldn't stop that feeling. Pei Yizhou was still speaking English to the computer in the previous sentence, and in the next second he would find a chance to call her, and he must get a response, otherwise he would come out to look for someone.

He was always worried, as if she would turn into a wisp of smoke and disappear at any time if she was not in front of him.

"Okay." What else could she do? She could only respond and carry the milk cup into the living room. Pei Yizhou saw people and smiled, then he felt relieved and clicked to continue the meeting.

Lin Lu fell on the sofa behind him, staring at the ceiling and thinking, this couldn't go on any longer, she should let Pei Yizhou escape from this excessive worry.

Even if his current behavior and attitude were out of worry and fear at the beginning, they have now crossed the line - she thought back to the glance they had made last night. She was surprised and embarrassed, but he had no normal emotions at all and just stared at her.

Lin Lu was a little doubtful whether he could still clearly understand what he was doing.

Of course, the first thing to do is to leave the space he is in.

"pusipusi - Brother, how long will your meeting take? I want to go down and learn the beginner's tutorial of surfing in the pool, so that I can go surfing with you in the afternoon." She poked at the back of the sofa and asked in a low voice.

Pei Yizhou turned his head and frowned slightly: "It will take another half an hour. Can you wait for half an hour? I will go down with you."

"No, it's only half an hour. When you come down from the meeting, I might just be standing on the surfboard. I'll go down first!"

Without waiting to be rejected, she ran over, picked up the customized surfboard, put on her hat and prepared to go out.

Seeing how excited she was, Pei Yizhou still didn't say "no".

I could only remind him anxiously: "Take your time. I'll be down right after the meeting. Be careful and don't go to crowded places..."

"I know, I know. I'm not a child anymore. Bye!"

Lin Lu slipped away smoothly, put down his surfboard after entering the elevator, and took out his cell phone.

In view of Pei Yizhou's smiling "surveillance", she hasn't played with her mobile phone much in the past two days. When she opened it, she found that Duan Chengyu had sent two messages.

Before she even saw what the news was, the corners of her mouth curled up -

No one contacted her who had "disappeared for nine years", not even her friends or classmates. Ding Zitong was too busy with work to chat with her often, and when she opened her phone, she would often see a blank message saying no one cared about her.

The two unread red dots that occasionally appear on the message box can bring her some comfort.

At least there is someone who seems to be of the same kind, waiting and needing her reply.

Duan Chengyu: [I must have had another dream last night, but it was very vague and I can't remember what it was about. I think we still need to meet again as planned. You can tell me when you are free.]

More than two hours later, the second message came at 11pm: [I have obtained the contact information of a person abroad who claims to have had a similar experience. If you can contact him with me, the effect should be better, after all, you know more details. ]

Lin Lu replied: [I'm not in Hai City recently, so there's really no way for us to meet. ]

She didn't have any negative emotions, but just told the news with some regret.

It was she who approached Duan Chengyu in the first place, but now she is unable to cooperate at all times due to various reasons, making her seem like a hindrance. If Duan Chengyu gets angry, she can only apologize again.

However, Duan Chengyu did not express any emotion about her refusal, but said: [Is it because your family disagrees? Your brother came to me the day before yesterday. ]

The elevator dinged and arrived at the hotel lobby.

Lin Lu's heart also skipped a beat and his steps became heavy as he stepped out of the elevator.

【What did he say?】

Duan Chengyu: [He just asked about our dreams and said he wanted to help us find out.]

Duan Chengyu: [But I didn’t tell him. Didn’t you say it was a secret between the two of us?]

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Lin Lu seemed to see the words "fawning" and "coaxing" in the last sentence.

(End of this chapter)