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

Chapter 33 Meeting an old classmate by chance

In fact, Lin Lu herself couldn't explain why she subconsciously didn't want Pei Yizhou to know the secret of her and Duan Chengyu's dream.

In other words, it was to avoid the meeting between Pei Yizhou and Duan Chengyu.

But it didn't seem to matter even if she knew it. Her brother was very normal in front of outsiders and only expressed his desire to help.

[He didn't say anything else, did he? If there was any verbal offense, I apologize to you on his behalf. He was just too worried about me.]

Duan Chengyu: [Indeed, he seems to care about you.]

Lin Lu's eyelids twitched, and he always felt that this sentence had a deep meaning.

[Didn’t I tell you that I had a minor accident some time ago? My brother was worried about my health, so he wanted to worry about me in everything. He is my brother, so it is normal for him to care about me.]

Duan Chengyu: [I didn’t question anything.]

[…The adult world is really annoying. ]

She picked up the surfboard and looked at the time. It was about twenty minutes before Pei Yizhou finished his meeting, so she simply found a place away from the sun to sit down and concentrate on chatting.

The sound of her typing on the screen proved that she really wanted to complain when she sent this sentence.

Duan Chengyu: [The adult world welcomes you. ]

Duan Chengyu: [So you are going to authorize him to investigate this matter with me? The next time we meet, we will be under the supervision of the guardian?]

[We won’t meet again within a month. We can only video chat.]

Duan Chengyu: [Okay, let’s have a video chat before I contact the person abroad. So between now and tomorrow noon, when are you free?]

[…I’m not in jail. How about 11pm? Is that convenient for you?]

Duan Chengyu: [Excuse me, the time you chose is not a good time for a serious man-woman video chat.]

Duan Chengyu: [It's better to be in jail. We are not having an affair.]

[…Just shut up. Can you just say it directly? ]

Duan Chengyu: [OK.]

Duan Chengyu: [Just call me when you are free. ]

【it is good. 】

The conversation should have ended here, but Duan Chengyu sent another message.

[A belated Merry Christmas. I’ll make up for it next time we meet. ]

Lin Lu was stunned. He looked at the calendar and found that yesterday was Christmas. No wonder there were so many activities in the resort last night, but it was not so lively today.

But why did Duan Chengyu send her holiday greetings?
Shouldn't they not ask about or care about each other's lives except in dreams? That's the normal way to get along.

After being stunned for a while, she chose not to reply to the message, picked up her surfboard, and walked to the surfing hall as planned.

After she had taken a few steps, a pair of hands suddenly came across from the front, stretched out, then retracted, and stretched out again, as if hesitating, and stopped her.

"Lin Lu?"

Lin Lu quickly stopped, looked up at the other person, and hesitated to identify the familiar face: "...Lan Jia?"

Lan Jia's eyes widened in surprise: "It's really you! I thought I recognized you wrongly, you look exactly the same as before, you haven't changed at all!"

After so many years, the people in the graduation photos have more or less shown signs of aging, and even wearing school uniforms can no longer return to the way they looked in high school. Lan Jia was still chubby with black-framed glasses, but now she has a melon-shaped face with big waves, wears a tight dress, and wears black high-heeled boots. Her maturity is slowly driving away her youthfulness.

But no matter how Lin Lu looked at it, that face was still young and green. He was holding a surfboard with anime-style drawings on it, and looked like a wave of eighteen or nineteen years old coming towards him.

She was a little nervous and deliberately took this as a polite compliment: "You are still so good at talking. You haven't changed either. I recognized you at first sight."

Lan Jia laughed heartily, but the next second her expression turned confused: "I haven't seen you for many years. I thought something happened to you. I asked everyone, but no one knew. You never replied when I sent you a message."

"Oh, my previous phone was stolen, and all my contact information has been changed," she patiently made up a lie and changed the subject, "Are you here on vacation too?"

"I work here," Lan Jia obviously had a lot to talk about when meeting old classmates. Her eyes were filled with curiosity and obvious gossip. "Are you here for vacation? You're here at the end of the year, the busiest time of the year. Who are you going with?"

"My brother." She thought this was the safest answer, but she didn't expect that after she finished speaking, Lan Jia's gossipy eyes did not subside, but showed a hint of understanding.

"I guess so. We discussed why you didn't want to contact everyone back then, and I can understand it. I think it's good. I heard that you guys are going to South..."

"Lulu!" Pei Yizhou's voice suddenly sounded behind him, his slightly raised voice carrying an imperceptible anxiety.

Lan Jia's words were interrupted. Lin Lu didn't hear much clearly. Instead, she thought that her brother really saved her life. If she continued to talk, she would be exposed. So she responded actively -

"Brother, I'm here!" She waved her hands vigorously and winked at him hoping that he would understand.

Pei Yizhou strode closer and was relieved to see that her expression was not as abnormal as he had imagined. His heart, which had been beating violently just now, suddenly felt a little painful as it slowed down.

"Did you meet an acquaintance? But it's a coincidence. I have a meeting over there and I need a document. Sister Chen said you are in charge and I need your help." He tried his best to control his panic and worry and made his expression look normal.

Lin Lu thought he was looking for an excuse to get out of this situation, so he quickly said yes, and then said to Lan Jia apologetically: "Sorry, we have something to do..."

"It's okay, it's okay." Lan Jia's eyes wandered around Pei Yizhou's face and body, and then she smiled and said, "It's okay, you guys go and get busy. I'll write down your phone number, and we can talk later. If we can get together during the New Year, I can also notify you."

"OK OK."

After exchanging contact information, Lin Lu and Pei Yizhou left with a smile.

When they could no longer see Lan Jia, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

"What a coincidence..."

"What did you say..."

The two sentences collided and each paused.

Then Pei Yizhou asked again, "Is that your high school classmate? What are you talking about?"

Beneath his nonchalant appearance, his whole body was tense, and he kept an eye on her reaction.

He himself didn't know whether he was expecting her to question her current memory or was afraid that she would be stimulated and have another accident.

Lin Lu's focus was completely different from his. She touched her cheek and said worriedly, "She could tell at a glance that I was exactly the same as before. Fortunately, people now praise people for their youth in this way. I was really afraid that she would ask me directly if I had taken some kind of anti-aging drug."

As she said this, she turned her head to look at him, sticking out her tongue and panting exaggeratedly: "Luckily you arrived in time."

Pei Yizhou lowered his eyes, and after a moment of silence, he smiled again. He touched her head and said, "I told you to come with me. Let's go, let's go to a 'meeting' first, and then I'll accompany you to the surfing hall."

　On the verge of being exposed~
　　Next, the tabloid reporter brings the latest news from the front line:

　　① I’m testing the waters again. Please don’t hoard the articles in the near future. Let’s catch up with them together (make a wish)

　　② We have organized a small event in the book review area. If you are interested, you can come and participate.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)