The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 392 Homesickness
I guess I've been away from home for too long, and I'm starting to miss it.

Or perhaps they chatted during the day and talked about being seventeen.

Gu Lanxi had a dream that night.

She dreamt that Lu Nanting invited her to a bar to see a performance.

That was also the first time Gu Lanxi had ever watched Lu Nanting perform.

The seventeen-year-old boy liked to act cool, liked to slightly raise his chin, and spoke to people in a very slow and deliberate tone.

Each sentence should be as short as possible, and I will never write lengthy essays.

But in her presence, Lu Nanting was very talkative and smiled a lot. So much so that she had to emphasize discipline several times during each class to make sure he didn't waste his precious study time before he would settle down and listen attentively.

He was much thinner back then than he is now, with the youthful vigor and naivety unique to young people. Because he was so handsome, Gu Lanxi sometimes even thought he looked like a girl.

Of course, this impolite thought never resurfaced after he witnessed a boy confessing his feelings to him and ended up getting a severe beating.

That winter, she began to frequently visit the Lu family.

Lu Nanting's room was a suite, with a bedroom inside and a study outside, where there was a long desk.

During tutoring sessions, he usually sits on the left.

When listening to lectures, he liked to rest his chin on his hand, lean against the desk, and slowly lower his upper body until his line of sight was level with Gu Lanxi's. Then he would look at her with bright eyes, gently curl the corners of his mouth, and call out to her in a very serious tone, "Teacher Gu."

Most of the time, they just say he didn't understand.

Whenever this happened, Gu Lanxi would pick up a small stick, sit properly a foot away from him, point at the test paper on the table, and explain it to him in a gentle and soft voice.

But there are exceptions.

Sometimes he would say he was thirsty or hungry, ring the bell to ask the aunt to bring food and drinks upstairs, and then pester Gu Lanxi to eat and drink with him.

Sometimes I would tell her about things that happened to me, or gossip I'd heard, and I would pester her relentlessly, insisting on "taking a break between classes."

Gu Lanxi is very punctual. Because of her family background, she has no ideas about love and marriage. So even though Lu Nanting is handsome, never hides his feelings for her, and comes from a good family, Gu Lanxi has never been interested in him.

Whenever I'm interrupted, all I feel is the unpleasantness of having to extend my work hours.

In winter, it gets dark early. If Lu Nanting dawdles, Gu Lanxi is likely to run into the Lu family's dinner time when get out of class ends. Then, Mrs. Lu will kindly call out to her in her hometown dialect, "My darling Manman, stay for dinner tonight."

Perhaps due to a lack of maternal love, she has always been vulnerable to the kindness of older women.

Whenever this happens, she can't help but agree.

By the time we finished eating, it was basically dark.

Lu Nanting would excitedly take her to the subway station.

The Lu family's home is quite far from the school, but there is a subway station just over a kilometer away. Once on the subway, you only need to change lines once to get to the east gate of University A.

Gu Lanxi knew why he was deliberately delaying; he simply wanted to spend more time with her.

These little tricks were used countless times by the boys who used to pursue her.

But this cool, aloof boy always pretended not to hear her rejection.

For the sake of the high salary, Gu Lanxi would always silently recite "Party A and Party B" and walk in front with her schoolbag on her back, while Lu Nanting would walk behind her with his hands in his pockets, lazily humming a tuneless little tune.

He was already very tall back then; his shadow was longer than Gu Lanxi's.

The two shadows stretched long under the streetlights, sometimes intersecting and sometimes separating as the streetlights changed and the corners turned.

Back then, he could stare at their shadows for a long time...

Days passed by, and before we knew it, the end of the year was here.

A friend's bar is hosting a New Year's Eve event and has invited Lu Nanting to perform.

At seventeen, he was already quite famous in a small circle thanks to his good looks, excellent singing and dancing skills, and outstanding talent.

Fans insisted, so the friend went to his house and refused to leave until he finally got permission to go and sing and dance.

So, on New Year's Eve, after her tutoring session, Lu Nanting walked her to the subway station, but instead of letting her walk alone, he followed her, saying he wanted to take her somewhere. She naturally didn't want to "work overtime," but Lu Nanting grabbed her shoulders, bent down slightly, and pitifully told her:
"Teacher Gu, I've been studying really hard lately, and my progress is obvious. I think I really need to relax a bit so I can better prepare for the next round of learning. What do you think?"

Gu Lanxi could see through his thoughts, but she simply couldn't resist his wet, puppy-like eyes.

Another point is that what Lu Nanting said really makes a lot of sense.

She started supporting herself when she was twelve. During her poorest times, she not only had to fight with stray dogs for bread, but she also had to cook a single serving of stir-fried rice noodles in two meals: one hot and one sour in the summer, and one hot and one cold in the winter...

She might disregard her boss's feelings, but she would never be so foolish as to turn down money.

You should know that the contract stipulates that once Lu Nanting gets into her target university, she will receive a large reward!

So she hesitated for only a moment before following Lu Nanting onto another subway line.

Then, they went to the bar where they first met.

The two entered through the back door. The boss, with his dyed blond hair, cheerfully called her Teacher Gu, urging her to be very polite.

There was also a group of young people, both men and women, mostly from the same circle. They saw her following Lu Nanting, wearing a simple long black down jacket, a white turtleneck sweater, and carrying an ordinary backpack of unknown brand. No one showed any disdain for her throughout the entire process.

They just stared at her with curiosity, as if they were seeing a living dragon slayer!
Then they all stepped forward and politely introduced themselves to her.

Before those people could shake her hand, Lu Nanting reached out and grabbed her, speaking with self-righteousness:
"Those fans are going crazy when they know I'm here. Teacher Gu, I need to change into my performance outfit and do my makeup. You absolutely have to stand guard at the door for me. If someone takes advantage of me while I'm changing, I'll die!"

After saying that, ignoring the stunned expressions on everyone's faces, he grabbed her and left.

Lu Nanting's hands were large and warm, while her hands were much smaller, but always warm.

The two held hands for the first time as they walked along the dimly lit corridor, and Gu Lanxi felt her palms sweating.

Once inside the lounge, Lu Nanting didn't go in to change his clothes. Instead, he took off her backpack, then took off her coat, folded it neatly, and put it all into the locker. Only then did he take out a sealed cup of hot milk from his pocket, insert a straw, and give it to her, telling her to sit there and wait.

Seeing that she nodded in agreement, he lifted the curtain and went to the inner dressing room.

Her mind was completely occupied with where the milk came from. It wasn't until Lu Nanting came out in a sparkly performance outfit that she realized he was definitely afraid she would run away, which was why he took her everywhere he went.

Just now, she was definitely jealous, which is why she wouldn't let other boys hold her hand.

Several days had passed since the Christmas confession, and Lu Nanting's feelings were now clear.

She couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when she thought about these things.

Lu Nanting assumed she was hot and asked, "The heating is very strong here so it's convenient for everyone to dance. Would you like to take off your sweater?"

Seeing that she shook her head, he then took her hand and led her outside.

This petty fellow, not wanting her to sit next to anyone else, went to great lengths to find her a satin armchair.

When the intro started and Lu Nanting appeared in the center of the stage, she realized that her seat was directly in front of the stage.

That winter when he was seventeen, this big boy relentlessly pursued her, acting cute and pitiful, all in an effort to bring the girl he liked to see his performance.

Let's ring in the New Year together.

She sat in the best spot, bathed in the teasing glances from the booths on either side of her and Lu Nanting's friends, quietly watching the people on stage.

Once you've seen Lu Nanting's singing and dancing performances, you'll be captivated for a very long time.

Gu Lanxi was no exception.

When the performance ended, cheers erupted from the crowd!

Gu Lanxi sat in the crowd, smiling softly.

That was the first time she felt a spark with Lu Nanting.

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When the two were in love, it was very sweet.

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Goodnight, my darlings~