After the college entrance examination, life began to follow one's heart

Chapter 193: Body Stats Reward Unlocked at 80; Valentine's Day Part 2
It's past eight.

As soon as Ms. Ren left, Xiao Rong went to Xu Lin's room.

"Xu Lin, what day is it today?"

As soon as she entered, Rong Xiyan said something.

Valentine's Day wouldn't be complete without Rong Xiyan.

"What day is it?"

Xu Lin asked knowingly.

"Valentine's Day!"

"Xiao Rong, what is our relationship?"

"Xu Lin, stop pretending to be dead!"

Rong Xiyan pouted and frowned, looking angry.

Xu Lin was lying on the bed, but his back was padded with a blanket.

Rong Xiyan sat on Xu Lin's lap and pushed his phone aside.

Stop playing on your phone, look at me, eyes to eyes!

Rong Xiyan emphasized: "It's Valentine's Day today, you have to spend time with me!"

"We'll have to wait until the afternoon to talk about that. I'm going to work out later."

"You work out every day and you're already in such great shape, what else do you want? Do you want a few more women?"

"You guessed it!" Xu Lin laughed.

"Xu Lin!"

"Hehe, don't be angry. I'm investing in myself, focusing on myself, and improving myself by working out! It's all to present a better version of myself to you!"

"None of that matters today, what matters most is that you're with me!"

Rong Xiyan emphasized, shaking Xu Lin's shoulder: "It's Valentine's Day today, spend time with me!"

"Okay, okay, I'll stay with you. But why were you angry last night?"

Xu Lin helped Rong Xiyan tidy up her smooth and shiny hair.

"I had dinner with my mom yesterday and ran into your childhood sweetheart. I feel annoyed just seeing her!"

"Can't we just get along peacefully? Like, make friends or something."

"You can't have her if you have me!"

"Um, how about we change the subject?"

"Xu Lin, you're such a scumbag!"

"I admit that." Xu Lin gently stroked Rong Xiyan's hair.

"You stay with me!"

In fact, Rong Xiyan is a girl who is easily satisfied.

"I'll keep you company this afternoon. I need to go to the gym first, okay?"

"Okay, then hurry up!"

"How could it be so fast?"

Before long, Xu Lin arrived at the gym and began working on the last two muscle groups: his shoulders and back.

From 8:30 to nearly noon, in just over three hours, Xu Lin finally managed to raise the last two points, with the values ​​for his shoulders and back both reaching 80.

【Constitution (30/100): Excellent or above.】

[You have achieved an all-around physical stat of 80 or higher. Congratulations on unlocking a new achievement!]

[Reward: Comprehensive organ enhancement!]

[Note: All organs in your body have received comprehensive enhancement and upgrades, and the functions of each organ have reached the highest level currently available to humans.]

[Note: The upper limit of human life expectancy is 150 years, but due to a combination of factors, very few people can actually live past 100. With your organs fully enhanced, your lifespan will reach over 120 years, and you will maintain permanent health!]

Xu Lin was still a little tired after more than three hours of high-intensity exercise, but with the system's prompts, he was instantly filled with energy and became particularly energetic.

"What do you mean by organs?" Xu Lin tried to feel his body.

"Will I live to be over 120 years old?"

As a young man not yet nineteen, Xu Lin didn't pay much attention to lifespan, and the idea of ​​living to 120 was far-fetched; he hadn't even considered that far ahead.

It's meaningless for humans to live too long.

Ordinary people may experience a desolate old age, even if they have both sons and daughters. Moreover, their physical functions decline, and various diseases emerge. There are very few truly healthy elderly people.

So when people get old, they can't do this or that anymore, what's the point of living?
Although Xu Lin's physical functions are theoretically such that he will be fearless in his old age.

but!

Confucius said: "To be old and not die is to be a thief."

The more social resources a person controls, the longer they live, and the worse they are for the world.

There are many such examples in history. If Emperor Xuanzong of Tang had died twenty years earlier, he could have been on par with Li Shimin. The Kaiyuan era of prosperity was ruined, and the people suffered greatly. But by the same token, if Li Shimin had died ten or eight years later, he might have been sitting at the same table as Emperor Xuanzong. After all, Li Shimin was already showing signs of senility in his later years, and it is hard to imagine what would have happened if he had lived a few more years.

Humans are such a species. The seventeen-year-old you and the seventy-seven-year-old you are definitely not the same person with the same thoughts, values, and moral character. This is what philosophy says: you can't step into the same river twice. Although the river is always there, it is actually not the same river water because it is constantly flowing. The water is different from the water in the last second to the water in the next second.

Therefore, flowers may bloom again, but youth never returns.

People cannot return to their youth, and the flower is no longer the same flower.

"If I live to be over a hundred years old, will I become a scumbag?"

"Wait, what if I get old? Will I become a scumbag?"

Xu Lin suddenly thought of this problem.

Especially when Xu Lin thinks about himself, he is just a normal person, which means he is completely unrelated to saints and gentlemen. This also means that as he gets older, Xu Lin may turn into scum.

This is a philosophical question worth studying.

"My physique has actually increased to 30 points."

Xu Lin remembered that it was 13 o'clock yesterday, but now, with the strengthening of all his organs, his physical fitness value has increased by 17 points.

"my power……"

Xu Lin tried lifting a 60-kilogram barbell and found that he was indeed stronger. He could lift it with one hand and raise it to the highest point with ease, as if it were nothing.

It's hard to say exactly how many kilograms of force Xu Lin has, since there are no testing tools here.

But Xu Lin felt that he was indeed more energetic. He could easily beat Tyson now, right?

At noon, Xu Lin took a shower.

"Let's go for a walk."

"Hmph, come with me!"

Rong Xiyan was very happy; she was so easily satisfied, so Xu Lin decided to spend some quality time with her.

"Xu Lin, aren't we driving?"

"Why drive a car? Just get an electric car. The day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Don't you know how congested the city is right now?"

"oh oh."

Rong Xiyan suddenly understood.

Where would you like to go?

After driving his electric car out of the residential area, Xu Lin turned back and asked a question.

"I want to watch a movie, the Spring Festival movie season has started!"

"Going to the movies again?"

To be honest, Xu Lin didn't want to watch movies. Men and women have different tastes in movies, so it's hard to have common topics.

"Then why don't you decide?"

Rong Xiyan looked forward to it.

"Since it's Valentine's Day, we can't be as conventional as other couples, like going shopping or watching movies. I don't think that's very interesting."

"Xu Lin, then you decide, I'll listen to you."

"Let me think... The weather is so nice today, let's go to the riverbank to watch the sunset this afternoon, and then we can go see the cats and dogs tonight."

"Then I want to watch the sunset and see the cats!"

Upon hearing this, Rong Xiyan became filled with anticipation.

"Where's the dog?"

"Dogs aren't cute, cats are!"

"Let's look at the cat!"

Most girls still prefer small animals, such as cats and dogs.

"Xu Lin, hurry up, let's go watch the sunset!"

"Let's go check it out around 4 o'clock. Let's wander around for a bit first. Oh, right, we could go to the amusement park and ride the Ferris wheel or something."

"Let's go to the amusement park first!"

Rong Xiyan's eyes narrowed into slits; she was really easily satisfied.

"Okay, I'll grant your request!"

Xu Lin said, "But let's go get some food first!"

"OK!"

Then the two of them went out for a big meal.

At two o'clock, Xu Lin arrived at the amusement park in the city.

This city isn't a big city, so there's only one amusement park, but fortunately, it's fairly well-equipped.

When going out with girls, it's important to interact.

So at the amusement park, the first thing Xu Lin did was play bumper cars. The two of them each had a bumper car, and Rong Xiyan had a great time, her smile never stopping.

Then came the carousel.

In short, Rong Xiyan was overjoyed.

However, Xu Lin's thought process was unpredictable, so after playing a few enjoyable activities, Xu Lin took Rong Xiyan to experience more exciting ones.

Roller coasters and swing rides.

After the two projects, Rong Xiyan was so frightened that tears welled up in her eyes. She clung to Xu Lin like an octopus, refusing to get off him. The girl was terrified.

"Are you happy today?" Xu Lin asked with a smile.

"Xu Lin, aren't you going to comfort me?"

Rong Xiyan looked aggrieved, and I felt sorry for her.

"Baby, look, tears are streaming down your face, your makeup is all ruined, you look awful!"

Xu Lin immediately jeered.

"Xu Lin, from now on you can call me Baby!"

"Baby Bus?"

"Xu Lin!" Rong Xiyan raised her voice.

"Ha ha……"

Call me baby!

"What a load of rubbish! You wish! We gave you a little treat and you think you're all that?"

"Xu Lin!"

"Let's go watch the sunset; the sun is about to go down."

Xu Lin gave a mischievous grin and changed the subject.

Then Xu Lin drove off to the riverbank.

The riverside is one of the best places in the city to watch the sunset. It has large grassy areas and a beautiful environment, making it one of the most scenic spots in the city.

Moreover, there is a park behind the riverbank, where many people come to run and enjoy the scenery.

There are usually quite a few people here, but there are even more today, Valentine's Day. However, most of them are couples, and the atmosphere is quite festive.

When Xu Lin and his group arrived at their destination, they saw at least twenty couples on the riverbank.

"Xu Lin, so many couples!"

"Xu Lin, look! The sun is about to set!"

Rong Xiyan pointed to the sky, where the sun was still a short distance from the mountaintop.

"I'm watching!"

"Xu Lin, hold me!"

Rong Xiyan had Xu Lin hug her from behind, like Jack hugging Rose at the bow of the Titanic. Since there was still a bit of evening breeze, Rong Xiyan opened her arms, imitating Rose's outstretched arms.

Actually, there are several couples like this along the riverbank, except that the girls don't open their arms; they just let their boyfriends hug them from behind.

However, Rong Xiyan noticed that in other couples, the girl was much shorter than her boyfriend. For example, there was a couple where the top of the girl's head was just at the boy's chin. When they hugged like that, they looked very well-matched.

The two of them seemed mismatched, and Rong Xiyan felt she was too ambitious. "Xu Lin, am I too ambitious?"

Rong Xiyan is over 1.7 meters tall, and with her thick hair, the top of her head reaches Xu Lin's eyes.

"what?"

"I was wondering if I was too tall. Look at that girl, her head is up to the boy's chin, and she can lean on him..." Rong Xiyan said with envy.

"Being tall means having long legs; when you're sitting cross-legged or carrying someone on your shoulders, it's something shorter girls can't match..."

"Xu Lin, you're bringing up this topic again!"

Rong Xiyan said coquettishly, "You're so frivolous!"

"But to be honest, if you were only 1.6 meters tall, I probably wouldn't even be interested in you."

Xu Lin had a smiling face.

"Xu Lin, you're judging people by their appearance!"

"I like tall girls."

"Of course, putting aside these subjective things, you see, you have your own unique beauty, so why envy others? Maybe others envy you."

"OK!"

"So, don't envy others."

Xu Lin pointed in the direction of the setting sun: "The red glow on the horizon is appearing."

"Xu Lin, the sunset is so beautiful!"

Rong Xiyan took out her phone, opened the camera, and started taking pictures.

Her phone was a flagship model from a domestic brand known for its powerful camera, but after taking a few photos, Rong Xiyan felt that the photos weren't quite right. The sunset scenes in the photos were noticeably different from the actual sunset scene in front of her.

Rong Xiyan also mentioned this matter.

"To take good photos, you need a professional camera and excellent photography skills. Besides, some cameras cost tens of thousands of dollars for a single lens, while your phone only costs a few thousand or tens of thousands. Isn't it normal for there to be a difference?"

Xu Lin said, "However, as long as the photos record the beautiful moments, that's enough. There's no need to pursue perfection."

"Yeah, that's true."

"Xu Lin, let's take a group photo! Xu Lin, look at the camera!"

"I'm watching."

Then, Rong Xiyan took more than a dozen photos of the two of them together.

After the sun completely set, the sky was dyed red, which was very beautiful at that moment. Rong Xiyan took a lot of photos.

The two then left.

Then Xu Lin took Rong Xiyan to a cat cafe to see the cats.

Many girls go to these cat cafes. Xu Lin went to one where about 70% of the customers were girls.

"Xu Lin, what kind of cat do you like? Ragdoll? Golden Shaded? Silver Shaded...?"

Rong Xiyan named several different kinds of cats in one breath.

Xu Lin wasn't interested in any of these breeds. "I like tabby cats!"

"why?"

Rong Xiyan said, "I don't think tabby cats are pretty."

"I can't really explain it. Actually, back in my hometown, my family had a tabby cat when I was a child. I guess that's my first impression, but it died of old age a few years ago."

"cute?"

"Not cute at all. Rural tabby cats need to make a living in the countryside. The cats you think are cute would starve to death in the countryside."

"Hmph! I just love cute cats!"

Rong Xiyan stroked the blue-gold fur, seemingly reluctant to let go.

The two stayed in the cat cafe for more than half an hour before leaving.

The two then went to have another meal.

When I came out, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.

"Xu Lin, thank you for spending time with me. I'm so happy today!"

"Are you satisfied now?"

"Happy Valentine's Day!"

Rong Xiyan hugged Xu Lin face to face and kissed him lightly on the lips, like a dragonfly skimming the water.

Xu Lin wasn't satisfied, so he grabbed the back of her head and kissed her passionately.

"Damn it, we're already so close, just give me a quick kiss!"

"Vulgar!" Rong Xiyan snorted, her pretty face blushing.

Xu Lin: "Let's go back."

Before leaving, Xu Lin passed by a flower shop, which was a sudden whim of his.

Speaking of which, Rong Xiyan had mentioned sending flowers to Xu Lin a few times, but Xu Lin had never sent any.

She's only eighteen after all, so she's a bit attached to things like rituals.

Besides, flowers aren't worth much.

At least with Xu Lin's current financial situation, there's no flower he can't afford.

So Xu Lin parked his car outside the flower shop.

Why did you stop the car?

"Would you like some flowers?"

"I want it! But I don't want carnations!"

"Now that you mention it, I really want to give you carnations."

"Xu Lin, I want roses!" Rong Xiyan said quickly.

"How about I give you a huge bouquet of roses?"

"want!"

Xu Lin went into the flower shop and bought a large bouquet of roses.

That is, 99 roses, symbolizing everlasting love.

Rong Xiyan was overjoyed to receive the flowers and gave Xu Lin a beautiful kiss.

"Xu Lin, let's go home!"

"Don't rush, I need to buy another bunch."

"Who is it for?" Rong Xiyan suddenly became a little nervous. She was afraid that Xu Lin would buy flowers for that woman, Yu Xinyan.

"Of course, I'm buying it for my dear Ms. Ren!"

"oh oh!"

Xiao Rong immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Lin bought a small bouquet of roses for his mother; as for the large bouquet, Xu Cheng can deliver it!

The two returned home around 9 p.m.

My mom is watching TV in the living room.

"came back?"

Ms. Ren looked at the two of them and saw that Rong Xiyan was holding a large bouquet of roses, so she asked, "Why did you buy such a big bouquet of flowers?"

"Mom, you get a share too!"

Rong Xiyan smiled and spoke radiantly.

Xu Lin came over and said, "Dear Ms. Ren Yan, Happy Valentine's Day."

"I appreciate your kindness, Mom!"

Ms. Ren was quite touched. Her son had given her many roses, though they were all the same. However, she heard from her colleagues that their children didn't give them gifts, and only a few of them had received gifts from their children.

It's Valentine's Day again!

Ms. Ren sighed.

Xu Lin asked, "Did the old man send you a message?"

"Just pretend he doesn't exist, don't mention him!"

Xu Lin simply stopped mentioning it; the old couple argued far too frequently, but also made up just as often.

At that time, the mother and daughter placed the flowers in a vase.

"Yan Yan, is there anything you need to pack? We're going back to our hometown tomorrow."

"Let me see!"

While the mother and daughter were packing their luggage, Xu Lin, Xie Ting, and the other six were also preparing to release the new song that Xu Lin had given them on Valentine's Day.

Xu Lin chatted with them for a while, and at exactly 10 p.m., all six of them released their new songs on QQ Music at the same time.

Xu Lin didn't pay much attention; his song was definitely fine, and the other six members, including Xie Ting, were also fine.

The top spot on the weighbridge slip, and even the top spot, is a sure thing.

So there's no need to pay too much attention to it; we can check again tomorrow.

At this moment, Xu Lin opened Yu Xinyan's chat interface.

Yu Xinyan also sent some messages to Xu Lin tonight, but Xu Lin hasn't had a chance to reply yet.

Upon clicking through, it was also Yu Xinyan wishing Xu Lin a happy Valentine's Day.

Xu Lin replied, "Happy Valentine's Day!"

Yu Xinyan did not reply immediately, and Xu Lin did not keep staring at his phone screen.

Just as he was looking for clothes to take a shower, Yu Xinyan's message arrived.

"Xu Lin, I'm downstairs!"

"what?"

Xu Lin thought Yu Xinyan was going to come up.

"Can you come down for a moment?"

"what happened?"

"I want a kiss on Valentine's Day!"

Yu Xinyan: "And you're going back to your hometown tomorrow."

She added a sad emoji.

"What did your dad say about coming down so late?"

Xu Lin followed him down.

"I told you I'd be back soon, Xu Lin, let's go over there!"

Xu Lin and the other person were located outside the main entrance of his building.

As soon as Xu Lin came out, Yu Xinyan immediately pulled him to the pavilion on the opposite side of the water.

It's very quiet here at night.

Yu Xinyan told Xu Lin to sit down, and then sat sideways on his lap.

Before Yu Xinyan could take the initiative, Xu Lin had already kissed her.

Yu Xinyan's kissing skills became more and more proficient. After kissing for several minutes, she was still not satisfied and hugged Xu Lin, not wanting to be separated.

"Let's go back."

Xu Lin said, "Otherwise, your dad will call me later."

"Uh-huh……"

Yu Xinyan pursed her lips.

"How did Rong Xiyan become Auntie's goddaughter?"

“My mother wanted a daughter, so she adopted her as her goddaughter. However, the reason is a bit complicated and cannot be explained in a few words.”

Xu Lin didn't know how to answer for a moment. Of course, that was indeed the reason, but that wasn't what Yu Xinyan wanted to ask.

Xu Lin thought for a moment and continued, "Don't let her lively personality fool you; she can be quite willful and mischievous at times. But she doesn't care much about her family. Her mother passed away a few years ago, her stepmother ostracizes her, her father is indifferent to her, her grandparents don't love her, and her maternal grandparents passed away a long time ago. Moreover, her father squandered her maternal grandfather's inheritance, leaving her without any descendants. So she's all alone in her family, an outsider. Now that she hasn't gone back, no one in her family has even bothered to ask about her."

"Oh, why is her house like this?"

Yu Xinyan was quite surprised. Although she didn't like Rong Xiyan, it didn't mean that Yu Xinyan was a bad girl.

Yu Xinyan has a happy and fulfilling family life. Her parents love her, and her grandparents are all alive and in good health. Therefore, Yu Xinyan can be said to have the love of all her relatives, while Rong Xiyan is the opposite and seems to have nothing.

Yu Xinyan was shocked; she had never encountered such a situation before.

"Everyone's family situation is different. Some people are happy and fulfilled, while others are sad and miserable. Otherwise, why would Su Shi say, 'People have sorrow and joy, separation and reunion, just as the moon has its phases of waxing and waning?' And then he said, 'May we all live long and share the beauty of the moon, even though we are thousands of miles apart?' Because the former is reality, while the latter is just aspiration, an ideal. And the gap between ideal and reality is very, very far, perhaps we can never reach the end in our lifetime."

Xu Lin: "Of course, she is still very lively and cheerful, but she also wants someone to love her."

(End of this chapter)