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

Chapter 242 Meteor Shower and Lucky Little Angel

Monday ended quickly.

On Tuesday, Xu Lin went to the film set.

He hadn't been to the film set for over ten days, so he had to go.

As usual, all the food and drinks were taken care of.

Xu Lin hadn't been here for a long time, so spending a little money was nothing to him.

Everyone on set liked him.

Filming for "Miss Maybach" has been underway for two months, and the story is now about halfway through. It's estimated that it will be finished by the end of the summer vacation. With some post-production work and other miscellaneous tasks, it should be able to air around the beginning of next year, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Actually, this drama was relatively easy to film. It's an urban drama with no large-scale scenes, unlike period dramas or even war and military dramas.

Filming war-themed movies in places like the Gobi Desert or other remote areas can be really tough.

Xu Lin is currently in some scenes inside high-rise buildings, where he can enjoy air conditioning and feel very comfortable.

Xu Lin spent the entire day on set.

He's the head screenwriter, and his job is to provide guidance. However, he doesn't come here often, so he doesn't interfere. Xu Lin is quite good at handling people in this regard. He's not the director, and if he interferes even though he doesn't come often, people will definitely gossip about him behind his back.

It was Wednesday.

During class in the morning, Xu Lingang met Rong Xiyan, and little Rong came over.

"Xu Lin, let's go see the meteor shower tonight!"

She also held up her phone; it was a short video about a meteor shower around midnight tonight.

Xu Lin suddenly remembered that Yu Xinyan had invited him to watch the meteor shower tonight.

If Yu Xinyan hadn't made the appointment beforehand, Xu Lin would have agreed to go with Xiao Rong.

He couldn't break the contract, so he had no choice but to refuse Xiao Rong.

"I'm not free tonight."

What are you going to do tonight?

Xiao Rong looked miserable, as if she had suddenly become shriveled up.

"You know I'm usually very busy, why don't you go with Yao Yao?"

"Then I'll go with Yao Yao to see it! Xu Lin, I'll take a video of the meteor shower for you tonight!"

"By the way, I want to drive a Panamera."

"Here's the key."

Xu Lin handed her the keys; he was having a great time driving the electric scooter.

"Humph!"

Rong Xiyan said excitedly, "Oh right, I also want to make a wish. I heard that wishes made during a meteor shower are very effective! Xu Lin, do you think wishes made during a meteor shower will come true?"

"I don't know, maybe."

In fact, Xu Lin didn't believe in making wishes on meteor showers at all, but people always need to have a beautiful dream, so Xu Lin wouldn't deny Xiao Rong's feelings.

The daytime classes ended quickly.

Although Xu Lin said he could run away at will and didn't care whether he attended classes or not, he also told Shang Wanjun about it.

However, if Xu Lin has nothing else to do, he will still go to class as usual.

After school in the afternoon.

Xu Lin then drove his electric car to an exit of a subway station near the school.

A dozen minutes later, Yu Xinyan appeared.

She was dressed very simply today, carrying a backpack, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and a thin blouse, and jeans that were slightly flared. She was truly unpretentious, but her natural beauty and height made her stand out in the bustling crowd. You could tell who the main character was at a glance.

Yu Xinyan came out of the station exit and looked around, searching for Xu Lin's figure.

"This way!"

Xu Lin shouted.

"Oh! Here it comes!"

Yu Xinyan was very excited and quickly came over.

"Xu Lin, it's been a long time!" Yu Xinyan couldn't help but hug Xu Lin.

"Ah."

"boarding!"

"oh oh!"

Yu Xinyan quickly got into the car, "Xu Lin, you seem to have become even more handsome!"

"really?"

Xu Lin immediately put on a showy act, looking at himself in the rearview mirror of the electric scooter, touching his face here and scratching his hair there, looking left and right, up and down, giving people a very intoxicated look.

"Holy crap, I haven't looked in the mirror properly in ages. I never imagined I'd be this handsome! Damn, how did I become so good-looking? How are other guys supposed to compete? With looks like mine, I'd be irresistible to countless girls, wouldn't you say?"

"Cuckoo..."

Yu Xinyan was amused by his appearance.

The exit area was already crowded, and Xu Lin spoke loudly.

Everyone looked over and couldn't help but think, "Damn, where did this show-off come from, actually saying he's handsome? Let me see what this bastard looks like."
When people looked at the result, they were truly speechless.

Xu Linzhang was very authoritative; he had an invincible face.

Even Xu Lin is not yet in his complete form.

Keep in mind he's only eighteen, and in two weeks he'll be nineteen. He's still very young and hasn't fully matured yet. Who knows how handsome he'll be in a few years when he's fully grown up?

"Okay, let's go get some food first!"

Xu Lin teased Yu Xinyan, and she became serious afterward.

"Xu Lin, what shall we eat?"

"Just grab something to eat, what would you like?"

"I want to eat some snacks, like what we ate after school in high school, such as beef offal or grilled sausages near the school gate."

"That's something I really miss."

Xu Lin nodded. "Then let's find a food street to check it out."

"Ah."

Xu Lin then started searching on Douyin to see which snack streets in Jiangdu were good.

Actually, the food in restaurants isn't necessarily good. For example, a meal that costs several hundred yuan might not be as good as a street stall meal. Of course, it's hard to say about more expensive meals. In other words, the hygiene conditions of street stalls are questionable.

Soon, Xu Lin found a street full of delicious food and snacks. He drove his electric scooter, which was about half an hour away.

Not too far.

Xu Lin drove off directly.

Xu Lin found the beef offal that Yu Xinyan had been longing for.

This beef offal restaurant was quite popular; Xu Lin and his group waited in line for a while before it was their turn.

"Xu Lin, time for some beef offal!"

Yu Xinyan was very excited. She used a bamboo skewer to pick out a piece of beef offal for Xu Lin and fed it to him.

"Xu Lin, open your mouth!"

Xu Lin did as he was told.

Xu Lin: "You eat too."

"OK!"

The two spent more than an hour in the food street, eating snacks such as beef offal, grilled sausages, stinky tofu, and freshly squeezed juice. They ate their fill.

After eating and drinking to our hearts' content, it was already dark, but it was only a little past eight o'clock in the evening.

"Is the meteor shower at midnight?"

It's around twelve o'clock.

"Forget it, let's go scout it out now."

Xu Lin had no intention of going shopping, so he might as well just go there.

You can't watch a meteor shower without considering your location.

The observatory recommended several locations for watching meteor showers.

The place where Xu Lin and his friends watched the meteor shower was a hilltop in Jiangdu, which is also one of the usual places where people go hiking.

Xu Lin estimated that since there would be a meteor shower tonight, there must already be many people here.

Moreover, judging from people's habits, I estimate that all sorts of stalls have already been set up over there. After all, as long as there are many people, business is easy. Don't underestimate these stalls. When it's bustling, the profit in one night can be several thousand or even more, which is quite exaggerated. For example, those juices have very low costs, but the stall owners dare to sell a cup for twenty or even more. It would be strange if the profits weren't explosive.

When we arrived at our destination, it really was just like that.

At the foot of the mountain, there are indeed many stalls, such as barbecue stalls, juice stalls, etc., with everything available, and many people come to buy food.

Besides people like Xu Lin who simply come to see the meteor shower, there are also more professional people who bring cameras or even telescopes.

"It's so lively!"

Xu Lin sighed.

"Yes, it's really lively!"

Yu Xinyan doesn't like lively atmospheres, but it's different if Xu Lin is there.

Being with someone you love, no matter where you are, is a happy thing.

"Xu Lin, let's go buy some juice!"

As she spoke, Yu Xinyan took Xu Lin's hand and went to queue up to buy juice.

"Ok."

After buying the juice, Xu Lin and his companion bought some other snacks, and then the two of them went up the mountain.

When we reached the mountaintop, it was already 10 p.m., about two hours before the meteor shower.

Xu Lin found a relatively clean-looking patch of grass and sat down. "Let's sit here!"

"Uh-huh!"

"Xu Lin, the sky is so beautiful!"

Just then, Yu Xinyan looked up at the sky and exclaimed, "Look, so many stars!"

Xu Lin also looked up at the sky. In fact, he had always lived in the city and rarely saw so many stars when he looked up at the sky. Most of the time, there were only a few scattered stars.

Now, all you can see in the night sky is countless stars twinkling, truly a sky full of stars.

"Yes, there are so many stars!"

Xu Lin couldn't help but sigh, "There aren't many nights in the city where you can see a lot of stars."

"Xu Lin, let's take a picture!"

Yu Xinyan leaned closer and snuggled up to Xu Lin, then took a few photos of them together using the front-facing camera.

Then Yu Xinyan opened the photo album. Xu Lin glanced at it and saw that when Yu Xinyan swiped through the album, it seemed to be full of his photos. The most recent photo was taken when they celebrated her birthday.

"Xu Lin, which photo do you think is better?"

"This one?"

Xu Lin pointed to one of them.

"I think it looks good too!"

Yu Xinyan set this photo as her new profile picture and wallpaper.

She was like that, frequently changing her profile picture and wallpaper, all of which were photos related to Xu Lin.

This happened after Yu Xinyan changed her profile picture.

A message from her mother, Lin Yajing, suddenly popped up: "Did you go out with Xu Lin?"

Yu Xinyan replied, "Yes, we're on the mountaintop, getting ready to watch the meteor shower!"

After replying, Yu Xinyan filmed a video of the surrounding area. The video showed a large number of people, including ordinary people and a significant number of people with professional cameras.

Lin Yajing: "Oh."

Lin Yajing: "Be careful."

Yu Xinyan: "Okay!"

“My parents are always worried that something will happen to the two of us.”

After saying that, Yu Xinyan playfully added, "Actually, what they don't know is that a lot has happened between the two of us!"

Xu Lin was lying on the grass, looking at the sky. He smiled but didn't say anything.

Yu Xinyan turned off her phone and lay down next to Xu Lin, wanting to use his shoulder as a pillow.

Xu Lin offered his arm as a pillow, and Yu Xinyan finally lay down comfortably.

"Xu Lin, you're so good to me!"

"Wasn't it different before?"

"Yeah, but things are a little different now. We've grown up, and it seems like we've gone our separate ways. You're here, and I'm there. It takes more than an hour by car to see each other. It's so far."

Yu Xinyan sighed, then said, "Xu Lin, I might go to Beijing to study for a month during the summer vacation."

"What to study?"

"There's a research program at Kyoto University, and quite a few people from our school want to go. There's an application and selection process, and I'm sure I'll be chosen. My advisor and my parents all want me to go. Xu Lin, what do you think? I'd like to hear your opinion."

"From my personal point of view, of course I'd go!"

"Why?"

"Because this is a matter of personal growth, if going there will benefit your personal growth and make you a better person, then it is obviously worth the trip."

In Xu Lin's view, life doesn't have that many complicated problems; just focus on one thing: personal growth.

Only by continuously growing can you encounter better people and things on your life's journey.

It sounds a bit like motivational fluff, but many people write essays like this in high school.

But the greatest truths are the simplest. Many things follow this principle. Many people understand all sorts of big principles, but it's easier said than done. Few people can actually do it. Everyone knows that knowledge and action should be in harmony, but how many people can actually do it?

Xu Lin felt that since this summer research program was related to Yu Xinyan's personal growth, why not go? Besides, a top university like this wouldn't have any mediocre students. The people teaching you are all super experts in their respective fields, such as specialists, academicians, and Nobel laureates. It's definitely worth going.

However, after saying that, Xu Lin added, "But if you really don't want to go, you don't have to. The important thing is to be happy, that is, to follow your heart. For example, if you want to grow, then go; if you want to have a good summer vacation, then don't go. I think happiness is priceless."

Xu Lin's words were not meant to be comforting.

In the East Asian cultural sphere, almost everyone lives an unhappy life. From birth, through elementary and middle school, parents tell you to study hard and get into a good university. In university, teachers tell you to work hard on your resume, develop yourself, and find a good job. Once you start working, your boss tells you to work hard and you'll get a promotion and a raise. When you reach a certain age, your parents tell you to get married. After getting married, you must have children. At this point, your life no longer belongs to you.

It seems that very few people live for themselves.

Therefore, Xu Lin believes that finding oneself is very important.

Why are people born? Because the previous generation mated.

It's that simple. It's just a matter of a man and a woman sleeping together once, getting pregnant, and then you're born.

Moreover, many of these pregnancies are unplanned. In those few seconds, those ten seconds, they lose control and end up having sex that results in a death. As we all know, people are lustful, and often their desires control their thoughts. In those few seconds, for their own pleasure, they end up having sex with someone else.

When people come into this world, they are so simple and unadorned, without so many complicated grand principles.

What will we do after we're born?
This is another very macro-level philosophical question. Everyone has their own answer, but perhaps there is no answer at all. It is others who answer the question for you. For example, your parents tell you to be a good child, your teachers tell you to study hard and make progress every day, and so on.

Therefore, most people lack a sense of self and are simply pushed around by others.

Therefore, Xu Lin only pursues doing whatever he wants and following his heart.

Because he felt that he came into this world to enjoy life, not to fulfill any responsibilities or burdens, such as becoming a pillar of society.

Damn it, why do I have to become a man who stands tall and upright?

"Xu Lin, let me think about it carefully!"

Yu Xinyan looked at the sky without speaking; she was lost in thought.

She felt that Xu Lin was now very outstanding, and was becoming more and more outstanding.

In fact, she had been keeping an eye on Xu Lin's movements. The mischievous boy from junior and senior high school had now become capable and independent, reaching an unparalleled and exaggerated level.

Yu Xinyan wondered, "Will I fall far behind him in the future, to the point that I can't catch up with him and end up not good enough for him?"

She was a little scared.

Yu Xinyan felt that even if she couldn't be with Xu Lin in the future, she couldn't fall too far behind him. At least, she could silently stay by Xu Lin's side. That was all. Yu Xinyan didn't want much.

"Xu Lin, then I'll go to Beijing this summer!"

After a long while, Yu Xinyan propped her cheek with her left hand, supporting her head, and looked at Xu Lin with her beautiful eyes.

"Really want to go?"

"Yeah, I want to go! I feel like I can't fall too far behind you, otherwise I won't be able to play with you anymore."

"Let's do this! Let's pinky swear!"

Xu Lin extended one little finger.

"Pull the hook!"

Yu Xinyan also extended her little finger and made a pinky promise with Xu Lin.

Then, Yu Xinyan lay down again, resting her head on Xu Lin's right hand, and they looked at the night sky together, chatting about everything under the sun.

Time slowly passed by.

Until almost midnight.

"Wow, look! A meteor shower is coming!"

"Holy crap! It's a meteor shower! The meteor shower is here!"

"Baby, make a wish!"

The huge crowd shouted excitedly, "Meteor shower! That's even rarer than a total solar eclipse, and much more spectacular!"

"Xu Lin, the meteor shower really came! It's so beautiful!"

Yu Xinyan and Xu Lin had already stood up, since the time was roughly right.

And now, the meteor shower has truly arrived.

A dazzling meteor shower streaked across the night sky.

The observatory says this will be the best meteor shower of the century.

This was Xu Lin's first time seeing a meteor shower. He didn't know if it was the best one, but right now, he did think it was dazzling, spectacular, and beautiful.

At that moment, people were cheering, taking photos, and filming videos.

Of course, there are also many people making wishes.

"Xu Lin, quickly make a wish!"

What did you wish for?

Xu Lin asked her.

"Then I wish that I can be with Xu Lin forever!"

Yu Xinyan shouted, "I want to become very, very outstanding, and then meet Xu Lin, who is equally outstanding!"

"That's a good wish!"

Xu Lin gave her a thumbs up, saying, "The key is to become excellent yourself."

"Xu Lin, what about you?"

"Me? I hope I'll always be a handsome guy, and I hope the people around me will always be happy and healthy!"

"Including me?"

"Of course, that includes you! You're my lucky little angel!"

"Humph!"

Yu Xinyan smiled radiantly, her face brimming with happiness and joy. Her pretty face looked stunning against the night sky filled with meteor showers, radiating a beauty that seemed to have experienced all the splendor of the world.

You are my lucky little angel!
Yu Xinyan remembered that Xu Lin said the same thing on the day the teacher appreciation banquet ended.

(End of this chapter)