The two-day internship in the hospital on Thursday and Friday is not too difficult. After the midterm exam, Lin Yuhe's main thing to consider is the engagement banquet on Sunday.
Since the engagement date was confirmed, Wu Xin has been sending various related news to Lin and He. Lin Yuhe was busy with the exam before, so he didn't pay much attention to this matter, and he didn't actually put too much thought on this matter, he just thought it was an agreement, and it would be fine to go through the process.
But the family took this agreed marriage very seriously, even if it was just an engagement. Although the process of the engagement banquet had been arranged by the Lu family long ago, and the Lin family didn't need to worry about it, Wu Xin still took care of everything.
She was afraid that something might go wrong, which would lead to a mistake in the cooperation with Lu Nan.
As Sunday approached, Wu Xin's message became more urgent. On Saturday evening, Lin Yuhe, who had just finished class, was still called out by her.
This meeting was held at a cafe near the school, and Wu Xin specially brought a lot of materials to explain to Lin Yuhe.
Even though it was just an engagement banquet, the wealthy family always had a lot of ostentation. This time, it was Lu Nan's first public event after he was promoted to chairman. Besides relatives and friends, there would be many business people present at that time, and the process was quite complicated.
"I made a special trip to meet with the planner and master of ceremonies of the engagement banquet, and got the process information of the entire engagement banquet."
As Wu Xin said, he patted the folder in front of him.
It is full of process materials, and more than a dozen folders are piled up together, which is a thick stack.
Looking at the stack of materials, Lin Yuhe suddenly felt that the eleven medical exams had become much cuter.
He never expected that there would be so many things to prepare for an engagement.
But even so, Wu Xin still felt that it was too late to prepare. If it weren't for the people from Lu Nan who said that the styling team didn't arrive until the day of the engagement, Lin Yuhe might have been dragged to do the styling in advance.
Wu Xin said: "Tomorrow's engagement banquet will officially introduce your identity to the outside world for the first time."
"You also know that Mr. Lu has no time to personally participate in the publicity of the relationship these days because he is busy taking over the affairs of Taiping. So their people finally decided, in the name of protecting the betrothed, to block everyone before the engagement. related news."
"So far, no one knows the identity of Dong Lu's engagement partner. Most of the people who will be present tomorrow don't know you. The first impression is very important. Your every move will be watched by everyone, so you must be careful. Did you hear that?"
Lin Yuhe: "Yes."
Wu Xin said again: "After the engagement banquet is over, the follow-up publicity will start, and that will be the real battle."
In fact, for the Lu family, stealing and filming reports have never stopped. The Lu family is an aristocratic family in Xiangjiang. Just a little news can support several entertainment tabloids. Every move of every member of the Lu family will be magnified and sent to the front page to attract traffic.
It's just that Lu Nan has been developing in the mainland, and the number of times he has returned to Xiangjiang can be counted on the fingers. The entertainment reporters have not been able to dig up much of his stuff. There are more restrictions on entertainment news in the mainland, so there are few gossip about Lu Nan. a lot.
But this time is Lu Nan's big wedding, and the attention will definitely not be low. Coupled with the news that Chairman Taiping has just changed hands, the momentum of various reports will definitely be even greater.
Therefore, Lin and He must also cooperate throughout the process.
Wu Xin took out a file bag full of newspapers and magazines: "I have collected some Hong Kong media reports on the Lu family. The Lu family has not arranged for anyone to come over for this engagement, so there is no need to memorize each of them for the time being." For information, let’s read the news first. In the future, you will also have to deal with these media.”
Lin Yuhe has always been unimpressed with entertainment gossip. In the words of the Internet, it is "cash charging", so he naturally has no interest in these tabloids sent by Wu Xin.
But a few exaggerated and impactful headlines in those tabloids unexpectedly caught his attention.
"Refused to swipe his wife's credit card, Lu Yingming deserves to be 'giant smart'"
"The dream of a wealthy family is broken? Lu Yingming's new girlfriend is so sad shopping!"
"Old love wins new love? Lu Er's new favorite has no right to swipe his card!"
Wu Xin also put in a lot of effort, and basically all he found were the latest newspapers. Recently, the person most concerned by the Xiangjiang media is the second son of the third generation of the Lu family, who is Lu Nan's cousin who is about to get married, Lu Yingming.
Lu Yingming has a flirtatious nature, scandals continue, and girlfriends change every day. This time he finally announced the news of his marriage, and the media were naturally very interested in this new love, rushing to report how she "trapped" Lu Er Shao.
Just when this new girlfriend was in the limelight, a tabloid suddenly caught a piece of "explosive" news - when the girlfriend went shopping, she did not use Lu Ershao's card, but her own.
This news didn't make much waves at first, although Xiangjiang Yuji always likes to exaggerate, but this kind of thing can only be eccentric for a few days, so it doesn't pay much attention.
The problem is that - Lu Ershao had a girlfriend who once got his bank card, and they used Lu Ershao's card during the relationship.
This comparison is incredible. Many reports have begun to say that engagement is nothing, and that the ex is the true love. In addition, that predecessor later became an Internet celebrity on "Hard Tear" and has a certain fan base, and public opinion gradually became biased.
And the new girlfriend was not to be outdone, and spent money to buy the draft and tear up her ex. The tabloids were also happy to hear about this, and they fanned the flames one after another, and the two sides immediately quarreled.
Lin Yuhe didn't care about Lu Ershao's love life, what really made him care was the word "swipe card".
For no reason, he thought of Wednesday's ridge.
Someone followed him furtively, secretly asking for the bill from their table. Someone came up and asked him why he didn't pay with a bank card.
Are these really just coincidences
When Lin Yuhe was thinking about these things, Wu Xin continued to say: "You have to be prepared. After getting engaged, you won't be the same as before. When you go out, you may be photographed at any time. You must take care of your demeanor. Don't Hold back Dong Lu."
Lin Yuhe heard this and frowned.
He himself doesn't feel much about dating and marriage, so he just pretends. But Lin Yuhe doesn't like being disturbed in his daily life. He has hundreds of thousands of fans as a calligraphy blogger online, and he has never posted photos or things that would reveal his information.
But now there is no room for Lin Yuhe to intervene, and it is even more impossible to solve the problem by telling his stepmother such a thing, so he can only suppress his emotions first.
Wu Xin talked a lot more, and by the time she finished speaking, more than three hours had passed.
Lin Yuhe was finally able to leave and walked out of the cafe. The cold wind in the middle of the night was colder than during the day, but Lin Yuhe felt that his breathing was much smoother than when he was in the warm room, and the faint feeling of stagnation in his chest was also blown away.
He took a few breaths wantonly, and didn't put on the mask again until he was so cold that he started coughing.
When they returned to the dormitory, Zhen Ling and Zhu Bo were both there. They also relaxed a little after the exam and did not go to self-study anymore.
Zhu Bo was looking at the computer at the desk, and suddenly said: "Damn..."
Zhen Ling, who was playing games on the bed, asked, "What's wrong? Are you still broadcasting live?"
The young man is in good health. Zhen Ling's low-grade fever has recovered after two days of rest, and now he is alive and well again.
Zhu Bo said: "No, it's over long ago. I was just looking at WeChat, and a high school classmate sent a message saying that he is getting married."
He frowned and looked at the phone: "I'll go, how old is this, and you're married?"
"In the blink of an eye, we have reached the age of being a follower." Zhen Ling said "tsk tsk" twice, "Everyone is married, but I am still single."
Zhu Bo: "Are you envious? Find one."
Zhen Ling said, "I don't envy hahaha, I don't want to get married."
Zhu Bo asked: "Don't you want to find a girlfriend all day long?"
Zhen Ling has been howling in the dormitory wanting to fall in love.
"That's different."
Zhen Ling was very serious when she said this: "Although I want to find a girlfriend, I don't want to get married at all. As long as you want to fall in love, I will be fine, but getting married becomes a responsibility, and I haven't done it yet. Prepare to take on those responsibilities."
Hearing this, Lin Yuhe, who was changing clothes, paused.
"Some of my classmates in junior high school are also married. They didn't go to college, they went to technical school, and they seem to be pregnant now. When I went back to attend the class reunion, I heard them say this, and I always felt a little... emotional."
Zhen Ling said: "It's not that the evaluation is good or bad, but I feel that we are already in two worlds."
Zhu Bo said: "Me too, I don't have any idea about marriage. Although we are also in the early 20s, because we have been in school, I always feel that marriage is difficult to have anything to do with us... so I just So surprised."
They were just chatting, and talking casually. It's just that these words fell into Lin Yuhe's ears, but each word was sharper than the tip of a needle.
The phone in his palm vibrated again, Lin Yuhe glanced at it, and the details of the information were automatically displayed on the screen.
Wu Xin: [link]
Wu Xin: I sent you the electronic version of the engagement process, please confirm again
Engagement, what a festive event.
Lin Yuhe looked at the news, but only found it ironic.
A familiar dull pain rose from his chest, Lin Yuhe covered his lips and coughed lowly.
When Zhen Ling heard the movement, she poked her head out of the bed to look at him, and asked, "What's the matter, Hehe, is your trachea uncomfortable?"
Zhu Bo also raised his head: "Caught by the wind?"
Boys are originally rough nerves, and it is difficult to notice any abnormal symptoms. But they are all medical students, and under the careful influence of Lin Yuhe, they have also developed the habit of caring for each other subtly.
Lin Yuhe tried hard to suppress the itch in his throat, and waved his hands: "It's okay."
He ignored the message from Wu Xin, turned around and found a simple square box from the cabinet. The square box was properly wrapped in a soft cloth, and the surface was covered with a layer of moist luster that had been deposited for a long time.
The square box was opened, and there was a beautiful brocade inside, and the brocade was opened layer by layer, finally revealing a piece of dark wood wrapped inside.
The surface of the wood has no luster, only shallow wood grain, with a natural and beautiful charm. The ebony exudes a faint agarwood, which can be smelled, and even the mood will be calmed down.
Lin Yuhe put on his coat again, took the piece of ebony and went out to the rooftop.
Seeing that there was nothing serious about him, Zhen Ling and Zhu Bo continued to chat about the topic just now. Before talking about the marriage, Shen Huixi opened the door and walked in.
He just came back from the outside, with the air-conditioning of a cold night, and his expression was a little dignified.
Hearing the two people in the room talking about marriage, Shen Huixi's expression became even weirder: "Married? Who gets married?"
Zhen Ling said, "It's Xiaobo's high school classmate."
Zhen Ling briefly talked about the content of the chat just now, and then Shen Huixi let out an "oh", as if he was relieved.
He looked around the room and asked, "Where is Hehe, haven't you come back yet?"
Zhen Ling: "I'm back, I just went out, just before you entered the door."
Shen Huixi frowned again.
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Lin Yuhe rode the elevator in the dormitory building all the way up to the rooftop.
The roof is outside. The wind is stronger at the upper level, but the view is very wide. When in a bad mood, Lin Yuhe likes to run to high places and look down.
It seems that the mind will expand along with this vision.
He walked to the edge of the roof and looked down. It was late at night, and the campus was quiet. There was a little fog around, and everywhere was hazy, as if the whole cage was covered with a layer of tulle, bringing a bit of poetic winter night tenderness.
Lin Yuhe held the palm-wide piece of ebony, and gently stroked its grain with his fingertips. His appearance is more classical, with some captivating beauty, and his hobbies are mostly of this type, calligraphy and woodcut.
These hobbies are the same as climbing a height and looking far away, which can gradually calm his mind.
However, this piece of wood has not been touched by Lin Yuhe yet. The ebony is so hard that it is difficult to cut it with a knife. With such a rare material, Lin Yuhe has never thought about what to carve.
Ebony is an extremely expensive top-level wood, because the quantity is scarce, and the raw materials alone can be sold at sky-high prices. This piece of ebony was brought by Lin Yuhe from the mountain forest when he was a child. It has been too long, and he no longer remembers where he found this piece of ebony. He only keeps it with him because he likes its fragrance.
Thinking of the scent of ebony, Lin Yuhe couldn't help but think of the hug with Lu Nan a few days ago.
At that time, Mr. Lu also had this kind of faint woody fragrance.
Just as he was thinking, his phone vibrated suddenly.
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have brought my phone out...
Lin Yuhe thought it was a call from his stepmother, and was about to refuse to answer, when his eyes swept across the screen, he paused suddenly.
The aroma of the ebony in the hand seems to be suddenly magnified, conquering the city and conquering the territory in an instant, invading the nose and mouth.
What was displayed on the screen was not the stepmother, but the two words he had typed in by himself.
elder brother.
The fingers tightened subconsciously, and the slightly rough wood made shallow marks in the palm. Lin Yuhe hesitated for a moment, but pressed the green call button with his fingertips that were slightly stiff from the cold wind.
"Hello... Mr. Lu?"
A low, magnetic voice came from the phone.
"Didn't the name change?"
Lin and He paused for a moment, then asked: "Do you also need it when you are alone? I thought it was only when outsiders were around..."
Lu Nan didn't speak, but his attitude was obvious. Lin Yuhe's voice became softer and softer, finally sighed silently, and said softly, "Brother."
Lu Nan just let go of this topic.
"Where are you now?" he asked.
Lin Yuhe said: "In the dormitory, just came back."
Lu Nan asked: "Come back so late? Are there classes?"
The man's voice was calm and natural, as if he was really chatting with someone close to him, talking about such daily things.
Lin Yuhe couldn't figure out his intentions, but after being reminded by Wu Xin for a long time, he also knew that it was not good to lie in front of the other party.
He said: "There is no class, my family called me over and explained the rules of the engagement banquet."
Wu Xin repeatedly emphasized that Lin Yuhe should remember to express his loyalty to Lu Nan. Lin Yuhe said this to let the other party know that he was not ignorant of the engagement.
In fact, he doesn't like the feeling of having to think over and over again for every word, but the agreement has been made, so he naturally has to be dedicated.
Lin Yuhe didn't know if Lu Nan felt his sincerity, but when the man heard it, he asked, "At home? Your stepmother?"
Lin Yuhe was stunned: "Yes."
"Don't take those words too seriously."
Lu Nan said: "Don't be nervous, I will be with you for tomorrow's matter."
Lin Yuhe was a little surprised.
It sounded like she was trying to appease him.
With that in mind, he still said, "Okay."
Lu Nan asked some other questions, but most of them were purposeless chats. If Lin Yuhe hadn't received dozens of peace affairs news from Wu Xin every day, he would have thought that Mr. Lu was not very busy.
It was late, and Lu Nan didn't chat for too long: "Rest well tonight, someone will pick you up tomorrow morning."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Lin Yuhe said, "Goodbye, brother."
Lu Nan said, "Good night, Ningning."
Lin Yuhe paused for a moment before hanging up the phone.
Mr. Lu's voice is very mellow. Lin Yuhe always has an inexplicable sense of intimacy with nice voices. His mother's voice is very nice.
But my mother's voice is very gentle, but Mr. Lu's is a cold one, with a standard bass, so magnetic that it makes the ears itch.
Lin Yuhe didn't know why he suddenly linked these two voices together.
Maybe it's the "Ning Ning" that no one has called for a long time.
And he said "goodbye", but Mr. Lu replied "good night".
Lin Yuhe had discovered before that Mr. Lu was not as cold as he expected. Although the two of them didn't have much contact, every time they talked, the atmosphere would never be dull. Lu Nan would take the initiative to talk to him, and sometimes he was unexpectedly considerate.
Lin Yuhe pinched the tip of his cold nose, took a slow breath,
The air in the winter night is cool to the heart all the way, but it can also make people sober.
It was late, and even the moonlight had faded to a pale frosty white. The night condensed into black ice, and the light light fell on Lin Yuhe's face, outlining a gentle outline, making him more untainted by the world.
The wind was very cold, but Lin Yuhe didn't seem to feel it. He held his phone thoughtfully and didn't move.
After standing for a long time, Lin Yuhe came to his senses only when his palms were hurt by the ebony that had been held in his hands.
He looked down at the screen, and the phone sensed that his eyes lit up and unlocked, and the screen still displayed the call history just now.
Lin Yuhe stared at the call record before taking back the phone.
He was about to turn around and go back, but he heard movement not far away, and someone else walked up to the roof.
Lin Yuhe looked back and couldn't help being surprised: "Huixi?"
He saw that Shen Huixi was not wearing headphones, and he didn't look like he was coming to the rooftop to make a phone call.
"How did you come up?"
"Come to find you."
Shen Huixi came over, looked at Lin Yuhe's pale face from the cold, and frowned: "It's such a cold day, why are you still outside?"
"I just made a call," Lin Yuhe asked, "What do you need from me?"
"Go inside and talk."
Shen Huixi brought Lin and He to the stairwell. At this time, there was no one in the corridor, there was an elevator available, and the stairwell was even more empty.
Lin Yuhe didn't realize it just now, but now he realized that he had been completely frozen.
He breathed on his frozen hands and asked, "What's wrong?"
Shen Huixi seemed to find it difficult to speak, and after thinking about it, said: "I went home today."
Lin Yuhe nodded.
He knew that Shen Huixi's family was in Yancheng, and he also knew that the other party's family was very good. Before Shen Huixi celebrated his birthday, they even went to his villa to attend the birthday party.
Shen Huixi looked at him: "I got an invitation letter, tomorrow."
Lin Yuhe sensed that something was wrong, and had some premonitions.
"... what invitation letter?"
Sure enough, Shen Huixi said: "The invitation to the engagement banquet, Mr. Lu Nan... and yours."
There was a sudden silence in the stairwell, only the sound of wind howling outside the window could be heard.
Lin Yuhe opened his lips, and wanted to speak a few times, but it was difficult to speak.
He hasn't mentioned his marriage to his classmates yet.
In the end, Shen Huixi said first: "The day after the exam on Wednesday, he was the one who came to the school to look for you, right?"
Lin Yuhe nodded: "Yes."
"You and him...you..."
Rao is used to all kinds of agreement couples, but when this kind of thing really happened to the young roommate, Shen Huixi was momentarily at a loss for words.
He knew too much about this marriage, so he didn't dare to speak in front of Lin Yuhe.
Shen Huixi wiped his face, and finally said: "I don't mean anything else, just, do you know Director Lu's age?"
Lin Yuhe pursed his lips: "Thirty-one."
Shen Huixi said: "Well, he is ten years older than us."
Ten years old is actually not a big gap. But Zhen Ling was right. At their early twenties, very few people considered getting married. But thirty years old is different. Thirty years old means that you are already familiar with it and everything is under control.
This is a match that is destined to be unfair.
Shen Huixi sighed silently, and stopped asking.
He changed his relaxed expression and asked, "Tomorrow, right? What time do you want to leave?"
Lin Yuhe whispered, "Seven in the morning."
Shen Huixi nodded: "OK."
Having been classmates for four years, he knows Lin Yuhe's family background, understands the situation of Wu's family, and also knows that the other party has never been in contact with that circle.
The most distinctive features of those so-called upper class and high-level circles are not luxury, high-end, elegance and luxury.
But rules.
There are innumerable rules that must be followed on the surface, that are secretly agreed upon, that bind people tightly and make people feel that they are superior.
Newcomers like Lin Yuhe had the hardest time.
Shen Huixi said: "I will go home first tomorrow morning, and then go there early to accompany you at the hotel."
He didn't know how much the legendary cold-faced and cold-hearted Chairman Lu would make exceptions for the engagement partners who agreed to marry, but Shen Huixi had known the list of attendees, and at tomorrow's engagement banquet, Director Lu would be very busy just because of socializing.
It is best for Lin Yuhe to be taken care of. If there is no one, he can help.
Lin Yuhe was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Shen Huixi should have made a special trip back to school tonight to tell him about this matter.
Otherwise, he could just sleep at home.
"Thanks… "
As soon as the word "thank you" came out, Lin Yuhe was lightly thumped by Shen Huixi on the shoulder.
"Okay, why are you being polite with your buddies?"
After Shen Huixi finished speaking, he looked at Lin Yuhe's shoulder: "It's been so long since you've been indoors, why is your body still so cold? How long have you been blowing the wind outside?"
Lin Yuhe said, "Not too long."
Shen Huixi was a little helpless: "Hurry up and go back to the dormitory to warm up."
They went downstairs together, and while waiting for the elevator, Shen Huixi suddenly called Lin Yuhe.
"Hehe."
Lin Yuhe looked back at him: "Huh?"
Shen Huixi hesitated to speak, and finally said under Lin Yuhe's puzzled eyes: "I will find you when I get to the hotel tomorrow. Remember to pay attention to the information on your mobile phone."
Lin Yuhe nodded: "Okay."
Shen Huixi looked at him and said nothing.
He accidentally learned the truth about this marriage, and he also saw that Lin and He were not in a high mood now. He didn't want to burden the other party any more. There was something that he still couldn't say.
Thirty years old means that talking about marriage is nothing new.
What's more, it's an elite with deep connections and rich assets like Director Lu.
There are some things that Lin and He have never been in contact with, but Shen Huixi knows very well.
At tomorrow's engagement banquet, in addition to those relatives and friends who have their own thoughts, there will also be various investors, collaborators, and business partners...
And Chairman Lu's former engagement partner.