novelaction Chapter 1256 Yun Rui's sincerity: Gu's family is following
Chapter 1256 Yun Rui's sincerity: Gu's family is following
He packed up his things and walked out of the lab. The campus was eerily quiet in the night. The street lights stretched his shadow very long, and he subconsciously quickened his pace, always feeling that there was a pair of eyes staring at him in the dark.
It was not until I returned to the dormitory and closed the door that my tense nerves relaxed a little.
Lying on the bed, Lin Xu stared at the ceiling in a daze. He didn't understand why everything changed in just a few days.
Gu Yunxi turned back into the high-handed professor, and the street-side stall talk and the romantic trip to the amusement park between them seemed to have never happened...
The fan in the dormitory made a squeaking sound. Lin Xu turned over for the umpteenth time, and his pillow was rubbed askew.
The moonlight filtered in through the gaps in the curtains, casting mottled shadows on his hot cheeks.
Gu Yunxi's hot and cold attitude was like a feather tickling his heart. Every time he thought of her smile at the playground and compared it with her indifference in the laboratory now, his heart would beat uncontrollably.
The phone screen lit up: 2:17 in the morning.
Lin Xu grabbed the pillow and covered his face, his mind full of the faint waistline of Gu Yunxi under her white coat, and the curve of her neck when she tilted her head back to drink beer.
His roommate was snoring loudly, but he felt like he was being roasted on a hot pan, tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep.
He thought with self-mockery that it turned out that a male college student who fell in love would really become hopelessly insomniac, and even his breath would have a bitter-sweet taste.
I don’t know how long it was before I finally felt sleepy.
Lin Xu fell into a beautiful dream.
On a sunny afternoon, he held Gu Yunxi's hand and strolled along the beach.
She was wearing a light blue dress, her long hair was blown by the sea breeze, the ends of her hair brushed across the back of his hand, and a tingling feeling spread along her arm throughout her body.
They chased and played on the beach like ordinary lovers. Gu Yunxi's laughter was clear and sweet, more beautiful than any other musical note.
Lin Xu gently held her in his arms, looked at her blushing cheeks, and his Adam's apple rolled unconsciously.
Gu Yunxi tilted her head slightly, her eyelashes casting fan-shaped shadows under her eyes, her eyes full of shyness and anticipation.
He slowly lowered his head, their breathing intertwined, their heartbeats deafening. Just as their lips were about to touch, Lin Xu suddenly woke up.
The early morning sun made him squint his eyes, and the strange feeling under the quilt made his face turn red instantly. Lin Xu hurriedly grabbed his clothes and rushed into the bathroom.
The cold water poured on his face could not extinguish the heat in his heart.
The self in the mirror looked evasive, and his ears started burning as he thought of everything in his dream.
Lin Xu was in an inexplicable state of guilt throughout the morning.
During class, I didn't hear a word the professor said; my mind was filled with images from my dream.
Walking on the campus, he always felt that the gazes hidden in the dark were hotter than usual. Even a casual glance from a passing classmate would make him so nervous that his palms would sweat.
At noon, the cafeteria was crowded with people, and the aroma of food mixed with the noisy voices filled the air.
Lin Xu was holding a tray and was about to find an empty seat to sit down when suddenly, four men in black suits surrounded him.
Their eyes were like cold scalpels, scanning back and forth over his body.
"Student Lin, come with us." The leading man spoke in a low and cold voice.
Lin Xu clenched the plate in his hand, and his back instantly straightened: "Who are you? What do you want to do?"
"Stop talking nonsense." The other man reached out to grab his arm.
Lin Xu instinctively dodged back, and the soup in the plate spilled out and splashed onto the man's shiny leather shoes.
At this moment, the atmosphere was tense. The man's face suddenly changed, and he grabbed his collar fiercely: "Shame on you?"
The students around him cast curious glances at him, and whispers were heard one after another. Lin Xu struggled, and the anger in his heart surged: "Let me go! What gives you the right?"
Just when the situation was about to get out of control, a cold voice suddenly sounded: "Stop."
Lin Xu and several men turned their heads at the same time, and saw Gu Yunxi standing not far away, his white coat standing out in the crowd.
Her eyes were cold as she stared at the men: "Who told you to do this?"
The leading man let go of his hand and lowered his head slightly: "Miss Gu, Mr. Gu ordered..."
"I'm letting you go now." Gu Yunxi interrupted him, his tone unquestionable.
The men looked at each other, and although they were reluctant, they still turned and left. Lin Xu looked at Gu Yunxi, with mixed feelings in his heart, some aggrieved, some angry, and more confused.
Gu Yunxi met his gaze and said softly, "Come with me, I will explain it to you."
The noise in the cafeteria gradually faded away, and Lin Xu followed behind Gu Yunxi with heavy steps.
Those who knew about it thought that Lin Xu was the bodyguard arranged by the Gu family to protect Gu Yunxi, while those who didn’t know thought that Lin Xu had violated some heavenly law.
The door of the laboratory was gently closed, isolating the noise from the outside world. Gu Yunxi turned his back to Lin Xu, his fingers unconsciously stroking the test tubes on the laboratory table, and the sound of metal collision was particularly clear in the silence.
She opened her mouth, but found that all the words she had spoken eloquently in the academic report were now stuck in her throat, turning into an unspeakable silence.
Lin Xu stood a few steps away, his eyes fixed on her tense shoulders.
The anger and grievance I had just felt in the cafeteria disappeared the moment I saw her.
At this moment, he actually hoped that time could go slower. Even if the two of them were just standing there quietly, it would be a rare moment of solitude for him.
"Actually..." Gu Yunxi finally spoke, but her voice was more awkward than usual, "Those people were arranged by my family." She turned around, her eyes behind the lenses a little evasive. This was the first time Lin Xu saw her so embarrassed, "He... He was just worried about my safety."
The autumn wind outside the window blew up the dead leaves, which hit the glass and made a rustling sound.
Lin Xu looked at her slightly red ears and suddenly felt that Gu Yunxi was more real than ever.
He just sat there quietly, nodding his head frequently and saying softly with an understanding look, "I guessed it."
Gu Yunxi twitched the corners of his mouth, facing his students like a child who had done something wrong.
"Since that night, I always felt like someone was following me." Lin Xu smiled bitterly, "I thought it was an illusion, but later I found that even in class and at meals, those eyes followed me like a shadow." He paused, his eyes gentle but firm, "But I don't blame you, and I don't blame the Gu family. If it were me, I would also try my best to protect the important people."
Gu Yunxi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and the ceiling light of the laboratory cast a small shadow under her eyes.
She suddenly remembered what Gu Yunqian said: "Men understand other men's minds best." But the young man in front of her not only saw through it all, he also chose to understand and tolerate it.
This maturity beyond her age made her feel complicated.
"I'm sorry." She whispered, and it seemed like she had used up all her strength to say these three words. "I should have told you earlier."
"It's okay." Lin Xu shook his head, a gentle smile on his face, "You came forward to defend me at the first time and explained the whole story." He looked at her with cautious expectation in his eyes, "Besides, I had already anticipated such a scene when I sent you home that day..."
Gu Yunxi was stunned for a moment, but quickly calmed himself down.
There's nothing you can do about it, her brother is just so decisive.
As Gu Yunxi was thinking this in her heart, her eyes vaguely met the boy's clear eyes. She subconsciously held her breath, turned her face away, pretending to organize the experimental records, but accidentally knocked over the beaker beside her.
The crisp sound broke the ambiguous atmosphere in the room, and the two reached out for support at the same time, their fingertips touching inadvertently.
This touch felt like an electric current running through it.
Lin Xu retracted his hand as if he had been electrocuted, while Gu Yunxi took a half step back in panic, and the experimental table shook slightly.
The sky outside the window darkened at some point, and the twilight seeped in through the glass, giving this belated conversation a layer of hazy tenderness.