Chapter 60: Long-Awaited Contact

  Li Lu'er was hopping around the corridor excitedly like a rabbit, even more excited than when she received the scholarship, while Lu Xiangsheng followed behind with a gloomy face.

  This time is really miserable, Li Lu'er's face is full of schadenfreude, it's clear that she wants to drive herself crazy! Lu Xiangsheng let out a sigh, looking at Li Lu'er's back, shaking his head, and could only follow her. If she still wasn't up to par, then he would have no choice but to reason with Shen Kai.

  At the beginning, when taking the entrance exam, my speed and score had already exceeded Old Li's imagination. After all the tests, Old Li determined that we two were geniuses in science and insisted on putting us into Class 7 of the Science Department. If I hadn't persisted, maybe now my classmates would be Shen Kai and Liu Ergouzi instead.

  "How was it? Didn't crush your glass heart?" Shen Xiaoxuan had already been waiting at the door with his backpack.

  Li Luo'er was beaming with pride, sticking out her tongue and saying: "Heh, someone saved me. Old Li wanted to give me extra lessons, and also bring along Li Chao. But then someone spoke up and said they'd give me extra lessons too, and even guaranteed it to Old Li that I'll at least pass the exam, so I was let off..."

  Chen Zhiquan looked at Lu Xiansheng, who was frowning, and compared him to Li Lu'er's carefree and silly appearance, which were two extremes. He couldn't help but feel sorry for Lu Xiansheng. This was indeed a case of "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". No matter how much Li Lu'er acted out or was capricious, he would still silently endure it. If this had happened before, with his previous fiery temper, wouldn't they have broken up thousands of times already?

  But what's going on with this Li Luo'er? After getting a concussion, she seems like a completely different person. She's more sunny, more outgoing, and more lovely, without the craziness of before, or the timidness of before, what's going on here?

  It's a headache, I don't want to think about it, anyway, it's not something I should be thinking about. Let me think about my own affairs first. A white poem has already been directly posted, Wang Yan? Hmm, this really won't do, the teacher won't accept mine either... Then who should I change to? This is a serious problem, I need to think carefully.

  "What's wrong? Are you leaving or not?" Lu Xiangsheng looked at Chen Zhiquan, who was standing still and muttering to himself, and couldn't help but shout. At this time, the corridor was almost empty.

  Chen Zhiquan finally came back to his senses, patted his head, and quickly caught up with Lu Xiansheng. One arm was directly placed on Lu Xiansheng's shoulder, but was shaken off by Lu Xiansheng, who also gave him a disdainful look.

  "Your face looks terrible! What's wrong? Did that little scoundrel Li Luor again get on your nerves?" Chen Zhiquan couldn't get any comfort, so he could only gain an upper hand in words.

  "It's estimated that we have to go to Li 7!" Lu Xiansheng said in a low voice.

  "What? Li 7? Shen Kai's class? A place full of ugly guys? I'm not going! Why do I have to go? Although Wen 7 isn't great, at least there are some flowers and grass, you're trying to take my life...!" Chen Zhiquan's eyes widened in anger, he shouted.

  "Be quiet! Headache!" Lu Xiangsheng felt the gaze of the people around him and was very displeased.

  "What's the point of this?! Is this the condition for exchange that Li Lu'er mentioned earlier?! You're going against heaven! Giving liberal arts students math supplements! Crazy, crazy, crazy..." Chen Zhiquan looked dissatisfied, and with one kick, he pedaled the bicycle rapidly in circles.

  In the distance, Li Lu'er and Shen Xiaoxuan were carrying their schoolbags, occasionally covering their mouths to stifle giggles, whispering something to each other.

  The sky was no longer as scorching hot as it was at noon, the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and grass, and the occasional gentle breeze brought a hint of coolness.

  "You push the cart, go first, I have something to do!" Lu Xiangsheng directly threw the cart beside Li Lu'er and turned around to walk quickly along the shaded path.

  Looking at the still shaking car, Lí Luòér was somewhat bewildered, and quickly grabbed the steering wheel, muttering to Shen Xiaoxuan beside her: "What's wrong with him? What is he doing?"

  Shen Xiaoxuan looked at the figure of Lu Xiansheng in front of her, pursed her lips and smiled slyly, "I see, it's you who made him so angry, this is not wanting to care about us two anymore, first take a look at whether you brought me or I brought you!"

  "Who's carrying you? You're carrying me!" Lí Luòér also started playing dumb.

  Shen Xiaoxuan smiled, looking at Li Lu'er's current adorable appearance, and the heart that had been hanging finally put it in his stomach. As long as she was happy, he didn't want to lose her, nor did he want to make her unhappy, having been friends with her since childhood.

  It's actually not so bad to forget, at least it won't be as painful and repressed.

  Maybe this unexpected event will be a turning point and make Liruo become more optimistic.

  Lu Xuan Sheng waved his mobile phone and looked against the backlight to see Li Lu'er and Shen Xiao Xuan laughing behind him. After hesitating for a long time, he finally dialed Grandpa's phone number.

  A cough was heard on the other end of the phone, followed by a worn-out voice that trembled and asked: "Is it?"

  Lu Xuan Sheng's hand was trembling, he really wanted to hang up the phone immediately, but he couldn't bear to, and didn't want to let go.

  "Grandpa." Lu Xiangsheng's call, the old man on the other end of the phone was excited and immediately got up from his soft chair, holding the phone tighter.

  "Grandma, where are you? Why haven't you come home yet? Lili said you're in Xinjiang, is that true? How could you go to such a faraway place and not come back home, Grandpa misses you..."

  Lu Xiansheng's grandfather, Lu Weiyu, was a very famous Hong Kong entrepreneur during the Republic of China era and was even granted the title of Earl, which was an unparalleled honor in Hong Kong under British rule at that time.

  Life under the influence of British education is also different from that of ordinary mainlanders, with five meals a day and various tea breaks. Children are given English names even before they are born, and the education for grandchildren is all based on the British style of nurturing.

  His expectations for Lu Xiansheng were much greater than those for his own son, Lu Jun. Because of Lu Xiansheng's departure, Lu Weiyu's originally robust body suddenly weakened a lot.

  "Grandpa, I'm retaking my third year of high school here. I think I'll get into the university you've been hoping for and fulfill your wishes!" Lu Xiangsheng's eyes couldn't help but moisten, but as a man, he still tried to control himself and not be weak like a child.

  "It doesn't matter which university you attend, you should go to the US to study finance. As for your father's decision, you can ignore it and just come back home, this family cannot be without you, Grandpa misses you."

  Lu Yu tried hard to keep his tone steady, although he had already silently shed tears. The arrival of this grandson was a gift to his life, and he would hold Lu Xiang Sheng in the palm of his hand, sacrificing everything just to educate him into a successful dark horse in the business world, to continue the family's glory.

  "Grandfather, please forgive my stubbornness. I will work hard and study, and won't let you down. However, I currently can't go back. I have a responsibility and it's necessary for me to stay here. I'll explain everything clearly later. I hope you can support me!" Lu Xiansheng clenched his fists and said these words. He knew that Lu Weiyu would agree, but at the same time, he would also be heartbroken. However, staying here was truly necessary.

  Lu took a deep breath and said slowly, "I will support you and won't ask for the reason. It's just that this deadline is quite long, Grandfather's health, you know."

  "I'll be back for the New Year, everything is fine here with Zhi Quan and me. I hope you take care of yourself too. And actually, there's nothing much for sister to do here, so let her go back home and help dad with business."

  "Alright, I'll take care of it." Lu Wei felt a bit suffocated again and pushed away the headrest, lying back on the soft chair.

  "Grandpa, you rest now, I'll call you often." Lu Xiangsheng also felt that Lu Weiyu's tone was a bit heavy and didn't want to disturb his rest anymore.

  Lu Wei responded with a sound, hung up the phone, pulled over the handkerchief hanging on the bookshelf, wiped away the tears on her face, closed her eyes, and thought back to Lu Xiangsheng's dependence on her when he was young.

  If it weren't for the army's overbearing demands, how could his own grandson disappear without even saying goodbye? Lu Xiansheng didn't know that since he had been with the Li family, the old man hadn't acknowledged him once, no matter how hard Lu Jun tried to please him by serving tea and reporting in every morning and evening.

  Lu Xuan Sheng took a few deep breaths, composed himself, and turned to face Chen Zhi Quan, who had been staring at him all along. He smiled wryly and asked, "What's on your mind?"

  "It's nothing, I felt like you were talking to your grandfather on the phone, so I didn't disturb you." Chen Zhiquan knew that this was not the right time to make a fuss, lest he provoke this monster, and he wouldn't care if he was his cousin or not.

  Lu Xuan Sheng stood still, waiting until Li Luo Er and Shen Xiao Xuan came over with laughter, pushing the cart, before taking it over, "Get on, hurry up, let's go home."

  "What's wrong today? Are you being stingy with your words? Is it because of what happened earlier?" Li Lu'er looked puzzled, just about to ask if she had hurt him with her overly excited attitude earlier, but was interrupted by Lu Xiangsheng.

  "Let's go to Wu Jian's house and call Lai Chao and Ruo Yun. Let's head back early today, I still need to give you a make-up lesson."

  "Aren't you angry?" Lí Luòér jumped onto the vehicle, suddenly feeling a little guilty.

  Lu Xuan Sheng hooked his lips into a smile, no longer speaking. He let Li Luo Er sit in the back and think wildly to himself. In fact, at this time, his heart was a hundred times more distressed than Li Luo Er's, because he now felt an overwhelming pressure, even a burden, a kind of unprecedented loss that lingered in his mind.

  "Luò ér, I'm going to your house for tutoring together, okay?" Shen Xiaoxuan asked cautiously.

  "What? You're not bad at math." Lí Luòér said with a slip of the tongue.

  "I'm really bad at chemistry and physics, although I didn't test much on liberal arts, but I still want to try harder......" Shen Xiaoxuan's face turned red with anger towards the slow-reacting Li Lu'er.

  "Hmm, so that's how it is! Chen Zhiquan will be your tutor then! Lu Xiansheng has been taken care of by me! Haha"

  "What? You've got me wrapped around your finger? Didn't you say you didn't want to pass?" Lu Xian Sheng asked helplessly.

  "Uh..."

  How can I bear it? Foolish guy, just teasing you, you might not know how cool you look when you're angry! Haha!