Stars run to him chapter 67
Gu Zhongyi told him, “In Yuxing’s eyes, this isn’t a small sum of money. Have you considered if he’s willing to accept it?”
Lin Yuheng felt a bit frustrated and cleared his throat, “Gu Zhongyi, why are you so stubborn even after going through so much? Can’t we just keep it from him?!”
After saying that, he regretfully refrained from speaking more. He shouldn’t have gotten angry at Gu Zhongyi.
“…”
However, Gu Zhongyi didn’t get angry at Lin Yuheng’s misplaced anger. He calmly said four words, “Free treatment,” and asked, “Do you think your brother is really an ignorant fool?”
Gu Zhongyi had previously privately met Ji Mu inquiring about gland and scar-related matters.
Ji Mu had clearly told him that he had given Lin Yuxing a doctor’s contact information. But until now, Lin Yuxing hadn’t mentioned a word about it, and his thoughts were already evident.
Gu Zhongyi wasn’t concerned about whether Lin Yuxing had scars or not; he cared about whether he would be unhappy.
Normally, they would give each other small gifts here and there; it was all part of the fun between lovers. But once it involved such a large sum of money, Lin Yuxing wouldn’t like it.
Everyone had their dignity.
Just because someone was in a disadvantaged position didn’t mean they lost their right to refuse to accept a gift without consideration for their feelings.
It was just a self-indulgent feeling.
Ultimately, the current Lin Yuheng didn’t understand the grown-up Lin Yuxing.
In his heart, Lin Yuxing was still that little bean sprout who followed him and called him “Brother.” Whatever his brother gave, he would accept without hesitation and reply with a sweet smile.
Lin Yuheng looked down desolately, clenching his hand holding the phone unconsciously.
In the earpiece, Gu Zhongyi said indifferently, “What’s up with you today?”
“…”
“If you don’t speak, I’ll hang up. I promised Yuxing that I’d be the first to call him after I’m done with my work.”
Lin Yuheng was speechless for a moment, then said, ” I just… knew that he had been living a tough life and I just wanted to treat him better, even better.”
“to repay my ‘debt ‘ and make it up to him.”
But he didn’t understand when he would truly repay it.
Perhaps he would never be able to.
He sadly told Gu Zhongyi, “Three days ago, I lost consciousness at home for half an hour. When I woke up, I found my computer in the room was turned on, and the coffee table in the living room was messy, things scattered on the floor. I thought there was a thief, so I checked the surveillance in the living room only to find out that it was me.”
He sat down in dismay and weakly raised his hand. “I have no memory of that moment.”
On the bright side, it could be sleepwalking.
On the other hand, maybe the real Liao Yan was still alive within him.
“I don’t know how long I can stay here. Perhaps the car accident was an opportunity, and because I haven’t repaid my debt, that’s why I’m still here. But after all these things are settled… I might very well disappear.”
Now, with Gu Zhongyi’s help, he would probably get some results soon.
He whispered, “These few days, I’ve been thinking… if only I had come a bit earlier.”
Gu Zhongyi looked out of the window with mixed emotions.
After a long time, he took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly. “I’m sorry, I dont know what to tell you to ease your mind.”
Because he had the same worries that were deeply trapped in him.
Both fell silent together.
Suddenly, Lin Yuheng asked him, “What do I do with the 150,000 yuan then?”
Gu Zhongyi didn’t offer any advice. “Since that money is owed to you by Xu Xiangchi, you can do other things with it.”
Lin Yuheng hesitated, “I still want to leave this money for Xingxing (Liao Yuxing).”
Gu Zhongyi couldn’t help but worry, “You might scare him.”
At that moment, Gu Zhongyi’s phone vibrated, showing a message from Lin Yuxing.
Lin Yuxing: [Dog emoji pinching your shoulder]
Lin Yuxing: [I put more emojis on the new phone, and it’s not lagging. Aren’t they cute?]
Lin Yuxing: [Are you done with your work? Having dinner now?]
Lin Yuxing: [When can we video chat today?]
Gu Zhongyi’s mood lightened immediately upon seeing the messages. He thought for a moment and straightforwardly said to Lin Yuheng on the phone, “I used to think the same way, wishing I could have come earlier. But Yuxing has already suffered, and that’s an unchangeable reality. However, from now on, you can make an effort to treat him well.”
Treating each moment as if it were the last.
Lin Yuheng was somewhat moved.
But the next sentence from Gu Zhongyi left Lin Yuheng dumbfounded.
Gu Zhongyi wasn’t joking; he said, “For example, you can hang up this call now.”
Lin Yuheng didn’t react for a moment, “What?”
Gu Zhongyi said, “It’s already six o’clock, the time I usually video chat with Yuxing.”
Gu Zhongyi continued, “He really misses me.”
Lin Yuheng: “???” In his impression, Gu Zhongyi had always been a calm and composed person.
Now, hearing such words coming from Gu Zhongyi’s mouth was truly shocking.
Lin Yuheng: “Are you… okay?”
Gu Zhongyi countered mercilessly, “There’s nothing wrong with two lovers missing each other. You must be aware of that, being the one who brought us together, right?”
“Right?”
“And I’m thankful to you for that?”
Lin Yuheng’s sadness dissipated instantly. He hung up the call in seconds, with a slight smile, his nerves finally relaxing.
On the other side, Lin Yuxing, who knew nothing, was sitting on a chair in a cat costume, lost in thought. On his phone, Gu Zhongyi hadn’t replied to his messages yet.
He checked the time; it was already six o’clock.
Sitting across from him, Su Li had just finished preparing two bowls of hot and sour noodles and was adding marinated eggs to them. “Yuxing, how many eggs do you want?”
“I don’t have an appetite.”
Su Li, ignoring what he said, placed the hot and sour noodles in front of him. “Try this new flavor.”
Lin Yuxing took a bite, immediately giving it a thumbs up.
Su Li took out a pack of crispy rice from the drawer, split it in half, put one half in his own bowl, and gave the other half to Lin Yuxing. The crispy and crunchy rice soaked in the tangy and spicy broth, bursting with flavor on his taste buds.
“Eating something delicious makes you not miss Gu Zhongyi as much, right?”
“…I’m not missing him.”
“You suffer from lovesickness every day, and you’re saying you’re not missing him?” Su Li stuffed his mouth with noodles, his cheeks bulging. “Why can’t you be as sincere as Gu Nuan?”
Lin Yuxing swallowed the hot and sour noodles in his mouth, feeling curious about Gu Nuan’s alpha.
“I never had a chance to ask you before, but how did Gu Nuan manage to win over that alpha? I remember he said before that the alpha was trying to avoid him.”
Lin Yuxing couldn’t understand why someone as good and perfect as Gu Nuan would have to chase after an alpha who seemed to be blind to his qualities.
Su Li took another big bite of marinated egg, his cheeks puffed up. “That alpha’s name is Han Yang, he’s an adopted son of the Gu family, and they grew up together.”
“But Gu Nuan and Han Yang had never gotten along since they were little, he always made Gu Nu sad.” Su Li shook his head. “I thought they had no chance, but in the blink of an eye, they became a couple.”
Now it seemed like Han Yang was just playing hard to get.
The name “Han Yang” still rang a bell in Lin Yuxing’s memory. On New Year’s Eve, Gu Zhongyi mentioned him.
He asked uncertainly, “Is Han Yang a famous star?”
Su Li gave an unsympathetic cough, choked on his food, and had to cover his mouth with a tissue to recover. Lin Yuxing poured him a glass of water and handed it over, and Su Li drank half the glass before feeling better.
Su Li looked particularly exasperated and said, “What famous star? Did Gu Nuan make up stories again? Han Yang just entered the entertainment industry, at the moment he is a rookie. There’s no personal information about him online.”
“Is that so?”
“Don’t believe Gu Nuan’s nonsense! He not only said the same thing to you but also keeps telling me that Han Yang is a movie star. My ears have gotten numb from hearing it every day.”
Lin Yuxing nodded and didn’t inquire further.
Before he could eat much of the hot and sour noodles, his phone vibrated.
He rushed to the balcony with the speed of the wind.
“Bang—” He unintentionally closed the door too hard, startling Su Li.
Su Li, left inside the room, patted his chest and continued eating his noodles.
Outside on the balcony, Lin Yuxing answered Gu Zhongyi’s video call.
In the video, Gu Zhongyi seemed to have just arrived at the hotel. Lin Yuxing held up his new phone to face himself, and the clear image made him smile, saying, “Senior!”
Gu Zhongyi sat on the bed and unbuttoned his shirt, pointing to the corner of his mouth on the left side, gesturing, “What did you eat tonight?”
“Hot and sour noodles, Su Li made them for me.” Lin Yuxing quickly wiped off a tiny bit of soup from the left corner of his mouth, his ears slightly red. “I helped him alter… his skirt.”
The words “his skirt” were about to come out, but Lin Yuxing changed it to, “I helped him fix his pants, and he treated me to dinner.”
Lin Yuxing smoothed his slightly messy hair, jokingly praising, “This phone has such a clear resolution. You can even see the soup on my mouth clearly. It seems it’s worth it to pay in 12 installments.”
On the first night Gu Zhongyi went to M City, they tried to video chat, but Lin Yuxing’s old phone had low pixels and kept lagging, so they couldn’t see each other and could only hear their voices.
The same happened on the second day.
On the third day, Lin Yuxing got his new phone.
Gu Zhongyi knowingly asked, “Did you change the phone for me?”
Lin Yuxing admitted it openly and gratefully said, ” yes,Su Li went with me to get it, and he knows a lot about phones.”
This softened Gu Zhongyi’s voice a bit.
“Next time, I’ll go with you.”
Lin Yuxing pondered for a moment, “That should be many years from now. I want to use this phone until it completely stops working.”
“Okay, do you have enough money?”
“Yes! Zhou Jie gave me a raise, and I’m doing well with my tutoring job. Liao Yan also keeps introducing me to part-time jobs. Some classmates even ask me to run errands to pick up packages for them.”
Whenever he saw Gu Zhongyi, Lin Yuxing always had endless things to talk about. He smiled, “Anyway, the cost of changing the phone is within my wallet’s range, so don’t worry.”
In the days without Gu Zhongyi around, whenever Lin Yuxing had free time, he would work part-time in Zhou Jie’s bakery.
Zhou Jie’s bakery had become increasingly popular due to Gu Zhongyi’s frequent visits, so she generously gave Lin Yuxing a significant raise. Considering that Lin Yuxing had other part-time jobs and also had to balance his studies, Zhou Jie hired another person to help.
The other part timer knew that he was working with the famous Lin Yuxing, so he always told Lin Yuxing every love story he knew.
Like how a love story started with an umbrella on a rainy night, how an ice-cold young master was rescued by a common Omega at night and fell into love… It was as chaotic as it could get.
Lin Yuxing’s head was spinning from hearing so many stories.
Once the part timer curiously asked him, “How did you two start?”
Lin Yuxing thought for a moment and somehow associated it with the bouquet of roses from back then. “It started with me giving him roses.” From a certain perspective, he didn’t lie because that was indeed the beginning of their relationship.
But Gu Zhongyi’s beginning with him dated back even further.
The part timer exclaimed, “You have no idea how many people envy you.”
At that moment, Lin Yuxing just blushed and modestly said something that would make others jealous, “It’s natural for people to envy me for dating him because he is truly such an amazing person.”
Lin Yuxing knew that Gu Zhongyi was not only handsome on the outside but also incredibly gentle and accepting on the inside.
So… it was indeed only natural for people to envy him.
……..
In Lin Yuxing’s mind, he kept pondering over that sentence.
So, he called out Gu Zhongyi on the other side of the phone, “Gu Zhongyi.”
Gu Zhongyi didn’t dislike it when Lin Yuxing called him by his full name. He thought Lin Yuxing’s voice sounded particularly pleasant when he said his name, “Hmm?”
Lin Yuxing leaned against the wall on the balcony, playfully kicking the air with his toes and swaying lightly.
His eyes seemed to hide a galaxy amidst flowing clouds as he said, “When are you coming back?”
The last word “back” carried his yearning, and it reached Gu Zhongyi’s ears.
Gu Zhongyi pursed his lips and said, “I want to take you to see a movie when I’m back.”
Lin Yuxing felt like he was just one step away from sticking a “I miss you so much” sign on his forehead.