when the rose blooms again

Chapter 4

After Ji Yang hung up the phone, he called Lin Weiyan. The next day happened to be a rest day, and Lin Weiyan made an appointment for lunch with him.

The two made a reservation at a private restaurant they often go to. Ji Yang arrived first, and sat in the reserved seat waiting for Lin Weiyan.

The decoration of this restaurant is very simple, imitating the design of a garden, as soon as you enter the yard, the flowing water and rockery correspond, and the corridor railings are carved with flowers and plants, which is very elegant.

They booked late, and there was only one table left in the hall. Although it was covered by a wooden screen, it was not soundproof. It was really not a good place to talk.

Lin Weiyan had some traffic jams on the road, and Ji Yang's tea had been changed twice when he arrived.

Shortly after he was seated, the waiter began to serve the food, and the two chatted while eating.

"Brother Shen called me yesterday," Ji Yang looked into Lin Weiyan's eyes, "Ask me about your going abroad."

"Yeah." Lin Weiyan didn't react too much, put down his chopsticks, and poured himself a cup of tea unhurriedly.

Ji Yang cleared his throat, feeling a little uncomfortable, "Don't you want Brother Shen to know that you are going abroad?"

"No," Lin Weiyan said, "it doesn't matter whether he knows or not."

Lin Weiyan has been very busy recently, and Ji Yang has also started an internship in the company. The two haven't seen each other for a while. Ji Yang didn't want to spoil the atmosphere, so he didn't ask any more questions for the time being.

Lin Weiyan didn't talk much, and Ji Yang didn't speak, so there was some silence between the two of them.

But fortunately, the hall was already lively, so it didn't seem like they had nothing to say.

But sitting in the hall, the excitement is not always good.

Shao Chen has become very famous in the past two years, and the business circle in this city is very small. They can almost always hear Shao Chen's name from others.

I don't know if luck is good or bad today, and the table next door is full of wine and food, and the Shao Chen discussion meeting started, the screen is not soundproof, and the two of them can hear clearly.

The person who spoke did not sound very old, about 30 years old, "Huanyu won the third game again."

Huanyu Construction is a leading brand in the city's construction industry, and the leader of the company is Shao Chen.

There are many online reports about Shao Chen's family history, and the evaluation of Shao Chen is also mixed.

When Shao Chen was in his early twenties, he founded Huanyu with a few friends. At the beginning of the establishment, he suffered long-term losses. There were only a few partners left. Shao Chen put his entire net worth there, and for a while he was almost entirely supported by him.

However, Shao Chen was lucky, ambitious, good at management, and willing to endure hardships. He became famous in this city in just two years.

Later, he won the bidding several times in a row, and the above project got soft hands, and it has become the leading benchmark in the city's construction industry.

When it comes to Huanyu, it is inevitable to talk about Shao Chen.

The next door chatted a few business matters, and then started gossiping.

"I heard that Shao Chen is younger than him?" The voice from the next door was suppressed, but it had no effect, and it still reached Ji Yang and Lin Weiyan's ears verbatim.

Ji Yang glanced at Lin Weiyan, and asked with his eyes if he wanted to leave.

Lin Weiyan leaned back relaxedly, holding an empty teacup and turning it in his hand, showing no intention of leaving.

The neighbor was still talking, "It seems to be Shao Chen's junior."

"That's what they say," someone answered, "but I haven't seen Shao Chen take it out."

There are many people who know Shao Chen. After all, this city's financial magazine likes to use Shao Chen's interview as the cover, even though Shao Chen has not accepted several interviews.

There are quite a few people who know Lin Weiyan. After all, before Huanyu's business grew, Lin Weiyan's father was the owner of the leading brand in the city's construction industry.

But the building has collapsed, and the few words about the Lin family's property on the webpage are all reports about Lin's father embezzling public funds and committing suicide in fear of crime.

The events that caused a lot of noise in those years gradually disappeared from the public eye in just three years.

Ji Yang looked at Lin Weiyan's expression, and saw that he looked like he had nothing to do with himself, holding the cup and turning it slowly, wondering if he was listening.

The neighbor next door was supposed to be leaving. The sound of pushing clothes and chairs rang out, and within a few minutes there was no sound. The last sentence Ji Yang heard them say was, "It should be a good relationship. It is said that they have been chasing each other for many years."

Lin Weiyan, who had been expressionless all this time, paused for a moment when he heard this sentence.

The sentence next door is indeed correct, Shao Chen has indeed pursued Lin Weiyan for many years.

Back then, Shao Chen was not as low-key as he is now. It is well known that he pursued Lin Weiyan, and the inside story was unknown to outsiders, but Ji Yang knew it all.

In fact, when Shao Chen met Lin Weiyan for the first time, the company was at its busiest time, so he didn't have much time to go to school to find him often. Most of the time he used Ji Yang to inquire about Lin Weiyan's situation.

Lin Weiyan had a cold personality, and he ignored Shao Chen's love at first, but after Shao Chen got busy, the two seldom met each other, so there was no progress at all in the past few years.

Later, Shao Chen was not so busy, and Lin Weiyan was about to take the college entrance examination.

On the day when Lin Weiyan's college entrance examination ended, Shao Chen asked Lin Weiyan to meet him in the park behind the school. It was the first time Lin Weiyan promised Shao Chen to meet him outside the school.

Shao Chen picked up a new car and drove to the park in a very ostentatious manner, the trunk was filled with fiery red roses.

The location he chose for the confession was very good. There were not many people watching, so it would not be stressful or dangerous.

As soon as Lin Weiyan arrived, he saw Shao Chen leaning against the side of the car, with one hand on the roof and the other greeting him.

Lin Weiyan walked over, subconsciously glanced at the trunk, and the roses in full bloom made him blink nervously.

"Senior," Lin Weiyan said with a straight face, "what are you doing?"

"Weiyan," Shao Chen raised one corner of his mouth and smiled, "I like you, can you stay with me?"

"No." Lin Weiyan said quickly, without even a second of hesitation.

Shao Chen was not discouraged, he chased Lin Weiyan for three years, Lin Weiyan has always been like this.

"Then do you have someone you like now?" Shao Chen asked.

"No." Lin Weiyan replied quickly.

"Then you can think about liking me." Shao Chen still smiled confidently, "It doesn't matter if you don't like me now, as long as you like me in the future."

Lin Weiyan didn't speak, stared at Rose in the trunk for a while, and asked, "Why?"

"Why?" Shao Chen didn't understand.

"Why do I like you?" Lin Weiyan seemed a little uncomfortable, and tilted his head slightly when he asked this question.

Shao Chen's car was parked by the lake. Behind them were tall trees that were not too dense, and in front of them were bluestone bricks and the lake surface shimmering with the setting sun.

The roses in the trunk still have water droplets, and when the wind blows, there will be a moist and thick aroma, which is very strong.

Shao Chen seemed to think for a long time before he carefully came up with an answer, "I should be able to treat you well."

Lin Weiyan didn't understand, and frowned slightly.

Shao Chen didn't laugh anymore, he said seriously, "The company is on the right track now, I will come to accompany you whenever I have time."

He said, "Money is not so tight anymore, I can buy you whatever you want."

Shao Chen's understanding of "being nice to you" is very simple, I will accompany you when I have time, and I am willing to spend it for you if I have money.

Lin Weiyan didn't need other people's time, and he was never short of money. Shao Chen's words were a little funny to him, but he didn't laugh.

He said, "You think beautiful."

Then I didn't know what came to mind, and said something unskillfully, "Old cows eat young grass."

Shao Chen was amused by him, but after laughing, he felt a little dissatisfied. The corner of his mouth twitched, "Who is old? I haven't celebrated my 24th birthday yet."

18-year-old Lin Weiyan nodded, and said meaningfully, "I will take the college entrance examination today."

Shao Chen is not as stiff and concerned about face as he was when he just graduated, and his face has become thicker in the past few years. He said with certainty, "Old people know how to hurt others."

"I don't need it." Lin Weiyan had a stern face, and the side of his face was a little red. He didn't know whether it was reflected by the setting sun or dyed by the petals.

Obviously, no matter what it is, it is far away from him.

Seeing the flash of red, Shao Shen could not help but take a flower from the trunk and stuff it into Lin Weiyan's hand, "Anyway, you should think about it."

Lin Weiyan had decided to go abroad to study in university a long time ago, Shao Chen didn't know, and after a few days, he prepared a second confession.

Not as exaggerated as the first time, but the battle is not small.

Lin Weiyan's home is in the villa area halfway up the mountain. Shao Chen didn't have Lin Weiyan's contact information, and he couldn't drive up, so he had to wait at the foot of the mountain.

Shao Chen was so thick-skinned that he would say to anyone he saw, "If you see the young master of the Lin family, please call him for me and tell him that his future boyfriend is waiting for him."

These words reached the ears of the young master of the Lin family within a few minutes, but it was not until late in the day that the young master of the Lin family was sent down by the driver with a blank face, and looked at him without saying a word.

Shao Chen smiled when he saw him, and said, "Weiyan, you're here."

His tone was a little proud, as if he had concluded that Lin Weiyan would definitely come. If he listened carefully, he might act coquettishly, but he didn't complain.

Lin Weiyan looked at him, and suddenly became angry. He didn't know what he was angry about, but he was in a bad mood anyway.

Of course he knew that Shao Chen had come early in the morning, but he had already bought his air ticket and was leaving soon, so it was impossible for him to have anything to do with Shao Chen.

"I didn't ask you to wait for me." Lin Weiyan said.

"Yes," Shao Chen still smiled, "but I'm willing to wait."

Lin Weiyan hesitated to speak, and finally said reluctantly, "Oh."

"Wei Yan," Shao Chen snorted and approached him, his tone low as if coaxing, "I knew you would come."

Lin Weiyan looked up at him, and the corner of his mouth twitched quickly and lightly, but he didn't speak again.

Shao Chen took out a bunch of wilted tulips from the co-pilot, "I brought you something else, do you not like roses?"

Lin Weiyan didn't pick up the flowers, and shook his head, "I don't want it."

Shao Chen didn't say that he had to keep it, but just asked, "Then shall I say goodbye next time?"

Lin Weiyan didn't answer, and it took a long time before he said in a low voice, "I'm leaving next month."

Shao Chen was stunned for a moment, Lin Weiyan saw that his hand holding the flower trembled, and he asked, "Where are you going?"

"I applied to a foreign school," Lin Weiyan looked down at the ground, "I'm almost ready."

Shao Chen didn't answer, and there was a silence between the two of them, both of them looked downcast against the red sky in the distance.

When he thought Shao Chen would not answer, he said suddenly, "The air ticket is not very expensive now."

Lin Weiyan looked up at him.

The sun was about to set at this moment, and the light was faintly gray. Even though the two were close, it seemed like a layer of fog was covering him when he looked at Shao Chen.

But Shao Chen's expression looked very firm, his eyes were very bright, not blurred by the gray sky.

Shao Chen said, "I will visit you as soon as I have time."

Before Lin Weiyan went abroad, Shao Chen would go to the foot of the mountain to wait for him every day, and he brought a lot of flowers, lilies, gerberas, and sunflowers.

They sometimes talked for a while at the foot of the mountain, and Lin Weiyan would sometimes agree to have a meal with Shao Chen, and then Shao Chen always had various reasons not to send him home, so Lin Weiyan went back later and later.

On the day Lin Weiyan was leaving, Shao Chen drove to the airport to see him off.

Shao Chen didn't plan to spend that day because Lin Weiyan had a lot of luggage, so he gave Lin Weiyan a card.

"There's a lot of money in it," Shao Chen said, "You can buy whatever you want."

Lin Weiyan refused to take it no matter what, and Shao Chen was not very happy, "It is very inconvenient for me to buy things in China and then send them over."

Lin Weiyan didn't lack for anything, but Shao Chen insisted on being nice to others in this way. Lin Weiyan thought he was clumsy, but he was surprisingly lovable.

Until he had to go through the security check, Shao Chen was still very persistent in giving him the card.

Shao Chen held his card and followed Lin Weiyan, and did not speak angrily. The two were very close, and Lin Weiyan suddenly said, "Do you want to leave my phone number?"

The two had known each other for three years. On the day when Lin Weiyan was leaving, Shao Chen got Lin Weiyan's phone number, but they lost contact after only three calls.

Later, the two met again, that is, Lin Weiyan returned to China three years ago.

In high school, Shao Chen passionately pursued Lin Weiyan, and Lin Weiyan could only say "no", but after he came back, Shao Chen said, "You will marry me", but Lin Weiyan agreed without much hesitation.

Their marriage lasted for three years. If Lin Weiyan hadn't heard the discussion next door today, Lin Weiyan wouldn't have known. In the eyes of outsiders, the relationship between the two of them can be regarded as "very good".

Ji Yang listened to the whole process with him, but he couldn't hold back and asked, "Do you really have no feelings for Brother Shen at all?"

Lin Weiyan was holding the pot to pour water for himself, when he heard that his hands shook for some reason, the water was filled a little bit, and some spilled on the table.

He took a towel beside him and wiped it, and the water marks disappeared immediately.

This reminded him of the rose that Shao Chendan took out, which withered after he took it back for a few days, leaving no trace in the end.

And the bunch of tulips that were a little bit wilted back then, even though he didn't like it that much, he finally took it back.

"No." Lin Weiyan squeezed the towel and said softly.

The irregular heartbeat for someone when I was young is still fresh in my memory. Although it only occupies a small corner in the long years, it is not never.

Counting those tens of seconds, tens of minutes, tens of months, and even now, I have loved him.