Chapter 4

Finally, only the two of them remained, as if the wind and snow from that night had spread to the present, momentarily obscuring their vision and enveloping their breath, everything imbued with a sense of hazy illusion. Throughout these two weeks, she had envisioned this moment at every instant, yet when the time truly arrived, she realized that all her preparations were in vain, and the anxiety remained just as palpable.

Later, during his first class meeting in college, he saw Lin Yue again among a group of girls. He couldn't help but feel a twinge of sympathy for her, thinking how pitiful it was that she disliked him so much yet still had to be in the same class with him for four years.

Chai Wei secretly pinched Lin Yue's waist and smiled at Chen Luchuan, saying, "Then I will go back to work. If there are any questions, feel free to ask Lin Yue."

Thanks to this piece of paper, Chen Luchuan scored seventy points in English and successfully avoided a disaster during the summer vacation. Afterward, he pondered over this matter and felt that something was amiss. Logically speaking, the two families were at odds, and the two individuals were clearly in opposing camps. Lin Yue reporting to the teacher would align with her position, and there was no need for her to take the risk of helping someone who offered her no benefit. Later, he came up with an explanation: Lin Yue was quite clever and intended to play the long game, holding onto his weaknesses so that she could command him in the future. He believed this explanation was reasonable and convincing, and even thought about how he would counter if Lin Yue threatened him with it.

Then I will take you to collect the equipment

During university, Lin Yue did not show much enthusiasm towards his old neighbor; in fact, more often than not, he seemed to avoid him as if he were a source of discomfort. This avoidance was not deliberate, and one would hardly notice it without careful examination. However, having come through three years of high school, he could certainly sense Lin Yue's subtle rejection, which felt almost imperceptible.

After going through such a series of twists and turns, Chen Luchuan was so frightened that he reined in his thoughts, burying his head and no longer daring to act rashly. Ten minutes passed, and footsteps sounded at the classroom door. Chen Luchuan looked up and saw Lin Yue approaching him with a heavy gait, his brow furrowed and an expression of facing death head-on.

The two of them walked towards the elevator, with Lin Yue in the lead, her gaze fixed ahead. However, the footsteps following closely behind made her feel as if she could hardly walk, each step she took was accompanied by an indescribable awkwardness.

All colleagues in the technical department have completed the inventory. Lin Yue voluntarily helped to move the computer onto the cart. Just as he picked up the main unit, Chen Luchuan extended his hands and said, "I will do it."

There was no way to avoid it now, and Lin Yue also raised his hand and waved it. "Chen Luchuan." In the end, he felt that this action was inexplicably foolish, so he immediately curled his fingers and withdrew his hand.

Chai Wei was so surprised that she was left speechless. At this moment, she gently nudged her elbow and lowered her voice to ask her: "Do you know each other?"

Children are often adept at reading facial expressions and tend to mimic the adults around them. Therefore, since Chen Luchuan could remember, he had hardly spoken a word to Lin Yue. Moreover, during his elementary school years, he was playful and consistently ranked at the bottom of his class, while Lin Yue consistently placed in the top ten. After failing his exams at the end of each term, he would be scolded by Feng Rong, who would pull his ear and say, "Look at that wild girl from the Lin family; she performs better than you." After several such incidents, he developed an even greater aversion to this "other people's child."

After a moment of silence, Chen Luchuan cleared his throat and asked, "How are Uncle Lin and Aunt He doing?"

Chai Wei immediately extended her hand and shook hands with Chen Luchuan, "Welcome, welcome"

Lin Yue did not know where to direct his gaze when his phone in his pocket buzzed. He took it out to see a WeChat message from Chai Wei: Is the progress going well?

Chen Luchuan thought to himself, it's over, it's over

Lin Yue did not speak

Returning to the elevator, Lin Yue pretended to study the employee handbook he had brought back, avoiding conversation with Chen Luchuan. Upon returning to his workstation, Chen Luchuan began assembling the computer. His movements were swift and orderly, and in just a moment, everything was fully assembled

Ding Yifeng then said to Chen Luchuan: "Just in time, Lin Yue has a new project that lacks a main programmer, so you will be in charge. The official start will be after the New Year, so you can take this time to familiarize yourself with the work content."

At this point, there was again a relative silence. Chen Luchuan felt somewhat helpless; he had noticed early on that Lin Yue seemed to hold a prejudice against him. Of course, this prejudice could be traced back to their elementary school days.

Chen Luchuan nodded

Chen Luchuan approached with a smile and said, "Last time I heard Sun Lei mention you at Fenghuo, I didn't expect it to be the same studio."

Lin Yue looked up and saw Chai Wei in front of her getting up to stretch her muscles. Upon noticing her glance, Chai Wei playfully winked at her.

Chen Luchuan became anxious and kicked again

However, a diagnostic test in the fifth grade changed Chen Luchuan's impression of Lin Yue.

The invigilating teacher looked up and said, "What is it?"

"That's about it; you can refer to this manual for the rest." Lin Yue handed the onboarding manual to Chen Luchuan, but then felt uncertain if she had overstepped. After all, Chen Luchuan was a computer science major, with a technical proficiency several magnitudes higher than hers; he would easily understand this trivial information, and there was no need for her to take it so seriously in her guidance.

It has been two weeks since I was discharged from the hospital

Do you have any plans after work?" Chen Luchuan glanced at his watch and said, "I will treat you to a meal.

Lin Yue, accompanied by Chen Luchuan, went to the Technical Department to collect a complete set of equipment including a monitor, host, keyboard and mouse, and power strip. Unfortunately, all the carts in the Technical Department were already lent out. Taking advantage of the opportunity while checking the equipment, Lin Yue went upstairs to borrow one.

Lin Yue is a well-known good student in the entire school, and the proctor merely glanced at him before nodding and allowing him to pass

Uh, I have to go home to eat

The frail figure ahead paused for a moment and did not move

Chen Luchuan's heart raced, and he quickly crumpled the piece of paper into his palm

She was certainly curious about Chen Luchuan's study abroad life, but her lips seemed to be sewn shut with a needle, unable to part no matter what. She could only fix her gaze on the elevator door, intending to bore a hole through it with her eyes.

Fortunately, as the awkwardness began to spread further, the elevator had already come to a stop

As she entered the elevator, she couldn't help but scold herself harshly in her mind, truly a sign of utter failure.

Lin Yue momentarily could not recall who "Sun Lei" was, mentioned by Chen Luchuan, and simply smiled slightly, saying, "What a coincidence." She pushed Chai Wei slightly forward and introduced, "This is the studio's original artist, Chai Wei; Chai Wei, this is my university classmate, Chen Luchuan."

At that moment, Dan Yi Feng happened to walk over, heard a few people talking, and said with a smile: "Lin Yue, since it's your classmate, I'll leave the introduction of the company's tasks to you."

Lin Yue's face turned red, "I... I want to go to the restroom"

Oh, that is quite good

Chen Luchuan brushed off the dust from his hands and straightened up. As he moved, a section of his shirt slipped out from his belt, revealing a hint of his toned waistline

Chen Luchuan has turned on the computer, and Lin Yue has not replied to Chai Wei's message, quickly putting the phone back in the pocket. "The computer needs to change the login password, which must be more than six characters, including numbers, uppercase letters, and special symbols."

"It's nothing," Lin Yue said quickly

She couldn't help but smooth her hair and softly asked Chen Luchuan, "Have you received the computer?"

After waiting for a moment, the elevator doors opened, and the two entered, making the atmosphere even more awkward. Lin Yue knew that he bore a significant portion of the responsibility for this awkwardness. If it were someone else, facing an old classmate and neighbor not seen for many years, they would fear not saying enough, thus missing out on the精彩人生 of the two after their separation.

Lin Yue glanced at the wrist of the hand that was rolling up his sleeve, then quickly averted his gaze

Feng Rong and He Shan have long-standing conflicts, reaching a point of irreconcilable differences, and this discord has also affected their children—Chen Luchuan and Lin Yue have been advised since childhood not to play with that wild girl or mischievous monkey from upstairs or downstairs

Who would have thought that Lin Yue would suddenly spring up from his seat, the legs of the chair scraping against the floor with a piercing sound, drawing the attention of the entire examination hall.

Chen Luchuan shook his head, "Not yet, I just arrived"

Chen Luchuan smiled and said, "Alright, let's do it another day"

Lin Yuefei quickly replied, "Pretty good." In the end, feeling that his tone was too stiff, he took the opportunity to ask, "Has Aunt Feng recovered?"

At this moment, he once again sensed this rejection from Lin Yue's seemingly warm tone, which was completely unaware of it.

Of course, until he graduated from elementary school, he moved to another middle school, and the "threat" he had anticipated did not materialize. Later, the two met again when they entered high school. Although they were in the same school, they were in different classes, so there was naturally little interaction. Occasionally, they would encounter each other at the stairwell or in the cafeteria, and Lin Yue seemed to not recognize him at all, quickly averting her gaze. Initially, he intended to greet her, but after several attempts, he gave up.

Chen Luchuan nodded

Lin Yuejing paused for a moment, "Well... why don't you take a look first? I will return the cart to the Human Resources Department." After saying this, without waiting for Chen Luchuan to respond, she quickly pushed the cart away.

Chen Luchuan strode over

Lin Yue opened the onboarding manual and guided Chen Luchuan through the completion of all tasks, including email activation, printer setup, internal communication tool account activation, and wireless network account authentication. He also provided a brief demonstration of the backend system operations. By the time they finished, it was nearly the end of the workday

Lin Yue lowered his gaze, not expressing whether it was good or bad

However, Chen Luchuan nodded and smiled, saying: "Thank you, I have taken up your time."

Chen Luchuan was taken aback and confused, but he saw Lin Yue approaching his seat. As Lin Yue was about to sit down, he quickly raised his hand and threw a paper ball onto Chen's table. After sitting down, Lin Yue moved his chair forward significantly, distancing himself from the reach of Chen's toes

That time, the class seating arrangement was disrupted, and he happened to sit behind Lin Yue. His family had already issued a final ultimatum: if he did not perform well this time, he would have to spend the summer vacation in a tutoring class. Unfortunately, the English exam was particularly difficult; as soon as he received the test paper, he was completely at a loss, scratching his ears and cheeks, and after a long time, he had only completed half of the content. In his anxiety, he felt a surge of courage; seeing that the invigilator was engrossed in reading the newspaper and had not noticed him at all, he leaned over the desk, gently kicked Lin Yue's desk with his toes, and whispered, "Lin Yue, could you please hold the paper up a bit?" In his anxiety, he felt a surge of courage; seeing that the invigilator was engrossed in reading the newspaper and had not noticed him at all, he leaned over the desk, gently kicked Lin Yue's desk with his toes, and whispered, "Lin Yue, could you please hold the paper up a bit?"