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Lu Jiangting came out of the alley, stood outside the window, and silently watched the people inside.
He stood there in the strong sun for half an hour before leaving.
“Who was that young man?”
“Why was he standing outside for so long?”
“Huh, he’s gone.”
…
It was Lin Yuyao’s turn to work tonight; after nightfall, there weren’t many people in the bookstore.
The street was quiet.
There weren’t any bustling night markets yet; even if there were, they wouldn’t reach the bookstore. Only a few people were reading in the store; Lin Yuyao was also reading.
At this moment, a tall man in military uniform walked in.
As a librarian, she was very sensitive to the comings and goings of people in the store.
As soon as someone came, she immediately noticed.
She didn’t expect it to be him.
“Brother Fu, you’re still reading books this late?”
“Yes.” He hummed softly, placing several books on the counter.
“I’ve finished them, I’m here to return them.”
“Okay, I’ll mark them as returned.”
Lin Yuyao quickly found the register and marked the books.
“By the way, are there any good books lately?”
Based on his reading history, Lin Yuyao recommended two similar books.
“These two, what do you think?”
“Okay, can I just browse them here?”
Lin Yuyao smiled, “Yes, you can sit in front and read them, then decide if you want to borrow them.”
“Okay.”
Just then, someone called her to the counter.
Fu Huayi said, “You go ahead, I’ll read by myself.”
“Okay, I’ll be right back.”
It was a student who needed to borrow and return books; his family wasn’t well-off, so he chose to borrow materials instead of buying them. There were no tutoring centers yet, and few students would take the initiative to borrow materials from the bookstore.
She always admired such self-motivated students.
Especially since he looked about the same age as her brother Lin Ping, she felt a little closer to him.
Lin Yuyao gave him a notebook.
The boy was embarrassed, blushing as he said, “Sister, thank you.”
Lin Yuyao smiled, “You’re welcome, they’re all defective; don’t worry about it.”
“I don’t mind.”
Some books with poor printing or creases could be returned to the factory for exchange.
But after working with the manufacturer for a long time, they usually didn’t have to return the defective books; they just reported the number, and the manufacturer would send replacements. Sometimes, they would even send a few extra copies when shipping.
The boss said they could keep the defective books.
Sister Zhou didn’t have children, so she usually didn’t take them.
Sister Liu had a nephew, so she would occasionally pick a few with minor defects for her nephew.
Lin Yuyao would take them; she used them for her manuscripts, saving her money on notebooks.
If she had extra, she would give them to poor students who loved to study.
It was almost closing time; only Fu Huayi was left in the store besides her.
Seeing that he was engrossed in reading, she didn’t want to rush him, so she took a book and sat nearby.
After a while, Fu Huayi suddenly spoke, “Lu Jiangting came looking for you today?”
Lin Yuyao was startled, then nodded slightly.
“Yes, he came.”
Fu Huayi clenched his fist and took a deep breath, “I didn’t expect him to come so soon, you… are you okay?”
“I’m fine.”
“The doctor said you shouldn’t be too stressed lately.”
Lin Yuyao shook her head, “Don’t worry, he can’t stress me out anymore; I won’t care about him.”
“I’m afraid he’ll act recklessly again.”
“He won’t, it’s daytime, and there are people around.”
Fu Huayi nodded, “You’re right, I was overthinking.”
He closed the book and said, “I’ll borrow these two books; please register them for me.”
“Okay.”
He had to leave after borrowing the books; she should also be leaving work.
He watched her turn off the lights, lock the door, then said, “I’ll walk you home.”
Lin Yuyao smiled and shook her head, “No need, it’s quite close, I can walk there in ten minutes.”
“It’s too late now, it’s not safe. You should have gotten off work half an hour ago; I delayed you.”
Uh…
“I drove here; it’s just a turn away, get in.”
Cars could be parked on the roadside at this time; it was really convenient. And there were almost no traffic lights on the road. Only two intersections in Chenshan Town had traffic lights.
It was just a turn away.
Fu Huayi watched her get out of the car.
Watched her go upstairs.
Watched the light in her room turn on before driving away.
As soon as he entered the dormitory, Yi Yunshuo, wearing large shorts, came up to him.
“Hey, you went to see Comrade Xiao Lin again?”
Fu Huayi didn’t want to answer him, he took off his clothes, threw them aside, and went into the bathroom with a towel.
“Hehe, definitely, you’ve fallen in love.”
Fu Huayi: …
The sound of water came from the bathroom.
Yi Yunshuo leaned against the bathroom door, his mouth never stopping.
“Comrade Xiao Lin is really nice, but she’s, someone else’s wife. I’m saying, haven’t you thought that you and she might not have a future?” Yi Yunshuo continued to chat.
Fu Huayi was extremely agitated in the bathroom; he buried his face in the water and held his breath. He lifted his head only when he could barely hold his breath anymore. Even though he was stubborn, he had to admit that he had truly fallen for Lin Yuyao.
Heaven knows how his heart throbbed when he touched her fair skin the other day.
Heaven knows how angry he was when he saw Lu Jiangting trying to force himself on her.
At that moment, in his eyes, Lu Jiangting was no different from the enemy.
He wanted to kill him and drink his blood.
But, after he calmed down and saw the clear look in her eyes, he felt shameless.
He wasn’t much better than Lu Jiangting.
Lu Jiangting openly wanted her.
He secretly wanted her.
The look in her eyes was only gratitude; he understood.
She saw him as a good person, as a god who saved her.
But he… he had such filthy thoughts about her, even at night… he had used thoughts of her more than once to relieve himself.
That day, he had planned to help her one last time.
He bought everything for her, made all the arrangements, and wouldn’t see her again.
But only a day later, today… he heard that Lu Jiangting had taken time off and gone out, so he left work early.
He actually came in the afternoon, drinking that awful, malted milk coffee across from her.
It was worse than traditional Chinese medicine; he still drank cup after cup.
He watched from afar through the glass.
Even though he knew she was fine, he was still worried.
In the end, he couldn’t control himself and went in to return the books before she was about to leave work.
What books was he reading?
He didn’t like those books at all.
To spend more time with her, he pretended to read for a long time.
He used the excuse of being a friend to care for her, using the pretense of borrowing and returning books to get close to her.
What was the difference between him and Lu Jiangting?
They were two of a kind.
He felt so dirty, washing repeatedly wouldn’t help.
And Yi Yunshuo, that bastard, was adding insult to injury, his mouth never stopping.