Chapter 180:
If there is a word that Lin Chengyu is most afraid of and reluctant to touch, it is ex-boyfriend.
——To be exact, it was Jiang Xiao's ex-boyfriend.
It's much better now. The time when he was so jealous is over. If he can have Jiang Xiao's present and future, those should not be remembered, it will only add to his troubles.
After Fu Ruoyan broke up with Jiang Xiao and experienced the fire, his whole person has changed a lot. He was not so paranoid for a long time, and after Jiang Xiao's tendency became obvious, it could be regarded as retreating to some extent.
Lin Chengyu doesn't see Jiang Xiao frequently anymore. Of course, he also knows in his heart that if something changes and he does something wrong, this person will still appear next to Jiang Xiao again, waiting for an opportunity to **** Jiang Xiao. return.
And he wouldn't let that opportunity arise.
So Fu Ruoyan was no longer a big threat to Lin Chengyu.
But there is another person who is different from Fu Ruoyan. Jiang Xiao took the initiative to break up with Fu Ruoyan. Under such circumstances, it was difficult for him to turn back. But Jiang Xiao's previous relationship was not so reluctant, and it was even a pity.
Lin Heyuan.
If Jiang Xiao's high school years are mentioned, this person will never be avoided.
Lin Chengyu thought that was also the past tense. After all, so many years had passed, and he felt that Lin Heyuan would stay abroad for the rest of his life.
But at the critical moment, the other party came back.
Jiang Xiao saw the news in the circle of friends, because he had contact with Ye Yingying a few years ago, and he also met several classmates he knew from high school before, but he seldom chatted with others except Yingying. .
Lin Heyuan was an uncompromising figure in high school. After he went abroad, there was much less news. Ordinary people don't understand physics, which is not something that the public will care about. Therefore, Lin Heyuan is famous abroad for his outstanding talent. When the university gradually emerged, there was not much news in the country, and the classmates mentioned him occasionally, and they hardly knew how he was now.
Until the big news comes out now, it's impossible not to notice it. Lin Heyuan became famous when he was in high school because he won an award, and the Mathematical Olympiad Grand Prix is still an unrepeatable achievement in Houlin No.1 Middle School.
However, the achievements belonging to Lin Heyuan did not end there. Now his research results have won another award that has attracted the attention of the physics community. He is still excellent and young, and the news of this award is the return of Lin Heyuan to China.
According to rumors, after winning the award, he accepted the invitation of the state and was about to join a domestic higher education institution as a professor, making him one of the youngest professors in the industry.
However, teaching is not his main business. He has awards and research results, and it is said that there are several national-level research projects with over 100 million yuan that invite him to move in. It is indeed a homecoming.
His achievements are eye-catching, and he is still so young, the gossip in the circle of friends is a bit messy, and there are different opinions about his return to work in China, and it should not be settled for the time being.
When Jiang Xiao saw the news in the circle of friends, he was still stunned for a while. He suddenly saw the name and knew the news of his return, and he seemed to have an unreal feeling.
It's Lin Heyuan.
Lin Chengyu was beside him at that time, and seeing his blank expression, he asked a question casually, and the answer he got made him stunned.
"...It's been so long," Jiang Xiao continued, as if muttering to himself, "He might have forgotten too."
At that time, he didn't leave contact information with Lin Heyuan. His parents blocked him, and he was far away from each other. At that time, communication was not so convenient. After breaking up, he really cut off contact.
I haven't seen each other for so many years, and everyone's life trajectories are irrelevant. After all, the relationship in high school was fragile and immature. Now that the other party returns to China, they may not remember this regret.
But the fact is that Jiang Xiao received a friend request and then received a phone call on the afternoon he saw the news in the circle of friends.
Generally speaking, Jiang Xiao wouldn't answer an unfamiliar number, but he saw the friend request and it was Lin Heyuan.
Behind the phone number, he seemed to have guessed who it was.
Jiang Xiao stared at the phone for a while, and finally picked it up. He heard a voice that he hadn't heard for a long time.
"Years?"
Jiang Xiao responded.
"I'm Lin Heyuan."
Jiang Xiao's fingers moved twice, he opened his mouth, and responded with "um", indicating that he understood, but he was still a little speechless.
"I'm in Liujiang today, can we have dinner together?" Lin Heyuan said, "I invite you. Year after year, we haven't seen you for a long time."
Jiang Xiao said "Okay", he seemed to be replying mechanically, it was indeed long time no see, he had no reason to refuse.
Then he heard a laugh on the other end of the phone.
"Is it a surprise?" Lin Heyuan asked him.
Jiang Xiao thought for a while, and answered honestly, "A little bit."
"Let's talk when we meet," Lin Heyuan said, "I miss you very much, I want to see you."
But Jiang Xiao didn't say a few words during the whole phone call, and Lin Heyuan didn't say much. The main reason is that many words are not suitable for talking on the phone, and face-to-face is the only way to feel real.
Jiang Xiao hung up the phone and sat there for a while, then turned on his phone and added his friend.
Lin Heyuan sent him the location of a restaurant, and after the location of the restaurant, he added "look forward to meeting".
So Jiang Xiao was a little nervous all afternoon.
The whole high school was beautiful to him, and Lin Heyuan was the brightest star in the beauty. He gave Jiang Xiao the first love, it was a very pure first love without any impurities, and it is still good in retrospect.
It's just that the split doesn't look good.
Now that the two of them meet again at this age, Jiang Xiao doesn't know what the other party wants to do.
For some reason, he always thought of Lin Chengyu.
After get off work in the afternoon, Lin Chengyu came to pick him up as usual today. The two often ate together, but he didn't pick up anyone this time.
"...I made an appointment with someone else," Jiang Xiao said with some lack of confidence. He didn't know what he was guilty of. "I'm sorry, I should have told you in advance."
He was a little lost all afternoon, and he didn't have time to think about anything else.
"Is it a work thing?" Lin Chengyu asked him, "I'll pick you up at night."
Jiang Xiao shook his head and said, "It was Lin Heyuan who came back, I, I went to see him."
Lin Chengyu's smile stiffened.
He knew that Lin Heyuan was back, but he didn't expect this person to come so quickly.
Sure enough, it was a bad visitor.
Jiang Xiao was nostalgic, even if he was a good friend, he would see him whenever he had time, not to mention it was Lin Heyuan.
At that moment, Lin Chengyu had a lot of thoughts flashing in his heart. Of course he didn't want Jiang Xiao to go, but he didn't have the position to stop him. No matter how close he was now, he was not Jiang Xiao's lover.
But no matter how much he comforted himself, as long as Lin Heyuan came back, he would be a huge threat.
Lin Chengyu couldn't stop him, and he didn't say anything. Jiang Xiao went to see Lin Heyuan that night. After so long, this person still remembered the taste he liked. The restaurant he chose was one that Jiang Xiao often went to, and he was familiar with it.
He thought he had come very early, but the other party came earlier.
In the small box by the window, as soon as Jiang Xiao walked in, he saw that person.
Really long time no see.
He was stunned for a while at the door of the box.
Lin Heyuan's facial features don't seem to be much different from those in high school. What he insists on is that he has grown longer and looks more mature and tough.
He was still very good-looking, especially when he looked up at Jiang Xiao, his eyes were still the same as before, like a lake filled with water.
In Jiang Xiao's memory, he always wore a school uniform and looked very clean. Now, he is wearing a slightly formal gray coat. There is a lamp on the dining table.
Jiang Xiao seemed to suddenly fall into a memory, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
Not only Jiang Xiao was looking at Lin Heyuan, Lin Heyuan was also looking at him, his eyes were always on Jiang Xiao and never looked away.
The flesh on Jiang Xiao's face has decreased a bit. He didn't have the baby fat he used to have in high school, and his eyes are still very big. Today, the Liujiang River is windy, and his hair is a little messed up. Obedient.
When he looked at people, he was very attentive. Those eyes blinked, and then he slowly showed a smile to him. The little tiger's teeth were pointed, which was really endearing.
In fact, Lin Heyuan didn't see him for a long time. He had seen news about Jiang Xiao when he was abroad, and there was a lot. He is the founder of Infinite, and a young entrepreneur with head and face in China, but watching through the video, he never had the feeling of seeing this person standing in front of him with his own eyes.
Before Jiang Xiao could sit across from him, Lin Heyuan came first, and he couldn't help reaching out and hugging Jiang Xiao.
"Nian Nian," he said, "I miss you very much."
Jiang Xiao's first reaction was to be startled, he was a little not used to the other's hug.
But a friendly hug is still ok. After a while, Jiang Xiao took a step back and let go.
Lin Heyuan didn't say anything.
The two sat face to face, and Jiang Xiao's mood stabilized. After seeing someone, he seemed to have achieved a certain wish and was no longer nervous.
"I also just learned the news of your return to China today, and there is still a little surprise," Jiang Xiao said, "Why did you think of coming to me?"
Lin Heyuan glanced at him: "I came back to find you."
He did not intend to detour.
Jiang Xiao's hand holding the chopsticks stopped for a while.
"Actually, I came back before," Lin Heyuan continued, "I came back to see you when you had some ability to fight against your family, probably just after you graduated from university, and I came late, unfortunately, at that time , you're with someone else."
That should be Fu Ruoyan.
"So I didn't bother you." Lin Heyuan said, "I thought I had no chance."
At that time, he hadn't made any outstanding achievements yet, and he didn't have the capital to compete with others. After that time, he immersed himself in almost closed-door research, trying to really stand out. When he finally made a breakthrough in his career, and his family had no power to restrain him, someone in China contacted Lin Heyuan and threw an olive branch.
For Lin Heyuan, it's okay to go back to China, and it doesn't matter to him to stay abroad, but when he gathered up the courage to inquire about Jiang Xiao's private information, he discovered the fact that he was single after breaking up.
For this reason, he couldn't wait to come back.
"Nian Nian, I have always remembered you, never forgotten," Jiang Xiao heard Lin Heyuan continue, his eyes fixed on him and never moved, "I was too naive in high school, I always thought it was enough to like each other. I'm sorry. I didn't protect you, but I really never thought about breaking up."