ARIWATM Chapter 074

Lin Bei didn’t contact Lin Zimao directly, after all, he still had no father-son relationship with Lin Zimao.

He first contacted Lin Zifeng and asked him how Lin Zimao was doing, Lin Zifeng said he was fine.

As for his father only mentioning Lin Zimao now, he was not surprised, on the contrary, he felt that Lin Bei should have contacted him earlier, because Lin You’s incident had become the talk of the town¹滿城風雨 (mǎn chéng fēng yǔ): lit. wind and rain through the town (idiom); fig. a big scandal; an uproar; (usu of a bad thing) become the talk of the town; make a great commotion; create quite a stir/sensation; (of news, rumour) spread all over the city; It’s windy and rainy everywhere in the city; Originally described the rain scene before the Double Ninth Festival, later become a metaphor for a certain event that spread widely, and there was a lot of discussion everywhere., but the Lin family did not respond at all, he is also puzzled.

Ever since Lin Zimao appeared, he realized that his father was not actually ‘not bad’ as he thought, he had always thought he was a qualified father, but now he began to view him differently.

Lin Zimao is also his son, but he doesn’t seem to care about him, he went back once and asked why Lin Zimao didn’t come back, Lin Bei said that Lin Zimao was with the Jiang family now, so he didn’t call him.

But he remembered that Lin Zimao and Jiang Xuan were not close, at least there wasn’t as much fun back then as there is now.

His father’s indifference towards Lin Zimao made him feel uncomfortable, it was as if he had never known this father.

Now Lin Bei asks him about Lin Zimao, on the contrary, he was reluctant to tell him about what happened to to Lin Zimao at school.

He still remembers what happened when he was young, back then, before Aunt Xu divorced his father, Aunt Xu was very kind to him, even his mother thinks this woman is really good, not only does she often cooked for him personally, but she also asked him before she got pregnant, whether he wanted a younger brother or younger sister, if he wanted one, she would have another child, but if he didn’t want one, she wouldn’t, he said he wanted one, and then Aunt Xu gave birth to a younger brother for him a year later, he was particularly looking forward to the arrival of his younger brother, and even touched her belly when she was pregnant, but his younger brother left with Aunt Xu not long after, and he cried for a long time.

Later on, his dad married his current wife, Bai Meiying, however, Lin Zifeng no longer felt that same sense of care and concern, even though the other party always showed concern for him, he felt that something was missing in that care.

In front of Aunt Xu, he could act spoiled and have intimate conversations, but in front of Bai Meijing, he couldn’t do anything, except maintaining his status as the eldest son of the Lin family.

He never expected that his younger brother would come back after so many years, but after he came back, he was sent away by his father for marriage, he actually hated his own powerlessness.

Now that Aunt Xu is gone, and his younger brother also has gone to another family, he didn’t dare to ask anything.

When his father asked about Lin Zimao’s current situation, he was unwilling to tell him anything.

Lin Bei is too selfish²自私自利 (zì sī zì lì): everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish; self-centered; egoistic; mercenary. now, Bai Meiying’s two children also have this temperament, maybe Lin Bei and Bai Meiying are the same kind of people, otherwise, they wouldn’t have been together for such a long time, on the contrary, there are many disagreements with his mother and with Aunt Xu, maybe because they have different paths and don’t agree with each other.

Lin Zifeng: “Dad, why are you asking this?”

Lin Bei: “You don’t know?”

Lin Zifeng: “Know what?”

Lin Bei: “Regarding Lin You, ask Lin Zimao to go home with you tomorrow night, I have something to tell you.”

Lin Zifeng: “What are you going to tell us?”

Lin Bei: “Of course, I want you to stay out of Lin You’s business.”

Lin Zifeng: “What do you mean? Isn’t Lin You a member of the Lin family? He’s great-grandfather’s younger brother, and also the elder of our Lin family.”

Lin Bei: “You guys should come back first tomorrow, things are a bit complicated, but you must not get involved.” He reminded Lin Zifeng again.

Lin Zifeng was also puzzled by the matter of General Lin You, such a genius, why did the Lin family refuse to say anything³閉口不談 (bì kǒu bù tán): to refuse to say anything about (idiom); to remain tight-lipped; to avoid mentioning; shut one’s mouth; keep mum; shut up like a clam. about it?

If Lin Zimao hadn’t revealed this secret this time, perhaps he, like everyone else, would’ve been kept in the dark⁴蒙在鼓裡 (méng zài gǔ lǐ): lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark; Metaphor for being deceived by others and doesn’t know anything about it..

Lin Zifeng: “What about Zimao?”

Lin Bei scolded: “We’ll talk about it tomorrow, because of him, our whole family can’t have peace now.”

Lin Zifeng couldn’t stand his father’s slanderous words: “Dad, Zimao is also your son.”

Lin Bei has been in a bad mood since he came back today, realizing that his emotions affected his eldest son, he restrained himself.

Lin Bei: “Hey, I’m not angry, everything is all right, how could it cause such a big trouble?”

Lin Zifeng: “Then I’ll talk to Zimao about coming home tomorrow.”

Lin Bei: “Um, I won’t look for him then.”

But when Lin Zimao was born, his father was also very happy, however, he never mentioned Lin Zimao, suddenly he felt very disappointed in his father again.

They were both his children, so why did he only use and be indifferent to Lin Zimao? Because Aunt Xu’s family background is too ordinary?

Although he was disappointed with Lin Bei, Lin Zifeng still asked Lin Zimao if he was free to go back to Lin’s house tomorrow.

At this time, Lin Zimao was getting into the car with Jiang Xuan, Jiang Xuan introduced Lin Zimao to others, there was no mention of their marriage, only that they were friends, which was what Lin Zimao requested.

Everyone was surprised, they had never seen Jiang Xuan bring friends out to play, this beautiful boy is the first one.

Jiang Xuan introduced his friends to Lin Zimao one by one, all of them were his friends that he had more contact with on a regular basis, also are more reliable friend.

Of course, the one who shines the brightest is Ji Chen.

Lin Zimao was curious about the car in front of him: “How do you play this race car?”

Jiang Xuan asked him: “Do you know how to drive?”

Lin Zimao shook his head: “No.” He can drive a mecha, he can drive other things, but he can’t drive a car, “Except for cars, I can drive everything else.”

Ji Chen heard him shamelessly bragging in front of Jiang Xuan and said: “You’re just bragging.”

Jiang Xuan instead said: “I believe him.”

Lin Zimao raised his chin towards Ji Chen and snorted: “Senior Ji, you underestimate me, you will regret it one day.”

Ji Chen made a gesture of surrender: “I’m a single dog, goodbye.” I wouldn’t dare to underestimate a married man.

Jiang Xuan and Lin Zimao get into one car.

Jiang Xuan deliberately said to him: “I bought this car myself, except for you, no one else has sat in it, the car you saw on Moments that day belonged to someone else.”

Lin Zimao happily sat in the passenger seat, and then said to Jiang Xuan: “Senior, I suddenly want to kiss you.”

Jiang Xuan pressed down his unrestrained energy: “Be good, don’t be unrestrained now.”

Lin Zimao sighed regretfully: “Then, when we got home, you don’t be unrestrained.”

Jiang Xuan looked at him deeply and said nothing.

The look in his eyes made Lin Zimao laugh, he looked aggrieved.

Game start.

Jiang Xuan turned on the safe mode for Lin Zimao, however, Lin Zimao said that he was not afraid of this and did not need to turn it on.

Thinking that his mecha could fly so fast, Jiang Xuan followed his words and didn’t turn it on for him.

Lin Zimao mainly wants to feel the sensation of speed racing with Jiang Xuan.

“Senior, charge!”

“Okay.”

The girl put down the flag in her hand, and their car rushed out like an arrow!

The race is all on a track, and have to be operated manually, if they rush out of the track, they have no choice but to withdraw.

Lin Zimao sat in the passenger seat, for the first time, he saw Jiang Xuan operating the flying car very quickly, the serious Jiang Xuan is no worse than any mecha operator, his hand speed is obviously faster and smoother than the average mecha operator.

It was the first time he had ever played a flying racing car, it was very exciting.

Jiang Xuan did a mid-air drift.

Lin Zimao clapped his hands: “Awesome! One more!”

Jiang Xuan also performed dangerous moves such as mid-air spins and rapid overtaking for him, but for Lin Zimao, these are only exciting, there’s no feeling of fear.

“Awesome! So fun!”

“Senior, do it again, do it again!”

While Jiang Xuan focused on driving, he asked Lin Zimao: “Aren’t you afraid?”

Lin Zimao said: “I’m not afraid.”

Jiang Xuan asked again: “Why?”

Lin Zimao said: “Because you drove the car!”

Because you drive it, it will definitely be particularly safe.

Why is it particularly safe? Because you care about me.

In the past, when Jiang Xuan came over to play a few games, it’s all because he wanted to vent his emotions, but today it was completely different.

Lin Zimao brought him a brand-new experience, it felt so satisfying to have the person he liked sitting next to him, Jiang Xuan also broke his best record ever.

Standing at the finish line and seeing Jiang Xuan breaking the entertainment racing record little by little, the spectators nearby went crazy!

The original record holder had kept this record for five years, but it was actually broken by someone today, fuck!

Ji Chen didn’t drive today either, he was also a little dumbfounded.

Although they are just amateur racers, but breaking records has never been taken seriously, because the last record holder was set by a professional racing driver, everyone usually just plays for fun and doesn’t take it seriously, but today is different! Damn!

Is Jiang Xuan crazy or is he crazy?

Breaking the record?

It doesn’t matter to broke the school sports meeting record for three consecutive years, but why would they also break records when playing a racing car?

His childhood friend has been living as a salted fish⁵鹹魚 (xián yú): lit. salted fish; (Cantonese, colloquial) zombie; corpse; (Hong Kong Cantonese) passenger (bus-driver jargon); In Cantonese, a salted fish is a metaphor for a corpse, but can now mean people who have no intention of doing anything; Lazy and unmotivated. all this time!

Sure enough, love can make people motivated, how many records has his brother broken in various events!

After completing the entire race, Jiang Xuan and Lin Zimao got out of the car.

Ji Chen and his friends all celebrated with Jiang Xuan, there’s also some people sprayed champagne directly at them, this was all Ji Chen’s stupid suggestion.

Yes, he was too displeased with the couple’s new clothes.

Why are they better than himself in everything, damn it!

After having enough fun racing, Lin Zimao and Jiang Xuan went to have supper together with Jiang Xuan’s friends and drank some wine.

It was already early in the morning when they arrived home.

Lin Zimao slumped on the sofa and didn’t want to move, Jiang Xuan pressed on top of him and sniffed his neck.

Lin Zimao paddled his arms twice as if he was swimming, and said softly: “Brother Xuan, you are so heavy.”

Jiang Xuan supported his hand on the side to reduce the pressure on him and kissed the back of his neck.

Lin Zimao was a little tickled by the kiss, he shrank his neck, turned over, and faced Jiang Xuan face to face, and put his hands around his neck.

Lin Zimao asked Jiang Xuan in a low voice: “Are you happy today?”

Jiang Xuan kissed him: “Happy.”

Lin Zimao: “I’m very happy too, you’re super awesome tonight!”

Jiang Xuan: “I can also be very awesome later.” As he said this, his eyes traveled downwards.

Lin Zimao: “…”

In short, full of youthful vigor⁶年輕氣盛 (nián qīng qì shèng): full of youthful vigor (idiom); in the prime of youth; be young and impetuous； be young and aggressive; interpreted as being young, not knowing how to behave, and being competitive..

After playing around for a long time, the two slept on the same bed again, Jiaoyan was squeezed out again, without a place to sleep, it could only sleep at their feet for the rest of the night.

When he woke up the next morning, Jiang Xuan was no longer in bed, inexplicably felt a moment of emptiness.

It’s hard to imagine that their relationship has progressed so quickly, and they are already lying on the same bed.

Jiang Xuan’s projection downstairs came from next to him: “Get up and come down for breakfast.”

Lin Zimao was stunned and said with a smile: “You actually peeped on me sleeping.”

Jiang Xuan smiled, and Lin Zimao stretched out on the bed, rubbed himself against the pillow where Jiang Xuan had been lying, and took a breath: “Up, up, up!”

A wonderful day has begun again!

While was washing, Lin Zimao called the AI ​​on the communicator and asked if it had any messages and news, AI said yes.

Lin Zimao took it over and looked at it, found that it was from Lin Zifeng, he replied he know, and that he would arrive at Lin’s house on time in the evening.

It’s time to know what happened to Lin You in the Lin family back then.

The only good thing LZM got from the Lin family is LZF.

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  滿城風雨 (mǎn chéng fēng yǔ): lit. wind and rain through the town (idiom); fig. a big scandal; an uproar; (usu of a bad thing) become the talk of the town; make a great commotion; create quite a stir/sensation; (of news, rumour) spread all over the city; It’s windy and rainy everywhere in the city; Originally described the rain scene before the Double Ninth Festival, later become a metaphor for a certain event that spread widely, and there was a lot of discussion everywhere.
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  自私自利 (zì sī zì lì): everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish; self-centered; egoistic; mercenary.
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  閉口不談 (bì kǒu bù tán): to refuse to say anything about (idiom); to remain tight-lipped; to avoid mentioning; shut one’s mouth; keep mum; shut up like a clam.
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  蒙在鼓裡 (méng zài gǔ lǐ): lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark; Metaphor for being deceived by others and doesn’t know anything about it.
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  鹹魚 (xián yú): lit. salted fish; (Cantonese, colloquial) zombie; corpse; (Hong Kong Cantonese) passenger (bus-driver jargon); In Cantonese, a salted fish is a metaphor for a corpse, but can now mean people who have no intention of doing anything; Lazy and unmotivated.
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  年輕氣盛 (nián qīng qì shèng): full of youthful vigor (idiom); in the prime of youth; be young and impetuous； be young and aggressive; interpreted as being young, not knowing how to behave, and being competitive.