AMTBYIGA Chapter 39

Chapter 39: Park (Powder Pack Included)

After warming up, Lin Sui solemnly pressed the start button on the remote control. The wheelchair’s built-in engine began to operate, steadily pushing Gu Nian forward.

Being a wheelchair, it wasn’t designed for speed due to safety concerns. Lin Sui could easily keep up. On the surface, he was jogging seriously, but in reality, his eyes kept glancing at the wheelchair, and the more he looked, the more excited he became.

It was so cool, wasn’t it? This was a wheelchair that could move on its own! When he got tired of walking, he could just use this as transportation, cruising down the street. Wow, it was way cooler than any skateboard.

Lin Sui thought enviously.

They ran laps around the artificial lake in the residential area. This place was a small park with a bunch of facilities for morning exercise, where elderly people who had retired and were enjoying life came every day.

Walking cats, teasing dogs, practicing Tai Chi, and taking leisurely strolls were common sights, and gossip was naturally an indispensable part of the routine. They discussed whose son had gotten married, whose child had failed an exam and gotten beaten, and where someone bought their dog, which was so cute, and so on. They talked about everything from national affairs to trivial matters, making it a new generation intelligence agency.

The first time Lin Sui came, he was stopped by an enthusiastic middle-aged woman who asked if he was single and enthusiastically tried to introduce him to a partner. After finally extricating himself, his entire ancestry had almost been questioned.

The first time he experienced the feeling of a middle-aged woman thinking he needed a partner, the young Lin was so scared that he ran straight home. Afterwards, he would observe whether the middle-aged woman was around before coming over for several days.

But even so, Lin Sui still liked coming here for a morning run. When he got tired of running, he would cheerfully go over and chat with the old men and women, and get the latest first-hand gossip.

With his naturally well-behaved appearance, and his talent for batting his eyes and cheering on whatever others said, Lin Sui had now become the new darling of the old men and women, second only to the swans in the park.

The kind who got showered with snacks every morning.

Lin Sui had run a few laps when a sharp-eyed old man called him over. The old man happily led his German Shepherd over, greeting him from afar, “Little Lin, you’re here for a run today too? Oh, I like you self-disciplined young people. Hey, where did you buy that big bone you brought last time? Wangcai loved it.”

As if to echo his words, the German Shepherd named Wangcai barked a few times, sticking out its tongue, eager to pounce on Lin Sui.

Lin Sui quickly stopped, hugged the big dog’s head, letting it flop all over him, and answered with satisfaction after petting it a few times, “I made it myself. If Wangcai likes it, I’ll bring some more tomorrow.” He looked down at Wangcai’s bright black eyes, and scratched the dog’s chin with a smile, “Wangcai, you’ll have something delicious tomorrow, are you happy!”

Wangcai immediately licked even more enthusiastically upon hearing this, wagging its tail like a propeller.

“Oh, that’s really too much trouble for you.” The old man became happy and simply stopped to chat with Lin Sui, “Didn’t you say last time that you wanted to learn massage? I have an old pal who is a Chinese medicine practitioner, his skills are unmatched! If you want to learn, I’ll let him teach you some tricks, he just happens to be free lately.”

Lin Sui was so pleasantly surprised that he forgot to pet the dog, but suddenly remembered something. His whole body stiffened, and he frantically made a shushing gesture at the old man.

The old man realized something, his eyes instinctively drifted behind Lin Sui, and he lowered his voice to ask, “He’s here?”

Lin Sui nodded seriously.

“Oh, then we can’t let him know.” The old man agreed, continuing in a low voice, “Let me tell you, the element of surprise loses its effect if it’s revealed beforehand. Back then, when this old man pursued your aunt, I prepared a surprise a month in advance. Your aunt cried…”

The old man started telling his love story again, which he had repeated hundreds of times. Lin Sui had heard it no less than ten times in the past few days, but he still listened with interest, occasionally making small exclamations at climactic moments, making the speaker happier and more energetic, forgetting everything around him.

So when Gu Nian slowly caught up with Lin Sui in his wheelchair, he heard him give an envious sigh, “So romantic, I also want to have…”

He couldn’t hear what he wanted in the end, but based on the previous context, he could guess the general content. Gu Nian’s expression immediately became serious, and he raised his vigilance to the highest level.

From his perspective, he couldn’t see what the person talking to Lin Sui looked like, but Gu Nian never underestimated his enemies. After carefully adjusting his clothes in front of the lake to make sure he looked dazzling, he walked over with a cold face.

He was going to see who was trying to steal his man.

Gu Nian’s dark pupils didn’t let in a single ray of light, carrying his cold ruthlessness to the extreme.

However, someone was faster than him. Gu Nian had only walked halfway when he saw a middle-aged woman with a large pink fan walking aggressively from the square dance team, hitting another person on the head without any courtesy, raising her eyebrows, and opening her mouth with a powerful voice, “Old Wang! You’re making things up again!”

Old Wang.

Gu Nian, who had a storm brewing in his eyes, paused.

“When did I ever cry my eyes out? I was the one who carried you back when you fainted! You’re just bullying this naive young man, come home with me right now, you’re embarrassing yourself!”

The middle-aged woman grabbed the old man’s collar with one hand, and her 1.6-meter frame erupted with disproportionate strength, easily silencing the old man who had been eloquent just a moment ago.

Lin Sui stood beside him, stiffening his neck to reduce his presence, like a little chick, not daring to say a word—this middle-aged woman was the one who wanted to introduce him to a partner, and the psychological shadow still lingered.

“Hey, give me some face.” The old man tried to resist, muttering softly to defend himself, “Besides, I didn’t say anything wrong, at most it’s just a little bit of artistic embellishment…”

“Bullshit.” The middle-aged woman rolled her eyes, too lazy to argue with her nemesis, and turned to Lin Sui, instantly switching to a loving expression, smiling and asking, “Little Lin, you’re here? Don’t mind this old geezer’s nonsense. I think you and your man are doing great, oh, you always have him on your lips, so sweet.”

Lin Sui’s cheeks were burning, and he quickly stopped the middle-aged woman from continuing, desperately winking at the side, “No, it’s just that I mentioned him in passing, I don’t have him on my lips all the time!”

The middle-aged woman saw Gu Nian coming over at a glance, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, followed by a hearty laugh, “Little Lin is just shy, love should be spoken out loud.”

Gu Nian happened to hear the sentence “love should be spoken out loud” clearly, and looked thoughtfully at Lin Sui’s red face.

Was this what Lin Sui envied just now? He wanted to hear him say he liked him, or… sweet words?

Gu Nian searched his brain, and suddenly realized that his reserves in this area were close to zero.

But it’s not too late to start learning now. When he got back, he would have Jiang Sheng buy him all the dating guides. Gu Nian was determined to study hard and strive to fulfill Lin Sui’s wish as soon as possible.

Lin Sui saw Gu Nian and wailed inwardly, and could only pray that he hadn’t heard what he said just now, and quickly changed the subject, “Um, Grandma Li, I still haven’t learned the move you taught me last time, can you teach me again?”

Grandma Li did let it go, and enthusiastically stuffed the fan into Lin Sui’s arms, muttering, “Little Lin, you can’t do this. How can you not be coordinated? You have to practice more often, don’t trip over yourself again like last time, who trips over themselves like that.”

Lin Sui: …

Forced a smile.

Grandma Li, you didn’t have to say the second half of that.

Gu Nian was slightly stunned, looked at Lin Sui’s frozen expression, and chuckled softly.

He finally knew how the clothes got dirty.

Lin Sui was pulled away by Grandma Li to dance the square dance. To prove that he really wasn’t a fool, Lin Sui danced extra carefully this time, not making a single mistake, and not falling (emphasis).

Gu Nian watched Lin Sui dance with a fan half his size. Old Grandpa Wang, whom he had mistaken for a rival in love, was squatting next to him. Old Grandpa Wang had been scolded but was still not convinced, and was complaining to Wangcai in a low voice that Grandma Li had no taste.

Wangcai couldn’t understand the insincere humans, but could feel its owner’s happiness, and thought Old Grandpa Wang was saying something good, and immediately gave a cheerful “Woof woof woof” sound.

The loud bark immediately attracted the attention of the grandmas.

Old Grandpa Wang was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, pretending to be admiring the flower bed nearby, a thin layer of sweat breaking out on his forehead in nervousness. After a long while, he dared to look back, and only stood up quickly when he realized that no one was looking at him, strolling casually to walk the dog, as if nothing had happened.

Gu Nian quietly watched this little episode, and suddenly understood why Lin Sui said he was envious.

If he could, he also hoped that a long, long time later, when he and Lin Sui were old men, they could come here for morning exercise together every day, and then go home hand in hand.

If Lin Sui couldn’t push him then, it wouldn’t matter. They could sit in the yard and bask in the sun while reminiscing about their time together. He would cover Lin Sui with a soft quilt after he fell asleep, or carry him back to the room to rest.

Actually, what they did wasn’t important, what was important was that Lin Sui was by his side.

Time would leave its mark on them, but their love would not change.

Gu Nian stared blankly at the calm lake surface, immersed in that somewhat ethereal imagination, and was a little reluctant to leave.

“Gu Nian!” Lin Sui finally freed himself from the enthusiasm of the grandmas, and returned to Gu Nian’s side, panting, “Let’s go, let’s go home!”

Gu Nian was pulled back by this real call. He looked at the lively youth calling his name in front of him, and nodded very seriously.

“Okay, let’s go home.”

From that day on, Gu Nian went to the park for morning exercise with Lin Sui every day. He didn’t say much, and mostly just watched Lin Sui quietly, but everyone accepted this new face as a matter of course.

The wind in the park gradually turned cold from some day, and the grandpas and grandmas also added reminders to wear long underwear. On the day that Lin Sui picked up the first fallen leaf of autumn, October finally arrived.

At the same time, there was also a long holiday, and what Lin Sui had been looking forward to for a long time—

The beach trip was finally coming!

On the day of departure, Lin Sui got up early on purpose, hiding in the room with the curtains drawn tightly, admiring his body in the mirror, which had gained a thin layer of muscle.

Now, he was no longer Lin, the elementary school student, Sui!

He was Niohulu Lin Sui, who had undergone arduous training!

Little Lin touched his faintly outlined abdominal muscles with satisfaction, and couldn’t wait to show Gu Nian his belly.