Chapter 221 - BACK TO SCHOOL (I)
LUO YAN and Luo Jin were walking towards the small restaurant located at the hidden corner of Guizu Academy. It's already lunch break so they're going there now. The holiday was already over, they were back to school again. Because of so many things that had happened, Luo Yan felt that he was gone for a month instead of just three days.
Anyone would probably feel the same if they were in his position. Meeting his grandfather and seeing his struggle with dementia, finding out what happened after his death and coming to terms with it, and then there was that stupid experiment with Shen Ji Yun. He almost couldn't believe that all of those happened in just three days. He was truly productive.
But the most important gain for him was finally knowing that he didn't die too pitifully like he thought he would. He imagined that his body was left at the morgue with no once claiming it. Then after some time, it would just be donated to the medical department of some university. Gladly, that didn't happen. His body was not left unattended. He even had his own grave. But most importantly, he didn't die all alone. There were people by his side who were willing to stay with him.
Another thing he was surprised about was that he actually didn't die immediately and was instead in a coma for a couple of days. His soul was probably to stubborn to go to the afterlife. That's why when his body died, he looked for another body to inhibit. Then he ended up with this body. Which probably long been an empty shell, its original soul probably already drank Meng Po soup and entered the circle of reincarnation.
He truly wished that the original 'Luo Yan' would be born in a good family in his next life, who would then love and pamper him to bits. And that unlike his last life, he would have a long and very fulfilling one on his next. One where he could grow up into adulthood, have his dreams fulfilled, and do all the things he couldn't do in his previous life.
"Yan, what did you and Shen Ji Yun talked about yesterday when we're at the airport?" Luo Jin suddenly asked, cutting off Luo Yan's train of thoughts.
"Ah Jin, you already asked this question quite a number of times already," he said, sighing helplessly.
"It's because you always said that you didn't talk about anything."
"Which was truly the case. Why won't you believe me?" Luo Yan raised his head and tried to appear sad and offended. "Does Ah Jin think that I'm lying?"
"No, of course not!" Luo Jin quickly said before he could really think. It's almost like an automatic response. Even though he mostly figured out that he was probably only acting. He still couldn't help but danced to his tune whenever his second brother showed such a pitiful expression. "Fine, I won't ask you anymore."
Luo Yan smiled and linked his arm on Luo Jin's. Then he decided to just elaborate on his answer so that his younger brother wouldn't ask him again. "We didn't really talk about anything important. I just apologized because I played a prank on him when we were alone in the Department of Computer Science and Technology building."
Luo Jin furrowed his brows. "A prank?" He suddenly remembered the weird way Shen Ji Yun was acting after the two returned from that building. Was that the reason why, because Luo Yan played a prank on him? "What did you do?"
He was hoping that it was something embarrassing. That would certainly serve that expressionless guy right.
Luo Yan had a feeling that if he told Luo Jin that this 'prank' involved him hugging Shen Ji Yun and biting his chin, this little brother of his would definitely have a meltdown. He would probably even fly back to B City just so he could personally beat up Shen Ji Yun. So, Luo Yan just chose to lie on the spot.
"I teased him that I was about to fall off the stairs. But he took it seriously and almost fell of the stairs himself."
"You shouldn't have done that!" Luo Jin immediately scolded, completely forgetting about his wish of his brother embarrassing Shen Ji Yun. "What if you really fell off the stairs?"
"I know. I won't do that again. That's why I apologized to Brother Ji Yun because I really scared him," Luo Yan said in a way as if that event really happened.
Even though Luo Jin didn't like Shen Ji Yun, he could sympathize with the scare he must have felt when Luo Yan did that.
"By the way, Ah Jin, did you say anything bad about Brother Ji Yun to our older brother?" Luo Yan added, completely changing the subject.
He asked that because after he and Shen Ji Yun left the Department of Computer Science and Technology building, his older brother became slightly antagonistic towards Shen Ji Yun. Although he didn't really show any particular liking towards the guy before that, Luo Ren was at least very civil towards him. But after Luo Yan pulled Shen Ji Yun into that building, although he wasn't very direct about it like Luo Jin was, he could still feel Luo Ren's dislike towards Shen Ji Yun.
"Are you accusing me of badmouthing him? Hmp! Why would I even do that? Do you think I'm that childish?"
Although Luo Jin did plan to do just that at the beginning. But he was feeling guilty at that time, so he never had a chance to do that. Good thing their older brother still reacted the same way though at the end. As expected, he probably also felt that that Shen Ji Yun had some kind of ulterior motive towards Luo Yan.
Luo Yan looked at his younger brother suspiciously. But still chose not to pursue the topic. He believed that once Luo Jin started spending more time with Shen Ji Yun, he would soon know all his good points.
They soon arrived at the small restaurant. When they entered inside, Luo Yan immediately saw a girl sitting at a very inconspicuous corner. She was tall with short hair and big, thick glasses that almost covered half of her face.
Luo Yan smiled and called her, "Yu Jiao!"