Chapter 54: In the North
I thought that if I left Zhucheng, I would be able to get a short period of freedom. Lin Zhiyi, who is in college, can still feel Mr. Lin's control from time to time. Even at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing, he is no longer the most conspicuous person in the school. There are still many students and teachers in the school who know him. For example, a professor of civil law he knew was actually Mr. Lin's university senior.
After the professor learned that he was Lin Xuedong's son, he took great care of him. During class, he is often called up to answer questions or asked to express his opinion on the case. Lin Zhiyi deliberately made his answer seem regular, hoping that the professor would lose interest in him soon.
When it comes to exams, Lin Zhiyi no longer pursues perfect scores. As long as his grades remain in the top 10% of his grade, he is satisfied. Because this grade happens to be the minimum requirement for Mr. Lin.
No one regards Lin Zhiyi as a genius anymore, which makes him feel more relaxed in his serious legal studies. Occasionally, some female classmates will look at him twice, but the degree of infatuation is much more rational than when they were in Zhucheng. When he got to college, there were more good-looking people, and he was no longer the most handsome. It's also comforting to be out of the spotlight.
Only when he passed by the campus at night, the noise of the band setting up a stall in front of the cafeteria made him feel palpitations. The young but arrogant drummer didn't bring the band to the rhythm at all, and there was no coordination between the guitar and the bass. As for the lead singer, as soon as he spoke, Lin Zhiyi knew that this girl was elected as the lead singer of this band because of her appearance.
"Huh." Lin Zhiyi sighed and stopped watching the band's performance. He didn't participate in any clubs at the university. Aside from his roommates, he barely interacted with other classmates.
In addition, universities are not like primary and secondary schools, and students are fixed in the same classroom for several years. The university adopts a mobile class system, and in addition to the compulsory courses prescribed by the college, the elective courses are almost all students from other classes.
"Hey!" The lead singer on stage stopped him with the microphone on, "That male classmate in a black down jacket!" ”
Lin Zhiyi came back to his senses and looked at the humble stage that had been built. He didn't stop until he was sure that the lead singer of that band was indeed talking to him.
"That classmate, what did that disgusted look on your face just now mean?"
Listening to the lead singer's accent and her bold questions, Lin Zhi also judged that she was a girl from the north. But he wasn't sure if she really saw the look on her face. Because, he doesn't have any emotions at all now.
"Do you think I can't sing well?" The lead singer continued to ask, and the classmates in the audience were amused by the girl's courage.
Lin Zhiyi only thought about calming things down and going back to the dormitory as soon as possible.
"Classmate, you have the ability to come up and sing!" The lead singer said aggressively.
When he tried to walk away quickly, a thin figure called out to him. That voice with deep resentment, how could Lin Zhi easily forget.
"Did you think of Yuan Shanshan again?"
Qian Wenwen ruthlessly pierced Lin Zhiyi's disguise. She studied hard in her junior year of high school and was admitted to the same university as him, just to be by his side and remind him of his pain from time to time.
Lin Zhiyi has tried his best to avoid encountering Qian Wenwen head-on at school, as long as he senses the slightest suspicion of Qian Wenwen's aura, Lin Zhiyi will immediately take a detour and walk away. And she is like a tracker on this gentle campus, and she will not let Lin Zhiyi go until everyone is burned.
The noisy music just now made him ignore his surroundings and fall into the scope of Qian Wenwen's tracking.
"He said you don't deserve to be the lead singer at all!" Qian Wenwen suddenly shouted at the stage, causing a lot of indignation among the masses.
"You're sick." Lin Zhi also lowered his voice and scolded.
"That's thanks to you!" After Qian Wenwen finished speaking, she dragged Lin Zhiyi onto the stage, and she seemed to be thin, and her strength was not small.
"Students!" Qian Wenwen snatched the microphone from the lead singer's hand and said to the hundreds of students in the audience, "Let me introduce to you, this is Lin Zhiyi, a freshman in the freshman, he is from Zhucheng and is my hometown." Over there, he's called a musical prodigy! ”
There was an uproar at the bottom, and many people didn't pay attention to these four words at all.
Lin Zhiyi took back the microphone in Qian Wenwen's hand and handed it back to the lead singer, "I'm sorry." I just sighed when I was a little tired. You sang very well. ”
"Really?" The lead singer stared at the big eyes of the northern girl, Shui Lingling, and asked seriously, she was actually taller than she looked under the stage, standing on tiptoe, probably on the same level as Lin Zhiyi, who was 1.8 meters tall.
"Again? Lin Zhiyi, is it interesting for you to deceive people? ”
"Who are you?"
"My name is Qian Wenwen, I am a freshman, and I am also his ex-......," Qian Wenwen deliberately paused for a moment and then said, "Former alumnus! He used to form a band in our school, which is amazing! ”
Qian Wenwen's praise surprised Lin Zhiyi, suspecting that this was her mockery of herself.
The lead singer, who didn't know the truth, believed it and said with a look of adoration, "Are you a guitarist or a lead singer?" ”
"Keyboard."
"He used to be a piano player, if he hadn't injured his fingers. You might become one of the best pianists in the world. ”
Qian Wenwen's excessive praise made Lin Zhiyi feel uneasy.
And the lead singer already had a strong interest in him, "Lin Zhiyi, our band is just short of a keyboardist, would you like to join us?" ”
Qian Wenwen instigated him to agree, but Lin Zhiyi firmly and categorically refused.
Back in the dormitory, his mood was also extremely irritated by this episode. The roommates met to go to Blue Harbor for hot pot, and he was not in the mood to participate.
At night, he lay quietly in bed alone. Scenes after scenes of what happened in the Zhiyuan Center replayed in his mind. Qian Wenwen's paranoia actually showed signs from the beginning, but he selectively ignored it. Now that the two are torn apart, there is no need for her to perform in front of him. The original form of Qian Wenwen made Lin Zhiyi feel scared.
He also thought of Zeppelin, who was the only one in the band who continued to follow the path of music. Lin Zhi is also somewhat jealous of him, although he only has an ordinary family, he has the freedom to chase his dreams. Born in a family that everyone envies, the shackles on his body have weighed him down, who knows?
"Knock knock!" A quick knock on the door pulled Lin Zhiyi out of his deep thoughts. He limbly got up and opened the door.
Standing in front of the door was the female lead singer just now. She took off her stage makeup, and Lin Zhiyi didn't recognize it at once.
"Hello Lin!" The lead singer greeted him warmly, and the straightforwardness and ease of her unique northern girl made them lose their sense of distance all of a sudden.
"You...... How are you here. Can girls come to the boys' dormitory? ”
Without waiting for Lin Zhiyi's invitation, she entered the dormitory and closed the door of the dormitory by the way. With a ** expression, he said, "I came to you on purpose, Mr. Lin." ”
The heating in the bedroom was hot and she began to undress.
"Classmate, you have self-respect!"
"Hahaha!" She laughed, threw her down jacket on the desk to the side, and sat down. "You're thinking too much. Mr. Lin, although I admit that you are quite handsome, I am not hungry and thirsty to this point. ”
"Oooh. …… I ......" Lin Zhiyi scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
"My name is Ding Yi." She generously introduced herself, "A first-year law student. Lin, looking at the location of your dormitory, you are probably also a student of our law school. ”
Lin Zhiyi nodded.
"I went to check your information on the Internet just now, and what that girl said is true!"
"It's all fake on the Internet, but I'm not that good." Lin Zhi also smiled awkwardly.
"It's so much better than me, I often run away when I sing!"
"It seems that she still knows her level." Lin Zhi also said in his heart.
"Join our law school band! The students here are all top students, and they look serious, which is not interesting at all. ”
Lin Zhi also refused again.
"Well, it's just that everyone is having fun together. Do you have any clubs to join? ”
Lin Zhiyi shook his head.
"Looking at the clean appearance of your desk, you don't look like a person who loves to learn. Don't you get bored? ”
"Sort of." Lin Zhi also said truthfully.
"Anyway, you've been in Beijing for almost three or four months, don't tell me, you haven't visited Beijing yet!"
"Huh? How do you see that? ”
"Your roommates are out. You're still nestled in your bedroom, and you know you're an otaku at first glance. ”
"Otaku?" In the past, no one had ever called Lin Zhiyi that.
"I'm telling you, you've got a big prize this time. Three generations of my ancestors have lived in Beijing, so I was a guide for free. Let's take you to take a good look at the imperial capital. ”
Ding Yi's enthusiasm made Lin Zhi a little overwhelmed, according to his previous experience. She may make it a condition to join the band as a free guide. However, Ding Yi didn't say anything, and directly put on a down jacket and pulled Lin Zhiyi out.
When the dormitory aunt saw the two of them, she smiled "she understood".
Ding Yi drove him all the way from the Changping campus to the Third Ring Road, and the closer he got to the center of Beijing, the more Beijing had its characteristics. Lin Zhiyi opened the co-pilot's window slightly, and the cold wind in Beijing hit his face in winter, making him gradually sober up and his body had some strength.
Ding's first stop was Houhai.
"At night, it's lively."
There are many bars here, one after the other. There is no end in sight. The colorful neon lights at the entrance are reflected on the water next to it, making people feel disconnected from reality.
Ding Yi found a bar he frequented to take him to drink, and he mentioned to Ding Yi a friend who frequented the bar.
"It's a Chinese-American mix, but it's handsome."
"Is it more handsome than you?"
Ding Yi's praise made Lin Zhiyi's face flush. He paid generously. The cost of wine here is several times more expensive than when I was in Zhucheng.
"Wow! I like to play with friends who are so refreshing to you! ”
"Friends?" This girl, who has known each other for less than a day, has become her friend.
Din a handful of colorful cocktails to drink it all down.
"It's really a northern girl." Lin Zhi couldn't help but sigh.