The phone didn't ring again until the game was over.
Lin Wan glanced at Lu Zhihang's phone on the table. After a moment's thought, she asked, "Aren't you going to call back?"
Lu Zhihang waved his hand. "It was just one call. I checked. It was a strange number. It's either a fraud or a sales call. I'm not calling back." He leaned over and naturally gave Lin Wan a kiss on the corner of her lips. Smiling, he asked, "Are you hungry? I'll make you a midnight snack."
"No. I'll gain weight if I eat more." Lin Wan was now quite used to his little gestures. She shook her head slightly.
Lu Zhihang smiled. "Let me cut some fruit for you then."
Lin Wan gave a soft assent and nodded, then stood up with Lu Zhihang.
Normally in such situations, she would follow him to the kitchen and just watch. Usually, she would just lean against the kitchen door, watching Lu Zhihang skillfully bustling around alone without doing anything.
It wasn't that she didn't want to help. It was mainly because Lu Zhihang wouldn't let her. He even threatened that if she dared to step into the kitchen, he would go on strike from then on.
Normally, such words would sound quite funny. Going on strike didn't really matter to others, but for Lin Wan...
No way. Her taste had been spoiled by Lu Zhihang. She could hardly bear ordinary food anymore. She was just waiting for Lu Zhihang to cook delicious food for her every day.
So, classmate Lin Wan readily agreed. She would just lean against the kitchen door and watch. She definitely wouldn't enter the kitchen.
"Come on, open your mouth."
Lu Zhihang tasted two pieces of apple, then speared one and offered it to Lin Wan.
Lin Wan instinctively leaned back. She stared at the piece of apple in silence for a while, then reached out for the fork, but Lu Zhihang dodged.
"Open your mouth," Lu Zhihang said in an unyielding tone.
Lin Wan pouted. A bit annoyed, she still opened her mouth. Fortunately, this time Lu Zhihang behaved himself and neatly put the fruit into Lin Wan's mouth.
The sweet and fragrant taste of the fruit lingered on her taste buds. Lin Wan smiled, then turned around and sat on the sofa.
Lu Zhihang followed her out. He put the plate in her hand, sat down, and reached out to hug Lin Wan.
Lin Wan didn't say anything. Her face turned a bit red. She moved around in Lu Zhihang's arms to find a comfortable position. While watching TV and eating the fruit, she would occasionally lift her hand and offer a piece of fruit to Lu Zhihang, and he would take it in one bite.
On the TV, there was a costume drama that Lu Zhihang had acted in. He played a prime minister in it.
Dressed in spotless white, with a cold and clear look in his eyes, he looked like a high - flying flower on a cold peak. Every move of his faintly exuded the noble air of looking down upon the world.
Such an image of him perfectly fit the character in the drama. He had neither too much of the emperor's might nor lacked the determination to say and do as he pleased.
"Do I look good?" Lu Zhihang looked at himself on the TV. His chin gently rested on Lin Wan's shoulder. He asked half - jokingly.
"Yes, you do." Lin Wan nodded honestly.
Lu Zhihang laughed. He repeated a few lines from the TV along with his on - screen self. After a pause, he asked, "Wanwan, do you like me being a star?"
Lin Wan paused for a moment. She stopped what she was doing, turned her head, and met Lu Zhihang's starry eyes. "Why do you ask this?"
"Just asking casually," Lu Zhihang smiled. "You know, I haven't terminated my contract with the company yet. There will definitely be other things in the future."
Lin Wan thought for a while, then stuffed a piece of fruit into Lu Zhihang's mouth. "I don't know. I don't like the entertainment industry, but it doesn't mean I don't like you. Liking you doesn't mean I really want you to be so in the spotlight. Actually... I don't quite understand myself. Maybe because of my old impressions, I don't have a good impression of stars in general."
Lu Zhihang didn't say anything. He looked at Lin Wan. His eyes lingered on her face and finally landed on her lips as they opened and closed.
"Ah~" Finally, he buried his face in Lin Wan's shoulder and let out a soft sigh. He let out a couple of muffled laughs and said, "What should I do? I seem to like you even more~"
Lin Wan was a bit stunned. Her eyes showed a bit of helplessness. "There's no such thing as 'even more'."
"Yes, there is!" Lu Zhihang insisted. "From the day I met you, I've felt that I like you a bit more every day than the day before. It's so great! I'll like you more and more in the future, and it will never change in my whole life!"
Lin Wan smiled. "You said that."
"I did." Lu Zhihang laughed. He rubbed his face against Lin Wan's and then kissed her lips.
...
The fact that Lin Wan and Lu Zhihang were in a relationship quickly became a sensation in the literary circle and then spread to the outside world.
Before the two parties involved had even made any comments or were even aware of this, a fierce online battle of words began!
The battle was divided into two camps. One camp claimed to be Lu Zhihang's fans. They said that Lin Wan was not suitable for Lu Zhihang at all. The two were not a good match and should break up. The other camp was Lin Wan's fans in the literary circle. Generally, they thought there was no such thing as suitability. If anyone was unsuitable, it was Lu Zhihang for their cute Miss Lin.
Thus, the two camps had a fierce argument.
The argument took place everywhere. In just a few days, it had grown into a quite large - scale event.
Lin Wan learned about this a few days later. It was her editor, Juzi, who told her the news. At the same time, Juzi carefully asked her if it was true that she was in a relationship with Lu Zhihang.
Lin Wan gave a very straightforward answer.
In her opinion, whether Lu Zhihang was a public figure or not, she didn't need to hide her relationship.
Moreover, when she posted the first Weibo about Lu Zhihang, she had already considered the possibility of it being exposed later.
There's a saying that goes like this.
When you're truly in love, you always want to make your relationship public. It's only human nature.
Lin Wan posted the Weibo with such an idea in mind.
"You'd better post a Weibo to clarify. There are all kinds of rumors on the Internet now," Juzi said worriedly.
"No need," Lin Wan said indifferently. "Who I like and who I'm in a relationship with are my own business even if I make it public. I don't need to care about others' opinions. I've always been like this."
Juzi was silent for a while, then sighed and reluctantly agreed.
Lin Wan didn't tell Lu Zhihang about this. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but she simply didn't have the chance.
Recently, Lu Zhihang seemed to have more and more things to do. Although the two still lived together, Lin Wan always found it hard to find a chance to talk to him.
Vaguely, Lin Wan had a premonition that his company must have started to assign him more jobs. Lu Zhihang probably wasn't very happy about this. Although he behaved as usual, Lin Wan could still detect some changes in his eyes.
So, in order not to distract Lu Zhihang, Lin Wan didn't mention this at this time.
Meanwhile, the end of the second semester was approaching. The New Year's Day was coming soon. Lin Wan received an unexpected invitation.
It was an invitation to her company's annual party.