Chapter 648: A Phone Call

  Time flies quietly and unintentionally. Before I knew it, July 6th has arrived, which is the day before the Western Province Public Servant Examination.

  During this time, Lu Yan and Lin Xiaoqun had already graduated and were no longer students of Wucheng University. However, in order to prepare for the civil service examination, they still went to the library at Wucheng University to study on their own. Lu Yan would arrive early every day to occupy a seat, and after Lin Xiaoqun arrived, she would naturally sit beside him. Nevertheless, since the incident where they fought by the artificial lake, there seemed to be an invisible thin membrane between them.

  It was just the time when the afternoon class had just started, and at this moment, the Wuda campus was as quiet as a bride waiting to be married in her boudoir. Under the scorching heat of the past few days, the willow trees by the roadside in front of the library seemed to have lost their vitality, not to mention the cicadas chirping and birds singing. When a gust of wind blew by, the big trees simply swayed their drooping branches listlessly.

  It was this swaying branch that accidentally hit a passing couple, startling them and breaking the slightly awkward silence between them.

  "Are you okay? This willow branch is too long, the school should cut it." The speaker was a boy on the outside, pushing a bicycle, with a tall and straight figure, a sunny and handsome face, who was concerned and staring at the girl on his right side. The girl was wearing a Bohemian long dress with floral patterns, looking elegant and refined, with a gentle temperament. This pair, if not Lu Yan and Lin Xiaorong, then who else?

  "I'm fine, thank you." The girl replied faintly.

  "Or I'll drive you to the exam venue, it's on the way anyway." The boy asked somewhat tentatively.

  "Is it convenient for you?"

  "Convenient, convenient, I'm at Line 27 now. Just two more stops and it's Experimental Middle School where you're taking the exam." The boy replied hastily.

  Things are just that simple, between men and women, to ease the awkwardness, all you need is time and a chance. After the passage of time, the original memories will slowly fade away, and emotions will also slowly dissipate. If there's another suitable opportunity, all the awkwardness will disappear into thin air.

  The sky of Lu Yan's heart, after going through many days of haze, finally became sunny and bright.

  July 7th, historically the anniversary of the Lugou Bridge Incident. This day has special significance for Lu Yan and Lin Xiaojun this year, as it is the day of the Western Province civil service examination, a day that will determine their fate.

  The civil service examination in the Western Province continues to follow the national civil service examination model, with questions divided into two parts: "Administrative Comprehensive Ability Test" and "Shenlun". Lu Yan is a journalism major, with a solid foundation in liberal arts, and has been intensively reviewing for this period of time, so he performed very well. Lin Xiaojun applied for the Provincial Bureau of Statistics, where the competition pressure was not great to begin with, and this year's questions also matched her review approach, so she answered naturally and did well.

  After finishing the Shang Lun exam in the afternoon, Lu Yan rushed to Lin Xiaoqun's examination room and happened to see Lin Xiaoqun coming out of the school gate with her materials.

  "Xiao Yun, Xiao Yun." Lu Yan braked one foot on the ground to stabilize his bicycle and waved his right hand while shouting Lin Xiao Yun's name.

  Looking at Lu Yan's appearance, Lin Xiaoyun smiled and walked over from the crowd.

  "With such enthusiasm, how is it? It seems like you're answering quite well?" Lin Xiaojun asked.

  "That's a must, and it doesn't matter who you are. Since I was born with this talent, it must be useful." Lu Yan said somewhat absent-mindedly.

  "You're so good at bragging without even preparing a draft!" Lin Xiaoyun was also amused by Lu Yan's words and couldn't help but laugh.

  "Xiao Yun, you also did well on the exam, didn't you? This year's logical reasoning and numerical relationship questions were difficult and numerous, which is exactly your strong point." Lu Yan asked.

  "It's okay, I finished all the questions this time, and only guessed 5 or 6 of them." Lin Xiaoyun replied.

  "Not bad, not bad! To celebrate the end of the public exam, I wish you a smooth sailing, I'll treat Lin Mei to dinner, how about that?"

  "Last time by the lake, you misunderstood my good intentions and still haven't settled accounts with me. This time, I'll have you treat me as compensation."

  "Alright, willing to kill and scold at will, those who are afraid of death are not the GC party!" Lu Yan's mood was great at this time, and he couldn't help but get excited again.

  An hour later, the two of them were sitting neatly at a table in the restaurant. The restaurant was chosen by Lu Yan, who had ridden his bike with Lin Xiaoqun across half the city to get there. It was called "Tosnaya". When she thought back to the waiter's slightly surprised expression when he saw the two of them arriving in casual clothes on their bikes, Lin Xiaoqun couldn't help but laugh.

  "Xiao Yun, what are you smiling at?" Lu Yan said, looking at Lin Xiao Yun while ordering food.

  "Nothing, just thought of something funny." Seeing a waiter nearby, Lin Xiaoyun didn't say what made her laugh.

  "Our signature dishes are 'Aegean Heart' and 'Love at First Bite'. Almost every couple who comes here orders these two dishes. Would you like to try them?" the waiter suggested.

  Lu Yan actually understood the restaurant, he had long wanted to order these two dishes, but was afraid that Lin Xiao Jun would hear the dish names and be unhappy, his heart was in a fierce struggle, hearing the waiter say this, he let out a sigh of relief.

  "Since it's your signature dish, let's have it." Lu Yan said as he glanced at Lin Xiaoqun across from him. Seeing that Lin Xiaoqun's expression was normal and didn't react in any way, Lu Yan handed the menu to the waiter.

  "Xiao Yun, for university graduation, for civil service exam, let's drink a toast."

  Lin Xiaoyun still smiled and didn't say a word, picked up the red wine glass in front of her, and lightly touched it with Lu Yan.

  "Xiao Yun, what funny thing did you just think of? You're laughing so happily," Lu Yan put down his red wine glass and said, seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

  Lin Xiaoyun shook her head and didn't say a word, smiling as she held her cup and looked at Lu Yan.

  "Xiao Yun, what's wrong?" Lu Yan asked weakly, feeling a little flustered by Lin Xiao Yun's gaze.

  "Lu Yan, is this restaurant a couples' restaurant?" Lin Xiaojun finally spoke up, but as soon as she did, it was with such a sharp question.

  "There isn't one, it's an Italian restaurant, but some couples choose to eat here, actually most people come for the petty bourgeoisie atmosphere." Lu Yan replied with a bit of guilt.

  "Haha, it seems that you are also a bit petty bourgeois." Lin Xiaojun said with a smile. "Come on, thank you for treating me to dinner, cheers!" Lin Xiaojun said, raising the cup in her hand.

  Lin Xiaoyun didn't mention the couple's restaurant again, but was very satisfied with the dishes and ate without caring about her elegant image. Lu Yan's hanging heart also slowly put down.

  The atmosphere of eating was very harmonious, but at the end of the meal, Lu Yan knew that during this period of waiting for results, Lin Xiaojun would go to Hong Kong, and he couldn't help feeling a faint sense of loss in his heart.