Younger brother is coming.
Lin Jin had tidied up his desk and bed, and was sitting in a chair with one hand propping up his chin, contemplating how he should deal with his younger brother when he arrived.
His younger brother, Lin Chen, lived with their mother in Guangzhou. Although it was in another province and there were no direct high-speed trains to Xiamen, even with a transfer, it would only take three or four hours. However, they hadn't seen each other for several years now... He didn't know if it would be as fun as the last time they met, maybe the changes in their lives would make them unfamiliar and cause it to be awkward when meeting face to face?
After dinner, Lin Jin stood up and yawned.
"My brother is coming over tonight" Lin Jin glanced at the vacant bed in the dormitory, feeling fortunate that there was still an empty bed, otherwise he might have had to sleep with his brother that night. "Do any of you have an extra quilt?"
"How could we have one?" Wu Min lived in Xiamen, but his home seemed to be on the island, and it would take three or four hours by bus, so he usually only went home during holidays. If there were any unused quilts, he would take them back home. "Ask Wen Xuan, doesn't his family own properties all over Xiamen?"
"No, even though there's a house in Jimei, I don't know how long the quilts there have been stored, and it's six o'clock now, how do you expect me to go and fetch them?" Wen Xuan’s legs were crossed as he was completely immersed in his game.
None of his roommates were reliable when he needed them.
Lin Jin sighed helplessly, glanced at the time, saw it was already six-thirty, and could only put on his shoes and obediently go to Xiamen North Railway Station to pick up Lin Chen.
Why did this guy choose such a time to come over...
"Where are you going?"
"To pick up my brother, where else could I be going?" Lin Jin put on his coat, answering Wu Min while heading out the door.
Although Xiamen's winter was not very cold, staying around ten degrees celsius, the cold wind still stung his face when he went out late at night. He had to pull up the hood of his coat and keep his hands in his pockets, constantly mumbling how cold it was.
The school was not far from the station. If you didn't count the waiting time, it would only take ten minutes by bus. So Lin Jin wasn't in a hurry. He leisurely bought a cup of warm coffee milk tea from the small snack street on campus, which was only three or four hundred meters long. Then, sipping his milk tea, he walked to the bus stop from the back gate.
According to what Mom had said, he should arrive at seven, right?
Lin Jin looked at the time and thought that he should arrive at the station at exactly seven o'clock.
She didn't know why Lin Chen didn't even make a phone call. If his mother hadn't called to tell him, he might still be unaware that Lin Chen was coming to visit.
Could it be a surprise?
Hmm, possibly, otherwise, Mom wouldn't have called only after Lin Chen had boarded the train.
Lost in thought, Lin Jin arrived at the high-speed train station at six fifty-five, not far off from the seven o'clock time his mother had mentioned. He reached the exit and heard an announcement that a train was arriving at the station.
She didn't know if it was Lin Chen's train.
With nothing to do, he leaned against a pillar, glanced down at his phone, then anxiously looked around, trying to spot Lin Chen's figure at the exit.
Lin Chen had already been 1.8 meters tall three years ago. Even if he hadn't grown taller since then, his height would still stand out in a crowd.
Soon, a large number of people appeared at the exit, and Lin Jin nervously ran forward, standing on tiptoe to look from a distance. He noticed that there seemed to be quite a few individuals of 1.8 meters in height among the crowd, but none looked like his younger brother.
Lin Chen should be quite thin, but in the dead of winter, a skinny person wearing a coat would be hard to recognize, even if they were skin and bones. Lin Chen's face resembled their father's square face, and when thin, it was the very epitome of that facial shape. He should have been able to recognize him easily, but perhaps the crowd was too dense, and Lin Jin's eyes were dazzled. In any case, he couldn't find him.
Suddenly, Lin Jin noticed someone carrying a suitcase walking towards him.
Hmm... This person had short hair and a square face as if it were chiseled from stone. The eyebrows looked somewhat like his younger brother's, but he was dressed in a military coat, and his figure was clearly robust even with the coat on. He looked like a soldier coming from the army, his face cold and stern, and he walked with a fierce swagger, exuding a tough, manly vibe.
Definitely not his younger brother. His brother's face was skinny with hardly any flesh on it, and he had the appearance of a delicate young man, nothing like the tough guy before his eyes.
Lin Jin continued to scan the crowd, but the military-looking guy walked right up to him.
"What do you want?" Lin Jin crossed his arms, taking a defensive step back.
He's not a human trafficker, is he? Thinks I'm handsome and wants to kidnap me to have children in some remote village?
"Lin Jin?" The man instantly shattered Lin Jin's first impression of him, scratching his buzz-cut head with a goofy smile that Lin Jin found all too familiar.
Huh?
"Younger brother?" Lin Jin stepped forward in surprise, studying the face closely, then was so shocked that he took a step back. "You! How did you turn into this?"
"Mom thought I was too thin and wanted me to work out, so I ended up like this" he continued, smiling goofily and scratching his head.
No, my brother was a naive and adorable bookworm, not this robust and dignified man!
"The change is so drastic, I almost didn't recognize you" Lin Jin swallowed awkwardly, feeling as though his worldview had been violently shaken. "So where are you planning to stay tonight?"
"I'll sleep with you" Lin Chen said, looking at Lin Jin with a curious expression, as though equally surprised by his brother's transformation. "It feels like big brother has also changed a lot. Three years ago, you weren't this... handsome?"
"No choice, I'm in college now, so I've learned how to dress and groom myself." Lin Jin puffed up with pride the moment Lin Chen complimented his looks, completely forgetting his own efforts. He began sharing his experience, "Sleep early at night, get up early in the morning, drink plenty of water, and you don't even need face wash or skincare products to be as handsome as me."
"Look, my face doesn't have a single pimple anymore. But look at you, your face is all pitted and scarred." Lin Jin, having met up with his brother, grabbed the suitcase from his hands and headed towards the bus stop, "Come on, let's go. I'll take you to the dorm first."
"I usually stay up doing homework until midnight." Lin Chen agreed wholeheartedly with Lin Jin's advice, nodding vigorously and following behind, "Brother, should I carry the suitcase?"
"What for? I used to be able to beat you up, remember? Now that you've been working out, you look down on your big brother?" Lin Jin snorted, taking advantage of his status as the elder sibling to scold, "If Mom hadn't called me, I wouldn't even have known you were coming. You've grown up, huh? Learned to scare me, have you?"
"No way, it's a surprise, not a scare."
"Anyway, it's late now, so we'll go to my dorm first. You can drop off your luggage, and then I'll take you out for dinner and buy a blanket at the supermarket. There's an extra bed in my dorm for you to sleep on." Lin Jin babbled, planning Lin Chen's evening, "I'll give you my quilt, and I'll take the blanket. If you catch a cold while you're here, Mom will definitely hang me up and beat me."
"Sleep early tonight, or play on my computer. Anyways, I sleep at ten, and there shouldn't be any internet cutoff tonight. Are you still playing League of Legends? If you want to play, I'll download it for you when we get back."
"Yes yes" Lin Chen kept nodding, not intending to argue with Lin Jin's words.
Lin Jin glanced back at Lin Chen, sighing inwardly.
Why had his delicate, gentle younger brother transformed into a tough guy, while he was still stuck being effeminate?
Younger brother is coming.
Lin Jin had tidied up his desk and bed, and was sitting in a chair with one hand propping up his chin, contemplating how he should deal with his younger brother when he arrived.
His younger brother, Lin Chen, lived with their mother in Guangzhou. Although it was in another province and there were no direct high-speed trains to Xiamen, even with a transfer, it would only take three or four hours. However, they hadn't seen each other for several years now... He didn't know if it would be as fun as the last time they met, maybe the changes in their lives would make them unfamiliar and cause it to be awkward when meeting face to face?
After dinner, Lin Jin stood up and yawned.
"My brother is coming over tonight" Lin Jin glanced at the vacant bed in the dormitory, feeling fortunate that there was still an empty bed, otherwise he might have had to sleep with his brother that night. "Do any of you have an extra quilt?"
"How could we have one?" Wu Min lived in Xiamen, but his home seemed to be on the island, and it would take three or four hours by bus, so he usually only went home during holidays. If there were any unused quilts, he would take them back home. "Ask Wen Xuan, doesn't his family own properties all over Xiamen?"
"No, even though there's a house in Jimei, I don't know how long the quilts there have been stored, and it's six o'clock now, how do you expect me to go and fetch them?" Wen Xuan’s legs were crossed as he was completely immersed in his game.
None of his roommates were reliable when he needed them.
Lin Jin sighed helplessly, glanced at the time, saw it was already six-thirty, and could only put on his shoes and obediently go to Xiamen North Railway Station to pick up Lin Chen.
Why did this guy choose such a time to come over...
"Where are you going?"
"To pick up my brother, where else could I be going?" Lin Jin put on his coat, answering Wu Min while heading out the door.
Although Xiamen's winter was not very cold, staying around ten degrees celsius, the cold wind still stung his face when he went out late at night. He had to pull up the hood of his coat and keep his hands in his pockets, constantly mumbling how cold it was.
The school was not far from the station. If you didn't count the waiting time, it would only take ten minutes by bus. So Lin Jin wasn't in a hurry. He leisurely bought a cup of warm coffee milk tea from the small snack street on campus, which was only three or four hundred meters long. Then, sipping his milk tea, he walked to the bus stop from the back gate.
According to what Mom had said, he should arrive at seven, right?
Lin Jin looked at the time and thought that he should arrive at the station at exactly seven o'clock.
She didn't know why Lin Chen didn't even make a phone call. If his mother hadn't called to tell him, he might still be unaware that Lin Chen was coming to visit.
Could it be a surprise?
Hmm, possibly, otherwise, Mom wouldn't have called only after Lin Chen had boarded the train.
Lost in thought, Lin Jin arrived at the high-speed train station at six fifty-five, not far off from the seven o'clock time his mother had mentioned. He reached the exit and heard an announcement that a train was arriving at the station.
She didn't know if it was Lin Chen's train.
With nothing to do, he leaned against a pillar, glanced down at his phone, then anxiously looked around, trying to spot Lin Chen's figure at the exit.
Lin Chen had already been 1.8 meters tall three years ago. Even if he hadn't grown taller since then, his height would still stand out in a crowd.
Soon, a large number of people appeared at the exit, and Lin Jin nervously ran forward, standing on tiptoe to look from a distance. He noticed that there seemed to be quite a few individuals of 1.8 meters in height among the crowd, but none looked like his younger brother.
Lin Chen should be quite thin, but in the dead of winter, a skinny person wearing a coat would be hard to recognize, even if they were skin and bones. Lin Chen's face resembled their father's square face, and when thin, it was the very epitome of that facial shape. He should have been able to recognize him easily, but perhaps the crowd was too dense, and Lin Jin's eyes were dazzled. In any case, he couldn't find him.
Suddenly, Lin Jin noticed someone carrying a suitcase walking towards him.
Hmm... This person had short hair and a square face as if it were chiseled from stone. The eyebrows looked somewhat like his younger brother's, but he was dressed in a military coat, and his figure was clearly robust even with the coat on. He looked like a soldier coming from the army, his face cold and stern, and he walked with a fierce swagger, exuding a tough, manly vibe.
Definitely not his younger brother. His brother's face was skinny with hardly any flesh on it, and he had the appearance of a delicate young man, nothing like the tough guy before his eyes.
Lin Jin continued to scan the crowd, but the military-looking guy walked right up to him.
"What do you want?" Lin Jin crossed his arms, taking a defensive step back.
He's not a human trafficker, is he? Thinks I'm handsome and wants to kidnap me to have children in some remote village?
"Lin Jin?" The man instantly shattered Lin Jin's first impression of him, scratching his buzz-cut head with a goofy smile that Lin Jin found all too familiar.
Huh?
"Younger brother?" Lin Jin stepped forward in surprise, studying the face closely, then was so shocked that he took a step back. "You! How did you turn into this?"
"Mom thought I was too thin and wanted me to work out, so I ended up like this" he continued, smiling goofily and scratching his head.
No, my brother was a naive and adorable bookworm, not this robust and dignified man!
"The change is so drastic, I almost didn't recognize you" Lin Jin swallowed awkwardly, feeling as though his worldview had been violently shaken. "So where are you planning to stay tonight?"
"I'll sleep with you" Lin Chen said, looking at Lin Jin with a curious expression, as though equally surprised by his brother's transformation. "It feels like big brother has also changed a lot. Three years ago, you weren't this... handsome?"
"No choice, I'm in college now, so I've learned how to dress and groom myself." Lin Jin puffed up with pride the moment Lin Chen complimented his looks, completely forgetting his own efforts. He began sharing his experience, "Sleep early at night, get up early in the morning, drink plenty of water, and you don't even need face wash or skincare products to be as handsome as me."
"Look, my face doesn't have a single pimple anymore. But look at you, your face is all pitted and scarred." Lin Jin, having met up with his brother, grabbed the suitcase from his hands and headed towards the bus stop, "Come on, let's go. I'll take you to the dorm first."
"I usually stay up doing homework until midnight." Lin Chen agreed wholeheartedly with Lin Jin's advice, nodding vigorously and following behind, "Brother, should I carry the suitcase?"
"What for? I used to be able to beat you up, remember? Now that you've been working out, you look down on your big brother?" Lin Jin snorted, taking advantage of his status as the elder sibling to scold, "If Mom hadn't called me, I wouldn't even have known you were coming. You've grown up, huh? Learned to scare me, have you?"
"No way, it's a surprise, not a scare."
"Anyway, it's late now, so we'll go to my dorm first. You can drop off your luggage, and then I'll take you out for dinner and buy a blanket at the supermarket. There's an extra bed in my dorm for you to sleep on." Lin Jin babbled, planning Lin Chen's evening, "I'll give you my quilt, and I'll take the blanket. If you catch a cold while you're here, Mom will definitely hang me up and beat me."
"Sleep early tonight, or play on my computer. Anyways, I sleep at ten, and there shouldn't be any internet cutoff tonight. Are you still playing League of Legends? If you want to play, I'll download it for you when we get back."
"Yes yes" Lin Chen kept nodding, not intending to argue with Lin Jin's words.
Lin Jin glanced back at Lin Chen, sighing inwardly.
Why had his delicate, gentle younger brother transformed into a tough guy, while he was still stuck being effeminate?
