Part 2
Because his shirt was soaked, it had become almost transparent and clung to his body, and his pants were dripping wet.
He ran a hand through his hair, trying to fix it. As he was about to walk out of the bathroom, he still glanced back at the person behind him.
He saw Lin Zheng sitting sadly in the water, hugging his knees, looking at him.
Gu Lin thought, That person is up to something again.
As soon as he finished his thought, Lin Zheng hugged his waist from behind and cried, “Gu Lin, I’m sorry, I forgot you’re afraid of water. I shouldn’t have pulled you into the water. I’m so sorry. Today is your birthday, but I feel like I’ve done so many bad things. I’m sorry, I promise I won’t do it again.”
Hearing Lin Zheng’s drunken confession, Gu Lin’s heart instantly melted.
So Lin Zheng went to see Wu Yu to get ideas for his birthday gift. So he was that important to Lin Zheng.
Gu Lin had always been calm and composed when dealing with people and things, but Lin Zheng was an exception. It was his first time liking a person, and it was his first time letting a person into his heart. He cared about Lin Zheng’s every word and action. He knew he would be childishly jealous when Lin Zheng met other men, and he knew his heart would feel warm when he knew Lin Zheng cared about him.
Gu Lin turned around, placing a hand on the back of Lin Zheng’s head, gently stroking his hair, which had become even softer from the water. “I’m not as afraid of water as you think, so it’s okay.”
Gu Lin used to be afraid of water. The bad memory from his childhood had made him develop a fear of water, but it was resolved when he was in high school.
Gu Lin wasn’t the type of person who would run away from his fears. On the contrary, he would try to overcome them. It was like a challenge. Gu Lin loved doing things he wanted to do, no matter who tried to stop him.
In high school, Gu Lin even got into a fight with his father because of this.
He had signed up for a diving competition, and his decision had caused a three-day argument at home. The three days were the exact amount of time the contestants had to decide whether they wanted to participate or not.
Gu Lin’s doctor had strongly advised him against it. Gu Lin’s aquaphobia was severe, and the psychological shadow from falling into the water in the diving competition would be immense. It would not only not help with his condition but would also make it worse. The doctor suggested that if he wanted to get better, he would have to take a gradual approach.
After hearing the doctor’s words, Gu Lin’s father, without even consulting Gu Lin, went to the committee and took Gu Lin’s name off the list.
Gu Lin fought with his father that day.
He was angry that his father had made a decision for him without his permission, and his father was angry that he didn’t care about his own mental and physical health.
In their argument, Gu Lin told his father that he was determined to participate in the competition. He said he should bravely overcome his weaknesses. His father, in a fit of rage, said to a hot-headed Gu Lin, “If you dare to participate, don’t call me dad anymore. You don’t listen to anything I say, so you can walk your own path from now on.”
The one who said it might not have meant it, but the one who heard it did.
Gu Lin looked at his father, his eyes instantly turning cold, and he said to his father, “Okay, then I’ll walk my own path from now on.”
After saying that, he left the house.
It was from that day on that a deep rift was formed between Gu Lin and his father.
Gu Lin still participated in the diving competition. Not only did he participate, but he also won first place.
It turned out he was right. After that, Gu Lin wasn’t afraid of water anymore.
Although there was a bit of youthful bravado mixed in with his decision, if Gu Lin were to do it all over again, he would still choose to participate. Because that was the only way for him to overcome the fear from his childhood accident. And only then could he have enough courage to tell Lin Zheng that he wasn’t afraid of water anymore and comfort the person in his arms.
Gu Lin grabbed a towel from the rack, placed it on Lin Zheng’s head, gently rubbed it, then took him out of the water, wrapped him in a towel. Looking at Lin Zheng’s red eyes, he placed his hand on his face and wiped his cheeks with his thumb.
Lin Zheng, feeling a bit guilty, asked, “You’re really not afraid of water?”
Gu Lin smiled and said, “Mmm.”
Gu Lin remembered Lin Zheng’s accusations when he was drinking with his father.
He looked at the person in front of him and asked, “Are you really upset about me not letting you go back to work?”
Lin Zheng was drunk, but his curiosity didn’t go away. He nodded and said, “Yes.”
He wanted to know, and he wanted to know if he had done something wrong. If he had, Gu Lin had to tell him. Because even if he didn’t go back to Gu Lin’s company, he would still have to correct his mistakes if he went somewhere else.
So Lin Zheng was very serious about this question.
Gu Lin took a breath and said, “Okay, I can tell you, but before that…”
Gu Lin looked at their soaked clothes, “Let’s change first.”
Gu Lin grabbed two sets of clean clothes.
Lin Zheng took his pajamas.
After they changed, Gu Lin took Lin Zheng out of the bathroom. There was a large sofa in the room, and Gu Lin was planning to take him there.
But before he could say anything, he saw Lin Zheng had already jumped into the soft bed.
Lin Zheng stretched his arms and legs in bed as if doing a long stretch. He then wrapped himself in the blanket and reached out his hand toward Gu Lin.
Gu Lin didn’t respond immediately.
Lin Zheng patted the spot next to him. “Sleep with me.”
The bed was big enough.
Gu Lin stood where he was, “No need, I can stand.”
Lin Zheng suddenly looked sad. “…You’re still mad at me, aren’t you?”
Gu Lin: “…”
Gu Lin had no choice. He walked over, and at Lin Zheng’s urging, he reluctantly lifted the blanket and got into bed.
Thankfully, the two-meter-wide bed was big enough for them, with plenty of space between them.
“Heave-ho, heave-ho…”
Lin Zheng suddenly rolled over from his side of the bed to Gu Lin’s, and not only that, but he also put an arm and a leg on Gu Lin’s body.
He then looked up at Gu Lin with a righteous look.
Gu Lin: “…”
Lin Zheng hugged Gu Lin’s upper body and asked, “Aren’t you going to tell me why you don’t want me to go back to work?”
Gu Lin had already prepared what to say, but looking at the person in front of him, he suddenly didn’t know how to say it.
Gu Lin thought for a moment, rested a hand behind his head, slowly turned onto his side, and said in a calm tone, “How about we play a game first?”
Lin Zheng raised an eyebrow. “A game? What game?”
Gu Lin held up one finger and asked Lin Zheng, “What is this?”
Lin Zheng said confidently, “One.”
Gu Lin still held up one finger and asked, “What is this?”
Lin Zheng looked at him as if he was an idiot, “It’s still one.”
Gu Lin said, “Wrong, it’s a finger.”
Lin Zheng: “…”
Gu Lin looked at Lin Zheng and said, “We’ll play a game. The one who asks the question can ask anything. The one who loses has to answer a question. How about that?”
Lin Zheng, with his fuzzy, drunken brain, thought for a moment, then took Gu Lin’s hand and patted it with his own. This was their agreement. “Okay.”
Lin Zheng lost the first round, so he had to answer a question.
Gu Lin didn’t hold back. He asked, “What did you feel the first time you saw me?”
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