Chapter 185: A Subtle Good Friend
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The words “good friend” were a little subtle.
As a lesbian, Lin Yuan liked women. Lu An was straight and only liked Jin Nian.
In China, s.e.xual orientation was still relatively conservative and would not be discussed openly. Lesbians were relatively rare, and in an environment where there were so many single females, lesbians were even rarer.
Now, Jin Nian had only met a few male best friends in the agency, but she had rarely seen a lesbian.
Lu An and Lin Yuan had known each other for more than ten years. They were three years apart, so Lu An had never treated Lin Yuan as a member of the opposite s.e.x.
When Lu An was still in Canada during the winter when he was 16 years old, he saw Lin Yuan kissing a long-haired girl pa.s.sionately.
Lu An found this interesting. With both hands in his pockets, he stood there and watched the two girls kiss with interest.
At that time, Lu An was still a young teenager. He wore a black baseball cap and a black baseball uniform, along with a pair of gray sweatpants. He wore red and white limited edition shoes, and he had a lollipop in his mouth.
At that time, Lu An had already started to quit smoking, so every time his addiction kicked in, he would eat lollipops. He didn’t look like a proper and obedient student.
When Lin Yuan and the long-haired girl finally finished kissing, Lu An watched the show from the side and clapped crazily. “Awesome, Lin Yuan. If your father finds out about this, you won’t want your legs anymore.”
Lin Yuan cowered. “Keep this a secret for me. You can’t let them know about this.”
Lu An’s expression was hard to describe. “Then you kissed so openly. It looks like you can’t wait for the whole world to know.”
Therefore, over the years, many people knew that Lin Yuan liked Lu An. However, this was a shield that Lin Yuan used to cover up her s.e.xual orientation.
Lu An had always turned a blind eye to this matter. After all, he wasn’t really with her. In addition, he did not care about what others thought of him. He could let others talk about him behind his back.
However, not many people knew that Lin Yuan liked women. After all, everyone was still not accepting of this, especially if her elders found out. She reckoned that they would break her legs in a fit of anger. Those elders were used to having rotten thoughts. Compared to their children’s happiness, they cared more about the opinions of others.
This time, she came to the wedding not only to reunite with her long-lost good friend Lu An but also to see who the remarkable woman was that had transformed Lu An, who was once carefree and uninhibited, into the melancholic and apprehensive person he appeared to be now.
Upon meeting her, she realized that seeing someone in person was far more impactful than hearing about them a hundred times.
Jin Nian was truly worth every bit of attention. Some girls, simply by standing still, could evoke a sense of empathy from others.
No wonder Lu An had been unable to forget her for all these years.
Over the years, every time Lu An got drunk, he would invariably bring up Jin Nian.
The stories that Lin Yuan could still remember were countless.
The girl who would patiently wait for Lu An to finish school.
The girl who would earnestly prepare gifts for Lu An.
The girl who could make Lu An burst into laughter with her efforts.
The girl who would willingly give all her lollipops to Lu An.
When she smiled, her eyes seemed to sparkle with stars and the moon.
In Lu An’s descriptions, no aspect of Jin Nian wasn’t praiseworthy.
One of the most touching stories, according to Lin Yuan, was when Lu An had expressed a desire for a Hong Kong-style egg waffle. Jin Nian had confidently promised to make one for him the next day.
True to her word, she had indeed brought a freshly made Hong Kong-style egg waffle to Lu An the following day.
Back then, Jin Nian had only just entered junior high school and wasn’t even proficient with a gas stove. Yet, she had embarked on an entire day of cycling across the vast expanse of Binhai city.
Binhai city was undeniably expansive, and for a junior high school student, the time and energy required to cycle around it in a single day were nothing short of remarkable.
Jin Nian had mentioned that she had seen someone selling egg waffles in a park before. These were those delectable honeycomb-patterned cakes.
At the time, the weather wasn’t particularly cold, and the coastal city was just beginning to experience the onset of winter. Even wearing just a light cardigan during the day could be somewhat sweltering.
However, Jin Nian had cycled tirelessly for nearly an entire day, traversing every corner of Binhai city. Unfortunately, she had failed to locate the vendor selling egg waffles.
Jin Nian, her face flushed from a day’s worth of battling the wind, returned home disheartened.
Nevertheless, her determination to fulfill Lu An’s wish led her back to the park the very next day. She diligently inquired about the address of the egg waffle vendor. Her persistence eventually paid off, and she managed to acquire the information.
Jin Nian wasted no time and cycled straight to the vendor’s residence, pleading with them to make an egg waffle for her.
When the egg waffle finally reached Lu An, it had already cooled down.
The plastic bag containing the waffle emitted a cloud of steam, a testament to the hot vapor trapped inside. This moisture permeated the waffle’s outer layer, causing it to lose some of its initial crispness..