CHAPTER 46: CHAPTER 018 RECALLING THE PAST

After Xu Chengyang left, Su Wan changed clothes and planned to go to the music room to practice. Her phone rang at that moment, and when Su Wan picked it up, she saw it was Fu Weiheng calling. She was momentarily stunned, then remembered his WeChat message from this morning that she hadn’t replied to, glancing at the time, just past noon.

She answered: "Hello..."

The voice on the other end was extremely lazy, "Awake?"

Su Wan responded softly with an "Mmm".

He unceremoniously exposed her: "Didn’t you say you had class?"

Su Wan: "..."

"Come down," Fu Weiheng said bluntly, "I’m downstairs at your dorm."

Su Wan: "Huh? Oh..."

After hanging up the phone, Su Wan looked at herself in the mirror, at the beige knitted sweater she was wearing, feeling dissatisfied she frowned, and inexplicably took it off, silently choosing a new dress from the closet, and hurried downstairs.

Exiting the dormitory building, Su Wan looked up and saw Fu Weiheng standing under the sycamore tree, wearing a dark blue wool coat, and underneath a camel-colored turtleneck sweater, his long legs wrapped in jeans, graceful and noble.

At the same time, Fu Weiheng happened to look up, their eyes meeting, and he stepped over.

For no reason, Su Wan’s face felt warm, her gaze evasive: "...Why are you here?"

Fu Weiheng said in a light voice: "To see my girlfriend."

"...Girlfriend?!"

Su Wan smacked her lips, staring at him in astonishment. When did she become his girlfriend?

Fu, without changing his expression, retorted, "Didn’t you say so?"

"Say...say what..."

Su Wan looked away blankly, last night clearly after she confessed, Fu Weiheng said nothing and just let her sleep...

Fu Weiheng narrowed his eyes, leaning closer to her face, looking down somewhat intimidatingly: "What, do you want to back out?"

Su Wan hesitated: "I..."

"Sorry..." He reached out and took her hand, his tone leaving no room for refusal, "Once you have a boyfriend, there’s no return or exchange."

Su Wan was first stunned, then buried her head and muttered: "There is something I’d like to return..."

Fu Weiheng squeezed her hand slightly, his eyes glancing over: "What did you say?"

Someone hastily grinned at him: "Please take care of me."

...

On the road, the traffic was nonstop, and the long-missing sunlight was bright. Inside the car, a concerto with a lively melody was playing, quite fitting for the scene. Su Wan listened quietly, tapping the rhythm gently on her leg along with the melody. She had heard this piece before, Paganini’s "Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major", and it happened to be the lively and spirited third movement now playing.

She glanced at the handsome man beside her, suddenly remembering the first time she sat in God’s car, the music playing was also Paganini.

It seems God quite likes Paganini.

"What’s on your mind?" Sensing her gaze, Fu Weiheng asked.

Su Wan replied without thinking: "Paganini."

Fu Weiheng glanced at the song list in the playlist, as if he understood something: "Why are you thinking about him?"

Su Wan was slightly startled, she couldn’t just say she was thinking about whether he prefers Paganini or not...

"Well... the Paganini Violin Competition next September." She reacted quickly, mentioning it casually, "Xu Chengyang registered for it, probably discussing it with the department head now."

After speaking, she had another thought and asked: "What piece did you play in the finals back then?"

Fu Weiheng: "Caprice No. 24."

Su Wan’s eyes lit up at hearing this, her favorite among Paganini’s 24 Caprices was the 24th. Her heart surged with curiosity: "Mr. Fu, what were you thinking when you won the championship back then?"

Upon arriving at the destination, Fu Weiheng slowed the car down, gently drove into a parking spot, lightly tapped the brake, looked at her sideways, unhurriedly: "As expected."

"..."

This... this! Naked bragging! Bragging! At fifteen, he didn’t even consider this unprecedented competition a big deal, so arrogantly high, how superb must his violin skills be!

Fu Weiheng got out of the car and went around to her side to open the door, seeing her sitting dazed, reminding her: "Aren’t you getting out?"

Su Wan snapped back to reality and got out of the car, only then noticing the exquisite luxury sign in front of her.

Magic Club.

Fu Weiheng closed the car door, locked it, and led her towards the club, suddenly speaking: "Wanwan."

Su Wan was looking around inattentively, absentmindedly responding with a "Mmm".

"Change how you call me?" His clear and deep voice carried a certain enchanting power, like a double bass plucking at her heartstrings one note at a time.

Su Wan understood what he meant, lowering her head and hunching her shoulders, not daring to look at him, pretending to be clueless: "What..."

"My name." He tightened his grip on her hand, leaning in close to her ear, "Call me by my name."

The warm breath brushed against her already warm earlobes, making Su Wan’s heart tremble. The heat instantly spread to her cheeks, and after a moment of bashfulness, she changed to: "Neil..."