Chapter 187, Master and Apprentice Meeting

Lan Weiran walked to the entrance of the community and saw a white private car parked there. A slender man opened the car door, smiled at him, and walked up to him.

Lan Weiran looked at the man in front of him in surprise, almost daring to recognize him...

After four years of not seeing each other, the pale and thin boy has now grown into a tall and handsome adult man. The young boy who used to be quiet by his side and called him Master, but was only as tall as his shoulders, can now look at him in a right direction, and his eyes are much deeper than before.

Ye Chenxi stood in front of Lan Weiran and smiled and said, "Master, long time no see."

The low and soft tone is the voice of an adult man, no longer the little boy in my memory...

Lan Weiran looked at him carefully. His eyebrows and eyes still had the same appearance as he used to be. However, after years of experience, all his childishness on his body has faded. Now, he has a hint of calmness in his every move. He is worthy of being the captain who has led Luohuaci team to win the championship twice.

Lan Weiran met his deep eyes and smiled slightly. He reached out and patted his shoulder gently, and said, "It's been a long time since you've grown so old."

——This natural tone of "senius to juniors" has opened a gap in the intimacy.

Ye Chenxi's eyes darkened, but his face was still smiling, and he said, "Master, you are still the same as before."

As lazy and as casual as back then, he was like the person who reappeared in his dreams, he raised his lips slightly and looked aloof expression with a smile. He liked to walk in the sun, and his face was always filled with sunshine. Seeing him walking, he always reminded people of a leopard walking leisurely in the forest - extremely gorgeous, but full of danger.

Four years have passed, Lan Weiran has not changed much, but Ye Chenxi is no longer the boy he used to be.

The master and apprentice looked at each other, and they felt like "things are wrong".

Ye Chenxi was silent for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Have you had lunch?"

Lan Weiran said: "I've eaten it."

Ye Chenxi said: "What about going to have a cup of coffee? Let's talk about the past."

Lan Weiran said: "Okay, you treat me."

Ye Chenxi smiled and said, "That's natural, let's go."

Ye Chenxi walked to the passenger seat and opened the car door for Lan Weiran himself. Lan Weiran looked back at him. As Liu Chuan said, Ye Chenxi's changes a lot and was no longer the little apprentice he remembered. Now Ye Chenxi, the gentlemanly gentleness made Lan Weiran, the master, amazed.

After getting into the car, Ye Chenxi thoughtfully turned on the heating and handed him the seat belt.

Lan Weiran asked while wearing a seat belt, "It seems like a new car, right? Is it your aunt's car?"

Ye Chenxi said: "I just bought it before the New Year. This time I came to my second aunt's house to pay New Year's greetings. Because Wuhan and Changsha are close, I drove my parents here."

Lan Weiran praised: "No, it cost a lot of money to buy such a good car? Luo Huaci won the championship. Your captain's prize should be quite high, right?"

Ye Chenxi suddenly felt a tingling pain in his heart.

Lan Weiran's tone of this sentence was extremely relaxed, obviously without any other meaning, just teasing him for buying a car with the bonus. But Ye Chenxi felt that discussing Luo Huaci's most beloved master with Luo Huaci's former captain, his most beloved master, was like slapping him in the face with his palm.

——I did win the championship with Luo Huaci and also received a considerable number of bonuses.

——But so what? Without you around, somewhere in your heart is always empty.

Ye Chenxi started the car silently, and Lan Weiran did not ask any more, leaned comfortably on the seat and yawned.

Ye Chenxi turned around and said, "Are you sleepy? If you sleepy, just sleep for a while. It will take me some time to drive to the city."

Lan Weiran smiled and said, "Okay."

He didn't have enough sleep at noon. At this time, he was sitting in the warm car, and a feeling of sleepiness came. He leaned on the back of the chair and fell asleep quickly.

Ye Chenxi looked at his side face and felt extremely complicated.

When Luohua left the team, Lan Weiran liked to stay in the seat in the corner of the training room to bask in the sun. Sometimes when she was sleepy, she would fall asleep there. Ye Chenxi was worried that he would catch a cold, so she always tiptoed to cover him with a blanket...

Now, he still likes to sleep like he used to be, and his face is also a relaxed and comfortable expression, and he is not at all wary of his apprentices around him...

In contrast, he seemed so despicable and shameless to himself, who had that kind of dirty thought towards him.

If Lan Weiran is the most gorgeous and dazzling sunshine, then Ye Chenxi is the shadow of the darkness behind him.

Ye Chenxi clenched the steering wheel with both hands, and resisted the urge to lean over to kiss him... At that moment, the smiling mask on the young man's face had all faded away, his extremely gloomy face and dark and deep eyes - this is the real Ye Chenxi.

***

When Lan Weiran woke up, the car was parked by the roadside. The winter sun made him lazy and didn't want to move. He was covered with a warm blanket. Lan Weiran stretched, looked back at Ye Chenxi, and asked, "How long have I slept? Why didn't you wake me up?"

Ye Chenxi looked at him with a smile: "It will be difficult to wake up when you fall asleep. Have you forgotten?"

"..." Lan Weiran couldn't help laughing. When Luohua left the team, the captain liked to sleep in very much. He always stayed in bed and couldn't wake up in the morning. Ye Chenxi often asked him to get up and tried every means. That time had passed too long, and when he looked back, his memory was a little blurred...

Lan Weiran took the blanket next to him, looked at his watch, and said, "Let's go have coffee first. After drinking it, it's dinner time. Let's have supper together, and then you can take me back."

If the people from Luohua Ci team heard that someone dared to order their captain like this, they would definitely be shocked.

However, Ye Chenxi was willing to accept it, and a hint of gentleness appeared in his eyes, and he whispered: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

The two got out of the car together, and Ye Chenxi took Lan Weiran to a nearby cafe.

The environment of this cafe is very good, and there are not many people at this time, so it is very quiet. Ye Chenxi chose a seat next to the window on the second floor, and the sunlight could just shine through the floor-to-ceiling window. Ye Chenxi knew that Lan Weiran would definitely like it.

Sure enough, Lan Weiran squinted her eyes and stopped moving after sitting down.

Ye Chenxi picked up the menu and called the waiter to order the latte that Lan Weiran liked to drink the most. He also told the waiter to bring two more packs of candy.

Soon, two cups of hot coffee were brought up. Lan Weiran added several packets of sugar and stirred the coffee with a spoon. Ye Chenxi didn't like adding sugar. He prefers to taste the bitter taste of coffee.

The two of them took a few sips of coffee, and Lan Weiran then smiled and said, "Xiao Ye, do you have nothing to ask me?"

Ye Chenxi whispered: "Would you like not to say anything else today? I'll invite you out to meet you, but I just miss you a little."

Lan Weiran was slightly stunned.

Ye Chenxi's eyes were too deep, and there seemed to be many things that were hard to guess. Being gentlely watched by those eyes made Lan Weiran feel uncomfortable... But when he came out to see Ye Chenxi, it was not just a master and apprentice meeting. He also had some words to explain to Ye Chenxi.

Lan Weiran touched his nose and said, "Please say something else. You are in Changsha because you just came to your second aunt's house to pay New Year's greetings. I am in Changsha, but because our new team's headquarters is here. The sky is my trumpet. I joined Liu Chuan's new team and plan to make a comeback with him. You should have guessed it?"

Ye Chenxi was silent for a moment before saying in a deep voice: "I know."

Lan Weiran was a little curious: "That's it? Are you not going to persuade me to return to the fallen flower sacrificial situation?"

Ye Chenxi smiled slightly: "Is it useful to advise you?"

Lan Weiran: “…”

Ye Chenxi looked up at him and said word by word: "I know your temper and the decisions you made can no longer be changed. When you were about to retire, you didn't listen to anyone's advice. Now that you plan to come back with Liu Chuan, you can't listen to my advice again. Even if I give up Luohuaci's position as captain, you can't go back to Luohuaci. Am I right?"

Lan Weiran: “…”

He originally thought that after seeing Ye Chenxi today, Ye Chenxi would try every means to persuade him to fall back, but he didn't expect that Ye Chenxi wouldn't say anything... Because Ye Chenxi knew him too well and knew that he could not persuade him, he simply didn't speak.

Lan Weiran was silent for a while before saying, "I formed a team with Liu Chuan, and I have my own considerations. I hope you can understand."

Ye Chenxi's smile was a little cold: "Even if I don't understand, you won't change your mind, right?"

Lan Weiran looked at him, looked away, and said, "Yes, I won't change my mind."

Ye Chenxi suddenly felt a thrill in his heart, as if a hand was holding his heart hard. Sure enough, Lan Weiran had already made up his mind, and the decision made by Lan Weiran could not be changed again. So, it was too late to say these things now. Lan Weiran was destined to stand in Liu Chuan's camp and stand in a position opposite to him...

Both of them fell silent, and only the sound of a spoon and a coffee cup colliding softly were left in their ears.

After a long silence, Ye Chenxi said, "Master, I will respect your decision. If you don't want to go back to Luohua Ci, then I will continue to lead this team."

Lan Weiran raised his head and met the man's serious eyes. He couldn't help but feel a little moved... When he retired from the moment he was too stressed, it was Ye Chenxi, who was only eighteen years old, who supported the Luohuaci team that was on the verge of disbanding. As a master, he taught Xiaoye everything he should teach, and he was considered a qualified master. But as the captain of Luohuaci, he owed Ye Chenxi in the end. He threw it to the boy a bunch of messes. Xiaoye was young, but he supported it alone. It must be difficult, right?

Thinking of this, Lan Weiran felt a little distressed about his apprentice. He couldn't help but stretch out his hand, gently snatched the back of Ye Chenxi's hand through the table, and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Ye Chenxi's fingers froze slightly, and the expression in his eyes was extremely complicated.

Lan Weiran ignored his gaze and continued, "Xiao Ye, you are a good captain. I have seen you lead the team to play games in Harbin before. To be honest, you are more suitable to be the captain of Luohuaci than me, a master. Your progress surprised me, but also comforted me. Accepting you as an apprentice is the most correct decision I have ever made."

After saying that, he smiled and took his hand back, looking as if nothing had happened.

Ye Chenxi's fingers were gently clenched, and the body temperature from Lan Weiran made him reluctant to let go. He even wanted to grab Lan Weiran's hand hard, but he couldn't, even dared not... He could only force his love for his master. Otherwise, with Lan Weiran's temper, once he broke this window paper, they would not even have to do anything, let alone master and apprentice, even ordinary friends. Lan Weiran would definitely avoid him like he was avoiding the plague...

Ye Chenxi suppressed the strong bitterness in his heart, pretended to be calm and smiled and said, "Don't worry, Luohuaci is a team you built with one hand, I will not let it be destroyed in my hands."

His eyes were firm but confident. Lan Weiran finally felt relieved and said with a smile: "That's good."

After dinner, Ye Chenxi drove Lan Weiran back again.

On the way back, a song was played in the car, and the female singer's voice was very clear and melodious-

"The farther you fly, the less you can't see it. Your bright smile in the sunshine

The boundary between the sky and the sea, slowly walking away

You used to be my horizon

Do you miss me a little? We've been together last summer

I feel love, so strong in my heart

And it all seemed to be yesterday

I realized that I love you more than I thought

I just missed you accidentally

Whenever the night is late, I honestly analyze myself

Still undeniably

I love you more than I imagined…”
To be continued...