Seeing that she still wouldn’t speak, Rong Shaoze was losing his patience.
"Lin Xinlan, you better tell the truth. I don’t want to always guess what you’re thinking, nor do I want you to keep things from me."
That was his overbearing nature, he had to figure out anything he couldn’t control.
Lin Xinlan remained silent, looking down she thought for a moment and said, "It was just a dream last night ..."
"What dream?" he asked, puzzled.
"Actually, it wasn’t a big deal, it was just that I dreamt of... my deceased grandmother, she made the sweet fermented rice balls I love to eat for me..."
She had been gone for many years, and I can’t even remember what she looked like.
But she was very fond of me, treated me the best, and often made sweet fermented rice balls for me to eat...
It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten the rice balls she made, and also... it’s been many, many years since I’ve had a dream of her..."
Lin Xinlan’s eyelashes trembled slightly as she spoke with a faint sadness.
She did have a grandmother who indeed was very fond of her and loved to make sweet fermented rice balls for her to eat.
But last night, she hadn’t dreamed about her...
Rong Shaoze needed a reason, so she gave him one. Fooling him, she never felt any guilt.
In her heart, he weighed nothing at all. Even if she hurt him, she wouldn’t even blink an eye.
After her explanation, Rong Shaoze was silent for a second, then rubbed her head and said, "So it was because of this, Lin Xinlan, you’re too easily content."
She was indeed easily content, in this aspect Rong Shaoze was not wrong.
"One of these days I’ll take you to have sweet fermented rice balls, so you won’t even dream of craving them," Rong Shaoze said with a faint smile.
Lin Xinlan quickly turned to look at him, but his smile vanished so quickly that she had no time to see if his teeth showed.
However, her gaze led him to misunderstand it as something else.
"Don’t believe me? I’m telling the truth," he said.
She didn’t take his words seriously or keep them in her heart.
The next day, Rong Shaoze went out, and Lin Xinlan, bored, stayed home watching TV.
The television program was specially arranged for the Qixi Festival. Only then did she realize that today was the Qixi Festival.
She never celebrated Valentine’s Day, nor did she ever feel the atmosphere of Valentine’s Day.
In the evening, Rong Shaoze came back wearing a black shirt and a white suit jacket, which added a few touches of cold charm to his exquisite and enchanting features.
"Come on, I’ll take you somewhere." He smiled as he came over to take her hand and started walking.
"You’ll know when we get there."
"Wait a minute, I haven’t changed clothes yet." She was only wearing a simple white dress that felt a bit like loungewear.
Rong Shaoze turned to look at her and nodded, "Let’s keep it this way, it’s quite nice."
Lin Xinlan had no choice but to follow him out dressed like that.
They arrived at a restaurant, where the waiter opened the car door for her.
As she got out of the car, she saw the restaurant was beautifully decorated, with twinkling lights like stars in the sky.
A huge poster was hung next to the entrance, the background image showing a man and a woman holding hands, walking along the beach from behind. Beside it, the words ’Happy Qixi Valentine’s Day’ were written.
The observant waiter smiled at her and said, "Miss, today is Qixi Valentine’s Day. Couples who dine in our restaurant get a 50% discount and can also try our special snack for free, the sweet fermented rice balls."
"Sweet fermented rice balls?" Lin Xinlan instantly understood everything.