Lu Qingtian was escorted away by Mo Yan. When she left, she was reluctant, she insistently asked Nanxi for her phone to store her own phone number, and repeatedly instructed her not to forget to call her... Only then did she leave, looking back three times every step she took, with a lingering sense of reluctance!
There was a pretty big amusement park near the restaurant, very crowded at this moment, mostly with young people—the age to live freely and unrestrained!
When Nanxi followed Lu Yinchu out of the restaurant, Mo Yan hadn’t returned from seeing off Lu Qingtian yet.
Lu Yinchu lit a cigarette, smoking it as he casually strolled towards the amusement park!
Nanxi stared at the side profile of Lu Yinchu, thinking to herself: Why do men enjoy smoking so much? Once they’re quiet, they basically just immerse themselves in the smell of smoke!
Although she doesn’t hate the smell of cigarette smoke, smoking is not good, and "smoking is harmful to health" is printed in large letters on the cigarette packets. How can they ignore it so completely? Truly admirable!
"Qingtian likes you very much!"
Lu Yinchu suddenly broke the silence, his voice soft, his expression, also soft.
Nanxi gave a soft laugh, "She’s cute. I like her too."
Lu Yinchu nodded, "She’s young; an unexpected child after our parents had been together. So, everyone at home spoiled her, she grew up a little unruly, don’t mind it."
Unruly? Nanxi furrowed her brows, it couldn’t be that bad, at least in her eyes, Lu Qingtian was afraid of Lu Yinchu, her brother. Regardless of what she wanted, she couldn’t act unruly in his presence.
There was a camphor tree lined up every some distance along the road, all of them neatly trimmed with no branches blocking the path, Nanxi would instinctively look up every time she passed one.
She just wanted to feel whether each tree was identical or similar, and if her mood would stay the same as she passed each one.
Lu Yinchu noticed her actions, he reached out to hold onto her arm, then slid his hand down to her thin hand and gripped it.
Nanxi was taken aback, she tried to pull away once, but was unsuccessful. Lu Yinchu’s deep voice resonated, "In front of my parents, we might need to frequently display some... slightly intimate actions, like hand-holding, hugging... I’m just helping you get used to it in advance!"
Nanxi frowned, her hand growing slightly sweaty from being held in his warm palm, her posture getting stiff as she walked!
And she couldn’t quite believe it, at this very moment, she was holding hands with Lu Yinchu...
Nanxi thought, any other woman in her position would be over the moon if they were being led by Lu Yinchu, but why did she feel so uncomfortable about it!
Nanxi didn’t try to pull away, after all, it was her "responsibility" and "duty," she treated it as her "job", which seemed to relax her quite a bit.
After walking for another two minutes, they passed a milk tea shop, Nanxi glanced at it and her eyes instantly dimmed—she and Li Weihuan used to come here for milk tea!
Thinking about it, it was probably three years ago, Li Weihuan was in a bad mood and wanted to drink alcoholic beverages. Nanxi, afraid he would cause trouble while drunk, pulled him back from Bai Yuchuan’s place. Li Weihuan held her close, spoke in a hoarse voice—
He said, "Nanxi, I want to get drunk, I always feel like you’re just a dream. Only when I’m drunk can I hold on to you, let me get drunk once!"
Nanxi felt stifled by his words but didn’t know how to comfort him.
Sometimes, she really felt she shouldn’t have led Li Weihuan on for so long, six years, she hasn’t made Li Weihuan better, but instead pushed him further into a corner. He was supposed to have a bright future, but now, due to her, his life was a series of storms, constantly turbulent.
But she couldn’t bear to leave him, Yang Su said Li Weihuan lacked a sense of security, but isn’t Nanxi the same...
Every night when she lay in bed, she would always curl up on her side, a habit she had developed over the past six years, she lacked a sense of security, all she could do was depend on Li Weihuan for comfort, even though she knew, Li Weihuan might not be the one to truly give her absolute security!
One day, she brought Li Weihuan to the milk tea shop, she said, "Don’t you want to get drunk? Drinking is harmful, I can’t drink, and I can’t accompany you while you drink, let’s switch to milk tea, drink until you’re done..."
Li Weihuan just looked at her then, for a long time, until she began feeling shy, then, Li Weihuan laughed, reaching out to touch her slightly red cheeks, he finally spoke, "Alright, drink until I’m done!"
That day, they drank so much, Nanxi couldn’t even remember the amount, however, Li Weihuan’s mood seemed to have improved greatly!
Maybe that’s just his nature, he’s too transparent, too clean. When he was wronged at home, he didn’t know how to hold back, but once something made him happy, he could truly let go of all his troubles, earnestly enjoying the happiness!
Nanxi always thought, Li Weihuan’s personality was a good one.
Of course, in some ways, it showed his immaturity, his lack of restraint, his inability to control himself, all these flaws that proved he had yet to mature into a man!
He’s not like Lu Yinchu, who was unreadable, underneath his deep and dignified demeanor, he exuded a mysterious charm, with just one sentence, he would make you feel inexplicably settled!
Because you wouldn’t doubt his words, he had passed the age where he would deceive with words, he had become a principled man, cultured, understanding of taste, knowing when to come and go, wouldn’t let people worry and worthy of trust...
Thinking about this, Nanxi frowned, why was she comparing him to Lu Yinchu?
She thought, perhaps, it was because she didn’t have a mature "old" man like Lu Yinchu in her life, even if she did, she never took the time to properly interact with such a person, it must be this way...
However, thinking about Li Weihuan while being led by Lu Yinchu made Nanxi immediately feel uncomfortable—
"Mr. Lu!" She called out!
The man hummed in acknowledgment, his expression indicating a touch of confusion, his deep eyes revealing an inconspicuous dab of tenderness, he asked her, "What’s wrong?"
Nanxi moistened her lips and said, "Uhm... I’d like to get a cup of milk tea, could you... let go of my hand first?"
Nanxi was too shy to ask him directly to let go, so she had to make an excuse, her voice was cautious as if fearing to anger Lu Yinchu.
Lu Yinchu’s lips twitched into a smile, sure enough, he let go of her hand, just as Nanxi prepared to quickly slip away and buy her milk tea, her shoulder was suddenly pulled back. Caught off guard, she lost her balance and almost fell, but then she found herself landing in a broad and strong embrace...