"Yicheng, where are you taking me?"
After leaving the shop, Nianhua got into the car and throughout the journey, Pei Yicheng acted mysteriously, not revealing their destination. Even when she asked, he didn’t tell her.
"You’ll know in a moment," Pei Yicheng said without telling her where they were going, continuing to act enigmatically, which made Nianhua especially curious.
It wasn’t until they reached a barren piece of land that Nianhua looked around and vaguely guessed where he had brought her.
"Guess where this is?" Pei Yicheng asked with a smile, looking at her.
"The future Xiyue Hotel."
Nianhua had a I’m-so-smart expression as she said, "Let me guess again, is the entrance to the Xiyue Hotel going to be right here?"
"Right," Pei Yicheng said, looking at her with both encouragement and admiration.
The smile at the corner of Nianhua’s mouth deepened. She took a few more steps forward, positioning herself where the future entrance would be, and looked back at where they had parked the car. "So, is this where the hotel’s fountain pool will be?"
Pei Yicheng praised her generously.
Nianhua’s face turned red with his compliments. Having seen the design plans, how could she not know the layout of the entrance and fountain pool?
Although the wasteland was not officially developed yet, one could make out the general layout.
"Did you bring the blueprints?" Nianhua’s mind suddenly wondered.
Pei Yicheng turned to the car to retrieve the architectural drawings, and, looking at the drawings then at the land, he described the future features to Nianhua, and they excitedly discussed the plans.
With Pei Yicheng’s descriptive words, the piece of desolate land transformed into the very Xiyue Hotel before her eyes.
In the future, Xiyue Hotel would become the tallest and finest hotel in Ningbei.
The layout of the hotel, designed with great care by Pei Yicheng, was also excellent in Nianhua’s modern eyes.
"Yicheng, you’re incredible," Nianhua said, her gaze toward Pei Yicheng filled with admiration.
To her, who knew nothing about architecture, it seemed like a particularly amazing and magical thing, especially when Pei Yicheng spoke confidently about it, his demeanor so full of assurance that Nianhua couldn’t take her eyes off him.
"Do you like me a little more now?" Pei Yicheng suddenly leaned in closer.
Nianhua’s heart thumped violently, her heartbeat loud as thunder, drowning out all other sounds. His handsome face was all she could see.
"Yicheng, this is Xiyue Hotel," Nianhua pivoted the conversation, asking, "When will it actually be built and open for business?"
Pei Yicheng pondered for a while before replying, "You’re a freshman now. By the time you’re a junior, the hotel could possibly be built and opened for business, at the latest by your senior year."
"It’s only a few years; time will pass quickly. When it’s built, I must come and see it," Nianhua said, looking at the empty site, a feeling of inexplicable pride welling up inside her—this was designed by Pei Yicheng, her boyfriend.
Nianhua stealthily glanced at Pei Yicheng with the corner of her eye, feeling like a cougar, although she was only twenty years old, her mental age was much higher.
Heaven really treated her well. Not only did it give her a second chance at life, but it also gave her such an excellent boyfriend?
She, who had been single for a lifetime and never had a relationship, was tasting the sweetness of love for the first time.
"Of course, we’ll come to see it together when the time comes," Pei Yicheng took her hand, their eyes met, and even without any superfluous words, the conveyance of their sentiments was palpable, speaking volumes in the silence.