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"Okay," he replied, opening the huge bowl.

A rich aroma filled her face. The bowl was filled with many things, including meat and vegetables, but the noodles in her mouth were nowhere to be seen. Xu Xing flipped the bowl several times with his chopsticks before he saw the noodles hidden in the bowl.

It was just as Li Zhaoyue said, different from ordinary ones.

Li Zhaoyue noticed his stunned expression.

"I just wanted to put too many things in, and when I came to my senses, it was too late to remedy the situation. But I deliberately pretended to put it in when I was putting it in. Maybe I was too anxious when I delivered it and accidentally messed it up." She explained incoherently, not noticing that Xu Xing's eyes were looking at her more and more deeply.

The twilight gradually faded into the horizon, and the whole world fell into darkness. Xu Xing stared at her unscrupulously under the cover of night.

Whatever emotion was in his eyes at this moment, she could not see it. This secret excitement made him excited, and he even had a strong urge to make this moment last forever.

There is only herself in Li Zhaoyue's world, and he will always pretend to be the way she likes, trapping her in a world of sweetness.

Xu Xing was imagining this almost crazily until Li Zhaoyue's head popped over.

"What's wrong with you? Eat quickly, or the noodles will get cold." She asked worriedly.

It seemed to be her illusion, the look in Xu Xing's eyes just now... Li Zhaoyue asked again in confusion, and Xu Xing picked up the chopsticks again, smiled and nodded.

He inserted his chopsticks into the bowl and lifted it up. The noodles snapped and broke apart. Li Zhaoyue yelled, "Ouch!" and jumped up from his chair. "I must have cooked it too long. I'll make you another bowl. This has such a bad omen."

Xu Xingze burst out laughing and said, "It's okay, it's just a bowl of noodles. If you make another bowl, where can I find longevity noodles with such rich side dishes?"

Li Zhaoyue blushed at these words and sat back down obediently. But after a moment, she looked at him worriedly, "Is it delicious?"

Xu Xing swallowed the noodles in his mouth and nodded with a smile.

"As long as it tastes good," Li Zhaoyue smiled. There were a lot of noodles, all scattered across the bowl. He patiently picked them up one by one and stuffed them all into his mouth.

He managed to finish such a big bowl of longevity noodles.

After finishing the noodles, Xu Xing began to clean up the things on the table. Li Zhaoyue quietly hid behind the door, nervously clutching her sleeves and waiting for him.

Xu Xing saw everything she did, even the box in her hand. She thought she had hidden it well, and was still anxious about how to give the gift away.

"What are you doing?" Li Zhaoyue was lost in thought when she heard Xu Xing's voice. Turning around, she saw Xu Xing smiling and pulling up her sleeve, revealing a small wooden box.

"Is this a gift for me?" he asked.

How was he discovered? Li Zhaoyue was extremely shocked. He quickly broke free from Xu Xing's hand and quickly hid the box behind him, saying stubbornly, "No...it's not a gift."

"You still say it's not a gift." Xu Xing was very nimble and took the wooden box away in one go. He moved so fast that she didn't have time to grab it.

With a click, he opened the wooden box with one hand, revealing an exquisitely crafted bracelet inside.

"What is this?" Xu Xing looked at her in surprise.

Li Zhaoyue slumped his shoulders in despair and said weakly, "This... This is a bracelet I made. Time was tight, so the pattern on it is very crude. Don't look at it yet, I..."

As she tried to grab the box from his hand, Xu Xing gently raised her hand, but her grasp was empty. Li Zhaoyue bit her lower lip, standing on tiptoe in defiance, trying to grab the box again.

Not only did he fail to grab it, but he was also patted on the head. Li Zhaoyue looked at Xu Xing in disbelief and shouted, "You do this again!"

"What about me?" Xu Xing blinked innocently, holding the box high in his hand.

Li Zhaoyue stomped her feet in anger, but there was nothing she could do to him.

"This is the birthday present A Yue gave me, and you want to snatch it back." He frowned, looking sad.

"It's not that I want to take it back, but it's not good enough. I... I'll make some changes."

Xu Xing pretended not to hear her words, suppressing his smile and winking at her: "Ayue, do you want me to put it on for you?"

The bracelet lay quietly in his palm, the pattern inside faintly visible. If you didn't look closely, you probably wouldn't notice what was engraved inside. Moreover, judging by Xu Xing's calm expression, it seemed that he hadn't noticed the mystery of the bracelet's pattern.

Li Zhaoyue breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then put your hands down first." Then he belatedly remembered that he had played a prank on him, and angrily tugged at his sleeve, almost pulling Xu Xing into his arms.

Xu Xing leaned to the side following her strength and said deliberately, "Ayue is so cute when she's angry. She even wants to pull me into her arms. I think she should get angry more often in the future."

"You!" Li Zhaoyue's eyes widened as she looked at him in shame and anger, as if she couldn't understand how he had the nerve to say such words.

"Am I wrong?" He raised his eyebrows.

He's always like this! Li Zhaoyue rolled her eyes at him and held out her hand to him indifferently.

"What?" He raised his eyebrows.

"Bracelet! Didn't you want me to help you put it on?" she said angrily.

If I keep teasing her, she'll really explode. Xu Xing smiled, took the bracelet out of the wooden box, and placed it in Li Zhaoyue's palm. She took his hand and gently tugged, and the bracelet slipped into her hand. Xu Xing shook his left hand, looking curious.

Li Zhaoyue looked at the bracelet and coughed lightly: "I've finished eating the longevity noodles, delivered the gifts, and it's getting late. I'll go back first."

"Ah, but isn't today my birthday? Ah Yue just gave me a gift and left?" Xu Xing stroked the bracelet on his wrist and said with a smile.

"Then what do you want?" Li Zhaoyue asked.

Xu Xing's gaze slid from her raised forehead to her smooth neck, and finally locked onto her watery eyes.

"Come with me somewhere."

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, a cool breeze blew gently. Amidst the lotus-filled lake, a small boat suddenly appeared. Xu Xing stood at the bow, paddling forward. Li Zhaoyue sat in the boat, curiously gazing at the blossoming lotus.

"I didn't know there was such a place in Yiziyuan." She smiled with her eyes curved.

The boat broke through the layers of lotus leaves, stirring up gusts of breeze, bringing coolness and filling the air with the fragrance of lotus flowers. Li Zhaoyue lay on the deck, feeling like a frog in the lotus pond, leisurely touring the surroundings.

"This is a place I discovered by chance. I usually come here when I'm in a bad mood." Xu Xingdao.

"That's wonderful." She closed her eyes and took a deep breath of the floral fragrance. The sound of running water and the chirping of cicadas filled her ears. Just by closing her eyes, she seemed to be able to temporarily forget all her worries and truly be herself.

"Ayue, don't fall asleep." Xu Xing's teasing voice sounded in her ears. Li Zhaoyue slowly opened her eyes and smiled embarrassedly. Suddenly, she felt a little thirsty and asked casually, "Is there any water on the boat? I'm a little thirsty."

Xu Xing pointed to the kettle at the stern and said, "Over there."

Li Zhaoyue then walked over to get it.

Xu Xing continued to row the boat. After a while, a faint aroma of wine wafted from the stern, which smelled like the rice wine he often drank.

Wait, rice wine. He paused in his pole-stretching motion.

How could he be so confused? The kettle contained rice wine that he brewed himself, not water!

"Ayue, Ayue!" Xu Xing called out a few times behind him, but seeing no response, he quickly put down the bamboo pole and rushed to the stern of the boat.

But it was too late.

At the stern of the boat, a kettle filled with rice wine was casually thrown aside. Li Zhaoyue's face was flushed, and he was lying on the ground with his legs spread out. When he saw Xu Xing coming over, he pointed at him and smiled foolishly.

"Hey? Xu Xing, how come you suddenly became two of you? Oh no, there are many of you." She stretched out her hand and gestured, laughing as she gestured.

"This rice wine tastes good, but it has a strong aftertaste. I'll take you ashore." Xu Xing said, extending his hand towards her, as if he wanted to pull Li Zhaoyue up and take her back to the shore.

But she likes it here so much and doesn't want to go back at all.

Li Zhaoyue turned his head away and muttered, "No, I'm not going back!"

Xu Xing squatted down helplessly and said softly, "It's late at night, and you've been drinking. You'll catch a cold if you stay outside."

She looked at him and smiled, her eyes sparkling.

"Ah Xu, please don't let me go back, can you?" She pouted, her eyes full of pleading, which was particularly touching in such a scene. Xu Xing didn't know what he was thinking about, his eyes darkened, and he didn't say anything.

Li Zhaoyue suddenly waved at him with a mysterious look: "Come closer, I have a secret to tell you."

"What secret?" Xu Xing brushed her hair that was scattered on her shoulders, curled it, and asked absentmindedly.

"Come closer, I can only tell you."

Hearing this, Xu Xing sat down and lowered his head.

"Hey, a little closer."

Xu Xing carefully considered the distance between himself and her face, and lowered himself cautiously. But Li Zhaoyue was still not satisfied. She impatiently reached out, hooked her hand around his neck, and pulled him down hard.

Li Zhaoyue felt a soft touch on her lips and dazedly opened her eyes, just in time to see the shock in Xu Xing's eyes. She pushed him towards her again and closed her eyes.

Xu Xing grabbed the back of her head, forcibly pulled her away, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Do you know what you are doing?"

Li Zhaoyue felt dizzy and only felt that Xu Xing's body was cool and comfortable. She was very dissatisfied with being forcibly pulled away like this. She opened her eyes lazily and smiled with her eyes curved: "Where did this handsome brother come from? He looks like Xu Xing..."

The call of "beautiful brother" almost made Xu Xing lose control. He closed his eyes, drove away the distracting thoughts in his mind, and turned to leave.

"Don't go, Ah Xu, can I call you Ah Xu?" Li Zhaoyue held his hand and fell limply on him again. Xu Xing held down her restless hands and lowered his eyes: "Ah Yue, you are drunk."

"I'm not drunk!" Li Zhaoyue waved his hand away and tried to sit up, but because she was too weak, she fell back into Xu Xing's arms. The girl's soft body pressed against Xu Xing's again and again. He frowned in discomfort and panted, "Don't make trouble, I'll take you ashore."

Li Zhaoyue shook her head, pushed his hand away again, struggled to sit up, and stared blankly into his eyes.

"It's so beautiful, like stars," she praised. "Like the most beautiful stars! No! The most beautiful stars!"

Xu Xing was amused by her drunken appearance. He reluctantly grabbed her flailing hands and said, "If I had known that drinking rice wine would make you drunk, I wouldn't have brought you here."

Hearing this, Li Zhaoyue was unhappy. She pointed forward at his hand and poked his cheek, making a small dimple. She looked at Xu Xing and was slightly stunned, then smiled again.

"Why are you so beautiful? Are you a fairy sister who has come down to earth?" She tilted her head and asked.

It's no use trying to reason with a drunk. Xu Xing sighed inwardly, stood up, and prepared to forcibly pull the man ashore.

Li Zhaoyue was quick at this time. She realized his intention before he took any action. She pulled him down suddenly, aimed at his lips and kissed him.

It was the rich aroma of rice wine, lotus, and a strange sweetness he had never tasted before. His eyes widened slightly, and after seeing her misty eyes, a thread in his mind suddenly broke.

There was a sudden, earth-shattering moment. Xu Xing grabbed her hand and pinned her beneath him. Their warm breaths mingled, and Xu Xing pressed the back of her head tightly, like a dying person grasping at a lifeline, refusing to let go. The frantic pursuit had left Li Zhaoyue delirious. It was as if a raging storm had been unleashed, as if Xu Xing wanted to merge completely into her body. She was like a lone sail adrift on the sea, passively enduring the waves' repeated impact.

She felt so uncomfortable that she couldn't breathe, but she was strangely happy with it.

The kiss seemed long, yet also short. When the heat faded and the rain subsided, Xu Xing kissed away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and finally kissed the small mole between her eyebrows.

She opened her eyes, looked at him blankly, and curled her eyes.

"Could this be a dream?" Li Zhaoyue murmured, narrowing her eyes. Xu Xing stroked her hair, his smile a little forced.

"Go to sleep," he said.

"I can't sleep. If I do, I won't be able to see you."

Her childish words made Xu Xing burst out laughing. Li Zhaoyue fought off the strong sleepiness and stubbornly grabbed his bracelet-wearing hand, angrily saying, "You are not allowed to like others, smile at Lou Yao, or be nice to others!"

Xu Xing looked at her with gentle eyes, yet a hint of sadness.

"good."

"You don't ask me why?"

"No question."

"Just ask."

"What do you want to hear?"

"I want to hear you say you love me!"

"Okay, Ayue, I like you."

"I... I like you too..." Before she could finish her words, she fell asleep. In her hazy eyes, Xu Xing smiled and lowered his head, as if saying something. But she could no longer hear him.

My final thought is that when I wake up tomorrow, this is not a dream.

"sorry."

It sounded like Xu Xing's voice, but it was too blurry to make out clearly. He hadn't done anything wrong, so why was he saying sorry?

Li Zhaoyue no longer had any thoughts and fell into a deep sleep.