Chapter 95

The "beach date" was held at a beach attraction in the next city.

The weather is nice today, and there are quite a few tourists in the area.

As soon as Yingning got out of the car, photographer Xiao Li started taking pictures.

Lu Yuzhou closed the car door and asked her, "What do you want to do?"

The two-hour journey led to a seaside location chosen by the production team.

Not far away, there are several stalls where you can paint on seashells. Quite a few tourists are lingering there, creating their own unique works of art.

"Why don't we go take a look over there?" Yingning pointed to the stalls.

“Okay.” Lu Yuzhou nodded.

*

Seashell stalls offer paintbrushes and paints, allowing visitors to freely create on selected seashells or conches.

Yingning chose a seashell, and Lu Yuzhou chose a similar one.

It even looks a bit like the other half of the seashell in her hand.

Lu Yuzhou glanced at the person sitting next to him, his bright eyes almost overflowing with joy.

The seashell's little thoughts are a secret in his heart.

"Lu Yuzhou, here you go." Yingning handed over a clean paintbrush.

"What do you want to draw?" Lu Yuzhou placed the seashell in front of him.

"Then let's paint the sea."

The seats she and Lu Yuzhou chose were perfect for those with a view of the sea.

The blue ocean, stretching to the horizon, seemed to be quietly watching them through the ever-surging waves.

*

Yingning took the blue paint and carefully began to apply it.

Lu Yuzhou pondered for a moment, then dipped his brush in black paint; it was unclear what he intended to paint.

A moment later, Yingning looked at Lu Yuzhou beside her.

His slender fingers gently held the seashell as he carefully painted it.

It was a night sky, but strangely, there was only one star.

The starlight, dotting the darkness, seemed to be the only guiding light in the night sky.

"Why not draw more stars?" Lu Yuzhou heard her suddenly speak softly.

He turned to look at her, his voice lingering:

"Need not."

"It only needs one star."

A person who always hides their identity may one day look up at the sky and find that the stars have fallen beside them.

He shyly and nervously searched for the stars on the sea.

He wanted to find her.

I want to stay by her side.

I am captivated by all her beauty.

...

At this moment, however, he was still unaware.

The starlight on the sea is nothing but a mirage.

*

The majority of the budget allocated to the "Beach Date" program was for expensive dinners at coastal hotels.

After a simple dinner, the two went back to the beach.

Soft sand, a slightly astringent evening breeze.

Lu Yuzhou watched her walk ahead of him, leaving behind footprints one after another.

She hadn't gone far when she suddenly called out her own name.

"Lu Yuzhou".

He walked over when he heard the sound, his serious eyes hidden beneath his slightly curled hair.

"What's wrong?"

“Look.”

Yingning pointed to a small animal on the beach and said, "It's a little crab."

The tiny crab crawled out of its sand hole and, as it was breathing, it realized that there was darkness above its head.

It was immediately frightened and quickly scrambled away.

"Did we scare it?" Lu Yuzhou heard her questioning.

"It might not have been scared."

"Hmm...it just wants to go swimming."

He deliberately gave the little crab an explanation.

Then he heard the woman beside him chuckle and say bluntly, "Lu Yuzhou, I didn't expect you to be able to joke so seriously."

Upon hearing her words, Lu Yuzhou's lips curled up, a gesture somewhat different from his usual demeanor.

"Would you like a little crab?" he asked.

"I don't want it," Yingning said.

"Shall we try that?"

Lu Yuzhou followed her gaze.

On the beach, there are vendors who set up stalls at night to sell various flavors of iced water.

I don’t know if it’s a local specialty, but every shop puts a scoop of ice cream on the ice water.

*

"Be careful." Lu Yuzhou handed Yingning a glass of ice water.

Yingning took it, and the cool ice water washed away much of the stuffiness of the night.

“It’s delicious.” She looked at Lu Yuzhou.

Under the dim light of the ice water stand, her phoenix eyes curved slightly, revealing a rare and unseen satisfaction.

Lu Yuzhou also took a sip and said, "It really tastes great."

"Wait a moment."

Lu Yuzhou suddenly took out a tissue, his smile as radiant as starlight: "There's water at the bottom of the cup."

"Don't get your hands wet."

Then I carefully wiped the bottom of Yingning's cup.

Even Xiao Li sighed from the side:

Lu Yuzhou has truly keen observation skills.

Shen Yan is not bad either, but his strange behavior yesterday deducted a lot of points from the photographer.

Xiao Li immediately started filming the date scene seriously, trying to get as many exciting shots as possible.

*

When Lu Yuzhou was about to get off the bus, he saw a seashell left on the seat next to him.

Above it lies the azure sea and the snow-white coastline.

He wanted to call out to Yingning and tell her that she had forgotten her seashells in the car.

But then, as if possessed, he reached out and picked up that piece of ocean.

He gently placed the azure seashell next to his own.

At the edges, however, the curvature is the same.

Unfortunately, these two seashells...

They can't be closed.

But the person holding the seashell gradually softened in expression.

Why should he bother to investigate whether the two seashells are the same pair?

Lu Yuzhou seemed amused by his own childish actions. He looked at the person walking into the small house and chuckled.

All I could see were shattered starlight.

*

Meanwhile, in a room on the third floor, the curtains fluttered slightly.

Shen Yan only lowered the curtains after seeing Lu Yuzhou and Ying Ning return.

He quickly walked to the door and opened it to see the light on the stairs.

Hearing footsteps, Shen Yan stopped on the second floor.

The lights then went out.

*

Lu Yuzhou had just finished showering when he heard the phone ring.

"Brother Yun, what's wrong?"

"Yu Zhou, I have some good news to tell you."

"Manager Chen has already decided to make you a key candidate for training as a live streamer in the second half of the year, based on the application form I submitted a couple of days ago."

"I really didn't expect that."

"I didn't expect to be able to apply for it in the second half of the year."

Yun Ge said excitedly on the other end of the phone that he originally thought the company would only start to focus on cultivating Lu Yuzhou after he took over the radio drama "Su Hui".

He had only submitted his application when he saw the other agents in the same office submitting theirs.

I never expected this!

[It actually passed!]

Yun sighed inwardly, thinking that Lu Yuzhou was indeed a lucky fellow.

The variety show "The Mystery of Love" was a huge success, and now the show has become a key talent for the company to cultivate.

"Yu Zhou, when you go back to the company tomorrow, don't forget to see Manager Chen."

The phone call ended.

Lu Yuzhou was still staring blankly at his phone screen, seemingly in disbelief.

This should have been good news for him back then.

But it just so happens at this moment...

As a second-tier streamer on the platform, if he becomes a key talent for the company's development in the second half of the year, he will have to comply with even more stringent requirements.

For example, a doubling of workload...

For example, you can't have a romantic relationship...

......

He lay sprawled on the bed, the towel slipping off his shoulder.

Some slightly wavy, damp hair was still stuck to his forehead.

The news on the phone shattered his joyful mood for the day.

Lu Yuzhou's eyes dimmed, and a look of helplessness and confusion appeared on his face.