Chapter 31

In the evening, Jiang Yi came out of her hotel room and went to the beach with Xu Wang.

The sun had already set, and the heat on the beach had subsided. Now, the beach was much more crowded, with some playing in the sand, others taking a stroll, and still others wearing swimsuits and swimming in the water.

Jiang Yi had no intention of going into the water, so she walked along the beach, her feet sinking into the soft sand. She turned her head to look at Xu Wang beside her and suddenly asked, "Um, Xu Wang, did you really come here for me?"

Xu Wang felt that telling her these things wouldn't really matter, so he didn't hide it from her like before and said, "What if I said it was you?"

The evening breeze hadn't completely cooled down; it still carried a hint of heat. Because of his words, Jiang Yi's cheeks flushed. She bit her lip and said, "But, I feel... well, I don't know if I don't like you. If I don't like you, what will you do?"

Xu Wang was amused by her question and said, "If you don't like me, I can only pursue you and wait for you, right? Do you think I can force you to like me?"

Jiang Yi certainly didn't mean that; however, she was still a little unsure about the relationship between the two of them, so she didn't know either.

On the one hand, she felt bad that someone had come all the way here for her, and was even a year younger than her.

Xu Wang understood after hearing her words. She didn't actually have any feelings for him; she just felt embarrassed.

This wasn't the kind of relationship he wanted, so Xu Wang said, "Don't feel sorry for me and want to be with me. I don't need you to do that. If you like me, I hope you can like me sincerely."

Jiang Yi had thought he would be happy if she agreed, but she didn't expect him to say this.

However, since he said that, she felt no pressure at all.

Jiang Yi said, "Then let's cultivate our relationship a little more before we talk about being together."

Hearing her words, Xu Wang couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, then asked, "So you mean, you actually still have some feelings for me, right?"

Jiang Yi didn't know either, but she didn't mind dating him. Afraid that he would ask her questions, Jiang Yi ran away.

Xu Wang felt quite helpless watching her run so fast, so he quickly quickened his pace and followed after her.

The two strolled along the beach for a while, and then it got dark.

As darkness fell, they gathered together, ate some barbecue, and watched men and women dancing on the beach. Jiang Yi smiled and asked Xu Wang, "Why don't you go dancing?"

Xu Wang instead asked, "Why aren't you going?"

Jiang Yi smiled slightly and said, "Then, shall we go together?"

Xu Wang had no objection and went with her.

Some of the dances they were doing were duets, and Xu Wang didn't know what kind of ethnic dance they were. He found it interesting, so he reached out and invited Jiang Yi to dance with him.

Jiang Yi didn't refuse and followed along with him, jumping around awkwardly. Sometimes they would step on each other's feet, but most of the time it was Jiang Yi who stepped on Xu Wang's feet. She quickly apologized, but Xu Wang didn't take it seriously and invited her to continue jumping.

On the afternoon of their second day at the beach, Jiang Yi and Xu Wang went swimming together. When they came out of the water after changing into their swimsuits, Xu Wang was wearing blue swimming trunks, revealing his well-defined muscles.

Jiang Yi was surprised to see that he had six muscles.

Seeing her surprised expression, Xu Wang couldn't help but find it a little funny and asked, "Why do you have such a look on your face?"

Jiang Yi quickly explained, "I always thought you didn't..."

Seeing how much she admired his muscles, Xu Wang couldn't help but smile slightly, but the smile quickly disappeared, replaced by a calm expression.

He said, "Actually, I've always been exercising."

Jiang Yi nodded, indicating that she understood.

After all, his legs haven't been in good shape for many years, and he should maintain his exercise habits.

Xu Wang knew she might have misunderstood him, but he didn't explain further and followed her into the water.

Xu Wang can swim, but Jiang Yi is actually a terrible swimmer.

So after she went into the water, she didn't go too far, but stayed in a place that was neither too deep nor too shallow.

After Xu Wang swam a few laps and returned, he found her still in the same spot, which amused him. So he quickly came over and asked, "Can't you swim?"

Jiang Yi shook her head, and after a while, explained, "It's not that I don't know how at all, it's just that I'm not very skilled at it."

Xu Wang said, "If you're not proficient, you'll get better with practice."

Jiang Yi shook her head.

Xu Wangli stood to the side, arms crossed, and said, "You dare not?"

The boy stood in the water wearing swim trunks. Sunlight fell on his body, and the water droplets on his skin shimmered. His well-defined muscles were also very beautiful in the sunlight.

Jiang Yi suddenly lost in thought and quickly shook her head, saying, "I'm not really brave enough, I'm afraid of choking on water."

Xu Wang said, "How about I help you and you swim? You shouldn't choke then."

Jiang Yi still believed Xu Wang's words, but now that they were both wearing swimsuits, was it appropriate?

However, Xu Wang's serious expression made Jiang Yi think a bit too much. Since he didn't think anything of it, then Jiang Yi herself wouldn't think anything of it either.

Therefore, she quickly listened to him and let him help her swim.

At first, Jiang Yi was a little shy, but when she saw Xu Wang focusing on adjusting her posture, she didn't think much of it and seriously let him hold her and swim according to his instructions.

Of course, Xu Wang wasn't completely unmoved. After all, she was a girl he liked, and she was wearing a swimsuit, so you could vaguely see the curves of her body. He was also a young man full of vigor, so it was impossible for him not to have any reaction.

However, fearing that Jiang Yi would dislike him if she found out, he dared not show any reaction, and could only remain silent, stiffening his body, and suppressing it.

On the third day, the two of them didn't go swimming. Instead, they waited until evening, lay together on beach chairs, enjoyed the breeze, and drank beverages together.

He was surrounded by laughing people. Not far away, someone was playing volleyball and laughing loudly from time to time. Xu Wang heard the laughter from not far away, turned his head to look at the girl next to him. She was drinking strawberry juice. Feeling his gaze, she turned her head to look at him and then smiled at him.

At this time, the sun had not yet completely set, and the sky was filled with beautiful orange-red sunset clouds, forming a huge and magnificent picture in the distance.

Xu Wang looked at her slender and beautiful figure, at the smile blooming on her snow-white face, and saw that she was smiling and radiating light.

After the trip, Jiang Yi returned to her dorm. Her roommates, a bit gossipy, asked her, "You went out with so-and-so, did anything happen? Did anything... anything like that spark?"

Jiang Yi was reading a book when she heard their conversation. Her expression turned somewhat confused, and she asked, "What's this about heavenly thunder and earthly fire?"

The roommates were immediately disappointed.

Guan Nini said with great dissatisfaction, "I'm saying, you two, a man and a woman alone together, clearly in love, can't you do something that adults should do?"

Jiang Yi: Huh?

Seeing her still bewildered expression, Guan Nini gave up hope that the girl would understand.

Their other roommate looked at them and felt a strange sense of envy.

He said, "Why are you forcing her to do anything? At this age, being able to have a pure, Platonic love is such a wonderful thing!"

Although the progress of their relationship was indeed slow and frustrating, their pure and innocent romance was truly enviable. So, their military roommates stopped pressuring them and let their relationship develop naturally.

During this trip, Jiang Yi felt that her relationship with Xu Wang had indeed warmed up a little, which made her roommates dissatisfied and prompting her to reflect on whether the progress was a bit too slow.

However, she actually quite enjoys this slow and steady process.

However, she didn't think about it for long, because soon Xu Wang sent her a message inviting her to go for a night run.

Night running...

Their school has a running program every semester. Jiang Yi usually runs with her roommate. She is not a very athletic person, so she always puts it off until later. Since Xu Wang invited her, she naturally agreed quickly. So that night, the two of them went for a run together.

That evening, Jiang Yi wore a pink tracksuit. She was already tall and had long legs, and this outfit made her look even more slender and beautiful, like a graceful lotus flower, extremely pleasing to the eye.

Xu Wang glanced at her, then quickly looked away. After a while, he looked back and praised her with a smile, "Very beautiful."

Jiang Yi was a little confused.

It's just a tracksuit, it probably isn't that good-looking, right?

However, what girl doesn't like to be told she looks good, especially when the person in front of her is a boy she likes? Such a compliment naturally has the maximum effect, so her running efficiency was also maximized.

Seeing how happy she was, Xu Wang couldn't help but smile and said, "You're so happy, does that mean I should praise you more often in the future?"

Jiang Yi said, "Don't you like being praised by others?"

Xu Wang nodded: "I hope so."

Especially when it comes to someone you like, if you are praised by that person, your happiness will naturally be maximized.

And she was so happy just because I complimented her on her looks. Does that mean that perhaps she still has feelings for me?

As Xu Wang thought of this, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up slightly, and even looking at the night felt incredibly gentle.

At night, many students were running and checking in on the campus track, while someone was singing with a guitar by the roadside. The singing was so beautiful that it attracted people to stop and listen.

Xu Wang glanced at it, told Jiang Yi to listen, then went to the guy playing guitar and spoke to him. Then, he picked up his guitar and started singing.

He sang a very old love song, his voice melodious and tender, full of deep affection. His voice was deep, and as he sang, his gaze was focused on her, incredibly gentle.

When Jiang Yi met his gaze, her cheeks flushed involuntarily.

After he finished singing, Xu Wang received a lot of applause. He smiled, ran back, and asked Jiang Yi, "How did I sing?"

Jiang Yi gave him a thumbs up and said, "Very good."

"What score would you give it?"

"Of course it's a five-star review!"

Jiang Yi said with a smile.

Xu Wang's lips curled up, and that smile never faded afterward.