Half an hour later.

Xia Wenxi scratched her head. "So... you mean you also arranged a fireworks show, but you didn't expect it to clash with someone else's?"

Lin Shen was helpless after finally preparing a surprise only to encounter such an unexpected situation.

"I booked the time for 8 p.m. When I first heard the fireworks, I thought the hotel had made a mistake with the time, but I didn't expect... I was the one who didn't think it through."

Of course, Lin Shen felt that he hadn't arranged things well. After all, the hotel offered this service and allowed people to book fireworks displays, but he hadn't expected that others would also book the same thing on the same night.

You can't blame the hotel; there's no "non-compete agreement" stipulating that you can only watch one fireworks display per night.

"When I booked the hotel, I also booked the fireworks show..."

Lin Shen trailed off, unable to continue. What was supposed to be a pleasant surprise had turned into... well, it was a disappointment.

Xia Wenxi didn't think so. She said matter-of-factly, "Eight o'clock? Then let's watch it again. I was just thinking that such beautiful fireworks can't be watched only once. Watching it again is just right."

"real?"

Xia Wenxi kicked off her slippers, stood on the sofa, and cupped Lin Shen's face in her hands, making him look up at her.

"It's absolutely true! Don't doubt it anymore, okay? Okay."

Lin Shen chuckled and, following her posture, turned his head and kissed the girl's palm. "Why are you answering your own question? Okay, let's watch it again."

"Good boy/girl, here's a kiss as a reward."

Xia Wenxi liked this superior posture, which made Lin Shen appear particularly "well-behaved".

Lin Shen felt a brief touch of warmth on his lips, and when he looked again, he saw that Wen Xi had already nimbly jumped to the ground, put on her shoes, and darted to the refrigerator.

Lin Shen pursed his lips, feeling that it wasn't quite enough.

"We're prepared this time, shouldn't we prepare some food? There are only drinks in the fridge, how about we use our phones to order something?"

"Okay, what would you like to eat?"

Lin Shen followed and took out his phone, but Wen Xi's attention was completely elsewhere.

"You keep an eye on things, I'm going to change my clothes."

It's one thing if I didn't know before, but now that I do, it's not right for me to wear her strawberry bear outfit again.

She had just secretly checked the price of the hotel's fireworks display on her phone, and the string of numbers made her heart tremble. She had thought Assistant Feng's salary was high, but it turned out that it would be gone in just two fireworks shows.

So it seems she actually made a profit by watching a free show tonight.

"Wenxi, why are you dressed so scantily?"

When Lin Shen saw Xia Wenxi come out wearing a coat and skirt after changing her clothes, he quickly went up to her and hugged her, afraid that she would catch a cold.

Xia Wenxi felt slightly frustrated. She had clearly changed her clothes, put on makeup, and even permed her hair, so why didn't Lin Shen react at all?

"So, once you've been together for a long time, the novelty wears off?" Xia Wenxi thought indignantly.

Don't you want to say something else?

"You look absolutely gorgeous, but you're wearing too little. I'm worried you'll catch a cold."

After Lin Shen finished speaking, he went into the room, found a blanket, folded it a couple of times, and then wrapped Xia Wenxi in the blanket.

"Take it off when you want to take a picture later."

Xia Wenxi reluctantly agreed. It didn't matter since it was just the two of them now, as long as they were dressed up nicely for the photo shoot later.

At exactly eight o'clock, the first firework exploded in the sky.

Looking back, the 6 o'clock show was a little off-center because they weren't the main characters. This time it's different; they're right in front of them.

The fireworks display lasted for half an hour. Just as Xia Wenxi was waiting for "XWX" to appear on the sky, she saw another pattern that surprised her.

What appeared in the sky was a huge emblem of the university...

Xia Wenxi turned around to say something to Lin Shen, only to find that he had already taken a few steps back and captured the moment with his camera.

"Where did you pull out that camera?" Xia Wenxi didn't care about that now; it was just a casual question. What she really cared about was, "Let me see if you can take a good picture of me."

After watching it, Xia Wenxi gave Lin Shen a thumbs up, and also gave herself one, because her expression didn't look off in the candid shot!

"Looks like you really didn't waste your time joining that photography club back then."

Xia Wenxi looked at the photo; behind her were swirling snowflakes, and in the distance, a huge emblem of the university stood in the sky…

After she gets accepted, maybe she should work hard to get the national scholarship and then put this photo on the honor roll?

This was the best use she could think of for the photo.

"You're so creative! If someone didn't know better, they'd think it was a school anniversary celebration."

Lin Shen smiled and said, "Congratulations on finishing your exams, and best wishes for your success in passing."

Xia Wenxi glanced at the red wine that had been delivered along with the food on the table. She had been so busy looking at it that she hadn't paid attention to the food.

She reached out and poured two glasses of red wine, handing one to Lin Shen.

"Thank you, I really enjoyed the surprise."

Xia Wenxi winked at Lin Shen with a sly look and whispered, "Actually, I think you're much more creative than the last person. A school badge! Who would think of that?"

"As long as Wenxi is happy."

The two clinked glasses, and Xia Wenxi downed the red wine in her glass in one gulp... "Don't worry, I'll only drink this one."

After the fireworks display ended, the snow seemed to be getting heavier. After standing outside for a while, my hair was covered in white.

The two quickly turned around and went inside. The snowflakes on their hair melted immediately in the warm indoor environment, and their hair was half dry and not wet.

"Go take a shower?"

Xia Wenxi shook her head, "I've finally dressed up, I want to look beautiful for a while longer."

Lin Shen complied and took a towel and a hairdryer to dry her hair. Xia Wenxi returned the favor by having Lin Shen sit down and dry his hair as well.

"Hey customer, don't you dare lay a finger on me, Tony."

As soon as he finished speaking, the hair dryer was taken from his hand and turned off.

"Tony lost his job, but his girlfriend got the one. How about that?"

When she was pulled to sit on Lin Shen's lap, Xia Wenxi carefully sat only on his knees.

"Don't do anything reckless, or you'll end up building a snowman late at night."

The ugly snowman that Lin Shen built this afternoon is still there...

Lin Shen grabbed her waist and pulled her forward, "I'd be happy to build ten more snowmen..."

After saying that, he pressed his lips and tongue down.

The warmth settled on the corners of my eyes, the tip of my nose, the corners of my mouth, and finally lingered on my neck.

Xia Wenxi straightened up, unable to bear it any longer, but before she knew it, Lin Shen's lips brushed against her chest.

Both of them were startled.

Xia Wenxi opened her blurry eyes, looking somewhat lost.

Lin Shen stopped what he was doing, pulled the blanket over the person and wrapped them up. "Don't be afraid."