Chapter 68
The snow fell for three days, and on the fourth day, the ancient city began to clear up.
This was also the last day that Shi Yu and Lei Yin stayed here. Due to the heavy wind and snow, they had only visited historical sites and other buildings in the past few days. If the weather was acceptable during the day, they would go out normally on the shaky mechanical train.
At night, the bitter cold froze the tracks and chains, making it impossible for the train repair crew to work in such inclement weather. But trapped indoors, Shigure didn't feel lost at all. She happily clung to Rain in her room. Outside the window, the wind howled, stirring up dust, snow, and ice particles, rattling the lantern in the attic. Inside, she huddled by the heater, wrapped in a blanket and coat, playing on her tablet. The steaming heat made her face flush.
She would say a lot to Rain, and the officer would listen quietly, then pick out the key points in the girl's words and respond concisely and seriously, word by word.
They also cooked a hot pot. The hot and fresh juice of beef tripe and mutton was poured into the soup bowl and then flowed into the stomach. Shi Yu was surprised by Lei Yin's calm action of putting three packets of chili peppers in the seasoning bowl. She tried to do the same eagerly, but ended up with red eyes due to the spiciness and drank a lot of water.
"You usually have a light taste, so be more careful with the seasoning next time."
Rein poured her another glass of water and reminded her.
"I know, mainly..." The girl took the cup of water, took a deep breath, and said in a vague voice, "I want to get used to it..."
"Get used to what?"
Shi Yu gulped down the water, not knowing whether she didn't hear him or was too spicy to answer him. In any case, after she finally recovered, Shi Yu didn't mention the matter again.
Although they had anticipated this before making the strategy, the weather in Xia Country was indeed too extreme. They only arrived at the Lantern Market when the weather cleared up on the fourth night, which happened to be the day before the Spring Festival.
They were not planning to stay here for the holiday. Lei Yin had booked tickets for the early morning. Tomorrow they would take a sightseeing spaceship to travel around Xia Country. The day after tomorrow, which was the sixth day, they would return home.
They arrived home on the morning of the seventh day. Lei Yin had to set aside a day to prepare for returning to work, and Shi Yu also had to prepare and go back to the nursing home.
But Shi Yu didn't want to think too much now. She wanted to cherish the time with Mr. Rain first and deal with other things later.
When they arrived at the Lantern Market, the snow on both sides of the road had been cleared. The various lanterns and lanterns for sale hanging on the rope walls were dazzling. Shi Yu bought a small rabbit-shaped lantern, holding it in one hand and glancing at it from time to time.
The other hand tightly grasped the corner of Rain's clothes.
After all, it was the most important festival in Xia Country, and this unique street market had a large flow of people. Shi Yu walked and seemed to be concentrating on appreciating the surrounding scenery, but her flashing eyes and the movement of rubbing the clothes in her palms clearly revealed her uneasiness.
"Shigure."
The young man stopped and called her in a calm tone. In order to prevent his second windbreaker from being destroyed by Shigure, Lei Yin took action.
He lowered his blue eyes and held out his hand to her.
Thinking that he wanted to help him get something, Shi Yu handed over the lamp in his hand in a daze.
Rein raised his wrist slightly but didn't catch it. Shigure tilted his head, a little confused.
"hand."
The officer slightly shifted his gaze elsewhere, and finally reminded her helplessly, his face still calm - because his performance was so natural. Shi Yu murmured "ah" softly, looked up at Rain, and hesitated for a moment.
It was just a short moment.
Then, Shi Yu carefully and a little embarrassedly placed his hand on the other person's palm.
The fine fabric of the gloves rubbed against the back of her hand. When it touched the man's strong and warm palm, she curled her fingertips nervously. Shi Yu lowered her head and took a quick look. She found that Rain's hand joints were slender and wider than she had imagined. As long as he opened it, he could completely wrap her up.
His heart was beating a little faster, and Shi Yu hurriedly looked away, trying to focus on the lanterns and the crowds of people.
Thousands of lights floated under the snow-washed night sky, and the streets were bustling with people. Shi Yu's earlobes turned slightly red, and her thoughts followed the flow of people on the street. Occasionally, she would stare at a street scene in a daze with unfocused eyes. Under normal circumstances, this would be a bit dangerous, but she could let her mind wander to its fullest at this moment.
Someone guides her and protects her.
Lei Yin tightened his grip slightly and held Shi Yu steadily until they left the lantern market.
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Shi Yu boarded a sightseeing spaceship in the early morning. After looking at the night view for a while, she fell asleep.
The tour will end tomorrow night, so it doesn’t matter if we waste some time to see the sights. So Shi Yu slept peacefully.
The sightseeing boat wasn't like the passenger ship she'd taken the last time. There were no special Omegas' seats, and the ship was fully heated. She sat by the window, originally aiming to sleep with her head against the window, but she started to feel increasingly hotter as she slept through the night. A pleasant, cool scent emanated from the air next to her, and she, still sweating and dazed, squeezed in.
Alpha only needs about four hours of sleep a day, and the rest time during the past few days of vacation is enough, so Lei Yin's sleep is very light. The moment he realized something was wrong, he moved his eyelids, raised his forearm, and accurately pressed against the girl's soft cheek that was leaning towards him.
The monitoring ring was removed again before they boarded the ship. Rain opened his eyes and saw the Omega standing close to him, frowning slightly and looking a little complaining.
Shi Yu felt a little uncomfortable.
Rain's forearm hit her.
The Alpha's body was covered in thick and hard muscles. Shi Yu had been protected in the arms of a similar body before, and she felt safe at that time, but now she vaguely felt that it was a hindrance.
The officer stretched out his arm, pressed her shoulders and helped her back, but Shi Yu was obviously unwilling and twisted her body.
"Sit down."
He whispered, with a tone of lecturing.
Lei Yin let Shi Yu pat him lightly with a bit of temper. The spaceship was already very hot and Lei Yin also felt a little uncomfortable. He still thoughtfully added a blanket for the girl to prevent her from sweating and catching a cold in the wind.
After putting some distance between himself and Shi Yu again, Lei Yin rubbed his brows and closed his eyes to rest.
However, less than ten minutes later, Shi Yu staggered back into his arms, and the blanket was pulled off her legs.
Rayne frowned slightly.
But he never opened his eyes and straightened her up again.
Shi Yu hugged the young officer's lean and strong waist after training, smelled the refreshing scent of fir, and slept comfortably until dawn.
On the evening of the Spring Festival, countless fireworks bloomed in the night sky.
She was watching this scene closely on the sightseeing spaceship. Shi Yu climbed up the glass, almost putting his face close to it. While watching, he pulled Rain's sleeve, asking him to come and see as well, and talked to him at the same time.
"Sir, let's get rid of the old and welcome the new. Happy New Year!"
"Although it's been a long time...but I still want to say this to you. Of course, besides New Year's greetings, there's also—"
Shi Yu looked back at him with bright eyes and said softly, "Thank you, Mr. Rain."
The largest firework exploded in the air with a bang, and then fell like a meteor shower, leaving a brilliant flame tail.
Shi Yu followed the firelight that disappeared into the night and recalled what happened before.
——In fact, on the day she hugged Rain, Shigure still couldn't express her true thoughts.
She just explained to Rain that she was very scared and felt that her life was about to change. She was completely unfamiliar with the matching period, so she felt uneasy and cried in panic when Rona mentioned it.
She wanted to continue chatting lively with her friends, and everyone would still be nice to her. She could secretly answer Wayne's calls, attend Ed's classes, and communicate with Alphas older than her such as the General, Rain, and Alex at any time without any reservations.
Shi Yu didn't want to enter the matching period.
However, when curled up in Rain's arms that day, Shigure stammered and couldn't say the most important words.
During the long silence, Lei Yin patted her back slowly and rhythmically, coaxing her like a child. Shi Yu was so embarrassed that she almost crawled into the ground. She took a long time to calm down and mentally prepare herself. Her face flushed as if she had done something wrong, and she continued to speak.
To this day, Shi Yu still feels that it was too unfair to say this, to the extent that even she would condemn herself, but she still said it.
"...I want to continue living with Mr. Rain."
"Don't separate, ever."
The hand that had been patting and soothing her back stiffened briefly, and suddenly there was no sound in the room.
After Shi Yu finished speaking with sobs, she wanted to cry again. She felt so bad. Shi Yu was aware that she could not say the request that would trouble Rein and might even cause trouble to the Rein family. She did not want to enter the matching period, but she could not say it out loud. However, only Mr. Rein could help her.
So what is she implying by saying this?
Shi Yu's thoughts entered a dead end.
After the willful words fell, only she was sobbing weakly. Lei Yin was silent for a long time. Because they were hugging each other, Shi Yu could not see any expression on her husband's face. She almost thought that Lei Yin would not respond to her.
It would be better to say that it would be great if there was a response.
This is too much. Shi Yu wiped his tears and thought... he really went too far.
So, when Shi Yu was secretly repenting, and she couldn't help but want to take back what she had just said several times, but she didn't say it out loud with a despicable and lucky thought, the moment the officer patted her stiff back gently again, Shi Yu really couldn't hold back, and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.
The young man's voice was calm and gentle, as if her wish and his consent were not such a big deal and he was capable of solving it for her, even if it had crossed the bottom line between them.
"Then we won't separate."
Rein said.
This is the promise he made.
The author has something to say:
The scale of the Rein line can only go so far, and will not go any deeper.
There are still a few chapters of dating before the trial marriage chapter. The stocks will appear soon, don't worry~
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