40. Mr. Xia, you are so sweet

Snow Country, Moreland Street.

It is still autumn in China, but the city here is already covered in silver.

Tiny snowflakes fluttered down, Su Zhi sniffed her red nose from the cold, and looked around curiously at this fairy-tale-like Western city.

"Are you thirsty?"

The man's bamboo-like hands suddenly buttoned her hat and cloak tighter.

Su Wei looked up at him and nodded: "A little bit."

"good."

"It's crowded over there, wait for me here, I'll be back soon."

After Xia Linxing finished speaking, he turned and walked towards a hot drink shop that seemed to be doing good business.

Su Zhi looked at his tall figure as he left.

Tiny snowflakes fell on his inky black hair and his broad, steady shoulders.

It looks like something out of a comic book, and it's hard to take your eyes off it.

Only when he was completely out of sight did Su Zhi look away and continue to look at this strange yet beautiful city.

The streets are wide and the buildings are elegant and grand, giving it a medieval elegance and romance.

Apart from the cars on the street, there are quite a few people walking on the street, including gray-haired old people, couples holding hands, and young boys and girls walking together.

Among these people of different age groups, Su Wei noticed that many of them were holding a bouquet of flowers in their hands.

Su Wei has a habit of taking photos whenever she goes to a strange place.

She sat lazily on the suitcase, looked around for a while, and then took out the mobile phone Mr. Xia had just given her to take pictures.

However, just when she was halfway through the action, a bunch of bright red roses suddenly appeared in her eyes.

Su Wei paused slightly, put down her phone and raised her eyes, and she saw a handsome young man with blond hair and blue eyes.

At this moment, the young man gave her a friendly and bright smile: "#￥%#&*@, @Q*#&%&#@*?"

Su Zhi: ???

What the hell?

I don’t understand!

Seeing her puzzled look, the young man pursed his lips slightly, and simply waved the red rose in his hand at her again, looking at her sincerely and expectantly.

Su Zhi asked uncertainly, "Is it for me?"

The young man tilted his head slightly, a hint of doubt flashing across his eyes.

After a moment, he just repeated the action just now, looking at her expectantly: "&%￥#@*?"

Su Zhi didn't understand and was about to refuse, but when she glanced over, she happened to see a blonde woman next to her who was also giving roses to another woman who looked the same age as her.

The woman who received the flowers took them without hesitation.

Is sending flowers a special day for the snow country today?

I took another look and saw that almost everyone on the street was holding flowers.

If I don't answer, maybe I'll violate some unlucky taboo?

Thinking of this, she hesitated for a moment, but finally reached out to take it.

However, the moment she reached out to take it, the young man's expression suddenly became excited and he said something she couldn't understand.

After a moment, he actually reached out and grabbed the hand that she was holding the flowers with.

With that force, Su Zhi actually felt like she was about to be pulled into his arms.

She was confused.

What is he doing?

Her face darkened and she threw away the flowers and was about to fight back.

But at this moment, her back suddenly felt warm.

The hand that was caught was easily freed from the young man's hand by the strong hand behind her.

Su Wei looked back and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the person coming.

"Hubby." she said softly.

"Um."

"I'm sorry I'm late."

After Xia Linxing finished speaking, she stuffed a cup of hot drink into her uninjured left hand and looked at the young man opposite her.

"&×＃@%..."

He said something to the young man opposite him in a language she couldn't understand.

After a moment, the young man seemed to suddenly realize something, then he said a lot of nonsense to Chong Suzhi with an apologetic look before turning around and leaving.

Su Zhiba was listening to something like a mystery. She couldn't help herself and looked up to ask Xia Linxing, "What did he say?"

Xia Linxing lowered her eyes, gently brushed off the snowflakes on her hood, and said softly, "Today is Valentine's Day in the Snow Country."

Su Zhi was stunned: "Ah?"

He replied calmly, "Yeah."

"Today, if single people meet their ideal partner, they will give him/her a bouquet of roses to express their love."

"If you accept the rose, it means you accept the other person's pursuit."

Su Zhi: ...

Her expression was indescribable. “I don’t know, I thought…”

"I know."

Xia Linxing chuckled, her bright and affectionate eyes slightly curved, and she looked at her with comfort, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have left you here alone."

Having said that, he grabbed her shoulders, turned her around, held her in his arms, face to face, and gently wrapped her in his large and warm windbreaker to protect her from the biting cold.

"There won't be a next time," he looked at her seriously.

Just now, almost every shop selling hot drinks was crowded with people, and she had an injury on her hand. Mr. Xia was worried that she would be squeezed, and she could understand, so she didn't blame him for it.

Of course, Mr. Xia himself seemed to be quite self-critical.

Su Wei's eyes turned, and she held up the thing he had just stuffed into her hand and asked, "What is this?"

“Hot chocolate.”

"Oh~" Su Wei groaned, "I want to drink now, can you help me put in the straw?"

He smiled: "Okay."

After a moment, the straw was inserted, but Su Zhi did not reach out to take it immediately.

"What's wrong?" he wondered.

Su Wei blinked and said in a deliberately coquettish voice, "I'm afraid of getting burned. Can you take a bite to test the temperature for me?"

"It's not hot," he said, but he took a bite anyway as she requested.

Good boy.

Su Zhi looked at him with shining eyes, her heart itching. Before he could speak, she ordered, "Mr. Xia, lower your head."

"Um?"

He was puzzled, but still lowered his head slightly.

At this moment, Su Zhi suddenly stretched out her left hand, hooked it around his neck, tilted her head back and pecked him on the lips.

Xia Linxing paused, his light eyes turned, and he looked solemnly at the woman in front of him with a bright smile.

"Mr. Xia," Su Wei winked at him mischievously, "Happy Valentine's Day."

"Thanks for the hot cocoa."

"Also, you're so sweet~"

…

Behind me was a long, busy street with a bustling crowd of people. Not far away, a record store was playing soothing and pleasant music.

But at this moment, time and space seemed to have stopped, and fell into silence.

Only one voice stood out clearly.

Xia Linxing lowered his eyes quietly and looked at the petite woman in his arms. After a moment, he took her soft hand, easily raised it into his palm, and slightly pressed it against his heart.

"Thank you."

His palms were dry and warm, like a natural warm baby. Su Zhi couldn't help but gently pinch his palms with her fingertips.

My lips are still stained with the taste of hot cocoa that I just touched, a very rich and sweet smell.

The tip of her nose twitched slightly, and she couldn't help but turn her head to look for his hand holding the hot cocoa and said, "Let me have a taste."

As soon as she finished speaking, the considerate Mr. Xia placed the hot cocoa on her lips.

Su Zhi opened her mouth, held the straw and took a sip, then commented with satisfaction: "It tastes good~"

There was no emotion in his voice: "Really?"

Su Zhi: “Yeah.”

However, just as she finished her words, her jaw was suddenly gently pinched.