Chapter 108 In the Real World, Shi Yu thought that he might have fallen for Shen Su...
Shen Su pretended to be nonchalant.
Shi Yu didn't mention the events in the instance or the cold war that had been going on for the past few days.
The temperature in the mountains was a bit low, and a layer of mist covered the lake. In the afterglow of the setting sun, a small boat and two figures on the boat could be vaguely seen in the middle of the lake.
The two old men didn't know when they would finish fishing, and Shi Yu didn't know when his mother and Shen Su's mother would arrive. They didn't have anything else to do, and if they didn't go fishing, they would just stare at each other. So Shi Yu agreed.
The staff brought them two fishing rods, bait, and fish nets. The staff originally wanted to come up and help them row the boat, but Shen Su said it was no trouble and he could row himself, so Shen Su rowed the boat towards the center of the lake.
The small boat has a capacity of five people, and there's plenty of room for the two of them. The boat has an automatic propulsion function, but since they're going fishing, the noise from the machine would disturb the fishing spots, so they can only use the most basic method.
Shen Su wasn't bragging when he said he could row a boat. Shi Yu watched as Shen Su held the oar, flicked it to the left and then to the right, and the boat sailed straight ahead steadily.
It looks very simple.
Shi Yu also wanted to try, so he took the oar from Chen Su's hand.
As a result, the boat spun around in place.
Shi Yu: "..."
"Hahahahaha..." Shen Su laughed so hard he couldn't stand up straight. Shi Yu stopped paddling and handed the oar back to Shen Su expressionlessly. Shen Su smiled as he took the oar and said, "It's okay, I'll teach you. Come on."
The two weren't originally sitting in the same row; Shen Su was sitting in the row behind Shi Yu. After saying this, Shen Su quickly and nimbly stepped over to sit next to Shi Yu, explaining and demonstrating as he went: "Your paddling motion wasn't wrong, in fact, it was exactly the same as mine, but the way you were rowing was incorrect..."
Shi Yu: "..."
"Here, give it a try." After explaining a few key points, Shen Su handed the oar to Shi Yu. Shi Yu rowed using the method Shen Su had taught her, and the boat finally stopped spinning in place, although it was still moving forward with some difficulty...
"At this rate, we'll row until dark and still not reach the center of the lake."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shi Yu's hand was grasped. Shi Yu's fingers trembled uncontrollably, but Shen Su held them tightly again. What Shen Su said made a lot of sense: "If the oar falls, we won't be able to get back later."
Shi Yu stopped moving, letting Shen Su hold his hand and row the boat. The boat sailed better and better, and Shen Su would praise him from time to time, but Shi Yu's mind was not on this at all.
The lake was very large, with an island in the middle. They didn't want to disturb the two old men, who were on the other side of the island, so they rowed their boat there.
Shen Su said that fishing was real fishing. They found a good fishing spot, fixed the small boat, and before they started fishing, Shen Su scattered a handful of millet in front of them, saying that it was to feed the fish into the fishing spot, and then cast out the line with bait on it.
Shi Yu was fishing in a body of water behind Shen Su. He also tried to imitate Shen Su by scattering a handful of millet in front of him. Shen Su scattered it rather casually, while Shi Yu scattered it very evenly. The millet covered the water in front of him from far to near. When he was scattering the third handful of millet in front of him, Shen Su grabbed his wrist.
"Are you fishing or distributing relief food?"
Shen Su's expression was somewhat helpless when he said this.
Before Shi Yu could react, Chen Su released his hand after saying that, and added, "If you feed the fish until they're all full, how will they eat your bait?"
Shi Yu had never fished before.
But Shen Su's words made sense. He softly said "Oh," stopped scattering millet, and instead imitated Shen Su by hooking the bait and casting the line out.
The two stopped talking and quietly fished, each gazing at the water in front of them.
A moment later, the boat shook. Shi Yu turned around and saw that Shen Su's fishing float was gone. Shen Su grabbed the fishing rod with one hand and picked up the net with the other, quickly scooping it up where the float had disappeared. A crucian carp was caught, weighing about two pounds. Its back was black and its belly was white. It was still jumping when it was put into the net, splashing water all over Shi Yu.
Shi Yu came directly from the company after get off work, still wearing his suit. His suit jacket was now mostly wet, so he took it off. Underneath, he wore a neatly pressed white shirt tucked into his trousers, which accentuated his waistline. The wide belt made his waist look even thinner and narrower, almost as if one arm could encircle it.
Shi Yu didn't expect to come fishing, and wearing formal attire was neither suitable nor comfortable.
He unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt and rolled up the sleeves twice to feel more comfortable. After doing this, he noticed that Chen Su's gaze was fixed on his waist.
Shi Yu thought there was something on his clothes. He looked down and saw that his shirt was clean and white, with nothing on it. He was still wondering when he heard Chen Su's voice.
"Your fishing float seems to be moving."
Shi Yu had been focused on Shen Su's side and hadn't noticed his own fishing float. It turned out that Shen Su was watching his float. Shi Yu realized this and pulled the fishing rod, but he didn't catch anything.
Shen Su had already looked away and seemed to be a very experienced angler. He comforted him, "It's okay. You're just starting to learn how to fish. It's normal not to catch anything."
Perhaps it was because the sky was getting darker, but Shen Su's light-colored eyes also turned dark. Before Shi Yu could investigate further, Shen Su turned his head to hang the bait.
A short while later, Shen Su caught another fish, while Shi Yu hadn't caught any. Perhaps, just as Shen Su had said, the fish were full and wouldn't take his bait anymore.
Shen Su suggested switching, but Shi Yu said no, Shen Su had more fishing experience and even if they switched, he might not be able to catch any fish.
The lake water was very clear, and you could see swaying water plants and tiny fish, smaller than a fingernail, floating on the surface. Some of the fish were even colorful. Shi Yu spotted a small blue fish and pointed at it, exclaiming to Shen Su with delight, "Look at the little fish!"
Shi Yu put his hand into the water, and small fish slithered through his fingers, but these fish seemed unafraid of people and swam back after a while.
Shi Yu stared at the little fish for a while, then looked up and found that Shen Su wasn't looking at the float, but tilting his head and staring at him intently. After a long while, he said, "Yes, I was looking at Xiao Yu."
Shi Yu: "..."
They fished until sunset, when the two old men in the middle of the lake rowed their boat to shore. They followed them back, and caught a few more fish after they settled down, filling their fish basket to the brim.
The two old men, seeing the fish in their fish basket, joked, "Shouldn't young people be going on dates and watching movies during their free time? Don't come and steal our fish spots from us old folks!"
Shen Su laughed and said, "We've entered old age ahead of time and defeated 90% of the young people."
The two old men beamed with joy.
There is a house in the manor specifically reserved for two families to stay in when they come for vacation. Shi's mother and Shen's mother have already arrived and are drinking tea and chatting in the living room.
Dinner consisted of simple home-style dishes. The fish caught by the two old men and Shen Su were sent to the kitchen for processing. The larger crucian carp were made into clear soup and braised dishes, while the smaller crucian carp were deep-fried until golden and crispy. Several refreshing mountain wild vegetables were also stir-fried.
During the meal, Shi's mother and Shen's mother chatted about an exhibition abroad, and then about one of Shi Yu's classmates. Shen's mother smiled and said to Shi's mother, "Qingyi, I met her once at an art exhibition. She is a really nice girl, with a gentle personality and is also very beautiful."
Shi's mother's smile widened: "Yes, Qingyi and Shiyu used to be classmates, and they even co-hosted a gala."
After the two ladies chatted for a while, Shi's mother changed the subject and said to Shi Yu, "By the way, Qingyi's flight is tomorrow morning. You have the weekend to rest tomorrow, so could you go pick her up from the airport?"
Shi Yu had finished dealing with all the work that had accumulated over the past few days, and he really didn't have anything to do tomorrow. But Shi Yu was a little puzzled. He and Qingyi were just classmates who had met a few times, so why was it his turn to pick her up at the airport?
Before Shi Yu could speak, Shen Su said with a smile, "I happen to have nothing to do tomorrow, so I'll go with Xiao Yu to pick her up from the airport."
Upon hearing the name "Xiao Yu," Shi Yu turned her head and glanced at Chen Su.
Is this what they call addiction?
Shen Su didn't react much. He smiled and shifted his gaze from Shi Mu to him, but there seemed to be a deeper meaning in his eyes when he looked at him.
Mother Shi naturally smiled and agreed, and then said to Shi Yu, "Then I'll give you Qingyi's WeChat."
Shi Yu agreed, and Chen Su eagerly added, "Auntie, please give it to me too."
Although Shi's mother was somewhat puzzled, she still pushed the phone to Shen Su, then put it down and chatted intimately with Shen's mother. Meanwhile, the two old men were drinking wine and eating crispy fried fish while discussing current affairs, and they didn't pay any attention to them.
While serving food to Shi Yu, Shen Su leaned closer and whispered in his ear, "You're really that eager to go on a blind date?"
Shi Yu choked for a moment.
Then he realized that his mother wouldn't ask him to pick someone up at the airport or add any girl on WeChat for no reason; her intentions were quite obvious.
His mother had urged him before to find a girlfriend and get married, but he always brushed her off because she was too direct. So it's understandable that he took a roundabout approach this time.
However, Shi Yu didn't think that he and Qingyi could develop anything.
Although that's what he thought, Shi Yu still wanted to tease Chen Su. He took the opportunity to serve Chen Su some food and leaned over, saying without changing his expression, "I think you're more interested in that Qingyi."
Are you jealous?
Before Shi Yu could sit back down, he suddenly looked up and met Shen Su's light-colored eyes. At that moment, those eyes were filled with his gaze, and Shen Su's gaze was also fixed on him.
That was clearly a joke.
Shen Su's gaze towards him did not seem like a joke.
Shi Yuxin suddenly felt a pang of emotion.
After a moment, Shi Yu withdrew her gaze and left without saying a word before retreating.
"Yes, I'm jealous."
However, this "jealousy" is different from Shen Su's understanding of "jealousy".
Shi Yu had never been in a relationship, but he wasn't completely ignorant about love. He knew what it felt like to be moved and who he wanted to be physically close to. Although he and Shen Su had been mortal enemies for twenty-six years, his world had never stopped Shen Su from getting close. If someone was someone you truly hated, you would definitely never see them again. But Shen Su's shadow was everywhere in his twenty-six years of life.
He hates being touched by others but doesn't resist being with Shen Su. He can't accept sharing a bed with someone, but he can accept being with Shen Su. He can't accept being held like a girl, but when he woke up from his stupor for seven days and six nights and saw himself being held in Shen Su's arms, he didn't push Shen Su away.
He even slept with Shen Su.
Moreover, it is the party that is being invaded.
He absolutely could not do this for anyone else, not even to raise favorability to unlock life-saving items in dungeons.
Shi Yu thought that he might have fallen for Chen Su.
Or rather—
The feeling of liking someone has always been there; I just realized it now.
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