Jiang Yubai suddenly said, "Lin Zhixia."
Lin Zhixia was very confident: "What? I haven't finished my sentence yet."
Jiang Yubai opened the car window, and the cool wind poured into the car. His expression seemed calm, but his voice became lower and lower: "I don't have any other plans, I just want to take you out to play."
Lin Zhixia smiled gently.
Her laughter was like a hook, catching his heart and thoughts. He tried his best to put aside those thoughts that shouldn't exist and looked sideways at the vast world outside the window.
Lin Zhixia leaned on his shoulder and said to herself, "I know you are the best to me..."
The mountains were rolling, the moon was as bright as a silver plate, and the night scenery of the mountains and rivers was beautiful, but Jiang Yubai turned a blind eye. He silently recited her nickname in his heart, Xia Xia, Xia Xia, she was as bright as the summer sun, and he liked her since he was young.
Lin Zhixia didn't know about Jiang Yubai's ever-changing psychological activities. She touched her schoolbag with one hand and suddenly remembered Han Guang's thesis. She promised Han Guang that she would write a new review opinion for him before tomorrow night.
Lin Zhixia will never go back on her word.
At 9:30 in the evening, Jiang Yubai and Lin Zhixia arrived at the hotel.
As soon as she stepped into the main entrance of the hotel, Lin Zhixia was dazzled. The lobby was paved with a layer of light golden marble floor, and the ceiling was supported by long square columns with pure silver bases. The shape of the floor lamps was similar to edelweiss flowers. The bright lights were all around and reflected each other, highlighting the luxury of the palace-style decoration.
Lin Zhixia commented very seriously: "This place looks very expensive."
Jiang Yubai said, "It's not that expensive. It's the off-season for tourism now."
Lin Zhixia tried to test him in a roundabout way: "How much do you think the word 'okay' means?"
Jiang Yubai's voice was filled with a faint smile: "This is a difficult question. We need to consider the inelastic and elastic demands of the market, as well as the market competition status of similar products..."
"The river is getting whiter." Lin Zhixia interrupted him.
He said, "Lin Zhixia." in response.
Lin Zhixia sighed: "You have become mature."
"We are all adults." Jiang Yubai answered casually.
Lin Zhixia agreed: "Yes, we have to do adult things."
Jiang Yubai was checking in. Hearing Lin Zhixia's words, Jiang Yubai stretched out his fingers and touched the cold counter. His dedicated waiter was standing beside him and talking to him. He was distracted for a few seconds before he responded in fluent French.
After completing the formalities, Jiang Yubai couldn't help but ask, "You just said that we have to do adult things..."
"Yes." Lin Zhixia nodded.
Jiang Yubai remembered that Lin Zhixia had told him before that she was not mentally prepared enough, so why did she change her mind now? No matter what Lin Zhixia's plan was, they should proceed step by step.
Jiang Yubai tried to figure out her meaning while staring at her back.
Lin Zhixia walked briskly, pushing the suitcase.
She and Jiang Yubai walked into an elevator one after another.
There were only two of them in the elevator. Lin Zhixia said vigorously, "As an adult, the most important thing is to be responsible. I promised Han Guang today that I would help him review the manuscript and write him an email tomorrow night. I will definitely do it."
So this is what Lin Zhixia meant by "adult matters".
Jiang Yubai's mood went up and down like an escalator. He encouraged her as usual: "You still have a whole day, you will definitely be able to finish the review."
Lin Zhixia went behind Jiang Yubai and expressed her feelings to him in a straightforward manner: "It suddenly occurred to me that I will be able to see you as soon as I wake up tomorrow. I am very happy."
Jiang Yubai quickly pulled up the suitcase handle.
Lin Zhixia was wondering what he was going to do when the elevator reached the top floor.
Jiang Yubai pushed the suitcase out first, then he lowered his head and squatted down. Since Lin Zhixia was still leaning on him, he carried her on his back without much effort.
The hotel corridor was covered with a soft carpet. Lin Zhixia hugged his shoulders and rested her chin on his shoulder. With every step he took, she smiled softly, and the hot air she exhaled swept across his neck, reminding him of the little fish playing among the lotus leaves in the pond in summer.
Jiang Yubai murmured to himself: "You are like a small fish."
Lin Zhixia replied: "You are a fisherman, and you took me away."
Jiang Yubai also smiled: "I'm so lucky."
Lin Zhixia was in high spirits and composed a love poem on the spot: "You are the fisherman who took my people away; you are the beacon that illuminates my heart; you are the breeze that blows into my dreams... You are the embodiment of my ideal that I can only encounter but cannot ask for."
After finishing reading it, Lin Zhixia was quite satisfied.
She added: "This is the first time I write a love poem for you. Emperor Qianlong wrote 40,000 poems in his lifetime. How hardworking he was. I want to write 40,000 poems for you, too."
It only takes ten seconds to write a song, Lin Zhixia thought.
Lin Zhixia's series of sweet words did not provoke a strong reaction from Jiang Yubai.
Jiang Yubai's breathing quickened, but his ears did not turn red. Lin Zhixia missed his shy look when he was a child, and when he brought her into the room, she started a new round of attack.
Right in front of the living room, there is a huge glass window. Outside the window are the steep and cold snow-capped mountains and the deep blue and vast quiet lake. The twinkling stars are reflected in the lake, and the ripples in the dark night are rippling with light.
"Look outside," Lin Zhixia consciously guided Jiang Yubai, "What do those stars remind you of?"
Jiang Yubai answered without any emotion: "Firefly."
Jiang Yubai was still immersed in the shock of "Lin Zhixia wanted to write 40,000 poems for him."
Lin Zhixia thought for a moment and improvised: "You must know Japanese haiku. Haiku is a Japanese classical short poem. I like it very much. A haiku sentence, 物思へば泽の火狐もわが生よりあくがれいづる心かとぞ见る[1], the Chinese translation means..."
She stood behind Jiang Yubai, slowly raised her right hand, and touched his heart with a green movement.
She continued to translate haiku for him: "I miss someone deep in my heart. When I see the fireflies on the lake, I wonder if they are the wandering souls from my own body."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Yubai grabbed Lin Zhixia's hand.
She pulled hard but couldn't get free.
The next second, Jiang Yubai held her and sat on the window seat. He leaned against the colorless, transparent, cold glass, his eyes burning like fire - this was completely unexpected for Lin Zhixia. She thought Jiang Yubai would be shy and turn his head away, but now he was staring at her closely as if she owed him money.
She avoided his gaze, her cheeks flushed: "You... don't look at me like that."
He tucked her hair behind her ears and said, "You just said that I am the embodiment of an ideal that is hard to come by."
Lin Zhixia was about to step back, but he held her waist. He lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips. She didn't dodge, so he continued to kiss her. Under the dim light of the living room, they were quietly and tenderly intimate. Jiang Yubai even unbuttoned his shirt. He changed his previous conservative style and generously welcomed Lin Zhixia's scrutiny - this trick was very effective, and Lin Zhixia never took her eyes off him.
"Do you want to touch it?" Jiang Yubai asked her.
Lin Zhixia nodded vigorously.
Jiang Yubai pulled at his collar, hesitating again. He knew that Lin Zhixia was very curious and she had long wanted to study him from head to toe, but he was not 100% sure of his control. He decided to make a deal with Lin Zhixia and set a series of rules. Before he opened his mouth, he heard Lin Zhixia say, "I won't force you. If you don't want to, forget it. It's 10 o'clock in the evening. I'm going to take a shower and go to bed. I have to get up early tomorrow to revise my thesis for Han Guang. I'm very busy."
After saying that, Lin Zhixia pulled away.
Her heart was pounding and her face was flushed. She wanted to calm down as quickly as possible.
Pajamas and toiletries are in the suitcase.
Lin Zhixia dragged her suitcase and rushed into a bedroom. She unzipped the door, knelt on the floor, and couldn't help but sneak a peek at Jiang Yubai through the crack in the door. She found that Jiang Yubai was still sitting alone on the window.
The faint moonlight from the window outlined his profile. He half-raised his head, as if admiring the snow-capped mountains. The scenery was cold and desolate, and Lin Zhixia's heart suddenly ached. She quickly ran back to Jiang Yubai, hooked her hands around his neck, and kissed him on the face again and again.
He held Lin Zhixia's waist and pushed her down. She still remembered his words "Do you want to touch it yourself?", so she caressed him randomly and praised him, "Not bad, not bad, your muscles are well trained... they are getting stronger and stronger."
Jiang Yubai didn't answer. He kissed her neck and collarbone. Behind him was the starry sky under the deep blue night. Lin Zhixia was in this scene, and her soul seemed to be floating in the warm ocean current. Jiang Yubai was still calling her by her nickname: "Xia Xia..."
He leaned close to her ear and whispered in a low voice, like a dream mumbling: "Xia Xia."
Lin Zhixia's body was soft and her voice was still strong: "Why do you keep calling me Xia Xia?"
He took the tip of her ear in his mouth as his response.
Lin Zhixia's mind suddenly went blank. She completely forgot about the thesis, the computer, the tutor and the students. She didn't even have the energy to spend another ten seconds writing a love poem. She also began to read his name: "Jiang Yubai..."
Only then could she fully understand him.
Jiang Yubai and Lin Zhixia were in tune with each other. When the passion reached its peak, Jiang Yubai picked up his coat, put it between his legs, and said calmly, "I'm going to take a shower."
"Okay," Lin Zhixia was particularly considerate, "I'm going to take a shower too, do you want to join me?"
Jiang Yubai turned around to look at her. His eyes were darker than the night. Lin Zhixia hurriedly explained, "There are three bathrooms here. We can use our own."
Jiang Yubai stood up and left the window: "You should go to bed early tonight. We will go to the study room to study together tomorrow."
"Yeah, okay!" Lin Zhixia agreed happily.
Lin Zhixia returned to the bedroom, unpacked her suitcase, and packed her things. She actually brought a swimsuit because Jiang Yubai told her that there was an indoor hot spring in the hotel room. She had never been to a hot spring before, so she wanted to try it.
This swimsuit was bought in a shopping mall near the school. The style was not too conservative. She couldn't find anything conservative at all because the lingerie store was full of bikinis... She thought about it for a while and felt more and more embarrassed.
With a "bang", Lin Zhixia closed the suitcase and ran to the bathroom as if escaping.
Lin Zhixia took a bath for more than ten minutes.
She put on her nightgown and walked out of the bathroom. She was very clear-headed and not sleepy for the moment. She wandered around the suite and soon found the gym, hot spring terrace, and outdoor swimming pool. She stood indoors and looked around. The mountains, rivers, and lakes were like a continuous scroll, surrounding the outdoor swimming pool.
Where is Jiang Yubai?
Lin Zhixia felt that Jiang Yubai must have already lay down on the bed.
Lin Zhixia walked silently. She quietly stepped into Jiang Yubai's bedroom - the lights were on, as bright as day, indicating that Jiang Yubai was not asleep yet.
The spacious bed was covered by an exquisite bed curtain. Lin Zhixia called out frankly, "Jiang Yubai!"
Jiang Yubai heard her call in the bathroom.
Water droplets soaked his hair and slid down his chin. He stood naked in front of a floor-to-ceiling mirror, his hands resting on the sink. He subconsciously responded to her loudly: "Lin Zhixia!"
Lin Zhixia ran over with a "thump thump" sound.
Jiang Yubai quickly stopped him: "I'm taking a shower."
Lin Zhixia stood outside the bathroom door, asking in a puzzled tone, "Why did you take so long to shower?"
Jiang Yubai took a deep breath and said calmly, "I was just... meditating."
Lin Zhixia believed it. She said, "So that's how it is. I understand you."
Jiang Yubai's bedroom is connected to a spacious balcony, which faces the vast lake. The wind blowing in the face contains water vapor, spreading the coolness of the night.
Lin Zhixia sat on Jiang Yubai's bed, closed her eyes, and sank into a state of meditation. A few minutes later, Jiang Yubai came out of the bathroom. He sat near Lin Zhixia, without making a sound to disturb her, but she leaned into his arms and rubbed against him rather dependently.
She was addicted to the clear and clean breath.
"It's time to go to bed." Jiang Yubai reminded.
"Then I'll go back." Lin Zhixia said.
Jiang Yubai whispered in her ear: "How about we sleep in the same bed? We can chat before going to bed..."
Lin Zhixia thought for a moment and got under the quilt of the bed. Jiang Yubai turned off all the lights and finally returned to her side. She rolled into his arms again and whispered to him coquettishly: "Please reach out and hug me."
Jiang Yubai held her in one hand and said, "Good night."
"Didn't we agree to chat before going to bed?" Lin Zhixia asked.
Jiang Yubai asked back: "What are you talking about?"
Lin Zhixia said: "Let me tell you a bedtime story."
Jiang Yubai's lips curled slightly, and he asked with a smile: "Is this a story you made up yourself?"
"Well," Lin Zhixia narrated to herself, "After years of hard exploration, Captain Lin Zhixia found a planet rich in resources in the vast universe. She told Jiang Yubai the good news..."
Jiang Yubai was closer to her.
She continued, "Exploring the universe is a long process, and Jiang Yubai and Lin Zhixia both have their own things to do. However, in Lin Zhixia's heart, Jiang Yubai is always put first. The joy that Lin Zhixia felt when she shared the good news with Jiang Yubai was enough to offset the confusion and distress she had experienced..."
Her voice became quieter and quieter.
She fell into a drowsy sleep.
But the story she improvised was like a collector's edition of the "Exploring the Universe" comic book series, deeply engraved in Jiang Yubai's mind. He hugged her tightly, and his embrace felt warm because of her. He also fell asleep while relaxing physically and mentally.
The next morning at 7:30, when Lin Zhixia woke up, Jiang Yubai was getting dressed with his back to her. She turned over and hid in the quilt, and then made a small hole in the corner of the quilt. She peeked at Jiang Yubai's back through the hole, and found that his back lines were smooth and perfect.
Jiang Yubai heard the noise behind him, he turned around and said: "I just went to the living room, your phone is vibrating, someone called you..."
"Did you answer it?" Lin Zhixia asked him.
Jiang Yubai replied cryptically: "The caller is your brother."
Lin Zhixia was shocked.
Unconsciously, she hadn't called her brother for another half month. She counted on her fingers and realized that today was indeed the day she and her brother would talk. It was rare for her brother to take the initiative to call her, so why did she feel guilty?
Lin Zhixia put on her slippers and walked to the living room. Four missed calls were displayed on her phone. She didn't dare to delay for a moment and quickly dialed Lin Zeqiu's mobile number.
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References: [1] The author of the haiku is Izumi Shikibu, a female poet from the Heian period of Japan.
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