Chapter 101
Now that the financial situation had been sorted out, Chen Lanjun had nothing to do, so she walked into a cafe along the street and sat at a small round table in front of a large French window, waiting for someone to arrive.
She ordered an iced latte, which was served in a fine porcelain container. When she stirred it with a spoon, she could smell its rich aroma.
The coffee shop is in a great location, right on the corner of the street. You can see the ding ding cars coming from afar, ringing their bells, and pedestrians walking back and forth in front of the glass, all looking very hurried. At this time, people in Hong Kong seem to walk faster than people in the mainland.
A rare leisure time. This summer, Chen Lanjun traveled between Hong Kong and Pengcheng. Every day was like a war. Suddenly, she had free time and felt a little uncomfortable.
I was stunned for a while, until a familiar figure appeared in the glass window.
She tilted her head slightly, and under the familiar sunglasses, she saw Shao Qinghe's clear and beautiful jawline. He was holding a bouquet of flowers behind his back and gazing at her.
He actually discovered her earlier than she did.
The door of the coffee shop opened, and a gust of wind caused the blue bouquet that Shao Qinghe brought to tremble slightly.
"I've kept you waiting for a long time."
Chen Lanjun subconsciously glanced at her watch. It was only an hour since the call ended. Considering the distance between the mountain villa and the cafe, the man must have been driving very fast.
“Actually, there’s no need to rush.”
Shao Qinghe just curled his lips and said, "It's rare that you took the initiative to call me. I wanted to take a helicopter here, but I didn't apply for the route in advance."
Chen Lanjun thought he was joking: "Almost. If you come earlier, you will have to wait outside the bank until I finish my business."
"So, what are your plans next?"
Chen Lanjun smiled, "I will be returning to Pengcheng tomorrow, and then taking the train back to school. There are about five hours from now until sunset. I want to play in Hong Kong, but I don't know what to play, so I would like to ask you, the host, to arrange it for me."
"If you really won the prize, is there any place in particular you want to go?" Shao Qinghe asked.
Chen Lanjun shook her head: "Everything is fine, or is there something you like?"
Shao Qinghe thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go chase the sunset."
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The weather was clear and the bay was a light blue.
Shao Qinghe bent down, held Chen Lanjun's right hand and exerted force, and she stepped onto the white deck of the yacht.
The waves pushed the yacht gently. Chen Lanjun stood on the deck and looked at it, feeling quite curious.
Shao Qinghe said to the guards on the shore: "You wait at the port."
"Won't they follow us?" Chen Lanjun asked casually. Usually, there would be two guards following Shao Qinghe from a distance, probably for safety reasons. After all, kidnappings of wealthy people were not uncommon in recent years.
"It's okay at sea," Shao Qinghe explained, "I usually like to go out to sea alone. I'm used to it."
Chen Lanjun frowned slightly and suddenly remembered something.
In the trajectory before her rebirth, two or three years later, Shao Qinghe seemed to... have been shipwrecked at sea.
"What's wrong? You don't look well?" Shao Qinghe's concerned voice sounded in his ears.
Chen Lanjun came back to her senses and shook her head: "The sun just blinded my eyes."
Shao Qinghe took off his sunglasses without saying a word and put them on her.
The yacht left the port, leaving behind a long trail of waves and foam, leaving the prosperity and hustle and bustle of Victoria Harbour behind.
After driving until the sea water turned blue, Shao Qinghe turned off the engine and let the yacht drift on the vast sea.
He took out two cans of ice soda from Galley's refrigerator, held one of the cans, and touched Chen Lanjun's cheek, earning a roll of the eyes.
Shao Qinghe smiled slightly: "You look more lively when you are angry. You had a stern face just now. I thought you were seasick."
Chen Lanjun pulled the ring of the ice soda and bubbles came out.
"Maybe a little. Do you often go out on a yacht?"
"Occasionally," Shao Qinghe said, "I go out to sea to relax."
Chen Lanjun hesitated to speak. She couldn't just tell him not to drive a yacht in the future! There was no reason for that.
She had to say tactfully: "I am a little worried. What if the ship has an accident on the sea?"
"Don't worry, I'm a good swimmer and can take you to the island over there." Shao Qinghe said.
Since he is such a good swimmer, how could he get into trouble in the sea?
This matter is probably not that simple.
Chen Lanjun lowered her eyes and began to make up stories: "It's good to relax, but I'm always alone on the sea. If something happens, it will be very troublesome, and I can't contact anyone who can help."
She muttered a lot, mostly about being careful and always having life jackets and lifeboats on hand.
It was incoherent and he didn't even know what the main idea was, but Shao Qinghe listened very attentively.
"...In short, you have to pay attention to safety." Chen Lanjun said.
Shao Qinghe said lazily: "Why, are you afraid that I will die?"
"Pfft, pfft, children should not be restrained in their words." Chen Lanjun glared at him, "Don't joke."
Shao Qinghe laughed sincerely: "It seems like he is really scared."
It's funny that his closest relatives hope he dies, but some people are worried that something might happen to him.
It's a novel experience.
Chen Lanjun took a sip of soda angrily: "Anyway, it's right to pay attention to safety."
"Yeah." Shao Qinghe responded without comment.
...Feeling that the answer was perfunctory, Chen Lanjun thought about it and decided to speak in a stronger tone.
"Shao Qinghe." She called him by his full name in a serious tone. "If anything happens to you, I'll be sad."
Shao Qinghe turned his head suddenly and was slightly stunned, as if he was very surprised to hear such words.
The sea echoed with waves, and there was no other sound.
After a while, Shao Qinghe stood up and stood in front of her, staring at her intently: "Am I that important?"
"Of course," Chen Lanjun said, "Although it's not yet the level of... love, but you are very important to me."
Shao Qinghe's thick eyelashes trembled slightly.
"I see."
He stopped talking and just sat down on a lounge chair next to Chen Lanjun, looking at the sea and the sky.
Chen Lanjun stopped talking and just looked at the clouds, the sea and the sky like him.
At some point, she felt drowsy and closed her eyes to rest.
Until my elbow was gently bumped.
"Look over there."
Opening her eyes, Chen Lanjun followed Shao Qinghe's gesture and saw the beginning of the sunset over the sea. The sea surface was gradually dyed golden in the sunset.
Shao Qinghe suddenly stood up and walked towards the cockpit.
"what you do?"
"Take you to chase the sunset."
Steering the helm and pushing the gear lever, Shao Qinghe drove the entire yacht into the depths of the sunset, as if he was chasing the sunset on the sea.
He loved such evenings and had chased the sunset over the sea alone many times.
However - Shao Qinghe raised his eyes, not at the sunset sky, but at the girl on the deck bathed in golden light, and smiled unconsciously.
The sun above the sea was gradually setting, but his sun was rising.
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