Chapter 126
When Jiang Zhinian was picked up, she had a piece of paper with her date of birth written on it. The paper was kept well by the director's mother and given to her on Jiang Zhinian's 18th birthday.
She is a child born in early spring, when all things come back to life and the ice and snow begin to melt, bringing with her the warmth and hope of willow buds sprouting and new flowers blooming.
And her 25th birthday happens to be this Sunday.
Saturday morning.
When he woke up in a daze, the first thing he saw was Shi Ye's lightly closed eyes. When they first slept together, Shi Ye was used to sleeping on his back. When Jiang Zhinian got older and liked sleeping on her side, Shi Ye also developed the habit of sleeping on his side.
Sometimes he hugged Jiang Zhinian from behind, holding her tightly in his arms; sometimes they hugged each other face to face, with Jiang Zhinian curled up in Shi Ye's chest.
This is probably the fun of living together.
Jiang Zhinian was lost in thought and reached out to touch Shi Ye's nose. Dad's nose is so straight. When he goes for a four-dimensional color ultrasound in a few weeks, he hopes to see a baby with a high nose bridge.
"Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Shi Ye didn't open his eyes, but was obviously woken up by Jiang Zhinian.
"I can't sleep..."
If Jiang Zhinian used to feel guilty for accidentally waking Shi Ye from his sweet dream, now she feels more justified.
Shi Ye slowly opened his eyes, his thick eyelashes fluttering, revealing his mysterious gray eyes.
Jiang Zhinian discovered that no matter how many times he looked at them, he would still be attracted by these two beautiful and perfect eyes. There were stars in them, making people linger.
Shi Ye raised his hand and clasped the back of Jiang Zhinian's head, pulling her slightly closer, then lowered his head and placed a kiss on her forehead.
"If you can't sleep, get up. We have to catch the high-speed train soon."
"High-speed rail? Where are we going?"
Shi Ye mentioned a place name, which is an ancient town located in a nearby city and can be reached in 2 hours by high-speed rail.
Jiang Zhinian realized that Shi Ye was going to take her out for a trip to celebrate her birthday, and she couldn't help but feel excited.
She jumped up and was about to pack her things, but Shi Ye held her ribs and dragged her back.
"Go wash up and have breakfast first, I'll collect the things."
Considering that he had to catch a high-speed train the next day, Shi Ye bought bread in advance when he asked the supermarket to deliver it yesterday, and he just needed to pair it with the milk at home.
Jiang Zhinian thought about the last time she went camping, and it was Shi Ye who packed her luggage. She couldn't help but blush. He even thought of such a small thing as taking a set of underwear.
With an indescribable thought in her mind, Jiang Zhinian walked to the dressing mirror and secretly unbuttoned the hem of her pajamas. Her belly was now a little bulging, and from the side it looked... a little strange. It was no longer as flat and slender as it was in her teenage years.
Jiang Zhinian buttoned up her clothes silently. Although more than four months was a very safe time, Shi Ye's desire for her always remained above the red line of tacit understanding.
They didn't cross the line at all, but they were husband and wife. This level of intimacy was not even exceeded by many couples in love.
Could it be that Shi Ye was hesitant because of her pregnancy, or was it that... her belly made him lose interest?
Jiang Zhinian shook his head, feeling that he was overthinking things.
Shi Ye packed his luggage and came out of the room. He saw Jiang Zhinian standing in front of the sink in a daze, which was a bit cute. He couldn't help but come over, hugged her from behind, and kissed her earlobe gently.
Jiang Zhinian squinted her eyes, feeling the hot breath coming from her ears, and accidentally saw her slightly flushed face in the mirror. She seemed to be caught in a whirlpool of desire. She was embarrassed to look at it again and wanted to turn her head away, but a hand gently pinched her chin, forcing her to look at the mirror.
"Open your eyes."
Jiang Zhinian was bewitched and opened her moist eyes, which happened to meet Shi Ye's raised gaze in the mirror. It was a look full of control and possessiveness, and even concealed an unbearable desire.
"Take a good look."
Jiang Zhinian didn't know what to look at, so he could only avoid Shi Ye's gaze in the mirror.
Shi Ye refused to let her go. He kissed her earlobe while raising his eyebrows, chasing Jiang Zhinian's evasive gaze in the mirror.
"Look, his ears are red."
Jiang Zhinian couldn't help but look at her ears in the mirror, and sure enough, Shi Ye caught her gaze again. She felt like a human who had mistakenly looked into Medusa's eyes. She felt that under this gaze, starting from her toes, she was turning into hard stone inch by inch.
How could Shi Ye not be interested in her?
This was the only thought left in her mind. The look in her eyes that wanted to eat the food whole was clearly an abyss of desire that tempted her to fall step by step.
Shi Ye saw the pure desire in Jiang Zhinian's eyes, smiled softly and touched her lips: "Will the baby be like you in the future, a slow-tempered one?"
No, we can’t go on like this, we will miss the high-speed rail.
Jiang Zhinian came back to her senses, bit her lip, turned around and hugged Shi Ye's neck, rubbing his neck with a bit of cuteness: "I'm ready now, no need to dawdle."
After saying that, he turned around and broke away from Shi Ye's control, gave up the sink, and ran to find bread and milk.
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It was already past 11 o'clock when Jiang Zhinian left the high-speed rail station. He looked around and found that there were very few taxis nearby. Only the tourist center sold bus tickets to the ancient town.
It seems that there are not many tourists in this ancient town, and it is not a popular check-in spot for internet celebrities.
“There’s a tourist line there.”
Shi Ye looked at his phone and said, "No need, someone will pick us up."
He booked a room online in advance, and the owner of the B&B provided a pick-up service.
Soon the two found the B&B owner's car in the parking lot. The owner wasn't local, but he was very talkative. "This season is the most comfortable time in town. You've come at the perfect time. Tomorrow we'll have the traditional Spring Lady Blessing Ceremony, a local custom."
Jiang Zhinian held the travel brochure given to them by the boss and asked, "Boss, are there any special snacks in town?"
"Yes, there are many. Our town is not yet that commercialized. Every household sells local snacks with local flavors. They are all good. You can eat whatever you want."
He himself came to this ancient town three years ago and was immediately attracted by the simplicity and tranquility of the town. He decided to stay and open a homestay.
The ancient town is not far from the high-speed rail station, and it takes more than 20 minutes to reach the entrance of the town.
"Cars are not allowed into town, so you can only park here at the entrance parking lot. I'll help you move your luggage in later. Do you want to go eat first and then come back to me to check in?"
There was nothing valuable in the suitcase, and it was locked. Shi Ye looked at the time and it was indeed time for lunch.
"Sorry for the trouble. Let's go for a walk first." Shi Ye held Jiang Zhinian's hand and stepped onto the bluestone slabs of the ancient town.
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