Chapter 163 Graduation Ball

Because it was a sunny afternoon, not as dim as the nightclub bar before, the different colors of Su Yun's eyes were easy for people to see clearly and understand.

Even though they hadn't seen each other for a long time, this special eye color and this familiar greeting still made Tom immediately recognize the truth of this "surprise" that came out of nowhere.

"Why are you here?" Tom couldn't help but ask.

"I missed you, so I came to see you." Su Yun tilted her head slightly, then raised her hand holding the paper iris and patted him gently, "Aren't you tired? Should you... put me down first?"

"It doesn't matter. If it's you, he definitely won't be tired." The smart little Marian screamed beside her.

Tom was startled by his sister's words and was stunned for a moment. He quickly let go of Su Yun and put her on the ground, apologizing incoherently: "I'm sorry..."

"Don't say sorry to me. Strictly speaking, I should say thank you." Su Yun stood up straight, then held up the paper iris and looked at it in the light. After making sure that the paper iris was not broken, she turned around and looked at Tom and his sister.

The three of them briefly talked about what had happened in the past two years as they walked. After returning to the cabin, they ate snacks and reminisced about the past.

Thinking back to the past, Vivian was also very emotional: "Now you have become stars. If I invite you to film in the future, you have to give me a discount!"

"No problem!" Su Yun responded readily.

"I... I haven't figured out my future path yet." Compared to Su Yun's straightforwardness, Tom was a little hesitant. "I don't know whether I should go to college or work in the entertainment industry after graduating from high school."

"Don't think so far ahead. You don't even have a dance partner for your graduation prom!" Marian sighed.

"What's going on? This shouldn't happen." Su Yun was also very confused about this.

Facing the curious looks of the three girls, Tom scratched his head and could only give a possible explanation based on his own guess: "Maybe it's because the girls think I have enough invitations, and then I also think I have enough invitations, so..."

"So others thought you had a date and didn't plan to invite them, and you were sure you would have a date, so you didn't invite others." Marian spread her hands, "Amy's handsome brother in our class used to think the same way, and he ended up being the only poor guy without a date at the graduation dance."

Marian couldn't help but shudder when she said this: "Amy has been ridiculed for a long time because of her brother's incident. You can't let me be implicated like this!"

Su Yun was amazed when she saw the fight between the two siblings. Compared to China, which is very cautious about relationships between men and women, other countries really start to cultivate the ability of relationships between men and women from an early age.

It is said that Marian, a primary school student, already has three "boyfriends"...

Thinking of this, Su Yun, who felt that she shared the same plight as Tom who was despised by the elementary school students, suggested: "I have some free time these few days, how about... I be your dance partner?"

Before she finished speaking, Tom and Marianne stopped fighting and stared at her in amazement.

"Do you think college students are too 'old'?" Su Yun sighed, "Actually, I only studied in high school for two years before skipping a grade. I also really wanted to see a high school graduation dance..."

"No, no! College students are better!" Tom said hastily, and then added more eagerly, "If a guy on our team could date a college girl, everyone would envy him!"

"Stop beating around the bush and just tell her that you absolutely agree with Mary being your dance partner." Vivian couldn't stand Tom's eager and silly look anymore.

"But I didn't bring a dress this time." Su Yun suddenly remembered something.

"It's okay. We have a lot of them. Just come to our house for dinner tonight!" Perhaps she felt that she didn't need to be implicated by her stupid brother, so Marian shouted happily, "We miss you very much!"

So, after saying goodbye to Vivian, Su Yun followed Tom and his sister to Tom's house for dinner.

Tom's parents and two sisters almost cried for joy when they heard that Tom, who was supposed to be single at the prom tonight, actually found a dance partner. As soon as they finished dinner, they dragged Su Yun upstairs to have fun.

After picking out a light blue dress and quickly tightening the waist to make it more suitable for Su Yun's figure, an hour and a half later, Su Yun, who was dressed up, was finally brought down from upstairs by Tom's two sisters.

Downstairs, Tom had already put on his black suit and done his hair. When he heard the sound, he turned around and saw Su Yun being pushed downstairs in a daze. He couldn't help laughing out loud on the spot.

After being criticized by his two sisters for being rude, Tom walked out of the house dejectedly with Su Yun and got into the car prepared by his stepfather Seth.

It has been two years since the broadcast of "The Fault in Our Stars". The novelty of Tom as a "star" in the school has long disappeared. When the two walked into the ballroom hand in hand, no one even paid attention to the two "stars" because of the dim lights.

On the contrary, those who walk in alone will attract sidelong glances filled with sympathy and kind ridicule.

Taking advantage of the dim light, Su Yun sneaked into the dance floor and danced for a long time. When she began to feel a little tired, she went to the floor-to-ceiling window in the corner and unceremoniously ordered Tom, who still had some energy left, to get food and drinks.

Tom didn't seem unhappy at all. He turned around and squeezed into the crowd again.

Su Yun, enjoying her leisure time, leaned against the window curtain and looked outside: it had just rained outside, and the fresh and pleasant smell of earth drifted into the room through the French windows, while the woods and grass behind the garden fence were already covered with the deep and light blue moonlight.

Especially the lake at the foot of the mountain, sparkling in the moonlight, like a pianist dancing on the keys.

Compared to the colorful and worldly prosperity of the ballroom inside, the side outside the window offers another kind of natural and tranquil beauty.

After a night of fun, it seems that people begin to yearn for such peace and quiet.

"What are you looking at?" Tom came over with two small cakes and two glasses of red wine. Seeing Su Yun looking at the garden outside in a foolish manner, he couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"The lake outside is so beautiful, it looks like soothing music." Sometimes, the picture gives people a certain feeling, and people who look at the scenery seem to be able to hear the sounds coming from it.

"The lake over there?" Tom glanced at it from a distance and said in confusion, "My family and I have been there to fish. Except that the water is very clear so it's hard to catch fish, there doesn't seem to be anything special about it..."

Suddenly, Wen Yi's thoughts were interrupted by a straight man with no romantic instincts, and Su Yun glared at Tom unhappily.

"What did I say wrong?" Tom was a little confused and aggrieved.

"Nothing. I just want to go over there and get some fresh air." After finishing the cake and drinking the red wine in a few bites, Su Yun clapped his hands casually.

"Do you need me to go with you?" Facing Su Yun's expression with a smile on her face and half-closed eyes waiting for his explanation, Tom could only add, "I don't want to deal with them anymore."

"Then let's go?" Su Yun tilted her head towards the exit of the garden in a guiding manner.

"Yes, ma'am." Tom replied in a strange voice imitating the accent in old movies, and then really listened to Su Yun's words. He sneaked out of the French window with her, then sneaked to the fence next to the rose stand and flipped out sideways.

Taking advantage of the cover of the tall and dense rose trellis, the two of them left the bustling ballroom and ran towards the distant lake with smiles on their faces.

Summer nights are always sticky. After dancing indoors for a long time and running a long way, when I came to the lake shrouded in the night, even my palms were slightly wet. It seemed that through the tightly held hands, I could feel each other's temperature melted by the summer night heat, as well as the beating and flowing power hidden in the blood vessels.

Compared to the steel jungles of bustling cities with lights all night long, small mountain towns like this seem to be immersed in the natural rhythm of mountains, earth and flowing water as night falls, and they rest quietly.

Even those things that seem ordinary on ordinary days become incredibly lovely in such a magical summer night.

"I can't do it anymore. I, I need to rest for a while." Although Su Yun insisted on exercising, she chose the quick attack and burst type instead of the long-lasting strength type. Compared with Tom, who has the natural physical advantage of gender and also insists on exercising, she is inevitably a little inferior in endurance. "Otherwise, I might have some problems..."

"It's strange, a lot of things seem to happen only in the summer." Tom also panted slightly, with a relaxed smile in his voice, "Just like the night escapes in those stories, most of them happened in the summer nights."

"This is normal. Overheating is a condition in which humans and machines lose control and disorder, and from this, absolutely unexpected manifestations arise." Just like what happened to them tonight, their brains got hot and they suddenly ran out of the dance and came to the lake like a night run.

Without even thinking about the consequences, he suddenly wanted to do this and then ran out holding hands.

Now slow down and think about it carefully. How can the lakeside with the chirping of insects and frogs and a bit of stuffiness compare to the comfort of a crowded but air-conditioned ballroom?

That is to say, because there is no one around, it seems more spacious and quieter than an indoor dance hall.

Just when Su Yun was beginning to regret that she had gone out to seek trouble, Tom suddenly shouted in a surprised tone: "Look!"

"What..." Su Yun subconsciously looked up in the direction Tom's finger was pointing, and saw a faint rainbow lighting up in the depression at the junction of the mountains in the distance.

The moonlight tonight is so bright, and it is just after the rain, so it is not surprising that such incredible night lights and shadows and moon rainbows appear...

Okay, don’t play it cool, this is really rare!

It is not easy to see a rainbow during the day, and a moon rainbow at night is even rarer. Seeing one on such a happy and peaceful night will undoubtedly make people feel happy and surprised.

Su Yun took two steps forward and looked at the miracle of nature ahead with joy.

A cool night breeze blew, and the fresh scent of grass and trees became stronger, and my mood became more cheerful and relaxed.

Perhaps there are always gains and losses in life. Just when I was feeling happy, the leaves above my head were blown by the night breeze and inevitably shed a few tear-like drops of water.

It suddenly dripped into the bangs between her forehead, and Su Yun shivered slightly due to the cold.

"Don't move, I have a handkerchief." Tom stopped Su Yun from raising her hand to wipe her forehead, then took out a small handkerchief from his chest pocket and gently wiped Su Yun's forehead.

"Where did you learn how to do this?" Looking at the neatly folded handkerchief with patterns printed on it, Su Yun was very puzzled: such old gentleman behavior was definitely not the style of a young boy in the new era of America.

"Didn't Gregory Peck play my grandfather in the movie 'The Fault in Our Stars'? I would occasionally learn from him." Tom recalled the past, his voice getting slower and slower, "He said that a gentleman should always have a clean handkerchief, so that if a lady around him needs it, he can take it out in a dignified manner to share her worries."

"I usually don't pay attention to such things, but tonight is a little special, so I prepared this according to his suggestion." During the filming that year, Su Yun was full of praise for the elegant Gregory. If it weren't for the huge age gap between the two, people would almost suspect that Su Yun had fallen in love for the first time.

The drooping edge of the handkerchief seemed to still carry a light and steady scent of cologne. After wiping was completed and moved away, the pair of eyes, as clear blue and green as lake water in the moonlight on a summer night, appeared at an extremely close distance.

The boy born this summer seemed to have blossomed into a beautiful dream about summer.

Perhaps overheating is really a condition and manifestation of the loss of control and disorder of humans and machines. Such heat that is everywhere can bring the vitality of the growth of all things, prompting the end of the past and the beginning of the future.

And...some elusive, quietly growing emotions.

However, the sudden and urgent ringing of a phone interrupted the tranquility of the scene.

Su Yun apologized, then stepped back a few steps, took out the mobile phone from her handbag and answered it: "Hello, yes, it's me... Is this true? Okay, I'll go back as soon as possible."

"What happened?" Although he couldn't help but feel angry because his good time was interrupted by this phone call, Tom saw Su Yun's anxious and serious expression and realized that this matter must be serious, so he asked with concern.

"My company in Hong Kong has been attacked by a rival, and the attack is fierce. There must be a big battle." Su Yun explained briefly, then looked at him apologetically, "Sorry, I have to go back to Hong Kong as soon as possible to deal with this matter. The trip we had agreed on before... can only be discussed next time. I have to go to the airport to catch a flight tomorrow morning."

"It's okay. There's nothing we can do about it." Tom nodded and took out the car keys. "Come on, I'll take you back to the cabin to rest."

Su Yun responded, followed Tom to the parking space, got in the car, and started making phone calls again, asking He Pingsi, who was still in school, to help her ask for leave - fortunately, she had already completed enough credits this year and finished all the exams during the exam week, otherwise she would have to run back and forth.

I had originally thought that I could stay in California to take more summer elective courses and return to Hong Kong later, but now I have to go back early.

It turns out that the shopping mall is like a battlefield.

"I'll take a nap. Wake me up when we get there." Su Yun sighed and rubbed his forehead. Feeling quite tired, he leaned to the side and closed his eyes to rest.

The bright headlights illuminated the dark roads in the town, and also illuminated the pair of clear blue and green eyes in the driver's seat.

Tom looked to the side and then quickly looked away, holding the steering wheel tightly. The car was still silent.

But after realizing the gap between the two of them at this moment, he finally understood the direction of the future, and knew which direction he needed to work hard towards.

Only in this way can I truly stand by her side.