Chapter 63 Chapter 63
At eight o'clock in the evening, in the brightly lit office building, Ren Li finished her work for the day, stretched, and prepared to leave.
It started raining outside at some point.
She quickly packed up the computer on her desk, put it in her canvas handbag, put it on her back, and prepared to go downstairs to greet the summer night rain.
However, when she went downstairs and stood on the steps outside the lobby on the first floor, with her umbrella still unopened, she seemed to see Wen Shuo's familiar black sports car on the side of the road through the mist.
Ren Li wondered, could it be him? But he said he was busy today and wouldn't see her again.
She hesitated again and again, wanting to confirm, but Wen Shuo called first:
"Are you off work yet?"
"Yeah, just got off work."
"I'm waiting for you downstairs in your company."
His words were concise and to the point. Ren Li looked at the car in the rain, and suddenly an inexplicable and tender feeling rose in her heart:
"Is that car on the side of the road really yours? I thought I was seeing things. You clearly said this morning that you were busy today and we wouldn't meet again."
"I'm done with my work and am here to pick you up after get off work." Wen Shuo replied calmly.
Ren Li held up her cell phone and saw Wen Shuo on the other side of her sight had opened the car door and got out.
He stood in front of the car without an umbrella. The fine raindrops soaked into his expensive dark suit, but he was completely unaware of it. He just looked at himself not far away with deep eyes.
At that moment, Ren Li thought that Wen Shuo was wrong about one thing.
Even though he had lost his youthful immaturity and had become more angular and sharp in his suit and tie, whenever she looked at him, she always saw the boy who could sparkle in the sun.
"Wait a moment, I'll be there soon." She hung up the phone, raised her umbrella, and walked quickly into the rain curtain.
This was the third time riding in Wen Shuo's car, and Ren Li was obviously much more familiar with it.
She sat in the passenger seat, quickly fastened her seatbelt, and said confidently, "I'm ready, we can go. I will definitely not fall asleep on the way back to school like I did yesterday."
"Let's not go to school today. I want to take you somewhere first." Wen Shuo said, "An open-air cinema. Do you want to go?"
Ren Li was surprised that Wen Shuo actually wanted to go to the movies, so she couldn't help but reply, "But it's raining today, where can we watch an outdoor movie?"
Raindrops slapped against the windshield in front of them, and the wipers were swinging rhythmically. Wen Shuo turned around and suddenly asked, "Ren Li, do you want to rebel again?"
The memories of my senior year in high school had gradually faded away without me noticing, but Wen Shuo's words accurately made those fragments clear again in my mind.
Outside the gate of No. 4 Middle School, in the crowded night market snack street, she was eating beef balls from a stall, and for the first time she had the idea of rebelling with Wen Shuo.
So she nodded.
This time, she will agree as well.
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The car drove out of the capital and headed east.
It took three hours to drive from Guomao to the nearest beach. Although Ren Li had promised not to fall asleep again when she got in the car, she still yawned an hour later.
Sure enough, the rule of wanting to sleep as soon as you get in the car always applies.
Raindrops hit the car window, and the rain became lighter and lighter as we went east.
Ren Li slept for a while in the passenger seat, and when she woke up again, the rain had completely stopped.
The air was fresh after the rain. She stretched, rolled down the car window and saw the sea.
Not far away, lights were floating in the open-air bar on the beach, and the voices of people and the sound of waves came from the distant sky. Everything was so beautiful that it seemed unreal.
She turned to look at Wen Shuo, her tone full of joy: "Are we there yet?"
Wen Shuo's voice was gentle: "Well, let's get off the car."
The car stopped beside the high embankment of the road. Ren Li unbuckled her seat belt, got out of the car and stood by the road guardrail.
The sea breeze blew away the haze in her heart. She looked at the blue and white waves quietly rolling in the distance, and turned back to look at him with a hint of excitement:
"Where's that movie you were talking about? Why do I only see happy people?"
Wen Shuo stood beside Ren Li and said, "Plans can't keep up with changes. It's a thunderstorm today, so the movie is cancelled."
"So that's how it is." Ren Li even began to doubt whether this movie really existed. It might just be an excuse for Wen Shuo to "lure" her here to see the sea.
But it doesn't matter anymore, at least she is happy now.
"You're not lying to me. I'm very happy that there's the sea here, so I won't bother with you." She closed her eyes, opened her arms, listened to the sound of the waves in the distance, and quietly felt the gentle sea breeze passing through her fingertips.
The company internship and school thesis in recent days have kept her mentally tense all the time. Only tonight, at the boundless seashore, did the taut string in her brain relax for a moment.
At eleven o'clock in the morning, the nightlife at the beach has just begun.
The melody of blues came from the open-air bar, and soft lights rose on the coast not far away. Ren Li's gaze turned to the distance, and on the dark sea, the sparks of the fishing boats were dotted.
She walked down the embankment and strolled side by side with Wen Shuo on the endless beach. She inexplicably had the illusion that she was on vacation with him.
No matter when or where, as long as she is with Wen Shuo, she can always relax inexplicably.
She knew that this was the unlimited indulgence Wen Shuo had once given her.
It was as if no matter what she did, it was tacitly approved. In front of him, she could always be herself.
Later, she was tired from walking, so she found a piece of beach to sit down, resting her head on her arms, feeling the boundless night and quietly watching the bustling crowd in the distance.
Wen Shuo left for a while and came back with a blanket.
The sea breeze began to cool, he handed the blanket to Ren Li and sat down beside her.
Suddenly, cheers came from a distance.
Ren Li was attracted by the sudden sound. She turned her head curiously and looked in the direction of the sound.
A bright orange light with a long tail cut through the pitch-black sky and appeared before our eyes.
It turned out to be fireworks!
Ren Li was captivated by the scene before her. As she watched the stardust falling from the sky, a happy smile unconsciously appeared on her face. She was eager to share this moment with the people around her:
"Wen Shuo, look, there are fireworks over there..."
However, the moment she turned around, Ren Li's smile froze on her lips.
She thought of that New Year's Eve four years ago, just like this moment.
Fireworks were blooming overhead, and Wen Shuo stood in front of her, looking at her affectionately, just like tonight.
But on that day, he raised his hand and gently held her hand.
"Ren Li, your hands are so cold."
The winter wind blew through the gap between their bodies. Wen Shuo pulled her hand into his open coat. Her hands were clasped on Wen Shuo's chest. The cashmere sweater felt very soft. At that moment, Ren Li clearly heard the sound of her heartbeat coming from her ears.
Wen Shuo lowered his head and looked into her eyes for a long time, trying hard and restraining himself, and finally let out a helpless sigh.
Another firework burst into the sky, and they looked up at the same time. However, he held her hand and did not let go all night.
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The blooming fireworks were reflected on the sparkling sea and also in Ren Li's clear eyes.
Unlike the night four years ago, this time, Ren Li heard Wen Shuo calling her name.
"Ren Li, these next words are very important to me. This time, I have to tell you no matter what."
Fireworks were still blooming in the distance, people were cheering and hugging each other, and every moment seemed eternal.
"I've thought many times about confessing my feelings to you in a beautiful setting. I also thought that in our future, I would have many opportunities to say these words."
What? A confession? !!! !!! Ren Li felt as if struck by thunder, her brain nearly shutting down.
Wen Shuo continued, "But later I realized that life never goes as I wish. Just like today's open-air movies, the future will never develop according to a pre-set script."
The fresh woody scent blended into the sea breeze. Wen Shuo looked at her with tenderness and affection, as if she had fallen asleep on his shoulder on a bus many years ago, and when she woke up, it was today.
"Ren Li, I like you. For so many years, it has always been just you."
Wen Shuo looked at her, the youthfulness between his eyebrows and eyes was the same as before, "I have missed you once, this time I will not leave you again. Ren Li, will you be my girlfriend?"
Reason collapsed, all thoughts melted away, countless tiny electric currents gathered in the mind, and then quickly bloomed into a huge firework that was enough to annihilate everything.
Ren Li hadn't expected things to develop so quickly. She'd just finished overtime today and was planning to go see a movie with Wen Shuo, but how could this sudden confession have happened?!
Ren Li thought quickly in her mind, what should I do now? Should I just nod in agreement? Or should I say something...
"What's with that expression on your face?" Wen Shuo reached out and ruffled her hair. "If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your agreement."
In fact, his current calmness is all pretended. If Ren Li continues to not respond like this, he will soon collapse.
That thousandth of a second seemed to be stretched to an extremely long time, and then Wen Shuo finally saw that Ren Li nodded slightly.
Thousands of fireworks bloomed above his head, just like Wen Shuo's heart, which exploded into the sky with a bang due to this sudden and great joy.
"Ren Li." He said, "What should I do? I want to kiss you now."
He is always willing to push his luck, and Ren Li has always known that.
Wen Shuo's voice was full of temptation in the dark night, as if as long as she nodded, she would be eaten whole by him in the next second.
In fact, Ren Li had no idea about being someone else's girlfriend until she heard Wen Shuo's words, and then she realized a huge problem.
Being someone's girlfriend means...
She was nervous, her whole body tensed up instantly, her heart was beating wildly, and finally, when Wen Shuo's hand touched her cheek, she closed her eyes resignedly.
However, the kiss did not fall for a long time, and the breath stopped just a few inches away.
"May I?"
Ren Li opened her eyes and saw Wen Shuo's Adam's apple move slightly, and then a hot breath hit her ear:
"You'd better not look at me with such innocent eyes, otherwise I will just want to do something even more extreme."
Ren Li:!!
Alarm bells suddenly rang in her heart, and she looked at the person in front of her vigilantly, neither nodding nor shaking her head.
Wen Shuo suddenly raised the corners of his mouth, "Forget it, I won't scare you anymore. I promise you, I will learn to be a good boyfriend in the future. We have a long way to go."
There was a clear and soft touch on the lips, like the gentle flapping of a butterfly's wings.
It was Wen Shuo's restrained and gentle kiss.
He finally kissed the girl he loved.
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