Qu Lingyuan, who was walking with Xie Zian on the path in the riverside garden, had no idea that two "strange" people had entered her home.
She opened her eyes, but someone's hand blocked her view, and everything she could see was pitch black.
"Close your eyes obediently!" Xie Zian said fiercely.
This girl's eyelids were restless, and her eyelashes were like two small brushes, making his palms itchy.
"Ah..." Qu Lingyuan deliberately blinked faster, then obediently closed her eyelids.
Since vision is not able to function, other senses are infinitely magnified. Those flowers that are clearly out of season in her cognition also bloom in the night sky, fragrant and aromatic.
Perhaps inspired by this, she suddenly started singing: "The black before my eyes is not black, what is the white you are talking about~"
Xie Zian: “…”
Yi Ling: “…”
Qu Lingyuan didn't get annoyed when she didn't get a response. She continued to sing the song that was inappropriate to the situation. She kept walking forward, being held by Xie Zian.
The full moon was bright and clear, hanging high in the sky, shining on the smooth pebbles underfoot.
Xie Zian lowered his head, with the corners of his mouth raised higher than the moon.
Qu Lingyuan closed her eyes and had no idea of the distance she had traveled. She only felt that they had walked for a long time. They stopped only when they could hear the sound of the river.
"The reason why this place is called Riverbank Garden is because the garden is built on both sides of the river and the river runs through it." Xie Zian's voice sounded in his ears.
Qu Lingyuan thought that he would remove his hand that was blocking her eyes when they reached their destination, but she had no intention of putting her hand down.
"Haven't we reached our destination yet?" Qu Lingyuan asked doubtfully.
"Be patient, it's not time yet," Xie Zian said calmly, pulling her to a nearby bench. "If you're tired, sit down and rest for a while. We'll probably have to wait a little longer."
Not knowing how long she would have to wait, Qu Lingyuan wasn't going to try to be brave, so she followed Xie Zian's lead and sat on the bench, still keeping her eyes closed.
Time passed second by second, and Xie Zian looked at the quiet flower field in front of him, and suddenly felt his shoulders sink.
He lowered his hand and turned to look. Qu Lingyuan was leaning against his shoulder, eyes closed, breathing steadily. It seemed she had fallen asleep after staying with her eyes closed for too long.
Perhaps because of the environment, she did not sleep well. Her eyelashes trembled from time to time, and her fair skin became more translucent under the moonlight. She looked gentle and quiet.
When she came to her senses, the fine hair on Xie Zian's forehead had already fallen to the tip of her nose.
Qu Lingyuan was not sleeping soundly to begin with, and when her nose started to itch, she opened her eyes drowsily.
Their eyes met, and she stared at the face so close to her and blinked.
Xie Zian was startled and suddenly looked up to distance himself. His heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of his mouth and his face was flushed.
"Why are you blushing?" Qu Lingyuan teased him deliberately with a smile on her lips.
"I...I'm a little hot." Xie Zian replied immediately.
The air was very cold on the autumn night. Looking at the thin shirt on him, Qu Lingyuan was kind enough not to pierce it.
She wanted to say something, but before she could open her mouth, her attention was drawn to the sea of flowers that caught her eye.
In front of her was a large patch of night-blooming cereus, half-open and hazy, trying hard to stretch out its petals, showing its most beautiful posture to the two of them.
“Someone can actually grow a large field of Epiphyllums…” She stood up from the bench in amazement and took a few steps forward.
Just after sighing, Xie Zian said inappropriately: "This is not a difficult thing."
Qu Lingyuan was silent. She almost forgot that this place was a thousand years ahead of the 21st century after all. It was just a place to grow flowers...
It’s nothing.
"However, it's not easy to see it bloom." Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Xie Zian hurriedly added.
Even though technology is advanced now and human research on plants has reached a very high level, and can even make flowers bloom in inappropriate seasons, it still cannot change the situation of short-lived flowers.
"You came to Riverside Garden to show me this?" After admiring the flowers, Qu Lingyuan turned to look at him, her eyes sparkling and she seemed to be in a good mood.
"Hmm..." Xie Zian nodded embarrassedly, the redness on his face had not yet faded, and he suddenly didn't know what to say.
He was still trying to utter a few words when he saw Qu Lingyuan coming over, burying her head in his arms, and hugging his waist tightly with her arms.
"You really are closer to me than my own brother~" Qu Lingyuan smiled sweetly, "Although I don't have a biological brother."
Xie Zian hugged her back, his palm fell on her back, stroking it gently for a while, feeling the cool evening breeze, his mind became clearer.
"But I don't seem to think of you as my sister..." His voice was soft, but very clear in the quiet garden.
Qu Lingyuan looked up at him, her eyes sparkling with spring water, even more gentle than when she was asleep.
"Then what do you take me for?"
The redness on Xie Zian's cheeks, which had finally faded, gradually returned. He turned his face slightly away and answered very honestly, "I think I kind of like you."
Qu Lingyuan quickly lowered her lips, her tone not quite satisfied: "Seems? A little bit?"
The perennial straight man nodded.
He is not completely sure yet. He only knows that his love has gone bad, but he is not sure to what extent, so he used the words "seems" and "a little bit".
Qu Lingyuan turned back to look at Epiphyllum dejectedly, and decided to be a little more proactive. She softly whispered, "Well, I still like you so much..."
Xie Zian's eyes lit up slightly, then he smiled gently: "Then I will continue to work hard."
The night-blooming cereus is beautiful, but its flowering period is too short. In order to remember the most beautiful scenery in her mind, Qu Lingyuan took countless photos and soon after, she pulled Xie Zian and said she wanted to return.
Neither of them wanted to see the flowers wither, so they hurriedly left the place where the night-blooming cereus was blooming.
After getting in the car, Qu Lingyuan took out his cell phone from his pocket to check the time.
As soon as she turned on the screen, she saw a missed call with the note: Dad.
Xie Zian was sitting next to her. Seeing that she was in a daze, he leaned over to look at her phone screen, and ended up being stunned too.
After holding it in for a long time, he finally managed to utter: "You...who is your father?"
Qu Lingyuan: "...I think you're looking for a fight."
Her parents had been away doing a closed experiment for ages, so why did they suddenly call today? Was it because the experimental base was also closed for the Mid-Autumn Festival? Then why hadn't there been any news from them in the past few years?
She had so many questions in her mind that she wanted to call back, but she realized it was already early in the morning.
If Dad is still at the experimental base, if he still has work tomorrow, calling him now would be tantamount to disturbing his rest.
"It's just a phone call, it shouldn't be anything urgent," she hesitated, and finally put down the phone, "Forget it, let's talk about it tomorrow."
"Then let's go home." Xie Zian turned around to adjust the autonomous driving route.
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