Chapter 225 Going South (7)
"How is it? Is it enough? If not, give me some more!"
Lin Zhou took out a bunch of food from his bag and put it on the table, watching Tian Xin sitting opposite him eating without caring about her image at all.
Perhaps she was too hungry, so the two buns she'd eaten earlier had no effect at all. By the time she and Lin Zhou had finished talking, the restaurant had already stopped serving. Her stomach rumbled unnaturally at an inopportune moment.
Lin Zhou didn't laugh at her this time. He took her hand and went back to the carriage. Tian Xin was shocked to see him constantly taking out various snacks from his backpack that looked like a treasure bag.
"You've done a lot of preparation!" She teased him as she ate, "Did you bring so much because you knew you'd have to feed me? You're really meticulous. Going out with you is such a relief! I've made a killing!"
"Really? Then let's go on a trip like this every year, okay? We'll go wherever you like, just like Gao Wen and the others! In a few days, when I finish my work, I'll go..."
"No need for that!" Tian Xin put down the unfinished snack bag in her hand, took out a piece of paper and wiped the corner of her mouth, and said with a smile: "I'm a very troublesome person when I go out. You will know after you feel it this time. There won't be a next time!"
"Are you still angry?" Lin Zhou frowned, as if he wanted to explain to her again.
Tian Xin quickly raised her hand to stop him: "No! I'm not angry! You don't need to explain anymore!"
"and you……"
"My mom told you that!" Tian Xin smiled, as if she knew everything. "Tell me, what did she tell you?"
"You guessed it all?"
"Do I need to guess? I knew it the moment you showed up!"
Tian Xin gathered the uneaten snacks together, turned around and lay down on the bed, looking at Lin Zhou and said, "Only my mom and the people at the online store know about going to Yiwu. My mom was the only person you interacted with yesterday. Who else could it be if she didn't tell you?"
"Then why didn't you expose me at the beginning?"
"Let's not talk about this anymore!"
Tian Xin put away her smile, changed her position, and lay back on the bed. She looked at the ceiling and said seriously, "Lin Zhou, I'm going to Yiwu this time with a mission. You should have heard what my mother said! I have to find a direction for them, a direction that can keep this business going for a long time."
"Have you decided what to do?" Lin Zhou also lay down, turned his head, and leaned towards her, asking softly.
Tian Xin thought about it and did not answer directly. Instead, she asked Lin Zhou a question.
"Lin Zhou, do you believe that online shopping will become a reality in every household? People can buy whatever they need from their phones without leaving their homes.
Not only that, newspapers, television, magazines, and other traditional media will gradually be replaced. Even money can be replaced by digital means.
People no longer need to carry wallets when traveling. They can transfer money, make payments, and conduct transactions with each other by scanning with their mobile phones! Do you believe it?
"Isn't this what you said last time?" Lin Zhou said with a smile: "I believe it!"
"Don't you think this is too utopian?"
"A little bit, but it's not impossible!"
Lin Zhou said: "Society is progressing. Since the reform and opening up, so many things that were impossible to achieve have been realized! In this era, there are many people who are brave, resourceful, and bold. It is not difficult to achieve what you said.
What seems incredible now may become normal in the future! This is a trend, not a fantasy!
"You really think so?"
"certainly."
"Then guess, can I achieve this goal this time?"
Tian Xin turned around, put her hands under her head, and lay on her side facing Lin Zhou. Her thin body was curled up, making her already slender waist sink even further, forming a perfect curve.
From Lin Zhou's perspective at this moment, Tian Xin and he maintained exactly the same expression and posture, which suddenly gave him the illusion of "sleeping in the same bed".
Even though there was an aisle between them and they were both dressed warmly, he still couldn't help but feel his breathing suddenly heavy and his whole body hot and unbearable.
He quickly stood up and turned off the lights in the box, then pulled the quilt over himself, turned around to face the wall, and showed Tian Xin his back.
Tian Xin didn't notice his change. Seeing that he didn't respond for a long time, she tentatively asked, "Are you sleepy?"
"No...no!" Lin Zhou said, "Go on! I...I'm listening!"
"Then why are you..." Tian Xin was about to ask him why he ignored her, but then she remembered that he didn't sleep last night, so she gave up: "Forget it, let's go to sleep! We have to get up early tomorrow!"
After saying that, she turned off the bedside lamp, pulled the quilt over herself, leaned against the wall and closed her eyes.
The box was now completely dark, with only a faint light remaining. Lin Zhou turned his head and saw Tian Xin facing him with her eyes closed, breathing steadily, as if she had fallen asleep.
The dim light shone on her profile, which gave it an indescribable calmness and gentleness, completely unlike her usual sharp appearance.
He couldn't help but reach out his hand, wanting to touch that gentle profile. But as soon as he reached out his hand, his heart began to beat uncontrollably, and the lingering heat from before swept over him again, instantly pulling his hand back.
He sighed, turned over and lay down with his hands as his pillow, adjusting his disordered breathing.
"It's so hot!" Tian Xin suddenly muttered, as if talking in her sleep.
He turned his head and saw her kicking off the quilt with her feet and reaching out to unbutton her shirt.
She had her eyes closed and didn't seem to be awake.
But her hands moved quickly, and in a few seconds she took off her shirt and placed it next to the pillow. Perhaps she felt cooler, so she lay down again.
At this time, the quilt had been kicked far away by her. She was only wearing a tight tank top on her upper body and lying on her side with her back to Lin Zhou.
On the half of his back that was exposed, his ribs were clearly visible, and he looked so thin that it was heartbreaking.
Lin Zhou turned his head away, quickly stood up, and covered her with a shirt. The light in the box was dim, and Tian Xin was sleeping soundly, her chest rising and falling slightly.
He felt the blood surge through his body, and began to feel hot and unbearable again. Without time to think, he tiptoed into the bathroom, rinsed his face, and turned to leave the room.
Outside, everything was quiet, with only a few people standing in the hallway smoking. Lin Zhou stood at the window, looking up at the moon in a trance.
"Can you see the moon? The moonlight tonight is really beautiful..."
"I don't know why. Every time I see the moon, I think of you..."
"I miss you!"
His heart finally calmed down. He took out headphones from his pocket and put them on, listening over and over to the song that he had listened to countless times and had accompanied him through countless sleepless nights - "Yearning Across Time and Space".
This time, his mood was completely different. If before, he had felt pain because of his longing for her, now, he felt an unprecedented happiness. Because, the person he missed was right beside him!
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