Chapter 45 The Young Lady in the Wheelchair: "Baby, you're so great!"
A few days later, Shangguan Yin, who had finally freed herself from the lab, called Cheng Zhishu.
Shangguan Yin felt a little guilty for keeping him in the country for so long without ever having a chance to meet up.
As she packed her things, the junior sister called out, "Why aren't you leaving, senior sister?"
"I'm going to make a phone call to a friend," Shangguan Yin said, but the phone was answered as she held it to her ear. "I have half a day off today, and I don't have to go to the lab this afternoon. Want to go get some snail rice noodles together?"
On the other end of the phone, Cheng Zhishu thought to herself, "What a coincidence!"
After hesitating for a moment, Cheng Zhishu said softly, "But I have something to do this afternoon, so I'm afraid I can't go."
"Something wrong? Are you going to discuss business?" It took Shangguan Yin quite a while to get used to Cheng Zhishu's current identity.
The heir to the Ander Group—such a long list of titles sounds like he's very busy.
But no matter how prestigious his identity was, it didn't feel very real to Shangguan Yin. In her memory, Cheng Zhishu was still the one who would get extremely nervous if her parents were called in for a fight after climbing over the wall.
Moreover, she had mentioned that she was returning to China to inspect the branch, so she probably wouldn't have much free time, which Shangguan Yin understood.
Cheng Zhishu held her phone, unsure how to answer, and could only say, "Hmm..."
She is quite busy, but not for business.
Looking at the queue in front of the ice cream shop in the distance, Cheng Zhishu saw a familiar tall and slender figure taking orders from the clerk. Then she looked down at the colorful cartoon-painted floor.
It's about dating.
"Aaaaaaahh ...
After a burst of screams, there was silence for a few seconds both inside and outside the phone.
Shangguan Yin said solemnly, "I just heard the screams of passengers on the roller coaster as it went along the track. Cheng Zhishu, tell me, where are you?"
"Is this an amusement park?! Someone was just riding the roller coaster, wasn't they?!"
Cheng Zhishu looked up and saw a car full of screaming tourists rushing away on the roller coaster track not far away, a mix of thrill and joy.
"..." That was a miscalculation.
She silently moved away from that area, phone in hand. Xi Congshuang returned with the double scoop ice cream she had bought and asked curiously, "Why didn't you wait for me under the shade of the tree?"
The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly softened, and Shangguan Yin asked cautiously, "Who's talking to you? That voice is definitely not from an ordinary person. Is it Xi Congshuang?"
"..." Cheng Zhishu didn't quite understand Shangguan Yin's subtle fear of Xi Congshuang. She thought Xi Congshuang had a good temper and wasn't scary at all.
She looked at the person in front of her and nodded. Xi Congshuang stood in the sunlight and smiled at her.
Shangguan Yin then spoke up: "Then it's alright. What Xi Congshuang said is perfectly normal. Fortunately, it wasn't anyone else."
Sometimes Cheng Zhishu couldn't understand Shangguan Yin's thought process. What was the difference between the two?
She did have it, but Shangguan Yin didn't know.
The person on the other end of the phone didn't say anything more, only saying, "Then go have fun, don't worry about me for now, I'm going to grab someone to eat snail rice noodles with me."
Before hanging up the phone, Cheng Zhishu heard her call out to someone, "Junior sister, don't go, do you want some snail rice noodles...?"
Xi Congshuang, holding a double scoop of ice cream, asked, "Are you done chatting?"
"We're done talking." Cheng Zhishu opened her mouth to eat ice cream, the sweet fruity flavor melting in her mouth.
It felt a little cool. Cheng Zhishu squinted as she looked at the other scoop of ice cream.
She really likes fruity things, especially sweet ones.
Xi Congshuang then scooped up another flavor of ice cream and held it up to Cheng Zhishu, who then leaned over to eat it.
No one noticed anything amiss. Xi Congshuang just smiled at her without reminding her that she could take the food herself.
Red Apple, who's eating online: "Burp." It only takes five minutes to finish eating.
It doesn't quite understand how someone who is so emotionally detached as to be on the medical record could have such intense emotions.
Unable to bear watching any longer, it sensed it had enough energy for the day and logged off. It wasn't some greedy, wicked system.
The ice cream scoop in the bowl was decorated with two small chocolate bears by the shop assistant. Cheng Zhishu pointed to the chocolate bears and urged, "I want to eat this. It's pale yellow. Is it cantaloupe flavored?"
Xi Congshuang said, "I don't know. Try it and then tell me."
I scooped up the teddy bear with a spoon and handed it over.
Cheng Zhishu opened her mouth and bit down.
A child's innocent question came from nearby: "Mommy, why does that older girl need someone to feed her too? Is she injured like me?"
Cheng Zhishu paused in her chewing, and the two looked over at the sound.
The little girl, wearing a fluffy princess dress and with her right hand in a brace hanging in front of her chest, tilted her head, blinked, and looked back at her mother.
Mom quickly caught up, still holding the balloon in her hand, and smiled apologetically at them: "Can we explain this to you when we get back?"
The little girl wanted to ask more, but her quick-thinking mother covered her mouth.
After walking a few steps, she squatted down, picked up the person, and carried the child away at almost the speed of a run.
In contrast, Cheng Zhishu strangely didn't feel ashamed.
Xi Congshuang, still holding the ice cream, asked, "Want some more?"
"..." Cheng Zhishu quickly snatched the ice cream bowl from her hand, "I...I can do it myself."
Xi Congshuang asked again, "What flavor was that chocolate just now?"
It would be better if she didn't mention it, because the mention of that teddy bear chocolate made Cheng Zhishu's heart race. She kept thinking about the little girl's eyes and suspected that she had corrupted the child.
She shook her head haphazardly: "No, no, it's pineapple flavored."
Xi Congshuang bent down and leaned closer: "Are you going to finish this all by yourself? I haven't eaten yet."
Cheng Zhishu then remembered that Xi Congshuang had bought enough for two people: "You eat too, here you go."
She handed the ice cream back. She didn't scoop it out randomly; half of the ice cream scoop was still intact. She also couldn't recall why Xi Congshuang hadn't separated the ice cream.
Xi Congshuang didn't take it, but just stared at the ice cream.
What's wrong with her? Why is she looking at ice cream?
Cheng Zhishu was puzzled and stared at the ice cream, thinking that something had fallen into it.
After a while, she finally realized what Xi Congshuang meant.
It wasn't that the young lady was throwing a tantrum and needed to be coaxed to eat; it was that she also wanted to be fed.
Seeing that she didn't react for a long time and seemed dejected, Xi Congshuang said in a light tone, "Actually, I don't really want to eat ice cream."
Cheng Zhishu: "..."
Should we say she's being stubborn, or what should we say about her?
Pulling her back, Cheng Zhishu had a terrible headache: "Don't go, don't go, I really want to share with you what ice cream tastes like."
"Oh." Xi Congshuang stood still, waiting for Cheng Zhishu's next move.
With mixed feelings, Cheng Zhishu scooped up a spoonful of ice cream and held it to Xi Congshuang's lips, where there was a small bite mark on the corner of her lip.
It's not very noticeable from a distance, but you can see it clearly when you get close. It's a tiny red dot, like a red mole.
Thinking about how she got the bite mark, Cheng Zhishu felt a surge of heat throughout her body and felt uncomfortable all over. She quickly looked away and refused to look again.
Normally, no one would pay close attention to Xi Congshuang's face. That day, Cheng Zhishu was a little nervous before going downstairs after dawn, afraid that someone would notice the bite mark on Xi Congshuang's lip.
Fortunately, Xiao Liu really didn't notice.
Unfortunately, this morning she couldn't resist and accidentally brushed against Xi Congshuang's lips again, leaving a new bite mark.
This morning, Xiao Liu noticed something was wrong while they were having breakfast. She wondered why Miss Xi was getting a sore throat since the weather wasn't hot lately, and said she would make something to cool her down.
At that time, Xi Congshuang was sitting at the dining table, smiling with her eyes downcast, her tongue inadvertently licking the bite mark on the corner of her lip.
Cheng Zhishu was so ashamed that she almost wanted to hide under the table and even wanted to find a dentist to grind down that nasty canine tooth.
Another roller coaster roared past, and the tourists screamed as they drove away, but Cheng Zhishu only had eyes for the people in front of her.
Xi Congshuang opened her mouth, took a bite of ice cream, and ate it.
The lively noise couldn't drown out Cheng Zhishu's pounding heart. She stared at the person in front of her and secretly decided that if she still couldn't learn to keep her teeth in place next time, she would grind down those sharp teeth.
Even Xi Congshuang's personal intervention was useless.
After only a few bites, Xi Congshuang stopped eating.
She wasn't very interested in snacks, only taking a few bites when Cheng Zhishu was around. Once she knew what Cheng Zhishu was eating, she would put it down and stop eating.
It's hard to tell whether she's just greedy or has a shallow appetite.
It was only at this moment that Cheng Zhishu realized her spoiled princess temperament, with her meticulous attention to every detail of her food, clothing, and daily necessities.
When they first met, Xi Congshuang would invite her to eat cake.
Cheng Zhishu didn't know that Xi Congshuang had just been suppressing her appetite for too long. Even someone with a very low appetite would feel the urge to eat things they never liked before if they had the chance to do so after experiencing days of only being able to receive intravenous nutrition.
Once she's satisfied, she'll let it go and never touch it again.
After finishing her ice cream, Cheng Zhishu put the box in the trash can and then strolled around the park with Xi Congshuang.
Upon closer inquiry, it turned out that not only had Cheng Zhishu never been here, but Xi Congshuang hadn't been here much either.
Cheng Zhishu came because she didn't have money when she was a child, and now that she's grown up, she's too busy studying to come.
Xi Congshuang's reasoning was slightly different: playing is a useless and time-wasting thing; if you're not allowed to do it when you're young, you'll lose interest when you grow up.
Just as the two were feeling confused, Xi Congshuang produced a map of the park from somewhere and started discussing with her where to go.
The two of them adopted the posture of reviewing plans before a meeting or negotiation, huddling together to seriously study the tour route, creating a serious atmosphere that made tourists take detours.
Thinking the two were white-collar workers out on a weekend trip, I sighed at how hard they worked and took a detour.
Cheng Zhishu pointed to a spot: "We'll enter the park from the south gate, roughly around here. We'll start planning our route from here. We'll pass the haunted house, the roller coaster, the pirate ship, and then arrive at the central theater..."
“This park is very large, and you don’t necessarily have to experience everything,” Xi Congshuang said.
Cheng Zhishu agreed: "Then let's choose the ones we like in order along this road. The closest one to us is the haunted house, so let's make it our first location."
"The next one is a roller coaster, it's very thrilling, are you okay with that?"
She wanted to ask Xi Congshuang if her body could handle riding a roller coaster. It was so rare to see her standing up, healthy and strong, and she couldn't let anything else happen to her.
“It should be okay.” Xi Congshuang thought carefully. “The doctor said that I shouldn’t do strenuous exercise often, such as rock climbing, skiing, or long-distance running.”
Cheng Zhishu's expression turned serious: "I remember. I will keep you away from all harm and danger."
The couple passing by only heard the second half of the sentence: "???" How cheesy.
The two women also started moving behind the couple, entering the room almost one after the other, with them in front.
This haunted house is vampire-themed, with an interior decorated in the style of an abandoned castle. In the first room, a coffin slowly opens, revealing a terrifying vampire lying inside, grinning maliciously at the visitors.
The room was dark and eerie when the lights were turned on, and the vampire's smile became ferocious, baring his long, sharp fangs as if he was about to pounce and suck blood at any moment.
At the same time, bat props suddenly appeared from some corner, a huge swarm of them, which was quite frightening.
Startled, a chorus of screams erupted behind him.
"Aaaaaaah! This is so scary!"
Xi Congshuang and Cheng Zhishu: "..." It's a bit noisy.
Xi Congshuang is not afraid of death, so she won't be afraid of these NPCs who she knows are just staff members in disguise.
Cheng Zhishu, who dared to go to the abandoned school building with ghost stories when she was seventeen, and was practically exploring the entire building, was not afraid of these deliberately created atmospheres.
It would take about 30 minutes to quickly browse through everything, but with the urging and shouts of encouragement from behind, the two of them worked ahead of schedule and finished browsing in 25 minutes.
The young couple behind them shouted, "Ahhhhh, let's go!"
"Keep up, keep up with the people in front,"
Why are the two people in front walking so fast? Please stop!
However, because the two people in front of them didn't take the NPC's threats seriously, more NPCs turned around and started threatening the couple behind them, instantly doubling the level of terror.
Surrounded by vampires and ghosts, feeling helpless.jpg
The moment Cheng Zhishu saw the light of day again, her first reaction was one of exhilaration, as if she had been reborn, finally free from the double whammy of screams and background music.
However, the voices of the young couple echoed behind them. Both were still shaken and hugged each other to comfort one another. The couple who came out after them also comforted each other.
The sounds of "Baby, don't be afraid!", "Baby is so brave!", and "Give baby a comforting kiss!" were constant.
The two of them just stood there dumbfounded, watching the two couples comfort each other.
"..."
Both of them thought at the same time: Should we have been a little scared just now?
So, being scared means being called "baby" and given kisses for comfort? Why wasn't anyone notified beforehand?
They exchanged a glance, and remembering just how noisy it was inside, they both abandoned the idea of going back into the haunted house.
For the sake of the baby's ears, we'll discuss calling the baby later.
Having made their decision, the two went together to their next destination without exchanging a single word, relying entirely on their unspoken understanding.
This left the couple behind them confused about the nature of their relationship.
*
As mentioned at the beginning, the park is very large, and it is impossible to visit everything in one day; you can only choose what to visit.
In the evening, when you're tired from playing, you can choose a restaurant to sit down and have a meal, and then slowly walk out.
mingling in the bustling crowd, hand in hand, sometimes with shoulders touching when there are too many people, we always exchange a smile when we look at each other.
I don't know why I'm laughing, I just feel happy when I see it, I just want to laugh.
The journey here didn't feel long, and the return trip didn't feel long either. It seems that as long as you're alone with someone you like, anything you do is meaningful.
Cheng Zhishu walked to the car, turned around and said, "Should I drive on the way back?"
Both of them can drive, and they've been taking turns driving these past few days. Cheng Zhishu wanted Xi Congshuang to take this opportunity to rest.
Xi Congshuang refused, saying she would drive tonight and wanted to take her somewhere.
Curious about what she was up to but wanting to maintain the sense of surprise, Cheng Zhishu had no choice but to suppress her doubts and walk towards the passenger seat. She didn't know that Xi Congshuang had followed her.
Upon opening the car door, Cheng Zhishu was immediately greeted by a fragrant aroma, but she was taken aback when she saw what was placed on the passenger seat.
It was a bouquet of intensely colored roses, the petals delicate and vibrant, a deep, rich red.
Cheng Zhishu stared at the roses, not reacting for a while, when a long, slender hand with distinct knuckles reached out and picked up the bouquet.
My gaze followed the bouquet of flowers and landed on Xi Congshuang's face, where she showed an expression that seemed somewhat embarrassed.
Cheng Zhishu didn't know what expression to make when facing Xi Congshuang. She was a little confused and also felt a surge of impulse.
"We rushed to have it airlifted here yesterday for this moment, and thankfully it made it in time."
Xi Congshuang's voice rang in her ears, and Cheng Zhishu's heartbeats seemed to respond to her words, making it hard to suppress.
"I don't want to just say it to confirm our relationship. I hope our feelings for each other will start with a bouquet of flowers."
The beautiful woman with a beauty mark, holding a bouquet of flowers in her arms, handed the bouquet to her and earnestly asked, "Would you accept my advances?"
The girl who hid her red-rimmed eyes with an eye mask on an airplane at eighteen would never have imagined that she would receive a bouquet of Ecuadorian roses conveying her love after a trip to an amusement park at twenty-two.
The broken red thread is invisibly reconnected, continuing to extend.
Cheng Zhishu embraced the roses, their rich fragrance enveloping her. She held back her tears and said, "Mmm."
*
"Smack!"
The entryway light of the house, which hadn't been visited by its owner for a long time, was turned on, and the door was hurriedly closed.
The bouquet of roses, which she had held dear all the way, was ruthlessly abandoned and left in the entryway, accompanied by soft whispers.
Cheng Zhishu kept trying to bend down to pick up the roses, but her back was pressed against the wall, making it impossible for her to bend down. She complained, "Wait a minute, this is still the entryway."
After accepting the bouquet of flowers, Xi Congshuang, who had just gotten into the car, suddenly said that she had changed her mind and would go to that place again next time. So she came here.
Xi Congshuang occasionally finds it troublesome to stay at the Xi residence, where someone will come to clean regularly. Today, however, it was convenient for them.
"It's alright, this is home." Xi Congshuang grabbed her hands, which were trying to push her away, and walked towards the room.
Cheng Zhishu was still thinking about her roses and kept looking back. Xi Congshuang had no choice but to turn back, pick up the bouquet, and put it in her arms before she felt relieved.
But Cheng Zhishu soon regretted bringing the roses into the room. Her rose cultivation plan was forced to be put on hold, and all the vase ideas in her mind had to be deleted. However, she was covered in rose petals.
Beneath the petals, roses bloomed on her skin, scattered like stars, it was hard to tell which was more beautiful.
With tears in her eyes, Cheng Zhishu accused, "This is a waste of your time."
Xi Congshuang leaned closer and kissed away each tear, then her cheeks, the tip of her nose, and her lips, and finally her neck, kissing the trembling side of her neck while biting down on the platinum necklace at her collarbone.
She was no stranger to this necklace; it was a gift from her. That year, Cheng Zhishu left without taking anything with her, but it turned out that one or two things bearing her mark were taken away with her.
Feeling a pulling sensation in her neck, Cheng Zhishu touched the connection between her fingertips and reached out to push Xi Congshuang's shoulder, only then realizing that her body temperature could also rise.
Still preoccupied with her necklace, Cheng Zhishu muttered, "Don't break my necklace."
The roses are gone, but the necklace is not acceptable.
Now she is no longer a child who needs her grandmother's belongings for comfort, and she has kept the pendant.
But she couldn't bear to put the necklace away. On a whim when she returned to China, she took it and stuffed it into her coat pocket. She put it on before leaving the house today without knowing what she was thinking.
Xi Congshuang smiled: "It won't break."
Cheng Zhishu blinked her tear-streaked eyelashes, touched the necklace around her neck, and only felt relieved after confirming that it was intact.
This amused Xi Congshuang: "I'm right here, why are you touching the necklace?"
Cheng Zhishu muttered something under her breath, but Xi Congshuang didn't hear it clearly. She leaned over and asked again before she could hear what Cheng Zhishu said.
"The necklace won't bully me, only you will."
Xi Congshuang laughed in exasperation, then grabbed the back of her neck and kissed her.
This time it lasted a little longer than in the entryway. When they parted, a strand of ambiguous silver thread appeared, broke off at the edge of their lips, was wiped away, and they kissed each other affectionately.
"Baby, you're so good! You didn't bite my lips this time."
His words seemed to possess a magical quality, instantly turning Cheng Zhishu completely red, leaving her bewildered and burying herself in his arms.
After she had calmed down for a while, Xi Congshuang took her hand, kissed the back of her hand, and coaxed her:
"Can you ride me for a bit? I'm always the one moving."
"..."
The感动 (feeling of being moved) lasted no more than three seconds; now she needs to take action.
Cheng Zhishu felt she had been bewitched, and actually sat up to ask, "Then what should I do?"
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