Chapter 17017 Dusk
The next morning, the sun was shining brightly. The sunny day after the rain always brings amazing vitality.
Xu Tingwan was putting on makeup, and there was a human-shaped pendant next to her, quietly waiting for her, neither urging nor rushing, just looking at her.
Chi Du squatted down and said to her with a smile, "Sister, can you put on makeup for me?"
Xu Tingwan stopped moving and looked at him, but she pushed his shoulder and said, "Don't make trouble. I'll be done in a moment."
Chi Du: “…”
She was slow to act, and by the time she had finished packing, it was already past eight. She stuffed everything she needed to touch up her makeup into her bag and hurriedly pulled Chi Du out the door, "Will it be late?"
Chi Du held her hand back, "It's not too late. You are by my side, so there is no such thing as early or late."
Xu Tingwan chuckled and pinched his face.
Xu Tingwan doesn't drive often. She prefers to take a taxi or take the subway after work, and look out the window in her free time, which gives her enough time to relax.
She looked at Chi Du driving and suddenly wanted to take a picture. He seemed to have returned to the time when they first met a year ago, wearing a white shirt and black pants, with a serious expression and a stern face.
Chi Du glanced at her and chuckled, "Taking a secret photo of me?"
Xu Tingwan put down his phone and sat upright, "Is it not possible?"
Chi Du put his hands on the steering wheel and said lazily, "Of course."
Xu Tingwan curled her lips and asked him, "You haven't told me where you're going today?"
He just took her out mysteriously, and when asked where he was going, he just smiled and ignored her. This made Xu Tingwan even more curious about how Chi Du could make this date happen.
Chi Du curled his lips, not intending to continue hiding it. "Fairy is holding an exhibition in Yucheng today, starting at 10 am. It should be just in time for us to rush over."
Xu Tingwan was stunned for two seconds, then suddenly screamed, "Chi Du, who do you think will organize the exhibition?"
“Fairy.”
Fairy is a famous artist abroad and has been holding exhibitions abroad. Xu Tingwan is her loyal fan. When she was in school, she would go abroad specifically to see exhibitions. Later, although she still flew around after she started working, the opportunities became much fewer. Either she had work or there were time conflicts.
Xu Tingwan has been so busy with work lately that he has no time to pay attention to matters in this regard. He didn’t even know that Fairy came to Yucheng to hold an exhibition.
Seeing Xu Tingwan's happy expression, Chi Du's mouth corners also rose slightly.
"But her exhibition tickets are hard to get..." Xu Tingwan suddenly became depressed.
Chi Du raised his hand, "In front of you."
Xu Tingwan opened the small compartment inside and looked at the two tickets in surprise, shaking them in front of his eyes in disbelief.
"Chi Du, am I dreaming?"
While waiting for the traffic light, Chi Du pinched Xu Tingwan's face. Seeing her shy away in pain, he smiled and said, "Are you still dreaming?"
Xu Tingwan shook his head blankly.
"Have you thought about what to say when you see your idol later?"
Xu Tingwan opened her arms and said, "I will definitely praise her with the most beautiful words in the world."
Looking at Xu Tingwan's boastful appearance, Chi Du couldn't help but laugh.
When they arrived at the place, Xu Tingwan couldn't wait to get out of the car. Although she was anxious, she still waited for Chi Du to park the car and took his hand to go into the venue.
The venue is very large, with plain white as the main color scheme, and the paintings inside are diverse.
After walking around for a long time, Xu Tingwan stood in front of a blank painting in a daze. The painting was not decorated with any extra colors, just plain white, but when you look closely, you can see shapes. Compared to the people next to it who were watching the colorful paintings, this painting seemed a bit deserted.
"What did you see?"
Chi Du asked softly.
Xu Tingwan raised her hand and traced the air, "There is a person, she is wearing a crown and a dress, she is flying, flying in the air."
Chi Du followed her eyes, but he didn't see as thoroughly as she did. In his eyes, the painting and the plain wall behind him were integrated into one.
Xu Tingwan was so lost in thought that he had no idea that a stranger was standing next to him.
“You can understand this picture.”
The visitor was a foreign beauty with blonde hair and blue eyes. Her pure white dress looked particularly divine on her.
Her Chinese is not very fluent and she speaks with an accent.
"Fairy?" Xu Tingwan's eyes lit up.
Fairy pursed her red lips and smiled helplessly, "I didn't expect to be recognized after all."
"I want to talk to you about this painting." Fairy said with a smile.
Xu Tingwan returned her gaze to the painting, still tracing the air. "Free, following her heart, yet she seems to have concerns. The dress she wears restricts her, and the crown on her head seems to shackle her. Although she feels very free at first glance, the longer she looks at it, the more sadness she feels."
Fairy looked at her and said softly, "You understand me very well."
Xu Tingwan was stunned for two seconds before suddenly realizing, "This painting is... of you?"
Fairy nodded. "They all like brightly colored paintings. That's the art I created when I was twenty. Now I'm almost fifty, and I only like to use the most monotonous colors to paint the world in my mind. I want to prove that a single color can still burst out with amazing vitality, but for so long no one has understood me."
The pure white color represents her innermost love for creation. She immersed herself in the painting, but could not wait for someone who truly understood her.
Xu Tingwan chatted with Fairy for a long time, and later talked about her Chinese. She said that she learned Chinese specifically for this exhibition and hoped to meet someone who understood her here. If she could meet someone here, she would communicate with her in her language.
The conversation ended with the arrival of a staff member.
After coming out, Xu Tingwan was still a little depressed. Chi Du asked her what was wrong, but she just said it was a pity.
But then she smiled and said to him, "But I'm very happy. I'm very happy to have this conversation. Thank you, Chi Du."
"As long as you like, I can accompany you to every one of her exhibitions in the future."
Chi Du half-knelt down and looked at her, and without waiting for her to answer, he put his baseball cap on her head.
The sudden shadow made Xu Tingwan stamp his feet. His hair had been deformed by the weight of his bun that morning. "Chi Du! My hair style!"
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We had hotpot for lunch, and luckily the air conditioner was on low so it wasn't too hot.
The gurgling soup base and the rising hot steam, next to him was Chi Du's flushed face. He lifted up the bangs covering his forehead. Xu Tingwan found it funny and took many photos under someone's gaze.
“Will these appear in your meme pack?”
Chi Du asked quietly.
Xu Tingwan looked happy and said, "No, no, of course not."
Seeing that Xu Tingwan wasn't paying attention, he swapped their sauces, then picked up some food for Xu Tingwan and watched her eat it.
Xu Tingwan rolled his eyes, "Why are you looking at me?"
Chi Du pursed his lips and swallowed the smile that he could no longer hold back, "It's okay, you look good."
Xu Tingwan happily dipped the food in the sauce and ate it, the spicy taste lingering in his mouth. Two seconds later, Xu Tingwan widened his eyes and looked for water. Seeing that his plan had succeeded, Chi Du leaned back, holding his stomach and laughing, not restraining himself at all.
Xu Tingwan drank two glasses of water but still felt better. Chi Du quickly poured her some water to apologize, "Is it really that spicy?"
Xu Tingwan kept hitting him while drinking water, but Chi Du kept smiling as if he didn't feel it.
"I knew you changed the dipping sauce for me!" Xu Tingwan complained.
Chi Du quickly changed it back and asked the waiter to add a bottle of watermelon juice. After drinking the cold juice, Xu Tingwan finally came to his senses, "How much chili did you put in this!"
Chi Du clicked his tongue and pretended to be nothing. "Is it spicy? It's not spicy at all. It tastes just right to me."
Xu Tingwan rolled his eyes and said to Chi Du before getting up, "I'll give you the seasoning."
Looking at Xu Tingwan's hurried back, Chi Du followed her reluctantly. When he got to her side, he saw Xu Tingwan adding chili peppers into the small bowl without adding anything else but chili peppers.
After finishing, she stuffed it into Chi Du's hand, and when he sat down, she even picked up some food for him, "If you don't cry after eating today, I will listen to you in everything from now on."
Chi Du took a deep breath when he saw the authentic red dish, and cursed himself in his heart for lighting the fire on himself. He could only close his eyes and eat the dish.
It's actually not that bad, just a little hot. I've even got a little sweat on my nose.
Seeing Chi Du's expressionless face, Xu Tingwan panicked, "No way, is this all right?"
Chi Du said "hmm" and went to pour watermelon juice. He gulped down two large cups before he recovered. He still remembered what Xu Tingwan had said just now, "Sister, don't go back on your word. Listen to me from now on."
Xu Tingwan fell back and pretended to be dead.
"Is it really not spicy?" Xu Tingwan did not give up.
Chi Du looked at her calmly, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"Of course it's true!"
Chi Du couldn't help but exhale, "It's actually quite spicy..."
"Then you're still pretending!"
"Men don't shed tears easily, but I have to endure it."
"...Chi Du, you have changed."
"Same here."
“…”
*
In the afternoon, she thought Chi Du would take her to see a movie or take a walk, but she didn't expect that he would actually take her to the amusement park.
Xu Tingwan's hair was also undone, and she wore Chi Du's baseball cap on top. Chi Du blocked the sun with his hands. Seeing that Xu Tingwan didn't leave, he turned around and looked at her, "What's wrong?"
Xu Tingwan clicked his tongue and shook his head, then said with a mature look, "Do you really want to come here with me?"
Chi Du held her hand and walked forward, "Sister, don't you like it?"
Xu Tingwan shook his head, "I'm afraid you'll regret it."
“…”
Before playing, Chi Du didn't understand what Xu Tingwan meant by this sudden statement. He just heard from his classmates that the amusement park was a good place for couples to date, and he thought that this trip to the amusement park would be a beautiful date. He really didn't expect that Xu Tingwan would only choose the exciting ones.
After getting off the roller coaster, Chi Du bent over, holding onto the pole. Xu Tingwan sighed and handed him a bottle of water. "Young man, are you okay?"
Chi Du's hair was all deformed by the wind. He took a sip of water with a bitter look on his face before speaking, "This is just the beginning. Actually, I was just pretending."
Xu Tingwan: “…”
Stubborn.
In order to see Chi Du beg for mercy, Xu Tingwan went to the next door to ride the roller coaster. The feeling of falling from a height made Xu Tingwan shout out in excitement, while Chi Du beside her shrank his head and leaned on her.
Xu Tingwan patted him and said, "Scream out!"
Chi Du did indeed shout out, "Xu Tingwan, you only know how to bully me!"
"How did I bully you? Did you come up here on your own?"
Chi Du closed his mouth again.
The project was completed, and as expected, another accident happened.
Chi Du squatted on the ground, drinking water and looking at Xu Tingwan with a happy face, feeling a little bit unbelievable.
"Sister, what are you afraid of?"
There was a hint of resentment in his voice that he didn't even notice when he said this.
Xu Tingwan clapped his hands and said happily, "It's really nothing to be afraid of. But you, I really didn't expect it."
Chi Du: “…”
Xu Tingwan pointed at the carousel next to him and said with a stifled smile, "Want to go play? It's a good time for you to relax."
Chi Du: “…”
The carousel was slow and he could breathe fresh air, so Chi Du really felt a lot better. He took out his cell phone to take a picture of Xu Tingwan.
"Are you really not afraid of anything?" Chi Du was a little unwilling to give up.
Xu Tingwan pinched his face and posed, "Don't be afraid, I've been brave since I was a child, even Xu Tingyan can't compare to me."
Chi Du: “…”
In the photo, the girl is smiling brightly, while the boy looks worried.
The sun was shining brightly, and Xu Tingwan patted him and reminded him, "Smile, otherwise the film won't be good."
Because of Xu Tingwan's encouragement, Chi Du laughed more and more wantonly. Although he was still afraid when playing exciting activities, he would shout out loudly. The atmosphere continued until the sunset.
The Ferris wheel in the evening was comfortable and romantic. The two of them sat together and looked at the scenery in the distance, and no one spoke.
"Chi Du, are you happy today?"
Xu Tingwan stood up and looked at him.
"Are you happy?" Chi Du asked back.
Xu Tingwan smiled and said, "Of course I'm happy. This is the happiest day of my year."
Chi Du tucked the hair behind her ears and looked at her tenderly, "I'm very happy too."
"But thy eternal summer shall not fade." Chi Du looked at her and said the last sentence, "Delphinium."
That summer, you gave me a photo. It was me in the photo. It was just an ordinary afternoon, but you recorded it. The pressure of the finals made me breathless. I had nowhere to say it, but you understood. You wrote this sentence for me. Because of you, I inexplicably had the courage.
Xu Tingwan was stunned and looked at him through his eyes. "I've fallen for you."
In this troubled world, some people look forward to an impatient encounter, and some look forward to a romantic love, but I only look forward to every second with you.
Chi Du placed his hand behind her head, their foreheads touching, "You please me."
You complete me, but you are still you.
The orange sunset engraved their shadows, which is their unique romanticism.
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Author's words: 1. "Youplete me." - "Jerry Maguire"
2. “But thy eternal summer shall not fade.”
3. “I’ve fallen for you.”——I’ve fallen in love with you.
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