At the very last moment before the bell rang, Shang Yan, who had finished all the exams, handed in his test paper and left the examination room.
Zhou Ping was standing outside the door with flowers, waiting for him. When he came out, she smiled slightly.
"The exam's over!" Shang Yan rushed over again, looking at Zhou Ping who was holding flowers, and asked with a smile, "Are these flowers for me?"
"Yes." Zhou Ping handed over the bunch of sunflowers, which were decorated with jasmine flowers. A gentle breeze blew, and Shang Yan smelled the faint fragrance of the flowers.
Today was the last day of the exam, and it was around noon when the exam ended. Shang Yan pulled Zhou Ping by the hand and squeezed through the crowd.
"I think I passed the exam without any problems. Shall we check into a hotel for now and go home tomorrow?"
“Okay.” Zhou Ping walked beside him, his gaze lingering for a moment on their tightly clasped hands. Then, slowly, slowly, he changed his posture and intertwined his fingers with Shang Yan’s hand, which was more slender than his own.
The moment their palms touched, his previously empty heart felt filled, and the smile on his lips deepened.
"Summer vacation is here again. How about we open a bookstore this summer? That way you can read books and sell them at the same time... We should have enough money. Should we open it in Xijin City? Or Shangjing City? Or somewhere else..."
Shang Yan thought for a while, "There's also a university in Xijin City. It would be good for me to apply there. After I'm done with my work this summer, could you take me to see the sea?"
"Hmm?" Zhou Ping, who had been listening attentively to Shang Yan, looked up upon hearing this. "Why do you suddenly want to go to the beach?"
"I just suddenly felt like going. We've never seen the sea together before, and we happen to have the time and money now!" Shang Yan leaned closer to him. "Hehehe... Shall we go to the beach and sunbathe?"
Zhou Ping silently pulled his clothes tighter. He knew what Shang Yan was thinking without even asking. "Go hang it out to dry. I'll just watch you."
"So you agree to come with me?" Shang Yan had thought he would have to coax and plead a bit more, but he couldn't help but say, "I was once taken to see the Canglan Sea..."
"Hmm?" The moment Shang Yan uttered the unfamiliar name of the sea area, Zhou Ping turned to look at him.
He seemed to pause at this point, then slowly continued, "It's a beautiful place. I'll definitely take you there sometime!"
Zhou Ping silently watched him, then leaned closer and reached out to hold Shang Yan's somewhat rounded chin. The two were so close that their noses almost touched.
Under such close eye contact, Shang Yan's brown eyes, tinged with green, were clearly reflected in Zhou Ping's eyes.
"What...what are you doing?" After staring at Zhou Ping for ten seconds, Shang Yan gave in. He turned his head away uncomfortably, a faint blush rising on his face.
His skin was very fair, so when he blushed, it was especially noticeable, making it easy to tell at a glance that he was shy.
"Wife, we're outside right now..." Shang Yan stammered, his fingers twitching with embarrassment at Zhou Ping's intertwined fingers. "Everyone around us is watching."
That's certainly true, because quite a few people around couldn't help but stop and watch after seeing Shang Yan and Zhou Ping.
Zhou Ping, unaware of what Shang Yan was thinking: ...
He lowered his head, his face slightly flushed, but he felt that Shang Yan always said such things, and he blushed so easily, without even responding to a word, which was really... really too inappropriate!
“Then let’s go home, we can stay at home.” This was a statement of fact, and Zhou Ping finally responded after Shang Yan’s several flippant remarks.
Shang Yan turned to look at him in surprise, and he replied somewhat blankly, "Huh?"
His blank expression was so adorable, like a silly shark that was easy to bully. Zhou Ping couldn't resist reaching out to touch Shang Yan's head and gently smoothing the stray hairs on his forehead.
When his slender fingertips touched the tuft of hair on Shang Yan's head, he tugged at it again.
"Idiot," he whispered softly.
Shang Yan had excellent hearing, so he naturally heard the word "idiot." His eyes widened, and he reached out to shake Zhou Ping's hand, which was tightly gripping his. He thought he was strong enough to shake it off, but the grip was too tight, and he couldn't shake it off even after several attempts.
He lost his temper slightly and said something harmless, "You have no idea how smart I am. Take back what you just said, or I'll keep slapping you!"
Zhou Ping quickly gripped the handle tighter, lowering his eyes to look at Shang Yan beside him. "I was wrong, I'll take back what I said."
Hearing this, Shang Yan leaned closer and cleared his throat. "Alright, I'll forgive you since you took back what you said."
The way he earnestly talked about forgiving people was just too adorable. His slightly greenish eyes were full of seriousness, and he was nodding his head little by little. Looking down, there was his straight, upturned nose, and then...
Her rosy lips opened and closed, as if she were saying something. Shang Yan loved to laugh, and when she spoke, her mouth was slightly open, revealing her white teeth and soft tongue... Zhou Ping silently looked away.
His heart would always skip a beat when he saw Shang Yan, followed by an even more violent pounding.
Even though they've been together for so long... his heart still races uncontrollably whenever he sees Shang Yan.
She swallowed unconsciously, almost out of shame and anger, banishing the unbearable images from her mind.
Shang Yan talked for a while but still didn't get a response. He looked up in confusion, "Hey? I was just saying that if we were to open a bookstore, it would be best to open it next to a school. Did you hear me?!"
Seeing that Zhou Ping's face had turned red without him realizing it, Shang Yan thought he had thought of something happy. "What are you thinking about? We're at the hotel now. Let's go get some food later. Are you hungry?"
Huh? We've arrived at the hotel so quickly?
So we're not outside now, right...?
Thinking of some things beyond the scope of the curriculum, Zhou Ping pursed his somewhat dry lips.
"I'm not hungry yet, let's go out later?" He pulled Shang Yan to the room they had booked. The two of them had been sleeping here for the past few days. At Shang Yan's insistence, they had booked a double room.
"Hehehe, I want to play games! 019, come out and fight alongside me on the battlefield!" Shang Yan pounced on the bed after returning to the room, reaching out to Zhou Ping who was standing beside him, "My phone! My phone!"
His phone has been kept by Zhou Ping for the past two days, and he's been really bored.
Zhou Ping took his phone out of his pocket and sat on the bed. "Shang Yan... don't play with it yet."
"Huh?" Shang Yan looked up in confusion as he lay on the bed, and the next second a hot body covered him.
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