Chapter 127 was added.
In the evening, the two went to a local specialty restaurant for dinner.
Perhaps she was too tired from playing during the day, so Bai Zhenzhu ate a little more, and now her stomach is really full.
"How about we go for a walk? There's a beach right outside," Shi Jin suggested.
"I can go by myself, you go back to the hotel." Bai Zhenzhu still instinctively wanted to refuse.
"Pearl, it's so late, I'm worried about you. How about I give you two choices: I'll secretly follow you, or I'll openly stay with you..."
Late at night, who wants a sneaky man following them around?
Bai Zhenzhu picked up her bag and said to Shi Jin with disdain, "Aren't you coming with me!"
Shi Jin smiled smugly and quickly walked out.
...
As night falls in Santorini, the sea is shrouded in deep blue, reflecting the flickering lights on the white buildings along the shore.
The distant lighthouse twinkled softly, the waves gently lapped against the shore, and a breeze swept across the sea, bringing a touch of coolness.
Romantic and peaceful.
Shi Jin naturally draped his coat over Bai Zhenzhu's shoulders. Bai Zhenzhu was about to speak, but before she could say anything, Shi Jin interrupted, "The sea breeze is cold. You'll easily catch a cold if you get chilled."
Bai Zhenzhu thought for a moment, realizing that she would feel terrible if she really caught a cold, so she closed her lips again and continued walking forward.
The two were separated by a distance that was neither too close nor too far, just right.
Shi Jin could clearly see the curve of Bai Zhenzhu's eyelashes and the faint smile at the corner of her mouth.
He discovered that she blinked approximately every 0.8 seconds, her nose bridge was about 10 millimeters high, her breathing rate was slower than average, and she often gently bit her lower lip when relaxed…
He also made many discoveries that he had never paid attention to before.
"Pearl, I made many mistakes in the past and neglected your feelings. I won't do that anymore. From now on, you will be the only one in my eyes, and your joys and sorrows will be the most important thing to me..."
The abrupt and seemingly unrelated love confession took Bai Zhenzhu quite a while to process.
"Shi Jin, you..." Could you please stop being so mushy?
"Alright, I know what you're trying to say. This is the last cheesy thing I'll say tonight. I'm not saying anything more. Let's go."
Bai Zhenzhu was surprised that Shi Jin knew what she wanted to say.
However, she still stubbornly replied, "You guessed wrong. I meant to say you have a piece of vegetable stuck in your tooth!"
Shi Jin awkwardly covered her mouth, then secretly took out her phone's front camera and looked left and right, but couldn't see any vegetable leaves.
He then realized he had been tricked, but he wasn't angry at all; being tricked was better than being ignored.
...
At the beach, several children were playing in the sand, collecting seashells, and building sandcastles. Their loud and joyful laughter infected many people around them.
Bai Zhenzhu also looked over curiously, and was somewhat stunned.
Perhaps it was the atmosphere that had brought her to this point, but Bai Zhenzhu couldn't help but speak up: "I remember when I was little, I went to the beach with my parents. I collected a lot of seashells, thinking of making a beautiful seashell necklace for them. But when my parents saw the necklace, they said they liked it, but then they threw it away. Later, I found those seashells that I had painstakingly collected all afternoon in the trash can..."
Bai Zhenzhu faintly recalled the past, a trace of sadness flashing in her eyes.
"Maybe it's because I'm young and don't hold grudges. Later, I dragged my parents to the beach to build sandcastles. My parents were busy working and playing on their phones, so I finished building the sandcastles all by myself. I excitedly called my parents to come and admire my sandcastles, but they didn't even lift their eyelids. They just said they were beautiful. That's when I realized how perfunctory my parents' love for me was. If it had been my older brother that day, my parents definitely wouldn't have acted that way..."
People's hearts grow cold not because of a single disappointment or resentment, but because of the accumulation of repeated unmet expectations.
She once hoped to be a loved child, but whether it was because she was simply not likable or because she had few relatives, her relationship with her parents turned out the way it is now.
It's frustrating and regrettable.
Shi Jin knew a little about Bai Zhenzhu's family situation, but this was the first time he had heard of such a small detail.
My heart feels like it's being pricked by needles; the pain is almost numbing.
He hugged Bai Zhenzhu tightly, cherishing her as if she were a rare treasure. He spoke gently, mimicking the tone his mother used to use to comfort him when he was a child: "Zhenzhu, I don't know what you've been through, so I can't make any judgments. But I do know one thing: you've always been a good person. Your desire to be loved is absolutely right. I will make up for all the love you've missed in the future, little by little. Don't be sad, okay?"
Bai Zhenzhu's heart skipped a beat. She sniffed, feeling a little embarrassed, and immediately pushed Shi Jin away from her embrace. "Who asked you to make it up to me? Who said I'm lacking love? Can you stop being so presumptuous?"
White Pearl lifted her skirt and practically fled.
Shi Jin watched her beautiful yet flustered back and couldn't help but smile, but after the smile, he felt a deep pang of heartache.
He sat on the beach, gazing thoughtfully at the distant sea…
...
When Bai Zhenzhu returned to her room, her heart still felt a little sore, and tears were welling up in her eyes. She decided to go to the bathroom and wash her face properly.
She looked at herself in the mirror, raised her hand and gave herself a light but not heavy slap, which made a dull thud.
She blamed herself, saying, "Bai Zhenzhu, have you done something stupid! Why can't you keep your mouth shut? Why did you have to tell Shi Jin about things from when you were little? Is he someone I can trust? Aren't you afraid he'll laugh at you behind your back?"
She gave a final, cold laugh. Why should she care about Shi Jin's feelings? No matter what he thought, she and he would have no further contact in the future.
After taking a shower, he went back to bed and called Su Yizheng again.
She tried calling once but couldn't get through, so she didn't call again.
He must be very busy.
Finally, he thoughtfully sent a WeChat message: "Senior, don't work too late. Your health is the most important thing. Goodnight."
Knowing he probably wouldn't reply to her WeChat messages tonight, Bai Zhenzhu fell asleep peacefully.
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