"Are you sure?" Li Jia was a little flustered by Hai Mingyue's sudden confession. Looking at Hai Mingyue's expression, Li Jia asked again cautiously.
"Yes, I'm sure, I've fallen in love with you!" Hai Mingyue has now completely let go of her emotions. The longing she has felt during this time has tormented her too much. Saying it out loud today, no matter the outcome, at least she won't feel so bad anymore, and she won't toss and turn so much at night, unable to fall asleep.
“I’m not your hero. Don’t you like heroic people? I don’t fit the bill.” After thinking it over, Li Jia could only come up with this one topic.
“Not before, but now!” Hai Mingyue said, composing herself before adding, “Ever since I saw your smiling face after you were framed, I’ve been certain that you are a hero, a great hero. Someone who can remain calm in that situation, what else could you be but a hero? What do you say?”
"Uh... Mingyue, what exactly do you like about me? I could disappear from your life at any moment, is it worth it for you to do this?" Li Jia drove faster and faster, and her answer became more and more difficult.
"I don't know if it's worth it or not, but it's an undeniable fact that I've fallen in love with you. Now, I want an answer from you, right now!" Hai Mingyue stared into Li Jia's eyes, unblinking!
Seeing Hai Mingyue's expression, Li Jia gave himself a bitter smile. He stopped the car and reached for a cigarette, but accidentally pulled out the landscape painting that the old man in Florence had given him. For convenience, Li Jia had folded it and put it in his pocket. After taking out the painting, Li Jia smiled wryly, thought for a moment, unfolded it, smoothed it out, stared at it for a moment, and then casually tossed it onto the dashboard.
As Li Jia took out a cigarette and lit it, his gaze inadvertently swept over the landscape painting. The car lights shining through the window made it seem as if he could see some words on it. Instantly, Li Jia's attention was drawn to the painting, and he simply picked it up, his eyes almost at a thirty-degree angle to it. Gazing at it sideways, a series of thoughts flashed through his mind.
Thinking of this, Li Jia turned to look at Hai Mingyue. "Mingyue, I can give you an answer now. The answer is that if I come back alive after dealing with Xiaoyue's matter, then I will return the 'I love you' I said to you today on that day! How about it?"
Hai Mingyue felt somewhat disappointed after hearing Li Jia's answer, but being able to confirm with her own voice that Li Jia also liked her was already a huge surprise for her!
"Okay, I'll wait for that day. I believe you'll do it!" Hai Mingyue didn't know what Li Jia was going to do, but out of trust in Li Jia, she chose to wait.
A huge weight was lifted from her heart. Hai Mingyue's face beamed with happiness. The Li family, however, wore smiles tinged with worry.
I restarted the car and took one last look at the painting. I rolled down the window and casually tossed it out. The landscape painting danced in the air before slowly landing on the ground. From a distance, viewed at an angle, four characters, crookedly formed against the blue sky and white clouds, read: "Spring Breeze...Wildfire."
At Li Xiaoqing's residence in Tianxiang Garden, the newly purchased table was filled with people: Li Jia, Li Xiaoqing, Li Xiaotong, Li Yan, Ai Xiaoyue, Xiaolong, and Hai Mingyue. The square table was laden with eight dishes and two soups, all of which were collaborative creations by Li Jia and Li Xiaoqing.
The family reunion dinner was a joyful affair, with laughter filling the table thanks to Li Jia and Li Xiaotong. The dishes were devoured in no time. After dinner, the group chatted until ten o'clock. Li Jia decided to take Hai Mingyue home, and then she and Xiaolong would go back to the shop to stay. Xiao Qing's house only had two rooms, one for Xiao Yan and one for Xiao Qing and Xiao Tong. Xiao Yue would have to share a bed with Xiao Qing that night, leaving no other room for anyone else.
Although Xiaolong was reluctant, he still chose to go back to the store with Li Jia after Li Jia's assurance. However, he asked Li Jia to bring him here early the next morning or pick up Xiaoyue and bring her back to the store so that he could feel at ease. As a bodyguard, Xiaolong was absolutely competent!
"Li Jia, you take Xiaolong back to the shop first. I have plenty of time, I don't mind going back a little later," Hai Mingyue said to Li Jia as soon as she got into the car, a sly smile in her eyes.
Li Jia understood that Hai Mingyue wanted to spend time alone with her, so she didn't refuse. She simply nodded and said, "Okay, let's go back to the shop first, and then I'll take you home."
After dropping Xiaolong off at the shop, the car, carrying Haimingyue, headed towards the Bayi Apartment.
"It's a bit hot, let's open the window a little." Hai Mingyue had drunk quite a bit of red wine that evening, and her face was flushed. She kept fanning her face with her hand.
"There's air conditioning in the car." Li Jia smiled and turned on the air conditioning, then slowed down and drove the car steadily. Hai Mingyue, sitting on the other side, reached out and turned on the music in the car, then closed her eyes and listened.
After an hour's drive, the two once again felt that long-lost quiet and peace, accompanied only by Enrique Iglesias's unique voice drifting in the car: "Ahead, we've arrived at the Bayi Apartment!"
After stopping the car, Hai Mingyue opened her eyes when the music ended. Looking at the Bayi Apartment in front of her, she said "Goodnight!" to Li Jia, then opened the car door and got out.
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