Chapter 61 Chapter 61 Romantic Ceremony
When we came out of the restaurant, it was already completely dark.
The white moon is high in the sky tonight, and the starry sky is particularly bright.
Lu Yu took Cheng Yi out the door, but did not get in the car immediately.
"Want to take a walk?" he asked. "There's a mountain park further back from here."
Cheng Yi felt the gaze on the side and turned back. The moonlight shrouded his head and reflected in Lu Yu's eyes, like two reflections in a deep lake.
"If you take a walk... aren't you working overtime tonight?" he asked the key question. I vaguely remember that Lu Yu's schedule next week is very busy, and there are a lot of approval projects that need to be handled this weekend.
"As for work, you can put it aside for now." Lu Yu answered him, "Compared to more important things, work is insignificant."
“…”
Cheng Yi was speechless for a moment and could only take a deep breath and digest these words that he had never heard from the other person before.
If he hadn't guessed that Lu Yu might have some feelings for him, he would have thought that his boss must have been possessed by a salted fish spirit and had become corrupted.
He was so unmotivated and unambitious, and didn't strive for progress. He was nothing like the elite boss he knew.
But now he can vaguely guess some inside information, some things that seem to be related to himself.
Every word Lu Yu said seemed to contain a deep meaning, which was not obvious. It seemed to be a straight ball but not that straight. There was a layer of window paper between them, which was not broken, but it made people feel numb in their hearts.
"I didn't expect you to be this kind of Mr. Lu." Cheng Yi couldn't help but comment.
Lu Yu curled his lips lightly: "There are many things you can't imagine."
Cheng Yi: “.”
The two walked along the path behind the restaurant. The mountain park was not far away, and they reached their destination after walking for fifteen or sixteen minutes.
The autumn evening breeze brings a little chill. The shadows of the trees in the park are swaying, the leaves are rustling in the wind, and fallen leaves are constantly falling quietly.
The park's hiking trail climbs as the mountain's altitude increases. As they walk along it, the wind gradually gets stronger. The trees on both sides are blown left and right. A few grains of dust hidden in the wind float into Cheng Yi's eyes.
"Hmm..." Cheng Yi subconsciously rubbed his eyes with his hands, but the more he rubbed, the stronger the foreign body sensation became, as if there was a hard pebble poking his eyeball.
"Wait a minute, your eyes are squinting." He turned his body and said to Lu Yu with his back to him.
Lu Yu paused, then immediately strode over to him and said, "Let me take a look."
"No, no, it's okay, I'll just rub it a few times..."
Before he could finish, Lu Yu had already grabbed his wrist and pulled his hands away from his eyes. With his other hand, he gently grabbed the back of his neck, forcing him to raise his head to face him.
"You can't rub your eyes, it will cause bacterial infection."
The sudden warmth at the back of his neck made Cheng Yi shiver and a shadow was cast in front of his eyes. He half-closed his eyes, and although his vision was not clear, he could feel the familiar breath of the other person lingering in his nostrils.
"Blink and see if you can wash out the dust with your tears." Lu Yu said.
Cheng Yi blinked and squeezed out tears: "Not so good, my five elements belong to fire, so I may not have much fluid."
“…”
Lu Yu turned his head and looked around. About ten meters ahead there was a vending machine selling purified water.
He had an idea, so he took Cheng Yi's hand and asked him to sit on the bench on the trail: "Wait for me."
Lu Yu quickly walked to the vending machine, scanned the code and bought a bottle of purified water, then quickly returned to Cheng Yi.
At this time, an old man who was taking a walk came over and said: "If you have blurred vision, can't you just blow it out? Why spend money to buy a bottle of water?"
"No," Lu Yu said seriously, "Saliva will contain bacteria. If saliva is blown into the eyes, it will not be as simple as blinding the eyes."
"Tsk," the passerby uncle said disapprovingly, "You guys still kiss even though there are bacteria in your saliva. What's the matter? Your mouth is not afraid of bacteria, but your eyes are?"
Lu Yu: “…”
Cheng Yi: “…”
Cheng Yi felt that this person might be a nitpicker. Refuting Lu Yu's words made him very uncomfortable.
"Although there are bacteria in saliva, scientific research has found that kissing has more advantages than disadvantages," he responded with his eyes closed, "Kissing can burn calories, relieve tension, exchange probiotics, and prevent corticosteroids..."
After saying this, Cheng Yi waited for the nagging person to continue speaking, but there was no further text.
"Huh? Where are the people?" He opened one eye.
"I left early." Lu Yu said, and after a moment of silence, he asked with a smile, "How do you know so many benefits of kissing?"
"I..." Cheng Yi was choked for a moment, and moved his lips, but nothing came out. Only the tips of his ears were faintly stained with a hint of red.
Lu Yu laughed again and did not continue the topic. He turned on the purified water and carefully rinsed the young man's eyes.
The slightly cool liquid gently dripped into the eyeball and slowly flowed through the corner of the eye. Cheng Yi opened his eyes again and suddenly felt comfortable.
"Hey, it's really washed away!" He was extremely happy and blinked hard at Lu Yu again, "It doesn't hurt at all now."
"Well, that's good." Lu Yu stretched out his hand and stroked his cheek with the tip of his thumb to help him wipe off the remaining liquid on his face.
The warm touch made Cheng Yi's cheeks hot. He turned around, looked away, and whispered, "Shall we go?"
Lu Yu looked at him, stood up, drank a sip of slightly cool water, and nodded: "Let's go."
The mountain breeze is a little weaker than before, but the temperature seems to be lower.
Cheng Yi was only wearing a thin T-shirt, and the cool breeze felt like a snake's tongue, drilling into his clothes through the holes in the cloth and licking his skin.
He subconsciously shrank his neck and crossed his arms.
The coolness only stayed on him for a few seconds.
A suit jacket was suddenly thrown over his shoulders, and he was startled by the sudden warmth.
"Wrap it on tightly, don't catch a cold." Lu Yu said beside him.
A faint smell of woody perfume mixed with a low-pitched sound poured into Cheng Yi's ears along with the sound of the wind. Cheng Yi's blood flow accelerated and he heard the sound of blood hitting his eardrum.
He lowered his head and uttered a hesitant "thank you" in his throat. His fingers unconsciously grasped his suit jacket and he lowered his head to sniff the scent on it.
He felt from the corner of his eye that Lu Yu had turned his head, so he turned his body slightly and secretly looked at the person next to him. The light from the street lamp shone on Lu Yu's tall body and stern profile, both of which were perfect and exuded a charming temperament.
Cheng Yi couldn't help but think of the questions he asked the strange man in the bathroom.
——If someone you never expected flirts with you again and again...
He couldn't do what the strange man said: eat it first and talk later.
He didn't want any ambiguity, he wanted a clear answer.
They kept thinking like this all the way, and before they knew it, they had reached the top of the mountain.
Cheng Yi looked around and was suddenly surprised to find that this was actually an observatory.
They were standing at an altitude of about one thousand meters, with almost no obstructions around them. Looking up at the night sky, they saw a sky full of stars that shone brightly.
Cheng Yi also discovered that there were many people around carrying telescopes, cameras and high-power flashlights, silently debugging their equipment.
"This is..." He turned to Lu Yu curiously.
"The news predicts that there will be a Perseid meteor shower tonight," Lu Yu looked up at the starry sky, then lowered his eyes and looked at his face, "Didn't you say that everyone who looks up at the starry sky has a child living in their heart?"
Cheng Yi remembered that it was something he had said casually when they went camping with Lu Lingyi some time ago. It had been a long time, but he didn't expect Lu Yu still remembered it.
“I read this sentence from a book.”
"That's not important." Lu Yu raised his hand and gently placed it on his shoulder. "What's important is that those are the words you said."
As soon as the words fell, suddenly the dark clouds in the sky seemed to be torn apart, and the deep and mysterious Milky Way shook off a brilliant light to the earth. A fireball with a long tail streaked across the starry sky, illuminating people's eyes.
There were excited exclamations all around.
Cheng Yi also shouted: "Look, it's really a meteor!" He jumped and pointed, excitedly grabbing the hand of the man next to him, his voice trembling slightly.
Lu Yu's hand naturally held him tightly, palms touching, warm and powerful. Her tender eyes looked up to the sky, then slowly fell back into the young man's eyes.
He saw dazzling spots of light blooming in Cheng Yi's clear pupils, blossoming into a lively brilliance and a galaxy that was boiling like fireworks.
"Make a wish." Lu Yu said in his ear.
Cheng Yi immediately closed his eyes and made a wish. It was the first time in his two lifetimes that he had seen a fireball. It was so spectacular. His wish would definitely come true!
After making the wish, Cheng Yi opened his eyes. The meteor shower was still continuing, like the most mysterious and greatest messenger in the dark night, leaving behind a short but unique track.
"It's really romantic," he said with deep emotion, "They have been wandering for hundreds of years, just to rush into the atmosphere and burn at this moment."
"Well, romantic and brave." Lu Yu raised the corner of his mouth, and his palm kept holding Cheng Yi's hand without loosening. The warmth was transmitted at his fingertips, and the blood rushed to the top of his head.
"Why do you say they are brighter than ordinary stars?" Cheng Yi pointed at several meteors that had just streaked across the sky. "It seems that they are always shining, and will not wither or fade. It's like some kind of romantic ritual of the universe."
Lu Yu smiled and said, "Because meteors release atomic spectra of specific wavelengths, calcium atoms release purple light, magnesium atoms release blue-green light, and sodium atoms release orange-yellow light. When our retinas receive light quanta from the same cluster of interstellar matter, it means," he paused, and his thumb gently stroked the back of Cheng Yi's hand intentionally or unintentionally.
"What does it mean?" Cheng Yi asked, fluttering his eyelashes.
"It means that the romantic ritual will also happen to us. It will not wither or fade, but will shine."
At that moment, it seemed as if many little stars exploded in Cheng Yi's chest. It dragged a burning trail and hit the chest repeatedly.
Romantic rituals happen to us, too. Will not wither, will not fade, will shine...
He repeated Lu Yu's words in his mind, and a corner of a mysterious conjecture in his mind seemed to be torn off at once.
"land……"
Before he could finish his words, a voice behind him interrupted his thoughts. A little girl walked quickly towards them with a camera in her arms.
"Sorry, I just took a picture of you guys from behind. I didn't mean to do anything else. I just thought this scene was very romantic, so I took the picture."
She handed the camera to the two of them. The photo showed lush green mountains, winding paths, and more than a dozen meteors with long tails passing overhead. Under the brilliant starry sky were their shadows, snuggling together.
Lu Yu had one arm around Cheng Yi's shoulders, and the other arm was not clear, but Cheng Yi knew that the hand had been holding his hand, and the palm was still a little wet.
"Would you mind?" the little girl asked in a low voice, looking at them with bright eyes.
"No, I don't mind." Cheng Yi shook his head.
Lu Yu pointed at the camera and said, "Can you send me this photo?"
"Of course," the little girl clapped her hands with a smile, "This is the best scenery I have ever photographed. I wish you a happy marriage~~"
Cheng Yi: “.”
The girl quickly sent the electronic version of the photo to Lu Yu's mobile phone. It was already late, so the two didn't linger any longer and went down the mountain along the hiking trail.
The mountain wind began to grow stronger again, shaking the branches on both sides and causing leaves to flutter down. One or two leaves fell on Cheng Yi's head.
"Wait a moment." Lu Yu pulled him, stood still, raised his arm, and gently picked up the dead leaves on the young man's head.
In the dark environment, Cheng Yi raised his head and looked straight into the man's eyes. Those eyes were staring intently at the top of his head, as if he was carefully checking whether there were any small fallen leaves or debris.
Cheng Yi felt a surge of heat in his head. The question that has been lingering in my mind is no longer easy to hide.
"Lu Yu," he cleared his throat and turned to face the person next to him, "Can I ask you a question? Why did you suddenly take me to watch the meteor shower tonight?"
"Because I saw the astronomical news yesterday that there will be a meteor shower tonight," said Lu Yu.
Cheng Yi pursed his lips, took a step forward, and was very close to the man.
"Is that all?" he asked again.
There was a burning heat flashing in Lu Yu's eyes as he looked deeply at the person in front of him. Suddenly he stretched out his hand, grabbed Cheng Yi's arm and pulled hard. The young man was caught off guard and fell into his arms.
Their breaths were entangled with each other, their chests pressed together.
"There is also this." Lu Yu said in a hoarse voice.
Cheng Yi's cheek was pressed against Lu Yu's heart, and the throbbing heartbeat was almost drowning him.
The next second he felt Lu Yu leaning down slightly, and his warm breath brushed against his hair.
"You've already guessed it, haven't you?"
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