In the dark night, the car stopped in the square of Baiyu Palace.
At this time in winter, the magnificent fountain in the center of the square is still spraying, and colorful lights hit the water column, adding more beautiful style to the city.
In the surrounding shopping malls and shops, festive red lanterns have been hung high.
She did not get out of the car, but sat in the car and looked out the window peacefully. Occasionally, she would stare at ordinary couples walking hand in hand in the square.
It seemed that between her and Bai Yeqing, they had never even had a date as ordinary as this one, where they walked hand in hand.
For him, a date like that was a luxury.
She already has this awareness.
Just as I was lost in thought, I heard the driver say, "Miss Xia, the President is coming out!"
After the other party said this, he immediately opened the car door, walked around to where she was sitting, and respectfully opened the car door.
She got out of the car and saw him coming out of the palace gate from a distance. He was wearing a dark grey windbreaker and surrounded by a group of bodyguards, stepping on the dazzling light behind him.
As soon as he came out, he saw her. Not too far away from her, across the crowd, the two of them looked at each other, their eyes deep.
He paused and stood still.
Then, he waved at her.
She smiled slightly, gathered her cloak around her and walked towards him.
He lowered his head and said something to Leng Fei who was standing beside him. Leng Fei glanced at her and nodded slightly, which was considered a greeting. Then she handed the car keys to him.
When Xia Xingchen approached, he opened the door of the low-key black car himself.
"boarding."
"you drive?"
Bai Yeqing responded to her words with his actions. He got in the driver's seat, drove her away from the square. In the rearview mirror, Leng Fei led a group of bodyguards, driving a car, following from a distance. Not disturbing them, but at a distance far enough to provide protection.
There is heater in the car and it is very warm.
Xia Xingchen took off his cloak, folded it and placed it on his knees.
She looked sideways, tentatively gazing at him sitting in the driver's seat concentrating on driving. He looked calm, with no extra expression. She was thinking in her heart, wondering if this man was still angry with her.
After thinking for a while, he suddenly reached out and gently covered the back of his right hand that was on the steering wheel.
His calm eyes moved slightly from the road. He didn't look at her, but only at her hand. His eyes moved slightly, but it was hard to tell what his emotions were.
Xia Xingchen was afraid that he would push her away again, but he didn't. However, he didn't respond to her either.
After waiting for a long time, he was still concentrating on the road conditions and didn't even look at her. She couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed and bored, so she moved her fingers and tried to slide them off the back of his hand.
However, before she could completely leave his hand, the tip of her index finger was suddenly grabbed by him. She looked at him sideways, and he still looked indifferent, but the next moment, he naturally clasped her slender hand in his palm, held it, and placed it on his thigh.
The man's big hands were firm and powerful, with calluses on his palms from guns, which gave people a sense of security.
The smile on her face deepened. Her fingers gently hooked and entwined with his fingertips, "Where are we going now?"
Even the voice became softer unconsciously.
"You'll know when you get there." Bai Yeqing did not answer her directly.
Xia Xingchen pursed her lips and glanced at him sideways for several times, "Are you going to give me a surprise? Are you going to propose to me? Impossible, you don't understand romance at all, you definitely won't give me such a surprise."
She asked herself questions and answered them, denying herself.
"Haven't you asked for marriage a long time ago?"
"Can that be called a proposal?" She tilted her head to look at him. "Mr. Bai, although you have no experience in proposals, you must have seen them on TV. Flowers, wine, fireworks, rings, kneeling on one knee, if you lack any of them, it can't be called a proposal. Now I haven't married you, so, do I have to make up for all these someday?"
Bai Yeqing seemed to be thinking about something and did not respond to her.
Xia Xingchen pinched his fingers and said, "I'm just teasing you. Don't feel pressured."
Although she really envied and even yearned for such romance, she was no longer a girl after all, and she also knew that such things only existed in TV dramas. Especially for a pragmatic person like Mr. Bai, it would probably be difficult for him to be romantic...
Well, it's hard to imagine.
He glanced at her sideways, held her hand tighter, and suddenly asked, "What are your plans for the future?"
"Ah?" Xia Xingchen was a little frightened by his sudden question. Shouldn't this kind of question be asked only when they are parting? She turned her head to look at him, not knowing why.
Bai Yeqing saw through her thoughts and explained, "I mean, do you have any other plans after you marry me? Or do you have any ideas now?"
Understanding what he meant, Xia Xingchen thought about it carefully for a long time before saying, "Before you appeared, I didn't have any ideas. Every day when I opened my eyes, I just thought about how to afford Dabai's living expenses and education expenses in the future. So, in those years, in addition to taking care of Dabai, I spent almost all my time studying foreign languages and trying my best to get into the government department because of the high salary."
Bai Yeqing held her hand tighter, "From now on, these things are no longer what you need to think about. You can think about other things."
"Otherwise..." Her eyes fell to the window. "I actually don't like working in a government department. It's boring and serious. It feels like I'm in chains every day. So, if I really have a choice, I would rather open a cafe by the sea."
When she mentioned this, she smiled, with ripples in her eyes, very clear and moving.
"I can hear the sound of the waves when I open my eyes, and I can smell the salty smell of the sea water when I walk out the door. The sun shines on the bed, and I can run back and forth barefoot on the street stalls every day without any worries. There are children around me, and..." When her eyes fell on the man beside her, the word "you" was never uttered.
Reality suddenly shattered the vision.
"But these are just fantasies. After the Chinese New Year, when my child has found a school and everything is settled, I will go find a translation agency and work as a translator."
She knew he couldn't leave.
He is the president of a country, not an ordinary person like her.
But even so, she didn't feel that lost. The seaside cafe was just one of her dreams, she had a bigger dream - that was him.
She dreamed of being able to hold his hand for the rest of her life and giving him a baby that belonged to both of them.
If this dream can come true, I will have no regrets in this life.