The dim environment deprives people of most of their vision, and time seems to have been turned back to the days when vision was impaired.
The clean scent of soapberries was like small white flowers growing in the dampness, faintly yet distinctly falling on Xu Shiyue's nose.
This is the smell of Lu Shizhen.
And the hand that was on her waist also belonged to this person.
A car passed by the intersection, and the wind it stirred up swept past here quickly, carrying a damp and slightly cool breeze.
The dim lights barely illuminated the narrow intersection, reminding vehicles that they could not pass through here, and people standing in this secluded path could not be noticed.
In the damp and dim environment, there is a contradictory fragrance and a subtle sweetness.
Ambiguity always spreads in such situations.
Being pulled over unexpectedly makes one's heart beat faster inevitably, and the rapidly shortening distance is close to the warmth.
Xu Shiyue was hugged by Lu Shizhen from behind. She never expected that she would behave so suddenly and proactively.
And it was really a coincidence that Lu Shizhen did this.
Lu Shizhen usually went directly to the designated taxi stand to take a taxi after getting off the plane, and she didn't know that each elevator around the airport corresponded to a different underground parking lot location.
The clacking sound of the suitcase wheels reflected the confusion of its owner. Lu Shizhen looked at the navigation in his hand, a little bewildered.
Originally, she wanted to send Xu Shiyue her location and ask her to come find her. After all, she had a driver with her and he would be more reliable in knowing the way than herself.
At this moment, the fire escape light on the side seemed to short-circuit, flashing across Lu Shizhen's sight.
Then, as she looked over blankly, the light was completely fixed on her.
It was as if he was deliberately asking her to look over.
Lu Shizhen looked at the map in the navigation on his phone and realized that this seemed to be a shortcut to the entrance where Xu Shiyue was, so he plucked up his courage and took the shortcut along the dim darkness to find Xu Shiyue.
The suitcase was a bit heavy, and the dim road was a bit scary.
When Qiuqiu is not around, Lu Shizhen is as brave as a fingernail. It would be a lie to say he is not afraid.
Just thinking about meeting Xu Shiyue soon.
So the pace became lighter.
Finally, a bright light appeared in the distance, and the wind from the passing traffic lifted up Lu Shizhen's skirt.
Most of the damp drowsiness was blown away by the flowing wind, and the exit she wanted to reach was in front of her!
As Lu Shizhen walked out, he wanted to send another location to Xu Shiyue.
But suddenly he stopped.
The wind stirred by the traffic blew through the dim underground parking lot, and a figure was walking towards them in the distance under the dim light.
The hem of the old-fashioned cheongsam swayed slightly with her slightly quicker steps. The light fabric was rolled with a dark red edge, and the unclear floral pattern bloomed brilliantly on the inky black base fabric.
Lu Shizhen thought that if it wasn’t for the overly strong aura, such a rich color would not be suppressed.
But the person wearing this cheongsam was Xu Shiyue.
Just a face with hair messy by the wind is enough to overshadow all the flowers.
Under the black curly hair is a pair of bright red lips, which appear to be cold and aloof, yet under this color, a strong aura blooms, full of charm and gracefulness, yet strangers are not allowed to approach.
The lights around her were dim and cars kept passing by her.
From a distance, he looked like the protagonist from an old Cantonese movie.
Lu Shizhen knew that Xu Shiyue had dressed up specially to pick her up.
In order to find herself faster, she got out of the car stuck outside.
Only this time it wasn't her who found herself.
But I found her myself.
Lu Shizhen embraced Xu Shiyue, who was pulled into his arms, and turned her over from his arms: "Didn't expect that I would wait for you here?"
Xu Shiyue was naturally surrounded by Lu Shizhen. They looked at each other and nodded: "Yes."
After finishing these two sentences, Lu Shizhen's face showed a lot of grievance.
She put her chin on Xu Shiyue's shoulder and said, "I thought Miss Xu would arrive a long time early to meet me, and I felt very guilty. I didn't expect that I would come to meet Miss Xu and walk a long way."
"Sorry, the meeting took a while..."
Xu Shiyue spoke in a gentle voice, but was suddenly interrupted by the sound of a light sniff at the side of her face.
Lu Shizhen frowned slightly, turned his head from resting on Xu Shiyue's shoulder to face her, and asked: "Did you smoke?"
Xu Shiyue paused, feeling somewhat guilty, which was unusual for him.
She did smoke, and she felt guilty because she knew it was not a good thing to do.
But when she realized that she could smoke, it was already too late.
Over the years, the binding and tempting force has tried to control Xu Shiyue many times, but has almost never succeeded.
But this is the only thing Xu Shiyue miscalculated.
There was an unfillable hole in Xu Shiyue's heart, with burnt ashes floating vaguely in it.
Whenever it was late at night and she missed her mother the most, this thing became a "good medicine" to numb her and allow her to fall asleep again.
Then during the day, at a stressful time...
Slowly, slowly, this thing seeped into her life.
"I um..." Xu Shiyue was thinking about how to explain, but when she just opened her mouth to say the first word, her lips were suddenly sealed.
The last time the person who was so defenseless was Lu Shizhen, this time Lu Shizhen became the one who set the trap.
Her lips and tongue, which were about to speak, provided an opportunity for a sneak attack, and Lu Shizhen easily leaned over and kissed her.
The kiss was a little gentle, but more of a desire.
Lu Shizhen cunningly pried open Xu Shiyue's teeth and swept through her mouth inch by inch.
The light fragrance wrapped in the minty tobacco was all rolled up with the man's light touch.
The person kissing seemed to want to take away all these flavors, sweeping deeper and deeper inch by inch.
From time to time, oxygen, carrying its warmth and moisture, passed through the overlapping gaps and entered Xu Shiyue's mouth.
She had never felt that a person's kiss could be so deep and alluring. Lu Shizhen plundered and gave in this way, kissing her until the root of her tongue was numb and her legs almost went limp.
Lu Shizhen then took the opportunity to support Xu Shiyue's waist.
The thin silk material is so light that you can feel the temperature when you touch it.
The fabric was slightly cool, and the soft and delicate flesh pressed against Lu Shizhen's palm like a pearl, warm and carrying the fragrance of a blooming flower.
After taking another breath, Lu Shizhen raised his eyes slightly.
In an instant, Lu Shizhen seemed to see the appearance of Xu Shiyue in the book that she had imagined.
Lu Shizhen knew about Xu Shiyue's smoking when he read the original text.
In the past, she only thought that such a powerful and terrifying man, with his heart let down while smoking, looked broken and lazy and very attractive.
But now she feels that such beauty comes at the cost of health.
And for her, the most important thing in life is to stay healthy. She knows too well the importance of a healthy body.
Lu Shizhen kissed Xu Shiyue's earlobe and whispered in her ear in Cantonese: "Miss Xu, do you know that smoking shortens your life?"
Xu Shiyue's breathing was not steady, and he could not make out Lu Shizhen's awkward pronunciation.
She understood what Lu Shizhen meant, her misty eyes wandered over Lu Shizhen's face, and she also answered in Cantonese: "Then I'll have to trouble Teacher Sixteen to help me quit in the future."
Xu Shiyue's Cantonese was clear and cold, and I don't know if it was because of her uneven breathing, but there was also some tenderness in her voice.
The hair hung down and brushed across Lu Shizhen's nose and face, with a faint fragrance that made her feel like she was about to be bewitched.
Warm and tender, the hand on the waist gently squeezed.
Lu Shizhen lowered his eyes and embraced Xu Shiyue, and asked in agreement: "Then we should stipulate whether this is a punishment or a reward?"
But neither is true.
"Contract." Xu Shiyue replied, then nodded slightly and pressed her seal on Lu Shizhen's lips.
She used to smoke because it numbed the longing, but she knew she didn't need to now.
She has been consciously trying to control this matter these days, and she doesn't mind Lu Shizhen helping her.
Even happily.
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When Lu Shizhen and Xu Shiyue came out of the passage, the rush hour had already passed.
When the driver picked up the two and left the airport, there was no traffic jam on the road.
When Lu Shizhen got in the car, she always felt that the driver was stealing glances at her from time to time with a very strange look.
She couldn't help but mutter in her heart that Xu Shiyue was not a good driver, and had to pick up her phone to avoid this awkward situation.
But at this moment, her movements completely stopped.
A bright red color was reflected on the screen.
It's the kind of red that you can clearly notice even without a camera, the kind that you can tell at a glance where it was rubbed from.
"… "
Overwhelming embarrassment came over Lu Shizhen.
She found that she seemed to have wrongly accused the wrong person.
Suddenly, Lu Shizhen didn't know where to put her hands or whether she should wipe off the lipstick on her lips.
After a pause, she simply put the phone in her pocket, turned her head to look at the scenery outside the window as if trying to cover up her mistake.
Compared to the last time I came, spring is more present here.
Rich green covered the deserted suburban roads, and weeping willows swayed in the wind.
“Sizzle—”
Just as Lu Shizhen was using spring energy to heal herself, she suddenly heard the long-lost sound of the system starting up.
The mechanical voice was emotionless as always, but it was like a thunderbolt that struck Lu Shizhen's head: [It is detected that the host has seriously damaged the protagonist's emotional line. The behavior is active and the circumstances are bad. The punishment will begin in five seconds. The punishment time: ten minutes, the punishment level: one, the countdown: 00:00:5]
“… ?!”
Lu Shizhen was completely stunned.
She was shocked not because the main system punished her again, but because of the sudden punishment that started without any warning.
This airport was opened in City S last year. It is located in the eastern suburbs, has few buildings and is relatively spacious.
Lu Shizhen just looked out the window at the endless undeveloped green. Apart from natural disasters, she couldn't think of anything else...
Just as I was thinking this, a fully loaded truck came towards this side from the side of the small intersection, pushing aside the endless greenery.
It seemed to be going quite fast, and its turn signal was flashing as if it was about to turn.
But for some reason, the arc of the turn is very small and sharp at this moment.
Like there was a car breakdown, or...
The main system controlled it to rush towards the only car on this road!
The countdown was ticking in Lu Shizhen's ears, and she found that the driver of the car she and Xu Shiyue were riding in was obviously also controlled by the main system.
He anticipated the arrival of the truck and steered his car to the right.
According to people's first reaction when encountering such a situation, one should turn in the direction that can best protect oneself. The driver is sitting on the left side, so his first reaction should be to turn the steering wheel to the left.
But the main system wants to protect the protagonist, and in order to punish Lu Shizhen, the direction in which the car should evade is contrary to the left side where Lu Shizhen is located.
Even if the driver wanted to dodge, the car still would not dodge, and the truck would hit the rear of the car, and Lu Shizhen would definitely die.
She would also use her own death to create a perfect protective shield for Xu Shiyue beside her, allowing her to survive.
In front of the protagonist's gigantic and predetermined route, anyone is as small as a speck of dust and can be crushed by this damn fate at any time.
Death was approaching as he was about to land, and the countdown ended at that moment.
Just like every punishment in the past, her legs were taken away by the main system.
The thin body suddenly became extremely heavy, and Lu Shizhen's panicked brain was filled with a feeling of powerlessness.
She had just kissed the girl she loved and had just been reunited with her. She tried hard to survive, but her body was becoming increasingly weak.
In fact, if Xu Shiyue could be protected, it would be a good way to end.
That’s it. That’s it…
Suddenly, the wind blew in and ruffled Lu Shizhen's hair. She began to recall her eulogy in a mess.
However, no matter how calm he was, he still felt unwilling in his heart. The repeated "that is" was like a stuck gear, blocking Lu Shizhen's heart with unwillingness.
That’s right, I really want to kill the Lord God…
And at this moment, Lu Shizhen suddenly felt a force pulling her.
Only then did she realize that the fierce wind was caused by the right door of the car being opened at some point.
"Keep your body tight and protect your head. I will always be with you."
Xu Shiyue's voice reached Lu Shizhen's ears clearly, and he was so calm as if he had foreseen this accident caused by the main system.
(End of this chapter)