A gentle piano piece ended, and the man sitting in front of the grand piano turned a page of the music score.
The piano keys were struck gently, and new music sounded again in the restaurant which had been silent for a second.
Xu Shiyue's voice was as soft and calm as the piano music, and it seemed that she was just telling Xiaoning something very ordinary.
But when Xiaoning wasn't noticing, Lu Shizhen's face suddenly burned as she looked down at the menu.
There are too many repetitive actions.
Xu Shiyue was with me the whole time yesterday, and the actions that can be repeated are...
The answer was about to come out, and Lu Shizhen suddenly pressed these words into his head.
But what happened last night seemed to trigger key words, flashing through her mind like fragments, and Lu Shizhen instantly felt her face getting even hotter than before.
Unable to help but look towards Xu Shiyue.
But the culprit stood straight, his arm holding the menu in just the right arc, and his every move exuded elegance, not at all like the man who could have said such vicious words just now.
How could this person say these words without changing his expression or heart beating
They were so intimate and ambiguous for so long that Lu Shizhen almost forgot about it.
This person's attribute is the dark moonlight with black in the white...
"I have a plaster here. Teacher Sixteen used this when her wrist was uncomfortable."
Lu Shizhen was thinking this when Xiaoning's enthusiastic voice brought her back to her senses.
She couldn't understand the secret language between the two. As she spoke, she took out the plaster she brought with her and reminded Xu Shiyue as if she cared about Lu Shizhen: "You still have to take good care of yourself, otherwise you will suffer from frequent pain like Teacher Shiliu in the future."
Most of this ointment has been used up, and the outer shell of the ointment is full of pits and marks of the passage of time.
Although it indirectly proves that Lu Shizhen often uses this ointment, it seems out of place in this place.
Xiaoning also realized this when she pushed the ointment to Xu Shiyue.
After interacting with Xu Shiyue these days, she also knew the sense of distance that this person had, and she was a little nervous and worried that she might look down on this cheap little thing.
But it was obvious that Xiaoning's hesitation and worry were unnecessary. Xu Shiyue took the ointment she had pushed away under her gaze and said, "Xiaoning is really thoughtful. I'll take it. Thank you."
Xu Shiyue's voice was calm, with a smile that didn't seem too distant.
This feeling is like the glaciers in winter melting in midsummer. The cold air of the past turns into just the right tenderness at this time, making everything around it feel like there is no distance, and people suddenly feel as if their hearts are blooming.
When Xiao Ning heard Xu Shiyue say this to her, she felt so happy that she waved her hand and said, "Miss Xu, you are too polite. I am very happy that you can use me."
Perhaps because of the little episode about the ointment, the three of them had a very good atmosphere during the meal.
Xiaoning looked at the scene of Lu Shizhen and Xu Shiyue sitting together. While it was pleasing to the eyes, she also felt happy for their teacher Sixteen and even became a CP fan of the two.
Thinking that she would be able to support her couple up close every day in the future, Xiaoning left with a look of joy.
Xu Shiyue looked at Xiaoning's back, which was clear at a glance, turned around, and walked towards the parking lot not far away, while whispering to Lu Shizhen beside him: "Your assistant seems to be in a good mood."
"It seems like you're in a pretty good mood." Lu Shizhen took a bite of the ice cream she packed from the restaurant, and there was a hint of vengeance in her lazy voice.
Xu Shiyue looked at the way Lu Shizhen looked at her, curled her lips, and said to her in a confessional manner: "If Teacher Shiliu can help me apply the ointment when she goes back, I will feel better."
In the summer, cicadas chirped in the trees, and the elongated sounds were like an alarm going off in Lu Shizhen's head.
The sunlight fell into Xu Shiyue's half-closed eyes, and the cunningness revealed was exactly the same as last night.
If the night can accommodate a lot of obscurity and ambiguity because of its darkness, then the brightness of the day will make people feel a sense of immorality.
When Lu Shizhen mentioned this, her face felt hot again. The tip of her tongue, wrapped in ice cream, licked across the tips of her teeth. The cool temperature exuded a fragrance that was diffused by the sunlight, just like the fingers that had touched her lips last night.
Seeing that Lu Shizhen was still silent, Xu Shiyue on the side tilted her head and said to her in a coquettish tone, "Okay, Teacher Sixteen."
"OK."
The sturdy plane tree lowered its branches, and its dense shadows obscured Lu Shizhen's raised eyes.
There seemed to be a smile in Xu Shiyue's eyes, but before she could be sure, Lu Shizhen leaned forward and pressed her against the tree behind her.
A straight and slender arm crossed Xu Shiyue's line of sight and restrained her in front of the tree.
The sunlight filtered through the gaps between the leaves, outlining Lu Shizhen's shadow, making him look both overbearing and a little immature.
"But, October, don't you have to give me something as compensation? You almost betrayed me today to get this ointment." Lu Shizhen said.
Xu Shiyue raised his head slightly and squinted his eyes in the sunlight: "Then what do you want?"
Lu Shizhen looked at Xu Shiyue and calmly uttered one word: "You."
As soon as the words came out, Lu Shizhen's kiss fell along with them.
The midsummer sun was scorching the earth, and there were very few pedestrians on the road at noon.
Cars whizzed past on the road, as if avoiding the scorching heat from the sun, bringing up a gust of hot wind.
The huge shade of the tree hid the people who were huddled together in the shadow of the corner, and no one had the leisure to appreciate the scenery here.
But even so, Lu Shizhen's bold behavior still shocked Xu Shiyue, even though she was the one who started this incident.
The soft lips wrapped around the teeth, caressing gently, as if begging.
Just when Xu Shiyue slowly let go of her tension, the covered canine teeth were exposed and bit her lips lightly or heavily.
"Well… "
Xu Shiyue was caught off guard and a syllable fell from the corner of his lips.
The cold voice seemed to be melted by the sun, with a hint of tenderness.
Lu Shizhen paused slightly when he heard the voice, and then kissed Xu Shiyue's lips more gently.
It seems like comfort, or compensation, but more like the calm before deliberateness.
Lu Shizhen's kiss was free of open and close movements and was as gentle as clouds, but it also contained flashes of lightning in the clouds. In the next second when Xu Shiyue was engaged, he would bite her intentionally as if to be naughty.
Over and over again, her bad intentions make people fall for her gentleness afterwards.
The hand that was originally lying on the tree fell down, followed Xu Shiyue's arm and climbed up her back, supporting her a second before her back collapsed, so that she could be more involved in the kiss.
The sunlight passed through Xu Shiyue's slightly opened eyes, and in her sight, Lu Shizhen was kissing her seriously.
All she could hear was the sound of her heartbeat, and the noisy chirping of cicadas kept clamoring for the rising temperature. This summer scene, which she had never seen before, made her feel like she couldn't be dreaming.
The scorching sunlight seemed to dispel the last bit of haze in her heart. Xu Shiyue leaned forward and kissed Lu Shizhen back.
It’s so nice that this isn’t a dream.
.
When the two returned home, the sun was not as hot anymore, and the rose vines climbing up the courtyard wall looked much more beautiful than in the morning.
When Xu Shiyue drove the car into the yard, Lu Shizhen saw from afar a familiar figure directing people to do something on the lawn.
It seems to suit her better in summer. Her thick curly hair is neatly and casually pushed aside, revealing Cheng Meiyan's bright and delicate face. She is wearing a small cardigan and her skirt sways with her vigorous movements.
As the car drove in, Cheng Meiyan also noticed that Xu Shiyue and Lu Shizhen had returned. She raised her arms and waved at them: "Hell! My precious daughters!"
Cheng Meiyan was still as enthusiastic and vigorous as before, making Lu Shizhen feel as if she was growing younger than before on his back.
After all, it was the first time they met after a long separation, so Lu Shizhen was still a little nervous and shouted, "Mom."
Cheng Meiyan was much more open than her. She came over and hugged her, exuding a kind of enthusiasm: "My baby, welcome back."
It was this kind of enthusiasm that allowed Lu Shizhen to more calmly accept the love from her relatives that she had never received before.
The slightly heated face from the sun rested firmly on Cheng Meiyan's shoulder and said sweetly, "Thank you, Mom."
"What are you thanking me for?" Cheng Meiyan's voice was mixed with pride, and her eyes seemed to accidentally glance at Lu Shize who was sitting in the pavilion, "Zhenzhen, mom is really amazing, she can recognize her daughter at a glance."
Lu Shizhen knew what Cheng Meiyan was referring to, and nodded, "Of course, mom is much more capable than my brother."
Lu Shizhen's voice was not very loud, but it was heard accurately by Lu Shize who was looking at his phone nearby.
Just when he was about to come over to explain with a frustrated look on his face, a staff member who was fiddling with something in the yard interrupted him and said, "Madam, it has been debugged."
Cheng Meiyan nodded when she heard this, and immediately called out to the people in the small pavilion: "Aze Xiaoen is here."
Lu Shizhen was a little confused about Cheng Meiyan's attitude: "Mom, what are we doing..."
Cheng Meiyan pointed at the camera that the staff had already picked up and said, "Take a family photo."
"Since your dad passed away, we haven't taken a family photo." Cheng Meiyan said as she sat down in the center seat and patted a chair on the side. "Come, you sit over here, Xiaoen sit over here, Shiyue stand behind Zhenzhen, and Aze come behind mom."
"Meow~"
Just as Cheng Meiyan was giving instructions, Qiuqiu came over with Yuanzi.
The dog and the cat stared at Cheng Meiyan with their watery eyes, as if they felt a little aggrieved.
Cheng Meiyan's heart was melted by what she saw. She patted her legs and said in annoyance, "Look, I forgot that there are two little ones."
Then she waved to Qiuqiu and said, "Come, come to grandma's arms."
How could he not accept the beautiful lady's gesture? He nimbly jumped onto Cheng Meiyan's legs and rubbed her affectionately.
Yuanzi came to Lu Shizhen and Xu Shiyue, wagging his tail, and found a seat for himself and sat between them.
All of a sudden, the shot space that was just perfect became crowded, but it also added a lot of agility.
The cameraman liked this humanistic composition very much, and raised the camera and said to everyone: "Everyone, look at the camera, cats and dogs also look at the camera, 3, 2, 1—"
The shutter clicked several times. The smiles on everyone's faces looked beautiful in every photo. Even Lu Shize, who always had a cold face, raised the corners of his lips in one of the photos. This made Cheng Meiyan very satisfied. She kept praising him while looking at the photos.
Just when everyone was admiring the photos, Lu Shizhen walked up to the cameraman and said, "Hello, can you take one more photo?"
"Of course, Miss Lu." The cameraman liked this family very much, so he agreed immediately. "How do you shoot?"
Lu Shizhen turned around and glanced at the osmanthus tree not far away, as well as the people and animals under the tree, and then said mysteriously: "You chase me, and when you see me making the scissors hand gesture, press the shutter."
The photographer probably guessed what kind of photos Lu Shizhen wanted to take and nodded: "Okay."
Although it is not yet the season for osmanthus to bloom, a few small white flowers have already appeared on the osmanthus tree.
She was helping Yuanzi sort out the petals that had fallen on her hair when she heard a long call from afar: "October!!"
The impatient precocious fragrance drifted in the air with the wind and filled Xu Shiyue's nostrils.
The summer breeze blew up a few pure white petals, and her sight was full of the person running towards her.
The camera followed the girl closely.
Those cold eyes had lost all their gentleness and elegance, instead they showed surprise after anticipating something.
Lu Shizhen leaned over like this, making a scissors hand gesture next to Xu Shiyue, and smiled happily.
The shutter button was pressed repeatedly, turning the originally still picture into a moving picture frame by frame.
In the next shot, Xu Shiyue's surprised look turned into helplessness and tenderness.
Then she linked arms with Lu Shizhen and smiled at the camera for the first time.
Rich like osmanthus.
Such a small pure white flower can stain a person's shoulders.
Yuanzi ran into the camera holding Qiuqiu in her mouth, and Lu Shizhen and Xu Shiyue were smiling the whole time.
This is their family photo. Nothing in this world can separate them.
(End of this chapter)