Jingxia Rose

Chapter 232 [Irresistible Sweetness 031]

Xiao Guxing pushed the mango pomelo sago she wanted to drink toward her and said slowly, "I probably won't be back until around the New Year."

Oh, about two months.

Shu Tang pouted unhappily, picked up the mango pomelo sago dessert, and took a sip.

Xiao Guxing could tell from her mood that she would be unable to leave Moscow by the end of the year, and her studio had just opened, so she would definitely be unable to leave either.

He couldn't promise to find the time for the next two months, so he thought for a moment and asked, "Are you busy these days?"

"Thankfully, I've finished my painting." Shu Tang propped her head up with one hand. "However, we still need to recruit."

Have you hired anyone yet?

“We’ve hired three,” Shu Tang sighed. “That’s far from enough. My studio is too big; we need at least five more. I don’t think our hiring requirements are that high, but in the past week, we’ve interviewed more than ten people, and only these three seem promising.”

"These things can't be rushed, take it slow."

"I know."

Xiao Guxing smiled and asked, "If you have some free time these next few days, is there anywhere you'd like to go?"

Shu Tang looked up at him, "A date?"

Xiao Guxing looked back at him leisurely, "Hmm, don't you want to?"

"Yes, I do." Shu Tang raised her eyebrows. "I should be available tomorrow afternoon and the day after tomorrow."

"Where do you want to go?"

"When I read novels and watch TV shows, I see couples going to amusement parks, aquariums, skiing, watching movies, watching sunrises and sunsets, going rafting, going to the zoo, horseback riding on the grasslands, making pottery, celebrating New Year's Eve, riding hot air balloons, paragliding, chasing the Northern Lights in Iceland, releasing sky lanterns, building snowmen, and riding Ferris wheels..."

"Wear matching outfits, take photos together, go boating to see dolphins, go to concerts together, play claw machines, and... eat all kinds of delicious food, have picnics and camping, give each other flowers, and oh yeah, I can also draw your portrait."

"There are too many things I want to do."

She blurted out a lot of things, all of which were the aspirations she had accumulated over the past few years.

She says whatever comes to mind, her expressions lively, her voice sweet and soft.

Xiao Guxing sat opposite her, looking at her with a smile that unconsciously crept up his lips. He said gently, "It's okay, we have plenty of time. I'll accompany you wherever you want to go, whatever you want to do, whatever you want to eat."

"Shu Tang, we will walk together for a long time."

His seemingly casual remark was far more powerful than a thousand "I love you"s.

Shu Tang's eyes welled up with tears, and she suddenly felt an urge to cry.

Her voice choked, and she turned her face away, "Why are you saying this all of a sudden? Are you trying to ruin my makeup?"

Xiao Gu walked over to her, took a tissue, and gently dabbed at her slightly red eyes. His calloused thumb lightly caressed her delicate cheek as he whispered, "So, two months won't be very long."

The gloom in Shu Tang's heart dissipated considerably.

If the occasion weren't so inappropriate, she would definitely have jumped into his arms.

“That’s true, it’s only two months. We can video chat and call.” Shu Tang rallied her spirits and asked, “So what do we do this afternoon?”

"You decide."

"Well... let's go see a movie first, then there's a pottery studio near the theater we can try, and then we can go have hot pot... or barbecue?"

Shu Tang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's have hot pot then, and have barbecue tomorrow."

Are you free tomorrow afternoon and the day after tomorrow?

"Have."

"Then let's go to the amusement park tomorrow afternoon, the aquarium the day after tomorrow morning, and the afternoon... I don't know about the afternoon, we'll see. It's like we're on a mission just to go on a date."

Xiao Guxing smiled. Just then, the waiter came to serve the food. After the two finished eating, Xiao Guxing paid the bill and drove to the shopping district.

Shu Tang chose a romantic comedy film. With about forty minutes left before the movie started, Xiao Guxing led her around the shopping district. Shu Tang picked out a pair of earrings and two hair ties.

Before entering the cinema, Shu Tang bought a cup of milk tea and some popcorn. Perhaps because she ate too much popcorn, she wasn't hungry even though it was already five o'clock when she came out, so she dragged Xiao Guxing to do pottery. They didn't find a hot pot restaurant until around 7:30.

It was lunchtime, and it took almost half an hour to get in.

It was already 9:30 when Xiao Guxing drove her back to the Shu family home.

"See you tomorrow afternoon," Shu Tang said as she got out of the car.

"Hmm." Xiao Guxing looked down at her.

The two faced each other, a shoulder's width apart. Tonight, there was a waning crescent moon, its silvery light blending with the streetlights, casting a cool yet gentle warm hue over their eyes.

Shu Tang swallowed hard, looked into his warm eyes, and as if possessed, tiptoed and left a light lipstick mark on his lips.

Xiao Guxing's pupils contracted, and his heart tightened.

Before she could react, Shu Tang, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, waved her hand in a huff, "I...I'm going in. Be careful on your way back. Bye...bye-bye."

Although she is bold and straightforward, this is only her second relationship; the first one was during her school days.

I'm still a little shy about kissing.

Xiao Guxing couldn't help but laugh as he watched her flee in disarray.

The next morning, Shu Tang got up early, changed her clothes, put on makeup, and went to the studio looking beautiful. At nine o'clock in the morning, six or seven people came to apply for jobs.

After finishing her work at 11:30, she and Li Shu had a meal together nearby.

Li Shu was wondering why she didn't eat with Xiao Guxing. Shu Tang explained that Xiao Guxing wasn't at the company at noon and wouldn't finish until two or three o'clock because he had to meet with a client at noon.

Xiao Guxing sent her an apology message at 11 o'clock, and Shu Tang wasn't angry.

Two or three o'clock is not too late.

It only takes about twenty minutes to get to the amusement park from here.

During lunch, she and Li Shu discussed the job applicants who came today and decided to hire four of them, who, along with the others who applied a few days ago, would start work the day after tomorrow.

Li Shu took on the task of issuing the notice. Shu Tang saw that it was still early, so she stayed in the studio until about 1:30 before taking a taxi to Xiao Guxing's company.

The studio was about a 40-minute drive from his company, and she arrived after 2 p.m.

As she climbed the stairs, she was looking down at Xiao Guxing, texting him, and didn't pay attention to her footing.

Suddenly, the ground beneath my feet gave way, and I immediately lost my balance.

A hand grabbed her arm.

"Are you alright?" A tranquil and melodious voice rang out.

Shu Tang snapped out of her daze, looked up, and met a pair of beautiful, clear almond-shaped eyes, as well as a fair face that perfectly embodied natural beauty.

Shu Tang's first thought was how beautiful she was.

He nodded hesitantly, "Thank you, I'm fine."

The woman wore an apricot-colored suit jacket, looking both capable and gentle. She also carried a small stack of documents and a Gucci bag.

"It's good that you're alright. Be careful."

"okay."

The woman smiled at her again and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, a person walked out of the gate and called out, "Ji Xuan, you didn't take your translation."

The woman turned around, quickly glanced at the document in her hand, took it, and breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, you've been a great help."

Ji Xian?

Translation?
She is Ji Xian, Xiao Guxing's white moonlight?