It's just The Sims, how did it become my ideal love story?

Chapter 217 Sigh, so depressing! (Second update!)
"By the way, where do you live? I can just walk you downstairs."

"Hey, hey, stop, stop, stop!!"

"Crench."

Although the other party seemed to be calling out a bit urgently, Gu Huai did not brake suddenly but came to a smooth and gradual stop.

Look around.

This is the riverside road in Jicheng.

Both Jicheng and the provincial capital have riverside roads, since the river flows through both. However, compared to the provincial capital's development, Jicheng's riverside road appears much more 'hasty'. It's not exactly dilapidated; the facilities are quite good.

The floor tiles, fence, and surrounding greenery are all still very new.

However, the riverside road in the provincial capital is always crowded with people. Even late at night, there are many young people or elderly people taking a walk. Occasionally, fireworks will be set off on both sides of the river. Standing on the riverside road, you can see the colorful night view on the opposite bank, with countless office buildings and commercial buildings standing tall.

By this time of year, the riverside road in Jicheng is practically deserted. On a nicer day, there might be some runners jogging. But in this weather, there are only blurry tree shadows and streetlights that, while illuminating the road, appear even more desolate.

Is this a place where people can live? You wouldn't be living under a bridge, would you?
"What, you live under the bridge across the river?"

Gu Huai stopped the car and asked.

"Hey."

Lu Yuqing got out of the car with some difficulty, raising her leg very high. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was about to do a standing split, a high-difficulty pose that could greatly increase attack speed.

After regaining her footing, she looked at Gu Huai and said, "You're crazy, you're the one who lives under the bridge. I just wanted to stay here for a while and get some fresh air."

Gu Huai: ? ? ?
"Wasn't that just the wind blowing all the way here? Aren't you afraid of getting brain damage?"

"It's none of your business~ If you're in a hurry, just go back yourself."

"I'm leaving."

"Hey, hey, I was just kidding, why did you actually do it!"

Gu Huai wasn't going to tolerate that. In the past, if someone had said something like that to him, he would have hesitated but had no choice but to stay. Even if it was an activity he had no interest in or feeling no sense of participation in, he didn't want to be the one to spoil the fun.

At that time, I simply felt that being a spoilsport was a very serious behavior in interpersonal communication, to the point that I wronged myself and forced myself to continue doing things I didn't like, and forced myself to endure things for the sake of other people's opinions.

Now he certainly understands how incredibly foolish that approach was. No one cares whether you can handle it or not, yet you worry about spoiling their fun. People-pleasing personality.

However, the situation was obviously different then. It wouldn't be good to leave Lu Yuqing, who had drunk quite a bit, here, especially since he was riding her electric scooter.

She grabbed Gu Huai's arm, leaving the 'impartial' boy behind, and then looked at Gu Huai with a fawning expression, pleading without any regard for her dignity.

"Oh, just stay with me for a little while, I don't want to go back yet~"

Gu Huai said irritably, "It's so late already, the water ghosts in the river will all be on duty soon."

"Hiss~" Lu Yuqing shuddered. "Don't scare me like that at night, I'm afraid of ghosts!"

"You're still scared? Then why don't you go home?"

"It'll only be for a little while~ Since I'm treating you to hot pot~ We can also take some photos here, right?"

Gu Huai looked at Lu Yuqing suspiciously, "Is this your real purpose?"

"hey-hey."

With a silly grin on his face, he tried to get away with being cute.

"Hey, you're just here for a little while, you won't be here long."

Gu Huai was still a little soft-hearted.

Perhaps such a hypocritical reason shouldn't be used. If we were to honestly analyze our inner thoughts, it's undeniable that a hidden corner of our hearts might also hope to spend more time with this beautiful and special young girl.

Just like having an instinctive fondness for beautiful things, it's all in our nature.

"Gu Huai, you're such a good person~"

"I stayed up all night to keep you company and you still give me the 'friend zone' card? You repay kindness with enmity!"

"Haha, how do you know so much, you little brat?"

After parking the car, the two walked together to the riverbank. Gu Huai shrugged. "There's nothing I can do. This era is too abstract. I've only been exposed to it through what I've seen and heard."

"Crash-"

As soon as you approach the riverbank railing, you can hear the roar of the river in the darkness, crashing against both banks. Under the dim night sky, dredging boats drift leisurely.

I remember how dilapidated this place was when I was a child; back then, there weren't these brand-new facilities.

There aren't even any guardrails. In the summer, you can often see people fishing, having barbecues, and even swimming with their children. And every summer, the warnings about not swimming in the wild are so overheard on the school's loudspeaker that you hear them a million times.

The wind along the riverbank seemed even more turbulent.

He stroked her cheek rather roughly, and brazenly tousled Lu Yuqing's hair. She faced the river, smiling as she spoke.

"When I was little, my parents often brought me here to eat crayfish, barbecue, and freshly caught fish. It was so delicious, but the taste was a bit spicy."

Her fair face was flushed with a rosy hue from the alcohol, making her look radiant and beautiful, like a tempting apple that you couldn't resist taking a bite of.

Many things are like snake fruit; before seeing it for the first time, I had never even heard of it. It was so red, it looked like it was painted with paint, to the point that Gu Huai wondered if it was poisonous when he was a child.

“I used to come here often when I was a kid, how come I never saw you? Maybe we were all wearing open-crotch pants back then.”

"Pfft. Are you crazy? How old are you and how old am I?"

"That makes sense. What happened to your parents afterward?"

“I died in a car accident, and afterwards I was taken care of by my aunt.”

She said it casually.

When she talks about these things now, she doesn't seem to feel any sadness, as if they were stories from a very, very long time ago.

"Excuse me."

"What are you apologizing for? Were you driving the car?"

Gu Huai: ? ? ?
You think this is a complete frame-up? Well, dude, here's the case you've solved?
"Hahaha, sorry, sorry. Every time I talk about this, someone always apologizes after listening. I find it strange. It has nothing to do with them, so why apologize? I got tired of hearing it and got used to responding like this. After all, it's pointless to keep saying it's okay."

"You are indeed quite open-minded."

"What good will it do if you can't let go? The dead can't be brought back to life no matter how much you hold a grudge."

How about watching an ad and trying it out? Forget it, I'll just keep this kind of joke to myself; saying it aloud would be too much.

Seeing the somewhat silent expression on Gu Huai's face, Lu Yuqing knew that bringing up this topic would make the atmosphere heavy.

So she smiled, turned her head, and reached out to pinch the boy's cheek.

Perhaps because she had been drinking, she felt no shame in her unrestrained behavior. The boy gave her a strange sense of closeness, which allowed her to let down her guard and make contact more naturally.

Gu Huai looked at Lu Yuqing, who was standing nearby. Her fragrance still carried a hint of the lingering scent of strong liquor.

Her somewhat dreamy eyes were quite unique; they weren't exactly clear, but they were like a whirlpool, as if they would draw anyone who dared to look at her into them.

"You really don't need to feel sorry for me. I think I'm fine the way I am now, at least I still have freedom. Although I have to bear the consequences of everything I do, and there's no such thing as a safe haven, I'm just a nobody, so I'm fearless and willing to go all out. What do you think?"

She pinched it for a bit and then let go, remarking, "She's definitely a high school student; her skin is so tender it's practically dripping with moisture. Tsk tsk tsk."

These are nothing but tiger and wolf words.

One moment she had inexplicably moved Gu Huai, who was impressed by her courage. The next moment, she began to bend over.

"If you think it's okay, then it's fine. By the way, weren't we supposed to take a picture?"

"Yes, yes. You still remember? What position did you like?"

What nonsense! Dude, I'm taking photos, not filming!

"Speak normally, it's late at night, don't talk so strangely."

It would have been better if he hadn't said it. Once he did, even Gu Huai himself felt a bit confused. In the dead of night, a man and a woman by the river... he couldn't think about it anymore. Why was his mind filled with things that couldn't pass censorship lately? Damn it, he was feeling repressed.

……

(End of this chapter)