Oh no! My yandere school beauty is so clingy!

Seeing Lin Anran shake her head, Shen Yu also withdrew his gaze and focused his attention back on her.

He disliked unnecessary social interactions, especially chance encounters that might disrupt their time alone together. Since Lin Anran didn't want it, that was for the best.

He reached out and pulled Lin Anran closer to him, resting his chin gently on the top of her head, his gaze returning to the fountain pool that had not yet been started.

However, Lee Jin-seok, who was under the tree, clearly didn't think so.

He had sharp eyes, and since Shen Yu and Lin Anran were already quite striking in the crowd, he quickly noticed them as well.

His eyes lit up, a smile appeared on his face, and he raised his hand to point in their direction. He seemed to say something to Yi Ning as he started to walk over.

Lin Anran was comfortably leaning against Shen Yu's chest when she caught a glimpse of Li Zhenshuo's actions out of the corner of her eye, and her brows immediately furrowed noticeably.

It wasn't that she disliked Li Zhenshuo and Yu Yining, it's just that... at this moment, she only wanted to quietly enjoy this time alone with Shen Yu, without being disturbed by anyone or anything.

Just as her reluctance began to surface, Yu Yining swiftly grabbed Li Zhenshuo's arm and whispered something in his ear.

Li Zhenshuo stopped in his tracks. He glanced at Shen Yu and Lin Anran again, and then, at Yu Yining's prompting, simply raised his hand, smiled, and waved at them, without actually walking over.

Yu Yining also looked over at them with a kind smile on her face, waved, and then gently took Li Zhenshuo's hand, turning around and walking towards the other side of the square, a corner with fewer people.

Seeing that they wisely refrained from disturbing her, Lin Anran's tightly furrowed brows instantly relaxed, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Yu also saw Yu Yining pull Li Zhenshuo away. He didn't show any expression, but simply raised his hand to them as a greeting, watched them disappear at the edge of the crowd, and then completely withdrew his gaze.

About ten minutes later, all the landscape lights in the square went out at the same time, leaving only the basic lights used to outline the fountain pool and the surrounding buildings.

A small, expectant murmur arose from the crowd, which quickly subsided.

After a few seconds of silence, a series of clear, wind-chime-like intro music with ethereal electronic effects began to play.

Immediately afterwards, a beam of ice-blue spotlight shone on the center of the fountain pool.

"It's starting..." Lin Anran subconsciously tightened her grip on Shen Yu's arm around her waist, her eyes fixed on the front without blinking.

As the music played, the first water column rose silently from the pool, only about half a meter high.

At the top of the water column, the fine mist, illuminated by the ice-blue lights, looked almost unreal.

Then, the music gradually intensified, with the addition of some drumbeats.

More water jets joined in, and they began to dance rhythmically to the rhythm of the music.

Sometimes it's a few slender streams of water intertwining and swirling, and sometimes it's a wide curtain of water rising from the ground, changing into a variety of dazzling colors under the lights.

During the climax, the music becomes passionate and surging, like a symphony orchestra playing in unison.

All the nozzles exerted their force simultaneously, and thick jets of water shot into the sky, reaching a height of twenty or thirty meters. At the highest point, they exploded with a bang, turning into countless crystal-clear water droplets, like a cascading Milky Way.

The gasps of amazement from the crowd mingled together, filling the entire square.

Lin Anran was also quite engrossed in watching, her mouth slightly open and her eyes wide open.

This scene was something she had never seen or imagined before, but now, standing here with the person she loved most, it felt like a dream.

Shen Yu's gaze remained tenderly fixed on her face...

The fountain was indeed magnificent, but what interested him even more was the gleam in the eyes of the person beside him and the vivid expressions on their face...

Her thoughts were complicated, but her happiness was so pure.

As the fountain show came to an end, the music turned melodious and soothing, the water jets gradually subsided, and finally turned into a misty spray that slowly dissipated under the lights.

The lights came back on, illuminating the still-entertaining crowd.

"So beautiful..." Lin Anran snapped out of her shock, turned to face Shen Yu, and smiled slightly.

"Yes, it's spectacular." Shen Yu nodded and smiled at her.

The crowd began to disperse in twos and threes, and the night breeze seemed a bit cooler than before.

Lin Anran turned to face Shen Yu, a smile still lingering on her lips.

But looking at the gradually thinning crowds around him and the increasingly late time displayed on the distant high-rise buildings,

She still felt reluctant to end this perfect day.

"More than..."

She gently shook their clasped hands and said, "Shall we go home? It's getting late, and you must be tired after a long day."

More importantly, she was worried that Shen Yu might be tired.

For her, his feelings always came first.

Shen Yu looked down at her and nodded: "Okay, let's go home."

The two held hands and slowly walked out of the square with the flow of people, merging into the still bustling streets at night.

After walking for a while, away from the hustle and bustle of the square, the surroundings became much quieter.

This week, he took the initiative to temporarily hand over the decision-making power to her.

He approached the situation with a sense of testing and compensation, wanting to know her preferences and how she would use the power if she had the upper hand.

However, the result was somewhat unexpected, yet it seemed entirely reasonable.

Lin Anran did indeed make many wishes, but upon closer reflection, each of her choices seemed to be the result of careful consideration.

She would observe his reactions, care whether he found it amusing or comfortable, and immediately show regret and worry after making seemingly excessive requests.

She wasn't as unrestrained as he had imagined; instead, she seemed to be trying to arrange their time together in ways she thought he would like, or at least wouldn't find offensive, in an attempt to make them both happy.

She didn't make any truly unreasonable demands at all.

Perhaps, what she truly longed for was simply to be with him, to feel needed and valued, to participate in planning each other's lives, rather than to have control.

Thinking of this, Shen Yu turned his head, looked at the girl walking quietly beside him, and suddenly spoke:

How's this week going?

Lin Anran turned her head at the sound, blinking in confusion: "What? I feel fine."

"You're in charge this week. If you want, we can do it this way in the future. I... I'll listen to you."

Lin Anran paused slightly, stopped in her tracks, and looked up at Shen Yu carefully.

She could tell from his eyes that he wasn't joking or just being perfunctory.

However, Lin Anran did not show any signs of elation or relief.

She simply looked at him quietly for a few seconds, and then a gentle smile slowly appeared on her lips.

She gently shook her head, her voice soft yet exceptionally clear:

"No, excessive."

She took a small step forward, so close that they could feel each other's breath.

She tilted her head back and, in a slightly shy tone, said, word by word:

"Compared to you... I still prefer listening to you."