Oh no, the aloof school beauty has been reborn too!

Night was falling.

Occasionally, a car would drive by outside the window, its headlights flashing through the gap in the curtains.

Lu Xing sat on the sofa, with the fried chicken he had brought back that afternoon on the coffee table in front of him.

The once crispy outer layer had long since cooled, and the paper bag no longer contained the rich aroma it had when it was fresh out of the oven.

Lu Xing glanced down at his phone.

On the screen was a message sent by Gu Yanchuan.

The other party has already sent over the digital version of the photos, saying that as agreed, the video will be sent to them for confirmation after it is edited.

Lu Xing opened the photo and looked at it again.

The footage was indeed very well shot.

After thinking about it, he forwarded the photo to Shen Qingyi.

Lu Xing: [The electronic version has been sent.]

Not long after, the other party replied.

Shen Qingyi: [It's clearer than the one that was developed.]

Lu Xing: [Hmm.]

Lu Xing: [What a pity, there's only one photo.]

After the message was sent, there was a moment of silence on the other end.

Shen Qingyi: [Isn't one photo enough?]

Lu Xing was stunned.

Lu Xing: [Why?]

Shen Qingyi: [Do you still want to break up with me?]

Lu Xing looked at the screen and quickly sat up straighter.

Lu Xing: [How is that possible?]

Shen Qingyi: [Hmph... Did you eat a proper dinner?]

Lu Xing glanced at the paper bag on the table, which contained only a few bones, and replied honestly.

Lu Xing: [I ate.]

Shen Qingyi: [What did you eat?]

Lu Xing: [...The leftover fried chicken from this afternoon.]

There was silence on the other end for a few seconds.

Shen Qingyi: [Are you free tomorrow?]

Shen Qingyi: [Shall we go shopping together?]

Lu Xing leaned back on the sofa, looking at the chat box, a smile appearing in his eyes.

Lu Xing: [Of course.]

Shen Qingyi: [Then it's settled!]

Lu Xing: [Where do you want to go?]

Shen Qingyi: [Let's go stroll around the shopping street first.]

Shen Qingyi: [If we have time, we could go see a movie?]

Lu Xing: [No problem, you choose the movie.]

Since he doesn't really care about movies anyway, he might as well accompany the girl to see what she wants to see.

Shen Qingyi: [Okay.]

Shen Qingyi: [Then... let's meet at the subway entrance in the commercial street at 10:30 tomorrow?]

Lu Xing: [No problem.]

Shen Qingyi: [Don't be late!]

Lu Xing: [Yes, sir!]

The room fell silent again.

After a while, Lu Xing cleaned up the chicken bones and threw them into the trash can, then lay down on the bed.

He stared at the ceiling, the scenes from the afternoon uncontrollably flashing through his mind.

Lu Xing closed his eyes, a faint smile on his lips.

……

the next morning.

When Lu Xing woke up, it was already daylight outside the window.

He picked up his phone and glanced at the time; it was just past eight o'clock.

There's still plenty of time until the agreed-upon 10:30.

After washing up and changing into a clean coat, Lu Xing went downstairs and found a breakfast shop nearby.

The fog hadn't completely dissipated on this winter morning, but the breakfast shop was already quite crowded.

Lu Xing was very satisfied with a bowl of hot beef noodles and a tea egg.

After finishing his noodles, he sent a message to Shen Qingyi.

Lu Xing: [Are you up yet?]

A few minutes later, Shen Qingyi sent a message.

Shen Qingyi: [I've been up for a while now~]

Shen Qingyi: [What about you? Have you finished washing up?]

Lu Xing: [I just finished breakfast.]

Shen Qingyi: [What did you eat?]

Lu Xing sent a picture of an empty noodle bowl on the table.

Lu Xing: [Incredible beef noodles, the thickness of the beef is precise to the nanometer level...]

Shen Qingyi: [All the beef noodle soup outside is like this... So, are you full?]

Lu Xing: [I'm full.]

Shen Qingyi: [Hmm, next time... how about I let you try my beef noodles?]

Lu Xing's eyes lit up instantly, and he sent a touched emoji.

Lu Xing: [It took several connections to finally get a bowl of noodles from Chef Shen...]

Shen Qingyi: [I was poor in my youth.]

After ending the chat, Lu Xing got up and left the breakfast shop.

On the way, a flower shop on a street corner made him stop in his tracks.

The flower shop entrance was filled with all kinds of fresh flowers.

Red roses are flamboyant and passionate, while tulips are brightly colored.

Near the door, there were several pots of lilies in full bloom.

The boss was bending down to prune the flower branches.

Hearing someone enter, she looked up, smiled, and asked:

"Are you buying flowers for your girlfriend?"

Lu Xing paused slightly, then nodded.

"Um."

"How about some roses? They just arrived today, they're very fresh."

The boss said, pointing to a bright red rose on the side.

Lu Xing looked in that direction, but did not answer immediately.

His gaze swept around the shop before finally settling on a transparent flowerpot at the back.

There were a few white camellias inserted inside.

The petals are layered upon each other, clean and quiet.

"Boss."

Lu Xing spoke:

"Can I sell camellias?"

The boss followed his gaze and looked on, somewhat surprised.

"Sure, but not many people buy this."

How many would you like?

Lu Xing thought for a moment.

"Just one flower will do. Please wrap it up for me."

The boss smiled and agreed.

Lu Xing stood to the side, watching the boss trim away the excess branches and leaves, and then carefully wrap the flowers in light-colored packaging.

Finally, a thin ribbon was wrapped around the flower stem and tied into a neat knot.

The shopkeeper handed him the flowers.

May your love last a long and happy life together.

Lu Xing reached out and took it, then turned and left the flower shop.

"Thanks."

As Lu Xingyuan walked away, the boss reached out and tied up her long, dark hair.

"Shi'an~? Come out quickly..."

……

After leaving the flower shop, Lu Xing strolled slowly along the street toward the subway entrance.

As he approached the agreed-upon location, he spotted a familiar figure in the distance.

Shen Qingyi stood next to the subway entrance.

A gentle breeze blew by, and her long, smooth hair swayed gently.

Lu Xing glanced at the time subconsciously.

There are still ten minutes until our agreed time of 10:30.

He hurried over.

Hearing the approaching footsteps, Shen Qingyi looked up.

The girl's eyes lit up when she saw it was him.

Lu Xing walked up to her and asked first:

"Why are you here so early?"

"Have you been waiting a long time?"

No~

Shen Qingyi put away her phone, her tone relaxed.

"I just arrived too, and I'm just lazing around at home with nothing to do."

Lu Xing glanced at her, raised his hand, and tucked a strand of hair from her forehead behind her ear.

I've clearly been standing here for quite some time...

Shen Qingyi blinked.

Then, her gaze slowly fell on Lu Xing's hand.

Lu Xing followed her gaze and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

But soon enough, he calmly handed over the flowers.

"For you."

Shen Qingyi did not immediately accept the flowers.

As she looked at the camellia, the light in her eyes slowly softened.

Lu Xing coughed lightly.

"From the time we met until now..."

"It seems like I've never sent you flowers before."

Shen Qingyi reached out and carefully took the camellia.

White petals reflected on her clean fingertips.

A gentle winter breeze blows by, and at this moment, the surrounding noise seems to quiet down a bit.

Lu Xing stood in front of her, feeling inexplicably nervous.

A few seconds later, Shen Qingyi suddenly laughed.

She took a step forward, moved closer to Lu Xing, and naturally took his arm.

"I really like it."

Shen Qingyi looked up at him intently.

"Thank you, Lu."

Lu Xing's ears felt slightly warm.

He raised his hand to scratch his cheek and whispered:

"...If you like it, that's good."