Dragon Clan: Starting with the Azure Dragon Fruit

Moreover, girls are always surprisingly stubborn, and even at this point, Nono still harbored some wishful thinking.

What if this guy just felt that giving gifts in a private room lacked a sense of ceremony and deliberately hid the gifts outside?

Nono made up an excuse and invited Lin Yuan: "I'm a little full, and I won't be able to sleep when I get back. How about we take a walk around the school together?"

Lin Yuan leaned back in his chair, knowing that the heat was almost up and it was time to reduce the sauce.

"I'm too full to walk," he said curtly.

Nono's expression froze; the grievance and unhappiness she hadn't been able to hide were now written all over her face.

She turned her head away, trying to sound nonchalant: "Okay then, you must have a lot to do since you just got back. I'll head back to my dorm now, bye."

As she passed by Lin Yuan, a hand suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.

"Although I don't want to walk." Lin Yuan looked up at her, his eyes barely able to contain his laughter.

"But I didn't say I didn't want to take a car."

He released Nono's wrist, took out the car key with the silver logo from his pocket, and placed it in Nono's palm.

"Happy birthday!"

Nono looked down at the key in her hand and then realized that this guy knew it was her birthday today.

From the moment I entered, I pretended to be deaf and dumb, watching my emotions rise and fall like a roller coaster, just waiting for this opportunity to see her make a fool of herself.

"You!" Nono turned around, making a move as if to hit him.

"Did you already know it was my birthday today, and were you waiting to see me make a fool of myself?"

Lin Yuan chuckled, his expression smug, somewhat resembling Fingel's.

"I do know, but seeing you sulking like this is just too funny."

Nono couldn't bring herself to hit him in the end. She withdrew her hand and looked at the car keys in her palm.

She has never received a birthday gift since she was a child. She was stubborn as a child and felt that her birthday was her own secret, and she did not want to tell others.

Later she realized that if she kept her birthday a secret, no one would give her a gift, but she still wanted one, it was just too awkward... and she didn't want to say it.

At this moment, holding the car keys, the long-standing emptiness in my heart was filled with a sense of peace.

This joy had absolutely nothing to do with the value of the Bugatti Veyron. Even if Lin Yuan had pulled out a hair clip he bought from a roadside stall today, she would still have laughed out loud happily.

What she truly craves is the feeling of being cared for.

Nono sniffed, suppressing the stinging sensation that almost welled up in her eyes.

"Ms. Lin is quite generous; she just gave away a supercar worth over a million euros without hesitation, and she waved the keys in her hand."

"However, I really like this gift."

"If you like it, then tell me, where would you like to go for a walk next? I'd go through fire and water for you."

"It's not that dangerous, it's just on the mountaintop." Nono's eyes crinkled into a smile.

“There’s a secret base I discovered there. I was planning to take you there anyway, but now that we have a car, it’s even more convenient.”

Before the two left the cafeteria, Lin Yuan found the waiter at the window and gave him his dormitory number.

"Could you please bring another serving of all the dishes we ordered tonight and deliver them to room 303?"

Thanks to Fingel's reminder today, I realized that if I had really forgotten Nono's birthday, my third confession, which was going to happen later, would probably have been ruined by me again.

Chapter 118 No matter how tough her lips are, she'll always be soft when you kiss her.

Once outside the cafeteria, Nono asked, "Do you know where the car is parked?"

Lin Yuan shook his head.

"Such an expensive car, and you've never even looked at it once?" Nono found it a bit unbelievable.

"I don't even have a driver's license, why would I look at him?"

Nono was taken aback by his words and didn't say anything more.

I finally found out by calling Fingel that the car was parked in the school's open-air parking lot.

Even at Kassel College, where luxury cars abound, there are only a handful of sports cars in the parking lot that can outshine the Bugatti Veyron.

When the two arrived at the deepest part of the parking lot, in front of a car covered with a silver car cover, Lin Yuan was quick to act. Before Nuonuo could speak, he stepped forward and tore off the car cover.

The silver-gray body was dazzling under the lights.

"A Bugatti Veyron." Nono was very excited. Although she would be happy even if Lin Yuan gave her a plastic hair clip, she was definitely happier to receive a sports car worth a million euros.

"It's yours now, get in the car." Lin Yuan bowed slightly.

Before Nono bent down and sat in the driver's seat, she took off her high heels, leaving herself in only stockings, and stepped on the accelerator.

Lin Yuan got into the passenger seat, fastened his seatbelt, and waited for a long time, but Nuonuo still didn't start.

"What? Are you using your mind to enjoy the thrill of a supercar?"

Nuonuo gripped the steering wheel with both hands, her expression focused: "I'm thinking, should I step on the gas first, or shift gears first?"

After saying that, she stepped on the gas pedal based on her intuition.

The tires screeched against the ground, kicking up a puff of blue smoke, and the silver-gray beast darted out.

A strong push pressed the two of them into their seats, and the night wind rushed in through the lowered car windows.

Nuonuo's light red hair was blown backward by the wind. Lin Yuan turned his head to look at the girl beside him and felt that this moment was too beautiful.

The Bugatti quickly drove out of the Kassel school gates and onto the mountain road.

A mountain breeze carrying the fresh scent of coniferous forest wafted over Lin Yuan, marking his first time observing Kassel College from the outside.

I then discovered that it was located halfway up the mountain, and I could see it from the road.

The layers of coniferous forests in the valley undulated in the night wind, like black waves.

Seeing that Nuonuo was driving uphill, Lin Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Seriously? Is the destination the top of the mountain? If I hadn't given you this car earlier, were you planning to make me walk up there?"

"Nonsense." Even though they were on a mountain road, Nuonuo showed no intention of slowing down. Instead, she shifted gears and increased the engine speed.

"Isn't this because you can fly? I was thinking that if I got tired of walking, you could just fly up and take me there."

Lin Yuan became even more curious: "What good things are on the mountain? Why are you so persistent?"

“There are stars.” Nono’s voice drifted in the wind.

"That's my secret base."

There were no other cars on the mountain road at this time, but the road wound its way up one bend after another. Logically speaking, the person sitting in the passenger seat should have been nervous, given that Nuonuo was driving so fast.

But Lin Yuan didn't feel that way at all. He just rested one hand on the edge of the car window, his attention completely focused on the person in the driver's seat.

Just now in the cafeteria, the warmth on Nono's face faded, replaced by a focused and sassy demeanor.

The light and shadow of the streetlights swept across her face, her long eyelashes drooped, and her expression was more serious than ever before.

At that moment, Lin Yuan felt that the world around him was quiet and beautiful, and he could no longer hear the noise of the sixteen-cylinder engine behind him.

Noticing Lin Yuan's gaze practically glued to her face, Nono reached into her pocket, pulled out her phone, and tossed it to him.

"If you have nothing to do, help me cut out a song."

Having used Nono's phone before in Chicago, Lin Yuan easily unlocked the screen, found the music player, and selected Lord Huron's "The Night We Met".

A soothing and slightly ethereal guitar intro flowed slowly through the carriage.

"I'm not the only traveler..."

(I am not the only traveler)

"Who has not repaired his debt..."

(The debt of gratitude has not yet been repaid)

The lyrics blend with the mountain breeze, creating a strange sense of harmony, as if someone far away is softly telling a story about missed opportunities and reunions.

"I had all and then most of you..."

(I once had all of you, most of you)

"Some and now none of you..."

(Your little bit, until now I've lost you)

Nono tapped her fingers lightly on the steering wheel, her dark red hair plastered to her cheeks by the wind, but she didn't have a free hand to brush it away.

Lin Yuan reached out and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

Accompanied by music, the winding mountain road came to an end.

Ahead was a stone tablet blocking the way. Nono stepped on the brakes, and the tires drew an arc on the gravel ground before coming to a steady stop.

Instead of turning off the engine, she turned on the high beams.

The lights illuminated the entire mountaintop.

The terrain at the top of the mountain was unexpectedly flat, with only one mountain spring flowing out from the cracks in the rocks, forming a small natural mountain lake in the low-lying area.

The lake water overflowed and flowed down the mountain, forming a miniature waterfall.

After they got out of the car, they both looked up at the same time.

There is no light pollution from the city here, and the starry sky seems within reach.

"Want to go soak your feet over there?" Nono pointed towards the lake at the top of the mountain.

"When I'm in a bad mood, I'll hide here and just space out."

After saying that, she didn't put on her shoes and walked towards the spring lake in her stockings.

Lin Yuan followed her, following the sound of water, and arrived at the spring lake at the top of the mountain.

Nono chose a flat rock to sit on.

Lin Yuan's gaze unconsciously fell on her stockinged calves, wondering if he should uphold the virtue of "not looking at what is improper" when Nuonuo took off her stockings later.

Nono probably sensed his gaze and turned around to make a slightly provocative face at him.

She pulled a pair of delicate scissors from her handbag, bent down, and cut open the stockings close to her ankles, revealing her bare feet.

Her feet were fair and long, with delicate arches.

Perhaps because they were about to be placed in the cold spring water, their toes curled up slightly, which was quite adorable.

Lin Yuan swore he was definitely not a foot fetishist, but he was still stunned.

"Want to take a dip together?" Nono dangled her feet above the water and patted the spot next to her.

"But the water here is very cold, I don't know if you can handle it?"

Lin Yuan didn't say anything, walked to the water's edge, and reached in.

The power of the Azure Dragon Fruit gathered in his palm, and soon, fine bubbles began to rise from the surface of the water, and the temperature visibly increased.

Nono stared at his fingers stuck in the water, then suddenly slapped her forehead in realization.

"I forgot you had other superpowers, which is convenient."

She put her legs in; the spring water reached just above her ankles, and the temperature was perfect.

Nono couldn't help but let out a soft, comfortable moan.

Lin Yuan sat down next to her, took off his shoes, and soaked his feet in the spring water.

The two sat side by side on the mountaintop, gazing up at the starry sky, neither of them speaking.

After a while, Nono turned her gaze back to the miniature waterfall not far away.

"Have you ever heard of Guixu?" she asked out of the blue.

Lin Yuan thought for a moment. He had a vague impression of the term, which was probably the legendary sea eye.

But he didn't know the specific details, so he simply shook his head and waited for Nono to continue.

Nono stared at the cascading water and said softly, "Legend has it that there is a place deep in the ocean. When you get there, the seabed disappears, and all the seawater converges to form a huge waterfall with a drop of tens of millions of miles."

"If a person falls, they'll never reach the bottom; they always starve to death while falling..."

"But after that person dies, his soul will slowly float up like a firefly, guided by the stars in the sky, and drift home."