During the al, Xia You went to the bathroom. In the restroom, other won were fixing their makeup, only she stared blankly at the mirror, looking at herself with shy eyes and blushing lips.
Over several days, she seed to have changed. Since the day she was injected with "Chemical Stimulant," she could feel a crack forming in her physically and psychologically. Or rather, it was sothing deeply hidden in her soul that had revealed itself. She stood there, as several female guests passed by her, each taking an extra glance when they saw her.
"Could this be what Xixi ant by being a woman in love?" Xia You splashed so water on her face, that crack had only opened slightly, she needed to be careful, not to let it widen further, otherwise, she might no longer be Xia You.
After his successful confession, Ren Minghang felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off him, and during the al, he kept serving Xia You dishes, while he drank on the side. Xia You reminded him a few tis before he rembered he had driven there.
"Xiao You, my parents and my brother and sister-in-law would like to invite you to our house for a al on Saturday," Ren Minghang said as he parked the car at the sushi restaurant, called a taxi afterward, and took Xia You to her doorstep.
Ren Minghang said this, then waited extrely nervously for Xia You’s reaction, knowing he was being hasty. It was only tonight that he "confessed" successfully, and the next mont he was pushing Xia You to et his parents. The year 2064 was different than before; the notions of marriage and family are no longer emphasized deliberatory, and relationships between sexes are more free, hence, many couples after confirming their relationship just cohabit for a while, and many do not end up going to see each other’s parents, not to ntion an evaluative dinner gathering.
Xia You also stopped, she had forgotten a detail; being with Ren Minghang ant facing not just this simple-minded big boy but also his family behind him, who were politically astute. If they knew about the Xia Family’s background, then her relationship with Ren Minghang wouldn’t progress smoothly.
"If you are unwilling, we can arrange another ti later on," seeing her troubled expression, Ren Minghang quickly spoke up, looking for a way out.
"Minghang, are you afraid of ?" Xia You smiled at him, then grabbed his right hand.
The softness in her hand, and that smiling face brighter than the moonlight, made Ren Minghang’s heart skip a beat. He nodded earnestly, enclosing that little hand entirely in his palm, "You are the only person in this world that I am afraid of, afraid that by so mishap you will vanish, afraid that I’ll wake up tomorrow to find that all of today was a dream."
"Then let’s make more mories," Xia You said, then tiptoed and kissed him on his cheek, "Tell , what type of girls do your parents like."
Using his slight drunkenness as an excuse, Ren Minghang then walked several tis back and forth with Xia You on Qianze Street, before reluctantly leaving.
Xia Yin and Xiao Maiqi had already gone to bed and Xia You went back to her room, rembering the things Ren Minghang had told her.
"What do you care about them for, as long as I like you, that’s enough," Ren Minghang, clearly doted on at ho, Xia You did not understand why such a noble family’s son would fall for a girl like her. Ren Minghang liked her straightforward nature, even her decisiveness in cutting her hair short was seen as an expression of her straightforward character.
"And your eyes, they are the cleanest, most beautiful eyes I have ever seen," buoyed by the spirits, Ren Minghang finally stared straight into Xia You’s eyes, his slightly rough fingers tracing circles next to her eye sockets.
It was not just one person who said this about Xia You, this made Xia You herself interested in her own eyes. Checking in a mirror, she saw that her pupils were slightly larger than average, more black than brown, and her sclerae, no matter how late she stayed up, never had a hint of red in them.
"It might be because you forgot your past, which makes your eyes look even purer," Ren Minghang said as he listened to Xia You talk about her amnesia, affectionately tapping her nose, in his eyes, Xia You was not the Junior Sergeant who was just two months younger than him; in his eyes, Xia You was that calm, long-haired, seventeen or eighteen years old girl student he saw in the City Library who made him so breathless.
"Perhaps, he only saw the superficial Xia You, he didn’t know that you, in ’Military Road’, killed people with your bare hands, your calculating and ruthless side," Xia You set down the mirror and spoke lightly.
Actually, everyone only saw the surface; the real Xia You was probably closer to "Number 0". After getting tired of being the dayti Xia You, she opened the "Military Road" again, searching for her true self there.
There, she could truly feel relaxed.
In the temporary stop, "Number 0" took a look around, and was slightly disappointed that that woman was not in her usual residence. This was understandable, a normal traveler, after spending a month (Military Road Ti), how could they still stay in the sa camp.
"Nevermind, let’s continue on to Ro City," Number 0 left the tent, just about to leave, when her body was suddenly forced to a halt, that feeling, was exactly like the spiritual Shock that Yijie had given her before. Could it be, that bald monk was also here? (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welco to visit Qidian (qidian) to vote for recomndation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)
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