When sleeping at night, Jiang Rou hugged her pillow and walked out of the bedroom, looking at Shen Wanli sleeping on the sofa.
“What is the matter?”
Shen Wanli was somewhat puzzled.
“I, I feel a bit uncomfortable, Sister.” Jiang Rou’s tone was somewhat low, sounding as if her mood was very bad.
This made Shen Wanli panic a little. “Where does it hurt?”
“Sister, am I really that bad?”
Jiang Rou’s voice was filled with a lack of self-confidence, carrying a sense of self-abandonment.
“Why do you feel that way?”
Shen Wanli inquired in a gentle tone.
“Why did Qin Han say that to me today? I do not understand, Sister, I, I do not understand. I thought about it for a long time in the bedroom and still could not understand.”
There was a hint of a cry in Jiang Rou’s tone, which made anyone effortlessly feel how aggrieved she was.
“How could that be? Our Xiao Rou is the best. You must not negate yourself because of the words of a bad person.”
Shen Wanli coaxed and comforted her.
Shen Wanli comforted Jiang Rou for quite a while before Jiang Rou’s emotions stabilized somewhat.
Shen Wanli wanted to let Jiang Rou go to sleep. Although the next day was the weekend, Shen Wanli was indeed feeling quite sleepy.
Jiang Rou pulled on Shen Wanli’s hand, her eyes full of caution. “I am scared.”
Shen Wanli was so heartbroken by Jiang Rou’s expression that she naturally agreed to every request. Without needing Jiang Rou to say anything more, she readily agreed.
Although the two of them slept under separate blankets, Jiang Rou did not mind it much.
Shen Wanli fell asleep as soon as she lay down. Listening to the steady breathing beside her, Jiang Rou looked at the face before her, a face she had traced in her heart countless times, her eyes filled with a heavy sense of possessiveness.
What did it matter if she could not accept it now? Isn’t the scariest thing about people habit?
Who would have known that just as Jiang Rou’s mood turned good, early the next morning Shen Wanli received a call from her mother asking her when she would go to meet Han Qing again. Only then did Shen Wanli remember what she had promised Mother Shen.
Thinking that today was the weekend, she arranged the meeting for today.
Jiang Rou wanted to stop it, but as a good younger sister, what reason did she have to stop Shen Wanli again?
Jiang Rou knew that if she used feeling unwell as an excuse, Shen Wanli would not go, but if things continued like this for a long time, Shen Wanli would still feel troubled.
As soon as Shen Wanli stepped into the restaurant, she saw Han Qing sitting very demurely at the dining table by the window.
“I thought your younger sister would continue tagging along.”
Han Qing smiled gently, as if asking about an unreasonable child.
Shen Wanli frowned slightly. She did not like other people talking about Jiang Rou in that tone, so she did not pick up on the topic.
Seeing Shen Wanli frown, Han Qing knew immediately that she had said something she shouldn’t have.
The two of them still chatted quite pleasantly. Han Qing was gentle, and Shen Wanli’s speech was witty and humorous, making Han Qing even more satisfied with Shen Wanli as an alpha.
After finishing the meal, Shen Wanli originally intended to send Han Qing home.
Who would have known that Han Qing would hesitate with her words.
“What is the matter?”
Shen Wanli asked.
“I heard that you like visiting art exhibitions. I checked today and found there is one right nearby, so I took the liberty of buying tickets. You will not mind, will you?”
Han Qing looked at Shen Wanli somewhat shyly, her tone also carrying shyness.
Shen Wanli was slightly stunned. She was very familiar with this expression.
After all, there were at least eight hundred if not a thousand people who had been accustomed to Shen Wanli since childhood. Shen Wanli nodded and agreed to Han Qing’s invitation.
The art exhibition was very crowded. Not expecting it to be so packed, Shen Wanli looked at the dense crowd, her heart filled with unconscious curiosity.
Actually, Shen Wanli’s understanding of art exhibitions was quite ordinary; it was just because Jiang Rou was accustomed to them that she understood a few things and would express her understanding when discussing them in public places.
Therefore, as time passed, people outside all spread the rumor that Shen Wanli liked looking at art.
Looking at the paintings before her, Shen Wanli was always given a sense of unconscious familiarity. Lowering her head to look at the author’s name, she was even more stunned.
Coconut Milk.
It made Shen Wanli feel involuntarily that it was fate; it was actually the name of her own pheromone.
Looking at these paintings, Shen Wanli couldn’t help thinking of Jiang Rou, thinking of the way she painted at home, and her expression softened even more uncontrollably.
“Do you like this one?”
Han Qing saw Shen Wanli looking at this painting so gently and assumed Shen Wanli liked it.
“It is all right.”
Shen Wanli nodded.
“I heard that this painting called Starry Sky is based on the author’s real experience, but no one has ever seen what this author looks like. She has always kept a very low profile.”
Han Qing explained alongside Shen Wanli.
Hearing Han Qing’s explanation of the painting reminded Shen Wanli of back when she was a high school senior. I do not know where Jiang Rou heard that two people who watched the sunrise together could stay together forever, and she insisted on dragging Shen Wanli along one weekend.
The two of them went to a famous mountain in City A. Many people climbed the mountain at night. Jiang Rou was relatively excited at first, but halfway through the climb, she said her feet hurt and refused to go up any further.
The mountain climbing was done entirely at night, and now people were all heading upward, leaving no way to go back down.
Seeing this situation, Shen Wanli crouched down halfway and said, “Get on.”
Jiang Rou hesitated a bit. “But you will get very tired like this.”
“Hurry up, little ancestor. After watching the sunrise tomorrow morning, we still have to go to school.”
Shen Wanli said somewhat helplessly.
Jiang Rou curled her lips and leaped right onto her back.
The two of them finally reached the mountain peak. The wind blew quite coldly, and Shen Wanli rented a very thick military overcoat to drape over Jiang Rou.
“Sister, do not sleep, do not sleep. Accompany me to look at the stars.”
Jiang Rou acted coquettishly in Shen Wanli’s ear.
Shen Wanli, who was about to fall asleep, instantly jolted awake. “Are we not going to watch the sunrise?”
“But watching the stars is very romantic, you see.”
Jiang Rou said.
“Alright, alright, let us look at the stars.”
Shen Wanli accommodated Jiang Rou helplessly. Leaning against Jiang Rou’s shoulder and listening to her voice, she unknowingly fell asleep.
“They are coming out, they are coming out!”
Jiang Rou shouted excitedly, waking Shen Wanli up with a start.
Shen Wanli could not understand what was so romantic about this, but looking at Jiang Rou’s smiling face, her mood involuntarily turned good as well.
“I have satisfied you this little ancestor this time. Let us go then, we are going to be late for class.”
Shen Wanli patted Jiang Rou’s head and spoke.
The two of them bought cable car tickets to go down the mountain. Inside the cable car, Jiang Rou asked Shen Wanli, “Does this mean we can be together forever now?”
“Yes, otherwise what else?”
Shen Wanli said somewhat helplessly.
Jiang Rou moved closer into Shen Wanli’s embrace. “Then it is a promise, okay?”
Recalling the past, Shen Wanli smiled involuntarily, called over the staff member, and requested this painting.
“Is this not spending a bit too much money?”
Han Qing said with some embarrassment.
Shen Wanli did not understand Han Qing’s meaning until Han Qing shifted her gaze to the painting. Only then did Shen Wanli suddenly realize. “It is fine. Xiao Rou should really like it. It is not wasting money.”
Han Qing: “Qi.”