rose ashes

Under the night sky, Luo Yang's cheeks were flushed, and the two pairs of eyes looked at each other intently. A moment later, a pair of students rode past on bicycles across the street, blowing a charming breeze.

He said that her love was incomparable, and with just these words, her heart could no longer remain calm.

The hand hanging by her side was tightly grasped. Luo Yang suddenly struggled slightly to free herself. Ye Gu was slightly startled. He lowered his eyes and looked at her movements with a slight stern look. His heart was shaken for a moment.

The gaps between each finger were suddenly filled up. She clasped her hands together and looked at him with bright eyes. She said nothing, yet it seemed as if she had told him everything.

The teardrop mole under Ye Gu's eyes trembled slightly. After he came to his senses, he regained his usual calm and proud self.

"Thank you." He squeezed the hand he was holding gently, and the touch spread throughout his body like an electric current.

Thank you for seeing my concerns, thank you for not changing at all, still being the sharp-tongued and irritable Ye Gu who will always stand by my side, and thank you for liking me.

Ye Gu coughed lightly, stiffened his neck and looked around, but he didn't look at Luo Yang.
"Well, this is a bit like the prelude to giving someone a nice guy card."

Luo Yang was slightly startled, the corners of his lips raised, and his laughter was as soft as the wind, "Oh, but you said it twice, it's a bit unfair."

Something beside him suddenly stopped, and the grip on the back of Ye Gu's hand tightened. He turned sideways, and suddenly he felt warm breath and moist touch on his cheek, which was fleeting.

He swallowed slightly, not daring to look down. The small section of his wrist that was exposed looked cold and white under the light. Ye Gu calmly put it into his windbreaker pocket.

There was a hint of mischief in Luo Yang's eyes, and his breath fell on Ye Gu's ear, rubbing his eardrum endlessly.
"I'll tell you a secret. Every morning when the sun comes out, it smiles at me."
——So I love you, do you know?

After a moment, Luo Yang slowly lowered her tiptoed feet, and the warmth slowly dissipated from her ears. Ye Gu was stunned for a moment, then lowered his eyes to look into her amber pupils, and fell into tenderness under the street light.

Luo Yang curled her lips, and said nothing, allowing him to look at her wantonly, with her undisguised passion spreading across the sky wherever his eyes reached.

His thin lips moved, and the clear sound fell above his head, spreading along with the moonlight.
"I know."
You love me, I know.

Luo Yang smiled, "What a coincidence, you have also heard this song."

The soft flesh of her cheek was gently pinched. "You are so literary. I don't know what to do if it were someone else."

Luo Yang didn't care at all, curled his lips, "Then just tell him directly."

Before returning to China, Luo Yang probably never imagined that there would be a scene like today. At that time, she even hesitated whether to come back. What should she do if everything had changed after she came back?

Ye Gu's palm was broad and warm. Luo Yang quietly lowered his eyes to the hand hanging by his side, the corners of his mouth unconsciously rising.

While he was daydreaming, there was a sudden sound of "tut" from beside him, and Luo Yang raised his eyes.
Ye Gu frowned slightly: "I think it's a bit uneconomical."
Luo Yang: “?”
Ye Gu: "It's a pity that I got married before I even had a romantic relationship."
Luo Yang narrowed his eyes slightly, "???"
A businessman is worthy of being a businessman. Ye Gu suddenly had an idea and turned his eyes to Luo Yang, staring at her intently, and the teardrop mole under his eyes also came to life.
"So let's fall in love, like lovers."

For a moment, his eyes made Luo Yang think he saw Ye Gu when he was seventeen or eighteen years old. His eyes were passionate and eager to try. His determined gaze made Luo Yang a little dazed.

Luo Yang's eyelashes fluttered like a butterfly's wings, and she smiled and said, "Are you sure?"
Ye Gu had no doubts and nodded naturally.
Luo Yang sighed silently in his heart, but still responded to him on the surface.

/ / /
Ye Gu was about to return to his room after taking a shower, but suddenly found that there was only one pillow left on the bed. He looked around, thinking that Li Ma had taken it away to change it, so he sat down on the bed naturally. Just as he picked up his phone, Luo Yang came in with something in his arms.

The package was very large, and Luo Yang looked thin and tiny. His entire body was blocked behind, and only his thin hands could be seen.

Ye Gu held it with one hand and said, "Why don't you ask someone to bring it up? It's very heavy."

Luo Yang pursed her lips and shook her head seriously, "I chose this for you personally. I'm sure you will sleep comfortably in it."

Ye Gu, who was holding something, was confused. He poked his head out from behind the big bag with misty eyes.

"Didn't you say you wanted to have a relationship? How can two people who just started dating sleep together? So here are your quilt, pillow, and mattress."

"This is something Aunt Li just bought. It's very comfortable."

The corner of Ye Gu's mouth twitched slightly, his eyes dimmed instantly, and he was speechless. Was it too late to regret now?

He hesitated: "I didn't mean... that..." He really shot himself in the foot.

But looking at Luo Yang's serious eyes, he suddenly felt like a bit of a bastard. He admitted it and started sleeping on the floor.

Looking at Ye Gu who was sleeping on the floor with all his concentration, Luo Yang chuckled silently, as if in front of her, she could always see a Ye Gu who was a little clumsy but whom she couldn't help but dislike.
Everyone called him Young Master, but to her he was just like an obedient little wolfhound.

She slowly moved her eyes away and looked out the window. If she had not left after graduation that year and gone to keep her date with Ye Gu, would they have missed each other for so long? She didn't know.

The night was dim, moonlight crept into the room, and my breathing was steady.

Ye Gu tossed and turned, feeling extremely restless. When he looked up, he could vaguely see the fingertips slightly exposed by the bed, the nails were trimmed so that they were round and shiny.

On that moonlit night, he could clearly hear the heartbeat in his chest, beat by beat, without slowing down.
As if possessed by a ghost, he raised his hand with a trembling hand, wanting to touch the fingertips. Just like the moonlight hanging in the night sky, every inch closer he got, he felt an inch of joy, even though it might be out of reach.

It was so close, right in front of him. Ye Gu sighed silently, half sat up slowly, held his breath and put her hand slowly into the quilt, tucked the corner of the quilt.
Looking at the wind direction of the air conditioner, Ye Gu turned up the temperature in the dark and sat down on the floor leaning against the bedside table. He didn't know how long he had been looking at Luo Yang's sleeping face, but he still couldn't fall asleep.

I looked at the photos on my phone for a long time, so long that I could see through the photos. I didn’t know what I wrote on them before I sent them out.

In the photo, Luo Yang stood beside Ye Gu, smiling without restraint. She used to be a spoiled little princess, but since when did such a state become a luxury for her?

Just like today, she would tease him on purpose, like a mischievous elf, proud, and teasing, instead of being the dull and taciturn Luo Yang when she returned to China.

Serious group——
Bian Yao: Wow, you’re still awake so late at night. Master, I don’t have much time today.
Li Huai: Be careful or the young master will skin you alive.
Xi Jinzhou: This is your first circle of friends post in history. It has some meaning for us. Haven’t we ever made you laugh?
Feng Yan: I’m sorry to hurt your feelings, Master.

Ye Gu looked at the post in his friend circle that was posted five minutes ago, with the caption:
The sun came out and smiled at me.

There were countless likes and naturally many comments, but he just clicked on the photos from time to time to reconstruct the scene of his birthday.
This birthday seemed to complete all his nine birthdays.

Ye Gu didn't close his eyes that night. The moment Luo Yang woke up, he gently lifted her hair and said in a low and gentle voice, "Good morning."

Luo Yang was sleepy and his voice was sticky, "Hmm... I'm sleepy, let me sleep a little longer..."

Ye Gu just held her hand and said, "Okay, let's sleep for a while."

When she woke up again, it was already bright outside. Luo Yang felt her palms were a little hot. As soon as she moved, something pressed down on the quilt. She stood up slightly. Ye Gu's head was resting on the quilt. His round back of the head was really cute on her body.

Luo Yang suppressed her smile and used her fingertips to comb his hair, which was black, soft and fluffy.
With his eyes closed, Ye Gu's eyelashes are no less beautiful than a woman's, but his delicate facial features together give him a unique heroic air.

Ye Gu moved his head, perhaps because he had slept uncomfortably and showed signs of waking up.

Luo Yang was not in a hurry, but when he was about to let go of his hand, he was grabbed tightly. Ye Gu, who was half asleep and half awake, frowned and refused to let go.
He kept muttering, "Where are you going? Don't leave."

Luo Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and gently rubbed his head, "I'm not leaving, I'm not going anywhere, you won't sleep well like this."

Ye Gu didn't care and just shook his head.

Luo Yang thought for a moment, then simply got off the bed and sat next to Ye Gu.
"Why are you so clingy all of a sudden?"

Ye Gu did not hide it and fiddled with her fingers, "You forgot that I have been following you since I was a child. It's not sudden."

Luo Yang paused and laughed, "That has never happened before. If the people in your company knew that their majestic CEO Ye behaved like this at home, they would laugh."

Ye Gu didn't care, "They don't dare."

He wanted to stay a little longer, but Liu Min was really conscientious and responsible. He always called at the perfect time and reported the day's meeting arrangements meticulously.

"Boss Ye, do you think any changes are needed?"

Ye Gu rubbed his brows and put his phone on the sink. "No, ask them to pay attention to efficiency when reporting. I don't want it to be finished before six o'clock. Understand?"
Liu Min quickly agreed, "Okay, Mr. Ye, don't worry."

"Ah Gu! Do you want some milk tea?"
Luo Yang sounded very excited. He walked closer and closer to the door with the sound of his slippers and pushed it open.

"I just tried it. You can make it at home. Would you like to try it?"

Ye Gu wiped her mouth. She stood behind him holding a cup of milk tea. She looked up at him with her eyes flickering and blinking as if asking for credit. It was simply fatal.

Ye Gu even forgot to hang up the phone and took it carefully from her hand, "Be careful."
Luo Yang looked at Ye Gu expectantly, without blinking, which made him unable to help but swallow carefully.

Luo Yang put the phone on the sink and asked impatiently: "How is it? Does it taste good?"

Ye Gu savored the taste, looked at her, and tucked her hair behind her ear. "It tastes good."
In fact, the milk flavor is a little strong, but this can be ignored.

Luo Yang's eyes lit up instantly, "Then you can bring it to the company to drink. I made a lot of it."

Facing her expectant eyes, Ye Gu had no way to refuse. She was so enthusiastic, he couldn't and couldn't refuse.

"Okay, I'll take it."

Luo Yang smiled, "Then wait for me." After saying that, she went downstairs in her slippers, her excitement evident in her words.

Ye Gu smiled helplessly, picked up the phone and went downstairs.

(End of this chapter)