1986: My Happy Life in Provence

Chapter 121 Low-level mistake!

It was just after 2 p.m. when Zoe called Ronan, and Lourmarin is more than 40 kilometers away from Aix.

Even if you have to walk a mountain road, you can still get there in more than an hour, so it is completely possible to go back and forth on the same day.

Ronan arrived in Aix at 6pm as agreed.

Zoe had dinner with her classmates at the 'Two Little Boys' restaurant on the Cours Mirabeau in the afternoon.

The meeting place they agreed to meet was in front of the circular fountain square at the end of Cours Mirabeau. Coincidentally, that was also the place where they parted when Ronan sent Zoe to Aix.

It was past 6 o'clock and it was already getting dark.

Ronan saw another side of this famous Aix attraction.

There were no mobile phones in that era, so Ronan could only wait in the most conspicuous place.

The waiting time was not long, about 10 minutes, and Ronan saw Zoe on Cours Mirabeau.

Zoe changed her style again today.

It was not the simple style she usually liked, nor was it the European college style that day.

She wore a pair of light blue denim shorts, a sky blue long-sleeved sweatshirt, white sneakers, and a white canvas bag on her shoulder. She looked youthful, completely different from her style in Lourmarin.

But Ronan could understand.

If Zoe dressed like this in Lourmarin, the villagers who wear plaid shirts, jeans and canvas shoes all year round would think a real star had arrived.

Zoe did not appear alone, she was accompanied by two female classmates.

Ronan didn't know the situation and didn't dare to walk over rashly, but he was sure that Zoe had seen him.

Because she had a bright smile on her face, she was looking in Ronan's direction and talking to the classmates around her, and the two classmates were also looking at Ronan with a smile.

Another 2 minutes passed, and Zoe said goodbye to her two classmates and finally walked towards Ronan.

"Are you here in Aix to study fashion design?" Ronan asked with a smile.

Zoe stopped 1 meter in front of Ronan, looked up and smiled:
"I noticed that you are becoming more and more eloquent. Have you taken further studies in language arts recently?"

Ronan raised his eyebrows:
"Your father did teach me a little, but it was all about dealing with clients. I believe he has no experience in how to talk to girls."

"So?" Zoe also raised her eyebrows.

"So I was inspired by what I was saying, great artist!" Ronan pointed in a direction excitedly, "Let's go home."

Zoe gently pulled Ronan's arm and asked cautiously:

"Are you anxious to get home?"

"No hurry." Ronan shook his head.

I've already picked you up, why should I worry?

Zoe smiled happily:
"Then let's have dinner in Aix before leaving?"

Ronan blinked:

"Are you sure you can still eat?"

Zoe suddenly raised her hand and touched Ronan's chin:

"As long as you can eat it, it's fine. I can't let you go to Aix in vain."

[Increase happiness by 20 points when having intimate contact with the opposite sex]

Ronan didn't want to admit it.

But every time Zoe touched his chin, it felt really 'comfortable'.

"Okay, where shall we eat?" Ronan asked happily.

"Come with me." Zoe tilted her head, "I've done my homework, too."

More than half of the excellent restaurants in Aix are near Cours Mirabeau, and Zoe took Ronan there on foot.

On the way, Ronan couldn't help but ask curiously:

"What were you talking about just now?"

Zoe suddenly covered her mouth and laughed:

"Are you curious?"

"Yes." Ronan looked at her profile, "You talked for several minutes."

“They asked me who I was.”

"How did you respond?"

"I'm talking about friends, friends who came to take me home."

"Can you talk that long?"

"I can't help it. They insist on adding adjectives before the word 'friend'. I can only listen quietly."

Ronan asked proudly:

"Handsome, handsome, tall or mighty?"

Zoe shook her head regretfully and sighed again:

"I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. They said your 'boyfriend' looks silly. Why didn't he come over after not seeing you for so many days? Doesn't he want to see you?" Ronan almost bit his tongue, his heart beating faster:
"Is it true? They said that?"

Zoe covered her mouth and laughed, attracting the attention of passers-by on both sides:

"Of course it's fake."

"You--" Ronan was speechless for a moment.

Zoe pulled Ronan's arm and quickened her pace:

"Hurry up, there will be no seats if you go too late."

What a little fool.

It's fake because the word "boyfriend" was not said by them, but by me.

Zoe took Ronan into a restaurant with a white lattice door and flowers decorating the door.

The restaurant is not very big, with only seven or eight tables.

Ronan discovered that Zoe liked to go to restaurants that were not very big but had a good atmosphere, and the same was true for Mrs. Chelsea's restaurant.

Zoe is a picky eater, but Ronan eats everything, so when they eat together, Zoe is responsible for ordering all the food.

Zoe had just finished her meal and had only ordered food for one person.

The cuisine is still Mediterranean:
Seafood salad, Mediterranean fish soup, but the dessert at the end was something Ronan had never seen before.

"What is this?" Ronan asked curiously.

"I forgot to let you try the Calisson last time. This is the specialty of Aix." Zoe handed the spoon to Ronan, "The Calisson in this restaurant is the best in Aix."

Ronan took a bite:
"A cake made of orange and melon in the middle, with cookies underneath and almonds and icing on top?"

Ronan's tongue can distinguish the taste of most ingredients.

Zoe asked in surprise:

"You have eaten?"

Ronan took another bite:
"No, it's my first time eating it."

"But you can even taste the flavor of oranges and melons. This is the line of the 'story' I was going to tell you." Zoe supported her head with her palms.

Ronan said proudly:

"Have you forgotten what I do?"

“I don’t think selling pink wine and sweet and sour pork will make you that capable,” Zoe said with a smile.

"I don't think that people who study art know how to dress up like you." Ronan shrugged. "Everyone has some inexplicable talents, right?"

It's a girl's nature to know how to dress up, but Zoe doesn't think what Ronan knows is also a boy's nature.

Ronan is such an outstanding person.

Polite, high EQ, good looking and good at speaking
Zoe stared at Ronan intently, making him feel very embarrassed:
"Why do you keep looking at me?"

Zoe propped up her head and said with a smile:
"I have nothing else to do."

I don't need to eat.

Ronan pointed at the dishes on the table and said:

"Let's eat together. I can't eat that much."

Zoe ordered too much food for him.

Zoe also found that her gaze was too 'naked' and would affect Ronan's eating speed.

So he picked up the spoon next to the plate of calisone, scooped a piece and put it in his mouth, while recalling the past few months since he met Ronan.

I think of the scene when they first met, the scene when they first set up a stall, and the scene when they first went on a "spring outing".
Have I already had so many memories without realizing it?

Suddenly, she found that Ronan opposite her was staring at her with a red face.

Zoe raised her chin:
"Eat."

Ronan didn't say anything, just stared at the spoon in her mouth.

Zoe looked down and found her dessert spoon lying quietly on the right side of the plate.

She suppressed her laughter and put Ronan's dessert spoon back to its original place, as if nothing had happened.

Well, there is one more memorable episode in my memory.

It was past 9pm when Ronan and Zoe returned to Lourmarin. Most people were asleep, but Louis's house was brightly lit.

Ronan knocked on the door and it was Freddy who opened it.

Freddy saw that it was Ronan outside the door and said bluntly:
"Where have you been? We called you all afternoon but no one answered. You actually missed the party! And Louis said Zoe will be back from Aix tomorrow. Don't forget—"

He suddenly saw Zoe behind Ronan.

Zoe sighed silently.

I was so excited in the afternoon that I forgot to inform my family that she would be back tonight.
What a low-level mistake.

(End of this chapter)