You are my wife, don't doubt it!

Opening his phone to check the messages, Xiao Yao met Yu Luying, Daiyu, and Zhou Qi at the front door of the Shengai Hotel.

Really, I said I was going to take Yu Luying to the beach to watch the stars, but why did these two stupid light bulbs have to follow me?

"We want to see the stars, too," Zhou Qi said with a grin, "We'll leave once we find a place and won't cause any trouble for you."

"It doesn't matter, we can just watch it together." Yu Luying said hypocritically.

Please, don't be polite to them in a place like this, what if someone takes it seriously?

There were many stars in the sky, and the four of them looked for a suitable observation point. Gradually, they walked further and further away and came to a small path in a farmland.

Both sides of the path were lined with straws as big as humans. It was quite scary on a dark and windy night.

"Brother Yao, you started snoring when you were in Tai Ze. It was so loud." said Daiyu.

"No way," Xiao Yao was a little embarrassed: "I didn't even know I snore when I sleep."

"They are beating," said Hairtail, "and they are beating loudly. If you don't believe me, why don't you ask them?"

Zhou Qi tried to smooth things over for Xiao Yao, saying, "Is it possible that Xiao Yao is just too tired from all the traveling today?"

"Yeah," Yu Luying replied in a silly way, "Xiao Yao doesn't snore when he sleeps. I know that."

After saying this, he saw the three of them staring at him with strange expressions, so he said, "What's the matter - Oh!"

It was not until this moment that she realized belatedly that this statement was not a disguised way of telling everyone that she and Xiao Yao had slept together?

"Oh, no!" Yu Luying was petrified instantly, as if she had been struck by lightning. She stamped her feet repeatedly, wishing she could swallow her tongue in one gulp: "No, that's not what I meant!"

Hairtail quickly said: "We all know that's not what you meant."

He wanted to smooth things over, but he couldn't hold back the smile on his face. In the end, he had to cover his mouth, turn his face away, and smile at the tall reeds.

Xiao Yao kicked out, not putting much force into it, on the butt of Hairtail.

Yu Luying finally thought of how to explain: "I, the reason why I know this is that Xiao Yao usually sleeps on the desk during class and never snores!"

"Yes, yes, we all understand," Daiyu said, "Yingying, don't explain anymore. Explanation is just covering up. There are no outsiders here."

"Shut the fuck up," Xiao Yao kicked Daiyu's butt again, this time with more force: "Did you call Yingying? - Withdraw, withdraw, she didn't say anything, did you hear anything just now?"

"I didn't hear it." Hairtail said quickly.

Zhou Qi said: "There is only the sound of wind in the reeds."

"Oh, I'm so annoyed," Yu Luying said, bashfully and scratching her feet, stamping her feet: "Are you still looking for a place to watch the stars?"

"Search, search, search, just keep going."

The four of them continued on their way forward. In order to ease Yu Luying's embarrassment, Xiao Yao took the initiative to find a topic: "By the way, Zhou Qi, why are you here?"

"You asked that question," Zhou Qi turned around, put his hands behind his back, and walked backwards: "Why can't I be here? Oh, you guys are allowed to come and play?"

"No, that's not what I meant," Xiao Yao waved his hand. "What I meant was that we've been classmates for a year, and I've never heard that you or your family are religious or have any connection with the church."

"What about you two?" Zhou Qi looked at Xiao Yao and Daiyu and said, "As for me, I was very weak during the time I was in the hospital, both physically and mentally."

Xiao Yao and Yu Luying recalled what happened to Zhou Qi, and both felt sad. They both thought that they had destroyed Teacher Yao's temple, and that Zhou Qi had completely forgotten about her after she was hospitalized. This was a bit... not good.

"Later, Father Yu would come to see me every now and then, telling me some truths from the Gospel, comforting my mental state, and helping me with some spiritual exercises to heal my soul - Teacher Yao was also doing these exercises."

"I see... No wonder Teacher Yao looks more energetic," Xiao Yao mused, "Father Yu is such a nice guy."

"They are just working to achieve results." Hairtail complained.

"You want to be kicked again, don't you?" Xiao Yao raised his foot to kick.

"No, no, no, hey, Brother Yao, why are you like Brother Long back then?" Hairtail complained, "Irritable."

Zhou Qi ignored the hairtail fish and continued to explain to Xiao Yao: "After I was discharged from the hospital, Father Yu asked me if I wanted to come to the beach for a summer camp to relax. It happened that he and my parents got to know each other during my hospitalization... He also helped mediate the relationship and conflicts between my parents a few times. Well, I won't go into details. In short, this time it was like our whole family came to Dongqi Beach to relax together."

Zhou Qi's parents?... Somehow, Xiao Yao remembered the couple who were arguing passionately in the hospital corridor, and remembered the slap that the man had slapped.

The girl did not continue speaking, and the other three looked at each other and tacitly agreed not to ask her about her personal affairs.

"But it's really relaxing to be here," Zhou Qi said, "And what about Tai...Taize just now? It feels really relaxing."

"Taize is like this," Yu Luying explained. "My uncle told me that you can do anything in Taizé - sing Taizé songs, recite the rosary, pray, meditate, contemplate, read the Bible, or even sleep. Anything that makes you feel comfortable can be a dialogue with God."

You can't even turn on the lights, and you can still read the Bible? Xiao Yao complained silently in his heart, but Daiyu spoke first: "Sleeping too? You can't protect your man like this-"

"However, sleeping in Taze is really comfortable," Xiao Yao said, "I felt refreshed and relaxed after waking up. I have only slept for a short time. I have never felt so relaxed when I slept at home..."

"Wow! Look!" Zhou Qi shouted excitedly.

The other three people all let out a small "WoW" when they saw the scene in front of them.

Walking out of the path through the reeds in the farmland, there is a very "short" beach. What I mean by short is that you can reach the sea within a few dozen steps.

The beach was not very smooth and flat, because it was undeveloped, and there were rocks of various sizes mixed in it, which hurt people's feet when walking on it. The air was very fishy, ​​and a single white lamp was hung at the intersection, while both sides of the beach were immersed in two endless darkness, and it was impossible to see how wide the beach was.

Of course, none of this was reason for the four of them to say “Wow.”

What shocked them was the starry sky - the starry sky that was so close to them.

The key to the beauty of this starry sky lies not in its “abundance” and “complexity” but in its “closeness” and “brightness”.

How to describe it? Half of the sky in front of him was pitch black, and the sea and the horizon in front of him, no, the sea level was also pitch black. Therefore, in Xiao Yao's view, the beach illuminated by the lights where the four of them were standing was completely shrouded in half of the black cover, and this cover was particularly "short".

You can see the starry sky without looking up, because as long as you look straight ahead, you can see countless shining stars in front of you.

Saying “countless” may be a bit of an exaggeration, after all, their number cannot compare to the shining Milky Way, and saying “as if they can be reached with one’s hand” is also bragging. But no matter how you look at it, it seems that you can pierce this false curtain with one shot by rowing a small boat for 500 meters in the sea.

If you've seen The Truman Show, you'll immediately understand what I mean.

Yes, fake.

Because it looks too close, too bright, and too clear, it doesn't seem real.

To use the terminology of the game, this starry sky does not look like a 3D model, but just a two-dimensional map used as a background.

"You two can go on a romantic date. We won't be the third wheel." Zhou Qi held Daiyu's arm and said, "Let's go over there and then go back. See you tomorrow."

"Be safe!"

"See you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow!"

After the two light bulbs finally said goodbye, Xiao Yao and Yu Luying put down the guitar and cello they were carrying, and then sat side by side on the beach.

Xiao Yao took Yu Luying's hand and interlocked their fingers.

With the other hand, he picked up the phone and typed a text message.

For about seven or eight minutes, neither of them spoke. They just stared blankly at the "fake starry sky curtain" in front of them, listening to each other's breathing, the whistling sea breeze, and the barking of dogs not far away.

Finally, Xiao Yao was the first to speak: "Yu Luying, what did you think of?"

"What did you think of?" Yu Luying asked back.

"I'll count to three, two, one, and then we'll say it together," Xiao Yao suggested.

"Okay." Yu Luying said.

"Three, two, one."

"The starry sky at the playground of Dongru County Middle School." "The promise on your balcony."

"Well," Xiao Yao said, "Just barely... it counts as a match, right?"

"If you say it's right, then it's right." Yu Luying said with a smile.

"Yes, I remembered it wrong," Xiao Yao admitted, "It wasn't on the playground, it was on my balcony. We made a promise that we would go to see the stars together in the future, whether it was on the top of a mountain or on the beach."

"Well, I didn't expect it to be realized so soon," Yu Luying said, "There's always a kind of..."

"Feeling unreal?" Xiao Yao said.

“No, it feels too easy,” said Yu Luying.

"I understand." Xiao Yao said.

The boy slowly turned his head towards the girl, who cooperated and closed her eyes.

"I love you forever~" Xiao Yao sang softly.

"But where is forever?" Yu Luying immediately sang the next sentence.

Xiao Yao blocked Yu Luying's mouth.

At the beginning, Xiao Yao's hands were firmly placed on the beach.

But Yu Luying kicked off the Crocs on her right foot and began to rub Xiao Yao's exposed calf skin with her small feet wearing white socks.

Hmm...she didn't change her socks after all.

Xiao Yao snorted, Xiao Er stood up, and Xiao Yao extended his hand to the girl.

...

"Hand," Yu Luying said vaguely, "Are you being dishonest again?"

"Jio," Xiao Yao said, "Fuck it, only the state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps."

"Steamed bun, are you not convinced?" Yu Luying rubbed Xiao Yao's nose with her tall nose tip.

"Of course I'm not convinced," Xiao Yao said, "and you'll say later that I seduced you. My existence itself is a temptation. You're so unreasonable."

"I'm an unreasonable person." Yu Luying admitted.

"Tsk." Xiao Yao said.

"I don't care. I want to... feel comfortable today." Yu Luying's voice became lower and lower.

"Oh my god, isn't it good to be young and pure? We both agreed on this." Xiao Yao pointed out: "This is a sacred and solemn parish summer camp."

"It's okay, as long as you don't touch that place, it's not a crime." Yu Luying said: "Lie down a little..."

Yu Luying stood up, holding onto the electric pole next to her with one hand to maintain her balance, and gently supported Xiao Yao's left arm with the sole of her right foot.

Xiao Yao accuses him comfortably: "There's really nothing I can do about you."

……

"I want to tell you something serious."

When Yu Luying's feet slid onto Xiao Yao's belly, the latter finally couldn't help but speak.

"Yeah." The girl stood up on her feet and rubbed Xiao Yao's neck and shoulders with the back of her feet.

"When I went to the toilet today, I accidentally heard your grandfather and your uncle - the eldest uncle - talking. It has something to do with you." Xiao Yao reached out and stroked Yu Luying's calf.

The foot trembled and then stopped moving.

"Your grandfather said he wanted to take over the shares of Meiyu Group..." Xiao Yao said as he thought, choosing his words carefully.

Suddenly, he heard a cell phone vibrating.

Xiao Yao took out the newly bought mobile phone from his trouser pocket.

"It's Shen Jie's call." Xiao Yao told Yu Luying.

"Yeah." Yu Luying nodded, her toes left Xiao Yao's upper body, and she groped for her Crocs on the sand.

Chapter 288: The Shy Meow Mom

2023-08-07

*This chapter can also be titled "Has Meow Mommy Lost Confidence?"

"Yeah." Yu Luying nodded, her toes left Xiao Yao's upper body, and she groped for her Crocs on the sand.

"Hello, wife, are you almost there?" Xiao Yao answered the phone while observing Yu Luying's expression.

The latter had no expression on her face, she just calmly found and put on her Crocs.

"Oh, how could you not find it? Didn't I tell you how to get there? Turn left at the main road outside the hotel, turn right at the third crossroad, and go 500 meters straight to the end. There is a large field and a small path among the reeds—"

Yu Luying couldn't listen any longer and mouthed "You go answer it."

"Hey, hey, hey," Xiao Yao pointed at the microphone of his phone and waved his hand: "How about this, you go back to the hotel entrance and I'll come back to pick you up."

"..."

"Ah, then... that's fine. If you still can't find it, tell me and I'll come pick you up." Xiao Yao said, and put down the phone.