Sometimes, hugging you across the sea of people not only brings you an extra-heavy hug but also makes your feet accidentally twist because of too much momentum.
This time, Shi Ran finally realized what it meant to be happy and sad. She was supported by Chen Ruoyu and jumped on the sidewalk with one foot. Her face was full of pain.
She just saw Chen Ruoyu standing there alone and felt that she was lonely, so she wanted to rush over to hug her. Whoever wanted to be hugged was hugged, and her feet twisted along the way.
âAh Ran is so pitiful.â Shi Ran felt her Wei was not light, and she had not recovered until now.
It was also Chen Ruoyu who supported Shi Ran with one hand and squatted in front of Shi Ran.
Shi Ran understood the meaning of Chen Ruoyuâs action and was a little flattered: âAre you going to carry me?â
âCanât you?â Chen Ruoyu said and put Shi Ranâs hand on her back.
Shi Ran was a little embarrassed, but also a little moved.
She could only jump home when her foot was twisted, and she had to be reprimanded by the little old lady with a knife and a tofu heart.
Shi Ran just leaned on Chen Ruoyuâs back carefully and wrapped her hands around her neck in front of her, all the fried skewers and snacks all over her wrists dangling under Chen Ruoyuâs line of sight.
The night wind blew slowly across the river, and with the feeling of her feet in the air, Shi Ranâs clothes floated.
Chen Ruoyu looked thin, but she was quite strong. Her slender forearms gripped Shi Ranâs legs and walked straight toward home.
Shi Ran looked a little surprised at the direction Chen Ruoyu was walking: âArenât you going to the hospital to drive?â
âNot far, Iâll be home in a while.â Chen Ruo Zeyu replied.
She didnât want to put Shi Ran down at all.
Her little fox was lying on her back, and the scent of the little roses diluted by the hospital disinfectant became clear as they touched her skin.
The night covered the entire city in a layer of secret color. Chen Ruoyu carried Shi Ran on the road through traffic in such an upright manner, which made her feel extremely happy at the moment.
After walking for a short while, Shi Ran still didnât feel that Chen Ruoyuâs steps slowed down. She lay on Chen Ruoyuâs back and asked in a low voice, âDo you think Iâm heavy?â
But she didnât want to get an extraordinarily honest reply from Chen Ruoyu: âWell.â
This syllable instantly shattered the warmth in Shi Ranâs heart. She rubbed Chen Ruoyuâs shoulder in dissatisfaction and retorted, âstraight daughter.â
However, Chen Ruoyu carried Shi Ran back on her back and rubbed Shi Ranâs invisible tenderness with her eyes focused on the road ahead: âIt is precisely because I can feel your weight that I have the proper sense of having you.â
Two sentences, one suppressed and one raised.
Chen Ruoyuâs words were like a spring breeze blowing from her face, and she wiped Shi Ranâs face with this mild coolness, making her face hot for a while.
Shi Ran lightly rested her head on Chen Ruoyuâs shoulder, pretended to be arrogant, and said, âYou guys are as good as ice cubes; your serious words are so provocative.â
Chen Ruoyu said, âI only treat you.â
Boom! boom! boom!
Shi Ranâs heartbeat slammed into her heart, like fireworks suddenly rising on the bank of the river, and her universe was splendid.
Shi Ran finally had a proper sense of her love affair with Chen Ruoyu after feeling the temperature transmitted to her by Chen Ruoyuâs palm and back.
Is this what love feels like?
The river that winds out of the night market gradually widens. The wide river reflects the night scene on both sides of the city. The bright lights fall into the river, sparkling like a galaxy of stars.
Shi Ran didnât know if it was because she was leaning on Chen Ruoyuâs back or if she felt that tonightâs style was extra gentle.
The scenery on the water gradually filled Shi Ranâs line of sight. She patted Chen Ruoyu on the shoulder lightly and said, âLet me down, take a break, and look at the scenery.â
Chen Ruoyu did not refuse; she said âOKâ and let Shi Ran down.
The traffic flow at night was faster than during the day, like the eagerness of people returning home after getting off work.
There was a wind blowing on the river, causing layers of ripples, and these two people just stood by the bridge, like rebels in a busy world.
What does it feel like to differ from the world?
I was lonely, but also free and comfortable.
Shi Ran bit the baked gluten in her hand, and out of the corner of the window, she saw Chen Ruoyu standing beside her. She erased the word âlonelinessâ from her heart.
If it was two people, then only freedom and comfort were left.
The lights on the roadside swayed the shadows of the trees and cast a shadow on the night scene. Shi Ran looked at the scenery on the river bank and suddenly called out to Chen Ruoyu: âChen Ruoyu.â
âWhatâs wrong?â Chen Ruoyu turned her head slightly and looked at Shi Ran.
âI want to hear from you about your years abroad.â Shi Ran said.
Suddenly, curiosity and yearning for this personâs past occurred.
Shi Ran wanted to know Chen Ruoyu and wanted to know what happened to Chen Ruoyu in the seven years when she was not involved.
âOkay,â Chen Ruoyu agreed, and asked again, âWhere do you want to listen?â
âI want to know why you suddenly went abroad.â Shi Ran said.
Chen Ruoyu thought for a moment and said, âBecause I want to get rid of my family.â
âBecause of Song Yi?â Shi Ran asked cautiously.
Chen Ruoyu shook her head: âNot all of them.â
She looked at the city that was becoming more and more intoxicated by the dark knight, and said, âFor meticulous painting, I canât say that I love it enough to dedicate my life to it, so I want to go out and have a look.â
I wanted to see if she could get closer to Shi Ranâs world if she rushed out of this world.
Shi Ran nodded and asked again: âI heard from Sister Zhou Yuan before that when you first went abroad, you were all working and studying abroad. Are you tired of working and studying abroad?â
âItâs okay.â Chen Ruoyu said the past events came back into her mind, âMy landlord is a lady who likes fine Chinese brushwork very much. I will paint her regularly, except for the rental fee. You can also get a considerable income, so I didnât feel exhausted. After that, I met Mr. Xu at the schoolâs entrepreneurship exchange meeting, and it went a lot better.â
âSo thatâs the case. I thought I was exhausted like a dog every day.â Shi Ran said and took a bite of the octopus ball.
He does not mean that.
When Chen Ruoyu heard Shi Ranâs words, she turned her head and asked, âAre you also working hard?â
Shi Ran nodded, shaking her head with a fork in her hand, and said, âArt is burning money!â
âYou know, that man wouldnât let me learn this in the first place, saying âShi Ran, if you go your way, I wonât pay you a penny!â. I thought, who are you? I didnât raise me much. Why should I listen to you? Then, like you, I violated my fatherâs order and started work-study programs. For the whole four years, I worked and earned money by myself, and I went to YT as an intern in my third year of college.. â
Shi Ran unconsciously remembered the first meeting with Xiao Ba and Ah Jiu and said, âActually, itâs not too hard; theyâve all come here. And then SaRahâs fame also rose, and Party A asked for the draft. There are more, especially my father, the gold owner.â
Saying this, Shi Ranâs eyes showed a smile, and she said to Chen Ruoyu with great excitement: âOh, yes, you know, my gold master father is also called Icarus. What kind of fate do you think we have?â
When Chen Ruoyu heard Shi Ranâs remarks, she felt a little relieved, despite her distress.
I feel distressed because I feel that Shi Ranâs past seven years have not been easy, but I am relieved because of the name Icarus.
She once thought that SaRah was the reason that she did not dare reveal her identity in a foreign country, but she did not think that Icarus had also saved the sun.
It turned out that in the years when she was not by Shi Ranâs side; she played such a very important role.
Chen Ruoyu was thrilled.
It was great to help her.
Shi Ran saw that Chen Ruoyu didnât respond to her for a long time, thinking that she was jealous again when she mentioned the gold masterâs father, so she deliberately opened the fried dumplings she had just bought at the booth, poured vinegar into them, and put them up: âDo you want to eat dumplings?â
Chen Ruoyu didnât see Shi Ranâs actions just now; she only watched her bring the dumplings to her mouth and opened her mouth in obedience. The skin of the fried dumplings had the sweet smell of this fresh meat, but when Chen Ruoyu chewed it, the sour taste fell on her taste buds along with the gravy. The strong vinegar smell made her frown, and her usually stony expression also collapsed. A small piece was broken.
âHahaha, youâve been fooled.â Shi Ran felt a nasty sense of satisfaction at seeing Chen Ruoyuâs reaction. Even though she did something wrong, she still wasnât afraid that Chen Ruoyu would laugh angrily.
Chen Ruoyu was not angry either.
She recovered from the sour taste, but she just gave Shi Ran a helpless look.
Seeing her trembling with a wicked smug smile, her squinted eyes were full of happiness, and not feeling sick.
Never mind.
What else do I care about with her? Seeing her smile at me was the most beautiful thing in the world.
After laughing for a while, Shi Ran consciously stopped.
She dipped in vinegar and ate a fried dumpling, and said seriously to Chen Ruoyu: âChen Ruoyu, itâs fair for the two of us to be together. I can be jealous, you can be jealous. I can be unhappy, you can too. You can even express all your emotions and thoughts to me.â
As she spoke, she patted her chest. âI have a big heart and can accommodate all your emotions!â
The traffic behind her scattered the light, and Shi Ran became the only focus of Chen Ruoyuâs sight.
This was the first time she had heard someone say this to herself. She had long been used to carrying everything on her own, and others thought she didnât need help. But it was just Shi Ran, and she gave herself the right to throw away her armor.
As if a warm river flowed into her glacier, melting her square edges and corners, Chen Ruoyu suddenly didnât know how to express this emotion.
She looked at Shi Ran like this, imitating her appearance, staring at her earnestly, nodding and saying, âIndeed.â
Shi Ran followed Chen Ruoyuâs line of sight, quickly realized the meaning in this manâs tone, and became a little annoyed: âChen Ruoyu!â
It was just that her anger came and went away quickly. Before she raised her hand, Chen Ruoyu took it into her arms.
The two of them were about the same size, and when they stood a little closer, they rubbed their ears.
The sudden distance also warmed Ye Feng. Chen Ruoyu leaned into Shi Ranâs ear and replied seriously, âI will.â
Shi Ran never thought that one day a personâs voice could be so warm, making her feel that the entire world had become summer.
She was held in Chen Ruoyuâs arms like this, listening to her heartbeat calm down a little, and asked softly, âAre you going to complain about the past that the Chen family brought you?â
Chen Ruoyu breathed a sigh of relief, and the heat brushed Shi Ranâs ears to write suddenly. âI am very grateful for all the experiences in the past. I donât think my life abroad at the beginning wouldnât have been possible if I hadnât made use of the things brought from the Chen family. It will go so well. â
Nor would there be a chance to see you again in a new identity.
Chen Ruoyu added to her heartbeat.
Shi Ran felt that Chen Ruoyuâs words almost coincided with her thoughts, and said with approval, âSo people still have to live more transparently, and when necessary, they donât need to be so backbone.â
Chen Ruoyu nodded, and together with Shi Ran, they looked at the scenery of the river bank on one side.
From the night market, the narrow river flows through the city and merges into a river, and the cruise ship sways forward with its golden lights on, disturbing the brilliant lights reflected in the distance.
Looking at it, Chen Ruoyu heard a call coming from her side.
âChen Ruoyu, smile.â
Shi Ran took a picture of the distant river scene with her mobile phone, and the steady camera turned to her and Chen Ruoyu as she spoke.
The bright night scene behind the two people under the screen frame also clearly sets off the faces of the two people in the center of the lens.
Chen Ruoyu just watched Shi Ran shake the broken hair from the side of her face, and naturally leaned on her shoulder.
The womanâs tone was rare and gentle, raised the corners of her mouth and bent her eyes, and said, âAh Yu, give me face and smile.â