Su Ruan watched her cousin's retreating back with a dazed look on her face. It took her a while to remember that there were a few matters that she had not asked.
Just in time, the phone in her hand chimed. Su Ruan tapped her fingers on the screen and saw Ma Yu Xi's message.
"Sister Ruan, don't worry about me. I'm going to meet a few of my friends and hang around with them. Don't forget to text me when you arrived home."
Su Ruan stared at the message speechlessly. Sensing that something was blocking the light, Su Ruan looked up and the image of Long Fei standing with big cotton candy in his hand appeared.
Just now, she was in a hurry to look at her phone. Su Ruan had not realized that she had passed the cotton candy to Long Fei.
He was tall and he had a serious look on his face. The image of him holding the fluffy and colorful cotton candy was too adorable.
After a brief hesitation, Su Ruan stretched her hand spoke, "Let me take that from you."
"Your cousin seemed like a very lively person."
"Mhm… Yu Xi is someone who you can easily get along with." Su Ruan pinched at the cotton candy and ate it slowly.
The moment it entered her mouth, the sweetness spread into her mouth and the candy disappeared. As she tore another piece, Su Ruan finally remember the person next to her. She turned to Long Fei and asked, "Would you like some?"
Long Fei was about to decline when his gaze fell on the small piece on her hand.
The corner of his lips turned up.
Without saying another word, Long Fei lowered his body and opened his mouth to bite the small piece of cotton candy in her hand.
Su Ruan blinked as she watched the piece that she had torn earlier disappeared. A few seconds passed by and her face turned bright red.
Fortunately for her, the surroundings were dark and there was no way for Long Fei to see the color on her face.
"Well, it's sweet." Long Fei flashed her a playful smile.
Su Ruan lowered her head, wondering if Long Fei was addicted to eating food from her hand. After all, this was not the first time that he had done so.
Seeing that a certain girl was shy, Long Fei decided to stop teasing her. "Where should we go first?"
"I don't know." Su Ruan tilted her head to one side as she looked at him and laughed softly. "Aren't you a local? Shouldn't you know where we should head over first?"
Long Fei touched the tip of his nose and chuckled. "To tell you the truth, I have never properly attended the carnival before." He let out a cough and continued, "You might as well say that today is also the first time I'm attending the carnival."
Su Ruan stared at him in disbelief. Previously, Ma Yu Xi had mentioned that Long Fei had never shown up at the carnival. But when Long Fei had invited her to this carnival, Su Ruan had thought that he would know the attractions around.
"Let's just explore this place together, alright?" Long Fei said.
Su Ruan burst into laughter and nodded. "Alright." She had thought of texting her cousin and asking for her recommendation, but Long Fei's idea to explore the festivity together sounded good as well.
The two of them walked slowly. Their pace did not seem as if they were in a hurry to join in the carnival and have fun. They continued to chat and Su Ruan told Long Fei about her experience as she look after their orchard's booth.
Hearing Su Ruan mentioned that someone had shown up and bought almost everything from the booth made Long Fei smile.
"From the sound of it, your booth is pretty popular," Long Fei pointed out.
"It's not that bad." Su Ruan shrugged. The cotton candy in her hand had long gone. Su Ruan threw the paper cone into the trash can as they walked around.
"That's right, I heard another interesting thing as well."
Su Ruan raised a brow as she waited for Long Fei to continue.
Long Fei stopped in the middle of the road and turned to face Su Ruan. At this time, they were still a distance away from the crowd. As everyone was busy enjoying themselves, none of them paid attention to both Long Fei and Su Ruan.
"Earlier today, I overheard that you were telling the townspeople that you had a boyfriend."
Su Ruan stared back at Long Fei, wondering what was going on.
It took her a while to remember that she had told the elders who came to the booth that she was in a relationship.
Su Ruan laughed as the memories came back. She cleared her throat and clarified, "Previously, a few elders came over to our booth wanting to match me with their grandsons. I didn't know how to talk to them. That was why I told them that I had a boyfriend."
Long Fei pursed his lips into a thin line.
Seeing that a certain man did not seem so happy, the smile on Su Ruan's face gradually faded away.
"Then what do you think about me?" Long Fei asked. He leaned closer to Su Ruan and spoke, "What do you think of me as your boyfriend?"
Her eyes widened and her heartbeat accelerated. Su Ruan did not know how she should reply as she was facing Long Fei's question at this time.
…
On another side of the town, Yu Zhi Yi walked around the road with an unhappy look on his face.
After walking around the town center with Shen Yue, the two of them had returned to the lodging to rest. But who would have thought that the moment he sat down, his fiance would question him on his relationship with Su Ruan?
In the end, the two of them had argued for a long time. Yu Zhi Yi then decided to leave the lodging to calm down.
He walked around the unfamiliar town to watch everyone around him laughing happily. As he was in a bad mood, Yu Zhi Yi decided to walk over to a quiet place.
Just as was about to make a turn, his gaze finally landed on a familiar figure.
Yu Zhi Yi stopped on his track.
The surroundings were dark but he could still recognize her silhouette.
He knew her so well.
Yu Zhi Yi raised his hand, wanting to call her name. But he then realized that there was a tall man beside her. The two of them stood very close. From his position, Yu Zhi Yi could see that they were very intimate.
The colorful light coming from the carnival would illuminate her face.. His expression stiffened upon seeing the smile on her face.