The entire Celestial Bright Peak was shrouded in an inexplicable shadow, the surface of the lake was very quiet, and Yun Qian, in her goose-yellow skirt, widened her eyes.
She held her breath, the air was stagnant, and feeling her eyes dry, she slowly closed them.
The boat was silent, but Xu Changâanâs smile was bright and dazzling, as he stared unblinkingly at Miss Yun, who was close at hand.
Xu Changâan thought Miss Yun was truly beautiful.
He could keep watching for two more hours.
"..."
So Yun Qian opened her eyes, and the two looked at each other.
"Have you seen enough?" Yun Qian asked.
"Not enough." Xu Changâan shook the wine glass in his hand, took a small sip, and then pushed the juice towards Yun Qian again.
"I want to drink wine." Yun Qian gently pushed the juice back.
"Backing out halfway is not Missâs style." Xu Changâan looked at her.
"Iâm not backing out." Yun Qian replied.
"If youâre not backing out, why donât you respond to what I said earlier?" Xu Changâan leaned back against the cabin: "Since you said youâd like anything I asked you to do, why donât you like it when I tell you not to drink wine?"
"I do like it." Yun Qian said this without any hesitation.
"So Miss can also be stubborn." Xu Changâan was helpless.
"Stubborn?" Yun Qian touched her lips with her finger and said nothing.
At this moment, Yun Qian had figured it out, the reason Xu Changâan didnât allow her to drink wine was not because he wanted to meet any gentleman... he was just teasing her.
That gentleman, whether dead or alive, was not an issue, so Yun Qian did not trouble her.
"Like, what do you like?" Xu Changâan was taken aback, not understanding Yun Qianâs meaning.
"I like you teasing me." Yun Qian covered her face with one hand, speaking seriously.
As long as she considered Xu Changâan forbidding her from drinking wine as a form of teasing, Yun Qian quite liked this behavior.
This time it wasnât about the wine, she could rightfully sayâshe liked it.
Xu Changâan: "...?"
"Miss, what are you talking about, I didnât tease you." Xu Changâan coughed dryly, clearly realizing that Yun Qian had pointed out he was being a "bad person".
Because he had something to do tomorrow, he subconsciously did not prepare wine for Yun Qian, in fact, it wouldnât hurt for Yun Qian to drink a little, now he could use Spiritual Qi to help Yun Qian sober up.
After understanding this, Xu Changâan looked over again, realizing he truly was teasing Miss Yun by deliberately using "Miss Yun would like whatever I say" to embarrass her.
"Really not letting me drink wine?" Yun Qian looked at the wine glass in Xu Changâanâs hand: "The time to see your gentleman tomorrow is yet undecided, even if I get drunk, I have enough time to rest... besides, I wonât get drunk."
"Still thinking about wine." Xu Changâan sighed: "If Miss were a bit gentler, you should let me step down gracefully."
"I didnât put you on the spot." Yun Qian said calmly: "I just want to drink wine with you."
"Alright then." Xu Changâan first patted Yun Qianâs long hair, then moved his fingers up to flick lightly on her ear: "Youâll like pear juice too."
"Just a sip." Yun Qian compromised a little.
"A sip is a sip." Xu Changâan lifted the wine glass, drank more than half of the wine in one gulp, and then handed the nearly empty glass to Yun Qian.
"Are you afraid Iâll sneak a drink?" Yun Qian blinked: "You left me so little."
"I was thirsty." Xu Changâan said, suddenly noticing Yun Qian raising the wine glass, examining something along the rim under the cabinâs light.
After a while, Yun Qian, with a calm expression, sipped from the spot where the light color pattern was marked on the rim, and after taking a sip of wine, her cheeks were slightly flushed.
After putting down the wine glass, she said: "The taste is just right."
"...Mm." Xu Changâan nodded.
"Why are you blushing?" Yun Qian tilted her head, looking at Xu Changâanâs earlobe: "Did you drink too quickly and get drunk?"
"No such thing." Xu Changâanâs eyes trembled slightly, helplessly saying: "Thereâs no need for us to distinguish so clearly, so we didnât switch to another cup."
"I didnât mind you." Yun Qian picked up her juice and sipped it slowly.
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The night is not long.
But if Yun Qian wants it to be long, then it will be long.
The small boat drifted with the ripples on the lakeâs surface, as the couple enjoyed snacks and drinks, admiring the beautiful scenery here.
After a while.
Yun Qian leaned against the cabin, yawning slightly.
"Sleepy?" Xu Changâan immediately said: "If youâre sleepy, then letâs go back and rest."
"I can still hold on for a while." Yun Qian shook her head, then looked at Xu Changâanâs leg, and seriously said: "If Iâm going to sleep, it should be on the boat, otherwise my hair arrangement would be in vain?"
Xu Changâan specifically styled her hair for a lap pillow, it couldnât be wasted.
"As long as you like it." Xu Changâan thought anyway on the boat heâd ensure Yun Qian wouldnât catch a cold.
Xu Changâan gazed at the distant White Jade Pavilion, bamboo groves, flowers, and dark lake surface, sighing: "The night scenery is indeed quite nice."
"Mm." Yun Qian squinted her eyes looking at Xu Changâan, thinking the scenery was indeed quite nice.
"The scenery here is so good, then what about the sunrise at Celestial Bright Peak as the senior sisters said... how exquisite must it be?" Xu Changâanâs eyes showed anticipation.
"Sunrise and sunset are essentially nothing special." Yun Qian remarked.
Sunrise and sunset are fundamentally the cycle of nature, the circulation of heavens, the rotation of stars and galaxies, and the cycle of destiny.
Itâs the most common thing in the world, so Yun Qian believed it wasnât worth his anticipation.
"Missâs passive skill is being very good at love talk, but thatâs about it." Xu Changâan sighed slightly, of course, he knew the sunrise wasnât anything special, but the point is who you watch the sunrise with.