Chapter 2: The Legendary Heart of Ling Xi

  Qin Luoshui was stunned by her sudden change from sweet to foul language, and Sang Hong's small hand had already quickly reached out and pulled the plate in front of herself.

  Without saying a word, she provocatively scooped up a big spoonful and stuffed it into her mouth, smugly staring at him with an impish glint in her eye that made his heart skip a beat.

  He was instantly killed by that expression, this is the second woman who can burst out profanity in front of his face, strictly speaking, it's a little girl, he was stunned for a moment and came back to his senses.

  Is he stingy?

  He is very stingy and never likes others to touch his things.

  But at this moment——

  "Don't give me that look, okay?" Xiang Hong muttered weakly, looking guilty as she glanced at him, quickly raising a paw to cover the dish, afraid he would snatch it away.

  He shook his head, dispersing the strange feeling, and his eyes became dull again. She was just a little stranger after all.

  The little fingernails were painted with black on top and pink on the bottom, a bright and childish pattern, reflected in the delicate white porcelain plate, looking very vivid.

  "Is that... painted by yourself?"

  Qin Luoshui was good at discovering and appreciating beauty, and had always been very interested in women's dressing up. He was easily attracted by her fingernails.

  "Is that, looks pretty disappointing?" San Hong mischievously stuck out her tongue and rolled away the corner of her lip with a bit of cream on it.

  "No, simple, creative, how to say it, it's just a bright feeling in your eyes."

  Qin Luoshui nodded definitely, this was so far, he had observed for a long time, the only decoration he found on her.

  Xiang Hong unexpectedly raised an eyebrow, lifted her hand and seriously admired her fingernails for a moment, saying: "Today in gym class, with nail polish like this pattern, no matter what game we play, the dust in the nail seams won't affect the look of our hands."

  Qin Luoshui's eyes widened immediately and stared at her hand, could it be that the nail polish was used to cover up something?

  Strong enough, honest enough.

  "What's with that look? Disgusted? I washed my hands before eating, but you just handled cash and didn't wash."

  Xiang Hong gave him a sly smile and proudly teased him.

  Qin Luoshui was stunned, and it seemed like this was indeed the case.

  Xiang Hong ate very slowly, her preference for sweets had never been satisfied before, and her curiosity about the opposite sex was only left in fantasy. At this moment, these two things that had always been lacking were suddenly fulfilled at the same time, so she felt that she should savor the taste carefully, slow down her speed, and relax to enjoy it thoroughly.

  "It's said that a beautiful scene is a delightful thing, and it's indeed just like this!" The little mouth couldn't help but let out a satisfied sigh.

  "What a wonderful day, beautiful scenery, delightful experience and joyful event! It's actually related to ice cream, I'm impressed!"

  Qin Luoshui's words were chewed over one by one, and she was finally driven to tears of laughter by his nonchalant sighs.

  "By the way, when you were looking at the campus just now, your expression seemed to have a lot of nostalgia. Can you say something?"

  She brought up the topic again with ulterior motives, gazing at his handsome face and guessing that this guy must have been a popular figure in school, being chased by girls to the point of exhaustion and receiving so many love letters that his hands were numb.

  Qin Luoshui's gaze pierced through her face, as if seeing into the distant past. The fleeting time seemed to have no length or substance, and he was still in his 18-year-old self, facing the face that had haunted his dreams.

  Xiang Hong stared blankly at him, his face covered with a layer of dust like light and shadow, the desolation in his eyes she couldn't understand.

  After a long time, he finally spoke:

  "A hundred flavors mixed together, hard to express in words. Seeing the school scene is like seeing the years of your own vibrant youth. Perhaps, when you leave school and look back, the place that seems like a prison to you now is actually the last pure place in your life."

  Xiang Hong savored it for a moment, then shook her head in disagreement:

  "I still can't quite grasp it, a cage is just a cage. Maybe what you said makes sense, but I won't be able to understand until I leave. Once I'm gone, I might gain new insights. Different life paths lead to vastly different perspectives."

  Her eating movements were completely natural, the crisp and loud sound of her chewing on ice cubes was as if she was enjoying that sound, but in an instant, the food on the plate had been finished.

  "Wait, what else do you want to eat?" Qin Luoshui hooked his lips and smiled.

  "Thanks for the meal." Xiang Hong regained her composure.

  "Or where else do you want to go and have some fun? Since we've already skipped school, let's just make a clean break of it." Qin Luoshui looked at her empty plate, suddenly not wanting to part with her so soon.

  "Are you sure you're not trying to kidnap me now?" Xiang Hong slyly glanced at him sideways.

  Qin Luoshui was slightly taken aback, but didn't deny it: "Hehe, a bit."

  "Why did you suddenly have this interest?"

  Xiang Hong excitedly blinked her eyes at him.

  I'm afraid all girls yearn to hear words of praise about their charm from the opposite sex, and Xiang Hong is no exception. She even wonders if he would say that it's because she's a lovely young girl who turns heads wherever she goes, which is why he wants to run away with her.

  Thinking so, she felt goosebumps all over her body, what's wrong with her today, being so affected like a little girl.

  "Because... how to say it? A feeling, just now when you looked at me with such an urgent and intense gaze, I suddenly got the illusion that you were expecting me to take you on a journey far away. So, I don't think these two desserts will comfort your inner thirst."

  Xiang Hong was thrilled to the extreme, her eyes shining with an unbelievable light, his words were unexpected, but apparently more surprising than expected.

  "Do you really feel that way? Oh my god, when I looked at you back then, I really thought so in my heart, shouting desperately to take me away, take me away, anywhere is fine, as long as it's away from this wall."

  Her excited little voice was full of cheerful tones, with a charming and seductive rhythm.

  The noisy voices in the store suddenly subsided, and she belatedly swept her eyes around, quietly sizing up the strangers who were smiling at her with inexplicable meanings. The sound gradually became lower, and her eyelids also followed suit.

  Qin Luoshui really had some affection for her, what a lovely and sharp little person she was, so pure that it pained him.

  "Do you still think so now?" The low voice was magnetic and tempting, pausing for a moment, "Where do you want to go? Maybe I'll take you there."

  The little mouth that was puffed out with anger slowly closed.

  She stared at Qin Luoshui in shock, the bright stars in her eyes dimming bit by bit, and finally, the vibrant light was suppressed under her drooping eyelashes, her voice becoming low and husky:

  "That's just my fantasy, hoping that a life as stagnant as dead water could have a little bit of surprise, but people can't live just for their own wandering soul, and the thought of leaving is buried deep in my heart, secretly thinking about it, which is too indulgent for me."

  Qin Luoshui smiled wryly and unexpectedly:

  "Hehe, for the first time I had the idea of wandering around with someone, but was actually rejected. What's the reason?"

  Xiang Hong struggled to extricate herself from that thread of self-pity, and sneered as she raised the corner of her lips: "For the first time? Hmm, at your age, with a face that invites people's attention, how could this idea possibly be for the first time?"