It was said to be a business trip, but in fact, Lu Zhouyue only went to a small city on the outskirts of N City. The drive was only about an hour or two, and he would only stay for one day. It's said that this small city has the most beautiful beach in N City, with golden soft sand, perfect for sunbathing.

  His driver was very talkative and enthusiastically introduced her to the scenery of the small town, but Xu Liuyi didn't have the mood for it. Since hanging up Chen Qingchu's phone call and getting in the car, she had been leaning listlessly against the back seat with a large pair of sunglasses on the bridge of her nose, making it impossible to see the expression at the bottom of her eyes.

  Lu Zhou furrowed his brow and gave her a glance.

  "If you're tired, then sleep for a while, I'll call you when it's time!"

  She let out a cold snort, wrapped her arms around herself and turned to face the window, her entire back to him, making it clear she didn't want anything more to do with him.

  He smiled casually and took out his computer to work, anyway he had already successfully prevented her from meeting Chen Qingchu. She was being unreasonable, so he didn't bother to humor her, oh right, she had never been in a good mood around him anyway.

  Her temper is really unbearable when you think about it carefully. Let's compare her to her best friend Xia Mianliang, they are both heartless and ruthless, but the difference is that Xia Mianliang is simply heartless because she doesn't have many thoughts, whereas she is heartless because she thinks too much and sees through everything, yet intentionally turns a blind eye, which is the most ruthless.

  Just like his feelings for her, she actually saw through them more clearly than anyone else, but she pretended to be indifferent and unaware, not giving him any response, letting him suffer alone for so many years. Even now that she has become his woman, she still hasn't shown him any affection.

  But he just likes her bad temper, and sometimes he wonders if he has a masochistic tendency.

  The entire journey was filled with lush greenery, which lifted everyone's mood. Because it was a small city, it lacked the hustle and bustle and coldness of big cities. Even my restless heart gradually calmed down. I leaned back in my seat, dazed, and my thoughts suddenly returned to that summer many years ago.

  On a certain beach in the north, there was also a soft and golden sandy beach, and a vast blue sea. The boy gently kissed her lips and made a lifelong promise to her.

  That was during the summer vacation of their second year in high school. Zhuo Tingfeng organized a trip for the students to go to the beach, saying it was to give them a break before entering the stressful third year. She and Chen Qingchu were inseparable on the way there, having the time of their lives. They held hands, hugged, laughed, and ran off to secluded areas to steal kisses from each other.

  Of course, as their teacher, that man was also there. About her intimacy with Chen Qingchu and the others, she knew he saw everything, but at that time her heart only had Chen Qingchu, and his scorching gaze mixed with displeasure always pretended not to see.

  Xu Liu suddenly found himself increasingly fond of reminiscing about his past with Chen Qingchu, using the pretentious words of Xia Miao Liang, a summer writer who didn't know where he copied them from: Memories are not a denial of forgetting, but a form of forgetting.

  This realization suddenly woke her up from those past events, she turned her head to look at the man who was concentrating on his work beside her, and for some reason, she felt annoyed, took off her sunglasses and shouted at him.

  "Lu Zhouyue, from now on, can't you just tell me directly if there's something on your mind? Can't you stop being so calculating all the time? Don't you feel tired living like this?"

  He took her with him on the trip today just to prevent her from meeting Chen Qingchu, couldn't he have just said so? Did he have to go to such great lengths?

  He was taken aback by her inexplicable anger, and after understanding the meaning behind her words, he slammed his laptop shut with a loud "slam", his eyes piercingly staring at her.

  "If I told you straightforwardly, would you agree? If I told you straightforwardly that we shouldn't go see Chen Qingchu today, would you agree?"

  Is she still coming to question his motives? If it weren't for her constantly thinking about Chen Qingchu, if it weren't for her ignoring his feelings, would he have resorted to these tactics?

  She was left speechless by his questioning and glared at him for a while before saying.

  "Isn't it going to be like this every time I meet a male friend in the future, with you trying every means to stop me?"

  He started getting a bit angry, his voice also had some anger in it.

  "Do you dare say that you regard Chen Qingchu as an ordinary male friend? Do you dare say that you don't have any wild fantasies about him in your heart? Do you dare say that you love me?"

  She was startled by his last question and suddenly bit her lip and stopped talking, he continued to press her.

  "As long as you say you love me, I'll immediately stop interfering with your relationships with other men!"

  Because he knew that such a stubborn and serious woman would never easily say "I love you", if she said it, it meant she really fell in love. On the contrary, if she didn't love him, she wouldn't say it even if she died.

  At this moment, looking at her pursed lips and refusing to speak, his heart suddenly turned cold. He shouldn't have pressured her, he really shouldn't have pressured her, but still couldn't help it, still couldn't help but expect that all his efforts would get some response from her, unfortunately she didn't.

  Xu Liu was caught off guard by his aggressive behavior, especially when he asked her to say she loved him, the hope and fervor in his eyes made her flustered and uneasy. She hastily turned away and ignored him. He tossed the computer on his lap aside, slumped back into his seat, and rubbed his forehead with a dejected expression.

  The two people didn't exchange a word all the way, until they arrived at the hotel where they were staying, checked in and entered their room. They remained silent, each not knowing who was angry with whom.

  "The beach here is very beautiful, you can go out for a walk when you have nothing to do!"

  She stood by the window gazing out at the sea view. In the end, he was the first to give in and walked over to her, putting his arms around her waist from behind and speaking softly.

  She didn't speak, lowering her eyes and hiding the gloom in them. What's the use of a beautiful scenery? He brought her here in such a way. Just as he was about to say something, his phone rang again, and he kissed her cheek.

  "I'll go to the meeting first, and then take you out for a delicious dinner tonight!"

  Then he turned around and left in a hurry.

  After he left, she was quite bored alone. She didn't bring her computer and couldn't go online, so she ordered lunch, ate it, and took a nap. When she woke up, the sun wasn't as strong in the afternoon. She took out her swimsuit and carried it with her as she went out. This was what he had specifically reminded her to do when she was packing her luggage earlier.

  She had always liked swimming and volleyball, and in the past, she often made plans with Chen Qingchu to go swimming or play volleyball together on weekends... Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shake her head to stop herself from reminiscing about the past.

  It's clear that this place is relatively quiet, and there aren't many people on the beach, just a few scattered here and there. Unlike in those big cities, where as soon as summer arrives, the beaches are crowded with people washing seaweed.

  She walked barefoot on the soft sand alone by the sea, the azure water sparkled with glittering waves under the sunlight, crystal clear and dazzling, making her feel a little dizzy, so much so that she thought the carefree happiness in front of her was given by the man she loved.

  She swam several laps in the sea, feeling that the depression in her heart had dissipated a lot. She liked swimming because she enjoyed the feeling of sinking to the bottom of the water and emptying herself. Later, tired, she got on shore, wrapped in a towel, wearing sunglasses, and lay on the beach to sunbathe.

  It seemed like someone sat down beside her, and just as she was about to open her eyes, his voice rang out.

  "Look at this beautiful environment, when we're old, let's buy a house here and settle down, how about that?"

  Luckily, her sunglasses covered her expression, and the eyes that were about to open just closed again, pretending not to have heard his words. What, settle down here when they're old? Did he think he could grow old with her?

  A pair of large hands reached out and removed her glasses, his lips also covered hers as he whispered in the corner of her mouth.

  "Are you asleep?"

  She had to open her eyes, awkwardly clearing her throat and pushing him away as she sat up, her gaze falling on his muscular physique clad only in swim trunks before hastily moving away. He, however, seemed unperturbed, wrapping his arms around her and laughing as he asked.

  "Want to go for another swim?"

  "I'm not going, I'm tired!"

  She replied listlessly, and he leaned over and whispered

  "Then I'll carry you!"

  She thought of herself wearing a swimsuit and lying on his back in close contact with him, and couldn't help but get annoyed, reaching out to hit him.

  "Lu Zhou, can't you be serious for once!"

  He grabbed her hand and pulled her up, dragging her towards the sea. She shouted behind him not to go, but he still threw her into the sea. He came up and grabbed her, wanting to put her on his back, she screamed and struggled, and the two of them made a big fuss.

  For some reason, perhaps it was the soft touch of the seawater in Shanghai, or maybe it was something else, she was caught and teased by him until her whole body felt very itchy, and she couldn't help but burst out laughing and begging for mercy.

  "I'll just swim by myself, I'll be fine..."

  It seemed that she had never really laughed heartily in front of him, so when she did this time, he directly pulled her into his arms with force and kissed her. At the place they were currently at, according to his height, he could reach the bottom of the water, but she couldn't, so her entire body could only tightly cling to his shoulders, her long legs even wrapping around his body, embracing him closely as they exchanged a passionate kiss.

  Later, the stories of Lu Zhouyu, Tang Yuhanchen, Yan Haonan and Zhuo Tingfeng will be written by Xia Weiliang, a writer, and then invested in TV series by Zhuo Tingfeng's wife (the heiress of the media empire). Hehe, the dreams I couldn't achieve in reality will be fulfilled by them.