After buying drinks and settling on a specific spot by the sea, the girls took a taxi while Lin Li rode his electric scooter over with Bai Bufan.
Once they arrived, the five of them met up at their destination.
Sunshine, beaches, waves, cacti, and old captains—the things from Grandma's Penghu Bay.
—There was basically none of that here.
That kind of seaside with azure skies, clear pale-blue water, and fine white sand was generally found on beaches facing the open sea, preferably ones with organized, regular trash cleanup and management.
Since they had no intention of going into the water, none of them had brought any beach gear, so they had not gone to a commercial beach.
Their destination had more dark, jagged black reefs. Beneath them, slightly grayish-blue seawater crashed against the rocks again and again, spraying up foam.
The sound was incredibly soothing.
That was also why they had chosen this place.
And although no one cleaned it regularly, there was no fishy ocean smell.
In the distance, they could see a stretch of mudflat. Quite a few people were walking around on it, feeling their way through the mud, while others farther away cast hooks toward it. They were probably catching mudskippers, also called jumping fish. Wild ones were delicious when grilled.
"Should we stay here and watch the sunset?"
The sea breeze drifted gently past, lifting a few strands of hair. After taking several breaths of the salty air, Chen Yuying asked the others.
Although Bai Bufan, Chen Yuying, and Ding Sihan had done nothing today besides eat lunch, the day had been so leisurely and slow-paced that it was already past three.
Even though they had done nothing, it had still been a tiring day. Rewarding themselves with a sunset did not seem excessive.