Chapter 259

One of them lit up. The direct light illuminated the road for pedestrians. The sidelight allowed them to see each other clearly. Hua Xin gently moved her lips, a smile appearing on her tear-streaked face, her voice barely audible to them. "I love you too." "I love you so much." 196. What are a lone man and woman doing? Staying up all night!? "Eh... what is it?" "So our itineraries are exactly opposite." Li Xue said with some emotion while driving seriously. "In a sense, it's quite a tacit understanding." "There are only so many attractions here, and it's not peak season, so there are very few people, but we haven't encountered any." Shan Qing flipped through a stack of developed photos, sorting them one by one and putting them into an album. Hearing Li Xue's words, a slight smile appeared on his face. The photo in his hand was a picture of him and Li Xue at the beach, with seagulls around them wanting to get some fries. But unfortunately, it wasn't a beach, and there were no fries. The seagulls, having worked tirelessly all day, were destined to return empty-handed. "Yeah... Shanqing and I went to see the shipwreck on the first day, I didn't expect you guys to go on the last day." "I thought it would be crowded, but surprisingly, it wasn't a holiday, so there were very few people." "Looks like we can avoid peak seasons when traveling in the future, and the shop can close for a few days without any problems..." Li Xue, who was chattering away, glanced at the rearview mirror, then the excited look on her face slowly disappeared, replaced by a curious and mischievous glint in her eyes. "Xiao Hua?" "Ah? What's wrong, Sister Li Xue?" Hua Xin responded somewhat dazedly, as if waking from a dream, her slightly cloudy and confused eyes lacking the clarity and innocence a college student should possess. The girl who had just been chatting with Li Xue and Shanqing was instantly caught in a struggle between waking and sleepiness. Her coma flared up again as she got into the car. She had already slept for a while on the way, and with Shanghai on the horizon, she couldn't afford to sleep any longer. The girl was forced to fight off her drowsiness. Something was off... Li Xue's eyes narrowed slightly, then she looked at Xia Yan beside the girl. Like Xia Yan, Xia Hua Xin looked tired, but he didn't seem to have motion sickness; it was just that he was overworked, making him appear drowsy like the girl. Xia Yan hadn't said much about the previous conversation, only offering occasional polite replies, which didn't fit the atmosphere of their arrival. So, the question was: what was the culprit behind this overwork, the cause of the situation? There was clearly plenty of time to visit the sights; even Li Xue and Shan Qing, who were usually quite impatient, had leisurely finished all the places in four days. So... they must have done something shady last night, right?! "You two yesterday... um!" Just as Li Xue was about to start a little little conversation with the two people sitting in the back seat about "what exactly you did last night," Shan Qing once again swiftly stuffed fruit into her mouth. These were still a young couple in the throes of new love, obviously different from an older married couple like them. Asking them such questions in front of others would obviously make the young people shy. Li Xue and Shan Qing were more than ten years older than Hua Xin and Xia Yan, naturally past the age of childish shyness. "Oh, yesterday..." "Last night, Xia Yan and I almost stayed up all night..." "I'm still not recovered, so sleepy, Sister Li Xue..." the girl said wearily, her voice gradually fading, as if she was about to fall asleep. As for Xia Yan... he seemed to have fallen into a state of unconsciousness, leaning back in his chair, his eyes closed at some point, his face peacefully asleep. "?" If Hua Xin hadn't said anything, things would have been fine, but Hua Xin's words only fueled Li Xue's inner gossip-loving spirit. She quickly swallowed the fruit Shan Qing had stuffed into her mouth, her eyes sparkling, and an uncontrollable maternal smile spread across her face as she glanced at Hua Xin, who was already nodding off, in the rearview mirror. So they really were doing things adults do last night! Ugh... when will I get to give out wedding gifts and candy? Has it already become a fait accompli? After all, a man and a woman alone together... The girl, who was nodding incessantly, accidentally bumped her head against the car window, her intense sleepiness instantly dispelled. Then, as if belatedly realizing what was happening, she rubbed her face. Why did I get so sleepy as soon as I got in the car? "Hey, hey..." The girl, half-opening her eyes, turned and nudged the fast-moving Xia Yan, but Xia Yan didn't react, his breathing even and his eyes closed. Okay. Seems like I can't wake him up. Xia Yan was sleeping like a girl who had drunk several bottles of wine and wouldn't wake up even if there was thunder or an earthquake. Hua Xin had never seen Xia Yan so tired before. After all, when they were together before, he was always full of energy, as if he had unlimited energy from the game "Wind Spirit Moon Shadow," managing everything in a well-organized manner, from classes and part-time jobs to exercising and playing games. But today was clearly an exception. "It's just that we stayed up all night playing games at an internet cafe..." "Is it really necessary to be this tired?" There was no music playing in the car, so even though the girl was muttering softly, Li Xue and Shan Qing, who were taking pictures, could hear her clearly... Uh. No... Li Xue's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a stiff, ambiguous smile. Silence reigned within her. Even with her vivid imagination, she probably couldn't fathom that a young couple traveling alone would spend the entire night playing games at an internet cafe instead of trying to connect or something. They played games all night at an internet cafe... or rather, that's typical of them, isn't it? These two awkward-looking young people are completely different from them, radiating something called "unexpected." Thinking of this, Li Xue couldn't help but chuckle softly. What? Did they stay up all night to get this tired? "Don't laugh at my Sister Li Xue." "I'm thin-skinned, be careful I'll cry later." Hua Xin also noticed Li Xue and Shan Qing trying to suppress their laughter and said in a low voice. Shan Qing was taken aback, seemingly the first to notice something, but he didn't say anything, just continued to silently organize the photo album in his hands. But the slight upturn of the corners of his mouth showed that he was in a good mood. "Who goes on a trip and stays up all night playing games?" "Hahahahahaha..." "I really can't hold it in anymore." Li Xue laughed happily in a voice as clear as a silver bell, making the girl sitting behind her stick out her tongue shyly, and a faint pink blush appeared on her face. It just so happens that they passed by an internet cafe on their way home yesterday, and it happened to be during the update of the new chess season. Since both of them are somewhat addicted to the internet, they played one game after another... and so on, until it lasted all night. Of course...