Snack Buddy

Lin Chudong gave a wry smile. "I've already eaten. How about I buy you another one?"

"No, I want this one."

Lin Qiqi pulled his hand toward her and took a bite directly from the ice cream.

As a disciplined female idol, these two bites of ice cream made her incredibly happy.

Lin Chudong was a bit surprised. Lin Qiqi actually didn't mind sharing; did this count as an indirect kiss?

Was this woman calculating, or just simple-minded?

Did she act like this with everyone, or just with him?

There shouldn't be any reason to act like this with him, right?

Lin Chudong's only value was his ability to write songs, and since she had turned down his offer to write one earlier, perhaps she really was just naive.

"Is this enough?"

Lin Qiqi replied, "Of course not. I want to eat a lot of things. You buy a few items, and I'll take a bite of each one, okay? You can eat the rest; let's not waste anything."

Lin Chudong nodded. Even if she took a bite of each and threw the rest away, he wouldn't mind.

"I want to eat Grilled Gluten, Liangpi, and Chicken Wing Rice..."

Lin Chudong noted them down, and then the Rook headed straight for the Snack Street ahead.

Lin Qiqi said, "Da Fei, this is where we met last time. You were riding a motorcycle, remember?"

Lin Chudong smiled. "I remember. I looked pretty cool on that bike, didn't I?"

"You did. I really want to ride on it. Will you take me for a ride on your motorcycle?"

"Sure. We'll go for a ride after we finish the snacks."

Lin Chudong bought a whole pile of snacks, and the two began to eat in the car.

A skewer of Grilled Gluten was covered in oil and barbecue seasoning; just the smell of it was incredibly fragrant.

To the average person, these were the most ordinary snacks, but in the eyes of a Top Female Idol like Lin Qiqi, they were like dragon meat and phoenix wings.

"Da Fei, you eat first!"

Lin Qiqi loved watching him eat, much like how an audience enjoys watching a food streamer; it had a certain magic to it.

Lin Chudong took a few bites, and Lin Qiqi swallowed hard. "My turn!"

He took Da Fei's hand and bit it, looking very satisfied.

Lin Qiqi took a bite of each, and Lin Chudong finished the rest.

"I'm so full, can you take me for a ride?"

"Okay, get dressed up."

Lin Qiqi put on sunglasses, a mask, and a hat, and sneakily got off the scooter.

Returning to the nearby Piano Shop, Lin Chudong took the key and rode the Electric Scooter directly with Lin Qiqi for a spin. Liang Yin and the others hadn't returned yet, likely still on their way.

"Where are we going?"

"To the beach!"

The setting sun reflected on the gravel by the sea, casting a warm hue over the entire scene.

Lin Chudong and Lin Qiqi walked a long way, all the way to the base of a lighthouse.

Sitting by the roadside, Lin Qiqi took off her high heels.

"Da Fei, my feet are so sore. Let's play rock-paper-scissors. If you lose, you have to rub my feet."

"Da Fei, why do you always throw scissors? I can win so easily!"

"You're too clumsy at rock-paper-scissors."

Sitting by the lighthouse, feeling the sea breeze, Lin Qiqi felt incredibly healed.

"It's so beautiful. Da Fei, do you think it's beautiful?"

"Beautiful."

Lin Qiqi was talking about the sea, while Da Fei was talking about her.

Lin Qiqi propped her chin with both hands. "In the past, when I missed my mom, I would come here to look at the sea. Mom said that after people die, they all go to live in the sea."

Just as Lin Chudong was about to ask, Lin Qiqi said, "She passed away fifteen years ago."

Lin Chudong sighed. "You're twenty-one this year, which means your mother was with you for six years. That's not bad."

"I've never met my mother."

Lin Qiqi was stunned. "Why?"

Lin Chudong said, "She died after I was born. I was adopted by an orphanage; I don't even know who my father is."

The bitterness of having no parents is hard for ordinary people to understand.

Most of the money Da Fei earned went into building schools. It wasn't because he was particularly noble, but because he felt a sense of gratitude.

Lin Qiqi looked at him for a long time and said.

"I should have known to let you bring your guitar. I really want to hear you sing."

"How about you sing a cappella?"

Lin Chudong smiled. "Alright, what do you want to hear?"

"How about Chengdu?"

"Walking with me on the streets of Chengdu, oh-woah-oh... Or how about we sing a duet? Like on the show."

"Hehe, no, you sing better."

Lin Chudong and Lin Qiqi sat side by side. The setting sun stretched their shadows infinitely long, and the sea breeze painted beautiful waves for them.

Lin Chudong's voice also became gentle.

"I'll change to a different song."

"That laughter makes me think of Those Flowers, Quietly blooming in every corner of my life.

I once thought I would stay by her side forever, But today we have already drifted apart in the vast sea of people.

Have they all grown old?

Where are they now?

We just like this, each rushing to the ends of the earth.

La... missing her.

La... is she still blooming?

La... go, then.

They have already been blown away by the wind, scattered to the ends of the earth..."

Without realizing it, Lin Qiqi rested her head on Lin Chudong's shoulder.

The song ended. Looking back, the girl had already fallen asleep.

She was sleeping soundly, her little face pressed against his shoulder until it was slightly squashed out of shape.

In this moment, everything was quiet and beautiful.

Ten-plus minutes later, Lin Qiqi woke up. He didn't know if she had heard the classic track or not.

"I'm awake. It's about time, I should head back. I'll call someone to pick me up."

"Your manager?" Lin Chudong asked.

"I won't bother Sister Song. I'll have my dad send someone to get me."

"You'll have to ride your scooter back, otherwise it might get stolen if you leave it here."

Lin Chudong smiled. He always felt this girl was incredibly frugal.

With her level of fame, she wouldn't care about a few hundred or a thousand bucks. Even when eating snacks, it wouldn't be a big deal for her to take one bite and throw the rest away just to maintain her figure.

But she was different; she stopped ordering the moment she saw Lin Chudong couldn't eat anymore, just to avoid waste. Now, she was even worried about an Electric Scooter.

"Yeah, I'll ride the scooter."

"Can I still look for you to eat snacks in the future?"

"Sure."

"Then you're my Snack Buddy from now on. That way, we won't waste any food."

It seemed this girl was truly frugal. She was probably like him, coming from a poor background.

Girls from poor backgrounds are always...

Before Lin Chudong could finish his conjecture, a Bentley Mulsanne pulled up in front of him.

The large Bentley emblem was incredibly dazzling.

A middle-aged driver wearing white gloves stepped out of the car and opened the door.

"Young lady, please get in."

"Da Fei, bye-bye." Lin Qiqi got into the car, looking somewhat reluctant to leave.

"Bye-bye..."

Lin Qiqi was a rich girl?

After the car drove off, he quickly looked up the vehicle. It cost several million.

It turned out that being from a poor family was just him.

Snapping out of that trace of romance, Lin Chudong slapped his thigh.

"If I'd known she was a rich girl, I should have borrowed some money just now!"

He'd seen it in novels, where the male lead would shamelessly borrow money from a beautiful rich girl and then make a huge profit. He should learn from that.

Ding.

A WeChat message came on his phone.

Liang Yin: Da Fei, you didn't elope with Lin Qiqi, did you?

Lin Chudong: I'm fine, I'll be back soon.

Liang Yin: Did you ride away on my Electric Scooter?

Lin Chudong: Yes.

Liang Yin: Come back quickly. You can elope, but don't take my Electric Scooter with you.