July sunlight blazed hot, radiating the warmth of summer. The midsummer sky was a flawless blue, and the roadside trees had been awakened by the cicadas' cries at sunrise.
"So hot."
Lin Yilin held a popsicle she had bought by the roadside in one hand while continuously fanning herself with the other.
She was starting to regret leaving the house. It was far too hot outside.
"There's a mall up ahead. Want to go in and enjoy the air conditioning?"
Jiang Linyuan said.
"No."
Lin Yilin refused without hesitation.
She didn't want to waste their time alone together like this.
There might be more such moments in the future, but every little moment they had now was incomparably precious.
"Let's go to the beach. It's not far from here."
Lin Yilin tilted her head up.
"I'll go get the car."
"Let's take a taxi. You've driven for so long—get some rest."
"Why didn't you say I'd been driving too long and tell me to rest last night?"
"Don't say that!"
Lin Yilin stuffed the popsicle in her hand into Jiang Linyuan's mouth, shutting him up.
Her cheeks flushed faintly, and her gaze wandered.
On the way to Minnan, when they had driven into the night, she saw that her senior had been driving for ages and was tired. She had originally planned to let him rest for a while, thinking she could give him a massage or something.
But later... the massage had gone from the car to the hotel.
"Embarrassed? It's not like it's the first time."
Jiang Linyuan bit through the popsicle in one bite and wrapped his arms around Lin Yilin's waist.
She twisted her body and bumped against Jiang Linyuan's chest.
"Who talks about that in broad daylight?"
"Then at night?"
"Hmph, you're not behaving yourself,