Early the next morning.
I drove to An Ning's building.
Before long, she came downstairs, ready to head to work.
I hid behind a tree, planning to jump out and scare her.
But the instant I jumped out, I got slapped before I could react.
"What are you doing?"
"Coming here first thing in the morning to scare me!"
She stood frozen, still shaken.
I rubbed my face, chuckled, and pulled her into the car.
"Come on, let's go on a date."
"A... a date?"
She looked at me in confusion, with a hint of anticipation. "But I have to work."
"It's fine. Boss Meng isn't at the shop anyway. I just want to go on a date with you today."
She thought for a moment, then suddenly broke into a grin. "Okay!"
I drove off, planning to take her around the morning market.
Morning markets and night markets were the places most alive with the bustle of everyday life in a city.
I didn't ask for much. I only wanted to spend an ordinary yet wonderful day with An Ning, like the thousands of ordinary people in the morning market.
If I could still come back from Wu Huaqing's, I hoped every day from then on would be just as ordinary.
Of all the days in my life, this was the one I most wanted time to pass slowly.
For the first time, I felt that time was so rushed. In truth, time had always passed second by second. I simply didn't want to part with An Ning.
After browsing the morning market, we went to the mall, then the Arcade, then Snack Street.
Like so many young couples, we spent our date visiting lots of places we usually only went to alone.
That evening, after dinner at a