Chapter 152: Getting acquainted
"Beautiful things never last. Last night went by pretty quickly, too." Not everything short-lived was beautiful, but everything beautiful was fleeting. This was the truth illustrated by the literary works Su Can had encountered in his Chinese lessons growing up, and even by plenty of stark, vivid examples in real life.
He had experienced that sort of beauty, as brief as a night-blooming flower, but those things had all vanished from his life at some sudden moment, like fireworks burning out.
"Mm." Tang Wu drank her carton of milk, perfectly at ease under Su Can's greedy gaze. Beneath her little gray long-sleeved T-shirt were graceful curves, a full bust and a slender waist. Her beautiful eyes swept over him, and with the calm of dust settled, yet a teasing smile, she said, "Looks like I can't trust excuses like 'I can't sleep, let's talk' after ten anymore."
Su Can was secretly delighted. Apparently, this wasn't another fleeting dream. "Anymore" implied repeat production, a long future ahead, plenty of possibilities, and so on. He smiled with easy generosity. "Sure. I just won't use an excuse next time."
"You..." Tang Wu was at a loss for words, her face slightly flushed. She should have been prepared for his shamelessness, but who knew he could be this shameless? Turning her head away, she gave him a fair assessment. "Pervert."
"If I could see you every day, Tang Xiaowu, I could keep being this much of a pervert for the rest of my life," Su Can said shamelessly.
Tang Wu gave a faint smile, unsure whether to be annoyed or amused. It was like the way she had faced the countless suitors who had come one after another from middle school through high school and into university: a smile as