Autumn in S City is always exceptionally short.
After a long, continuous downpour last month, the temperature plummeted.
Scattered snowflakes drifted in the sky; the temperature had dropped below zero. Thin, crystalline snowflakes scattered from the horizon, fluttering and landing on the car body, only to fall again as the door was opened.
Nan Qing, wearing a short white cashmere coat, took Huo Yuzhou's large hand and got out of the car.
Huo Yuzhou tugged at his hat; the wide brim obscured half his face, leaving his delicate nose and petal-like lips exposed to the early winter chill. With each movement of his lips, wisps of white breath escaped.
" Huo Yuzhou, what do you want to do on our first date?"
Given that Huo Yuzhou probably had very little dating experience, Nan Qing kindly offered him some advice.
"When people go on dates, they usually go to the movies, play claw machines, or try good food, but given your status, I guess you'd be swimming, horseback riding, or soaking in hot springs, right?"
"It will be all right."
On the bustling street, all sorts of figures passed by from time to time.
Worried that someone might bump into him, Huo Yuzhou's dark gaze fell on his face, and he reached out to pull the man into his arms, listening to him speak.
Nan Qing raised her hand and pushed up the brim of her hat. "Is there anything you really want to do?"
"Being with you makes me want to try everything."
Huo Yuzhou's tone was very sincere, but Nan Qing's lips twitched almost imperceptibly.
"We can do whatever we want first; we can try them one by one."
[But right now, I just want to find a secluded place to kiss.]
A strong gaze fell on his mouth, Nan Qing clearly saw Huo Yuzhou's apple press down, as if he were thirsty.
Those videos about dating tips say that people who are truly in love can't help but stick together and express their love with kisses.
Nan Qing paused in his action of pushing up the brim of his hat, tilting his head slightly to look at Huo Yuzhou.
"Is it okay if there are people around?"
Huo Yuzhou was stunned for a second, "What?"
This time, however, the handsome boy he held in his arms didn't give him time to react, quickly ripping off the large hat.
The next instant, he quickly tiptoed, wrapped his arms around Huo Yuzhou's neck, and kissed those thin, red lips.
The fluttering snowflakes landed on my warm skin, each glistening snowflake chasing my eyelashes. Our breaths mingled, hot and intertwined, my lips soft, yet the falling snow was cool.
Huo Yuzhou's body stiffened for a moment, his clear phoenix eyes widening slightly at the sudden intimacy, and the arm that had been draped over the other's shoulder suddenly went limp.
Huo Yuzhou finally snapped out of his daze when the other person deliberately bit his lip, raised his hand to hold the other person's waist, and pulled him into his arms.
The familiar scent of ebony, accompanied by the first snow of winter, travels across countless eyes and mountains, carrying with it a wave of longing, and mingling with intertwined love into every breath...
It seemed someone recognized him; it seemed someone was surprised.
The laughter was friendly, and it seemed someone had taken out their phone.
Huo Yuzhou cupped his face, pulling the handsome boy, who had been fierce just moments before but had quickly become obedient and opened his mouth for him to kiss, into his arms, blocking the prying eyes from all sides.
The person whose face had been hidden snuggled closer to him, successfully exposing their excessively beautiful face once again to the swirling first snow.
Huo Yuzhou lowered his phoenix eyes slightly, " Qingqing-- "
Nan Qing ignored him. He took Huo Yuzhou's arm, quickly turned around, and waved to the girl in the white down jacket in the other direction.
"This is my boyfriend, please take a good picture of him!"
The screams from that side were even louder. Several girls wanted to take photos with him, but they didn't dare to approach because the man standing next to him had such a strong aura and his gaze always seemed to be stabbing them.
Nan Qing made a gesture to the other party, and while observing Huo Yuzhou, the group sneakily approached Nan Qing's side.
"Can I really take pictures, Qingqing?"
"I've liked you for a long time, Qingqing, back when you were still filming pirated commercials! Look at this down jacket I'm wearing, it's a new YIVAYA jacket that you were the one endorsing!"
" Qingqing, look! These are mushrooms I picked after watching your variety show, when I went to Mount Pingqiao to check them out. They're absolutely delicious!"
" Qingqing, it was really wrong of me to take those photos secretly, but I promise I won't post them. Or I can delete them, okay?"
Nan Qing thanked them while stopping the other person from deleting the file.
He stood before Huo Yuzhou, his handsome features seemingly glowing, his voice clear and resonant.
"It's okay, we're in a normal relationship, and we'll be officially announcing it soon!"
A few minutes later, Huo Yuzhou, with his icy expression, took turns using the girls' phones to help them take photos of Nan Qing.
We need both a large group photo and individual photos.
And you also have to include the large rose garden of the coffee shop behind you in the photo.
After the photos were taken, the girls nervously took turns borrowing his phone, thanking him tremblingly as they went. Huo Yuzhou nodded to them without changing his expression, and as they left, he overheard one of them quietly asking Nan Qing...
" Qingqing, your boyfriend is so handsome, but why doesn't he smile?"
"Did you force him, or was your concubine simply born without the inclination to smile?"
Nan Qing pursed his lips and watched the other person leave. When he turned his head, Huo Yuzhou was staring at him with a resentful gaze.
" Baby, I've known you for so many years, and you've never taken a photo with me like this before."
"The only time you took a photo, you even cropped out my face."
Nan Qing felt guilty.
He took Huo Yuzhou's arm, and amidst the swirling snowflakes, raised his phone to take their first ever photo together.
When Nan Qing was not satisfied.
"It's a bit blurry; the lens isn't in focus."
After asking a kind passerby to take a photo, Nan Qing logged into her Weibo and edited a post.
Before he could send it, a large hand covered his screen.
Nan Qing looked up blankly, and Huo Yuzhou's dark gaze fell on him. Beneath his usually refined and handsome face lay a complex emotion that Nan Qing could not decipher.
" Qingqing, you need to think this through."
In the light and shadow of falling snow, the tall man in his line of sight raised his hand and affectionately rubbed the soft flesh of his cheek.
[I've decided that you're destined to be stuck by my side for the rest of your life.]
[You'll never have a chance to leave again. Even if you cry and scream, you'll be branded again and again, locked in a heavily guarded villa, a gilded and ornate cage. You'll be so pitiful that even with teary eyes, you'll lean into my arms and call me "husband," vowing to be with only me forever.]
[I've decided that in this lifetime, I'll never have the chance to love anyone else.]
[All the worthless fools who covet you, all the beasts who seduce you, will be eliminated one by one.]