Sweet Strawberry Candy

The two playfully teased each other on the street for a while before continuing to hold hands and walk towards their destination.

Not long after, a shop with a sign that read "Hundred Years of Harmony Traditional Wedding Shop" appeared before the two of them.

As soon as you step into the store, a sweet aroma that blends the scents of milk, chocolate, and various fruits wafts towards you.

The store shelves were filled with a dazzling array of candies, dried fruits, and wedding candy boxes of various colors and styles.

"Boss, could you please help us pick out some wedding candies?" Lu Yan said gently as he led Aemeath to the counter.

The proprietress was tidying up the shelves when she heard the noise and turned around. When she saw the couple, dressed in white shirts and with looks as good as celebrities, her eyes immediately narrowed into slits with a smile.

"Oh my, what a well-matched young couple! Are you getting married?" The proprietress greeted them warmly, handing over several clean tasting trays. "Come on, come on, take a look and see what flavor you like! Our candies are guaranteed to be the freshest."

Aemeath's eyes lit up when she saw all the different kinds of candy, and she excitedly picked through the various candy bins.

"Boss lady, we want the best milk chocolate, and also the kind of handmade peanut nougat, the kind with big chunks of peanut!" Aemeath gestured as if she knew it all by heart.

"No problem." The proprietress weighed the items quickly and efficiently.

Lu Yan followed behind Aemeath, carrying her shopping basket and watching her select items with great interest, his eyes full of indulgence.

"A-Yan, let's choose strawberry and peach flavored fruit candies. They're so pretty and pink!" Aemeath pointed to a beautifully packaged tub of fruit gummies and turned to ask Lu Yan for his opinion.

"Okay, anything you like is fine." Lu Yan nodded with a smile.

After selecting from a wide variety of candies, the next step is to choose the packaging.

After comparing traditional cardboard boxes and tin boxes, Aemeath finally settled on a semi-transparent champagne-colored tulle bag with delicate embroidery.

"This muslin bag looks nice! You can vaguely see the colors of the candies inside, and it feels soft and high-quality in your hand." Aemeath waved an empty muslin bag in front of Lu Yan.

"Then we'll take these." Lu Yan turned to the proprietress and said, "Boss, could you please give us thirty of these gauze bags? We'll pack them ourselves when we get home."

"Okay!"

While waiting for the proprietress to pack their food, the two stood by the counter, already eagerly rehearsing their actions.

Aemeath took some chocolates and some nougat, carefully stuffed them into the small gauze bag, then tightened the drawstring and tied a pretty bow.

"Ta-da! Isn't it beautiful?" She held up the bag of wedding candy in front of Lu Yan, showing it off like a treasure.

"Absolutely perfect." Lu Yan didn't hold back his praise, taking the small gauze bag and toying with it between his fingertips. "When we get back, I'll be in charge of sorting all the candies, and you'll be in charge of packing them in and tying them up. We'll do it like an assembly line, how about that?"

"Deal!" Aemeath gave him a high five happily.

The couple did a big shopping spree at the wedding shop. In addition to the main candies they planned to pack into a muslin bag, they also bought a large bag of miscellaneous loose candies, intending to keep them at home for themselves or grab a handful to give to friends who came to visit.

Lu Yan took the two shopping bags handed to him by the proprietress, carrying one in one hand and instinctively reaching out the other towards Aemeath.

Aemeath obediently placed her little hand in his palm, and the two walked out of the wedding shop, which was filled with a sweet atmosphere, shoulder to shoulder.

By now, the midday sun was even brighter than before. The number of pedestrians on the street gradually decreased, as everyone retreated into air-conditioned rooms to enjoy their lunch.

Aemeath walked beside Lu Yan, toying with a handful of loose candies that the shop owner had casually given her to sample earlier.

She rummaged through a pile of colorful candy wrappers, her eyes landing on a pink fruit candy with a strawberry printed on the wrapper.

"Sizzle--"

Aemeath tore open the candy wrapper, but instead of putting the candy in her mouth, she rolled her eyes cutely and a sly smile appeared on her lips.

Aemeath stopped and turned to face Lu Yan.

She reached out the hand holding the pink strawberry candy and held it straight to Lu Yan's lips.

Her eyes curved into two beautiful crescent moons, and her long eyelashes fluttered. "A-Yan, ah~~"

Lu Yan watched as Aemeath suddenly made a feeding motion, then looked at the pink candy pressed against his lips.

He bent down slightly and opened his mouth very cooperatively.

As he ate the candy, the tip of his tongue deliberately brushed against Aemeath's fingertip the instant he put the candy in his mouth.

The warm touch made Aemeath's fingertips tremble slightly, and she withdrew her hand as if she had been electrocuted, her cheeks instantly burning hot.

The strawberry candy melted on Lu Yan's tongue, the artificial fruit flavor mixed with a rich sweetness, instantly filling his entire mouth.

Looking at Aemeath's shy yet trying-to-be-composed appearance, and savoring the sweet taste in his mouth, Lu Yan's deep eyes rippled with intoxicating emotions.

He rolled the candy to his cheek, and a captivating smile appeared on his handsome face.

"So sweet." Lu Yan looked into her eyes and added, "Just as sweet as you~"

These corny pickup lines would probably give anyone goosebumps if someone else said them.

But coming from Lu Yan's mouth, coupled with his gaze at that moment, the impact was absolutely explosive.

Aemeath's face instantly turned as red as a small tomato, and even her delicate earlobes were tinged with an alluring pink.

If it were an ordinary girl, she would probably have already lowered her head in embarrassment by now.

But she is Aemeath, and she always faces direct attacks head-on.

She met Lu Yan's affectionate gaze without flinching, and answered in a clear and proud voice:

Hehe... I know~

After saying that, to hide her wildly beating heart, she quickly turned around before Lu Yan could say anything else that would make her blush.

With her hands behind her back, she skipped and hopped towards her next destination with light steps.

She had only taken a few steps when she turned around, took two steps back, and her long pink hair drew a graceful arc in the air.

She smiled at Lu Yan, who was carrying two bags of wedding candy and whose eyes were full of her, and raised her hand to wave in the air.

A clear, bell-like sound pierced through the summer cicadas' chirping, echoing melodiously through the streets:

"Hurry up and catch up, A-Yan! It's almost noon, time to go home for lunch!"

Lu Yan stood there, watching her lively figure as the strawberry candy in his mouth grew sweeter and sweeter.

"Here you are."