CHAPTER 263: CHAPTER 250 LIKE AH2

The pairing was already a handsome man and a beautiful woman, not to mention that these two had just been seen on TV a few days ago.

Even if it wasn’t a frenzy like seeing a celebrity, some couldn’t help but take out their phones.

Suddenly, at a moment when no one expected, Li Yanan suddenly propped one hand against the wall by Lin Zhenxin’s cheek...

His tall figure bent over like that...

Lin Zhenxin slowly widened her eyes, subconsciously hugging the two buckets of popcorn in her hands tighter, just watching as Li Yanan’s face grew larger in front of her eyes.

This is a public place...

The thought couldn’t help but arise in her mind, as she hesitated about whether to dodge or not, but...

When Lin Zhenxin’s gaze met Li Yanan’s...

Li Yanan quickly moved near a rose stem by her lips, with no thorns thanks to careful handling by the florist.

His thin lips parted slightly, just taking the rose from her mouth in a natural handover from Lin Zhenxin.

With a bang, as if fireworks exploded in her head!

He...

Reached out to take the rose from his mouth into his hand, watching Lin Zhenxin who still maintained a wide-eyed, startled look at him, even Li Yanan couldn’t help but be amused by her expression, instantly melting away his cool composure.

"I really like it." Li Yanan said while reaching out to mess her hair on top of her head.

Oh, the head pat, the little girl who had been peeking couldn’t help but cover her chest, as if poisoned.

"I saw... You had a photo of me in your wallet... Do you like me that much?"

Lin Zhenxin turned her face away, but even so, Li Yanan could still see the blush spreading from her ears to her neck.

Like the sunset, it was very beautiful.

Li Yanan was initially silent, taking the two buckets of popcorn from her hands, without even looking at the wallet.

Lin Zhenxin was used to his silence, seeing him not answering.

"Of course I like you."

Lin Zhenxin hadn’t expected him to reply, but when those words reached her ears, she couldn’t help but laugh.

"So much that I wish I could tie a string around you to keep you by my side every day." Li Yanan said, making Lin Zhenxin nudge him with her elbow.

"Zhenxin?" suddenly someone called her from behind.

Lin Zhenxin instinctively turned around...

Only to see Yao Lemon with Gu Daxiong following, cheerfully approaching her.

Obviously, they were here to watch a movie too.

Gu Daxiong looked serious, even not wearing his training uniform, yet he gave off an incorruptible vibe.

"Zhenxin, you and your Uncle Li are here to watch a movie today as well?"

Yao Lemon winked, and the term "Uncle Li" was a joke between Lin Zhenxin and Li Yanan, now teased by Yao Lemon, making Lin Zhenxin instinctively blush, twisting Yao Lemon’s waist below to make her beg for mercy.

"What’s your Uncle Gu doing?" Since they came over, he kept looking around.

"Just a habit, an occupational hazard, always checking exits and fire hydrants anywhere he goes."

This was Gu Daxiong’s last leave before New Year; due to the particularity of his job, someone always needed to be on standby even during the holiday.

In previous years, Gu Daxiong always left the chance to go home to his comrades.

This year was the same, though he hesitated for a few seconds at the time.

Yet, as the team leader, he saw it as his duty.

As they chatted, the ticket check time came, and when they took out their tickets, they were surprised to find they were actually watching the same show.

Looking at the two women leaving their men behind, Li Yanan and Gu Daxiong’s faces remained calm.

"Gu Daxiong."

"Li Yanan."

Their way of greeting was evidently much simpler...

Yao Lemon switched seats with the person next to Lin Zhenxin, while the two men sat next to their respective women.

The movie was a sequel to a hot IP from a couple of years ago, which received mediocre reviews online.

But Lin Zhenxin just liked it, and of course... there’s a love for critique hidden behind that liking!

She couldn’t help but remember, the movie’s first installment was watched with Lemon back then.

Unexpected, within a few short years, each of them had their own partner by their side.

"Hey, your Uncle Li has been watching you all along..." Suddenly, Yao Lemon whispered in Lin Zhenxin’s ear.

Lin Zhenxin said nothing, only watching Li Yanan from the corner of her eye.

He indeed had been watching her, and even in the dimly lit cinema, the feeling remained very clear.

What was playing on the screen, it was obvious, Li Yanan wasn’t concerned, his gaze only stayed on Lin Zhenxin.

Suddenly people around burst into laughter, even Lemon joined in the laughter.

But Li Yanan and Lin Zhenxin did not laugh.

"This is my first time coming to the cinema to watch a movie." Li Yanan suddenly whispered in her ear.

In the dark, Lin Zhenxin widened her eyes instantly, as if she heard something incredible.

But Li Yanan didn’t continue speaking.

Abroad, he was busy making money crazily, unwilling to waste time and money on such things.

In the country, he had other things to be busy with, so he wouldn’t go to the cinema either.

After a bit of thought, Lin Zhenxin understood the complexity of it, and instinctively also lost interest in the movie, reaching her hand toward him slowly, holding his hand.

The process of fingers interlocking was slow and lingering.

Lin Zhenxin liked his dry warm palms and the thumping heartbeat brought by this man.

She could feel it.

Lemon was laughing, people around were laughing, emotions churned with the plot’s ups and downs.

She was also laughing, but it was because the man beside her was tickling her palm.

"In the future, you’ll have many more chances."

Then, Lin Zhenxin added another sentence.

"I’ll accompany you."

"Okay."

After watching the movie, it was late at night.

"This New Year, do you mind if I spend it at your place?" When departing, Yao Lemon suddenly asked Lin Zhenxin.

Lin Zhenxin was taken aback first, then instinctively looked at Gu Daxiong.

"Every holiday, I’d be on call at the base." As he said this, his expression paused, looking down at Yao Lemon.

"Okay, I’ll send a car to pick up Miss Yao by then." Li Yanan was the first to respond.

Regarding Lin Zhenxin’s friends, Li Yanan treats them with respect as if his own friends.

Lin Zhenxin was undoubtedly happy.

In previous years, she spent every New Year with her grandmother and Lemon, no one giving them red envelopes, but they each gave one to each other.

Now, everything was different.

Yao Lemon was very happy, and though unintentionally, Gu Daxiong’s gaze showed some hint of sadness.

But he hid it well, so others couldn’t see a trace.

Soon, the four of them parted ways.

Lin Zhenxin, holding Li Yanan’s hand, was obviously in a much better mood than when she left home.

Until the two sat back in the car.

"I’m very happy." Though Lin Zhenxin’s smile was faint, it was enough to make people easily feel her good mood.

"I know." Her joys, sorrows, and pleasures always shown clearly on her face.

Even though such emotional exposure... is a big no-no in the business world’s intrigues...

Yet, Li Yanan hoped she could keep such innocence for a lifetime.

Because what he once lost, he did not want Lin Zhenxin to lose.

"This is the happiest day I’ve had in a long time."

"Me too..."

That night, Li Yanan, after two months, ’had’ Lin Zhenxin again.

In fact, it was more arduous than every previous time.

Because of considering the child in her belly, their movements were very careful and slow.

At the moment of Li Yanan’s release, he panted lightly, resting his forehead against hers, supporting his elbows on either side of her.

Perhaps because they hadn’t done it for a long time, he quickly surrendered.

Apparently, he wasn’t fully satisfied.

But even so, Li Yanan cautiously got out of bed, wringing out a towel to help her clean up.

Lin Zhenxin nestled softly in the blanket.

The doona داشت been sunned by Aunt Xu during the day, carrying a nice scent of sunlight...

"The blanket has a really nice smell, like the sun..." Lin Zhenxin spoke softly, still with a post-event hoarseness.

"The smell of sun-killing mites?"

"..." Lin Zhenxin glared at him in exasperation.

By the time Li Yanan returned to bed, Lin Zhenxin was already dozing off.

Li Yanan reached out to pull her back into his arms, kissing gently on her scarred back.

Those uneven scars didn’t tarnish her beauty in Li Yanan’s eyes.

Closing his eyes, Li Yanan no longer held her tightly as he did at first.

He, unlike before...

No longer plagued by insecurity...

The next morning, Lin Zhenxin awoke to the sound of a hushed argument.

Li Yanan apparently had left some time ago.

The bed beside her was already cold.

She quickly dressed and went out, only to see Aunt Xu arguing with someone at the door.

And she recognized that person.

It was Susan He’s assistant.

"Miss Lin, Ms. He asked me to deliver some things to you." She indeed had a big bag and some fruit.

"You can leave, and stop bringing these things to our house in the future!"

Lin Zhenxin’s expression was cold; she originally thought their last conversation would make Susan He give up.

Yet, unexpectedly...

Even after saying such things, she still didn’t have the intention to give up.

"Ms. He said if Miss Lin doesn’t take them, she will just throw them in the trash."

"Then throw them in the trash."

Even after Susan He’s assistant spoke like this, Lin Zhenxin refused to budge an inch.

The assistant didn’t expect that Lin Zhenxin would be such a tough nut to crack.

"Also, I hope you relay to her, not to waste effort on me, what I wanted to say... I made it very clear last time at the café!"

"Aunt Xu, show the guest out."

After hearing the assistant’s report, Susan He remained silent for a while.

In fact, Lin Zhenxin was indeed her daughter, and when it came to decisiveness, no one could outdo her.