CHAPTER 574: CHAPTER 573: A CHANCE ENCOUNTER

Duoduo, Dou Dou, and Xiao Yue arrived very quickly.

They landed in front of Shen Siyuan with a swirl of Yin Wind.

"I didn’t want to come, but Dou Dou insisted on dragging me here."

Xiao Yue explained upon seeing Shen Siyuan first.

Shen Siyuan was initially stunned, then reacted and said with a smile, "It’s good to come and see. I heard the performance is wonderful. We didn’t buy tickets, so we can’t get in. You can watch it yourselves."

"Goodbye Aunt, goodbye Bro..."

Upon hearing this, Dou Dou was the first to run off.

Duoduo also quickly waved and chased after Dou Dou.

"I’ll go watch over them." Xiao Yue said.

Then she chased after the two little ones.

Shen Siyuan smiled at the scene, and Taozi beside him said, "Xiao Yue is really sensitive."

Shen Siyuan, upon hearing these words, turned his head and looked at her in surprise.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You noticed too?"

"I’m not a fool. She explained right away, probably worried you’d think she was immature."

"You’re right, you’re right..." Shen Siyuan reached out to touch her head.

If it were Ruan Ruan, she might directly swipe his hand away, showing a hint of annoyance.

But Taozi was quite the opposite, even a bit smug, wearing an expression of ’am I smart or what?’.

Two people with such different personalities somehow became best friends.

They left the square and came to the adjacent beach. Taozi naturally took off her shoes, and Shen Siyuan naturally helped carry her shoes.

"Aren’t you going to take off your shoes?" Taozi, seeing him walking on the beach with shoes, asked with some curiosity.

It’s not that you can’t wear shoes on the beach, but that shoes easily get sand in them.

And Shen Siyuan was wearing casual shoes with holes, which are prone to getting sand inside.

"No need."

Shen Siyuan said as he stepped on the sand.

The sand spread around like a lotus flower, not getting into his shoes at all.

"Wow~"

Taozi exclaimed in amazement.

"That’s amazing! What kind of Divine Skills is that?" she asked joyfully.

"It’s not any Divine Skills, just simple walking." Shen Siyuan replied.

"I don’t believe it. I can’t walk like that."

She said and then hopped and skipped in front of Shen Siyuan, leaving one shallow footprint after another.

Shen Siyuan’s gaze was instinctively drawn to her feet. Her feet were beautiful, with fair skin and rounded toes, nails like camellia petals.

Her feet were small but lovely, giving a sense of playfulness and liveliness even though they were just feet.

"Do you think my feet look good?"

Taozi noticed Shen Siyuan’s gaze on her feet and didn’t feel shy but walked proudly in front of him.

Since they’ve already been completely open with each other, merely looking at her feet was nothing.

"They look good." Shen Siyuan sincerely complimented.

Taozi was wearing tight-fitting capri jeans today, accentuating her hips and revealing her delicate ankles, barefoot on the sand like a lively sprite.

Taozi is completely different from Ruan Hongzhuang. Ruan Hongzhuang is mature and intellectual, while Taozi is a girl with a very youthful spirit—despite being twenty-eight this year, she still carries a youthful innocence.

"Who looks better, me or Ruan Ruan?" Taozi immediately asked.

"Both look good."

When Shen Siyuan spoke, his gaze turned towards the area behind Taozi.

Taozi noticed and turned to see, but saw nothing behind her, just emptiness.

Feeling slightly dissatisfied, she said, "I’m talking to you; don’t brush me off."

"I’m not brushing you off."

"Then why weren’t your eyes looking at me?" Taozi stepped forward, cupped Shen Siyuan’s face, and made him look at her.

However, she was shorter than Shen Siyuan, so she had to tiptoe and tilt her head upwards.

Shen Siyuan saw her delicate face, rosy cheeks, and lips and kissed her directly.

Taozi’s dissatisfaction disappeared instantly, her cheeks blushing crimson, but instead of pushing Shen Siyuan away, she wrapped her arms around his neck.

The surrounding sounds of people and waves seemed to disappear at that moment.

Until Taozi felt like she was about to suffocate, she pushed Shen Siyuan away, only to find herself clutching Shen Siyuan’s waist, being held by him.

"There are still people around, put me down." Taozi said shyly.

She felt a warmth from Shen Siyuan’s hand on her hips, an overwhelming heat enveloping her body even through her clothes, making her feel unbearably hot.

"There are no people around." Shen Siyuan laughed.

Indeed, at the moment, there were hardly any people on the beach, only scattered clusters and no one paying attention to them.

"Don’t think I don’t know. Is there something over there..." Taozi pointed to where Shen Siyuan had just been looking.

Shen Siyuan was surprised; Taozi was indeed perceptive.

"There is indeed someone." Shen Siyuan said.

"Who?" Taozi asked curiously.

"A woman." Shen Siyuan replied.

"Is she pretty?" Taozi asked.

"She was facing away from us, so I don’t know if she’s pretty, but she had a lion with her." Shen Siyuan said.

"Oh?"

Taozi, hearing this, was startled and jumped out of Shen Siyuan’s arms, looking towards the nearby brightly lit circus.

"Someone from the circus?"

"I think she should be." Shen Siyuan said.

"Do you want to go up and say hello to her?" Taozi asked.

"Of course."

Shen Siyuan said as he took Taozi’s hand and walked towards the person.

"Will the lion bite?" Taozi asked worriedly.

"It’s not a live lion. Even if it does bite, it can’t bite you." Shen Siyuan said somewhat helplessly.

"You’re right, then I’m not scared."

"With me here, what are you afraid of?"

"Haha, you’re amazing." Taozi immediately praised.

Shen Siyuan glanced at her, laughing helplessly at how she was deliberately teasing him.

"Hello." Shen Siyuan greeted from behind the woman.

The lion curled up at the woman’s feet stood up and watched Shen Siyuan warily.

The woman heard the voice and turned around, and Shen Siyuan realized that, despite the person appearing young, her hair was white, her cheekbones were high, and a vicious scar on her cheek made her look quite terrifying.

Her gaze first landed on Shen Siyuan, then looked at Taozi, and finally at the shadow beside them elongated by the lights, showing a surprised expression.

"You can see me?" she asked in surprise.

Shen Siyuan nodded.

Then, feeling curious, he asked, "Are you from the circus?"

"No." The woman denied immediately, her expression turning somewhat uncertain.

But before Shen Siyuan could respond.

She quickly asked, "Who are you, and why can you see me?"

"I’ve traveled with the circus to many places, met countless people, and you’re the first person who can see me..." Her words came like bullets, rapid-fire.

Suddenly realizing, she reached out towards Shen Siyuan.

Her face was filled with excitement as she said, "Can you help me with something?"

Shen Siyuan stepped back with Taozi to avoid her hand and then said, "Tell me about it."

...