Chapter 2674 It’s raining in Nancheng tonight 35

Xie Linzhou took a satisfied sip of the wine in his glass and raised an eyebrow with pleasure.

He put down his wine glass, leaned forward again, and raised his voice.

"The wine is very good. I'll treat you to lunch. How about we go on a date?"

The customers who were not far away heard this and all turned their eyes to it. They saw that the boss, who was usually indifferent to the person making the confession, actually nodded.

"Okay, I'll do whatever Brother Xie says."

The guests: "???"

Isn't the boss supposed to be devoted to her boyfriend?

Isn't he supposed to be the most difficult iceberg to approach in the South City?

Does every person who confesses their feelings only end up being rejected?

So all those stringent requirements were just based on looks?

But they couldn't ask, because the mysterious man had already lured the boss out of the house.

The bar staff were left in a daze.

"Just now, the boss agreed to go on a date with that person?" someone murmured incredulously.

"Which of you employees has the boss's boyfriend's contact information? Call him now! Why aren't you getting people here to catch them in the act?" suggested a customer who loved watching the drama unfold.

Employee: "Hilarious, I've never even met the boss's boyfriend, let alone gotten his contact information."

Xiao Chen, with his sharp eyes, spotted Huo Feng lazily strolling in through the back door, seemingly looking to mooch a drink again. He strode forward and caught him.

"Brother Huo! You've come at the right time! Did you see the boss just now? He actually..."

"He actually went on a date with his girlfriend and dragged me, his laborer, to watch the shop. Is there no justice in this world?!"

Before he could finish speaking, Huo Feng ruffled his messy hair in annoyance, his face full of resentment.

After he finished complaining, he looked at Xiao Chen and belatedly asked, "Huh? What were you trying to say to me just now?"

Xiao Chen and her employees grasped the key point: "That man just now was the boss's boyfriend!"

"Oh, what else?" Huo Feng yawned widely and slumped lazily on the bar stool in front of the bar.

"Men in love are terrifying. He'll even pull out his old college clothes to wear and try to look younger. When I saw his outfit at the door just now, I thought I was seeing a ghost in broad daylight."

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A light drizzle was falling on the street, not heavy, but it moistened the crisp, clean air. At this level of rain, it was fine not to use an umbrella.

Xie Linzhou exhaled a puff of white breath, deliberately falling a few steps behind, watching Jin Chen's back as he held up an umbrella in front of him.

The crisp blue shirt and white trousers stood out against the gray, rainy street scene.

Xie Linzhou liked it more and more the more he looked at it.

Jin Chen stopped, holding up her umbrella, and tilted her head slightly, asking in a teasing tone, "Brother Xie, are you satisfied?"

Xie Linzhou finally couldn't help but laugh out loud. She took a few quick steps and suddenly threw herself into his arms, not caring that they were on the street.

He affectionately rubbed Jin Chen's ear and then placed a cool kiss on the tip of his nose. "Satisfied, extremely satisfied."

Xie Linzhou's tone softened, "Were you really like this in college? You're so kind."

Jin Chen put his free hand around Xie Linzhou's waist and pulled him down under the umbrella. "I guess only you would think that way."

"That's fine then." Xie Linzhou brought his face closer and gently kissed his ear, his expression filled with affection and possessiveness.

You belong only to me.

After a brief moment of intimacy, Xie Linzhou finally looked up and asked, "Do you really have a date?"

“It really is.” Jin Chen let him kiss her and answered softly, “The Japanese restaurant you saw on the internet the night before last, I made a reservation for lunch.”

When Xie Linzhou recalled it, a smile lingered in his eyes, a warm and touching smile emanating from them.

“What can I do?” he sighed, “I feel like I love you more every day.”

Jin Chen lowered her head and placed a brief, gentle kiss on the corner of his lips, as light as a winter drizzle.

"Keep it up."

"The restaurant isn't far from here," Jin Chen said. "Shall we walk there?"

"Okay," Xie Linzhou replied, and walked side by side with him into the misty rain.

-

Nancheng is a city with a long history, where time has left behind many ancient buildings.

To reach the Japanese restaurant from the street where the Rinshima bar is located, you need to cross a stone bridge spanning the city's canal.

Xie Linzhou had crossed this bridge many times in his youth, on countless sunny and rainy days.

He followed Jin Chen onto the slightly damp bridge, slowed his pace, and stopped in the middle of the bridge.

Xie Linzhou turned slightly to the side, leaned against the cool bridge railing, and squinted as he gazed into the distance.

The distant lake merges with the sky, its hazy, bluish-gray hue blurry as if filtered.

You can smell the moist air when you breathe in it. It's a hard-to-describe smell. Xie Linzhou often passed by it when he was young and called it the smell of rain in the southern city.

He used to hate it. Every time he smelled it, it meant that the rainy city was once again shrouded in a long rainy season, becoming damp and sticky, and his mood would also become moldy.

But what about now?

I don't hate it anymore.

Xie Linzhou suddenly realized that he seemed to no longer dislike rainy days.

The only variable is right here beside us.

He turned his gaze to Jin Chen beside him. There was a breeze on the bridge, and fine rain drifted obliquely, wetting the ends of his hair. Jin Chen was also looking at him, her fingers running through Xie Linzhou's wind-blown hair.

Their eyes met, as if they had shared another subtle kiss.

"From my previous home to the Leadwood Office, I had to cross this bridge."

Xie Linzhou looked back at the blurry lake and water. "In the past, when Xie Qiudong scolded or reprimanded me, I felt so upset that I wanted to go to the nearby park to clear my head and get some fresh air. I would always pass by here."

As he spoke, a smile curved his lips and the corners of his eyes curved slightly. He pulled Jin Chen's hand, which wasn't holding an umbrella, and kissed the inside of his warm wrist. Then he turned his face and pressed it against Jin Chen's palm, sticking to him and refusing to move away.

"This bridge seems to have witnessed all my bad moods from my youth, and I can't help but think of it every time I pass by."

Jin Chen tilted the umbrella to block the cold wind, then lowered her head and kissed Xie Linzhou's closed eyes.

The kiss was enveloped in mist, so gentle. Xie Linzhou opened his eyes after the kiss and looked into Jin Chen's eyes. The damp bridge and lake behind him had become a blurred background.

A strand of Jin Chen's hair fell from her forehead, giving her a lazy and carefree look, which was the familiar temperament Xie Linzhou knew. He said, "Remember me when you pass by here in the future."

A warm, burning feeling welled up in Xie Linzhou's heart. He took off the scarf from his neck and wrapped it around Jin Chen's shirt collar. Then, holding both ends of the scarf, he tilted his head back slightly and kissed Jin Chen's lips.

At this moment, even the cold monsoon winds bypassed the stone bridge, unwilling to disturb it.

[The villain's darkening value is detected -20, totaling 20! 】

[The villain's heart rate is detected +10, totaling 100! 】