Although there were many people around, all sorts of shapes and sizes, Shang Qi had recognized that slender figure at first glance.
She sat on a stone chair by the roadside, holding a cup of milk tea in each hand. Her pure black scarf fluttered occasionally behind her back, and her simple, long, smooth black hair was also freely swaying in the wind. At first glance, this scene looked like a painting, with the surrounding scenery becoming an inconspicuous accompaniment. All the extreme emotions and beauty in the painting were concentrated on that slender figure in the painting.
She was just a small corner in his line of sight, but he couldn't move his eyes away. With both hands inserted into the pockets of his coat, Shang Xi approached him in that direction.
She took a light sip of the milk tea in her cup and gazed gently at the two people who had just disembarked from the pirate ship and were walking towards her.
"Mommy, Yan'er wants milk tea." The little girl, wearing a red fluffy glove on one hand, was being held by the handsome man beside her. She bounced up and down, waving her other hand loudly at Gu Xiyan.
Gu Xiyan stood up and slowly walked towards the two. She handed a cup of milk tea to the little guy, and then smiled gratefully at Wei Zhe: "Thank you for taking Yan'er out to play, she's very happy."
"And you, are you happy?" Wei Zhe didn't like her being so polite to him, but he also understood that it was already rare for her to be willing to go out with him today, even if she had brought a little kid along.
Gu Xiyan lightly bit the straw of her milk tea, looking up at the man in front of her. The thin rays of sunlight from that morning shone on him, and under the soft and delicate light, he smiled slightly, his eyes filled with gentle affection and doting. She suddenly felt an intense hatred for this gaze of his.
"Yan'er is happy, I'm happy." Gu Xiyan lowered her head slightly and replied indifferently.
Wei Zhe looked disheartened, but in an instant he was smiling wryly as he separated Gu Xiyan and the straw from her mouth. "Still the same as before, whenever she's worried about something, she loves to bite on things, look at the state of this straw now."
The straw in Gu Xiyan's milk tea cup had been bitten into a flat shape, Wei Zhe rubbed Gu Xiyan's head and said with a headache: "It seems that you haven't really grown up in these few years, like a child."
Gu Xiyan was stunned by her own actions, and Wei Zhe's smile deepened. He slightly lowered his head and brought the pink straw from Gu Xiyan's cup to his lips, sipping a few mouthfuls of sweet matcha-flavored hot drink through it. The rich and mellow flavor flowed all the way to his heart, making his mood suddenly improve in an instant.
Little girl is gazing at the other end of the amusement park where people are screaming on the roller coaster, imagining what it would be like to ride it. Although she has been to the amusement park before, she has never ridden that thing. Mom always says it's too stimulating and not suitable for a little kid like her, but many kids are playing it!
"Mommy, uncle, let's go sit on that one, okay?" After withdrawing her gaze, the little girl returned to Gu Xiyan's side. A small hand in the glove pointed towards the Cloud Soarer ride, and her face was filled with determination to play on it.
Gu Xiyan waved her hand in disapproval, regarding the Cloud Soaring Car. She continued to drink the remaining hot beverage in her cup, and also gave Wei Zhe a sideways glance, hoping he wouldn't agree. At this moment, she had completely forgotten that the drink in her hands had just been drunk by the man beside her. Can it be said that they indirectly kissed?
Weizhe seemed to have not put his attention fully on Gu Xiyuan, but in fact, he understood her every move. Seeing her silly drinking milk tea from the cup, he unexpectedly felt a few points of joy in his heart. As for the little guy's request, Weizhe understood Gu Xiyuan's meaning, however...
"Xiao Yan'er, do you want to play?" Wei Zhe squatted down and looked into Xiao Yan's eyes.
She nodded vigorously and tattled, "Mommy never plays with me, but Yanyan wants to play. Daddy doesn't have time to accompany Yanyan and Mommy, so it's even more impossible for him to play with Yanyan." The little guy was thinking in his heart that this uncle looked like a good person and would definitely be easier to persuade than Mommy.
"Little Yan, uncle tells you, actually your mom didn't play with you because... " He glanced back at Gu Xiyan with a smile, and Wei Zhe's warm eyes suddenly flashed with a devilish glow. When he looked back at the little guy, he deliberately slowly enunciated each word, breaking one sentence into multiple fragments, "Your mom, she is actually afraid..."
Her body reacted before her brain could give the order, Gu Xiyan's right hand, clad in a thick glove, clamped over Wei Zhe's lips. "Don't speak." Gu Xiyan was flustered and exasperated.
"Uncle, what are you going to say?" The little girl was very puzzled about what was going on between her uncle and mom.
Wei Zhe looked in the direction of Gu Xiyan, his eyes gleaming with provocative delight. After slightly restraining his extreme joy, Wei Zhe said mysteriously to Xiaoyan: "Xiao Yan'er, your mom has agreed to go on the Cloud Soaring roller coaster with us, are you excited?"
"Really?" The little girl looked at Gu Xiyan with some disbelief.
Gu Xiyan hesitated and nodded, immediately exchanging a big hug with the little guy.
Three people got on the Cloud Soaring Car, Gu Xiyan's two hands were stacked in front of her legs, tightly grasping the skirt on her thighs. Xiao Yatou sat between Gu Xiyan and Wei Zhe, a pair of pure black eyes excitedly scanning the surrounding environment. Wei Zhe suddenly pulled out one hand from behind Xiao Yatou's upper back, "Xiyanyan."
He just looked at her and handed his hand over to her side.
Gu Xiyan's heart was racing, she had a phobia of this thing, but his kind intentions, she didn't know whether to accept or not. She understood the meaning in his eyes, he said: "I'm here, don't be afraid."
If she didn't hold his hand tightly, she would be scared. Even if she didn't want to remember, she knew that she had been frightened and cried miserably when she sat on this thing before, at which time he was both heartbroken and couldn't help but tease her. But if she held his hand tightly, what identity did she hold his hand with? Their current relationship, if it's deep, can be considered as friends, if it's light, what else is there between them! Moreover, she always had a bad premonition in her heart, as if holding hands would lead to entanglements and complications between them. She didn't want this situation to happen.
Reality doesn't allow Gu Xiuyan to think too much, the roller coaster has started moving, first it's an ascent. Ascent, Gu Xiuyan is not afraid of, so Wei Zhe's hand is just casually stretched out there. The little girl didn't care about the adults' thoughts, she was busy taking in the scenery in front of her.
As she approached the falling stage, Gu Xiyan was scared. Her body involuntarily trembled, and she didn't dare to look down. She closed her eyes tightly, but her body's senses became even more sensitive, as if she saw herself plummeting from high altitude, with cold sweat dripping from her forehead.
She told herself to bear it, but on the flying car, there was not only her, screaming in front and behind, Gu Xiyan's heart hung up.
"Ah!" The crowd erupted in another loud cry, and amidst the seemingly endless screaming, Gu Xiyan grabbed Wei Zhe's long, slender hand with distinct joints. For a moment, she felt Wei Zhe's heartbeat, pulse, and every vibration transmitting into her body. Just from holding hands, she was no longer so afraid, her tense nerves seemed to have found a haven, and her body was infused with warm energy.
The little girl also followed others in screaming, but she was completely happy and just shouting for fun.
"Xian Xian, open your eyes and take a look at the scenery here." The wind rushed past Gu Xiyan's ears, with sharp cries echoing incessantly. In such a noisy atmosphere, Gu Xiyan dared not confirm whether she had misheard or not.
She mustered up her courage and opened her eyes a small slit, and the first thing that entered her line of sight was Wei Zhe's handsome face overflowing with joy.
Beautiful eyes wide open, Gu Xiyan pressed down the still jumping heartbeats, slowly moving her focus downwards, inch by inch.
After the roller coaster reached its destination, Gu Xiyan and Wei Zhe's hands were still tightly clasped together. It wasn't until the people in front of and behind them had all gotten off that Gu Xiyan hastily pulled her hand back.
Two people, each holding one of Xiaoyu's hands, walked out in silence. Xiaoyu skipped along happily, bringing a simultaneous smile to the faces of the two adults. A man standing not far away gazed at this harmonious scene of three family members and his already gloomy face sank even further. The oppressive feeling that something was about to happen was fully revealed on him.