Peerless Beauty – Chapter 93

Date

Formal date

Jian Qing started the car.

            

The sedan drove towards the road home, and the scenery outside the window quickly passed by.

She asked, “Forgot what?”

With a slightly lighthearted tone.

            

Inside the car, a faint cold fragrance permeated, Lu Yinxi smelled Jian Qing’s scent, with both hands placed on her knees, sitting obediently, full of smiles, asked: “So many days without meeting? You should say something to me?”

The person in the driver’s seat was somewhat puzzled, pondered for a moment, and tentatively said, “Long time no see?”

Lu Yinxi shook her head like a rattle-drum: “Wrong, not this, and it’s only been one week, not a long time.”

            

Jian Qing tapped the steering wheel with her index finger, gazing forward, slowly pondering what should be said.

Lu Yinxi had no patience to wait, her ear tips turning red, and being quick with words, she directly asked, “Do you miss me?”

She, as a person, does not express love, nor does she understand how to express longing, having no awareness of love at all.

            

Taking advantage of the gap while passing the traffic light, Jian Qing’s eyes slid over and glanced at Lu Yinxi.

Lu Yinxi’s eyes were full of expectation, her eyes clear and clean, with a bit of shyness, reflecting Jian Qing’s figure.

Jian Qing, looking at her, softly answered, “Maybe a little.”

            

A very reserved answer.

Lu Yinxi heard but didn’t show a smile, pretending to be disappointed, said: “Only a little?”

Prolonging the ending sound, similar to acting spoiled.

            

Jian Qing retracted her gaze, face unchanged: “Not just a little, many points.”

Points of longing connect into a picture, invading dreams at night, where all her smiling appearance is.

Lu Yinxi heard, lightly hummed: “This is more like it.”

            

She looked out the window, smiling with open eyes and raised eyebrows.

Jian Qing turned her head and glanced at Lu Yinxi again.

She is a little girl very suitable for dating, delicate, sweet, warm, gentle, and healing, like a little sun.

            

Thinking about it, the corners of Jian Qing’s lips also touched a faint smile.

Half an hour later, they returned home.

The living room at home already had the air conditioning on, and Lu Yinxi, who had been rushing about outside for a week, walked into the cool room, couldn’t help but want to collapse onto the sofa.

            

Jian Qing, disliking that she stayed outside too long, pulled her into the bathroom, wanting her to wash clean before coming out to play on the sofa.

“I didn’t sweat… just had more contact with people…” Lu Yinxi reluctantly went to shower, still muttering complaints that Jian Qing disliked her.

After washing and coming out, she saw Jian Qing holding a plate of fruit and a cup of shaved ice, and instantly stopped complaining, holding the shaved ice, starting a movie, and sitting on the sofa to eat with relish.

            

Jian Qing sat beside her, enduring sleepiness, accompanying her to watch the movie.

She asked Jian Qing, “Do you want to go to work in the afternoon?”

Jian Qing shook her head: “No work, shift off.”

            

“Then should we go out to play in the evening?”

“Date?”

Lu Yinxi lightly laughed: “Consider it a formal date.”

            

Jian Qing also faintly smiled, agreeing: “Okay.”

Lu Yinxi continued, “For the evening’s date, now, you should go and rest properly.”

Her work is busy and tiring, and she doesn’t have too much time to accompany her lover.

            

During long distance, replying to messages is also not very timely, sometimes sent in the morning, and only near eleven o’clock at noon can she receive a reply.

Lu Yinxi talks a lot, usually when she sees beautiful flowers and plants, she can’t help but want to send them to her to look at and describe them in detail to her.

Both day and night, she fusses wanting someone to say good morning and good night, only when angry, or pretending to be angry, does she not love to pay attention to people, deliberately keeping a distance.

            

A bit clingy.

She can only accompany her more on compensatory rest holidays.

Jian Qing turned her head to look at Lu Yinxi, then looked at the movie’s projection screen, and said, “Wait a bit, let’s finish watching this.”

            

Lu Yinxi quickly finished a cup of shaved ice, turned the movie to double speed to watch.

Halfway through, she felt the things in her stomach were almost digested and pulled her into the bedroom to rest.

There are two bedrooms, and Lu Yinxi hesitated about which one to go to.

            

Jian Qing’s room is the master bedroom; although the space is relatively larger, the decoration style is cold, not as cozy as her own room.

Jian Qing saw her hesitate and said, “I bought an ice silk cool mat.”

They can go to her master bedroom.

            

Lu Yinxi shifted her eyes, worried that this scoundrel harbored bad intentions, and pulled her into her own room, drew the curtains, and turned on the air conditioning: “Nap time, sleep.”

Two people who like each other staying together, even if they say nothing, do nothing, just quietly look at each other, are happy.

Lu Yinxi, looking at the gradually sleeping Jian Qing beside her, kissed her nose tip, as if the surrounding air became fragrant, soft, and sweet.

            

After the nap, the two people were each busy with their own tasks.

Jian Qing moved her evening work to the afternoon to complete it, while Lu Yinxi painted in her own room, incidentally making plans for the evening date.

In the evening, after simply dressing up a bit, Lu Yinxi held Jian Qing’s hand and went out.

            

Even when walking, she wasn’t peaceful, liking to hold Jian Qing’s hand and sway back and forth in large motions.

Jian Qing wanted to drive, but Lu Yinxi patted her forehead: “Drive what car? Low carbon travel, let’s rent a bicycle and just play around nearby in the city center.”

At this time, it is the peak of work commutes, the most congested time.

            

The city center is considered the most lively area, with shopping streets, the provincial museum, theater, ancient streets, exhibition center, and large shopping malls all nearby.

“One?” Jian Qing raised an eyebrow, “You carry me?”

Lu Yinxi, holding her hand, swayed down to a bicycle rental point downstairs: “Of course, rent a tandem; both people can pedal.”

            

They rented a tandem bicycle, with two people, one in front and one in back, traveling on the bicycle lane.

The surrounding cars were jammed into a long line, and they faced the sunset, leisurely passing through this long street.

The first stop was the indoor skating rink at Galaxy Plaza.

            

Lu Yinxi said, “I don’t know how to skate, always wanted to learn, but never went to learn. Can you teach me?”

“How do you know I can?”

“That winter, when we went to the park, you always stared at the people skating on the lake, so I guessed that you might have often gone with your family when you were young. Usually took your younger sister to play, right?”

            

Jian Qing sat on the chair, made a hmm sound, and didn’t say much.

She liked skating; during her childhood winters, she often took Ruan Xi to play on the thickly frozen lake.

After Ruan Xi left this world, she no longer skated.

            

Jian Qing silently changed her shoes and checked Lu Yinxi’s shoelaces once more to see if they were tied correctly.

Lu Yinxi said, “This kind of activity is most suitable for one person who knows how to play and another who doesn’t, so one can teach and one can learn.”

Jian Qing tapped her forehead: “Where did you learn so many tricks?”

            

Lu Yinxi covered her forehead, her eyes still full of laughter: “Idol dramas.”

“I charge a fee to teach people.” Jian Qing stood in front of her, extending her hand, “Hold my hand and stand up.”

Lu Yinxi tightly grasped her hand, stood up, and said, “How much is the tuition? My manager Jian Qing will help me pay.”

            

“When did I become your manager?”

“Just now, this moment, this instant.”

Jian Qing smiled slightly and supported her to the edge of the ice rink, patiently teaching: “We’ll first skate on the outer circle, where there’s edge support; once you’re proficient, we’ll move to the inner circle. If you feel like you’re going to fall, your center of gravity should be forward, not backward.”

            

Walking on the ice surface in skates, Lu Yinxi became unable to walk, almost putting all her body weight on Jian Qing.

Jian Qing said, “Release me, open both hands, maintain balance, learn to stand, and learn to step, just like walking normally.”

“I don’t want to, I’ll fall.” Lu Yinxi grasped even more tightly and wouldn’t let go.

            

Jian Qing, with no expression on her face, seriously said, “Are you still going to learn or not?”

Seeing her stern face, Lu Yinxi hmmed and then cautiously let go, afraid of falling.

She didn’t really want to learn; she just wanted to date this ice block and, incidentally, untie her heart’s knot.

            

Who knew she would teach so seriously…

Jian Qing broke down the movements, demonstrating them step by step for Lu Yinxi to watch.

Perhaps because she usually teaches a lot, at this time she viewed Lu Yinxi as a student, seriously and earnestly teaching her.

            

Once Lu Yinxi learned to stand, Jian Qing let her lightly rest one hand on the railing and hold her own hand with the other to learn gliding.

Lu Yinxi, with a flexible mind and a foundation in dance, had good balance and quickly overcame her fear and unfamiliarity, soon learning how to glide on the ice surface.

She could temporarily only glide forward, facing straight ahead, and had to lean on the edge to stand, in case her body suddenly lost balance, so she could grab the railing to stabilize.

            

Jian Qing stood in front of her, facing her, gliding backward, constantly watching her condition, guarding against her falling, and ready to hold her and be her cushion if she fell.

Lu Yinxi learned too quickly, so there wasn’t much physical contact, which made her feel a bit disappointed.

After gliding at the edge for over an hour, Jian Qing held her hand, took her to the center of the rink, and held her, gliding slowly.

            

Lu Yinxi turned her head to look at Jian Qing’s delicate side profile and her flowing long hair.

Jian Qing noticed her gaze and also turned her head to look at her.

They gazed at each other and smiled.

            

Jian Qing suddenly accelerated, and Lu Yinxi’s heart thumped, nearly causing her to scream out loud as she grabbed her hand tightly like a lifeline: “Slow down, slow down, it’s too fast, I can’t keep up!”

Jian Qing acted as if she didn’t hear, tightly holding Lu Yinxi, gliding quickly lap after lap.

Standing on the second floor looking down, Jian Yan quietly muttered, “These two fools are having quite a happy time.”

            

She waved her hand to call over the venue manager, took out her card, and instructed him, “Waive the bill for those two ladies.”

When they finished, the two came out from the skating rink.

Lu Yinxi’s phone rang, and she received a refund.

            

She took it out to look: “What’s happened?”

The staff member beside her said, “Hello, miss, you can enjoy a bill waiver service here.”

Jian Qing guessed the clue, glanced around, and saw Jian Yan on the second floor, wearing a black suit.

            

Jian Yan stood leaning on the railing, looked at her, smiled slightly, and gently waved her hand as a greeting.

---

---