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“What! Another hour? You didn’t think about the rush hour crowds when you decided to take the subway!”
The teenager’s angry voice echoed from the phone’s speaker, leaving the young man feeling helpless.
“Everyone knows public transportation is bad at this time… And I just got a new car, I wanted you to see it too.”
“But you’re late! Late—late—late! You just confessed to someone, how could you stand them up like that! If it were anyone else, you’d be dumped a million times over!”
“Haven’t been dumped by you yet, hahahaha…”
“Keep talking and you will be!”
“Okay, okay, I’ll hurry, I’ll hurry.”
The young man waited for her to hang up before lowering the phone from his ear.
He let out a sigh, looked ahead at the endless traffic, and placed the phone in the storage compartment under the dashboard.
The meeting point was still two kilometers away, but the agreed time had already passed by nearly half an hour.
Throughout this time, she had been constantly calling, and the call log showed that she had started calling at least twenty minutes before he was late.
She must be really worried, considering they had just spent two vacations together not long ago, and now she’s suddenly arranging a meeting.
It’s not that he wasn’t worried, but what good is worry when you’re stuck in traffic? He needed patience, waiting for the traffic to improve bit by bit, and for time to pass second by second.
Look, things are getting better now?
He pressed the accelerator, and the car moved forward, inching along with the car in front of him.
In just twenty minutes, he arrived at the meeting spot and found a parking space.
Is this what she always says, ‘Chinese people always tend to compromise’?
Haha, now I’m even using her strange phrases.
Spending too much time with her, he had picked up some of her habits, like complaining and drinking tea.
Before getting out of the car, he reached for his thermos, took a sip, and wrinkled his brow at the spicy sensation.
His frown wasn’t because the drink was bad, but because he had grabbed the wrong thermos.
He quickly decided not to bring the thermos with him and placed it back in the car before she arrived.
“Yang Xi! You actually came!” The teenager stormed over from the nearby bench, her fist aimed at his chest.
He caught her fist gently and, in a fluid motion, entwined his fingers with hers.
“Sorry, Lin Yu, I underestimated the morning rush hour in this city.”
“Why didn’t you sleep in like you did during the Labor Day weekend?”
“That was a special occasion, wasn’t it?”
“Whatever, let’s go! We’re already forty minutes late, and you’ve ruined the entire plan.”
He noticed her grip tightening, and a subtle smile formed on his lips.
Today’s plans would probably be similar to the previous two vacations, with two consecutive holidays in May, and another one in mid-June.
“So, where are we going?”
“Snow King!”
“Snow King? Will it snow today?”
“Just follow me!”
Lin Yu pulled Yang Xi towards a store with a red sign. Ten minutes later, they each carried a cup of pearl milk tea as they exited.
“How does this relate to snow?”
“It’s the name of the tea shop, Snow King. If you don’t know, you should ask more questions.” She pointed towards a glowing sign on a nearby building. “Then, we’re going to the movie theater! Hurry up, it’s about to start!”
“Okay, I’m hurrying…”
They quickly entered the movie theater, bought tickets, and Yang Xi finally saw the movie title on the ticket.
Reading the letters, he couldn’t help but ask the teenager beside him, who was about to lead him to the ticket booth, “Hell Soldiers 2? Why are you watching this movie?”
“Scared?”
“Not at all, it’s just… isn’t this the wrong time to watch a movie like this, right after it all just ended?”
“It just ended, which means it’s over. And I was really looking forward to the second part of this film before coming to fight here. Now that it’s the premiere, it’s the perfect time to watch it!”
Seeing that Lin Yu was determined to pull him towards the ticket booth, Yang Xi had no choice but to follow her lead, accompanying her to watch a war film on May 20th, instead of a romantic one.
There was no other way, since she didn’t like those mushy love stories.
Inside the theater, gunshots and explosions filled the air, and the bloody scenes were so realistic that they could trigger PTSD in any frontline veteran, if they had any.
Lin Yu gripped Yang Xi’s hand even tighter.
“Are you okay? If it’s too much, we can leave.” Feeling the sudden change in her grip, Yang Xi softly asked her.
“It’s fine, it’s just a movie…” She replied softly. “I’ve been through the real battlefields, so why would I be afraid of a movie?”
Lin Yu’s attitude towards her past experiences was surprisingly calm, as if it were just a regular part of her life, not a near-death experience.
“You’re really not scared?”
“Really! What more do you want me to say to convince you?”
“You don’t need to say anything, as long as you’re okay.”
“Then do something about it.”
A sudden wetness on his cheek made Yang Xi forget about the movie’s content.
The main characters were struggling, fighting with knives and gun butts, each punch landing solidly. Yet, in the dimness of the theater, they pressed their lips together.
Their lips parted briefly, and her voice came from across, “If it weren’t for you, I might still be trembling in a trench, waiting to be blown up by a drone.”
“You were the only reason I was fearless on the battlefield—”
Before he could respond, she kissed him again, silencing any explanation he might have offered.
Everything was like a dream: the war ending like a dream, Lin Yu agreeing to be his girlfriend like a dream, and the two vacations they spent exploring like a dream.
Could this all be a hallucination from blood loss on the battlefield?
When he came to his senses, the movie had ended, and Lin Yu was leading him away, hand in hand. The warmth from her palm and the lingering wetness and lipstick on his face were too real to be a dream.
This was real, not a dream.
After confirming the reality of his surroundings, he let Lin Yu lead him to other places.
They visited the pedestrian street, ate at food stalls, played claw machines, and even sang at a street-side karaoke booth. They did everything a couple would do… Ah, no, there was one last thing.
In front of a lit sign, Yang Xi took the initiative to hold Lin Yu’s hand.
“What’s up?”
“Parking for a few hours or overnight costs the same.”
“Your way of asking a girl out is still so direct and clumsy! Who would start a conversation about parking fees?”
“So… are we going back tonight?”
“That’s too direct! Be a bit more subtle, okay?”
“What should I do then?”
“Nothing, Yang Xi…” She whispered the name he had called out countless times before.
She gently touched his lips, “Just leave everything to me.”
Taking out a wad of cash and her ID, the teenager led the way to check into a motel.
Tonight, he would definitely have more to worry about than just parking fees.