198: Chapter 198 In that fleeting moment of passing by, there's no need to dwell on so many burdens.

Shen Qingxue was silent for a few seconds.

The wind blew her hair against the back of his neck, tickling him, and he couldn't tell whether it was the wind or her.

"The feeling of freedom... Perhaps it's just like this right now, without having to worry about being photographed, without caring how others view it... Laughing when you want to laugh, shouting when you want to shout."

When Lu Li heard that last sentence, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Then do you want to give it a try? Let out a shout?"

Shen Qingxue didn't answer immediately.

Lu Li thought she would refuse; after all, given her personality, asking her to shout out loud outside was practically as difficult as ascending to heaven.

But the next second, his thought was shattered.

"Alright."

Shen Qingxue's voice was a bit clearer than just now.

Lu Li was stunned for a moment, instinctively turning his head back to take a look, but she was wearing a helmet, so he couldn't see her expression clearly.

"Are you serious?"

"Don't turn your head! Keep the bike steady first, don't wobble, I'm scared."

"I'm not wobbling, it's you..."

Lu Li paused for a moment, then hurriedly turned his head back.

"Fine, fine, fine, I've steadied it, go ahead and shout."

The electric scooter continued to drive forward along the riverbank.

This section of the road suddenly quieted down, and it seemed that the surrounding people had also become much fewer, leaving only the sound of the wind and the water.

Then, Lu Li heard her voice.

"I! Am! Very! Happy—!"

That voice came from behind, carrying the wind, carrying a sense of carefree detachment that he had never seen in her before.

Lu Li's heartbeat completely lost its rhythm in those few seconds.

Suddenly, an impulse welled up in him too, as if something surged up from deep within his chest, blocking his throat, yet breaking through something.

Lu Li took a deep breath, and then instinctively shouted her name.

"Shen Qingxue!"

"What are you calling me for again?"

"Actually! I! Am! Also,! Very! Happy—!"

Lu Li's voice was even louder and more forceful than hers.

The voice spread out along both sides of the moat, echoed a few times, and then dissipated in the evening breeze.

The cars driving by and the pedestrians passing by all watched their little electric scooter drive away as if looking at fools.

At this moment, Lu Li felt his ears burning, but he didn't care at all.

Anyway, sitting on the electric scooter, no matter how awkward it was, it was just that fleeting moment of passing by.

Baggage wasn't as important as imagined.

Shen Qingxue didn't speak again, but Lu Li clearly felt that the hand originally gently resting on his waist suddenly hugged much tighter.

Lu Li lowered his head to glance at the hand resting on his waist, no longer caring about any embarrassment, the arc of his mouth stretching almost to his ears.

He didn't say anything more, just raised the speed of the scooter a tiny bit more, letting the wind wrap them up even tighter.

Shen Qingxue didn't speak either, but her hand remained wrapped around his waist, never letting go.

As the sun set, the sky gradually darkened, and the streetlights along the roadside began to light up one by one.

Lu Li tilted his head to glance at the rearview mirror; Shen Qingxue's profile flickered in the light and shadow of the streetlights, making her expression unclear.

However, being able to feel the weight of her leaning against his back was enough.

"Hey! There seems to be a park ahead, do you see it?"

Lu Li shouted, turning his head slightly.

"We've been riding for quite a while, how about going over there to sit for a bit?"

Shen Qingxue's slightly lazy voice came over.

"Alright."

Lu Li didn't ask much, steered slightly, and rode into a fork in the road.

The park wasn't big, the kind of venue that older uncles and aunties loved to frequent.

Lu Li parked the electric scooter by the roadside, pulled out the key, got off, and then took off his helmet and hung it on the handlebars.

Shen Qingxue also took off her helmet, her hair somewhat messy from being pressed down. She raised her hand to tidy it, then stood beside the scooter and looked around the surroundings.

Fortunately, there weren't many people in this park.

Lu Li locked the scooter, then turned his head to look at Shen Qingxue.

"Let's go, shall we go sit over there?"

Shen Qingxue nodded, and the two walked along the path toward the lawn.

At the edge of the lawn stood a very large tree, under which was a wooden bench. Its location wasn't conspicuous, but the view was very good, directly facing the river surface.

Lu Li walked over and instinctively pressed his palm against the surface of the bench.

"It's not wet, sit down."

Shen Qingxue didn't stand on ceremony, sitting down at one end of the bench with her gaze falling on the river surface.

Lu Li sat down at the other end, leaving a distance of about more than one person between them.

He didn't deliberately sit closer either, just leaning against the back of the bench like that, stretching his legs out casually, resting his hands behind his head, also looking at the river surface.

Occasionally, tour boats sailed slowly across the river surface. Looking at this scene, it was extremely pleasant, and their hearts unconsciously calmed down.

Lu Li took out wired earphones, plugged them into his ears, and then started playing music on his phone.

"Here, the other one is for you."

He handed the right earphone to Shen Qingxue.

Shen Qingxue took it very naturally, then plugged it into her left ear.

However, the music coming from the earphones made her slightly stunned.

It was precisely summer wind》 sung by her.

Shen Qingxue couldn't help looking at Lu Li with a peculiar expression.

"Isn't this sung by me? Why are you listening to this? I always feel it's a bit strange listening to it."

Hearing this, Lu Li wore an expression of emotion.

"There's no help for it, I really can't listen to other people's songs, but listening to you sing songs is just like celestial music, simply an enjoyment."

"Cut the chatter."

Shen Qingxue gave him a sideways glance in annoyance, but that faint smile could never be pulled down the whole time.

Lu Li shrugged and didn't take up the conversation.

But what he said was all the absolute truth.

The songs of the domestic entertainment industry's new generation, are those even music? They're more like creepy tunes, weird as hell anyway.

The two sat quietly wearing earphones for a while.

Until several songs had played through, Lu Li finally put away the wired earphones.

Seeing this, Shen Qingxue spoke up, her tone very relaxed.

"Taking a walk, riding an electric scooter for a spin, sitting in the park quietly listening to music, I haven't... been like this for a long time, it seems."

Lu Li turned his head to glance at her.

"Huh? Judging by what you mean, you used to ride often?"

"Not often either."

Shen Qingxue shook her head, her gaze still falling on the river surface.

"When I was in high school before, I would occasionally ride those shared little electric scooters to wander everywhere. Even if I accidentally fell and got a beating and scolding when I got home, I was still very happy."

She paused, a trace of nostalgia added to her tone.

Hearing this, Lu Li was somewhat surprised.

He hadn't expected that Shen Qingxue's past actually had such a mischievous experience.

It seems this Demon Pill's personality has been there since childhood.

"What about now? How do you feel now?"

Lu Li asked with a smile.

"Now?"

Shen Qingxue tilted her head slightly to look at him, thought for a moment, and then curved the corners of her mouth slightly.

"Before I met you, life was dry and dull, every day filled with nothing but handling work, but now..."

"You gave me a chance to dare to start life over again, and I like it very much."

Hearing this, Lu Li's mouth corners were almost splitting all the way to his ears.

Even for a moment, he almost wanted to blurt out the plan he had been plotting directly.

But fortunately, reason forcibly pulled him back.

"Ahem ahem, as long as you like it, as long as you like it."

Lu Li gave a tactical cough, but his butt instinctively inched a little bit toward Shen Qingxue's side.

And then another little bit.

Shen Qingxue didn't notice this little action of his, her gaze still looking at the ripples on the distant moat.