215: Chapter 215 is just too unfair!

Lu Li did not explain; he just took a deep breath and then strummed the strings.

Compared to the previous two, this song was noticeably much softer.

"One person."

"Gazing out at the turquoise sea and blue sky."

"The trace of grey in my heart fades a little."

"Dolphins leap past before my eyes."

"I see the sunniest smiling face."

"Good times should all be cherished, because they are limited."

Shen Qingxue unconsciously tightened her grip on the bouquet.

She could feel that the emotion of this song was completely different from the previous two.

Unlike that bright and fervent liking, this song felt more like a kind of...

an answer where the dust had settled.

Lu Li did not look at her, his gaze falling on the strings, but the temperature in his voice became a bit gentler.

"I learned not to worry too far ahead."

"Not planning too much allows me to bravely take risks instead."

"Living every day richly, looking at every day happily."

"The first time I encountered a cloudy day obscuring your profile."

"What a story I am eager to understand."

"I feel like I understand your specialness..."

When singing this part, Lu Li played the guitar while looking at Shen Qingxue.

His eyes were full of a fondness brimming with tenderness.

Shen Qingxue received a sudden tremor in her heart, and her face had already turned completely red at this moment.

She wanted to look elsewhere, but ended up being drawn back by Lu Li's ensuing voice.

"Your heart has a heart wall, but I found a window."

"Occasionally revealing a trace of warm shimmer."

"Even if you have a heart wall."

"My love will climb onto the windowsill and bloom."

"Open the window and you will see... sorrow melting."

...

A few minutes later, the last note gently dissipated in the air.

Lu Li stopped.

And the entire glass house fell silent for a fleeting moment.

Then Shen Qingxue's voice sounded, carrying a slight nasal tone, yet exceptionally clear.

"Lu Li, I want to hug you."

Lu Li was stunned for a moment. Before he had time to put down the guitar, Shen Qingxue had already walked over, bent down, reached out, and wrapped her arms around his shoulders.

The guitar was squeezed between the two of them, producing a muffled thud.

Lu Li hurriedly put the guitar aside.

Just as he wanted to hug her back, feeling somewhat at a loss, the next second, Shen Qingxue had already stepped back.

She stepped back half a step, lowered her head to look at him, her eye sockets slightly reddening, yet the corners of her mouth carried a smile.

"Your three songs... are simply too unfair."

Lu Li sat in the chair, looking up at her, and chuckled along with her.

"Unfair then unfair it is. Anyway, in this lifetime, I will only break the rules against you this once. How about it? This heart wall?"

Shen Qingxue did not answer.

She simply took another step forward, then lowered her head and gently touched his forehead.

"Then it is a deal, just this once."

...

The two of them sat in the glass house for a long time.

The sunlight slanted westward bit by bit, casting long shadows on the floor through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Shen Qingxue placed the bouquet of flowers on the nearby chair.

She herself leaned against the back of the chair, looking at the sunlight-drenched lawn outside the window.

Lu Li sat beside her, still holding the guitar in his hand.

"So how much thought did you actually spend preparing these three songs...?"

"Hmm... Actually, no matter how much thought is spent, if it is the right person you encounter, it is all worth it."

Lu Li pinched her small hand, which felt soft.

Shen Qingxue did not move, letting him be, but her face was flushed red, giving Lu Li the urge to take a bite.

Of course, he only thought about it.

"No wonder I always felt you have been acting so mysterious lately."

"Actually, that is not called mysterious, it is called... a surprise."

Lu Li corrected righteously.

Shen Qingxue let out a chuckle, but did not speak.

Lu Li felt somewhat puzzled.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing, just thought of something funny."

Shen Qingxue answered with a straight face.

Now, whenever she thought about how all of Lu Li's little actions took place right under her nose, she felt like laughing.

His actions all exposed his thoughts, well... alright, it could still be considered a surprise.

After all, who said that knowing the answer in advance...

could still not count as a surprise?

"Right, should we take some photos today as a keepsake?"

Lu Li suddenly spoke up.

Shen Qingxue turned her head and glanced at him.

"Take what photos?"

"You look so pretty today; it would be a loss not to take a few pictures to commemorate it."

Lu Li felt a bit embarrassed, but still quickly whipped out his phone and opened the camera.

Shen Qingxue did not avoid the lens; instead, she turned slightly sideways, letting the light fall onto her face from the side.

"Then take nice-looking photos of me."

"That goes without saying."

Lu Li raised his phone, looking at her through the viewfinder.

The sunlight spilled over her through the glass, dyeing both the bouquet and her silhouette with a layer of warm color.

He pressed the shutter.

Then he lowered his head to look at the photo and smiled with satisfaction.

"You need to get in the frame too; it cannot just be me alone."

Shen Qingxue took Lu Li's phone, and before he could react, she took a selfie facing both of their faces directly.

In the frame, Shen Qingxue wore a faint smile, while Lu Li had a look of astonishment, as if he still had not reacted.

"Damn, your hand speed is so fast."

Lu Li looked at her gloomily.

"Hmph, of course. What if you wanted to run?" Shen Qingxue smiled smugly.

"Alright, alright, I will just indulge you~"

Lu Li laughed out loud, then suddenly walked out onto the lawn outside and lay down.

"Ah~"

He let out a comfortable groan and did not forget to pat the grass beside him.

"What are you dazing for? Come lie down for a bit."

Shen Qingxue gave him a rolling glance out of annoyance, but her body very honestly walked over and lay down beside Lu Li.

Thus, the two of them lay like that on the lawn, listening to the sound of the wind and chatting from time to time.

No one disturbed them, quiet and cozy, and time passed quickly.

Until the sky gradually grew dark, Lu Li finally climbed up, patted the grass clippings off his pants, and then reached out his hand toward her.

"Let us go, time to head back."

"Okay."

Shen Qingxue took his hand, using the leverage to stand up, while holding the bouquet of flowers in her other hand, simply reluctant to put it down.

Afterward, after briefly tidying up their things, the two of them prepared to return home.

Not long after, the car slowly drove out of the cultural and creative park.

Shen Qingxue sat in the passenger seat, still holding the bouquet in her arms, lowering her head to look at it for a few seconds before looking up out the window again.

After a while, she suddenly spoke up.

"Lu Li."

"Hmm? What is wrong?"

"Today... these three songs you sang for me, will they be released together later?"

Lu Li was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to glance at her.

"Released?"

"Mhm."

Shen Qingxue still looked out the window, but the curve of the corners of her mouth was clearly visible.

Lu Li was silent for two seconds, then looked completely unconcerned.

"I actually do not mind. If you only want these three songs to belong exclusively to you, then I will never release them."

Then he used his peripheral vision to glance at Shen Qingxue in the passenger seat again, before pulling his gaze back to the front.

"Hmm... Then release them after all. Such good songs... should be heard by more people, and then used to confess."

Shen Qingxue thought about it, then added another sentence.

"Perhaps quite a few people will harvest sweet love because of these three songs by then. Do you not think so, Matchmaker?"

Lu Li was amused by her calling him "Matchmaker" and could not hold back his smile.

"Your calling me Matchmaker is too outrageous! If someone truly reaped love just by singing a love song, then I am afraid they would not go far."

"After all, a confession is the triumphal song of victory, not the bugle call for a charge; singing a love song is merely a prologue for a relationship falling naturally into place."

After saying these words, at this moment, Lu Li could not tell what he was feeling inside; he just felt very grounded.

Then... he could not help smiling either.

At least he had grasped it.

This was simply delightfully free and at ease.