Chapter 183

Chapter 183 The Words on the Clothes

 

I woke up to bright sunshine in the morning, with Ninghai’s weather rarely so blue, making it a perfect day to go out.

Lin Aoxue changed into a white sports outfit with simple jeans on the bottom. Instead of putting her hair up as usual, she tied it in a neat ponytail. Underneath she wore a red sports T-shirt, giving her a vibrant appearance. Having abandoned her business attire and high heels, her image now was completely different from her usual cold and elegant CEO persona.

Actually, this red sports T-shirt was given to her by Su Rui yesterday. The front of the shirt had a large character “Consort” (imperial consort). Lin Aoxue didn’t know what this character meant on the shirt and thought it was just simple decoration. However, since the T-shirt was simple in style and fit her perfectly, she decided to wear it.

“I’m leaving,” Lin Aoxue said to her parents. Wang Yuan followed behind her, carrying two suitcases, while Jin Taizhu and Holman were already waiting at the door—if Su Rui wasn’t by Lin Aoxue’s side, these two would definitely be there.

“Be careful on the road,” Lin Fuzhang patted his daughter’s shoulder and said with concern.

Wei Shuling also came over, winked, and said very suggestively: “Get along well with Su Rui, enjoy your honeymoon!”

Lin Aoxue couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

No man dislikes traveling alone with a woman, especially a beautiful woman like Lin Aoxue.

Su Rui had also gotten up early, wearing a simple white thin jacket with a red t-shirt underneath. The difference was that the character printed on the front of his shirt was different from Lin Aoxue’s.

“Three truly wonderful days to look forward to.” Su Rui stretched lazily, then picked up his suitcase and went downstairs. Wang Yuan was already waiting with the car at the entrance. Their flight was in an hour and a half.

Lin Aoxue was also in a good mood today. People who stay in one place for a long time always look forward to traveling. She leaned against the car window, feeling the warm sunshine on her face, her whole body feeling cozy.

The next second, she saw Su Rui walking out of the hotel through the car window.

The same white jacket, the same red T-shirt, the same jeans, and they were even wearing sun hats—they looked like they were wearing couple outfits.

Su Rui had his sleeves rolled up to his elbows, looking very spirited. As Lin Aoxue watched this man walking in the sunshine, she suddenly felt that this guy actually looked a bit more handsome than usual.

However, with the jerk Su Rui, all good things could only last for a brief minute because Lin Aoxue saw the character on Su Rui’s chest.

That character was completely exposed by Su Rui, as if he wanted everyone to see it!

Lin Aoxue’s shirt had the character “Consort” (imperial consort) printed on it, while Su Rui’s had an arrogant “I” (imperial “I” used by emperors) on his chest!

Lin Aoxue nearly collapsed. This bastard, was he suggesting he was the emperor and she was his consort?

At that moment, Lin Aoxue truly didn’t know what to say! It was too late to change clothes now, so she could only zip up her jacket to try to cover the character.

If others saw it, it would be so embarrassing!

Not only did she not have any romantic relationship with him, but even if they did, buying couple outfits like that was just stupid! Did he think she was a 13-year-old kid? What taste! What vision!

“Aoxue, I noticed our clothes match very well,” Su Rui said with a smile.

Lin Aoxue remained silent, while Wang Yuan, in the driver’s seat, nearly choked on his own saliva when he saw their t-shirts in the rearview mirror.

“They do match perfectly, couldn’t be more perfect!” Always seeing Lin Aoxue with a cold demeanor, now seeing her and Su Rui wearing the “Emperor and Consort” couple outfits, Wang Yuan could barely contain his laughter.

Throughout the journey, Lin Aoxue ignored Su Rui, but he didn’t seem to mind, chatting and joking with Wang Yuan continuously, appearing quite happy.

Although Lin Aoxue was very wealthy, Su Rui had chosen economy class. In his words, he wanted her to experience life as ordinary people do.

Despite ignoring Su Rui, Lin Aoxue’s mood was quite relaxed. She quickly forgot about the embarrassing couple outfits, especially when the plane took off and soared into the clouds. She felt as if her whole being had lightened up, and the shadows weighing on her heart disappeared.

“It’s nice to take a trip,” Su Rui looked at Lin Aoxue, his eyes full of smiles.

At least he had achieved his goal. If those assassination attempts kept lingering in Lin Aoxue’s mind, it would definitely not be good for her. Over time, her mental state would collapse.

Lin Aoxue glanced at him without speaking, but her gaze softened.

“Aoxue, do you remember when we first met on a plane?”

Last time, they were also on a plane, also sitting next to each other, but the state of their relationship now compared to then was like heaven and earth.

“I remember,” Lin Aoxue gave him an annoyed glance. Back then, Su Rui had found her attractive and talked incessantly in her ear for several hours until Lin Aoxue couldn’t stand it anymore and rewarded him with a knee to the groin.

Looking back now, Su Rui was truly the person she despised the most at that time, but how much time had passed? He had become the person she trusted and relied on the most. In many ways, fate gives people an indescribable feeling.

The plane landed two hours later. What Lin Aoxue didn’t know was that Jin Taizhu had taken another flight and arrived in Nanhai almost at the same time as her.

The sky in Nanhai was very blue, cloudless, with piercing sunshine. Lin Aoxue quickly felt that her top was too warm to wear. She saw that Su Rui had already taken off his jacket and tied it around his waist, so she followed suit, removing her jacket to reveal her beautiful figure. Only after doing this did she remember the character on her chest.

Su Rui glanced at Lin Aoxue’s chest and knew what she was thinking: “It doesn’t matter, nobody knows you here anyway, why worry so much?”

Lin Aoxue put on her sunglasses, thinking Su Rui had a point, so she didn’t insist anymore.

Being in the tropics, the streets of Nanhai were full of people in short skirts and tank tops. Coconut trees stretched their leaves, and the entire city was filled with a strong vacation atmosphere.

The two didn’t linger at the airport, hailed a taxi, and headed straight to the hotel.

Since everything was handled by Su Rui, Lin Aoxue was happy to be carefree, only responsible for relaxing and enjoying the scenery.

The recent period had been extremely stressful, experiencing many things she had never encountered or even understood before. Miss Lin’s worldview had changed significantly.

The taxi driver was very talkative. He looked at the couple through the rearview mirror and said with a smile: “Are you two lovebirds here for your honeymoon in Nanhai?”

Lin Aoxue immediately objected: “We’re not a couple.”

The driver looked at their matching outfits and laughed: “Having a newlywed quarrel already? Young lady, let me give you some advice—you only get one honeymoon, don’t be unhappy, or you’ll regret it.”

Su Rui nodded in agreement: “The driver is right. But how did you know we’re a couple?”

“Of course, you’re wearing matching outfits and look so much like husband and wife. It’s hard not to think you’re a couple.”

“You have a good eye, driver.” Su Rui looked at Lin Aoxue, who was sitting silently, feeling quite pleased.

“Young lady, I’ve been there. To be honest, I can tell you and this young man are a perfect match. Don’t quarrel. Look, Nanhai’s scenery is so beautiful, cheer up.”

Hearing the driver’s words, Lin Aoxue raised her eyebrows. She wasn’t someone who cared much about others’ opinions. Indeed, no one knew her here, so why worry? As for Su Rui wanting to be narcissistic, let him continue his self-delusion.

Wanxing International Hotel was among the top-tier hotels in Nanhai. Su Rui had already booked a sea-view room. Upon giving their names, the staff led them to their room.

The tropical beauty along the way, combined with the travel mood, gave Lin Aoxue a feeling of intoxication.

Looking at Su Rui walking ahead with the luggage cart, Lin Aoxue said softly: “I think I should thank you.”

“Well, we’ll be staying here tonight,” Su Rui said when they reached the room, gesturing to the service staff that they could leave.

Lin Aoxue’s eyes were completely drawn to the room, forgetting the word in Su Rui’s sentence—”we.”

The spacious room had large floor-to-ceiling windows, allowing an unobstructed view of the sea from inside.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows was a terrace of over a hundred square meters, with an observation pool in the corner filled with flower petals. One could lie in it feeling the warm water while admiring the scenery of Nanhai.

Waves, beach, blue sky, seagulls, and ships faintly visible on the horizon—Lin Aoxue truly felt her soul was filled. She was moved—moved by the scenery.

On the white bed sheets, the service staff had creatively arranged rose petals in the shape of a heart. Lin Aoxue wanted to sit on the bed but couldn’t bear to discard the petals, so she took out a tissue and carefully collected all the petals, putting them in her bag.

However, at that moment, she accidentally pulled out a leaf from her bag. It was a magnolia leaf, although yellowed, but still showing a hint of green.

Looking at this leaf, Su Rui’s eyes also softened. This leaf was from when he had shaded Lin Aoxue from the sun, but he hadn’t expected this girl to be so sentimental as to keep it until now.

After putting away the petals, Lin Aoxue sat on the edge of the bed and said: “I want to take a nap, you can go back to your room.”

Su Rui looked innocent: “My room?”

“Yes.” Lin Aoxue didn’t know what Su Rui was up to.

“This is my room,” Su Rui grinned. “And it’s your room too.”