Chapter 059
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Chapter 059 Just Like the Afternoon Sunshine
Because from childhood to adulthood, only my father and mother had ever said these words to me. As I grew up and my personality gradually became colder, even my father stopped saying these two words.
Today, hearing the words “listen to me” from Su Rui’s mouth again, Lin Aoxue’s feelings were quite complex.
“Eat it while it’s hot, it’s still juicy!” Su Rui said with his mouth full after taking a bite.
Lin Aoxue looked at the dark, sauce-covered stinky tofu and really couldn’t bring herself to open her mouth. Indeed, for a young lady born with a silver spoon like her, eating stinky tofu was somewhat forcing herself.
In Lin Aoxue’s eyes, this blackish thing wasn’t even food at all.
“Don’t move, I’ll eat it myself.” Lin Aoxue knew well that since she had already come here, she must experience it, otherwise Su Rui definitely wouldn’t let it go.
Since when did the Lin family’s young lady start caring about what others thought?
Lin Aoxue truly mustered great courage, using a toothpick to pick up a piece of stinky tofu and put it in her mouth. The moment it entered, she bit gently, and juice seeped out from the tofu, instantly filling her mouth with fragrance. This was completely different from its smelly, black exterior!
After finishing the first piece, Lin Aoxue’s expression wasn’t too uncomfortable, and her brows relaxed a bit. Su Rui smiled and asked, “How is it? How does it feel?”
Although Lin Aoxue thought the taste was quite good, she still said: “It’s okay.”
“Is that so? Well then, I’ll take care of the rest. Since you don’t like it, I won’t force you,” Su Rui said with a smile.
Lin Aoxue kept a cold face without saying anything, but she picked up another piece with her toothpick.
“That settles it, right? Let me tell you, there are many more things on this street that you haven’t tried before. Today I’ll let you experience them all,” Su Rui instantly felt a sense of achievement.
Lin Aoxue, who had always received aristocratic education, could only reluctantly agree to experience the feeling of wandering the streets while eating.
Ten minutes later, Su Rui held five skewers in one hand and a bowl of noodles in the other, eating the skewers while slurping the noodles directly with his mouth, not even using chopsticks.
Lin Aoxue’s appearance wasn’t much better. She held a grilled chicken wing in her left hand and a grilled pork belly skewer in her right, and although she was chewing slowly, her mouth corners were shiny with oil.
Normally, Lin Aoxue would never have her mouth covered in oil while eating, but on the street, she actually adapted to local customs and seemed to be enjoying it quite a bit.
Su Rui couldn’t help feeling pleased. Little girl, listen to me and you’ll get good food; don’t listen and I’ll make you eat extremely spicy food.
Su Rui held the small bowl of noodles and asked Lin Aoxue beside him, “How about it, do you want to try some too?”
Lin Aoxue looked at the noodles. Although they had quite a bit of chili, the entire red oil broth looked exceptionally clear, and it had an enticing aroma. Lin Aoxue hesitated for a moment, then took out the disposable chopsticks she had gotten from the noodle stand, picked up some noodles, and sucked them directly into her mouth!
In the past, it would have been impossible for Lin Aoxue to eat like this, but now it had all become reality.
“A goddess is still a goddess, even the way she eats noodles is so sexy.” Watching that noodle being sucked into Lin Aoxue’s mouth, Su Rui couldn’t help but feel envious. If only he were that noodle, he could taste the flavor of Lin Aoxue’s lips.
Su Rui was following his plan step by step to bring the goddess down to earth. It must be said that this guy’s intentions were quite devious.
“How is it? Good or not?” Su Rui asked.
“Mm.” Lin Aoxue nodded, her cheeks already splashed with a few tiny drops of red soup.
Su Rui took out a tissue and handed it to her: “Wipe it off, Comrade Goddess.”
Lin Aoxue took the tissue, pulled out her phone to check, and observed her face. Several black lines immediately crossed her forehead. When had she become so careless about her appearance?
Just as Lin Aoxue was about to wipe away the specks of oil on her face, Su Rui suddenly held her wrist and said with a smile: “Comrade Lin Aoxue, do you know that you look really beautiful right now.”
“Beautiful?” Lin Aoxue thought Su Rui was mocking her. How could this appearance be called beautiful?
“This is much more charming than the cold, aloof executive from before. This is a life you’ve never experienced before. It’s simple—down-to-earth.”
Today, Su Rui had said these three words countless times.
Lin Aoxue nodded, then shook her head.
She nodded because, with her high intelligence, how could she not understand Su Rui’s meaning? She shook her head because she didn’t understand the latter part of his words. Why wasn’t she at her most beautiful when she was clean, noble, and elegant, but now when her mouth was shiny with oil?
What kind of vision did this man have?
Men can never understand women’s thinking, and women can never understand men’s aesthetics.
If Lin Fuzhang were here, he would also be shocked beyond belief. How could he ever imagine that his daughter, who normally wouldn’t even glance at street vendors and wouldn’t even try ordinary small restaurants, could change so much in just one day!
Eating while walking at street stalls—was this still his precious daughter? Was this still the cold and beautiful CEO of Bikang Group?
Regardless, this was a welcome change in Lin Aoxue. Su Rui hadn’t expected today’s effect to be so good, directly making Lin Aoxue down-to-earth—well, bringing a fairy down to the mortal world felt quite good.
Of course, while a fairy could be brought down to the mortal world, she should never become completely uncultured after falling. That would be too tragic.
From this perspective, Su Rui really had some wicked tastes.
Lin Aoxue, whether because her appetite was stimulated or because she fell in love with this different experience, had a steaming bowl of beef offal soup after finishing all those foods, eating until sweat broke out on her forehead!
Su Rui smiled as he watched Lin Aoxue, took out a tissue, and gently wiped the sweat from her forehead. To onlookers, they looked like an intimate couple.
Several dozen meters away, a man sitting in a car was holding a camera, continuously pressing the shutter at these two people.
Perhaps because she was concentrating on the beef offal soup while Su Rui wiped her sweat, Lin Aoxue didn’t object. Of course, it’s also possible that she didn’t notice Su Rui’s actions.
The two spent a full two hours wandering the food street, and by the end, neither could eat another bite. Lin Aoxue’s cold expression had softened considerably, and she even seemed somewhat reluctant to leave.
“How do you feel?” Su Rui’s question was simple, but it contained many things. He felt like he was training a female protagonist, like in a dating simulation game.
Lin Aoxue nodded with satisfaction: “Not bad.”
This girl was really something—even when very satisfied, her expression remained faint. Sometimes Su Rui even wondered if this girl had some kind of nerve paralysis. Otherwise, why wouldn’t she smile when she should, and why was she always angry when she shouldn’t be? Was smiling that difficult?
To be honest, for Lin Aoxue, this really was quite challenging. Although she performed well in the business world, she had always disliked dealing with people, especially those who were hypocritical and slick—she wouldn’t even acknowledge them.
Su Rui looked at his watch: “It’s only a little past one now. Now that we’re full, I should take you around. We still have half a day off, we should make good use of it.”
Lin Aoxue nodded without saying anything more, just following Su Rui slowly forward. Overall, today had been quite good for her.
The two arrived at a central park. The afternoon sunlight shone down, very gentle and warm, falling on people and making them feel cozy.
“I’m tired, let’s rest well.”
After bringing Lin Aoxue to a patch of lawn, Su Rui directly lay down on the grass without regard for appearance, crossing his legs and putting his hands behind his head.
“Ah, comfortable!” His entire body and mind relaxed, Su Rui looked content.
Lin Aoxue looked at the lawn, then at the tree shade on the lawn, surveyed the occasional passersby around, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not sit down.
Seeing Lin Aoxue like this, Su Rui patted the empty space beside him and said, “Come lie down, take a nap. It’s very comfortable here, with a gentle breeze and mild sunshine. This is what a leisurely life is all about.”
“How does that saying go?” Su Rui thought for a moment and said very seriously: “Stealing half a day of leisure from life, not envying mandarin ducks or immortals.”
“Is that how the poem goes?” Hearing Su Rui’s doggerel, Lin Aoxue’s lips curved into a slight smile.
She looked up and saw the sunlight dappling through the gaps in the tree shade, shining on the ground, creating shifting patterns.
When life has cracks, sunlight will shine through. So one cannot close oneself off; one must open the heart’s door. Yet many people don’t understand this simple truth.
Lin Aoxue still hesitated. This action was still too crude for her. Normally, walking around and stopping to look was acceptable, but to lie on the grass without regard for appearance and sleep with legs crossed was really too difficult.
However, Lin Aoxue was overthinking this. Su Rui hadn’t asked her to cross her legs.
“Why don’t you believe me?” Su Rui persuaded earnestly.
“Here, no one knows you’re the Lin family’s young lady, no one knows you’re the CEO of Bikang Group. Remember, right now you’re not that high and mighty female CEO, not that female elite who needs to deal with assassination attempts from all sides. You’re just an ordinary girl, or rather, a beautiful ordinary girl. Do you understand?”
“You’re just an ordinary girl.”
Hearing these words, a nameless look flashed in Lin Aoxue’s eyes. That slightly moving gaze fell on Su Rui, appearing so moving, perfectly complementing the warm sunlight.
In a certain year, a certain month, under a certain tree shade, your eyes were just like the afternoon sunlight, gentle and moving.
