Ji Qingqing rolled her eyes in her mind. âMr. Lu, weâre on a vacation now. Weâre not going to a meeting.â
Saying that she entered Lu Lixingâs room and looked through his cupboard. Apart from formal wear, he didnât bring a single piece of casual clothing.
Besides, at home in the dressing room, she never once spotted a piece of casual-wear in his wardrobe. The whole closet only featured a row of neatly arranged dress shirts.
âWhy donât you take your jacket off?â Ji Qingqing suggested. She also got him to remove his tie and unbutton the first two buttons on his shirt and also roll his sleeves up. She wouldnât call it too informal but instead, it had added a bit more casualness to his outfit. Either way, it looked a lot better than the âgoing to a meetingâ look that he had on just earlier.
Ji Qingqing was satisfied.
Lu Lixing was naturally intending to hold Ji Qingqingâs hand but he ended up getting dodged by Ji Qingqing.
She smiled widely and with a face full of seriousness, she said, âMr. Lu, itâs the first day. Itâll be better if we donât seem overly close to each other. I donât want fans to think that Iâm seducing you.â\n
As Ji Qingqing said that, she walked off.
Lu Lixing raised his eyebrows and followed her.
The resort villa was located close to the seaside and it had a huge private beach. However, given this season and timing, the visitors that came to the resort for a vacation were few and far between. The entire private beach itself didnât have many people.
Ji Qingqingâs long skirt billowed in the sea breeze. Although it wasnât summer yet, the temperature was just right. Ji Qingqing removed her shoes. While she ran barefooted along the beach she didnât feel cold either.
Meanwhile, Lu Lixing stood by the beach. He did not enter the water and just quietly gazed at Ji Qingqing. A sea breeze blew over. There was no need to worry about his work-related matters and be under constant tension. In such an idyllic time, being able to quietly watch the waves crashing into the shore then receding layer after layer was a moment of carefreeness that he had never experienced before. A lightness swelled from within, making him feel extremely at ease.
As she walked along the beach, each step Ji Qingqing made left footprints on the sand and not once did her smile subside.
Her smile made him feel more at ease than the sea.\nâDo you like the sea?â
Ji Qingqing smiled and looked at the seaâs surface. âOf course, I like it. It feels so comfortable when the wind blows.â
The salty and damp sea breeze blew over him and Lu Lixing inhaled deeply. âEn, itâs not bad.â
The tide rolled in and out and the sea breeze blew directly on their faces. A pure white seagull flew across the sea, letting out a loud and clear cry before flying into the blue skies.
âIs that a seagull?â Ji Qingqing pointed to the small dot in the sky. âItâs a pity thereâs only one.â
In this private beach, it was already good if one could chance upon even one seagull.
A wave rolled over. It was a sudden large wave. In order to avoid getting her skirt wet, Ji Qingqing immediately retreated a few steps back. As the sand was too soft, she couldnât help but stagger backwards, nearly falling onto the ground. Lu Lixing then reacted quickly. He caught and half-hugged her from behind.
ăScheming bitch!!!ă
\nThe two of them walked along the shoreline and with every step made, they left two rows of deep and shallow footprints onto the sand.
A cameraman followed them a distance behind.
A sea breeze blew over and Ji Qingqing shivered.
âCold?â
âA little.â Ji Qingqing didnât think that it would be this cold from just casually walking on the beach.
Lu Lixing glanced at the time. âLetâs head back then.â
Ji Qingqing walked up the beach and Lu Lixing followed behind her. He silently carried her forgotten shoes that were left on the beach.