Chapter 42: Romance in the Fountain

Chapter 42

Lin Jianzhi woke up at noon.

The first thing she did was look towards the sofa, but Zhu Liheng was already gone. The folded blanket was left on the sofa.

She patted her slightly flushed cheeks and reached for her phone, but couldn't find it.

After looking around, she discovered her phone was on the table across the room, plugged in and charging.

Lin Jianzhi couldn't quite remember how she had fallen asleep last night.

Did she plug in her phone to charge herself?

She scratched her head in confusion and got up to wash up.

Two minutes later.

Click!

The room door opened.

"Ah!" Lin Jianzhi let out a shriek.

Zhu Liheng was startled by the scream and rushed in, "What's wrong?"

Lin Jianzhi's face turned bright red. She didn't know what to do and leaned back against the sink.

She didn't expect Zhu Liheng to come back at this time when she was washing up still in her pajamas.

Those pajamas...

She had bought them online, red-faced as she added them to her cart.

Zhu Liheng instantly understood what was going on. He hadn't meant to look, but his eyes instinctively glanced downward.

And he saw.

Under the bright lights of the bathroom, the girl's skin glowed white. The amethyst necklace she wore hung in a precarious spot.

Her back was also visible in the mirror above the sink.

Zhu Liheng took a deep breath and turned to leave the room.

"Get changed and call me when you're done," he said.

Lin Jianzhi didn't even know how red her face had become. What kind of development was this?

She had planned to show him last night but didn't get the chance.

Today she hadn't thought much about it and ended up giving him a full view instead.

Mainly because she wasn't prepared...

She quickly changed into her regular clothes and opened the door to call Zhu Liheng back in.

The first thing Zhu Liheng said upon entering was, "I still have experiments to do this afternoon."

It took Lin Jianzhi a moment to react. She looked up, "Oh? I know."

Zhu Liheng moved in close, a suppressed emotion in his eyes, "How am I supposed to concentrate after what I just saw?"

Lin Jianzhi's face flushed red again!

Zhu Liheng looked her up and down once more, then took a deep breath, "Let's eat first. I'll have Old Chen drive you to the scenic spots this afternoon."

Lin Jianzhi felt like a pet fish being fed. She didn't need to think at all following Zhu Liheng, who arranged everything perfectly, time and location.

"We'll go see the musical fountain after eating, right? It starts at 8, just below this mall." He asked.

Lin Jianzhi forced a smile and nodded, "Okay."

Zhu Liheng noticed her lack of enthusiasm.

The musical fountain was in a large open area, surrounded by people who had come to watch the timed show. Under the play of lights, the fountain would jet high and cascade down with the music, spraying water.

Cheers and laughter rang out everywhere, with children running around playing.

Lin Jianzhi's gloom disappeared as she watched the beautiful fountain, mesmerized.

The lighting created a magical scene, each color perfectly coordinated.

There was also a fine mist that fell on her face and arms together with the lights, creating an unreal sight.

The girl in a dress stood amidst the fountain, her clothes slightly damp.

Before her was Zhu Liheng, holding her hand as they weaved through the fountain.

Both their clothes were wet in places from the water, with the lights constantly sweeping over them, blurred.

When Lin Jianzhi looked up, she saw Zhu Liheng looking at her.

His handsome features were intoxicating.

Then she saw him spread his arms to pull her into an embrace.

Right at that moment.

A huge surge of water sprayed high around them, several meters into the air.

"Zhu Liheng, I like you," the girl's voice was drowned out by the water.

She thought he hadn't heard.

But Zhu Liheng's voice whispered by her ear, "I like you too."

Lin Jianzhi's hands suddenly clutched tightly at Zhu Liheng's clothes, crumpling them.

In the embrace, she heard Zhu Liheng inhale deeply, as if enduring something.

Just as he was about to let her go, Lin Jianzhi suddenly leaned hard into him, her arms wrapping tightly around his back.

It was as if that bump collided with Zhu Liheng's heart.

Lin Jianzhi tiptoed, hooking Zhu Liheng's neck, and clumsily kissed him.

At that, he was completely sunk.

At nine, the fountain show ended.

The two sat in the back of the car on the ride back to the hotel.

Lin Jianzhi kept her head lowered, twisting her skirt in her hands, face flushed.

Zhu Liheng stared straight ahead without a word.

Driver Old Chen glanced at the rearview mirror several times. He felt something was off about the atmosphere in the car.

What did you two see at the fountain that's got you acting like this?