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Today was a beautiful day with clear skies.
Before leaving the house, Yuan Yu carefully combed his hair in front of the mirror, smoothing out the flat spots caused by his pillow from when he awoke until it was nice and tidy. He then flashed a toothy smile, nodding with satisfaction. Not bad, he looked quite spirited.
He chewed on a piece of mint gum, fresh breath for success and confidence.
Today, he was going on a date with his girlfriend! Naturally, he had to make sure he was dressed to impress.
Yuan Yu met his girlfriend, Wang Jinxuan, in university. They were not in the same class, but they took an elective course together.
A few times, when seated in rows during class, Yuan Yu sat behind Wang Jinxuan and found himself developing a liking for the girl while gazing at her profile.
He did some sleuthing and found out Wang Jinxuan joined the roller skating club, so he signed up for the same one.
As they saw each other more often, it was inevitable to exchange a few words, and it naturally progressed to exchanging contact information.
Once they had each other's contact details, their relationship quickly grew. They would find time to chat every day. Generally, unless a girl already has a boyfriend or dislikes you, she won't refuse a chat.
At first, it's like chatting with a friend, casually and without revealing any romantic intentions too soon, to avoid making the other person wary. Does this person have feelings for me?
Yuan Yu just chatted with Wang Jinxuan gradually, conversations becoming more and more enjoyable, and they deepened their feelings during club activities. By the end of the semester, he felt the relationship was ready, expressed his feelings to her, and they smoothly transitioned into boyfriend and girlfriend.
And they lived in cities close to each other!
Originally, Yuan Yu had planned to visit Wang Jinxuan during the holidays, since there weren't many fun places in Linhai. However, an article about the Linhai Zoo went viral among the residents of Linhai during the holidays. After visiting the zoo, he fell in love with it.
He changed his mind, inviting Wang Jinxuan over to his place to hang out!
Today, he was planning to meet up with his girlfriend and go to the zoo. It was like killing two birds with one stone—going on a date and visiting the new tiger exhibit, overlapping joys felt like a blissful dream come true.
Eagerly, he hailed a taxi: "Master, to Chenghua Street."
As they strolled and chatted, Wang Jinxuan said, "I didn't expect you to like going to the zoo. Did you often go there when you were young?"
"Yeah, during the holidays when we'd go out, I'd always pester my parents to take me to the zoo. But we'd go to zoos in other places, looking at lions, tigers, elephants, you know, I really liked those animals.
But now we don't have to go far, our Linhai Zoo is amazing! The environment is like a fairyland, humans and animals living in harmony. You'll absolutely fall in love with it once you go," Yuan Yu said with great pride when speaking of Linhai Zoo.
Wang Jinxuan was somewhat curious, "Is it really as good as you say?"
Yuan Yu went on and on, "Of course! To build a red panda exhibit, they even created a bamboo forest on purpose. How great is that? The red pandas are so cute that it's unbearable. There are also peafowl that aren't enclosed; they wander around the grass as they please. Last time I was there, a peacock was standing on the pathway, fanning its feathers in a proud and showy display.
Several tourists surrounded it to take photos; it flew back shortly after. Oh, and today we can also see the new tiger exhibit! I wouldn't ask you to come if it wasn't fun."
"It does sound pretty fun."
The two found a place to sit down and have a meal, then they boarded a bus heading toward the zoo.
Although the city was still discussing the zoo's expansion without having approved it, they had provided some conveniences: for instance, the public bus schedule changed from every forty minutes to every fifteen minutes, significantly reducing the waiting time.
It was an hour's bus ride from there to the zoo. Wang Jinxuan started to feel drowsy and dozed off, leaning gently against Yuan Yu.
Yuan Yu smelled the fragrance of shampoo coming from the tips of her hair and watched her sleeping face, grinning like a fool all the way there!
He tried to touch her lips with his hand, but as soon as he reached halfway, his heart started pounding and he quickly pulled back.
Upon arriving at the zoo, Yuan Yu nudged her, "Piggy, we're here, time to get off."
Wang Jinxuan rubbed her eyes and quickly woke up, pinching his waist in vengeance, "Ah, what did you call me?"
"Piggy, look at all the drool, you've soaked my shoulder. Ow, ow, that hurts."
Wang Jinxuan was immensely embarrassed! She fumbled for a tissue to wipe him off, "I'm sorry."
People who have just become boyfriend and girlfriend still care about their presentation in front of the other, eating modestly and such; drooling this much was truly embarrassing.
Yuan Yu laughed it off generously, "No worries! Come on, let's go in!"