It’s a nice autumn evening.  The night is cool, however snug.  Beneath the celebrities and moon, the three of them walks towards a bar located subsequent to the lake within the metropolis.

Jian Yao is standing in entrance of the white railings by the lake.  On her left is Li Xunran, on her proper, Bo Jinyan.    Each of them are tall and good-looking.  And each of them appear to need to stroll beside her on a regular basis so she is ‘clipped’ within the center between the 2 of them.

Really, it’s not a nasty factor – her finest good friend, and the person she adores, each by her aspect on a ravishing evening.

In fact, if Li Xunran would drop that crafty smile of his, and Bo Jinyan doesn’t have that solemn look on his face,  that will have been good.

A number of individuals are holding water lanterns and strolling in the direction of the water edge.  Bo Jinyan appears to be thinking about what they’re doing.  He follows them for a more in-depth look.

As Bo Jinyan walks away, Jian Yao makes use of this chance to speak to Li Xunran: “I instructed you I don’t want your assist.”

Li Xunran playfully hits her head and says: “Don’t be afraid.  I do know what I’m doing.  Your happiness is of utmost significance to me.”

Bo Jinyan walks again.  He asks them: ”What are you chatting about?’

Jian Yao is about to talk, however Li Xunran begins earlier than her: “We’re chatting about Yao Yao’s love life.”

“Oh… love life?” Bo Jinyan appears at her, with an uncommon smile on his face.

Li Xunran solutions: “A number of of my colleagues are thinking about her after working collectively on the ‘killer machine’ case.  They’ve requested me to seek out out if they’ve an opportunity.”  He turns to Jian Yao: “So, what do you assume?”

Jian Yao don’t know what to say.  She doesn’t need to make Li Xunran to look dangerous in entrance of Bo Jinyan, so she simply replies: “Let’s discuss this later.”

Bo Jinyan raises his brows and  appears sharply at her.

“For woman, it’s the standard of the suitors that’s vital, not amount.”

Li Xunran shouldn’t be letting go of this nice alternative: “Professor Bo, you’re her senior.  If of any nice younger man, it’s best to introduce them to Jian Yao. Her mother is sort of involved as nicely.  She is at all times speaking to me about it.”

Jian Yao is getting an increasing number of embarrassed. What if he says – I do not care about pathetic issues like these?”

However his response is totally different from what Jian Yao has anticipated.  He smiles and says: “High quality younger man?  In fact I can introduce somebody.  He’s excellent.  So long as she needs a boyfriend.”   He appears at her warmly as he ‘hints’ to Jian Yao.

However after all, Jian Yao misunderstands him once more.  She coronary heart sinks when she heard this.  

He needs to introduce another person to her…

She provides a faint smile: “Let not discuss this anymore.  I’m not in search of a boyfriend in the intervening time.”

This assertion brought on Bo Jinyan’s smile to freeze.  However once more, Jian Yao is simply too heavy hearted to note.

Li Xunran appears on the each of them.  The smile on his face has by no means left him.  

—————-

They stroll for somewhat longer and are available to the doorway of a bar.  The bar is located in the midst of an island within the lake.  The setting appears very good.  Jian Yao asks: “Ought to we go inside?”

“Okay.” replies Li Xunran.

Jian Yao takes a take a look at Bo Jinyan.  She doesn’t even need to smile to him.

Bo Jinyan appears like he has one thing on his thoughts too.  He merely solutions: “If Yao Yao needs to go, let’s go there.”

Jian Yao: “….okay.”  Bo Jinyan shortly walks forward of them.  She will’t assist however smile.  

The three of them sit down. 

It’s an open air bar and is  constructed on the flatten floor of the small island.  The sofas lounge space is correct by the waterside.  Quiet and good.  They discover a good spot that may look out the lotus leaves clustering on the floor of the water.   A soothing ambiance.

Jian Yao and Bo Jinyan are sitting aspect by aspect.  Li Xunran takes a seat that faces them.  A waiter comes and takes their order: “What would you prefer to drink in the present day?”

Bo Jinyan: “A Margarita for me.”

Li Xunran nods.  Then tells the waiter: “Give me a dozen beers.”  

The waiter asks the girl: “What about you, miss?” He fingers over the drinks menu to her.

As she is about to take it….

Bo Jinyan: “She can have the identical as me.”

Li Xunran: “She can have the identical as me.”

Each of them communicate out collectively. 

All 4 of them are shocked.

Li Xunran laughs and tells Bo Jinyan: “Right here’s one thing you won’t concentrate on.  Jian Yao can drink like a fish.  A tiny glass of cocktail is nothing to her.”

Jian Yao: “Hey…!”

It’s true that she has a excessive tolerance for alcohol.  She inherited it from her father.  She hardly drinks, however it’s a big day in the present day.  It’s not usually she sees Li Xunran.  So she feels she ought to hold him firm.   So she says to the waiter: “I’ll have beer too.”

Bo Jinyan appears at her, however he doesn’t say something.

5 minutes later.

The evening is gorgeous.  There’s gentle mellow music within the background.  The breeze is softly blowing to their faces the faint refreshing-smell from the lotus vegetation.   

Bo Jinyan is sporting his swimsuit, wanting tall and sensible within the purple velvet sofas. He’s holding a glass of blue Margarita in his hand.  

This isn’t what Bo Jinyan has in his thoughts.  He thought the 2 of them (Jian Yao and him, after all) will probably be sitting quietly, aspect by aspect, clinking their tall glasses collectively.  She is going to lean on him and whisper softly into his ears, whereas he savours her floral female scent… And naturally, when he was designing this scene in his thoughts, he had forgotten that Li Xunran is with them.

However it appears he’s the one that’s sitting by himself, whereas Jian Yao and Xunran are chatting and consuming beer collectively.

Although he’s not too joyful, he quietly observes them.  Jian Yao appears and behaves in another way in the present day.

Within the gentle lighting, Jian Yao lifts her hand to tuck her hair behind her ears.  He watches her… the stunning fingers holding the beer bottle, the mouth that slowly drinks the beer.  There’s this robust aspect about her when she tries to behave like one of many boys.

Bo Jinyan smiles.

There are various sides to an individual.  The Jian Yao beside him reminds him of the Jian Yao who bravely hit the glass of the fish tank with a keep on with cease the assassin; and the Jian Yao that doesn’t hesitate to danger her life to assist the mother who virtually fell down the steps.  

Oh….

She shouldn’t be just a bit sheep, however inside her, she possesses the  energy of a small cow.

She is so cute.

Whereas Bo Jinyan is ‘entertaining’ himself with ideas, Jian Yao and Li Xunran is speaking about their  childhood tales.  

One of many patrons walks as much as the little stage within the entrance.  They hear him say: “This music is for my girlfriend…’

Everybody claps.  Jian Yao places down her bottle of beer.  She appears at Li Xunran.  “Are you going to go as much as the stage?”

Li Xunran says: “Should you ask properly, I’ll sing for you.”

Jian Yao: “It’s a honest request.”

Li Xunran stands, takes a bow at her: “Sure Madam!”  and walks as much as the stage after the music is completed.  

Jian Yao leans again on the couch.  She appears to listen to Bo Jinyan muffles a snort of dissent.  

“Is he singer?”  He asks.

Jian Yao solutions: “Sure, he’s.”

The lights dim on stage.  Li Xunran is sitting on a bar stool, and inform the DJ what music he needs to sing.

Jian Yao asks Bo Jinyan: “Do you….sing?”

She has by no means heard him sing an entire music.  He whistles generally when he’s in temper.  

Bo Jinyan says slowly: “Why do I’ve to sing?”

Jian Yao laughs.  Maybe…. he’s tone deaf.  

She takes out her cellular and sends Fu Zuyi a textual content message: “What’s Bo Jinyan’s singing like?”

The reply is fast: “I’ve by no means heard anybody that sings extra horribly than him.  Imagine me.  Don’t strive.  It will likely be a catastrophe.”  

Jian Yao laughs out aloud.  

Bo Jinyan leans over to her: “What are you laughing about?”

“Oh, nothing.” She says.  Then she feels his hand over her shoulders.  She will hear his inhaling her ears.   Then she hears him say: “Let me see.”

Jian Yao shortly places her telephone in her bag. 

Music begins.  Each of them lookup.  The good-looking Li Xunran has a smile on his face.  He picks up the microphone from the stand and speaks into it: “This music is devoted to my finest good friend, and her good good friend.” He continues “To their happiness, and I hope everybody right here enjoys this music.”

A good-looking man at all times attracts consideration.  The entire bar cheers and claps.

Jian Yao feels very touched.  He is sort of a large brother to her.  

“One other spring since we mentioned goodbye, my reminiscence melts like snow…” LI Xunran begins singing.  He does have an amazing voice.  Everyone seems to be impressed. 

There appears to be hints of disappointment in his voice.  However it fits the temper of the music.  

She turns round to have a look at Bo Jinyan.  He’s additionally listening intently.  And his arm continues to be round her.  

Jian Yao blushes.  

Ugh….

Bo Jinyan picks up his glass of cocktail, and sips a mouthful.

Jian Yao has by no means tried a Margarita earlier than.  She asks him: “Is it good?”

“Why don’t you strive?” He holds the glass to her lips.

“…Okay.” She takes a sip.

Bo Jinyan appears at her. He smiles.

“How is it?” He asks slowly.

Jian Yao solutions: “It’s fairly good.” Then she sees him taking a sip too.  From her angle, his lips are touching the spot the place she drank from.

“Sure… it’s good.” He says faintly.

Her coronary heart beats sooner.  

Does he realises….

She tries to not overthink the problem and concentrates on having fun with Li Xunran’s music. 

Bo Jinyan places down the glass and his lips curls right into a smile. 

As Jian Yao appropriately thought, he has no concept what an ‘oblique kiss’ is.  What he simply did was purely out of intuition.  She drank from his cup.  It appears her perfume is left on the a part of the glass her lips touched, which matched the odor he remembered from his dream the place he was kissing her.  

So….

I’m warming up…. Jian Yao.

—————

Li Xunran has completed singing.  There are sounds of encore everywhere in the bar.  Li Xunran places down the microphone and walks again to the seat. 

As he approaches, he sees the 2 of them leaning collectively.  His arm causally drapes over her shoulders.  Jian Yao’s cheeks are blushing and Bo Jinyan is taking a look at her, with a mild smile on his face.

It appears …. 

He has been ‘made redundant’.

He takes a seat.  The three of them are quietly listening to patrons singing.  

Bo Jinyan notices a sightseeing boat within the lake.  He asks the others: “Would you want a ship trip?”

The others didn’t object, so Bo Jinyan stands up and tells them: “I’ll organise.  I’ll let when it’s prepared.”  He doesn’t wait for his or her reply and walks off shortly.

Jian Yao appears at him disappearing across the nook. She is somewhat shock.  

Maybe he loves boats.  There can’t be every other clarification.

Li Xunran additionally stands up and inform Jian Yao: “It’s time for me to go.” 

Jian Yao is stunned once more: “Now?” 

Li Xunran says: “Nicely, in a ravishing and romantic evening like this, three is a crowd.  Bye, Jian Yao. I’ll guess something… he’s positively thinking about you.  I can assure that.” 

“What are you speaking about…?  I wished to spend a while with you in the present day. Don’t go.” She stands up too.

“Don’t comply with me.” says Li Xunran.  “Or else he gained’t be capable of discover you.  I’ve an entire day of seminars forward of me tomorrow.  I’ll be in contact.” He waves his hand and leaves.

—————-

There are many boats by the shore.  Bo Jinyan stands on the pier and chooses the one he likes.  He walks towards the boat.  

The proprietor of the boat is joyful to see some enterprise coming to him.  He walks as much as Bo Jinyan and says: ‘Sir, would you prefer to take a cruise?  I’ll begin when we’ve got six passengers.  Fifty {dollars} per individual.”

Bo Jinyan curls his lips: “I need the boat all to myself. However….”

The proprietor could be very joyful: “Sure…”

“I have to make some changes.”

“Oh…” says the proprietor.

5 minutes later.  

Bo Jinyan and the proprietor stand in an virtually empty cabin.  The proprietor says to him: “Is that this okay?” There are solely three chairs left within the cabin.  

Bo Jinyan takes a glance.  He asks the proprietor to place two chairs aspect by the aspect and strikes the third chair to a nook distant.   

“How about this?” asks the proprietor.  

Bo Jinyan smiles and provides him a nod.

He then calls Jian Yao.  

“You may come to the pier now.” He says.

Jian Yao solutions: “I’m on the pier.  Li Xunran simply left…. Will we nonetheless need to go forward with the cruise? Or ought to we go house?”

Bo Jinyan is quiet for a second, then he says: “That’s good.”

Jian Yao: “Huh…?”

“Simply keep the place you’re.  I’ll come and get you.” He turns to the proprietor of the boat and tells him:”You may take away that chair by the nook too.  It’s not mandatory anymore.”

Jian Yao senses that Bo Jinyan is performing very unusually in the present day.  She will’t put her finger on it, however it’s appears there’s a goal for following all of them evening.  What’s it?  Is he observing her and Li Xunran for some form of behavioural analysis?  

She continues to stroll on the picket decks of the pier.  There’s just a few vacationers round.  She sees just a few boats moored close by.  A number of of the boat males are resting, a few of them shouting out to her to see if she needs to go on a cruise.  

She smiles and politely declines.  She retains strolling ahead and appears out for Bo Jinyan.

Then she sees a picket lacquered boat quietly parked by the dock.  

The moon displays on the water.  Bo Jinyan is standing on the entrance deck of the boat.  

It’s like a courtship scene from a romance novel.

Bo Jinyan stands together with his fingers within the pockets of his trousers.

Tall, and good-looking,  starring at her with eyes which might be gleaming.  

This is sort of a dream.  

Out of the blue, Jian Yao has this sense.  He’s ready for her.  He’s standing there for her.  Maybe he has feeling for her too.  

However that is too good to be true.  Can this be potential?

Then Bo Jinyan reaches out his hand to her.  He appears into her eyes and says together with his low and magnetic voice: 

“That is the second I’ve been ready for.’

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(Facet Story – The grasp of affection)

Someday, Fu Ziyu had a combat together with his girlfriend.  She refuses to speak to him.  Then he has an concept.  He went into the kitchen and steamed a fish.  Then he fastidiously deboned it for her.  

He was not as skilful as BJY.  It took him a very long time simply to get a small bowl of fish.  He checked out it.  That must be sufficient.  

He took the valuable little bowl and put it earlier than his girlfriend: “Have some.  You didn’t eat a lot for lunch in the present day.  I particularly ready it for you.”

His girlfriend was nonetheless mad at him, however she was additionally fairly touched: “What are you doing?”

Fu Ziyu adopted BJY’s instance and mentioned: “Can’t you inform?  I’m coaxing/pampering you.”

Her girlfriend laughs.  She takes the bowl and says impressively: “That’s so candy.  You understand how to pamper a woman.  What a grasp!”

Fu Ziyu solutions modestly: “Oh, I simply learnt the trick from my good friend.”

His girlfriend is stunned: “Who is that this good friend of yours?  He’s a genius.” 

Fu Ziyu thinks of his good good friend, who’s lately hooked up, and he solutions: “ He’s a wierd man.  His love EQ is zero.  He by no means will get the hints the ladies are attempting to present him.  However I reckon he’s a pure lover.  Even earlier than they began relationship, his girlfriend will begin blushing at his unintentional feedback or actions…. ha ha…” He begins laughing.

“What’s so humorous?” asks his girlfriend.

“Oh, I’m simply ‘joyful’ for Jian Yao.”

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On the similar time, BJY and Jyao are huddling collectively as they strolling down a tree lined path collectively. Out of the blue, he sneezes.  

Jyao appears at him: “Are you chilly?

It’s a cool autumn day.  She is sporting his jacket.  He solely has a shirt on.  He have to be chilly!

BJY sweeps her a glance: “It’s extra vital that you’re not feeling chilly.”

– Oh… so candy…. so candy.

However she must level out an vital reality: “However… I’ve my very own jacket within the bag.  I can take it out. You then gained’t be chilly both.”

“No!” Insists BJY.

“….why?”

“I prefer to see you wrapped in my jacket.” 

Jyao “……”

She blushes.

Once they get contained in the condominium, BJY sits on the couch.  Jyao goes to the lavatory to scrub her fingers.  When she returns, she sees him wanting thoughtfully at her.  

“What’s it?”

“I need my jacket again.” 

“Okay.”  She takes off his jacket and passes it to him.

BJY smiles “Nicely, you have to be chilly now that you just don’t have a jacket anymore.  I’ve an amazing concept to maintain you heat…”

He modifies to a decrease, deeper and welcoming tone: “Come, sit on my lap.”

Jyao: “……”

She continues to be blushing.