The Three-Life Stone

Chapter 101 Party

Shen Xingzhi drove the car directly to the beach. There were not many people at the beach at around eight or nine o'clock. There were only a few stars scattered in the sky, and the sea breeze made it feel quite lonely.

Yu Zhaozhao stood beside Shen Xingzhi, silently pulling Shen Xingzhi's somewhat cold hand to give him some warmth. Whatever she wanted to say seemed a little pale and powerless. With a smile on her face, she looked at the sea and muttered: "Shen Xingzhi, I actually understand you. I understood you from the very beginning when you took me to those places."

The evening wind was a little chilly. Yu Zhaozhao's skirt fluttered in the wind, and Shen Xingzhi's shirt was wrinkled by the wind. The two of them sat on the beach and chatted.

Yu Zhaozhao drew a heart on the beach and spoke out her inner thoughts.

"I live in a left-behind family and was raised in a free-range environment. The neglected emotions and denied life in my childhood made me feel inferior. Even though things have changed a lot since then, you can never be young again. When you took me to those places, I could feel the resonance from you, so I roughly knew that our lives might be very similar."

Shen Xingzhi withdrew his gaze from the beach and looked at Yu Zhaozhao's smile. He watched Yu Zhaozhao writing and drawing on the beach with her fingers as if she was talking about an ordinary little thing casually.

"Zhao Zhao, I'm used to it, and I know you are too."

Yu Zhaozhao squatted down and continued to draw a little man on the beach: "Xingzhi, look, this is you, the stickman with a big head, and this is me, with an even bigger head, hahahahahahaha."

Two tears unconsciously slid down the corners of my eyes as I laughed.

Flowers will bloom again one day, but her and his childhood full of regrets can never come back.

If she could be cherished at that time, how could she be secretly married off by a man just to escape her original family?

If he could be truly loved at that time, how could he have indulged in a life of drunkenness and dreams, falling in love again and again and doubting the falsity of love in this world?

At this point, they can only choose to accept it, adapt to this fucked up life, adapt to these ridiculous years. Maybe later on they won’t know whether they won life or life shaped them, but what does it matter?

Two wounded and lonely souls can warm each other. They have both survived the lowest point in their lives and can release warmth and kindness like a little sun to illuminate others.

That night, the two of them chased each other on the beach, looking for shells and conches. The cold sea water wet their ankles and the bleak sea breeze ruffled their hair, but they were very happy. They have walked to the present step by step, and the scars from the past had already healed when they were revealed. Those insignificant things would no longer cause any waves.

Fortunately, the weather was nice. The beautiful scenery moved people to tears and a sudden rain fell.

At this moment, they were even more certain that there was no one around. Yu Zhaozhao ran in the rain and circled around Shen Xingzhi. Shen Xingzhi laughed and chased Yu Zhaozhao in the rain. The two of them were like two children who loved playing in the water. Without any adult restraint, they jumped into the puddles in the rain.

It was already early morning when they returned to the villa. Both of them were exhausted and were about to collapse in the next second. They quickly took a shower in the bathroom and then came to the mirror. Shen Xingzhi helped Yu Zhaozhao blow his hair, and occasionally blew his own hair.

Yu Zhaozhao was so sleepy that she dozed off. She forced her eyes open and lay on the table, letting Shen Xingzhi play with her hair.

Maybe she was really too sleepy, or maybe Shen Xingzhi was too gentle, Yu Zhaozhao fell asleep just like that. Shen Xingzhi turned the wind to the minimum and slowly combed the ends of her hair. When he picked up Yu Zhaozhao, she woke up, glanced at Shen Xingzhi, and continued to sleep peacefully. While lying on the bed, she continued to find a comfortable position.

The next day, it felt like just a blink of an eye. I don’t know why sometimes I don’t sleep much but I just don’t feel sleepy. Yu Zhaozhao woke up twenty minutes earlier than the alarm clock rang. Shen Xingzhi just looked at her. She looked at the time on her phone a little embarrassedly and got into Shen Xingzhi’s arms: "What? Didn’t you sleep?"

"No, I was just wondering if you got enough sleep and if you needed me to wake you up."

"Ah?" Yu Zhaozhao poked her head out with a puzzled look on her face. Due to her physical condition, she would wake up when the alarm went off even if she couldn't get up, so she didn't understand what Shen Xingzhi meant.

Shen Xingzhi's lips were close to Yu Zhaozhao's ears, whispering softly, the warm tip of his tongue and the cold earlobe whispering softly, a layer of nightgown could not stop the two hot bodies from getting closer...

The alarm rang, and before Yu Zhaozhao could press the ten-minute button, Shen Xingzhi turned off the alarm, clasped their fingers together, a harmony of souls.

The warm water from the shower in the bathroom splashed over the two of them. Yu Zhaozhao asked a confused question with a flickering look in his eyes: "Have you practiced with others in these years?"

Shen Xingzhi's lips curled slightly: "Why? You hope your man can't do it?"

"I... that's not what I meant, it's just that you and I are not young anymore, and you still..."

Shen Xingzhi didn't answer directly: "Why don't you check the time? You're going to be late for work."

Yu Zhaozhao quickly wiped her hair and changed her clothes. Shen Xingzhi was a few seconds faster. When they changed their shoes together, Shen Xingzhi held her bag and said, "I'll take you there."

When they got in the car, Shen Xingzhi grinned: "After I met you, it has always been you."

Yu Zhaozhao looked at Shen Xingzhi and before she could ask, she saw Shen Xingzhi smiled brightly: "Don't look up those nonsense on the Internet. The real situation varies from person to person."

Yu Zhaozhao's face instantly turned red. She opened Baidu and silently deleted two records: [Men in their thirties are full of energy] and [What happens if a man doesn't have sex for a few years]. Even if Shen Xingzhi didn't see these, she was still ashamed and angry.

When Shen Xingzhi handed the sandwich to Yu Zhaozhao, she realized that she seemed to have forgotten to have breakfast today.

She just fled in panic with the sandwich under Shen Xingzhi's gaze.

When they got off work, Shen Xingzhi was already waiting downstairs. In the car, they talked about everything, hoping that there would be no barriers between them.

No matter what, it depends on the person, both her and him.

After the conversation, Yu Zhaozhao began to think about an important matter in life: "What should I eat tonight?"

"Put on a dress tonight and go out for dinner."

"Wait, a dress?"

"Yes, there will be a group dance at a party. Follow me closely."

"Qiaodu, dancing?" Yu Zhaozhao was suspicious.

Shen Xingzhi looked like he had everything under control: "You've been learning dance recently, so you can just handle the basics."

"Brother, there are different types of dancing. You came so suddenly and asked me to dance something I haven't done before with my mediocre skills. Aren't you deliberately trying to make me show off and embarrass you?"

Shen Xingzhi tapped his phone, and soft music slowly flowed out. He bowed like a gentleman and made an invitation gesture. Yu Zhaozhao put her hand on him. When the two of them were face to face, Shen Xingzhi slowly said, "It's still early. I can give you some guidance and make sure you can blend in with the crowd like a decent person."

Yu Zhaozhao ignored Shen Xingzhi's nonsense and followed his steps, one step to the left, one step to the right, a few steps with hands loosened, a few steps holding hands, a few steps with hands open, and then walking together again, then letting go of one hand and turning around twice.

This feeling is magical. Something that you clearly feel you can't do can be done freely and smoothly like flowing water under the guidance of the other person's strength.

Except for the stage when everyone was dancing together, Yu Zhaozhao did not feel too much involved in the drinking party. Her biological clock forced her to not adapt to the current atmosphere. She took some snacks and sat in the corner. Everything around her seemed to have nothing to do with her anymore.

Yu Zhaozhao began to think about a content in Yu Le's book: the frequency of sounds that most humans can hear is between 20 Hz and Hz, but some animals are sensitive to high-frequency sound waves, so they can be alert to things that humans cannot hear.

She couldn't help but begin to imagine how she could feel quiet in such a noisy environment, so what was her frequency.

"Hey, pretty, alone?"

"Beauty?"

Two consecutive calls brought Yu Zhaozhao's thoughts back to reality. She glanced at the man in front of her unhappily and said, "Sorry, my husband is in front and will be here soon."

The man was obviously unconvinced and kept muttering obscene words. Yu Zhaozhao ignored him and prepared to leave. The man thought the woman was bluffing, and since they were in a corner and no one would notice him, he was ready to make a move.

The next second Shen Xingzhi rushed over and grabbed the man's hand. His hand strength was extraordinary due to his usual fitness training. It looked like he was holding the man's hand easily, but only the man himself knew how painful it was. Veins on his neck were already bulging.

The man apologized like a coward, nodding and bowing. In fact, he had already become cowardly after Shen Xingzhi showed up, but he didn't realize that his wrist had been captured. If possible, he planned to behave himself today. This time, he suffered a huge loss, wasted his breath and offended others.