Chapter 782: Chapter 779
Sang Nian had saved up a lot of words he wanted to say to her, but when they were finally alone together, he didn’t know how to start.
In the end, it was Jin Zhu who asked him first, “How’s life over there? Is it very tiring?”
Sang Nian replied with a faint smile, “Not tiring.”
As a young man, he couldn’t readily admit to fatigue, and he knew that on the road of life, physical suffering and exhaustion were actually the least significant.
With a strong inner support, he could endure anything.
Jin Zhu glanced at him and couldn’t help but mutter softly, “Silly.”
During their conversation, she happened to see a dandelion that had landed on his shoulder, blown from somewhere unknown. She stopped walking and reached over to take it from his shoulder.
Sang Nian watched her movements, his heart quivering slightly.
As she withdrew her hand, he unconsciously reached out to hold her, “Jin Zhu.”
Within his rough palm, the girl’s slender, fair hand was delicate to the touch, making him afraid of hurting her.
Jin Zhu looked at him, her eyes slightly downcast, and bit her lip gently. “Hmm?”
She didn’t pull her hand back.
Sang Nian’s throat tightened a bit, and with a gaze that was deep and fervent, he uttered the question he most wanted to ask.
“You haven’t forgotten, have you? Before I left, everything I told you… you still remember it all, right?”
Before leaving, he had confessed his feelings to her and had promised a future together.
He would keep his promise, and she had said that she would study hard and wait for him calmly.
When Jin Zhu slowly lifted her head to look at him again, her gaze was tender yet resolute.
She said, “Anian, you are a kind and ambitious person. I won’t change what I’ve decided on. I’ll wait for the day you come back to find me.”
As she spoke, her lips moved slightly, and she added slowly, “I also hope you’ll stay true to your original aspiration and always remember me…”
They were still young, and there were too many uncertainties in the future, but she hoped they would both stay true to their original aspirations and remain clear about what they really wanted.
Receiving her affirmative response, Sang Nian pulled her into his embrace without hesitation.
Bowing his head, he hugged her tightly, warmth spreading through his heart and limbs, easing the unease inside him bit by bit.
“I will. Everything I do is to give you a good future,” the young man affirmed firmly.
He didn’t have parents to rely on and was even a child mercilessly abandoned in the West, which was precisely why he had to work harder to overturn the fate of his life.
Jin Zhu leaned in his embrace, her lips curving into a slight smile.
But what was more prevalent was a complex mix of emotions.
Pity for him, anticipation for that day, and also the hope that they could remain as sincere as they were now.
As they slowly pulled apart, Sang Nian’s gaze settled on her fair little face.
He held back, but in the end, he couldn’t resist placing a tender, caring kiss on her forehead.
Liking someone was truly a devout thing.
Not daring to act rashly, even though he had thought about it countless times in his heart.
His touch went from her forehead, to her eyebrows, to the tip of her nose… and finally stopped amid their ragged breathing.
Gazing at those cherry-blossom-like enticing lips, he still held back.
But just when he thought to stop there, suddenly, the girl dressed in exquisite Tibetan attire and headgear stood on tiptoe.
She hooked her arms around his neck.
And offered her kiss, proactive yet inexperienced.