62 Hold Hands
Shen Yanqing was slightly stunned after Nan Ge finished speaking.
He smiled. “Perfect. In that case, I’ll be sure to bring it home tonight.”
The lights of the fountain flickered, and the water column slowly rose, rising and falling with the music.
Shen Yanqing looked around. Many people were taking photos.
After hesitating, he took out his phone and asked her, “Do you want to… take a photo?”
“I’ve already taken some photos.” Nan Ge had taken many photos by the fountain just now.
He explained with a smile, “I mean, I wasn’t just talking about the fountain.”
“Huh?”
A minute later, Nan Ge chose a place with fewer people behind her. “Over here. Let’s take photos here.”
She slowly turned around and held up her never-changing photo pose, a peace sign.
Opposite her, Shen Yanqing looked at her through the camera.
The little girl gestured at V with one hand with two balloons tied on the other. A pink pig and a small penguin were floating closely next to each other.
Just now, it was a little inconvenient for him to hold it in his hand, so she directly took it and tied it together. She said that she could help him hold it temporarily.
“Are you done?” Nan Ge did not dare to move and could only ask him loudly.
Only then did Shen Yanqing come back to his senses. “All done.”
“Then come over.” She waved at him. “Let’s take a photo together.”
Nan Ge found a young lady who looked approachable and asked her to take a photo with them.
The young lady agreed readily. She took the phone and walked to the other side, putting on a professional posture. “Come closer.”
“Pull down the balloon a little more. Yes, that’s good.”
“Eh? Aren’t you guys going to hold hands?”
“Huh.” Nan Ge was stunned.
The young lady looked at her in confusion. Don’t young couples hold hands when taking photos nowadays?
“We aren’t…” Shen Yanqing did not want Nan Ge to be embarrassed, so he wanted to explain to her immediately.
However, in the next second, Nan Ge nodded hard at the other party. “Uh huh. Yes. We should hold hands!”
The moment her slightly cold hand touched him, his heart skipped a beat.
Her breathing was irregular.
Nan Ge did not dare to really hold his hand. She only held his ring finger and little finger gently, as if she was afraid of offending him.
After a pause, she suddenly felt uncertain. She looked up and asked, “Um, is that okay?”
Shen Yanqing was rarely as silent as he was now.
His deep black eyes stared at her without blinking, making Nan Ge suddenly lose her confidence.
She pursed her lips, suppressed the disappointment in her heart, and quietly withdrew her hand.
The moment her fingers pulled away, a warm palm accurately found her hand and held it tightly.
It was as if he was afraid that she would really run away.
Nan Ge was stunned.
“Since the baby penguin has already bravely taken the first step, you’re not allowed to escape.”
His tone was even more serious than usual as if he was making a contract with her.
Nan Ge stood rooted to the ground and looked at him in a daze, unable to react for a long time.
After he finished speaking, his fingers squeezed through the gaps between her fingers and interlocked their fingers forcefully.
Nan Ge’s pupils constricted. She stiffened her neck and looked down at their hands.
“Alright, alright. This is good.”
“Come on, look up at the camera.”
“Smile. Three, two, one.”
“Okay.” The young lady admired it after taking the photo and nodded in satisfaction. “Perfect.”
This was the second photo of Nan Ge and Shen Yanqing.
In the photo, the man was standing at the side in a black coat, making the girl beside him look even cuter.
Upon closer inspection, she could see that the man was smiling. He tilted his head slightly and his gentle gaze was fixed on the girl.
The two of them were very close to each other, and their hands were tightly held together.
“Do you want another photo?” The young lady was a little unsatisfied. She looked at the handsome couple in front of her and suggested, “Do you… want to kiss?”
Nan Ge suddenly retracted her hand and waved at the young lady. “No, no!”
This… this…
“Hey, why are you so shy? Look at the couples taking photos around you.” The young lady casually pointed. Nan Ge looked over and saw a couple kissing.
In less than a second, Nan Ge suddenly turned her head away holding the balloons tightly and her face flushed red.
Although she also coveted Shen Yanqing’s “beauty”, a kiss would be… Well, it sounded very hot.
She could not help but imagine it. When she thought of that scene, Nan Ge took a deep breath and almost suffocated to death.
...
It was killing her! She felt she might die any moment!
The black penguin felt as though she was about to become dirty-minded.
Boohoo. Could someone save her?
“There’s no need to trouble yourself.” In the end, it was Shen Yanqing who went forward to take back his phone. He thanked the other party and explained, “She’s just shy.”
“Why are you so shy? You’re just kissing your boyfriend. What’s there to be afraid of?”
“We’re not boyfriend and girlfriend yet.”
“Huh?”
“I think things will change soon after today.”
Shen Yanqing put away his phone. Under the other party’s surprised gaze, he nodded at her and thanked her again.
“Thank you.”
As for what he was thanking her for, only he knew.
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After taking the photo, the temperature on Nan Ge’s face had yet to drop.
“Would you like a drink?”
Shen Yanqing knew her feelings very well and knew that she needed to cool down alone.
If he mentioned what had happened just now, it was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire.
It would only burn even hotter.
By then, she would probably need a day or two to recover.
“Nan Ge?”
“Huh?” Nan Ge subconsciously looked up when he called out to her. “W-What do you want to drink?”
“There’s a milk tea shop over there.” Shen Yanqing turned around so that she could see the shop behind.
Probably affected by the fountain, the nearby shops had also resumed operations in advance these few days. Business was not bad.
“I’d like that.”
“Then what do you want to drink?”
Nan Ge scratched her head, the wretched image still lingering in her mind. “Anything works.”
“Alright, I’ll go buy some drinks. Wait here, okay?”
“Yes, yes.” Nan Ge could not wait for him to disappear from her sight.
Otherwise, it would indeed be difficult to clean up the things in her head…
After they left, she hurriedly covered her face and took a deep breath.
Kissing and whatnot were really… so embarrassing!
Just thinking about that scene made her face burn again.
However, she really could not be blamed for this.
She did not want this to happen either.
Sigh, if Shen Yanqing knew what she was thinking just now, he would probably think that she was a bad penguin.
Also, she was a lustful naughty penguin…
Was she hopeless? If Shen Yanqing really found out, would he call the police?
She could not blame her mother for reminding her about the police hotline before heading out.
Sigh. She was giving her a chance to turn herself into the cops.
When the time came, wouldn’t she become the first penguin to be caught for forcing a kiss on a man?
