half thorns, half joy

"Let's go, go to the front." Xiao Zihan took off his shoes and held them in his hands, with a hint of worry and excitement in his smile, "The sea water is a bit icy at this time, if you are afraid of the cold, don't step on the water."

"It's fine." Tang Xuan also took off her shoes, and quickly walked towards the waves crashing against the shore, happily chasing the waves like a child.

Xiao Zihan followed Tang Xuan closely. Seeing Tang Xuan happy, he couldn't help laughing.Tang Xuan's self-improvement, lack of arrogance, and being different from other girls he knew attracted him deeply.

"Would you like to come and play?" Tang Xuan asked standing in the water as she jumped, "It's cold and quite comfortable."

"I... be careful!"

As soon as Xiao Zihan said a word, he saw Tang Xuan's foot slip and suddenly fell backwards. He didn't care about anything else, he took a quick step forward to support Tang Xuan's waist.

After Tang Xuan stood firm again, she moved her feet, frowned and said, "I seem to have stepped on a shell."

"You're alright, your foot isn't hurt." Xiao Zihan looked worried.

"I'm fine, I just slipped." After Tang Xuan finished speaking, she belatedly realized that she was still being hugged by Xiao Zihan. picked it up.

Xiao Zihan felt Tang Xuan push him away, his heart tightened, and his face showed disappointment.

This loss was noticed by Tang Xuan. She held up the broken shell to Xiao Zihan, and said to Xiao Zihan, "This shell seems to be quite beautiful."

"You like it?" Xiao Zihan asked sullenly.

"That's right, the pattern is quite beautiful, but it's only half of it. It's a pity." Tang Xuan said with a sigh.

Seeing that Tang Xuan liked the shell so much, Xiao Zihan stretched out his hand to look at it, and said seriously, "These shells are not difficult to pick up. If you like them, I'll go pick them up with you."

"Can I pick it up here?" Tang Xuan was surprised.

"There are so many people here, some of them should be picked up. Let's go to a place with fewer people over there, and we will definitely be able to pick them up."

Tang Xuan smiled and nodded, "Then let's go where you said."

"Okay." Xiao Zihan led the way, and Tang Xuan followed behind him, bouncing and playing around. Xiao Zihan once again despised himself in his heart. He usually looked down on Cai Jinyu's way of picking up girls. Unexpectedly, today, in order to have more opportunities to be alone with Tang Xuan, he actually "borrowed" Cai Jinyu's routine.

But seeing Tang Xuan so happy, the guilt in his heart gradually disappeared.

The two walked along the coastline, and when they reached a place where there were no people, Xiao Zihan stopped, "There should be one here."

"Then I'll look for it." Tang Xuan said and squatted down.

She was wearing only a skirt, and she was holding the shoes in her hands. It was very inconvenient to squat down like this. Xiao Zihan saw it, and said to Tang Xuan, "Give me the shoes, I'll put them aside."

"Okay, let's look for it together when you put it down." Tang Xuan handed the shoe to Xiao Zihan naturally, without being polite at all.

Xiao Zihan's frustration a few minutes ago was dispelled by Tang Xuan's intimate attitude, and he felt that if he confessed his love, he would not be rejected.

But he was still nervous, never had a girl made him feel so emotionally ups and downs, so overwhelmed.

"I found it!" Tang Xuan stood up in surprise, and handed the shell in front of Xiao Zihan's eyes, "Look, it's complete!"

"You found it so quickly."

Tang Xuan winked at Xiao Zihan playfully, and boasted, "You're still amazing, I know you can find it here."

Xiao Zihan's face turned red again, but luckily it was already night, and only the not-so-bright light from a street lamp in the distance came over to cover up his embarrassment.

"Then let's pick up some more." Xiao Zihan didn't dare to look at Tang Xuan any longer. He also quickly squatted down and began to grope in the sand.

"Okay, pick up some more, I'll go back and make a wind chime!"

Tang Xuan was in a particularly good mood, chatting and laughing with Xiao Zihan, after a while, she picked up dozens of shells and piled them next to their shoes.

After arguing for a while, Tang Xuan was also tired. Panting, she sat down on the ground, played with the shells and said in confusion, "We don't seem to have brought plastic bags, how can we put such a pile back?"

Standing in front of Tang Xuan, Xiao Zihan was very happy whether it was the shoes lined up side by side or the shells they picked up together. When he heard Tang Xuan's question, he replied, "Don't worry about that. I'll go to the store and ask for a few plastic bags."

"Do you want me to go with you?" Tang Xuan asked with her head raised.

"Okay." Xiao Zihan stretched out his hand, intending to pull Tang Xuan up, "Even if you don't want to go together, I don't worry about leaving you here alone, it's too unsafe."

Tang Xuan naturally put her hands on Xiao Zihan's, and she clearly saw Xiao Zihan's body stiffen. She pretended not to know anything, stood up with Xiao Zihan's strength, looked down at the shoes and asked, "Where are the shoes? Don't take it?"

"Leave it alone, no one will steal the shoes."

"After playing for a while, I'm thirsty, are you thirsty?" Tang Xuan asked Xiao Zihan.

Xiao Zihan nodded absently, "I'm thirsty, then let's buy another bottle of drink."

The two of them chatted one after another and walked towards the canteen. As soon as they entered the canteen, Xiao Zihan's phone rang. Xiao Zihan took out his phone and looked at it. He said to Tang Xuan, "I'm going out to answer a call."

"Go. I'll buy you what you want to drink."

"Okay, I'll do with mineral water."

Xiao Zihan walked out of the canteen with his mobile phone for a short distance before answering the phone. Cai Jinyu's excited voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Brother, I've prepared everything you want! How do you do it? How big is the battle?"

"Eh... where's the stuff?" Xiao Zihan asked.

Cai Jinyu replied excitedly, "It's in my car, what are you going to do?"

Xiao Zihan ignored Cai Jinyu's excitement, turned his head to look at Tang Xuan who was giving money in the canteen, and said in a low voice, "Now take the things over and put them where you and I used to pitch tents before. Tang Xuan and I put our shoes together. Over there, just put it aside and hide it.”

"Okay, then what?"

"Then you go back."

"Ah?" Cai Jinyu was dissatisfied immediately, "I sent you assists all the way, and you actually told me to go like that? Treat me like a slave."

Xiao Zihan replied indifferently: "What are you talking about, count how many assists I have given you."

"But……"

"No, but." Xiao Zihan said mercilessly, "Go and put your things down and leave. Don't let Tang Xuan see it, and don't tell anyone about it. I don't want to embarrass Tang Xuan."

Cai Jinyu snorted a few times, complaining that Xiao Zihan valued sex over friends, and hung up the phone.

As soon as Xiao Zihan took the phone from his ear, Tang Xuan came out with a drink. She waved the plastic bag in front of Xiao Zihan and said with a smile, "I also bought some snacks, I can eat them later."

Looking at Tang Xuan's unguarded and innocent smile, Xiao Zihan's heart skipped a beat, beating fast.Thinking that he would confess his love to Tang Xuan soon, his palms were sweating from nervousness.