Chapter Forty-Four Eternal Bliss

  "Knock... knock... knock..."

  "Who is it? What's the big idea knocking on the door so early?" I said discontentedly in my sleep.

  "Ouyang Sheng has arrived." A cold voice came from the entrance, followed by the sound of footsteps fading into the distance.

  "Who's Ouyang Sheng? I still want to sleep." I drowsily fell asleep again, muttering "Ouyang Sheng, Ouyang Sheng..." Suddenly, it was as if I had discovered something: "Wait! Ouyang Sheng! How could I have forgotten?"

  I immediately ran down from bed, spent ten minutes washing and dressing, and went out of the door: "Zhen, where's Sheng?"

  Lying lazily on the sofa playing with her phone, she frees up one hand and points it at the door.

  "I'll go first then. Take good care of yourself. Bye!" After saying that, she gave Zhen a flying kiss and left.

  As I walked out of the door, I saw a sports car leaning against the wall waiting for me. Under the morning sunlight, it looked even more stunning. "Xiang, you're here."

  "It's cold, today is a holiday I'll take you out to have some fun."

  "Yes!" He said and then walked towards his car.

  On the bus

  "Xing, where are you taking me today?"

  "Today is our first date, why don't you take charge!"

  "Me? I don't know where to go."

  "Why don't I take you somewhere then!"

  "Great!" I exclaimed happily.

  "Then you go to sleep first! I'll call you when it's time." Sheng said softly as he turned his head back.

  I nodded and closed my eyes, soon I fell asleep. In the dream, I seemed to hear Sheng talking on the phone with someone, I vaguely heard: "Do we have to do it this way?"

  "You have to promise not to hurt her."

  "Let's have a beauty save the hero first tonight!"

  "You don't need to remind me, the 'Night' gang will eventually surrender to our 'Shadow' gang. You do your part well, and I won't let you down." After saying this, the car returned to silence, as if nothing had happened. In fact, I had already woken up, but I suddenly understood what Cheng said to me last night, those strange words... Could it be that Sheng is really hiding something from me? I don't know, I don't know. I stopped thinking about anything and fell asleep again.

  "It's cold, we've arrived, wake up." Sheng said, looking at me who was fast asleep.

  I slowly opened my blurry eyes and looked out the car window: "Wow! Where is this? So beautiful!" I was excited, like discovering a new continent, and rushed down from the car.

  "Beautiful!" Sheng said from behind me.

  "Ah! It's as if I've become a flower spirit!" She exclaimed, rushing towards the sea of flowers. This patch of deep blue chrysanthemums was like a world of spirits, so beautiful it seemed unnatural and unreal.

  Sheng suddenly pulled out a camera: "Han, beautiful elf, let me take a picture of you!"

  Looking at the camera in his hand, I nodded happily.

  We spent the whole day frolicking in this elfin world, utterly forgetful of the darkness that was advancing step by step from the outside world.

  "It's cold and late, let's head back!" Sheng said to me after checking his watch.

  "Ah!" I nodded.

  On the bus

  "Xing, why did you bring me to see daisies?" I asked in puzzlement.

  "Do you know what the language of daisies is?"

  "I don't know!"

  "The daisy's language is eternal happiness, I hope you are always happy." Sheng said to me with deep feeling.

  I avoided his gaze and looked out the car window: "Thank you!" I was truly grateful to him, even though he knew I didn't love him. He was still willing to make sacrifices for me. Suddenly, a phrase popped into my mind that someone had once said: It's better to choose someone who loves you than someone you love.

  But what I didn't notice was that when I finished saying this, Sheng muttered: "Han, do you know that chrysanthemum also has a flower language called 'parting'?"