Emma ran fast, the whole person hit the beach hard, ate a mouthful of sand, but couldn't care about herself, quickly stood up, nervously looked back at the volleyball she had rescued, and then the volleyball smashed into the opponent's field, and one hand made a mistake in the catch, and the volleyball flew directly towards the sea.

Sure she had scored, Emma jumped for joy, "Yay! Then she opened her arms, learned the attitude of an eagle soaring, and circled the whole field, which stimulated her partners on the other side of the net, and her teammates even yelled and screamed, and the atmosphere was so lively.

The people who left on the beach one after another couldn't help but cast their eyes here, looking at this youthful figure, and the corners of their mouths also brought similar smiles.

Another round of scramble, and after a few back and forth, the volleyball flew back again, and Emma shouted, "I'll come, I'll come." Then she chased it all the way, and almost before the volleyball was about to hit the ground, she made a leap to try to save the ball. But alas, it was too late, and the volleyball did not fly in the direction behind him, on the contrary, it flew further.

Emma's whole head was buried in the sand, she jerked her head up, shook her head, and when she looked back to see her opponents celebrating, Jenny ran over and pulled her up, and asked with concern, "Are you alright?" Emma laughed heartily, "It's okay, I'll pick up the ball, and we'll win it back!" ”

Looking at Emma's energetic back, Jenny couldn't help but laugh.

Emma bent over, took the volleyball in her arms, and was ready to turn around and go back to reads();. But at this moment, Emma's gaze couldn't help but stop, and the bright yellow light in front of her trembled and supported the thick night. The rich colors slowly penetrate the direction of the sky, dyeing the entire night in navy blue, and you can faintly see the lights of thousands of homes behind the city. Like a delicate oil painting, quiet and peaceful. Elegant and magnificent.

In this hazy halo, she saw the figure of a man, sitting quietly on a wooden chair near the beach, the soft light covering his body with a blurred color, making the whole figure faint, as if between the unreal and the real, sometimes disappearing, sometimes appearing. There were a lot of people sitting in the surrounding places one after another. But the noise seemed to be out of place with him, and the tranquility between the faults of time and space had divided the world, and there was a powerful force that made the passage of time incomparably clearer, like a stream flowing in sight.

"Emma." A voice came from behind her, interrupting Emma's train of thought, and she turned around and shouted, "Here we are." But her gaze couldn't help but glance back at the man again, she didn't know if it was her own delusion. She saw a glimmer of fragility in the figure, soft in the night like a touch of moonlight, flickering in a bright yellow halo.

"Emma!" The voice shouted again. Emma retracted her gaze and ran back quickly.

Entering the game again, Emma seemed a little absent-minded, a regular ball fell in front of her, but she directly flew away, which made her stand in place and a little stunned. Jenny hurriedly came up to comfort Emma, "It's okay, it's okay, we're still ahead." But Emma knew. I'm not distracted by losing points.

Looking back at the halo of light, the surging night firmly enveloped the lights of the entire coastline. But it was like a cage, tightly blocking out all the storms. But it also impenetrates all life force. Emma said hesitantly, "Jenny, you let someone else take my place, I'...... Uh, I've got something to do and need to go first. When the thought came to her, it was like a tidal wave, inexorably rising, and in the blink of an eye, her brain was overwhelmed, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”

As she spoke, Emma took a step, picked up her backpack and shoes, and walked briskly towards the bar not far away.

"Jenny, what's wrong with Emma?" The others asked inexplicably, and Jenny was also confused, "Uh, she, she's in a bit of a hurry......"

Emma didn't pay any attention to the companions behind her, ran to the door of the bar and braked suddenly, gasping for air, adjusting her breathing, and then rushed straight in, strode to the table, stopped, stared at the man in front of her, but her head was blank, and she suddenly didn't know what to say, "Uh...... I'm not following you. As soon as she said this, Emma bit her lip in frustration and bared her teeth, feeling hopelessly stupid, "I mean, I was playing beach volleyball and I stumbled upon you...... And then, uh, I thought, thank you. I mean, thank you for your help last time. yes, so, I came here specifically. ”

Emma was completely speechless to herself, and her words were so incoherent that it was impossible to look at her directly, and she closed her eyes in frustration. But after waiting for a while, without waiting for the other party's reaction, Emma's eyes secretly opened a slit, peeking at the reaction of the man in front of her, and then she saw the shallow arc of the corner of the man's mouth, a little banter, a little brisk, but hidden in the thin lip flap, did not leak out. But it was precisely this kind of forbearance that made Emma wail out in frustration.

"I know." The man finally spoke, and his deep voice seemed to be a little more hoarse than he remembered, faintly revealing a tiredness that was almost imperceptible, but Emma caught it, which made her open her eyes completely, and looked over, "I mean, I know you were playing beach volleyball just now, you guys...... It's so energetic that it's hard not to notice. ”

"Hehe, hehe." Emma scratched her head in embarrassment, not knowing how to reply, and then noticed the man's gaze and casually looked at herself reads();. Emma looked down, and noticed that she was now a wolf—her clothes and hair were covered with sand, and she looked as if she had just come out of the construction site; A pair of bare feet stained with grains of sand, as if they were playing with Tarzan, caused Emma to curl up on her toes in embarrassment, trying to hide herself.

Why, why every time she appears in front of this man, she always makes some involuntary jokes! Emma feels like a beast trainer in the circus who has just finished playing with seals!

Lance noticed Emma's shy feet, their pearl-shell-like toes curled up as if they had been stained with a blush - like a reflex to her cheeks, and it was hard to laugh. The curvature of the corners of the mouth inadvertently raised slightly, as if the smell of youthful vitality could be smelled in the sea breeze.

Emma looked up again, looked at Lance in embarrassment and hesitation, thought for a moment, and pointed behind her, "So...... Do you want to join us? ”

"Beach volleyball?" Lance raised an eyebrow slightly, rather surprised.

Emma noticed again that there was a lingering depression between the man's handsome eyebrows, and he hid it well, but she caught in those eyes the weariness that had inadvertently disappeared, and the fleeting heaviness outlined a touch of loneliness on her shoulders.

Originally, Emma thought it was her illusion that the raging wind on the beach at night would always make people look thin, and the thick and colorful night would always make people look lonely. However, at this moment, Emma read the silence hidden in the bright yellow halo, fleeting. Immediately, the man returned to normal, his calm and graceful posture as if it had never changed, his confident and composed smile seemed indestructible, like a perfect mask, resisting all attacks and prying eyes. This made Emma's heart soften slightly.

She didn't know what had happened to this man, and she wasn't going to find out; She didn't know the story behind the man, and she didn't think she could help. But, at this moment, she wanted to stay, not sympathy, not pity, she just wanted to stay.

The panic and nervousness in her heart were quietly hidden at this moment, Emma showed a big smile and patted the sand on her body to make sure her appearance was not too bad, "Yes, everyone can participate, this is a good sport, at least better than surfing." When it comes to surfing, Emma also makes a grimace, apparently having bad memories of surfing, which makes others really laugh.

The shallow curvature of the corners of Lance's mouth carried some helplessness, and then he shook his head, "No, I don't think this is right for me. ”

"Even if you don't attend, you can watch from the sidelines." Emma was still unwilling to give up, strode to Lance's side, and directly grabbed Lance's left hand on the table, "Let's go!" Let's go! However, Emma tried harder, but found that there was no way to pull Lance, and it was then that Emma noticed her right hand and his left hand. Lance's meaningful eyes lifted, causing Emma to let go as if she had been electrocuted, and smiled awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I lost my temper." Emma then took a small step back, but still didn't give up, "You're already on the edge of the beach, at least let your feet feel the sand, don't you?" Trust me, the smell of sunlight hidden under the sand, coming from the soles of your feet, will brighten up the day. ”

Lance watched Emma quietly, but Emma looked back without fear. After about three seconds, Lance stood up, picked up the beer on the table, and shrugged, "So, lead the way." ”

Emma smirked and took the lead. She involuntarily crossed her hands together, put them in front of her, and could still feel the roughness and generosity of the man's palm in the palm of her right hand, the rough feeling of friction with a hint of coldness, but rubbed a trace of warmth in the palm, which made her fingertips beat lightly, and even her heartbeat missed half a beat. (To be continued.) )

ps: Today's second shift, it's the end of the month, begging for a monthly pass wow!