Chapter 11 The Sand and the Shadows

The wall clock on the wall swayed leisurely, but I was a little absent-minded, or rather a little distracted, in front of the computer screen, and I couldn't put my mind on the plot idea at all.

When I think about it, it seems that since the last family dinner, I have had a strange premonition that something unwanted is about to happen.

However, the surrounding environment and personnel are as usual, but the strange feeling is always there, when I get up in the morning, I flip through the horoscope, and the mood becomes worse.

When I came as usual, I was staring at the computer with my chin folded with my fingers folded, and my face must have been quite ugly.

I rubbed my brow and tried to get my face back to normal before I got up and opened the door.

However, I underestimated Qingyan's ability to observe, she noticed that something was wrong with me at the first time, and then walked up to me a little nervously, touched my forehead very considerately, and asked with concern, "What's wrong?" Uncomfortable? ”

I shook my head, not wanting to worry about me, "It's okay, it's just a little upset." ”

Qingyan glanced at the blank notepad on the computer desktop and asked, "What's wrong with the novel?" ”

I frowned, although the recent plot is indeed a bit unsustainable, and the problem of signing a new book does give me a headache, but I don't think the problem of writing is the key, there must be something else bothering me.

But I couldn't say that, I just followed the words lightly and said: "It's a bit of a problem, I can't think of a good plot, it's a bit of a cardin." ”

He smiled lightly, stretched out his hands and gently kneaded my temples, and said, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, think of something happy to adjust your mood." ”

The light hands were cold, as if there was magic, and my mood unconsciously relaxed a little.

"Now, Lan, let's go out and play, shall we? I haven't been dating much lately. ”

I thought about it, and it was true, the weather after the summer solstice was exceptionally warm, and the number of times I and I went out on dates was greatly reduced, and occasionally went out once or twice, that is, the library, the cinema, etc.

"Where do you want to go? It doesn't matter if it's far away, I do need to relax completely, I have been in the house all day, and my brain is starved of oxygen. ”

"Hmm—why don't we go to the beach?"

Seaside? The city we live in is indeed a coastal city, and we are not far from the sea, which is a good place to visit in June and July.

However, I looked at the hot sun outside the window, and it was really difficult to make this decision.

"Huh! That's sunbathing! ”

"It's okay, I have sunscreen. And—" Rolling his eyes, he said softly, "Don't you want to see me in a swimsuit?" ”

I couldn't help but light up, I couldn't deny that I was really moved, but in a blink of an eye, I thought that there must be other men on the beach, and as a traditional good man, I was a little entangled.

After thinking about it, I gritted my teeth, and then went to the beach, but there was something I had to make clear to Qingyan: "It's okay to go to the beach, but you must not wear too revealing!" Otherwise, it's not negotiable! ”

glanced at me lightly, but he didn't deny me: "Don't worry, or I'll go in cotton clothes!" ”

Of course, the cotton clothes are just a joke, not to mention that Qingyan disagrees, and I can't bear it, but when I was ready to go, I found out that Qingyan was just wearing a very ordinary cool sunscreen summer dress, and I didn't bring a swimsuit or anything.

"Yan, where's your swimsuit?"

"I didn't bring it."

"Huh? Then you still want to go to the beach? ”

"The seaside is not only water, but also sand. Besides, you can't swim, and it's not fun for me to go into the water alone. ”

"Uh. It turned out that I was dragging my feet......"

Qingyan raised his chin and snorted, "It's good that you know!" ”

"I'll have all the fruit drinks at the beach!" I patted my chest and promised.

"I'm not going to be polite to you!"

The time we chose was relatively late, the sun was not so hot, and the sea breeze was blowing, but there was still a bit of cool and refreshing feeling.

Qingyan threw her shoes to me as soon as she arrived at the beach, and she washed barefoot to the place where the sea meets the beach, feeling the water wash away.

I looked at the back of Qingyan with her hands open on the beach from afar, the sun sprinkled on Qingyan's body, and the blue water shimmered slightly, reflecting the lightness of her face at this moment with a thrilling beauty, which made me unconsciously think of the mermaid princess in the fairy tale.

I am not the prince of fairy tales, but I have reason to believe that my light face must be a hundred times more beautiful than the mermaid princess in fairy tales.

The irritability in my heart gradually dissipated, and I turned around and prepared to go to the nearby fruit stall to prepare some favorite fruits for Qingyan.

However, just before I could take a step, a feeling of extreme dissonance suddenly rushed to my brain, and I subconsciously looked back in the direction of Qingyan, and then realized an incredible fact.

The sun was still hot in the sky, but I felt as if I had fallen into an abyss, overheaded by the icy waters.

I subconsciously rubbed my fingers, my eyes wandered around, and my whole brain seemed to have fallen into a cotton ball, weak and unable to find the real point.

Like the fog after waking up from a dream, the line between reality and illusion becomes blurred and elusive.

But I clearly know that I am now extremely sober, because I can clearly remember every syllable and every character in the nursery rhyme that Qingyan hummed, and I can also clearly remember the sad look on Qingyan's face when he talked about fireflies.

But I'd rather I'm still in a dream, I'd rather all I saw was an illusion under the scorching sun.

It's a pity that I'm still in broad daylight after all, a reality that I can only admit even if it's incredible.

Under the scorching sun, the shadow of the light face disappeared.

There are shadows on the reefs on the beach, there are shadows in the castle built by children, and there are shadows in every frolicking pedestrian on the seaside.

By the time I was found on the beach, I was fully back to normal, with parasols rented, fruits, drinks, snacks and so on.

"Alan, where are my shoes?"

I subconsciously glanced at the light feet, petite and beautiful, round and jade, and most importantly, what I saw before seemed to be just an illusion.

"Your shoes are here."

I reached out and took Qingyan's sandals from behind me, intending to squat down and put them on myself, but Qingyan shyly refused.

I'm doing everything normally, but that doesn't mean I'm at peace of mind.

However, rather than seeking the truth, I would rather enjoy the tenderness of this time a little longer.

I just don't know how long I can escape.