Chapter 13: Affection

"Okay, let's talk about it!" Li Shi said as she fiddled with her skirt and stretched out the hem of her dress so that the hem of her skirt covered her calves, as if she was going to sit down for a long time.

"Tell me a story, or recite some poem...... Actually, I like your reading, the tone is abrupt, the voice is full of emotion, and the baritone is rich! Do you remember the ...... of the prose poem you recited to us?"

"Hehe, you praise me too much, I'm not as good as you say."

Li Shi didn't speak, and suddenly pondered......

"I must be a kapok near you,

As the image of the tree stands with you

……”

She whispered.

"This is Shu Ting's love poem "To the Oak Tree", right?" Zhao Ji said.

"Yes!"

"Roots, clinging to the ground;

Leaves, touching in the clouds.

……”

Zhao Ji followed and recited in a low voice.

"You recited this poem so beautifully, and it was extremely comfortable to hear it!" When Zhao Ji finished reciting, she exclaimed, "You can tell me some other stories!" ”

Li Shi coquettishly urged actively.

However, Zhao Ji really didn't have the heart to tell those miscellaneous stories, in fact, he wanted to have an in-depth conversation with Li Shi on emotional issues, but Zhao Ji never found an entry point.

He looked at Li Shi with his eyes closed, his whole body bathed in the bright sunshine, and he felt the beauty and kindness of the sun in the late autumn, and his whole demeanor seemed calm and quiet and touching.

He suddenly saw a hibiscus face in front of him, and his cheeks were flushed.

Li Shi's eyes suddenly opened again, and her starry eyes were like waves.

In her eyes, it is both cherished and shy.

At this moment, in the time and space around the two of them, whether it was the ground they stepped on, the river they saw, or the sky above their heads, everything was shining pleasantly, and even the fresh and handsome air itself seemed to be full of the brilliance of the day.

"Look how fresh the air is and how beautiful the scenery is!" Zhao Ji couldn't help but lower his voice and said softly.

"Yes, it is indeed beautiful!" She replied softly and gently, looking into the distance with her eyes, but she didn't look at Zhao Ji.

"If only I could become birds at the same time as you and you, and we two birds would fly up and down in the sky—as high as we wanted, as we hovered as we wanted, and as we could rise...... Not bound by any worldly vision,...... We're hidden in the blue sky......"

"It's called flying with wings. The Jin Dynasty poet Lu Ji said in his poem "Poems of High-rise Buildings in the Northwest": "Thinking of driving to Hongyu, flying like wings". It means to ride the wings of the wild goose returning to the sky, fly together with their wings, and soar in the vast blue sky. ”

"It's a pity we're not birds."

"Of course we are not birds, but we can indeed afford to grow a pair of flying wings, and that can only be in the heart of perseverance and perseverance, are you sure?" Zhao Ji said.

"I'm not convinced. How is this possible?"

"If you live well, take your time and experience it, and you will know what it means. There are some strong feelings in our hearts that can make us soar from the earth like birds. Please don't worry about anything, you are sure that in the future there will be a pair of eagle wings that strike the sky. ”

"So, have you ever had wings like that?"

"How can I say that to you? I'm not sure if I've ever had a ...... It seems that although I haven't flown until now, I'm sure I'll be as good as you in the future. ”

"Hmmm......"

Li Shi pondered again......

Zhao Ji leaned down slightly to get closer to her. The girl's unique aura came to her face. Such as smelling roses, like water like honey, like smoke and fog, like listening to the sound of the flute.

That breath, like gentle air, completely enveloped Zhao Ji.

"Do you know how to ballroom dance?" Li Shi asked suddenly.

"Yes, why not? I've learned from people before. Zhao Ji replied inexplicably, and explained so much because he was weak-hearted.

- Because he learned this ballroom dance from his ex-wife.

Zhao Ji was so afraid that Li Shi would ask who he had learned from!

But Li Shi didn't ask, she was fascinated by the personable Zhao Ji in front of her.

"Then let's go back, let's go back...... Put the music on, I want to do a ballroom dance with you...... Suppose we're flying, let's say we've grown wings and we've gotten high in the sky......"

She ran to the B&B where she was staying.

Zhao Ji also ran with her.

After running to the room where Li Shi lived, she turned on the small stereo she brought, and in such a small room of less than twenty square meters, it spun in the ballroom dance music of "Never Meet in the Next Life".

Li Shi danced excitedly, stepping on the beat and drum beat, dancing calmly, and the shape was comfortable.

Her heart is free, thinking far and wide, like a bird, swimming freely in the infinite space.

Her fresh and natural virgin atmosphere exudes from the inside out, and on her dignified and delicate face, she reveals a kind of gentleness in the wisdom of women.

It was the first time he had been in close contact with Li Shi face to face, his hand was holding her waist, he felt her soft waist, and heard her rapid, close to his ear breath.

Zhao Ji's heart was beating faster.

Later, many years passed, and he couldn't shake off this impression for a long time.

For a long time, I seemed to see her pale and excited face, the almost closed eyes, and the swiftly fluttering curls.

Throughout the day, the laughter and cheers have not stopped.

They couldn't have fared better than this. It's like a kid having fun. They were beaming with joy in their hearts and had touching smiles on their faces.

No matter what Zhao Ji said, Li Shi was like a pigeon, nodding his head in praise.

Li Heng looked at his sister, as if he had changed a person, he was very happy to see his sister, and he was also very happy.

Zhao Ji played with Li Shi until late at night before leaving.

He drove back, got out of the car slowly, looked around, listened carefully, deliberately recalled, and suddenly felt a faint uneasiness in his heart......

He looked up at the moon-white and breezy sky—however, the sky with the stars holding the moon did not seem quiet and uneasy. The space full of stars is still slightly moving, moving, and trembling.

He leaned over to look at the river that was babbling into the distance...... But it was there that he saw that in the depths of the blackened, cold waters, the stars were also slowly shaking and trembling.

Zhao Ji felt as if there was an unusual atmosphere of worrying, active and active everywhere,—— the slightest hesitation and uneasiness in his heart was also growing endlessly.

He couldn't tell why...... In short, he seems to be unusually irritable-

He pulled a cigarette out of his pocket, lit it with a lighter. He rested his elbow on the railing of the creek and spat out a ring of smoke that seemed flickering from a distance.

At this time, the whispering of the breeze blowing in his ears, seeing the shining river, and hearing the gentle gurgling sound of the water made Zhao Ji feel upset.

The sparkling waves of the river tirelessly undulating the colors of the night scene did not calm him down completely.

On the shore there was a nightingale that began to sing, like a string of silver bells, crisp and loud. It was constantly infecting his meninges with its sweet song that was as deadly as poison.

His eyes were filled with tears, and his emotions were hard to suppress - they were not tears of joy without a love partner.

What Zhao Ji felt, thought, and heard was no longer vague, unclear, and the all-encompassing feeling that he had experienced not long ago.

At that time, his heart was expanding, ringing, struggling, and it felt as if it understood everything, loved everything...... He had already ignited a desire for a happy marriage in his heart.

Zhao Ji didn't dare to say the word happiness yet, he had no bottom in his heart, he didn't dare to hope, he didn't know what kind of state his future marriage would be-

But that carefree happiness has reached saturated happiness - this is what he desires, this is what Zhao Ji is striving for......

I saw a few boats in the river. Some are rushing down the river, and of course some ships are already at anchor.

Zhao Ji saw that there was a fisherman sitting on one of the boats, who seemed to be fishing at night. It could be seen that he was leaning over a pair of oars, but his eyes were closed, and he was dozing off, and he was so tired.