AST 2055 - Do You Feel Anything While I Am Grabbing Your Hand? (1/2)

“Cut the nonsense about me doing injustice. It’s winter now, not June!” Shen Huang shot a glare at Qing Shui.

“How many men managed to hold your hand before me?” Qing Shui changed the topic.

“Are you looking for a beating? I am not someone so random. It’s because I took pity of you and by taking into consideration that you are the person who saved my life, I decided to repay you this way.” Shen Huang said with a calm tone.

Naturally, Qing Shui was able to figure out that he was the first man to ever walk so close to her. He was just trying to tease her.

“Big brother, would you like to buy your wife a stalk of flower? She looks so beautiful.”

Qing Shui moved his sight onto the girl who was carrying a basket of flowers. It wasn’t his first time seeing girls like her. In fact, there were quite a lot of them across the streets. There were a lot of people living in this world. Naturally, there would be a lot of poor people, young men, and women. Under this kind of circumstances, people, no matter good or bad, generous or stingy, would buy these flowers.

“Does my wife really look beautiful?” Qing Shui squatted down and said with a smile. The little girl was only about six to seven. She might not look that pretty, but she was very cute. She had a pinkish skin and her hair was tied in a pigtail which made her look indescribably cute. In Qing Shui’s eyes, she was very good-looking and pretty like an angel.

“Yes, she is very beautiful. She may be the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. Big brother, you are very lucky to have her.” The little girl said happily.

Qing Shui rubbed her head and immediately bought the entire basket of flower from her. This cash might mean nothing to Qing Shui, but to the little girl, it was enough for her to head home and spent her New Year with her family. If it wasn’t because she needed money, she wouldn’t have come out to sell flowers at a time like this.

“Why didn’t you give her more money? I can tell that you have only given her a bit more than what the flowers originally costed. You don’t seem to be short in money!” Shen Huang smiled and said.

“She is just an ordinary girl. I don’t wish to change her lifestyle. Besides, giving her too much will only do harm to her. There are just as many good guys as there are bad guys. She will be robbed. If she is lucky, that’s the only thing that will happen. In the worst case scenario, she may even lose her life thanks to it.” Qing Shui shook his head and turned around to give her the flower, “This is for you.”

“Why shall I accept your flower?” Shen Huang didn’t take it. But deep down, she felt very happy. This man was very generous and smart. She liked seeing the previous look of the man when he was talking to the little girl. There was a kind of kindness which words couldn’t describe. It felt as if he was treating her like his own daughter.

“You have seen that yourself. The little girl told me to give it to you.”

“It is such a colorful flower, yet it won’t take long until it wilts.” Shen Huang took over Qing Shui’s bright and colorful flowers and started observing them.

“But at least it was once bright and colorful. Nothing lasts forever in this world.’

“It’s the New Year, let’s stop talking about this. We must make sure to celebrate our New Year happily.” Shen Huang smiled and said.

“Sure, I am also quite lonely here. I feel very warm seeing you here with me. In any case, we are still friends, in this sea of people, it is very difficult for fate to bring us together. It takes a lot of effort to have a brief encounter between two people. Answer me, how much effort did I have to spend to have this moment with you?” Qing Shui smiled and held her hand very tightly.

“You talkative brat.” When Shen Huang was speaking, a gentle and warm smile could be seen on her face.

Since it was the New Year, it was natural for the street to be lively. There were a lot of noisy scenes across the street. For example, some people would perform acrobatics, some would do story-telling whereas some would sing or sell some snacks which they made themselves. While walking among the crowds, the relaxed atmosphere around the place gave Qing Shui a temporary sense of peace in his heart.

“Be a bit happier and treat me as your best friend. Even though I may harbor some dirty thoughts on you, those are just thoughts. It’s not like you will lose anything from that. Rest assured, I won’t do anything to you. It doesn’t matter if they are good or bad things, you can share all of them with me. Regardless of whether you live your life happily or in sorrow, you only get to live once, why not make it worthwhile by staying happy?

“I understand what you mean. But what shall I do in order to be happy? Can you tell me why you are so happy?” Shen Huang asked in a serious tone.

“That’s the simplest question. It’s because I am holding your hand now that I am happy.” Qing Shui lifted up her hand that he was holding.

“Why would you feel happy just by holding my hand?” Shen Huang was a bit confused and asked.

“It is natural for human beings to take fancy for beauties. Eldest mistress, you are born with an elegant and attractive look. How can I not be happy after holding your hand?” Qing Shui smiled and asked.

“But why don’t I have that kind of feelings while I am holding your hand?” Just like before, Shen Huang was still asking her questions very seriously.

At the moment, Qing Shui felt a bit hurt. He rubbed his nose with his other hand and proceeded to say, “Do you hate men?”

“I don’t know. There are a lot of men whom I hate. However, there are some who I hate a bit less, for example, you.”