Moonlight falls into my arms

Ruan Li had just stepped out of the coffee shop when Jiang Yuci called.

When asked about today's events, the question was, "Have you finished talking?"

"Yes, but there's something I'm quite puzzled about, and she didn't tell me." Ruan Li raised her hand, and a few drops of drizzle fell onto her palm.

"Dr. Jiang..."

There was a moment of silence on the phone, until the noisy, indistinct conversation stopped.

Finally, sound came through the phone's microphone.

"Are you going straight home now?" Jiang Yuci asked.

"I'll play a little longer, you go ahead and do your work." Ruan Li raised her hand, the drizzle continuing for a long time.

"Okay, I'll pick you up after get off work so we can have dinner together."

Ruan Li looked up and saw that the rain wasn't heavy. She looked across the street, thinking of going to the shop there to buy an umbrella.

He covered his head with his hands and was about to run over when his vision suddenly blurred and he bumped into someone.

A shadow fell overhead, and the chilly rain pattered on the umbrella, splashing and blooming on the glass-like ground, making the world seem shrouded in a hazy mist.

"Cheng Yu." She looked up and saw the boy's gaze fixed on her, the corners of his eyes seeming to be tinged with red.

She glanced at him; the weather wasn't quite warm yet, but he was already wearing short sleeves.

"You're really not afraid of the cold." Ruan Li pointed to the opposite side: "Can you take me somewhere? I want to buy an umbrella."

"Have a meal with me, I'm hungry," Cheng Yu said, walking ahead. Ruan Li exclaimed, "Hey!" and immediately burrowed under the umbrella. "You didn't just get up, did you?"

She brushed the raindrops off her long sleeves. "You stay up all night and don't eat properly, so how come you're still so tall? It seems my height has nothing to do with my habit of staying up late."

Cheng Yu listened to her words and said in a light tone, "It's probably a genetic issue."

"Hey, Luo Luo and Xiao Lan are about to start school, what are your plans?" Ruan Li thought of this spoiled brat who had hardly ever been to school.

Every day, besides hanging out with my friends, I just stay at home and play games. I have no plans for the future at all.

“My parents said they would send me abroad.” Cheng Yu glanced at the person next to her and smiled. “I refused.”

"Why?" Ruan Li seemed to become a listener.

The two entered a Western restaurant and, without prior agreement, chose a corner table by the window to dine.

"I want to stay here."

Ruan Li took a sip of the juice the waiter brought over and said, "I'm envious."

Cheng Yu raised an eyebrow: "Envious of me? What do I have to envy?"

A vibrant red velvet rose is placed on one side of the dining table, complemented by a few green leaves. A delicate floral curtain in a vintage, warm color is tied to one side, visible through the transparent glass of the window.

The two looked like a flawless portrait in a picture frame.

"Aren't you happy yet? You can just play all day long. With your parents backing you up, you don't even need to earn money."

Cheng Yu, half-baked, stepped back, his eyes lowered: "It's so boring, all I do every day is play."

Ruan Li: "...I'll behave if I send you to do bricklaying."

"I envy you," Cheng Yu smiled. "You have things you enjoy doing, a clear plan for the future, and..."

The waiter brought over two steaks. Ruan Li looked down, picked up her knife and fork, cut a piece, and took a bite. "Mmm, delicious."

I'll bring Jiang Yuci next time to try it.

Ruan Li recalled the last time she had dinner with Jiang Yuci and his mother, when Jiang Yuci cut up his portion for her as well.

She didn't think much of it at the time, but now that she thinks about it, could it be that Jiang Yuci liked her back then?

"You look very happy, is it delicious?"

"Delicious? What did you just say? Still?"

"And... I'm with the person I like now." Cheng Yu held the knife and fork but didn't move.

Ruan Li parted her lips slightly and heard two soft thuds in her ear.

The force and pause reminded Ruan Li of Jiang Yuci knocking on her door. She turned to look out the glass window, where, in the misty drizzle, a cold and aloof face was visible under a black umbrella facing the restaurant.

Ruan Limou and Jiang Yuci faced each other, separated by a glass window and roses.

"It's too early to talk about these things now. Don't envy me. You'll definitely find something you like to do too. I wish you all the best." Ruan Li took two more bites. "Take your time. I'm leaving."

"Let's invite Dr. Jiang in to eat together." Cheng Yu also noticed the people outside the window.

Ruan Li paused for a moment, then shook her head: "No need."

Cheng Yu watched as Ruan Li ran out.

The two were under one umbrella, very close to each other.

Cheng Yu recalled that before coming to the restaurant, they were under the same umbrella, but Ruan Li and he had always kept their distance.

Jiang Yuci is her brother, and Cheng Yu, who is even closer to him, felt a dull ache in her heart.

If it were her and someone she liked, they would probably be holding hands.

"You're here quite early, but how did you know I was here?"

"It's not far from the coffee shop. I was planning to drive there, and I saw you when I parked." Jiang Yuci turned her head to look at the person in the passenger seat next to her: "Why didn't you tell me it was raining?"

"I'm not in a hurry, I can't expect you to come out and pick me up right away."

"By the way, the steak that Cheng Yu and I just had was really delicious. Let's eat it again sometime."

"......"

Ruan Li looked at him: "Don't you want to eat?"

Jiang Yuci glanced over, then looked straight ahead. "I don't want to."

"what......"

Ruan Lin asked hesitantly, "Why? Aren't you not a picky eater? And you used to eat steak."

"I just don't want to eat."

"..."

Jiang Yuci drove Ruan Li to Jinyue. The car stopped at the entrance, and the two got out.

Manager Tang seemed to have known the two would come and had prepared umbrellas in advance.

"Why did you suddenly come to Jinyue to eat?" Ruan Li was a little nervous when she saw Manager Tang. Last time, Manager Tang had conspired with her to deceive her.

"The steak here is delicious, I brought you here."

Ruan Li gazed slowly over; Jiang Yuci had just said he didn't want to eat steak.

Now I'm bringing her here for steak.

"It's definitely better than what you ate at that restaurant earlier," Jiang Yuci said, taking her hand and tilting the umbrella over Ruan Li.

Ruan Li was originally standing under Manager Tang's umbrella, but Jiang Yuci pulled her under his own umbrella while holding her hand.

Ruan Li pressed her palm against his, and their eyes paused for a moment.

Finally, finally they held hands.

Ruan Li pursed her lips and looked up at him, "But I just ate steak."

After saying this, Ruan Li clearly felt the hand holding her tighten even more. Jiang Yuci looked at her and said, "You don't want to eat steak with me."

Ruan Li looked at his furrowed brows and eyes, and the fingertips he held in his palm moved subtly, intertwining with his fingers.

"I like it. I like everything when I'm with you." Ruan Li's words were straightforward, even with Manager Tang present.

Jiang Yuci simply responded to her from the side with a nonchalant "Mm".

Ruan Li shook the hand he was holding, "Why are you so cold? Shouldn't you say you like it too?"