love too early

I didn't think that catching a rabbit was just the beginning of luck tonight.

It may be because of Christmas Eve today, many businesses have small activities, and there are Santa Claus and other people in doll costumes distributing gifts on the road.Walking all the way, every doll passing by will give me a big hug, give me a rose, and then draw a love heart with open arms, including Shen Nanyu and me.

From being dazed when I was hugged for the first and second time, to getting used to it for the fifth and sixth time, and then when I received the rose for the tenth time, I finally saw something was wrong—not everyone on the road has roses, Only I hugged a big bunch, and my pockets were still stuffed with candies and chocolates.

"It's because you are good-looking." Shen Nanyu said, "Everyone always gives preferential treatment to good-looking people."

"Really..." I might have believed this statement 20 years ago, but I don't quite believe it now.

Before I had time to think about it, a bouncing Santa Claus approached me, caught me in the crowd, waved and said, "Hi, good evening!"

I looked around to make sure it was me.

Santa Claus came over and hooked my shoulders and said, "Congratulations, you are the 999th guest tonight, and now go and receive your lucky gift with me!"

I……?

Reflexively, I turned my head to look at Shen Nanyu. With a smile on his lips, he put his hand on my back and said, "Let's go, go and see what it is."

If I don't realize anything by this time, I'm too dull.

But Shen Nanyu didn't give me a chance to ask questions, and he and Santa Claus surrounded me from left to right and got into the small tram parked in the middle of the road.An open four-seater car for sightseeing, with Santa sitting in the front, and Shen Nanyu and I sitting in the back, as if we are not in a pedestrian street, but in a small European city.

"Woohoo—" Santa Claus waved his hand excitedly, "Let's go!"

Under the friendly eyes of pedestrians on the side of the road, I sat in a small tram decorated with balloons and flowers, and drove slowly to the square at the end of the pedestrian street.

Everyone in sight was smiling, parents holding children, couples holding hands, everyone's faces were filled with happiness. I was infected by such an atmosphere, and my heart was also full of touch and happiness.

"Thank you." I whispered to Shen Nanyu.

His eyes were still bright, like stars twinkling when he looked at me.

"You're welcome," he said with a smile, "I hope you'll always be happy when you're with me."

The tram drove along the entire street and stopped at the circular square at the end.I found that all the dolls who had given me roses had arrived here, bouncing around the huge Christmas tree in the middle.

There is a conspicuous square gift box under the tree, about one meter high, tied with a golden ribbon. It must be the "lucky gift" that Santa Claus said.Shen Nanyu took my hand and walked over, saying, "Open it and have a look."

I seldom unwrap presents in the presence of so many people, so I feel a little nervous.Raising his head to meet Shen Nanyu's gaze, he smiled and nodded to me, as if encouraging me. ——I am 27 years old, and I was encouraged by him who was 20 years old to open the gift bravely.

So I took a deep breath and slowly untied the bow on the top.The ribbon slid down lightly, and when I picked up the cover, countless balloons crowded out inside, scrambling to scatter and float into the sky, while the surrounding dolls didn't know where to turn out the firework tubes, just heard a few thumping bangs. With a sound, countless golden fragments exploded above my head.

Raising my head, I was dazzled by the flickering light in front of my eyes, and I squinted unconsciously, watching the golden fragments fall on my body and in my hair.

"This is a lucky gift we prepared for you, I hope you will be accompanied by luck every day." Santa Claus said.

I looked at him and smiled sincerely, "Thank you."

"There is another gift."

Santa gave me a look gesture, and I looked down to see that there were more than just balloons in the box.

– and a much larger stuffed rabbit identical to the one I caught.

Now I finally understand that all the luck tonight was arranged for me.

I turned my head and looked at Shen Nanyu behind me. He helped me hold the flowers and the rabbit, with a gentle smile in his eyes, and asked, "Do you like it?"

I nodded, "I like it."

After thinking about it, he added in a low voice, "Thank you."

Shen Nanyu opened his arms and embraced me, and said softly: "I just want to tell you that meeting you is the luckiest thing in my life. The sum of all of this is less than one ten-thousandth of what you brought me."

Through the thick clothes, I still heard Shen Nanyu's heartbeat clearly, like the only young and powerful drumbeat in the noisy night.I hugged him back, raised my head and suddenly found that it was snowing.

The heavy snow that had accumulated all day finally fell at this moment. If everything else had been planned, then this snow was probably a gift from heaven.

Feather-like snowflakes fell one after another and melted into tiny water droplets on my skin. I said to Shen Nanyu, "It's snowing."

He also raised his head to look at the sky, and after a while, he looked back at me again.

Shen Nanyu always looked at me with deep nostalgia, like melted maple syrup, making the cold winter night gentle and sweet.

I tiptoed lightly and approached him a little bit, he noticed my little movement, a slight smile rose from the corner of his lips, then pressed me into his arms, lifted my chin and kissed me.

This kiss was so intensely affectionate that it seemed to engulf me whole.Shen Nanyu seldom shows his strength in front of me. Today, perhaps because he sensed my softening heart, he kissed me so fiercely for the first time.

I heard my heart beat faster.On the snowy Christmas Eve, in the brightly lit square, amidst the blessings of everyone, I seemed to finally realize something that I didn't understand before.

I also heard Shen Nanyu say: "I love you."

I love you many, many times.

He and Fu Zhiheng always told me these three words tirelessly, and then took the trouble to prove it to me with actions.I always ignored them before, thinking they were irrelevant, but now I finally understand a little bit that love also has its meaning of existence.

It is the sum of all the luck in the world.

"I will remember this day." I said to Shen Nanyu.

"Me too." He responded softly, "Remember this day forever."

It snowed heavily on the way back, Shen Nanyu and I hugged a rabbit, the big one was given to me, and he wanted to take the small one away.He said that it was the first time I grabbed a doll and I wanted to keep it as a souvenir.

"How do you know I'm going to pick this one?" I asked.

Shen Nanyu smiled mysteriously and said, "I just know."

While walking, he suddenly stopped and called me from behind: "Brother."

"Huh?" I also stopped, and before I could react when I turned around, I swung down a handful of snow pockets.

"Swipe!" Shen Nanyu dubbed himself, "Become a snowman!"

"..."

The air froze for a few seconds, I slowly shook off the snow on my face, bent down and put the rabbit on the side of the road.

Sensing something, Shen Nanyu asked uncertainly, "Shi Lu...?"

"Didn't you call me brother?" I made a snowball and threw it at him vigorously, "Come on!"