flstandardbreds Chapter 148 "I want to see you eat."
Chapter 148 "I want to see you eat."
As night falls, the city lights and stars interweave into a gentle net, lightly covering the quiet streets.
In an elegant restaurant hidden in the bustling city, soft light shines on the wooden table, reflecting two intertwined figures. The air is filled with the faint aroma of vanilla and seafood, as if even time has slowed down at this moment.
Li Mingxuan gently pushed the carefully prepared sauce in his hand to the opposite side. The blend of emerald green and red sauce was just like his mood at the moment, complex and subtle.
Sitting opposite him was his best friend, and the person who had been making him uneasy recently - Lin Yichen.
Lin Yichen's fingertips gently touched the edge of the porcelain plate, where a whole plate of boiled shrimps were neatly arranged. The crystal clear shrimp bodies were shining with an attractive luster, obviously made by Li Mingxuan's skillful hands.
"Don't you like shrimp?" Lin Yichen's voice suddenly sounded, breaking the silence around him, with a hint of imperceptible tenderness and curiosity.
These words were like a stone thrown into a lake, causing ripples and stirring up waves in Li Mingxuan's heart.
Recently, shrimps always seem to be on the dining table, and he, Li Mingxuan, who is not keen on seafood, has unexpectedly become a "professional" in peeling shrimps.
Whenever Lin Yichen's bowl was filled with the shrimps he had carefully peeled, Li Mingxuan couldn't help but wonder if there was a deeper emotion than friendship behind this action?
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Lin Yichen's gaze moved away from the shrimp plate and slowly fell on Li Mingxuan's face. There was an indescribable light flashing in his deep eyes.
His eyes were like the brightest stars in the night sky, and seemed to hide endless secrets, which made Li Mingxuan's heart tremble involuntarily.
"I want to see you eat." Lin Yichen uttered these words softly, his tone calm but full of power, like a warm current that quietly melted the ice and snow in Li Mingxuan's heart.
Li Mingxuan's hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly involuntarily, and an indescribable emotion surged in his heart, a mixture of surprise and a bit of shyness.
He never thought that such a simple sentence, spoken by Lin Yichen, could touch his heart so much.
He lowered his head and pretended to concentrate on eating the shrimp, but he could not hide the blush on his cheeks.
In my mind, those thoughts that were usually suppressed came flooding in like a tide, with a hint of sweetness and panic.
He found it increasingly difficult to resist every subtle movement of Lin Yichen. Every eye contact was like throwing a stone into the lake of his heart, stirring up layers of emotional waves.
After the meal, the two of them strolled in the night. The street lights on both sides of the street stretched their shadows long and overlapped with each other, as if foreshadowing some unfinished fate.
Li Mingxuan secretly glanced at Lin Yichen and saw that he looked focused, occasionally turning his head to talk to him. His calmness and confidence made him feel at ease and moved.
"Actually, there's something I've always wanted to tell you."
Li Mingxuan suddenly stopped and looked into Lin Yichen's eyes seriously. There seemed to be thousands of words in his eyes, waiting for the right moment to pour out.
Lin Yichen also stopped and turned to look at Li Mingxuan, his eyes full of encouragement and expectation.
"Say it, I'll listen."
His voice was low and gentle, as if it could soothe all the anxiety and hesitation.
Li Mingxuan took a deep breath, as if to encourage himself.
"I find that my feelings for you seem to have gone beyond the scope of friendship. Every time I peel shrimp for you, every time I spend time with you, I feel unprecedented happiness and satisfaction. I know this may be a little sudden, but I hope you know that I am serious."
A hint of surprise flashed across Lin Yichen's eyes, but was immediately replaced by tenderness.
He gently held Li Mingxuan's hand, and the warmth instantly reached his heart.
"Actually, I've always felt this way. But I was afraid that speaking it out would ruin our friendship, so I never dared to speak up."
The two held hands tightly, as if at this moment, all worries and hesitations disappeared.
They smiled at each other, and their tacit understanding and rapport filled the air around them with sweetness and warmth.
The night grows darker, but their hearts grow brighter.
On this magical night, Li Mingxuan and Lin Yichen finally took that step bravely, from close friends to indispensable existence in each other's lives.
The road ahead is still long, but they believe that as long as they hold hands and keep their hearts connected, nothing can stop them from moving forward.
Under the moonlight, their shadows are tightly clasped together, as if announcing to the world that this love that transcends friendship will be as bright and eternal as the stars in the night.
And it all started with a simple yet affectionate sentence: "I want to see you eat."
In the world of love, sometimes the most touching love words are often hidden in these seemingly ordinary moments.