I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 26

In that instant, Shi Nuan’s heart beat wildly. She really didn’t like that inexplicable feeling. Suppressing those foreign emotions, she took a deep breath and tried her best to change the topic.

“Did you enjoy eating at the small stalls outside campus back when you used to study there? I used to go to those places for supper with my friends.”

Fu Chengyan smiled slightly as his gaze fell on Shi Nuan. “You played hooky?”

Shi Nuan instantly turned red, as though she had been seen through. But there was no way she’d admit to it, so she could only refute with a scarlet face, “Of course not! We only went outside when we were allowed to!”

Seeing how panicky she was, she looked more like trying to cover her tracks. But Fu Chengyan merely smiled and said nothing. Shi Nuan also quieted down. She felt the man next to her right now was rather different from her original impression of Fu Chengyan.

The store Shi Nuan referred to was nearby Jing University, just across the road and through an alleyway. Back then, Shi Nuan would often play hooky with Yun Xiao and eat here, or sneak out together for supper after everyone had fallen asleep. Those were Shi Nuan’s happiest moments.

But she hadn’t been back to visit ever since she left for her year-long business trip.

Fu Chengyan stopped by the roadside and said to Shi Nuan, “You can head over first. I’ll drive over to Jing University!” There was no parking here.

“That’s OK, just go ahead and drive in now. I’m worried you wouldn’t be able to find the store on your own.” Shi Nuan figured that someone like Fu Chengyan probably never walked through the alleys there. Fu Chengyan wanted to say something, but paused for a moment and eventually nodded. “Alright!”

Fu Chengyan drove to Jing University’s parking lot. When he got out of the car, he saw Shi Nuan standing under a ginkgo tree with a purse hanging on her shoulder, leisurely kicking some small rocks around. Light seeped through the trees and shone on her body. As Fu Chengyan narrowed his eyes slightly, time seemed to slow down.