Cali ran away with her head down.
She rushed into the crowd and disappeared in a flash.
As if nothing had happened, John put one of his hands into his trouser pocket and scanned the streets like a radar.
There were four gates to the Cloud Building. Sitting in the car, Nina saw that John was waiting for her at the east gate, so she asked the driver to change the route and go to the south gate. After getting out of the car, she quietly snuck behind him.
She looked at the lilac shirt he was wearing and then at her lilac slip dress, smiling.
She tiptoed forward like a thief in the night.
All of a sudden, John felt a finger being pressed into his waist, and a familiar warning sounded in his ears.
"Don't move."
With a smile on his face, John straightened his back and raised his hands cooperatively. "I don't have any money."
Passers-by looked at the couple and smiled warmly. A young girl pulled her boyfriend's arm and asked, "Is he being robbed? Shall we call the police?"
"Don't be silly. They are just making fun of each other. Look at their clothes. They're a couple." The boy held the girl's hand and left.
Hearing this, Nina curled her lips and said,
"I don't want your money. I want you to turn around."
John turned around slowly and bent down. Holding her legs, he picked her up.
"I've got you, little girl."
She wasn't expecting him to lift her up so suddenly. She wriggled and wrapped her arms around his neck.
After she steadied herself, she exhaled a mouthful of air. "I was so scared. Why didn't you warn me?"
"I told you inwardly." He held onto her legs and waited for her to hold him like a koala.
Ever since he gave up on carrying her on his shoulder, this had become his favorite way to hold his little girl.
He quickly realized that she was wearing a dress today. She wouldn't be completely exposed, but he didn't want her gorgeous legs out for everyone to see. He loved them so much and he wanted them all to himself.
John had to put her down and held her hand. They strolled down the street like the other couples did.
Nina stopped in front of almost every store, ogling at the delicious food. She reached up and touched her mask and was forced to give up on tasting anything.
He suggested, "Buy anything you want and take it home."
"It won't taste as good if I only eat it later." She pulled him away reluctantly.
Feeling sorry for her, he held her hand tightly. 'It will only take half a year. After that, we won't have to hide from others.'
"I have something to tell you." Although John was a little hesitant, he still decided to spill the beans. "Cali confessed her love to me in the Cloud Building. I rejected her."
Nina stopped dead in her tracks. She knew that this day would come, but she was still surprised. She had a sense of jealousy in her heart that was not soon fleeting.
Many woman had their eyes on John. This time, Cali confessed her love. How could Nina not be jealous?
"What? Did you even have to think twice?"
"No." John held her waist and smiled.
He liked the way she got jealous.
"I don't care about her. Why would I even need to think about her proposition?" Nina pinched his strong waist.
He held her even tighter. "I don't like anyone else except you."
"Ewww." Pushing him away, she smiled.
She walked into a boutique, stood in front of a row of little mirrors and bent down to pick some up.
She held a square mirror in her left hand, and a small round mirror in her right hand. Each one had little designs on it. One was a house and a cat, and the other was a house and a dog.
Thinking of Nine, she chose the small circular mirror with the dog on it and opened it to have a closer look.
Something caught her eye and she furrowed her eyebrows.
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