Whenever Shen Tinglan thought of how Lu Huaiyu had once been all alone, quietly staying by her side and watching her youth unfold, her heart ached, and tears surged like a flood.
The surprise on her birthday.
Her eyes were filled with confusion as she tried to search her memories for that moment. She couldn't bear to see the young man before her spend his youth alone.
Shen Tinglan was at a loss, her voice catching in her throat. "I don't know."
"Don't cry." Lu Huaiyu panicked and clumsily wiped her tears, but they kept coming. The more she cried, the more his heart hurt.
He drew her into his arms and held her tight, greedily breathing in her scent. "Stop crying. There's another surprise."
Only then did she stop crying.
They walked past the easels together, and Shen Tinglan silently counted them.
"Ninety-nine paintings?" she asked.
Ninety-nine paintings, ninety-nine days and nights.
Her birthday was on September 9.
Lu Huaiyu really was a hopeless romantic.
He raised his head proudly. "That's right. I chose ninety-nine on purpose, hoping we'll stay together forever."
It turned out he had even more paintings. Not just ninety-nine, and not just ninety-nine days and nights.
Theme: Fall in love with the person you love, and never break up!
