In the early morning, the horizon turned pale, and the sea breeze brushed against the window curtains, with the sound of waves coming from outside.

Jing Li curled up like a little cat in Jing Ran’s arms, sleeping. Jing Ran, half asleep, pulled the blanket and wrapped Jing 6’s body. He didn’t know if Jing Li wasn’t used to a strange bed, as she kept kicking the blanket all night. Jing Ran didn’t know how many times she woke him up with her kicking. The sea breeze at night was particularly cool, and he didn’t know how many times he covered her with the blanket.

When it was time, Jing Li would naturally wake up, and she happened to be awakened by Jing Ran’s movements. Jing Ran, with a sleepy look, subconsciously covered her with the blanket. It seemed that he really cared about her. Jing Li moved her body and moved her head to face Jing Ran, staring at his beautiful sleeping face.

She wonder if Jing Ran gets surprised by his own handsome face every time he wakes up and looks in the mirror? Well, she certainly gets surprised by his sleeping face, surprised to the point of blushing.

“Lili, let’s have breakfast…” Jing Ran murmured in his sleep.

Jing Li couldn’t help but laugh. Every time Jing Ran talks in his sleep, it seems like he’s asking her to have a meal. How much does she dislike eating in his heart?

Jing Ran was used to waking up early, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a face in front of him. With his high myopia, he saw the face in a blurry state. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and leaned his face closer to the other person’s face, only to find that their eyes were open.

“Lili, good morning!” Jing Ran smiled slightly and greeted Jing Li.

“Good morning!” Jing Li greeted him by touching her nose to his.

Jing Ran mischievously brushed her lips with his and asked, “Should we go out and watch the sunrise?”

“Sure!” Jing Li pushed away the blanket, sat up, and got out of bed to go to the bathroom to freshen up.

When Jing Li came out, Jing Ran had already changed clothes. They exchanged places – one went to freshen up while the other went to take a shower.

Jing Ran and Jing Li left the villa and arrived at the beach. Since the sun hadn’t risen yet, the temperature was slightly chilly. Jing Li was wearing a short T-shirt, rubbing her arms to warm herself. Jing Ran took off his thin sports jacket and draped it over Jing Li.

The jacket fell on Jing Li’s body, and she held onto the fabric covering her arms to keep warm. “Thank you,” she said.

Jing Ran replied, “You’re welcome.”

Suddenly, Jing Li remembered the first day she and Jing Ran started dating. It was at the end of February, and the weather was still quite cold.

Jing Li had hurriedly gone out that time, dressed in very little, and said, “It’s so cold.”

Jing Ran proudly said, “Luckily, I wore an extra layer when I went out.”

Jing Li had silently criticized him at that time, thinking that there must be a reason why this low emotional intelligent guy never had a girlfriend.

Jing Ran noticed that Jing Li’s eyes weren’t focused on anything in particular but suddenly started laughing. He asked, “What are you laughing at?”

Being pulled out of her memories by Jing Ran, Jing Li looked up at his handsome face and remembered his previously silly mushroom-like hairstyle, as well as his dumb expressions and silly conversations.

In terms of emotional intelligence, he seemed to have improved a bit. At least now he didn’t speak in a way that made him deserving of a beating.

Since it wasn’t the beach season yet, there weren’t many tourists around, and it was early in the morning. It could be said that they were the only two people on the entire beach. They found a spot to sit down, leaning against each other, and gazed at the other side of the sea.

Just now, the sky was still deep blue, with a hint of whiteness on the horizon. The color of the sky gradually lightened, and an orange edge appeared on the horizon as the yolk-like sun slowly emerged.

“Ranran, the sun is rising!” Jing Li shook Jing Ran and turned her face to look at him.

Jing Ran pursed his lips, with a hint of a smile, his eyes revealing deep affection as he looked at Jing Li. Seeing him like this, it seemed like he had never watched the sunrise before, only ever looking at her face.

Jing Li felt a bit embarrassed being stared at. “Why are you always looking at me and not the sunrise?”

The orange-yellow light shone on Jing Ran’s face, unable to see his current face turning red. He said, “You are even more beautiful than the sunrise.”

Jing Li became even more shy at his compliment and asked, “If you praise me like this, do you want to kiss me?”

Jing Ran answered seriously, “No, really, you are really beautiful.”

This little prince, sometimes, Jing Li really don’t know if his emotional intelligence is really low or just pretending to be low…

He’s so good at flirting…

Would your grandma still worry about you not finding a wife?

*
After the sun rose, Jing Li and Jing Ran went to the nearby market to buy ingredients. They planned to have a BBQ in the evening and had to buy a lot of things, so many that the two of them couldn’t carry them. In the end, Jing Ran called Cao Jianhua to come and pick them up.

But it turned out that Chen Wenbin came driving.

Jing Ran put the things in the trunk, and Jing Li sat in the back seat with him. Jing Ran asked, “How did you come here?”

Chen Wenbin replied, “I had something to buy.”

Jing Ran noticed that Chen Wenbin had been here for a while but didn’t take off his seatbelt to buy anything. He asked, “So, you didn’t go to buy?”

Chen Wenbin unbuckled his seatbelt, got off the car, and walked to the small store across the street. Jing Ran and Jing Li saw Chen Wenbin buying a piece of chewing gum from the store.

Jing Ran and Jing Li were particularly speechless. What was Chen Wenbin up to?

After the three of them returned to the villa, the house was unusually quiet. Last night, apart from Jing Ran, Jing Li, and Chen Wenbin who went to bed early, the others played poker until midnight before going to sleep. Cao Jianhua was still half-asleep when he received Jing Ran’s request to drive to the market to pick up people. Chen Wenbin, who shared the same room, saw that Cao Jianhua seemed too groggy and was afraid of any potential accidents, so he voluntarily went to pick them up.

Jing Li thought that if Jing Ran was responsible for the main groceries, it would be more tiring. So, she took charge of making breakfast.

She couldn’t cook complicated dishes, so she could only make sandwiches. Last time, when she said she wanted to make sandwiches for the little prince, he didn’t think much of it and said there were sandwiches for sale at a bakery. Now, she could show off her skills a bit. She wanted the little prince to know that the sandwiches she made were much tastier than those from the bakery!

Jing Li didn’t need Jing Ran’s help. She busied herself in the kitchen. The villa had a well-equipped kitchen, which was evident just by looking at it. Besides the gas stove and microwave, there was an oven and a toaster. There were also some egg-shaped molds for frying eggs, some in the shape of stars, and some in the shape of hearts.

Jing Li washed the fruits and vegetables and let them dry. The others were still asleep, so she just fried three eggs. She toasted the ham and bacon in the oven, and each slice of bread was toasted for about ten seconds. Once all the ingredients were ready, she started assembling the sandwich, using a knife to cut the bread into triangular-shaped sandwiches.

Jing Li brought the sliced sandwiches on a ceramic plate and served them. Jing Ran and Chen Wenbin sat at the dining table, chatting about current affairs and finance. Jing Li couldn’t understand at all and didn’t know why the guys enjoyed discussing such uninteresting topics. Jing Li took out the freshly squeezed orange juice she bought in City G and poured three cups.
While Jing Li silently sat next to them, listening to their conversation and eating the sandwiches.
Chen Wenbin took a bite of the sandwich Jing Li made and found it delicious. Without realizing, he had already eaten two. When he was about to reach for the third one, Jing Ran slapped his hand away.

Chen Wenbin asked, “What are you doing?”

Jing Ran calmly said, “Lili made six, and each person can only eat two!”

Chen Wenbin looked at Jing Li, who appeared petite and assumed she wouldn’t have a big appetite. He said, “I’m not full yet! Judging by her appearance, she probably can’t even finish the second sandwich.”

An annoyed Jing Ran said, “No, you can’t eat more than me!”

Chen Wenbin asked, “Why?”

Jing Ran replied, “This is the first time I’ve eaten something made by Lili. She’s my girlfriend, so you can’t eat more than me.”

Jing Li, Chen Wenbin : “…”

After everyone woke up, Jing Ran cooked vegetable and shredded meat noodles for everyone. Thinking that Chen Wenbin had mentioned still being hungry, Jing Ran made an extra portion for him, but it was met with disdain from him.

Currently, in Chen Wenbin’s eyes, Jing Ran is just a guy who lacks humanity when it comes to the opposite sex. Thinking back to their childhood, they were like brothers. Whenever Jing Ran was bullied, Chen Wenbin would stand up for him and give those troublemaking kids a beating. But now that Jing Ran has a girlfriend, he has been neglecting his buddy for almost two months!

Every week when he try to make plans with Jing Ran, he always says he needs to accompany his girlfriend. Even when he finally managed to meet up with him and was invited to the beach, his heart was still with his girlfriend. Wherever Jing Li goes, he follows, just like a dog following its owner, without any thoughts of his own.

After breakfast, a group of people changed into their beach clothes and went to play on the beach. The boys and girls played water volleyball in the sea, while Jing Li, who was not good at swimming, played with children’s tools on the beach. Jing Ran stood aside and watched Jing Li playing with sand seriously, and then looked at Cao Jianhua and a few others playing water volleyball, obviously more suitable for him!

“Lili, I want to play volleyball!”

“Go ahead! I’ll just stay here by myself!”

“Then can you hold it for me?” Jing Ran took off his sunscreen shirt and put it next to Jing Li.

Jing Li has been a boarding student since she was a child, and her parents have never taken her to the beach to play. This can be considered her first time on the beach. She bought these small tools to make a sandcastle, but…

It seems not as easy as she imagined.

Next to Jing Li were two six or seven-year-old children, a boy and a girl who looked like siblings. The two little kids were building sandcastles with a model of a house.

“Can I play with you guys?” Jing Li walked over and asked. If these two children could play with her, she wouldn’t be so bored.

The two children saw that Jing Li was not tall and was beautiful, so they felt more friendly towards her. They nodded and said, “Okay!”

Jing Li didn’t know how to build a sandcastle, but these two kids seemed like locals and played often. The little boy methodically directed Jing Li on what to do, and when they were almost finished, Jing Li’s legs felt numb and she lost her balance, and falling onto the sandcastle.

The little girl sadly said, “Oh…the castle is gone.”

Jing Li felt embarrassed and said, “I’ll make you a new one.”

But Jing Li didn’t know how to fix it, and with a child’s shovel in hand, she looked helpless.

“You’re so clumsy!”

Chen Wenbin, who had been lying under an umbrella, suddenly walked over, took a bucket of water from the sea, and took the shovel from Jing Li’s hand.

Jing Li thought that building sandcastles was just a child’s pastime, and that adults like Jing Ran and her roommates were playing water volleyball.

However, Chen Wenbin surprised Jing Li. She thought he would just build a simple sandcastle, but he built a castle with a moat and a bridge!

Jing Li and the two kids were amazed.

Jing Li asked, “How did you make it so beautiful?”

Chen Wenbin sneered and said, “I major in architecture.”

Oh, no wonder…

The little girl pulled on Jing Li’s swimsuit and asked, “Is he your boyfriend?”

“No, why do you ask?”

The little girl asked in confusion, “If you’re not boyfriend and girlfriend, why are you wearing matching outfits?”

Jing Li looked down at Chen Wenbin’s beach pants, which were the same color as her swimsuit.

Jing Li wanted to say, “Little sister, do you know how to spell ‘GAY’?”