He took the handkerchief from Gu Wanwan and wiped off the stains on his collar.
Gu Wanwan noticed it.
She immediately looked aggrieved, her lips trembled slightly, and she stood silently aside without speaking.
The moment Ning Chengxu raised his head, he saw her expression.
"What's wrong?"
"Brother Xu, do you... dislike me for being sick, having germs on my hands, and not being clean?"
When she said this, Gu Wanwan bit her lower lip tightly, as if she was extremely aggrieved, and her eyes continued to sparkle.
Ning Chengxu sighed, "You are overthinking, I have no other meaning, I just..."
When the words came to his lips, Ning Chengxu suddenly couldn't explain it, and finally fell silent.
At dinner time.
Gu Wanwan's grandma came back from outside. When she saw Ning Chengxu, she looked him up and down and asked: "Stranger, when did you come here? How long have you and Wanwan known each other?"
Hearing this, Gu Wanwan hurriedly stepped forward to explain:
"Grandma, do you remember that I saved a person at the beach before? It was him. This time he heard that you were sick, so he wanted to come over and see you."
The old man coughed twice, hit the ground hard with his walking stick, and said loudly: "Wanwan, people like us cannot reach the upper class, so don't waste unnecessary emotions."
Ning Chengxu: "Grandma, she and I are friends. It's common for friends to help each other. Don't think too much about it, I won't hurt her."
Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, the old man sneered at him.
"City people are used to saying those nice things, Wanwan, have you forgotten about the daughter of Li San's family? She just listened to the nonsense of people in the big city, and was deceived into misery in the end!"
Seeing that the atmosphere at the dinner table became tense and awkward, Gu Wanwan could only give the old man some chicken legs and change the subject: "Grandma, I'll take him outside to collect the fishing nets. You eat first."
After saying that, she pulled Ning Chengxu out.
The two of them walked all the way to the beach.
Gu Wanwan showed a hint of helplessness on her face.
"Brother Xu, don't blame my grandma for being talkative. She is actually just worried that I will be deceived. She doesn't have any malicious intentions."
Ning Chengxu sat down on the sand.
Looking at the waves crashing in front of him, he responded nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter, the old man is doing it for your own good."
After a pause, he continued seriously: "Actually, I came here to ask you if you want to leave with me. Your talent and appearance can definitely establish yourself in a big city. Staying here is really a waste of your best years.
"
Hearing his words, an imperceptible emotion flashed through Gu Wanwan's eyes.
But she still looked embarrassed: "You have also seen that my grandma is very prejudiced against city people. She was deceived by a city man back then, and that's why she was like this. If I leave with you, then
There is no one around her to take care of her, I can't be so selfish..."
Gu Wanwan lowered her head, feeling very disappointed.
The sea breeze was slightly cool, and Gu Wanwan was a little cold, hugging her shoulders.
Ning Chengxu saw it and took off his coat and handed it to her.
"Thanks."
She took it, put it on herself, and continued: "I know you are doing it for my own good, but I have to think about my grandma. If she hadn't been by my side these years, I really wouldn't have been able to survive, so...
...Feel sorry."
There was a trace of stubbornness on her face. Ning Chengxu knew that he couldn't persuade her, so he simply stopped talking about it.
Neither of them spoke anymore.
There was only the sound of waves lapping on the shore, and the calls of seagulls could be heard overhead from time to time, making the night a bit sad and beautiful.
After sitting on the beach for a long time, Gu Wanwan took a deep breath, stood up, and reached out to him...