Chapter 211

Shuishui closed her eyes, breathed steadily, and soon fell asleep.

Early the next morning, she woke up to her phone ringing. Someone kept calling her, but she had not noticed the first few calls. She picked up the phone and saw that it was Mu Zilin. "Hello? It's early in the morning."

Her voice was weak. After all, she had just woken up, and her eyes were half open.

'Why did this guy call me at seven o'clock? It's early in the morning, and I slept late last night because I talked to Uncle Jiang,' she thought to herself.

"Aren't you excited to see me? The plane is delayed, and we're expected to wait for a few hours. Aren't you bored? You usually wake up so early, but you're still sleeping today." Mu Zilin was also tired. They woke up early that morning to catch their flight, and they planned to arrive early at the capital to settle things in their home. They also packed up their things at the city.

Shuishui was annoyed and simply said, "Oh, then you can wait. I'm still sleepy."

"No. Get up. Just rest early tonight. I'm with my parents now. I was tired yesterday, and I have too much luggage. I hadn't realized it before, but now I see that we brought a lot. Thankfully, I've already sent my other things to the capital in advance. I'll just wait for it to arrive. Have dinner with us tonight. My brother will pick you up." Mu Zilin was just bored and simply wanted to pester Shuishui.

Shuishui was annoyed and said, "No. I'm going to bed. You take care of yourself."

After hanging up, she went back to sleep.

Mu Zilin looked at his phone. 'So ruthless.'

'Once we're there, we'll be able to meet again. I haven't been in the capital for half a year,' Mu Zilin thought. He found a vacant seat and sat down to rest. He thought he would let his parents call Shuishui when they arrived at the capital.

Shuishui woke up at nine o'clock. She quickly brushed her teeth, washed her face, and changed into clean clothes. She called Mu Ziyu. "I'm up."

Mu Ziyu also got up and said, "Okay. I'll come pick you up."

"Okay. I'll inform Uncle and Auntie Jiang." Shuishui took her things downstairs. She quickly told Auntie Jiang, "Auntie Jiang, I'm going out today. My friends will come to pick me up. I won't be with you until tonight."

"You're going out again today? You have to be careful." Auntie Jiang didn't stop Shuishui. She knew it was natural for children to go out and have fun. Also, she knew Shuishui would get bored with staying at home the whole day.

Shuishui waited for Mu Ziyu's phone call. As soon as her phone rang, she quickly went out and walked towards the car. "Early this morning, Zilin called me and said that their flight was delayed."

"Okay. Don't worry about them. Today, I'll take you to a famous cultural spot in Beijing. There's a specialty hot pot restaurant there. It's called Gongcheng Hot Pot. Their hot pot dishes are not very delicious, but they are very unique. The center of the table is hollow. They put carbon in it, so the temperature is consistent." Mu Ziyu had already reserved seats for them. The restaurant had scenic spots, and the dishes weren't very pricey, so the restaurant had many regular customers. It was hard to secure a reservation with the restaurant. Mu Ziyu was lucky because there were two vacant seats when he had called the previous day.

Shuishui blinked. "It feels good. It's amazing that you were able to get a reservation. What's important is that we get to enjoy whatever we order, regardless if they are exceptionally delicious or not."

Mu Ziyu smiled. He wanted to cherish the time that they could spend together. When he was with Shuishui, he did not like to be disturbed. As long as he and Shuishui were happy, he felt that everything would be fine. He wanted to make things clear with his parents so they would no longer set him up on blind dates.

Of course, he believed that his father wouldn't mind. His mother, however, was different. She had always wanted to meet his girlfriend. He couldn't introduce Shuishui as his girlfriend because she was still young and was still in high school. He decided that he would only talk about Shuishui to his parents once she entered university.

On the other hand, Shuishui didn't really want everyone to know. She was only a high school student, so she was expected to focus on her studies.

Shuishui ate a meat bun in the car. "This meat bun is quite big. One is enough to fill your stomach."

After she consumed the meat bun, she felt much more energetic. "The temperature today is warmer. It was quite cold last night."

"It'll get cold again in the afternoon. You should keep yourself warm. We'll go buy a jacket for you later. The one I gave you is for men. Put it on for the meantime. I know you're embarrassed to wear it. But for now, it'll do." He knew that Shuishui wasn't really embarrassed about it. She was just afraid of causing trouble. She would always think about what she would do before actually doing it. Shuishui was very rational and didn't easily trust others.

It wasn't easy for Shuishui to completely trust herself.

They drove for more than two hours, and they were stuck in traffic. During winter vacation, traffic flow would be very heavy because many tourists would visit the capital's scenic spots. They had searched for a parking spot for more than half an hour, and Shuishui couldn't do anything but wait. She noticed that Mu Ziyu wasn't as impatient as she initially thought. Despite having been stuck in a frustrating situation, he stayed calm and patient.

Finally, after parking the car, Mu Ziyu got off and walked over to Shuishui's side. He held Shuishui's hand as they walked towards a shop to buy food. They had agreed to have hot pot for dinner, so they thought they could eat whatever they wanted for lunch. Mu Ziyu bought two hotdogs. "They added mustard," he said as he handed Shuishui her hotdog.

Shuishui ate in big mouthfuls and walked in with Mu Ziyu.

There were people coming and going, and it was very lively.

Mu Ziyu put his hand on Shuishui's shoulder and tried his best to keep her close to him because it was very crowded.

There were too many people. They walked around and took a few photos together before finding a less crowded place to rest. Mu Ziyu took out a piece of tissue to wipe Shuishui's sweat. "It's a little stuffy here, but it's starting to get cloudy. Let's go and take a look over there," he said.

Shuishui nodded. "Okay." Earlier, they had sweat quite a lot because the sun was still high up in the sky. It was already cloudy. They stopped walking because they had already passed through the main attractions. Shuishui was not very excited because it was too crowded. They sat down again on a bench, and soon, three women sat down beside them.

Mu Ziyu put his arm around Shuishui's shoulder. He carried Shuishui's water bottle in his other hand.

"Do you still want to eat?" Mu Ziyu felt that Shuishui would be hungry since they had only eaten hotdogs for lunch.

He was still worried about Shuishui. "According to the weather forecast, it will snow tonight. After we eat, let's go see what we can buy to keep you from getting cold." In the past few years, the cool winds blew at around zero degrees Celsius, but it had not snowed.

Shuishui was stunned. "Snow? Then it must be very cold."

"Yes. Although your clothes are quite thick, they are not enough to keep you warm here." He was worried that Shuishui would catch a cold.

As Shuishui took her last bite, Mu Ziyu brought her to a clothing store. Clothes there were sold at a slightly more expensive price. Mu Ziyu saw a pure white coat. He took it from the rack because there was only one left. He checked the size of the coat. "Small. This would fit," he said.

Suddenly, a young girl came forward. "Well, hello. Can you give this coat to me?" she said shyly to Mu Ziyu.

She felt that the young man would give it to her, like a gentleman would.

"I'm sorry. I'm buying this for my girlfriend. I can't give it to you." Carrying the coat, he went straight to the cashier to pay the bill. Shuishui waited at the outer door.

The young woman followed Mu Ziyu and said, "Um . . . my friend's clothes are wet. She really needs that coat. Can't you give it to us?"

The young woman looked at Mu Ziyu anxiously. Knowing she was beautiful, she was surprised that the handsome young man treated her indifferently. Was he faking it?

She reached out and grabbed Mu Ziyu's sleeve. Her eyes were filled with desire.

Mu Ziyu shook his head and said, "Sorry. My girlfriend needs this. You can choose something else. This coat isn't the only one here, right?"

Mu Ziyu was annoyed. Why did he have to give up Shuishui's coat? Those girls could look for another coat.

Mu Ziyu swiped his card and paid for the coat. He took it out of the bag and walked over to Shuishui. Shuishui got up and said, "So fast."

"Yes, yes. This one is good. The others are either too big or too small for you. When you feel cold, you can put it on. Let's go to Miyagi now," Ziyu said as he pulled Shuishui. "We'll walk there. We'll just take our time so we won't get tired, okay?"

"No. Why would I get tired so easily?" Shuishui said as she hugged Mu Ziyu's arm.

Mu Ziyu scratched Shuishui's nose. "You have good stamina."

Shuishui was amused and laughed a bit.

Back at the clothing store, the young woman bought a black coat, but she found the black coat really ugly.

When she left the store, she saw Mu Ziyu again. She wondered if the young lady he was with was the girlfriend he told her about.

She went forward and said, "Hello, Miss. Can you give us your coat? We'll pay you the original price. Also, we can give you the coat we bought just now."

She was at a disadvantage, but it didn't matter. It wasn't a very huge amount.

Shuishui looked at Mu Ziyu. "What's this about?"

"Nothing. Let's go eat," Ziyu said as he pulled Shuishui away. He did not want to get entangled with the woman.

The woman looked at Shuishui. She felt that Shuishui would be easy to talk to. "Will you? You don't have to insist on keeping that coat, do you?"

"I could say the same to you," Mu Ziyu said coldly.

"We are eating at Miyagi tonight. Many people go there. Most are young people. Everyone wants to wear something nice," she pleaded. She looked at Shuishui, hoping that Shuishui would consider.

Shuishui felt Mu Ziyu's displeasure. She said, "I'm sorry. I have no reason to give away the things my boyfriend bought for me. Moreover, what do you mean by 'young people'? Did you mean to say that we are not young?"

The young woman was speechless.

Mu Ziyu pulled Shuishui past them and left.

Shuishui said as she walked, "That woman is obviously doted on by her family. She must have been spoiled. She wanted the coat so badly, she even begged for it. It's not like we can't afford it."

She did not like to take advantage of others. Mu Ziyu was not willing to give up the coat, so why would she? That young woman could not have forced them.

They walked slowly for half an hour and arrived at Miyagi. It was ten minutes past five. They casually walked in. Ziyu then said to the host, "Hello. We have a reservation."

The host took out a small notebook to check and said, "For two people? May I know how to address you?"