6 Sunflowers fit You and Me.

When they approached the town, Lily became even more excited.

It was a strip of land extending endlessly towards the horizon. About every shop was busy on both sides of the street. People advertising their stands, children playing, and couples being intimate. The atmosphere was lively. Her eyes had no idea where to look.

Chen looked at her softly and asked. "Where do you wanna go first?"

"No idea! There's so much to see!" Lily said, looking around until her gaze met the corner of the street. "Chen, let's go there! They seem to be selling sweets!" Her hand tightly gripped his with her attention still on the stand, feeling extremely exhilarated.

'When has this girl started to say my name so casually?' He thought, but he didn't mind it. His expression turned extremely gentle, and his eyes formed a smile. "Okay."

As they arrived to take a glance at each pastry, the shopkeeper asked her in a friendly voice.

"Miss, would you like to try this? It's our most popular item here!"

"Oh! If you don't mind!" She elated as she bit into the delicious, flat, white pancake that contained a sweet filling.

"It's so good! Chen hurry up and try it!" Lily was consumed by the happy atmosphere that she unknowingly turned to the person next to her and directly fed it in his mouth.

Dazed at her sudden command, he reflexively bent down as her hands approached his mouth and ate it.

"It's good," He smiled softly at her, revealing a content look.

"Right?!"

They both looked at each other lovingly, enjoying the food.

The shopkeeper sized them up after seeing the intimate moment and asked, "Would you like to buy some for your wife, handsome man? We'll give you a discount since you guys look so good together!"

"Oh we're not--" He hastily tried to deny.

"Yes! Please hubby! Can you buy some for me?" It's discounted of course who wouldn't take such a chance!

Shocked at the remark, Chen slowly drifted his eyes down and stiffly looked at her.

"Please? Hubby?" Lily begged again. She was using the infamous innocent, wounded tone while hugging his arm. Lily lifted her head upwards, displaying her innocent eyes at him and leaned on his shoulders.

She looked like a little kitten.

Chen was weak when it comes to these things that even Anne occasionally use it against him. Given that Lily had a small frame compared to him and a sweet soothing voice to boot, it made his heart flutter.

He looked at her helplessly.

He always wanted to dote on his special one but had no one to call his. Maybe, just maybe he should enjoy this temporary bliss, but his brain says to reason with her. "But--"

"But our child says it wants some too!" Lily looked down and rubbed her belly. 'I'll make it up to him later; we cannot let this chance of a good discount go!'

"Very wel---?!" Before he could agree, he stood there, stunned. 'Since when did they even...?'

"Then we'll take two!" Lily took her chance after having permission, not giving him time to recover from the shock.

"No, just one is good," Chen said firmly to the shop keeper.

"Why?" She frowned.

"Too much sugar isn't good for a pregnant lady."

"Says who?"

"Says your husband." He replied looking into her eyes.

"..."

Even though she started this, it was still very embarrassing. Lily looked down with her ears turning red.

"Here you are! I hope you guys give birth to a wonderful child!" The shop owner said as she handed them their sweets.

"..."

They both left the scene with one robotically walking.

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Leaving the sweets shop, they toured the other shops in the area, hand in hand as if it's the most natural thing in the world.

When they came across a shop that sold flowers at the end of the street, Lily stopped in her tracks and stared intensely at the flowers. "Chen, look! Sunflowers are in season!"

"So it seems," He monotonously replied, not focusing on what she's saying but finally their hands. Instead of just holding each other's hands, their fingers had intertwined.

Chen was confused about how it came to be and who initiated it.

"Sunflowers seem to fit you and me."

Chen suddenly heard the voice at his side.

"..."

He slowly lifted his head and stared at her blankly. Does she mean "that" meaning of a sunflower?

Noticing he turned quiet, she looked at him slyly ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

He slowly turned his head away from her. "Nothing."

"Silly! I mean, for its radiance! We are practically shining!" Lily elusively countered as she gave him the biggest smile she could give him.

"..."

After spending some time with her for more than a day, he realized, this girl is nowhere near afraid of him.

He's known to be quite intimidating, is she not scared? He can't let her take advantage of him these two days without a fight!

Since they are technically a couple for today, Chen decided to be playful to get revenge from earlier.

He picked up a rose and gave it to Lily.

"For you, my wife."

"Thank you, hubby, but we skipped the steps of being lovers." Lily giggled.

"..."

He looked up trying to think of something but ultimately replied. "The same thing, you are mine either way."

"..."

Lily looked down at her feet, feeling her cheeks heating up.

He let out a soft chuckle, getting a reaction he wanted before he went to pay for the rose.

When he turned around, Lily was nowhere in sight.

He went outside to look for her was where he saw her by the handrail staring aloofly at the ocean. It was located near the flower shop at the end of the coast.

Her eyes were slightly lowered, highlighting her long lashes as she faced against the sun with a somber expression. She held the rose close to her chest.

It was beautiful yet he felt something was wrong.

Not wanting to disturb her, he walked closer. Chen hadn't taken off his eyes off from Lily one bit. He felt that if he blinked, she might just disappear.

This woman was so mysterious, but everything about her is shown through her expression. He wondered what would make her look so sad.

When Lily turned around, she was surprised to see Chen looking at her. "Oh? you're done?"

"En." He walked to her side. "What were you thinking about?" Chen curiously asked.

"Hmm let's see I thought that where I lived, Lotuses are in season right now." Lily looked back to the ocean, showing a sad smile.

"..."

He furrowed his brows, giving an obscured look. 'Lived? Aren't you still living there if not for visiting here?'

"And I also thought of you." she continued.

He lifted his eyebrows. "What of me?"

"Of how handsome my hubby is!" Lily replied smoothly.

Are we still at this? Chen put his hand over his face and lowered his head.

She wins.

Lily noticed the tips of his ears turning bright red and chuckled. 'What a thin-face this man has.'

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When the sun finally set, they agreed to end their date.

"It's getting late and cold. Should we head back?"

Lily agreed. "Okay! Where too?"

"Where too-?" What do you mean where?"

"Didn't Anne said you would accommodate me?" Lily said shyly.

"She-I--- yeah." Chen finally gave up and agreed after realizing the situation.

The palace is practically rushing for the wedding since its been announced to be so soon so staying there would be difficult. If he didn't agree, where would she go? It's also not safe for a girl to be alone anyway.

The sky progressively turned from dusty orange to a now navy blue color, with the moon glowing brightly. The surroundings were calm and very peaceful, giving it a romantic mood.

Only two people can be seen walking on the street to a more residential area. It portrayed a view as if they were the only ones on earth.

Lily gazed at Chen's side profile.

"Chen?" She suddenly said.

"Mmhm?"

Entranced, she asked, "Did you have fun today?"

"...En." He replied in a tense tone. Chen was focused on leading her through the dark.

"That's good." Lily lowered her head down, looking at her feet. The corners of her lips curved slightly upwards, forming a small smile.

She felt happy.

What they didn't realize was the both of them took their time slowly walking to their destination, grasping each other's hand tightly.

A man was walking slightly ahead, and a woman trailed behind him bathed in the moonlight with their shadows expressing a lovely, affectionate scene.