Spontaneous Combustion

Ruan Wei was still lazy until after dinner, Cai Mu urged him to set off:

"I want to grab the high ground in advance, do you still want to see the stars?"

"Let me eat for a while," Ruan Wei rubbed his belly and moaned.

Shen Tingmo and Ye Xinxin were very active, and quickly sorted out the tools needed for observing the stars, as well as anti-mosquito measures and various snacks and drinks.

A group of people arrived at the foot of the mountain by battery car, took their backpacks and walked up the mountain.

There are already many private cars parked on the side of the road, and tourists in twos and threes take pictures beside the stone tablet at the entrance of the mountain road.

This hill has the same name as Cattail Cape, called Cattail Ridge. It is said to be a small hill, but in fact, it can be regarded as a rather large mountain with the naked eye. Compared with the vast nature, human beings will always appear very small.

The departure time planned by Cai Mu was very reasonable. It took them half an hour to climb to the top of the mountain.

During the staggered period of morning and evening, the sky changed from azure blue, which is unique to sunny days, to a dark indigo color, and the faintly glowing outline of the moon can be seen faintly.

The heavy backpack was shared by two men, and Cai Mu walked briskly, leading them towards the highest hillside.

Naturally, foreign tourists did not know the terrain like Cai Mu, a local employee. There were almost no people on the top of the mountain. Ruan Wei and Shen Tingmo found the smoothest lawn, worked together to lay out a picnic mat, and called Ye Xinxin to take out the tools in the backpack.

Like a Tinker Bell, Ye Xinxin took out all kinds of treasures from her bulging giant hiking bag.

Professional cameras, wide-angle lenses, portable astronomical telescopes, tripods, and even an equatorial mount to track the Earth's rotation.

"Sure enough, photography has been poor for three generations, and SLR has ruined my life. Netizens are honest and honest," Ruan Wei clicked her tongue in surprise.

Ye Xinxin smiled shyly: "Hey, the subjects are necessary. Art students' paint materials are cut with a knife, and our photography students just remove a thigh."

Ruan Wei patted Cai Mu's shoulder sympathetically: "Senior sister, we must work hard to make money in the future."

Ye Xinxin understood the meaning of Ruan Wei's words, and her cheeks flushed slightly: "If the work can win an international award, you can get a good reward for making an appointment or submitting a manuscript."

Ruan Wei clicked her tongue and said to Cai Mu: "Did you see, the school girls have ideals."

"You're the one who talks too much," Cai Mubai glanced at him, then turned around and placed snacks and drinks aside.

Shen Tingmo asked Ruan Wei in a low voice: "Besides the violin, do you have any other hobbies?"

"You still dare to carry that piano," Ruan Wei snorted softly:

"Please, that's not my hobby. Don't spend impulsively in the future. That violin has more than one thigh. You cut off the aorta."

"Well," Shen Tingmo nodded: "I will still work hard to make money."

Ruan Wei knew that Shen Tingmo was spreading what he just said to Cai Mu, and said with a smile:

"I am easy to raise. As long as I have a place to live and can eat meat for every meal, I will be satisfied."

"Ah."

Cai Mu already knew the relationship between them, so he didn't need to avoid it deliberately.

Shen Tingmo bent his index finger, and his knuckles scratched Ruan Wei's cheek as though teasing a lazy cat.

"Whatever you want in the future, you must tell me."

Ruan Wei leaned in his arms, covered her face with a mosquito-proof hoodie, and said with a half-smile:

"Don't look at me as Xiao Ruan, a courier now, I will work hard to make money in the future, and I can buy whatever I want."

"I believe you can. This does not conflict with what I bought for you. What I want is the qualification to pay for you."

Ruan Wei pinched the corner of Shen Tingmo's mouth full of novelty and tugged:

"Have you opened your mouth?"

"Ok?"

"Why is it so useful all of a sudden?"

Shen Tingmo rubbed Ruan Wei's forehead with a light smile: "Infected by you?"

"How contagious? Kissing?"

"Probably so."

As the night deepened, the number of tourists on the top of the mountain gradually increased, and they all looked up at the sky with their necks up.

Looking at it from a distance, it is densely packed, like a nest of bean sprouts growing gratifyingly.

The black sky enveloped the earth, and the stars shone like bright lights in a dark room.

Ye Xinxin adjusted the equatorial mount, set the delayed photography, and started to follow the changing starry sky.

Cai Mu held up the binoculars and dangled around, and suddenly shouted in surprise: "Here we come!"

"What's going on?" Ruan Wei asked.

Ye Xinxin explained with a smile: "I should have seen Mars."

"Which star is Mars?" Ruan Wei pointed to the sky and said, "I just think this moon is really round, like pancake fruit."

"Today happens to be the [-]th day of the lunar calendar, and the moon is [-] round on the [-]th day. It is rare to see such a complete moon in the city, because it is divided by tall buildings," Ye Xinxin sighed.

"There is a very bright star there," Shen Tingmo pointed to a piece of night sky.

Not far from the upper right of the moon, there is a red light spot, like a tiny ruby ​​fragment, glowing like fire, very bright.

Ye Xinxin looked in the direction of Shen Tingmo's finger, and said pleasantly: "It's really a once-in-a-lifetime sunny day, and you can actually see Mars with the naked eye."

Ruan Wei also saw it. Although he lacked romantic cells, he couldn't help being shocked by this beautiful picture of the stars and the moon competing for glory and Qi shining in the sky, and he felt a surge of emotion.

"This is amazing, we must be the luckiest humans in 1000 years," Ruan Wei exclaimed with his mouth open.

Cai Mu returned the telescope to Ye Xinxin, as if he was still reminiscing about the grand scene he saw through the lens:

"Mars is so red, like a pickled duck egg yolk."

Ye Xinxin let out a chuckle: "You are indeed senior sisters and brothers. Brother Ruan's pancakes and your salted egg yolks are just perfect for a supper."

Cai Mu scratched her head shyly: "We are pragmatic and down-to-earth."

Ruan Wei echoed: "Art comes from life, and life is eating, drinking, and having fun. We see through the essence of everything in the world with simple eyes, so we ask you whether it is good or not."

"It's okay," Ye Xinxin laughed more and more heartily.

Cai Mu held Ye Xinxin's shoulders and pushed her back to the camera: "Hurry up, take pictures of your stars, don't delay, the sparks may hide in a while."

The two ladies gathered at the other end of the picnic mat and fiddled with Ye Xinxin's various equipment, and they were very busy for a while.

"Cai Mu must have disliked our two light bulbs," Ruan Wei hit the nail on the head.

Shen Tingmo shook his head: "No, she has always been a very straightforward person."

Ruan Wei leaned relaxedly on Shen Tingmo's shoulder, picked up the lunch box and fork, poked a piece of chilled watermelon, took a bite, and stuffed the remaining half into Shen Tingmo's mouth.

"Boss Shen," Ruan Wei would change her name for Shen Tingmo every time she thought about it.

"Ok?"

"Have you confessed to me?"

"..."

It seems not, and it seems that I have expressed my love countless times.

For example, Shen Tingmo has a lot of money and wants to give it to Ruan Wei, but his currency has not yet obtained the qualification for issuance and circulation in Ruan Wei's country.

Ruan Wei asked himself and answered: "The previous ones don't count."

"it is good."

"I want to wait a little longer."

"Wait for what?"

Ruan Wei laughed out loud, "Wait until I'm no longer Xiao Ruan, the courier."

Shen Tingmo failed to understand what he meant: "Why?"

"Because I'm really bad right now."

It is rare for Ruan Wei to restrain her cynical attitude, and wants to express her true thoughts.

It may be that the night sky tonight is so beautiful, it is suitable to tell your thoughts under the witness of the stars.

Or it was the influence of Cai Mu and Ye Xinxin that made Ruan Wei want to seriously look forward to the future.

"Do you know, that day I went to Silver Beach NO.18 to pick you up, and when I saw those people in the private room, I felt like I had entered another world."

"To be hypocritical, I have seen the circle of celebrities at the top of the social pyramid. You are only so young, and you have already entered the circle of my father's level."

Shen Tingmo didn't interrupt, quietly waiting for Ruan Wei to reveal his feelings.

"When we were in college, the two of us could barely be counted as people in the same world. Now you are too good. The people you meet, the work you do, and the way you make money are all heights that I can't reach at all."

"I spent four years in college in vain. I had nothing to do. When I was about to graduate, my mother started to get sick. During the most critical two years, I didn't have the opportunity to work. Instead, I went to the hospital every day. I was completely out of touch with society."

It was the first time for Shen Tingmo to listen to Ruan Wei's story about the past. The strong little hedgehog was finally willing to spread his body, revealing his soft belly.

He couldn't help touching the top of Ruan Wei's hair as encouragement.

"After my mother passed away, I was depressed for a long time. I stayed at home every day, playing games and watching animations day and night. I didn't even know what day of the week it was."

"To put it nicely, it's an unemployed youth. To put it bluntly, it's a waste."

"If my dad hadn't made a big fuss and sent me to the grassroots level of the company to sharpen my skills, I would still be a good-for-nothing young master."

"Don't talk about yourself that way," Shen Tingmo put his arms around Ruan Wei's shoulders, and pulled him into his arms again.

Ruan Wei ate several pieces of watermelon one after another, and hiccupped.

"Boss Shen, how can such an outstanding young talent like you pursue an ignorant, idiot, idiot? I really don't deserve you."

"No..." Shen Tingmo was about to speak, but Ruan Wei covered his mouth with his hand.

"Shh, listen to me."

"Well," Shen Tingmo agreed to his request with a nasal voice.

Ruan Wei's eyes are clear, reflecting the brilliance of the stars and the moon: "But I don't think I will always be an idiot, I suddenly have a goal, I want to be someone like you."

"Maybe I will never catch up with you, but at least I can stand by your side with a more glamorous identity."

"When you are socializing, I can openly pick you up, integrate into your circle, discuss current affairs with you, meet your friends, and even give you advice and help in your career."

"That's the kind of partnership I want, equal and complementary."

Ruan Wei squinted and smiled, like a proud and expensive cat, with a big curly tail swaying behind her:

"Boss Shen, are you willing to wait for me?"

"Wait until the day when I completely change myself, I will be qualified to say yes to you."

"I almost forgot, your mouth can't say any serious confession..."

"What the hell am I expecting..."

Ruan Wei was still muttering, when suddenly Shen Tingmo kissed her forehead.

Shen Tingmo also knew that his mouth was not easy to use, and he couldn't express his emotions at the moment, so he could only use it to kiss Ruan Wei, playing the most pragmatic role.

There was a light "click" sound from behind.

Ye Xinxin put down the camera and smiled shyly: "I'm sorry, I thought the atmosphere just now was very good, so I couldn't resist taking pictures."

Cai Mu also joined in the fun: "It must be beautiful!"

Ye Xinxin fiddled with the mirrorless camera, checking the captured image on the LCD screen.

The starry sky is the bottom, the full moon is clear, and a little red light is dotted on the right side of the moonlight. The two figures cuddling together, because they are against the light, can't distinguish their faces, only the dark silhouette can be seen.

One side hugged the other side with one shoulder, the profile of the nose was sharp and the neck bone was drooping, and a devout kiss was placed on the other side's forehead.

This photo was captured by chance, because of its beautiful artistic conception, it was later included in Ye Xinxin's graduation project album.

Ye Xinxin specifically notified Ruan Wei about this, and asked him for the name of the photo.

"My idea is 'everything is like the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is like you', isn't it too vulgar and a bit unorthodox?" Ye Xinxin asked.

Ruan Wei smiled without answering, and after two days, sent Ye Xinxin two words by text message, as the finalized version——

preference.

Master Ruan exhausted all the romantic cells in his body to come up with this name.

In the original video sent by Ye Xinxin, Mars and the moon can be clearly seen, which Ruan Wei found very rare.

The ancients called this special celestial phenomenon "Yinghuo guarding the moon", which endowed the meeting of the two planets with a beautiful artistic conception.

Although Xinghe is romantic, Ruan Wei is selfish, thinking that the silhouette in the photo is the main character.

Like the two planets, they are also guarding each other.

Putting aside time, space and light years, across the vast universe, just to go in the direction of that person.

Is this not a preference?

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