Since the original plan had changed, the driving time would be longer. Tan Linyuan and Nan Yu were going to set off the next day.
Before setting off, Nan Yu was in a very excited mood. She didn't look like she was going on a business trip but more like on a trip.
She wobbled towards the car like a little duck.
"The long - distance drive may be a bit tiring. Tell me anytime if you feel uncomfortable."
Before getting on the highway, they stopped by a convenience store and bought some food and drinks for the journey.
The music Nan Yu liked was playing in the car. She had chosen it the day before, saying it was for prenatal education.
It was early spring, and the temperature was gradually warming up. Nan Yu opened the car window a little to let the wind in.
"You'll catch a cold later." Tan Linyuan couldn't help reminding her.
"Just for five minutes." She looked relaxed. "Breathing in fresh air is good for the baby."
Since Nan Yu got pregnant, she had ordered Tan Linyuan around many times under the pretext of "it's good for the baby".
Tan Linyuan could of course see through her little tricks, but he was willing to play along with her.
Occasionally, he would also ask playfully, "There are two babies in our family now. Which baby do you mean it's good for?"
This would make Nan Yu blush and want to hit him.
When the car got on the highway, Nan Yu obediently closed the window without Tan Linyuan's reminder.
The journey was long. Besides the music, there was only silence in the car.
Nan Yu watched the scenery flashing by outside the window. For a moment, she wished time could stand still.
Driving the car that had accompanied Tan Linyuan for many years on a road that seemed to have no end.
It seemed that only the two of them were left in the whole world.
It was no different from eloping.
The initial excitement gradually faded as time passed. Nan Yu began to feel sleepy as she watched the scenery.
After getting pregnant, Nan Yu became very sleepy.
Seeing that her eyelids were heavy, Tan Linyuan told her to take a nap first.
Nan Yu was already drowsy and leaned over to fall asleep.
Tan Linyuan reached out and turned down the car stereo to the lowest volume.
The sound of the wind outside the car window became white noise, making the whole environment even more quiet.
The whole world was in his car.
By his side.
...
They stopped at the service areas several times on the way. The increasing distance made it obvious that there was a temperature difference between the north and the south.
Every time they reached a rest area later, Tan Linyuan would take out a piece of clothing from the trunk for her to put on.
Finally, they arrived in Jingbei.
It had snowed in Jingbei last week. The sub - zero temperature had prevented the snow from melting, and there were snowdrifts by the roadside.
Nan Yu looked at the snow outside the window, extremely excited. She pressed her face against the glass to look at the completely different scenery outside.
It rarely snowed in Jiangcheng.
The hotel they stayed in was arranged by Liang Yi in advance. He said it was compensation for not letting them take a plane.
After a long journey, they rested in the hotel for half a day, had lunch, and didn't go out until almost afternoon.
Nan Yu asked Tan Linyuan if he didn't need to deal with work first. He said he would go there tomorrow.
This afternoon, he would accompany her to stroll around Jingbei first.
Tan Linyuan had already picked out several locations for houses, but the final decision was still up to Nan Yu.
After some selection, Nan Yu finally chose a small Western - style building on the outskirts of the city.
Tan Linyuan asked her why she chose this one.
Nan Yu looked up at him and smiled, pointing to the empty yard. "I like this place."
The previous villas were imposing, but they were too urban and not much different from hotel apartments.
Moreover, they were all located in the city center. She always felt they were a bit cold.
She thought there was no sense of life.
"Then we can plant flowers and grass here in spring, have barbecues and enjoy the cool in summer; make wine and dry fruits in autumn; and in winter..."
She hadn't thought of it yet. Tan Linyuan smiled and said, "We can enjoy the snow and make snowmen here in winter."
"Oh, right!" Nan Yu was so excited that she wanted to jump up. "Then we can sit inside the glass window, eat hot pot and watch the snowscape!"
What could be happier than this?
Two people in one house, three meals a day, and four seasons of life.
Tan Linyuan smiled and said, "You really know how to live."
Nan Yu blinked. "It's about living with you."
If she was the only one left in those assumptions just now, then all the assumptions would be meaningless.
Finally, they decided on this place and signed the contract directly.
As for the decoration, they would wait until Tan Linyuan was done with his work and then find a decoration company together to finalize it.
When signing the contract, Tan Linyuan only wrote Nan Yu's name on the property deed.
This house belonged only to Nan Yu.
"Why didn't you write both of our names?" Nan Yu asked.
"This is a gift for you."
Just like Nan Jiwen had treated Ye Hong back then.
Tan Linyuan looked into her eyes and said calmly, "Didn't you say that in your eyes, true love should be like that of your parents?"
She was stunned for a moment.
She had indeed said so. It was when she was arguing with Tan Linyuan and accusing their love of being invisible.
Half of what she said at that time was out of anger, but he had remembered it all.
He had said that he wouldn't let her be wronged.
Tan Linyuan was a person who had never experienced love. "Since I can remember, only my grandfather has cared about my life. Others have avoided me like the plague."
His voice was low and calm. "They put on a false show of harmony, but secretly call me a bastard and say I'm an ill - omen."
Nan Yu's heart ached.
"So it's very difficult for me to understand the emotions between people, and I really thought it didn't matter. After all, I've lived until now without it."
"But you've also craved it."
Tan Linyuan laughed. "No one doesn't crave warmth, but when you've never had it, you really don't think it's something you must have."
But once you've had a taste of it, it's hard to suppress the desire to possess it.
Even by any means necessary.
This was the inborn weakness of human beings.
"To be honest, I don't think human emotions are irreplaceable. Even two people who once had a deep relationship can gradually fade over time. No one is completely inseparable from the other."
Even if their encounter in childhood was an introduction, it was just a beautiful memory.
When they met again, he should have only had a nostalgic feeling.
The chance encounter in the convenience store he deliberately arranged was originally just to do a good deed and send the drunk her to a safe place.
But she just took one look at him.
Just one look, and he knew that he couldn't just have a nostalgic feeling for her.
"Then why did you still meet me again?"
Tan Linyuan laughed. "Maybe because I promised the mountain god."
To make her his bride.
Nan Yu pouted. "Is it so hard to say you love me? You even have to use the mountain god as an excuse."
"Coward."
Seeing her pretending to be angry, Tan Linyuan had to bend down and hug her, burying her face in his shoulder.
His voice was deep. "Yes, I love you so much."
I love you so, so much.