Chapter 128: The Beach at Night
“Put me down, Mo Ziyang.”
After being carried on his back for quite a while, with her bottom resting on his hands, Lin Muxi finally couldn’t stand the awkward feeling anymore. She poked his head with her finger.
Hearing her words, Mo Ziyang looked around. Then he carried her over to a bench on the wooden boardwalk by the beach and set the silly girl down.
The two of them sat there quietly, looking at the sea right in front of them while the night breeze brushed against their faces.
Unfortunately, the beach at night wasn’t lively. There weren’t many tourists, and even the wind and waves came only from time to time.
“Mo Ziyang…” While staring at the sea, Lin Muxi suddenly called his name softly.
When he turned to look at her, he found that she was just smiling at him in a daze.
“What is it? Do I have something on my face?” Mo Ziyang asked, confused.
“Nothing.” Lin Muxi shook her head with a smile.
She turned back, let out a small breath as if she had put something down in her heart, then leaned her small body against him.
They stayed like that until Mo Ziyang suddenly said he needed to shake the sand out of his shoes. Only then did Lin Muxi sit up straight again.
Watching him take off his shoes and shake out lots of sand, Lin Muxi realized her own shoes must also be full. But since she had been leaning against him the whole time, she hadn’t noticed it before.
“Hey, help me too, okay?”
Lifting her little foot, Lin Muxi wiggled it in front of him.
Her small leather shoes with white frilly socks gave her a special kind of charm. The only downside was the sand sticking to them.
Mo Ziyang didn’t refuse. After all, her lolita-style shoes were indeed easier to get sand in than his. So when he took them off, Lin Muxi’s two small, helpless feet curled together, waiting nervously for him to shake out the sand.
Seeing how serious he looked while doing it, Lin Muxi felt a wave of warmth in her heart. In the past, she never would have dared to even imagine this.
And also…
While he was still shaking the sand out, Lin Muxi secretly lifted her little foot to glance at it. Her slim legs with those white socks looked really cute. Surely her good bro liked this too.
After living together for so long, she could already tell that he seemed to like it when she dressed in a cute way.
“Hey… Mo Ziyang.”
Lin Muxi suddenly placed her little foot on his leg and, feeling embarrassed, called out to him.
Being touched like that, Mo Ziyang turned to her in confusion, only to see her face blushing red. This left him even more puzzled. He was only shaking out sand, why was this girl blushing?
Before he could figure it out, he heard her ask softly, “Tell me… do you like me dressing like this?”
As she spoke, Lin Muxi wiggled her little foot and tugged shyly at her skirt, lowering her head.
“Of course I like it. How could I not?”
Mo Ziyang chuckled at the question. He gently lifted her little foot and then carefully helped her put her cleaned shoes back on. Lin Muxi let out a small gasp as he did so.
“All done. Let’s go.” Mo Ziyang stood up and held her hand.
Since sand easily got into their shoes on the beach, the two of them didn’t go down to the sand again. Instead, they slowly walked along the wooden path.
As they walked, Lin Muxi noticed that even though it was already night, there were still people playing and splashing around in the sea. She tugged at her best friend’s hand with excitement.
“Hey, does that mean tomorrow we can go into the sea and play too?”
Hearing her question, Mo Ziyang also noticed that this silly girl was staring nonstop at a few kids not far away, who were swimming in the sea with float rings.
It was a pity he hadn’t bought any swimwear, otherwise he could have gone into the sea together with Lin Muxi. Still, if it was just splashing around at the edge, it was not impossible.
“If you want, you can take off your socks and shoes and play a bit, but only at the seaside.”
“Eh—? Really?”
Lin Muxi turned her head, looking at him with a face full of joy, waiting eagerly for his answer. Clearly, the thought of playing in the sea was very tempting to her.
Mo Ziyang nodded, then crouched by a chair to help Lin Muxi take off her shoes and little white socks, revealing her fair, delicate feet.
“Go play.”
After placing her shoes and socks to the side, Mo Ziyang patted her head and sat down on the chair to rest, not planning to join her.
This made Lin Muxi unhappy, standing barefoot on the sand.
“Come play together...”
She pulled his hand, trying to drag him toward the sea.
But her best friend only tapped her lightly on the head.
“If I go play too, who will hold your shoes and carry you back to the hotel?”
“Ugh... fine...”
Even on the soft sand, her bare feet still felt a little prickly pain. Clearly, walking all the way back barefoot was impossible.
Besides, if she really tried that, she’d probably get scolded by him again for not taking care of her body.
Rubbing the spot on her head where he had tapped, Lin Muxi had no choice but to listen to him. She ran alone to the seaside and played in the shallow water, which only reached her ankles, splashing waves around as she ran.
It was obvious she was very happy. After all, it was her first time seeing the ocean.
Mo Ziyang leaned back on the chair, taking photo after photo of Lin Muxi with his phone.
Sometimes she ran in the water, sometimes she bent down to pick up shells.
By the time she finally came back tired, she was holding a bunch of seashells and conches in her hands. Even the hem of her dress had been splashed wet from running.
“Look, look, aren’t these pretty? Keep one as a memory.”
She put down the little treasures she had picked up, then carefully chose a complete, nicely patterned conch and handed it to him. Only then did she sit down beside him.
Mo Ziyang, of course, didn’t refuse. He put the conch into his pocket. Since it was a gift from his silly girl, of course he would keep it safe. He smiled and gently patted her head.
“Tired from playing?”
“Mm...”
“Look at you, your dress is all wet.”
“Ehh... it’s fine.”
She patted the wet hem of her dress and laughed foolishly. Then, all at once, she threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.
“I’m tired... let’s go back to the hotel, Brother Mo~”
“Already can’t wait to go back?”
Mo Ziyang pinched her cheek with a smile, then carried her up in his arms while holding her little leather shoes, and brought her back to the hotel.