Caught in a daze, the black sedan drove away from the spot.
The evening breeze, funneling through the half-open window, called Nian Yuyu back from her reverie. Chu You's words echoed deafeningly, providing her with an immense sense of security, grounding her once adrift heart and gradually filling it.
"Chu You," she whispered his name.
"Hmm?"
"Then you can also be sure that I am completely your girlfriend."
"I have always been certain," the man's deep voice was full of confidence.
Nian Yuyu's erratic heartbeat slowly calmed, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.
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It was nearing eleven o'clock, and Jing'an Garden was quiet as a whisper.
The black sedan was parked in the temporary parking space, with two figures entwined intimately inside the vehicle, occasionally emitting faint, heart-fluttering sounds suggestive of ambiguity.
After a while, the cool night air dispersed the enchanting atmosphere inside the car, and the stealthily risen temperature receded.