Chapter 86: He Was Kind of Sweet
Leslie didn’t stay in her melancholy mood for long.
Enveloped in the soft and peaceful ambiance of the moonlit river, boating beneath canopies of peach blossom petals helped to lift the heaviness tugging at her heart.
Calix also noticed the change in her expression. He could tell that Leslie was not faking her feelings, much to his relief.
"Should I see what’s in this river?" asked Leslie, looking intently at the rippling water’s surface. Pink petals floated near the slow-moving boat.
"What if you find..." Calix deliberately widened his eyes, grinning lop-sidedly, "Some kind of river monster?"
"Geez..." Leslie frowned, looking up from the river to Calix, "Do you think we have a Loch Ness monster here? Or river demon, clam monster?"
"Who knows?" Calix shrugged, "You can try swimming in there and tell me once you get up here."
Leslie pursed her lips, slightly pouting, "Don’t taint this peaceful river with your monster stories. Want me to curse you haunted by scary ghosts tonight?"
"Oh, so scary. Do you think I’m a five year old? Ghosts don’t scare me ah. I’m a mature thirty-two gentleman."
Calix pretended to shudder in fright. He exaggerated his facial expression, already forgetting that he needed to act like talking to the earbuds instead of to the air.
Leslie was irked. She immediately retorted, "Says the person who fainted seeing me for the first time. Who was it, huh? I think it’s someone named Calix Xu."