Chapter 18: Stylish! The Young Lady Arrives
On a scorching summer night, the liveliest place had to be the outdoor food stalls.
The specialty food street in the East City District was called a street, but it was more aptly described as a food city. At this moment, it was buzzing with people and extremely lively.
On both sides of the road stood barbecue grills, blackened with oil. Skewered ingredients were lined up in rows, releasing a tantalizing aroma as they cooked over the charcoal fire.
SIZZLE, SIZZLE...
Fat dripped onto the charcoal, causing tiny sparks to fly.
Xia Qingxue looked on with curiosity at everything before her.
It wasn’t that she had never seen a lively scene before. Take the war against the Doomsday Holy Sect, for example. During the mobilization, she had shouted passionate and fervent slogans just like all the other soldiers. But the scene before her was clearly different from anything she had ever witnessed. It was a chaotic scene, thick with the atmosphere of mundane, everyday life—a type of normalcy she had never experienced.
When she first received Chen Pingchuan’s call, she had been a bit hesitant. After a full day of fun, she was tired, but in the end, she couldn’t resist the impulse in her heart and accepted his invitation.
Of course, Xia Qingxue never hid her true feelings. The inexplicable joy that bubbled up inside her made her understand her own heart. She liked the feeling of being with Chen Pingchuan. It was freeing and relaxing.
"Don’t walk behind me. Let’s switch places. You go in front, and I’ll follow," Chen Pingchuan said, naturally taking Xia Qingxue’s hand and guiding her ahead of him.
Tonight, Xia Qingxue wore a long white dress with a cute, gray V-neck short-sleeved top, heeled sandals, and a small, white leather crossbody bag.
Chen Pingchuan had always known Xia Qingxue had a great figure, but with the change of clothes, he realized he had still underestimated her allure. Her chest was full and prominent, her waist slender and shapely, and her hips were slightly lifted. Combined with skin as fair as ivory, she stood out in this open-air stall full of rough men. She was like a firefly in the night, glowing brightly.