Traveling through Tomorrow's Ark: Starting with a Yama Sword

Chapter 157: Lover

(This chapter is not a sequel, you know what I mean)

“Who created Valentine’s Day?”

Every year at this time, Qiannian, or Shen Qi, has been thinking about this question. It's just that he was still a reader last year, but this year he has switched to another world.

The echo from the new world turned into the first rhapsody after the rain. However, the traveler from the other world has not yet found his lover.

"It's a nice day."

When Shen Qi pushed open the door of her dormitory, she found Texas standing outside - but her attention was on the screen of the mobile phone in her hand.

"This isn't a date," she said softly.

"Good morning, are you waiting for me here?"

Shen Qi said something to her, and when she heard the familiar voice, she immediately came back to her senses and looked at the man in front of her:

"Well, didn't you say you wanted me to spend Valentine's Day with you? So here I am, but I'm still dealing with some things."

Texas showed him the screen of her phone. It showed the chat history between her and Laplander. The first sentence was:

"Are you going on a date with Qiannian today?"

Shen Qi actually felt that this was not a date in the strict sense - it was just that someone was accompanying him, and it happened to be someone he liked.

If time goes back to last year, perhaps he would have a better life. After all, there were more readers then than now. Someone gained twice the popularity of a thousand years with just 60 chapters, and then simply stopped updating and abandoned the readers.

But now, the thousand-year-old story is still going on, and it really can't let go of the readers. After all, a story with a bad ending is not what everyone wants to see.

According to Qiannian, it actually means: "I don't want to be visited by readers."

Ahem, let's get back to the topic. After seeing this message, Shen Qi asked Texas:

"Is she jealous?"

"Maybe. She and I are old acquaintances now, and her obsession with me is fading. And you know that I don't need to consider other people's opinions when I fall in love."

Texas smiled at him, then returned to his usual calm expression, and the two walked outside.

"Do you know why I am willing to accompany you?"

Before the two got in the car, Texas suddenly stopped him and asked him a question.

Shen Qi just shook his head. He was not confident about their relationship. After all, she never said they were a couple. He thought they were just "friends like lovers."

Inès: Your previous experience gives me every reason to suspect that you are already together.

Texas leaned close to his ear and whispered:

"Because you are my best choice."

Then she closed the car door and signaled Shen Qi to start the car.

"This isn't a date, it's just us hanging out together."

"It's almost the same, there's nothing to worry about."

Since it was not a date, they naturally had no plans to go to "holy places" like the cinema or the Ferris wheel.

"You don't want me to drive back to Longmen, do you?"

"No, just find a place nearby. As for Longmen...you can go back with me when you have nothing to do."

Texas touched his right hand slightly and said, "Penguin Logistics definitely treats you as one of their own. You can rest assured that I am here."

"Okay, it's all up to you."

After driving for about twenty minutes, Shen Qi stepped on the brakes - because Texas saw a bookstore and motioned for him to stop.

"Let's go there. Even though it's just a bookstore, it's actually a coffee shop inside."

"you've been to?"

"I rested here when Rhodes Island was on a mission. I remember the Colombian food was pretty good."

Shen Qi naturally followed her out of the car, and then the two of them pushed open the door. As expected, the aroma of coffee came from the bookstore, with a bitter but long-lasting feeling.

Texas ordered two cups of coffee, both of the same flavor. She handed one to Shen Qi, who thanked her and took the coffee.

“Is this what you call Colombian?”

"You'll know after you try it."

Shen Qi took a sip and felt that it tasted similar to the coffee she had given him before, except that the bitterness was less and the aroma was richer.

"This has the same flavor as the coffee I bought before, but mine was instant, and this is freshly made."

Texas explained, "Drink slowly, and read a book."

Shen Qi only noticed at this moment that she was holding a book. He also stood up and took a book from the side, then sat back down:

"Is this book you're reading... a love story?"

"Yes, I haven't read any content about this before. It's a good idea to take a look at this on Valentine's Day."

Texas explained, and asked in return,

"You are reading about Victorian modern history. Are you interested?"

"Yeah, I was watching it before."

Texas just nodded, and then returned his gaze to the book. Shen Qi also began to read the history book, which made the two of them silent in the quiet environment - but Shen Qi would occasionally glance at the woman opposite him, as if he was thinking about something.

When the two finished their coffee, they stood up and prepared to leave. However, when Shen Qi sat in the driver's seat, another question came from the side:

"Do you think a love story is better with a good ending or a bad ending?"

Shen Qi started the car first, then answered:

"If the story can reflect the protagonist's sincere and deep love, then the story is good regardless of whether it has a good or bad ending."

Texas was quite satisfied with the answer, so he didn't say anything else and drove to the next location.

Today's itinerary is mainly quiet, not as hot and spicy as that of a young couple - but they are not a couple either.

Laplander: Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Inès: Just accept it.

"What do you want to eat for lunch?"

"Look at you. You asked me to come and stay with you. You have some opinions of your own."

Texas' words actually contained a bit of complaint - because he was indeed too passive in this regard, and many things were decided by her.

"okay, I get it."

Shen Qi then decided on a destination and drove straight there. It didn't take him long, nor did he drive very fast. Texas would occasionally talk to him about the book he had just read:

"Although it is a happy ending, many details are not explained well."

"That's because the author paid too much attention to the expression of love."

Texas held his chin slightly, then said:

"It's actually quite good, but if the person who wrote the article reads it, there are indeed areas that can be improved."

She looked at Shen Qi again, but he was concentrating on the road ahead, glancing at the rearview mirror from time to time.

Texas just shook his head and smiled, thinking to himself:

"He looks a bit serious, and quite handsome."

Shen Qi found a restaurant that served Syracuse cuisine, but also mixed in some other elements. He handed the menu to Texas again, but she threw it back to him:

"Hey, be a little assertive. You go first this time."

Shen Qi scratched his head and had to order first. Later, Texas added some more and gave the menu to the waiter.

After dinner, the two of them took a walk outside. With a bit of the cool city air and industrial atmosphere, everything seemed a little strange, but it was the rhythm he liked.

"Texas, maybe we can come out like this again in the spring."

"That's a good idea."

Texas lifted the long hair beside his ear, then reached out and stroked the few strands of gray hair on Shen Qi's forehead:

"When the time comes, our relationship may not be the same as it is now."

In the evening, Shen Qi drove the car back to Rhode Island. After parking the car, he paused for a moment and said to Texas:

"Let's go give the Doctor some flowers."

Then he asked her to wait a moment, then went into his dormitory, took out two blue irises, and handed one to Texas:

"I guess there will be a lot of operators giving flowers to the doctor today?"

"Maybe, but it's good as long as the intention is there."

Texas looked at the flower. Its subtle fragrance seemed to last forever, as if it represented everlasting love.

The two came to the doctor's office, and after the doctor opened the door, they found that the doctor had not received any flowers today - maybe the operators had not delivered them yet.

"Thank you both."

The doctor accepted the two flowers and thanked them. Shen Qi and Texas just smiled at each other, then said goodbye to the doctor and returned to the corridor of Rhode Island.

"Thank you, Texas, for spending Valentine's Day with me today."

"It's okay. If it's a thousand years, I'm willing to do it."

"This isn't a date, it's just you accompanying me."

"Well, it's Valentine's Day, it's nice."

Texas blinked, "There's a quiet atmosphere, just the two of us, which is the best for me."

"But, when it comes to Valentine's Day, I always feel like something is missing..."

Before Shen Qi finished speaking, he felt something on his face. Texas stretched out his hands and placed them on both sides of his cheeks. The coldness of the past was gone, replaced by tenderness, but it seemed that he was targeting the person in front of him as prey:

"Don't tell anyone about this, Qiannian."

"Texas, you mean..."

"After all, today is Valentine's Day. Also, you can call me Cellinina."

Then, she looked at Shen Qi's lips, smiled gently, and kissed him hard:

"Happy Valentine's Day, Millennium."

This time, it was a deep kiss.

He felt the blazing and deep temperature, immersed in it, and even bit her tongue tip gently, followed by a deeper exploration in her mouth. He hugged her waist, and she continued to hold his cheek, with a trace of tears, sucking on his lips, the blue love surging in her pupils, and the amber affection, just unwilling to separate for a long time...

“You are my best choice.”

"A mio avviso, Texas."