Chapter 504: – On the streets
Although Lin Jin had loosened up a bit while they were at home just now, as soon as they stepped outside, her expression suddenly turned cold. She walked ahead of Xia Tian with a 'strangers keep away' look.
She still wasn't used to showing affection in front of others.
Facing this situation, Xia TIan looked helpless. Regarding Lin Jin who was currently hurrying ahead of him, Xia Tian was completely clueless on what to do.
Once Lin Jin's expression turned cold, she was even scarier than him. After all, he always had a cold expression, but it was rare to see such an expression on Lin Jin.
"Lin Jin, why are you treating me like a stranger?" Xia Tian hurriedly walked to her side. "Where are you headed?"
"Going to the bus." Lin Jin glanced at Xia Tian beside her, then suddenly lowered her head, her ears turning a bit red "Don't be too close to me in public..."
Xia Tian blinked, only then did he come to a realization. Lin Jin was feeling shy.
"Sure."
He agreed without hesitation.
And then he realized that he shouldn't have f*cking agreed to this thing. Lin Jin would at least chat a bit with him before, but now after she got his word, wouldn't even sit next to him on the bus. And her gaze never even met his body, this was like completely treating him as a stranger.
Going out with friends wouldn't even be like this, right? Let alone with a boyfriend.
Xia Tian, who was already on the bus, just blankly looked at Lin Jin.
"What?" Lin Jin felt a bit uncomfortable because of his gaze.
"No just, even if we can't be too close, don't treat me like a stranger, okay?" Xia Tian helplessly showed an awkward smile. "Just now, you even left me behind when crossing the street."
"How old are you, you don't still need me to hold your hand to cross the street, do you?" Lin Jin rolled her eyes at him.
You say that, but we're a couple! Do you know what a couple means!
Xia Tian continued to be confused.
"But let's say you're going out with classmates, you wouldn't be this cold, right?" Xia Tian couldn't get used to Lin Jin's cold expression that was almost identical to his own iceberg face.
But his iceberg look was because of a bad habit formed since childhood, whereas Lin Jin's was just a rare occurrence.
"Your cold expression is really uncomfortable to look at." Xia Tian straightforwardly said.
Lin Jin glanced at him, then rolled her eyes: "But aren't you usually like this too?"
Xia Tian had no response to that.
"So, the way you feel looking at me now is pretty much the same as how I felt looking at you before." Lin Jin sat with him at the back of the bus. There also weren't many people around, so she spoke frankly. "You even promised you would change before, but in these past few days I haven't seen you smile much."
"I do smile!" Xia Tian immediately forced a smile.
"Ugh, so ugly…"
Lin Jin was amused by Xia Tian's weird looking smile, helplessly shaking her head, feeling at a loss for words.
Xia Tian's icy look was solely because of a habit formed since childhood. Maybe it was because he got bullied when he was young or it might be because he was too introverted, causing his clearly good smile to rarely appear in front of others.
Even Lin Jin had rarely seen Xia Tian's genuine smile.
Xia Tian sighed and helplessly said: "Alright, I'll try my best to change. Can you stop giving me that look?"
"What look? I just don't want others to think we're showing off."
Xia Tian raised an eyebrow. Without caring that Lin Jin was still talking, he wrapped his arm around her waist.
Lin Jin felt her whole body stiffen but then gradually began to get used to the feeling. Her body also slowly relaxed and she subconsciously leaned her head on Xia Tian's shoulder.
Xia Tian's height was very average, just about 1.75 meters, while Lin Jin's height was also just 1.6 meters. If it weren't for her wearing tall shoes, she would probably be half a head shorter than him.
Although her body was gradually relaxing, Lin Jin's face was still flushed red. She always felt that showing affection in public was a very shameful kind of thing.
She frowned slightly in discomfort. She cautiously looked around at the others sitting nearby and found that they just glanced at her before uninterestedly continuing to do their own thing.
It seemed that not everyone was interested in other's displays of affection.
Only then did Lin Jin breathe a sigh of relief, comfortably leaning her whole body against Xia Tian.
Xia Tian's body was very warm. It was already a hot day, but his body temperature was actually much higher than the air temperature. Even just having his arm behind her back made her feel a bit hot all over.
But fortunately, it wasn't far from here to Wanda Plaza. Ten minutes by taxi, and the bus, with its stops and starts, was also only about twenty or thirty minutes.
This torture of being held didn't last long as the bus soon arrived at the stop. The two got off one after the other, and then Lin Jin just headed straight towards the all you can eat barbeque restaurant.
Xia Tian hurriedly kept up with her.
This Lin Jin person was still being so sweet just now, but as soon as they got off the bus, she immediately turned into an iceberg again for some reason.
Xia Tian finally understood what it meant when they said a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea.
He felt a bit mentally exhausted but didn't dwell too much on it. Following Lin Jin's steps, the two people, one man and one woman, walked down the streets of Wanda with the same cold expressions.
Maybe because Lin Jin had performed here before, they would occasionally hear some passersby talking about her previous performances.
There were even two fans who asked Lin Jin for an autograph.
Lin Jin suddenly realized that her popularity was actually not bad.
Although her regular viewership in the livestream might not even reach ten thousand, viewers always come and go, occasionally watching when they have time. If someone was to really count the number of people who knew Lin Jin, there would probably be at least three hundred thousand.
Also adding the audience who watched her dance videos and those who saw her previous performances here, having some fans was quite normal.
They went straight to the front of the all you can eat barbeque, and Lin Jin turned around to look at Xia Tian.
"Are you treating?" Lin Jin asked him.
"Of course."
Xia Tian didn't have much money, but he could still afford to treat an all you can eat meal.
Entering the all you can eat barbecue restaurant, Xia Tian, this introvert who probably rarely ate out, just stood somewhat awkwardly at the entrance. Lin Jin simply grabbed his hand and pulled him to a two person table.
After confirming the price with the waiter, Lin Jin ran off to get the raw meats. While Xia Tian, who had never eaten at an all you can eat before, just foolishly looked at her back, not knowing what he should do.
"You're in charge of grilling, I'll go get them!" Lin Jin put a pile of meat on the table. She stood there before the table, tilted her head and looked at Xia Tian "Don't tell me you don't know how to grill meat?"
"That I can do."
After all, Xia Tian had lived the one person life for a long time. Although he wasn't a great cook, he could make something edible, let alone grill meat.