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The sunlight shone through the window onto Baige's face, and outside the window, the palm trees were lush and vibrant, their leaves glistening with morning dew. As the sun illuminated them, they exuded the unique vitality of plants. Baige stretched lazily in bed and then got up.
Leaving the room, Baige saw Hishen with his back to her, busy in the kitchen. The broad expanse of his back was bathed in warm sunlight. Baige walked over to greet him and then went to help.
When she approached, Hishen looked up at her and saw her sleepy look, feeling somewhat amused: "Why don't you sleep a little more? When you wake up, I'll take you around the island."
Baige immediately perked up upon hearing this, went over to the side, naturally took the eggs from Hishen's hand, and said, "Thank you for your hard work! A-Sheng! Let's set off after breakfast!"
In just a few short sentences of playfulness, the distance between the two people was brought closer, filling the small kitchen with laughter.
"Do you get seasick?" Hishen turned his head and asked softly, his eyelashes casting long, slender shadows on the wall in the sunlight.
Baige was a little stunned when she saw Hishen's curly eyelashes. She had once tried to get longer eyelashes because hers were not long enough, and she envied the beautiful curve of Hishen's lashes.
"It won't smudge!" Baige replied firmly.
"That way, you won't be throwing up on the boat and looking for your mom. If you beg me, I'll give you an amazing tool!" Hishen stopped chewing, made a grimace at her, and looked up at her teasingly.
Baige didn't say anything, but rolled her eyes and lightly kicked him under the table.
"Putting on an act!"
This sentence made Hishen burst into laughter.
"You laughed twice, sounding like a cooing pigeon..." Baige also imitated Hishen's strange face, making a grimace at him.
After the meal, Hishen packed another lunch box and stuffed it into the nearby bag. "Before we go out to play, I need to deliver lunch to my sister. She insists on eating the fried rice I make and has been talking about it for days. Do you want to come along?"
Baige naturally took the helmet handed over by Hishen, got on the bike, and the refreshing sea breeze blew through Baige's hair all the way, the itchy feeling couldn't help but make Baige close her eyes.
Baige looked at the young man beside her, the roar of the motorcycle drowned out the sound of the waves, she looked up at him, but his face was completely covered by the motorcycle helmet, and the passing plants were swept askew by the wind brought by the passing of the car.
"My dad always said, 'A boy must keep his head in the sky and his feet on the ground,' so I've been doing pretty well! You should too..." Hishen said lightly. Baige echoed Hishen while looking ahead, envisioning every corner of this little island."
"We're here, we're here," Hishen parked the car and took off his helmet.
"Uncle! Did you make delicious food again?" The car stopped at the entrance of a small courtyard, and a lively boy with a tiger's head and tiger's brain ran over at the sound, hanging on Hishen's neck.
Baige stood behind Hishen, smiling as he watched the two of them play around.
While Baige was watching the two of them laughing foolishly, the little boy suddenly shouted loudly at Baige: "Are you my auntie!"
This sentence, left unsaid, would have been fine, but once spoken, it exploded like a thunderbolt, leaving Hishen in a panic as he rushed to cover the boy's mouth. In the meantime, the boy took the opportunity to wipe his runny nose on Hishen's hand, causing Hishen to contort his face in embarrassment.
Hishen's sister suddenly appeared at the door.
"Hello, sister!" Baige immediately greeted Hishen's sister, which made her face light up with a smile.
"Are you Hishen's girlfriend? Oh, you're so beautiful..."
Hishen heard this and came out from the inner room. Seeing Baige's pleading eyes, he quickly went over to explain, "This is my new friend Baige. Oh, don't keep saying she's my girlfriend, you're scaring her."
"We're going out to play in a bit, so we're off!" The older sister gave Hishen a fierce look, then turned to Baige with a regretful expression, saying, "Oh dear, next time let me know in advance, and I'll make something delicious for you in advance..." "Goodbye, uncle!" Before the words had even finished, Hishen had already dragged Baige out, leaving Baige no time to react as he stumbled and turned back to loudly bid farewell to Hishen's sister.
"If you don't run, she's going to interrogate you about your household registration like a police officer!" Hishen teased his sister with a bright smile.
Hishen jumped into the car and frantically waved at Baige. Baige walked over with a curious look, but was pulled to his side and mysteriously handed something to wear - it was a jasmine bracelet, threaded with a delicate chain. The fragrance of jasmine quietly drifted into her nostrils along with the wind.
"Looks great!" Baige happily lowered his head to caress this little thing, the joy in his eyes hard to conceal.
"So this is the key to not getting seasick." Hishen smiled, looking at Baige who was as happy as a child, and couldn't help but feel a ripple in his heart.
In the early morning, sunlight shines on the windowsill, casting gentle morning light on the ornaments. A layer of fine dust floats on the solid wood furniture, and the light passes through the glass and the water vapor evaporated by the sun, creating the Tyndall effect - the only way for light to display its shape.
Baige leaned against the bed, staring fixedly at the fine dust rising and dispersing. She lightly blew, and the fluff darted away but then suddenly returned. In the blink of an eye, three days had passed, and Baige and Hishen were becoming more and more familiar, to the point where both of them felt a sense of regret for not meeting sooner.
In the morning, he would prepare breakfast and then call her on WeChat to wake her up; on their way to gather seafood, he would secretly hand her a piece of coral or a beautifully shaped shell; he would mischievously increase the speed of the car, letting her scream; he would secretly pick up the camera and take strange and funny photos of her...
"Is this the feeling of liking someone..." Baige suddenly had this thought in her mind, and her heart couldn't help but beat a little faster.
"What are you thinking? Come on, I'll take you to a good place!"
At this moment, Hishen suddenly appeared from behind and gently patted her shoulder. Baige was startled and raised her fist as if to hit him in anger. Hishen stood in front of her, smiling with curved eyes.
The seaside temple fair was not as bustling as those on the mainland. Some common people set up stalls to sell their handcrafted goods.
Before reaching the temple gate, Baige had already seen the huge tree inside the temple, covered with red ribbons fluttering in the sea breeze. She couldn't help but exclaim at the enormity of the tree to Hishen.
Hishen walked beside her, listening attentively to Baige's words with his head down. The sun shone on him, making even his sweat glisten. Baige carefully nestled in the small shadow next to Hishen, not wanting to be tanned by the big sun.
Playing and joking, the two of them walked to the outside of the temple, where the air was filled with the savory scent of seafood and a hint of light floral fragrance. Baige skillfully navigated through the crowd, following the scent, and she saw an old man's stall displaying strings of jasmine bracelets, with pure white flower buds that had not yet bloomed, but their fragrance had already wafted out.
"I know you like it, so I'm giving it to you."
Hishen emerged from behind her, seeing her staring at the bracelet. He quickly bent down and picked up a string from the stall to put on her. Before Baige could react, he had already paid for it, smiling like a triumphant villain.
Looking at the flowers on her wrist, Baige couldn't help but remember the day he magically produced that bracelet, a different feeling arising in his heart.
Turning around, the two entered the temple. Baige knelt devoutly in front of Mazu, bowing her head and praying for a long time. Hishen also knelt on the cushion and prayed with her.
Stepping out of the threshold, Baige asked Hishen: "What wish did you make?"
"Wishes lose their power once spoken aloud," Hishen said, raising an eyebrow and shaking his head as he lectured Baige.
No one knew what wishes they had made to Mazu.
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