Chapter 816 Pressing forward step by step
The silence is spreading, creeping onto the skin silently, like ants. The cold air touches the hot skin, and goosebumps suddenly appear like crazy.
However, the same quietness is already a completely different atmosphere.
In the apartment, I could clearly detect subtle changes in the atmosphere. Before I realized it, I had already held my breath and been drawn into the scene in front of me.
Clementine's enthusiasm and initiative, Joel's restraint and shyness, the pull back and forth, subvert the stereotypes in people's consciousness and present completely different positions and states; but what is really important is Yes, the overflowing chemical reaction firmly grabs the attention and makes people unable to take their eyes away.
So, what’s next?
When Clementine hit the iceberg with her enthusiasm, she did not continue to lean against her. She pulled away slightly, and the cold air surged into the space between the two of them.
Awkward, unfamiliar, and awkward.
Clementine is playing a high profile, waiting for Joel to take the initiative to come up to her. She is aloof, noble and out of reach!
But.
No.
Not really.
The air just turned cold, and embarrassment spread in the silence.
Clementine was a little depressed.
After all, Clementine didn’t hold on——
It's only two seconds more expensive.
Turning her head, Clementine looked at Joel with a flat mouth, dissatisfaction completely written on her face; but to her surprise, Clementine saw Joel's eyes flickering.
Huh? Wait, what's going on?
Clementine raised her eyebrows slightly and waited patiently.
Sure enough, I saw Joel's timid and reserved gaze drifting over from the corner of his eye again. He had already retreated in panic before he even touched Clementine.
Like a fox, walking on the frozen lake in winter, keep your ears up and be careful, and disappear without a trace at the slightest disturbance; even if there is no movement, you still keep your feet lightly and remain fully vigilant, refusing to approach strangers .
However, he couldn't hold it back after all. His peripheral vision drifted over again and again, looking at Clementine furtively.
So, what's going on?
Clementine looked at Joel, with a hint of curiosity in her eyes——
Joel sat upright, with his back straight, his legs upright, and his hands placed neatly on his knees. on top, holding a water glass in his left hand. His thumb continued to rub the cup up and down, and the small movements revealed the turbulence in his heart.
Then.
Out of the corner of his eyes, he drifted over again inadvertently, and this time he was caught directly by Clementine.
"You are very taciturn, right?"
Joel, "Sorry."
Shrugged lightly, the first reaction was to apologize, and looked away again, but realized It's impolite to speak without looking someone in the eye.
Joel hurriedly raised his eyes, glanced at Clementine quickly, showed an awkward and awkward smile, but looked away again without stopping for a second.
"My life cannot be described as interesting. Every day is just going to work and going home. There is nothing worth discussing."
Raising his eyes again, Joel noticed Clementine He had been staring at himself calmly and warmly. He couldn't help but stop, and finally did not leave in a hurry. He carefully traced the outline of Clementine's eyebrows with his eyes.
Inadvertently, hold your breath.
Clementine didn't seem to notice, she just looked at Joel quietly.
In this short moment, time seemed to stop. Sparks and electricity arose between the collision of eyes, and the sound of heart beating turned into a roar that set off a stormy sea above the eardrums.
But.
Joel bowed his head.
It’s Joel again, looking away. Joel could feel Clementine's gaze. She did not move or dodge. She was still staring at him intently. He could clearly feel the temperature on her cheeks, which made Joel swallow.
Dry mouth.
"You should really look at my diary, it's almost...blank."
Joel whispered, squeezing the words out of his throat, dry and difficult.
"Really?" Clementine spoke, and a high-frequency voice instantly broke the atmosphere.
Obviously Clementine's volume and speaking speed are normal, just a little higher, but in Joel's comparison, Clementine seems noisy.
Clementine still stared at Joel, her eyes so hot that they could almost burn two holes in his face.
This time, Clementine regained her courage, moved her butt, and got slightly closer to Joel. She leaned her upper body forward slightly, turned her head and tried to exchange eyes with Joel again, "Does this make you sad or anxious? ?"
The tone is slightly urgent.
Joel felt that a stove was approaching him, and his skin was almost scalded. His body subconsciously moved away, but his eyes crept up to the face and stayed on the lips carefully.
Clementine didn't notice and was immersed in her own thoughts, "I am often anxious and always feel that life is not fulfilling enough. I hope that I can seize every opportunity and ensure that every minute and second is not wasted. ”
Crackling, like a tornado, with almost no ventilation, Clementine said it all in one breath.
Joel then heard his own voice whispering in his ear, "I've thought about it too."
Clementine was stunned and raised her eyes to look at Joel.
Inadvertently, Clementine crashed into the blue ocean, "Really?"
The voice trembled slightly.
"You're so nice." A smile crept up the corner of his mouth, and both Clementine and Joel laughed. This made Clementine intoxicated in the atmosphere, "Oh, God, I'm so You should stop saying this, I mean...you, you are so nice."
Although I shouldn't say this, I can't help it.
Clementine closed the distance again, almost leaning against Joel, and looked deeply into those eyes. The smile paused at the corner of her mouth, and the focus of her eyes slowly faded, just like that in the blue. Falling, falling slowly.
Half asleep and half awake, talking to himself.
“I want to marry you.”
The thoughts in her mind blurted out, but Clementine was not panicked or embarrassed. Seeing the stunned panic on Joel's face, she smiled instead, picked up the water glass and took a sip of wine.
"I know. I'm serious."
Look at Joel all the time.
Joel blinked, and for a moment he forgot to change his gaze and stared at Clementine.
This was the first time that Joel looked at Clementine openly and openly for such a long time. He knew that he should turn his head, but his neck was stiff. He was distracted for a while, and his heart almost broke free from the reins. Restrained, the brain pressed the pause button, and an indescribable warmth surged in the chest.
"...Okay?"
The ending sound rose, and Joel was a little unsure, but deep down he didn't resist, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly uncontrollably.
Shy and joyful, happy and nervous.
My heart was beating wildly, making a roar above my eardrums.
Joel was 100% sure that this was not him. Every cell in his body was screaming to run away. This was definitely not something he would normally do.
But more importantly, every inch of his soul longed for this thing, approaching slowly and uncontrollably. The emotion was so strong and so turbulent, so intense that Joel panicked.
This emotion emerging from a strange corner was losing control, but Joel didn't know whether tension or happiness was taking over.
Adrenaline, full burn.
(End of this chapter)