Chapter 2002: Chapter 1962: Sunrise over the Sea

Cao Ling, who was shedding Tears, lay beside Ye Qiu for an unknown amount of time.

Around five o’clock in the morning, Cao Ling was suddenly woken up by Ye Qiu.

She thought Ye Qiu wanted more.

"What are you doing?"

"Get up and watch the Sunrise over the Sea."

"I’m not getting up; it hurts too much."

With those words, Ye Qiu knew exactly what was going on.

"Close your eyes first."

Before Cao Ling could figure out what Ye Qiu was doing, the pain miraculously disappeared.

"It’s fine now. I’ll go take a shower first, and then we’ll go out to watch the Sunrise over the Sea."

Having just become Ye Qiu’s, Cao Ling felt somewhat romantic, although a sense of grievance lingered in her heart.

If she had known, she wouldn’t have called Ye Qiu over last night.

Although their intimacy had reached the final step last time, it wasn’t like this before.

Seeing Ye Qiu get up and head back to his room with his clothes, Cao Ling got up too, initially thinking she would be in such pain she couldn’t walk.

Unexpectedly, she actually felt fine.

After showering and putting on a dress, Cao Ling stood in her room, looking at her face in the mirror.

She noticed that, compared to last night, there was indeed a slight difference, as if she had matured overnight.

Hearing a knock at the door, Cao Ling went to open it and found Ye Qiu standing there.

However, Ye Qiu had already resumed his usual expression.

Because Cao Ling had only showered and hadn’t washed her hair, she didn’t look much different.

Lin Xiang, Liu Lingxiu, and Xiaomai all got up to wash up, still feeling a bit sleepy.

After all, it was very early.

"Should we call my cousin and the others?"

"No need, those playboys don’t understand romance."

Coming out of the villa and getting into the car, even though Ye Qiu and Cao Ling didn’t say anything, Liu Lingxiu and the other two girls could clearly sense a change in Cao Ling, even her voice sounded different.

Why was that?

Cao Ling had transformed from a girl into a woman; her voice had truly changed.

Yet Cao Ling didn’t seem to feel any change in herself.

Driving toward the seaside, Ye Qiu saw that there were already many campers waiting for the Sunrise over the Sea.

Ye Qiu parked the car on the beach and got out; the morning sea breeze was quite strong and a bit chilly.

Especially in this climate, the morning temperature is a few degrees lower than midday, though it was still summer and didn’t feel too cold.

Ye Qiu took Liu Lingxiu and Xiaomai by the hands, with Cao Ling and Lin Xiang following behind.

Lin Xiang seemed accustomed, but Cao Ling felt very uncomfortable.

Last night they were so intimate, yet now Ye Qiu seemed indifferent to her feelings. No matter what, she was just a woman and had given her most important thing to Ye Qiu, naturally entrusting her life to him.

"Hey," Cao Ling called out.

Ye Qiu stopped and asked, "What is it?"

"My foot feels a bit uncomfortable," Cao Ling said.

Ye Qiu let go of the other two girls’ hands and walked over to ask, "Where does it hurt?"

"Everywhere," Cao Ling replied.

Looking at Cao Ling, Ye Qiu understood she was being coquettish.

There was no choice; she was a spoiled princess, and of all the young beauties present, Cao Ling was arguably the most beautiful. Many young men envied Ye Qiu for bringing four beautiful women to admire the Sunrise over the Sea.

Uncertain if Ye Qiu could handle it.

Finding a place to sit, Ye Qiu and Cao Ling sat there, where Cao Ling complained of sore feet; in actuality, the pain had been treated by Ye Qiu in the room, and it wasn’t a big deal.

Moreover, Cao Ling came from a military family and her constitution was better than average.

What was a little pain?

She simply wanted to be close to Ye Qiu!

Ye Qiu and Cao Ling sat there while Lin Xiang, Liu Lingxiu, and Xiaomai took off their high heels to walk barefoot on the soft sand.

The golden sand was incredibly beautiful, perhaps due to Beidaihe’s influence, where the sea sand mixed with river sand looked fine and bright, especially as the sun started to shine.

"The sun is rising."

The summer sun rises early; by now, at five something, the red sun was sending out a beam of light that became increasingly prominent with time.

"Not taking pictures?" asked Cao Ling, who leaned against Ye Qiu.

"Men are just no good; too easily obtained and they don’t value things," Cao Ling said to Ye Qiu.

"What’s not valued?"

"You."

Cao Ling didn’t share Liu Lingxiu and others’ gaze toward the slowly rising Sunrise over the Sea.

Indeed, the Sunrise over the Sea was beautiful, especially in Qinhuangdao where one could get closer to it.

While Liu Lingxiu, Xiaomai, and Lin Xiang, who had taken out a DSLR, kept taking pictures.

Ye Qiu and Cao Ling sat there.

Around six forty in the morning, the sun had almost completely risen, emitting golden rays instead of red.

The sight was stunning, especially the sand illuminated in golden hues, as young women tourists on the beach ran about, asking friends to capture the moment.

Ye Qiu and Cao Ling remained seated when Lin Xiang called out, "Ye Qiu, come and help us take pictures."

Lin Xiang was unsure how Ye Qiu’s photography skills were so good, with photos better than hers, a fact evident from the pictures Ye Qiu had taken days before.

"Why don’t you go?"

Cao Ling said angrily.

Ye Qiu got up, went over, and picked up Lin Xiang’s camera to take photos of Lin Xiang and Liu Lingxiu.

After taking plenty of pictures, Liu Lingxiu invited Cao Ling to join them for a group photo.

But at this moment, in Cao Ling’s heart, Liu Lingxiu, innocent like a blank sheet, was more a rival than a friend.

Ye Qiu admitted Liu Lingxiu as his official girlfriend, rendering Cao Ling insignificant.

Nonetheless, Cao Ling had given her most important possession to Ye Qiu, unable to face Ye Qiu and Liu Lingxiu as before.

Now, Cao Ling’s mind was occupied wholly by Ye Qiu, as if without him she’d perish.

Ye Qiu took many shots, and Cao Ling summoned him for a group photo.

When Ye Qiu came over, Cao Ling embraced him tightly as Lin Xiang snapped the shot.

Both Lin Xiang and Liu Lingxiu were stunned by the intimacy shared between them.