System: Master Your Life-Chapter 802 - 198: Stargazing with Yu Xinyan, Young Master Xu Shakes the Programming World_3

Looking at the stars now seems very interesting, although not quite like the countryside with good air quality.

"Wow, Xu Lin, so many stars!"

Yu Xinyan exclaimed in surprise.

"That's why I suggested we find a place to watch the stars."

"Yeah."

Soon, the two of them were outside the red line, and then paddled out several hundred meters.

Here, no one would disturb them at night.

Once they reached the lake surface, Xu Lin stopped.

Then, Xu Lin shifted his position and lay down.

"Lie in my arms."

Xu Lin opened his arms wide.

Yu Xinyan didn't say a word and just lay down in Xu Lin's arms.

"Look, here we are, lying on a little boat watching stars, with the boat on the lake, without anyone to disturb us. The world is quiet, with no sound at all. Doesn't it feel special?"

"Yes, it feels very romantic!"

"Romantic might be an overstatement."

Xu Lin said, "But it should feel special. How about we sleep here tonight?"

"Sleep here?"

"Yeah, just sleep here."

"Then let's sleep here!"

Yu Xinyan was eager to try: "I haven't tried this before."

"Aren't I making it happen for you now?"

He paused, adjusted his position with Yu Xinyan in his arms and lay down properly. "Consider this a National Day gift for you, since last time Auntie was around and I didn't get to spend quality time with you."

Smack!

Yu Xinyan didn't say anything, she turned back and gave Xu Lin a peck on his cheek.

Then, she continued to look at the sky.

Being on the lake like this was an unprecedented feeling for Yu Xinyan. When she moved slightly, the boat gently rocked, just like a baby's cradle. How would one describe this feeling?

In short, it was just rocking gently.

"Xu Lin, I want to count stars."

"Go ahead."

"Let's count together. Look at the sky, we'll zone a section. I'll count the right side, you count the left side, how about that?"

"Alright."

There really weren't many stars. In a big city, it's rare to see many stars.

In such unurbanized, non-industrialized places, remote villages, that's where stars are plentiful.

Also, as many people in their 30s and 40s often say, when they were kids, the stars and moon were so bright at night, you could walk outside without needing to light a fire.

Light a fire?

Given the living conditions back then, even owning a flashlight wasn't easy. At night, people typically used bamboo sticks or kerosene lamps for lighting.

Over a decade ago, rural areas occasionally experienced power outages. Where do we experience outages now?

Decades ago, during the early days of industrialization and urbanization, air pollution wasn't severe, and the stars and moon were very bright naturally.

At this time, the two of them were looking at the night sky. They zoned out a large piece of sky in halves, each taking one half, counting stars.

There weren't many stars in the sky.

With just a glance at the zoned sky, Xu Lin could easily tell how many stars there were.

His mind was too powerful, like a high-performance computer, so counting stars was not difficult for him at all.

But Xu Lin still waited for Yu Xinyan.

After twenty or so minutes, Yu Xinyan finished counting.

She counted in batches of a hundred. Being a normal individual with her intellect, she wouldn't easily lose count.

"Xu Lin, I'm done counting, there are 3423 stars on the right side. How about you?"

"I got a bit more, 3695 stars."

"Not even ten thousand stars, so few. Remember back in middle school, we had a night with the sky full of stars, too many to count."

"That's how it is in big cities. I'll take you to places with lots of stars whenever possible."

"Where shall we go?"

"Hmm, maybe in the future, we can go to Mauna Kea Snow Mountain in Hawaii to see the stars. It's Hawaii's highest peak and a world-renowned spot for star gazing. There, we can see the most beautiful stars in the world!"

"Let's promise to go together in the future!"

Yu Xinyan was excited. She stretched out her left hand's pinky finger, and Xu Lin also stretched out his pinky finger, and they made a pinky promise.

Yu Xinyan: "It's a deal!"

Xu Lin: "It's a deal!"

The two lay on the boat, talking for a long, long time without checking the time.

Until Yu Xinyan later said, "Xu Lin, I'm tired, bedtime."

"Alright, let's sleep."

It wasn't long before Yu Xinyan fell asleep, snuggled in Xu Lin's arms. Xu Lin also drifted off soon after.

No rain tonight, and certainly no one to disturb them.

Though it was a bit chilly, it was alright.

Nothing stirred through the night.

Soon enough, it was the next day.

Yu Xinyan woke up first.

"Xu Lin, wake up!"

"What time is it?"

"Seven o'clock, it's dawn!"

"Then let's head back and grab some breakfast."

"Yeah."

After half an hour or more, the two were back on shore, then drove away.

In the morning, they had breakfast, and during the day went to other places and played for most of the day.

Time moved to the afternoon, after a hearty meal, Xu Lin brought her to Jiangdu University's main entrance.

"Here we are."

"Xu Lin, I'll have to wait until next time to see you again."

They played all day, and Yu Xinyan was still not done, reluctant to part ways. Only after giving Xu Lin a kiss on his cheek twice did she finally say goodbye and got off the car.

"Yeah, see you next time."

"Remember to message me when you get home."

"Ok."

As usual, Xu Lin drove off first, while Yu Xinyan watched until he was out of sight before gathering herself and heading back to school.

Xu Lin drove straight home.

After getting out of the car, Xu Lin took out his phone and sent Yu Xinyan a message to let her know he was home safe.

Then Xu Lin opened the message from Chi Linyue.

It was Saturday, Chi Linyue was home.

She sent Xu Lin a selfie.

Turns out, she had bought a new set of pajamas, a kind of black sheer sleepwear, very alluring, almost see-through, quite eye-catching.