Chapter 1517 White Moonlight in the Water
On the eve of the national team's departure, Shi Li took a day to rest and quietly went to the most efficacious Taoist temple in the local area.
Although I was brought up with materialistic teachings, when I encounter something that is closely related to me, I still want an extra layer of protection.
Especially since Shi Li couldn't go abroad, she could only stay at the base and watch the live broadcast.
I asked for a peace amulet, hoping that it could help take care of Shen Ze on my behalf.
Shi Li is pious and persistent.
I got the amulet as I wished and also met a Taoist priest with a fairy-like appearance.
The Taoist priest held a whisk in his hand, standing not too far away and looking at her. He shook his head slightly, but did not come over to talk. Instead, he turned around and walked away, muttering, "Let nature take its course, don't force it..."
Shi Li didn't hear what he muttered, but just happily held the amulet in her hand and left the Taoist temple with light steps.
When she returned to the base, she naturally wanted to give the amulet to Shen Ze as soon as possible, but Shen Ze and Zhuang Cheng were inseparable from morning to night, so there was no suitable opportunity.
It was at this time that Shi Li remembered that she should not have left Zhuang Cheng behind, and should at least ask for a talisman for him.
But it's too late to say anything now.
Shi Li kept dragging on until the night before the national team set off, and still hadn't found a chance to send out the amulet. In desperation, she could only walk outside the athletes' dormitory and quietly send a WeChat message to Shen Ze, asking him to come out alone.
After sending the WeChat message, Shi Li paced back and forth.
Occasionally, she would see a few athletes passing by in groups. Some familiar ones would greet her, curious about what she was doing standing there.
Shi Li felt guilty and just said that something happened and didn't say anything else.
Later she also met Xu Yang.
Every time Xu Yang was surrounded by several teammates, following his lead. They walked from a distance and did not see Shi Li, but Shi Li vaguely heard them mention Shen Ze's name.
What he said specifically, however, could not be heard clearly.
When they got closer, Xu Yang and his group also saw her. Xu Yang looked her up and down and smiled strangely, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Shi Li frowned, took a step back, and said nothing.
Not long after they left, Shen Ze appeared.
He looked like he had just taken a shower, his hair was still wet, there was a faint scent of moisture on his body, his eyebrows were as handsome as before, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
He walked in front of Shi Li and lowered his head to look at her, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
"It's okay, it's okay. I just suddenly remembered that I have something to give you."
Shi Li shook her head and took out the amulet that she had kept warm in her pocket and handed it over, "You are leaving tomorrow, you can take this with you."
Shen Ze's gaze moved to the amulet, and then slowly to Shi Li's face. His Adam's apple rolled, and he opened his mouth as if he wanted to speak, but finally held back.
He took a deep breath and said with restraint and forbearance: "Okay, thank you... Wait for me to come back and we will have dinner together."
He couldn't say anything until he was absolutely sure, for fear of making the girl sad.
Seeing him mention the second time that they would have dinner together after he came back, Shi Li was very curious and looked up at him, "Why do you keep saying that?"
She didn't know whether Shen Ze had that intention.
At dusk, the setting sun was almost gone, and instead a faint moonlight enveloped the girl, gently kissing her gentle face. Her eyes were like clear and translucent pearls, hiding an unspeakable feeling.
For a few seconds, Shen Ze really wanted to kiss her, but reason stopped him and he took a step back.
"I'm going to go back first. When I come back... I'll come to find you."
He walked in a hurry, as if he was running away, which confused Shi Li.