Finally, the car slowly drove back to the city.
Lin Feng and Susan also got off in the city. Since it was still early, they decided to go shopping together and then grab some late-night snacks.
In the world of young people, going to bed early wasn't really an option.
Without needing to say it, both of them avoided the topic of going home.
"Mr. Lin! Please wait!" Happy opened the car door and called out to Lin Feng, who was about to leave.
"What's wrong, Happy?" Lin Feng turned around, a little puzzled.
"Uh..." The plump Happy suddenly became a bit shy. He bent down and took a poster and a pen from the passenger seat.
Then, with a hint of anticipation, he handed them to Lin Feng. The poster showed Lin Feng in his Superman suit.
"Could you sign this for me...?" Happy made the request timidly.
"And, if it's not too much trouble, I'd also like a photo!"
Good heavens, Susan, standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh. She already knew that Happy knew Lin Feng's identity.
"You've become a celebrity, Lin!" Susan teased.
Lin Feng gave Susan a helpless smile and turned back to Happy, saying, "Of course, Happy."
With that, Lin Feng removed the ring on his finger used to conceal his identity, and a black battle suit enveloped him.
His entire aura immediately changed, becoming like a different person from Lin Feng with the ring, which Happy and Susan found magical.
Happy took out his phone. Lin Feng stepped forward and put an arm around Happy's shoulder. He was a bit taller than Happy, so he bent his knees slightly.
"1, 2, 3... Cheese..."
"Thank you, Mr. Superman!" Happy thanked him excitedly.
"Oh no! It's Mr. Lin! I wish you both a wonderful evening!" Happy, having gotten his autograph and photo, excitedly gave Lin Feng a hug, then got into his car and sped off, swerving as he drove.
"This Happy, what was he even saying!" Lin Feng awkwardly changed out of his battle suit, put his ring back on, and transformed from Superman back into the boy next door.
"Oh! Lin, although it's not the first time I've seen it."
"But without the battle suit, you wouldn't make anyone think of Superman!" Susan exclaimed, "You look exactly the same, but why do I subconsciously feel that you're not Superman!"
"That's a secret!" Lin Feng said, touching his ring and smiling mysteriously.
Then, Lin Feng extended his hand and invited, "So, beautiful Miss Susan, would you be interested in exploring this city at night with me?"
Susan didn't speak, but her pretty face flushed with a blush as she offered her small hand.
New York at night was brightly lit, with vehicles bustling through the streets and buskers performing in twos and threes along the sidewalks.
Lin Feng held Susan's hand as they walked down the street, one in front of the other.
The delicate and soft touch made Lin Feng, who had been single for 21 years, feel a little restless.
Neither of them spoke, simply walking in silence, enjoying the ambiguous and wonderful atmosphere.
Unconsciously, they walked to a small plaza.
In the distance, a street performer was singing a love song.
The plaza was filled with couples walking hand-in-hand.
"Hey, sir, would you like to buy a flower for your girlfriend?"
A little girl in a red dress, holding a bouquet of flowers, blocked Lin Feng's path.
Despite her young age, she had a sharp eye. Couples like these, who clearly had just fallen in love, usually wouldn't refuse her sales pitch.
Sure enough, Lin Feng didn't refuse and bought a bouquet of roses.
The little girl happily took the money and left.
Susan quietly accepted the flowers.
For a while, neither of them spoke.
Lin Feng felt the atmosphere was just right. According to the dating manual, he should make a move.
Cheering himself on mentally, Lin Feng took a deep breath, turned around, and looked at Susan.
"Susan..."
"Hmm?" Susan looked up and responded, then shyly lowered her head again, staring at the roses.
"Look at me, Susan," Lin Feng's tone became slow and gentle, making Susan's heart flutter.
She looked up again, into Lin Feng's eyes, which seemed to glow, bright and sparkling.
Seeing Susan's somewhat ethereal, pretty face under the lights, Lin Feng couldn't help but reach out and caress her cheek.
Susan's pupils trembled slightly, and she instinctively wanted to pull back, but she restrained herself.
She didn't refuse, but just parted her lips, a little confused and a little shy.
Her hesitant expression made Lin Feng's heart stir.
"Will you be my girlfriend!" Lin Feng took a deep breath and slowly uttered the words, his voice like Cupid's arrow, shooting into Susan's heart.
Lin Feng's sudden confession left Susan a little flustered. She hastily lowered her head, preventing Lin Feng from seeing her expression.
Memories of Lin Feng flashed rapidly through Susan's mind. Susan knew clearly her feelings for this big boy.
Strong, confident, sunny, yet often a bit clumsy. Months of getting to know him had left an indelible mark on her heart.
Susan didn't know what she was feeling at the moment, only that her heart was pounding faster, and her palms, holding the roses, began to sweat uncontrollably.
Susan didn't speak, and Lin Feng started to panic. What did the dating manual say about this?
What was he supposed to say at this moment? Lin Feng's brain uncontrollably froze.
"Well, um... although being with me might be a bit dangerous..."
"But I will protect you with my life..."
His thoughts were jumbled. Lin Feng subconsciously started reading from the confession examples in the dating manual.
"I am the seasoning in your seafood; without me, you lose all flavor!"
"No, no! I mean..."
"I am your winter sun, your summer popsicle, your rainy day umbrella!"
A soft chuckle.
Susan couldn't help but laugh out loud, her nervousness completely dispelled by Lin Feng.
She looked up at Lin Feng, her eyes full of laughter, curved like crescent moons, with a faint glimmer passing through them.
"Lin, what are you saying...?"
"No, Susan, I just..." Lin Feng said, annoyed, wondering why his tongue wasn't cooperating.
"Okay..." Susan's cherry lips parted, uttering two words, then she lowered her head again, feeling her cheeks burn.
Hearing Susan suddenly say "Okay," Lin Feng froze.
His brain rapidly analyzed the meaning of those two words. In an instant, a river of joy rushed through his heart.
Lin Feng's breathing became heavier, uncontrollably.
"Yes!"
Amidst Susan's gasp, Lin Feng, having received his answer, couldn't help but pull Susan into his embrace.
Two young people with no dating experience fell in love together at this moment... Clap, clap, clap!
The sound of applause suddenly erupted, for this couple who had just confirmed their relationship.
Lin Feng looked up, astonished to find that his confession process had, at some point, attracted a crowd of onlookers.
"Good job, young man!"
"Congratulations, young couple!"
The onlookers who gathered generously offered their blessings.
Clapping and whistling immediately mingled together.
The street singer not far away, seeing the situation, also began to sing a melody of blessings.
Confessions were commonplace on this street, which was filled with a romantic atmosphere.
This place had almost become the sacred ground for confessions in the entire area.
Passersby invariably cheered for every couple whose confession succeeded!
"Kiss her! Kiss her!"
The crowd chanted, their kind eyes fixed on the young couple.
Lin Feng looked down at the shy Susan in his arms.
Susan's eyes were full of tenderness, staring quietly at Lin Feng, a smile she couldn't hide playing on her face, as if waiting for Lin Feng's move.
"Be brave, young man!"
Seeing Lin Feng still not acting, the passersby cheered loudly again, urging him to be brave.
This made Lin Feng both amused and frustrated. How could the spectators be more eager than him?
Trying to calm himself down again, Lin Feng slowly lowered his head, moving towards Susan.
The distance between them grew smaller and smaller. Susan's floral scent, like a blooming flower, wafted into Lin Feng's nostrils.
Lin Feng's unique masculine scent also gently stirred Susan. She softly closed her eyes, as if awaiting a sacred ritual, waiting for that moment to arrive.
So close, their heartbeats at this moment connected and began to race.
Amidst the cheers of the crowd, only one millimeter remained between their lips!
However, in the next second, something unexpected happened!