Chapter 22

Chen Xu and I spent five days in Turkey.

He was a great travel companion.

Throughout the journey, he took care of me in every possible way.

In Istanbul, we visited the Museum of Innocence.

I had read the book “Museum of Innocence” a long time ago.

But it was my first time stepping into the real museum.

Inside, there was a pale yellow wall.

On it were 4,213 cigarette butts smoked by the female protagonist.

The male protagonist collected each one and labeled them.

Chen Xu saw my eyes redden and teased me for being sentimental.

“If I collected so many personal items of yours, wouldn’t you call me a pervert?”

“I wouldn’t! I’d be moved to tears.”

Later in Cappadocia.

At the break of dawn, we set off to ride the hot air balloon.

Hundreds of hot air balloons ascended.

I stood inside the rising balloon.

Below was the fairy-tale-like unique landscape of Cappadocia.

In this place on Earth that most resembles the moon.

He opened a video to show me.

It was filled with countless photos of me following behind him.

He secretly recorded countless moments of me using selfies.

Chen Xu leaned close and said:

“Shen Shuyue, I have my own Museum of Innocence.”

“I like someone, and I’ve been waiting for her.”

“Waiting for the day she stops following a silhouette.”

Back then, I only thought he was playing some game on his phone.

I never imagined he was using the front camera to capture me.

In those old times when I was enamored with his silhouette.

Someone had deliberately slowed their steps for me.

A mist clouded my eyes:

“You pervert, secretly taking so many ugly photos of me!”

“You’re a bit of a hypocrite, bullying me because I haven’t won a Nobel Prize?”