Love A Second Chance

It was New Years Eve. On the bustling streets of S City, Yang Chen held his girlfriends hand as he leaned against the riverside railing. Nighttime in S City was like a fairytale. The skyscrapers, the beautiful lights and the girl in front of him, always managed to take his breath away.

Yang Chen watched her. Under the night sky, her eyes glimmered with infinite hope towards their future. Towards the new year. Towards new beginnings. Every year, they would stay awake till the countdown to wish each other before dozing off. But this year, there was something special. Their relationship had just crossed the tenth year mark.

When he had first proposed to her, he never imagined they would come this far. He hoped. He always hoped. After all, his girl was far too covetous. To have her all to himself was something he was proud of. He could see the predatory gazes at her to which she always remained clueless. Ready to assert his dominance, he pulled her towards him and sunk his face into the crook of her neck, inhaling her scent. Lavender. It calmed him. Her hair smelt really good too, but it was different from how it usually smells. Did she change her shampoo?

Yang Chens train of thoughts was cut off as his girlfriend yelled, ”Chen, look. ” With a sigh, he disentangled from her and looked up. The countdown had ended and there were fireworks in the sky.

”Jingjing, happy new year, ” he smiled brightly. Amidst the sea of people, he only had Chen Jing in his eyes.

Chen Jing took Yang Chens arm and slung it over her shoulders and said, ”Happy new year to you too. ” She tilted her head to smile at him, two dimples forming on her cheeks. Her eyes shone as their eyes locked.

Once he had told Chen Jing that her eyes were like a galaxy. He could lose himself in them. But, sometimes, he got the feeling that he was staring at a black hole instead. It scared him.

His proposal ran along the lines that they would marry after being in a relationship for eight years. It was the ripe time for him to marry her. He had calculated everything well, save her. She was the only variable in his life full of constants. But something had gotten into her. She would go silent every time the topic of marriage was brought up.

”Chenchen, what are you thinking again? ” Chen Jing poked his abs and asked. The little amount of strength that she exerted felt like a butterfly touch to him. A stream of warm current flowed from her fingertips through his entire body, making him stiffen on spot.

”Jingjing, what are you doing tomorrow? ” Yang Chen slid his arm off her shoulder and took her warm hands in his.

She looked up and said, ”I haven planned anything yet. Besides, shouldn it be today? It is already ten past twelve. Anyway, why do you ask? ”

He cleared his throat and said, ”Maybe we could do something meaningful. ”

She raised an eyebrow at him, but did not comment further.

Seeing her go silent again, he took a deep breath and said, ”Look, I know we both have been busy. We haven spent quality time with each other for a while. So, I just want to spend this day with you. ”

Yang Chen was going to explain further when he heard her say, ”Okay. ”

Thinking that he had heard her wrong, he looked at her and confirmed, ”You agreed? ”

”Mm hmm. ”

Yang Chen kissed her on the cheek and they strolled along the riverbank.

All of a sudden, Chen Jing raised her fingers and pointed at a poster. It was