novelraw Chapter 228
Chapter 228
Chapter 228: Making up for the Regrets of Dragon Life
Lucia was like an unmoving stone when she rode the roller coaster.
She just stared at the ground, enjoying the scenery, and from time to time took the time to look at Xia Li’s reaction.
Only after seeing Xia Li’s pale face and the expression of him enduring something did she finally purse her lips and react a little.
This roller coaster’s speed…
Compared to the diving speed of the Dragon Race, it’s simply not worth mentioning.
If it weren’t for the strong wind, Lucia wouldn’t even want to blink.
“Why aren’t you screaming?”
Lucia’s overly calm reaction was completely out of sync with the other girls on the ride.
Screams rose and fell all around her, but she remained silent, as quiet as a beautiful dragon girl. To be honest, Xia Li wanted to scream himself.
“Ah~ Ahh~”
Reminded by him, Lucia finally imitated the girls’ voices and screamed a couple of times.
However, unlike those heart-wrenching screams of fear, Lucia’s voice was clearly perfunctory.
It wasn’t like she was frightened by the roller coaster; it was more like the indifferent “ah” a dentist would ask for when examining a patient’s mouth.
“Xia Li, I like you so much!”
Lucia interjected a barely audible sentence amidst the screams.
Immediately afterward, the oncoming downhill section made everyone gasp.
Following that was a sinking feeling of weightlessness.
Screams spread like a tidal wave.
Xia Li felt his heartbeat accelerate and tightened his grip on Lucia’s hand.
He heard Lucia’s confession from just now and found it hard to respond.
He’d seen people confess their love against the backdrop of the Ferris wheel at night.
He’d never seen someone confess amidst the screams of a roller coaster.
Well, it was quite exciting…
But Xia Li didn’t dare speak now.
He was afraid that as soon as he opened his mouth, his slightly trembling voice would betray him, and then the stinky dragon would let out a few teasing laughs.
“Rumble—”
The train plunged downward.
After a rapid descent, there was another nearly circular downward track.
The downward force mixed with centrifugal force was suffocating, making it even difficult to make a sound.
Only then did Lucia show some reaction.
“Xia Li, I… I want to release my dragon wings…!”
She squeezed Xia Li’s hand and said nervously.
As expected, turning sharply without dragon wings made her feel insecure.
She always felt like she would crash into something in the next second.
If she concentrated her magic power on her spine, her dragon wings could still appear… at least enough to take off and adjust her angle.
Xia Li looked at her in astonishment and quickly pulled her close with his hand.
This was even more exciting.
More exciting than confessing on a roller coaster.
“Don’t you dare!!”
“Just for a few seconds!!”
Xia Li looked at the roller coaster’s terminal station, which was close at hand.
As the train slowly came to a stop, he quickly turned to look at the stinky dragon beside him.
The stinky dragon took a deep breath, and no tail or wings appeared. He finally relaxed.
Xia Li got off the ride and wiped his sweat. The sweat was entirely from being scared by the dragon.
Qin Chuan, the last one to get off, wiped his sweat along with him. Xia Li instantly felt a lot better.
They were both brave heroes, and Qin Chuan was also afraid of roller coasters…
No, it wasn’t fear, just excitement.
“I’m a little afraid of heights.”
Seeing Xia Li looking at him with such ill intentions, Qin Chuan explained somewhat sheepishly.
“It’s okay,” Xia Li nodded.
“I’m afraid of heights too.”
The two looked at each other and then nodded knowingly.
“Xia Li, there’s a picture of you~”
Lucia had already reached the exit and pointed at a high-definition photo on the monitor.
In the photo, Xia Li’s expression was as cold as ink, his slightly furrowed brows sharp, looking like he was about to draw his sword and slay a dragon.
Compared to Lucia’s rosy cheeks beside him, Xia Li’s face was ashen.
“Should we buy it?” Lucia asked excitedly, turning back.
Xia Li shook his head resolutely and pulled her out.
“It’s too expensive, we’re not buying it.”
If he bought it, wouldn’t that be leaving evidence!
In the future, when they have little dragons, little little dragons, Lucia would point at the photo and say, “Look, your dad was so scared!”
Just thinking about it would ruin his tall father image!
Xia Li was having a beautiful fantasy as he walked, and only after walking a distance did he realize that Qin Chuan hadn’t followed.
He turned around and waited for a while before seeing Qin Chuan catching up unhurriedly, carrying a small bag.
“You actually bought it??” Xia Li was surprised.
The photos at amusement parks were outrageously expensive. The cheapest one cost twenty yuan. Qin Chuan didn’t have a high salary, so this kind of spending was unnecessary.
“Usually no one takes pictures of me… I’ll keep it as a souvenir.” Qin Chuan said with an embarrassed smile.
“…”
For some reason, every casual sentence he uttered made Xia Li feel a little heartbroken.
“Take a picture of it for me!”
Lucia raised her phone unceremoniously.
Taking pictures wasn’t allowed in the photo booth just now, but now she could take a picture of the photo Qin Chuan bought.
The photo was taken from the back of the train, and it happened to capture Lucia and Xia Li.
Qin Chuan held the photo up for her to take a picture and then put it back in the bag.
“Hehe…”
Lucia stared at Xia Li’s pale face in the photo and giggled.
Xia Li said emphatically, “You’re not allowed to show this to the little dragons.”
“Hehe… Huh? What little dragons?”
“Dragons smaller than you are little dragons.”
Xia Li grabbed the dragon and headed for the next attraction.
Lucia thought hard for a moment.
Then, as if realizing something, she touched her cheeks, feeling the sun warming her face.
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Next, Xia Li took the dragon to the pendulum ride, the pirate ship, and the carousel.
It was a classic set of attractions.
Lucia didn’t feel much on those thrilling, dizzying rides, but after a round of them, Xia Li himself was exhausted.
Middle-aged men, what can you do…
Although he was still far from middle age, his mentality compared to this dragon, Lucia, was still too different.
The only pity was that summer hadn’t officially arrived yet, and none of Happy Valley’s most famous water attractions were open.
He couldn’t see the stinky dragon in a swimsuit this time…
But even if they were open, Xia Li probably wouldn’t let the dragon wear a swimsuit.
Such a beautiful wife, only he could secretly admire her.
“Wait for me for a bit.”
After getting off the “Raging Rapids” ride, Lucia shook her wet hair and headed for the restroom.
This water-based attraction could be considered a water project, but its water depth wasn’t deep, and it was open year-round. You only needed to wear a raincoat to go in.
Xia Li’s clothes were half wet. In contrast, Lucia, the dragon who couldn’t wear a raincoat and didn’t even know her hat had been blown off, was in a worse state.
Less than a minute later, Lucia walked out of the restroom.
When she came out, the water droplets on her hair had completely dried, and her beautiful, smooth long hair cascaded down her shoulders.
Lucia bit on a small hair tie, her hands reversed, skillfully gathering her hair and tying it up.
“What about me?”
Xia Li’s tone was somewhat envious.
Magic was so convenient!
Even if Xia Li had magic now, he wouldn’t know any drying spells… In terms of magical proficiency, he was far inferior to Lucia.
“Should I cast a spell on you secretly?” Lucia blinked.
After thinking about it, she decided not to tie her hair up. Even a beautiful bun would be blown apart by the wind right away.
She took the hair tie from her mouth, grabbed Xia Li’s hand, and put the tie on his wrist.
The hair tie was pink, with plastic gem pendants of different colors.
It looked like a piece of jewelry on a grown man… somewhat incongruous.
“It’s okay, the sun is strong today, the water on my clothes will dry soon.”
Xia Li frowned and raised his wrist to look at the hair tie.
Lucia leaned in and said, “Don’t like it? Then give it back to me.”
“No, no, no, I like it very much.”
Xia Li didn’t want to take the hair tie off and quickly withdrew his hand.
Are you kidding?
His girlfriend’s exclusive ‘mark.’
Lucia might not understand this small detail, but Xia Li, as the boyfriend, understood it very well.
A man with a hair tie on his hand was equivalent to having a label that said, ‘I have a girlfriend, and I love her very much.’
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For the next few hours.
The three of them took advantage of the fact that the amusement park wasn’t crowded and tried almost all the attractions.
For some children-only attractions that adults couldn’t ride, they let Lucia go on them.
Lucia’s height and weight were within the limits, and the staff, seeing her polite, cute, and eager to play, let her in.
The children’s Ferris wheel, small swings, small train, even the bouncy castle, she wandered through them all.
This time, it was definitely worth the ticket price.
“I think the bumper cars were the most fun.”
After a round of playing, Lucia gave her very fair evaluation.
She had never touched a steering wheel before.
The bumper cars in the amusement park were definitely the only chance for an ordinary dragon like her to get in touch with a steering wheel.
This seemingly complicated metal box was actually very simple to operate…
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You just had to step on the gas pedal and turn the steering wheel.
Just watch her ram the other cars with one push of the pedal!
“I’ll be the one driving from now on!” Lucia patted her chest confidently.
Xia Li couldn’t help but chuckle, “You drive my ass.”
“Xia Li, don’t swear.”
“You drive fart. Hey, don’t pinch me.”
Xia Li felt a sharp pain in his arm, not sure if he was pinched or bitten by the dragon.
“Driving is very complicated, it’s not just about holding a steering wheel… And to legally drive on the road, you need a license. You, a dragon who can’t even take out an ID card, don’t even think about getting a driver’s license.
I’ll still be the one driving. You, the dragon, just eat your biscuits in the passenger seat.” Xia Li said patiently.
“Oh…”
Lucia just wanted to boast after getting a taste of driving. She nodded, not feeling disappointed.
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The scorching sun gradually sank towards the west.
The ground was radiating heat, and the wind blew gusts of hot air.
The three of them arrived in front of the final haunted house attraction and shook their heads simultaneously.
Xia Li had tested it before, Lucia, this dragon, was a ghostbuster…
It was fine before when she didn’t have magic. Back then, the most she would do when scared was cling to Xia Li.
But now it was different. Now Lucia had magic. If she got agitated and suddenly used magic or revealed a dragon characteristic, it wouldn’t be good.
There were cameras everywhere in the haunted house.
For safety reasons, Xia Li gave up on this idea.
“Let’s not go in this one,” he suggested.
Lucia nodded.
“I have no objections.”
Qin Chuan didn’t seem very interested either.
After a brief discussion, the three of them decided to call it a day.
Retreat!
Lucia followed Xia Li out of the turnstile.
This time, there was no need to use invisibility magic. They didn’t need tickets to leave the park.
“Will you be entering the park again later?”
The staff member at the turnstile smiled and asked the three of them.
Xia Li shook his head, “No.”
Their QR code tickets were single-use. To allow visitors to re-enter the park after leaving, the amusement park had fluorescent stamps.
You just needed to get a stamp on the back of your hand, and you could directly enter the park the next time you came back. The stamp’s effect was very short, only valid for the day.
Lucia was about to step out, but after hearing Xia Li’s explanation, she stepped back and said to the staff member with some longing,
“Can I get a stamp…”
“Sure.”
Seeing this cute little girl with her bright eyes, the staff member’s smile seemed to be infected, and she smiled along.
“Have fun~”
“Mhm! I had a lot of fun today!”
Lucia happily received a small flower on the back of her hand.
However, this small flower was invisible to the naked eye. After leaving the park, she held her arm up in the sun and studied it for a while.
Only when she saw a tiny reflection of paint did she suddenly chuckle.
“Fun!” she said with wide eyes.
“Look how happy you are. Only kindergarten kids would like this kind of thing.”
Xia Li slowed down and grabbed her dragon claw.
In a sense, Lucia was a kindergarten kid.
She had only been in contact with this society for half a year.
Her experience and level of exposure were all at the level of a kindergarten child.
But under these circumstances, she had already started working and taking care of a family.
Well, she was already a very good dragon.
“I like everything that sparkles!” Lucia said, pouting.
Her dragon life only liked two ‘things.’
One was sparkly things.
The other was Xia Li.
Of course, she also liked Cotton and Aunt Fang…
No, no.
Thinking of this, Lucia felt that a dragon shouldn’t be so greedy.
She glanced up at Xia Li.
It was better to just like one thing.
“Here, this is for you.”
While Lucia was lost in thought, Xia Li let go of her small hand, quickly walked forward, and then quickly returned.
When he came back, he was holding something in his hand.
Lucia wasn’t sure if the quantifier for this thing was “ba” （used for objects with handles）.
They were wrapped in translucent, bright plastic paper, and the water droplets sprayed on the plastic paper shimmered in the sunlight.
“Ah?… Huh??”
Xia Li, as if performing magic, conjured a bouquet of roses.
To be precise, nine bouquets.
Nine roses were held together by him and then stuffed into Lucia’s small hands.
Lucia couldn’t hold them, so she had to use both hands to embrace them.
Looking up at Xia Li, she felt surprised and delighted.
Then, seeing the little boy selling flowers with a flower basket behind Xia Li, Lucia’s expression faltered slightly.
“How much?!”
Goods appearing outside the amusement park were definitely expensive.
Humans were so cunning!
“I won’t tell you,” Xia Li said mysteriously.
“Anyway, you’re priceless to me. I’m willing to pay any amount.”
Lucia’s face froze for a moment, then flushed red from Xia Li’s sweet words.
“You… you…”
This was the first time she received flowers from Xia Li.
Those chrysanthemums last time didn’t count.
She often heard her colleagues at work discussing who received what kind of flowers, but Lucia didn’t understand the shy and proud expressions on their faces.
Just flowers.
They were everywhere in her previous world.
But now, she somewhat understood this feeling.
These passionate roses, with their intertwined shades, were like her pounding heart at this moment.
Lowering her head and sniffing them, Lucia smelled the faint fragrance of the flowers.
She just casually mentioned it last time.
She didn’t really want them…
But Xia Li had already paid for them.
There was nothing she could do about it.
Lucia pursed her lips, holding the flowers in one hand and embracing Xia Li with the other.
“You like them this much? Then I’ll buy them for you next time.”
Xia Li was hugged by the dragon and felt warmth in his heart.
This dragon now knew how to confess and hug him on her own initiative.
Sigh.
Happiness.
“Don’t buy them next time… buy pork ribs next time,” Lucia said shyly.
“Pork ribs again, why are there only pork ribs in your dragon brain!” Xia Li pinched her cheeks.
“Because pork ribs are nutritious, it’s more cost-effective to eat them… Besides pork ribs, you can also buy rice and sweet potatoes.” Lucia replied with unexpected seriousness.
Xia Li laughed in exasperation.
“‘Group photo meow!'”
At this moment, the cat that had disappeared for more than two hours finally appeared.
Who knows which female cat he went to flirt with, Wuqi had been wandering around alone for a long time.
A slightly choppy electronic voice came from his smartwatch.
“You’re finally here.”
Qin Chuan, as if grasping at a lifeline, looked at Wuqi with eager eyes.
He had been mostly silent for the latter half of the day.
But even so, he was still forcibly stuffed with dog food.
They were all here at the amusement park to experience hardships, why could this cat escape halfway through?!
“Meow~”
Seeing Qin Chuan’s anxious look, Wuqi smirked, who knows what he said.
Xia Li found a passerby to help take a picture.
The three people and one cat stood in front of the fountain, posing.
“Include the cat in the picture too?”
The passerby looked up several times, looking at the cat in the camera and then at the cat in front of him.
This cat was lying on its side on the stone platform in front of the fountain, resting its head on one paw…
This pose was normal for a human, but very strange for a cat.
“Just take it, it’s fine.”
Xia Li twitched the corner of his mouth, and at the moment the passerby pressed the shutter, he immediately picked up the human-like cat.
“Meow!!”
Wuqi struggled violently, but unfortunately, the image was already frozen.
The flapping cow cat, the serious-faced Qin Chuan, the speechless Xia Li…
And Lucia, holding flowers in one hand and her favorite ‘thing’ in the other.
She lowered her head slightly, a smile gracing her lips.
Amusement park, roses.
Xia Li had made up for two of her regrets today.