Insufficient balance

  "The stars are really beautiful tonight." Yan Nan lay on the soft sandy beach, gazing up at the dark night sky filled with a vast expanse of starry clouds and couldn't help but exclaim in wonder.

  "Ah, you can only see that many stars in the suburbs." Lin Xiaoyu also lay down on the beach, propping her head up with her hands stacked together.

  Yan Nan turned to look at Lin Xiao Yu beside him, his eyes filled with a hint of resentment. At such a romantic moment, if he were to say a few words of affection and deeply kiss his own lips, he would probably die happily. But Yan Nan knew that such romance wouldn't appear on this seaside night... This stupid Xiao Yu, Yan Nan silently scolded the boy he had secretly loved for so long.

  It was already past four in the morning, and Lin Xiaoyu and Yan Nan were still on the beach. Yan Nan had woken up Lin Xiaoyu, who was sleeping in the car, and pulled him to the beach to watch the sunrise. Not only did Yan Nan wake up Lin Xiaoyu, but Zhang Zhihui and Yi Li were also woken up by their girlfriends to watch the sunrise. It seemed that women's yearning for romantic scenery was much stronger than men's.

  Lin Xiaoyu and Zhang Zhihui were reluctantly woken up by three men, who couldn't help but glance enviously at the three men still fast asleep in the car. The girls who woke them up pulled their hands and walked onto the beach.

  They came out to the beach, and the three girls seemed to have agreed to bring the boys they were holding hands with to a quiet beach. Lin Xiaoyu was pulled by Yan Nang to a beach near where several small fishing boats were parked. However, after seeing the early morning beach scene, Lin Xiaoyu immediately lost her sleepiness and was completely fascinated by the strange scenery on the beach. Her half-closed sleepy eyes suddenly became bright.

  The dark night sky was like a black curtain suspended above a huge stage, with the stars on it shining like countless precious stones. The night sky at this time was very low, and those bright stars seemed to be within reach. The curved moon crescent also seemed to have lost its luster in the midst of the starry light, and the half-hung crescent moon quietly revealed only a faint halo behind the thin white clouds like a shy girl revealing her face.

  The sea is shrouded in the mystery of night. The vast blue surface that was visible during the day has turned into an endless darkness, with only the distant fishing lights on the horizon casting a faint yellow glow in the darkness, like a shining star twinkling at the boundary between the sea and the sky.

  The sea is the orchestra on this grand stage of night. The low sound of waves slowly comes from the distant sea surface to the shore, like a slow cello playing a soothing melody, slow but lacking in power. The wind is the conductor on the stage, this omnipresent conductor in the night, slowly directing the sounds of space, and the coconut forest behind the coast that sways from time to time is the chorus singing low notes.

  Lin Xiaoyu felt that what she saw and heard at this moment was a scene she had never imagined before. Lin Xiaoyu had never come to the seaside on such a night, and she thought that the daytime and nighttime beaches gave her two completely different feelings. If the daytime sea was a sunny and passionate young man, then the nighttime sea was an old man in his twilight years, with the low waves sounding like him telling endless stories of his life.

  It's too beautiful. Lin Xiaoyu wanted to shout loudly on this vast beach, but as if she was afraid of disturbing the tranquility in the night sky, Lin Xiaoyu lying on the soft sandy beach felt that her emotions were also surging like the seawater, undulating and pounding...

  Yan Nan sat on the beach with her legs bent and her chin resting on her knees, staring at Lin Xiaoyu beside her. She would always use her right hand to scoop up a handful of fine sand from the beach, then move her small fist to her toes, letting the sand slowly trickle down from between her fingers and pile up on her white feet...

  At the moment when the fine sand gently fell on her small feet, Yan Nan would secretly look at Lin Xiaoyu with her bright eyes like stars. Yan Nan was eager for Lin Xiaoyu to say something to her, but every time she picked up the sand, Lin Xiaoyu still lay quietly looking at the starry sky. Yan Nan saw that not far away on the beach, other couples were snuggling together, and she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. The resentful gaze in Yan Nan's eyes fell on Lin Xiaoyu's face again. At this time, Yan Nan's two small feet had been completely covered by the sand on the beach, but the words she expected still did not appear from Lin Xiaoyu's mouth.

  At this time, the sky was still not white, and it would take some time for the sun to come out. Yan Nan shouted to Lin Xiaoyu to accompany herself to swim in the sea. Before Lin Xiaoyu could respond, Yan Nan scattered a handful of sand on Lin Xiaoyu's body. Lin Xiaoyu immediately got up and chased after Yan Nan, who was teasing her. The two laughed and jumped into the seawater that was surging under the starlight and night sky.

  "Ah." Yan Nang suddenly cried out in a low voice while splashing seawater with Lin Xiaoyu. Lin Xiaoyu saw the painful expression on Yan Nang's face and hurriedly walked over to ask what had happened.

  When Lin Xiaoyu anxiously ran to Yan Nan's side, Yan Nan, who had been hanging his head low, suddenly lifted it up, and the painful expression on his beautiful face turned into a triumphant smile after getting away with a scheme.

  Lin Xiaoyu saw Yan Nan's expression and knew she had fallen into a trap, but by the time Lin Xiaoyu realized she had been outsmarted by Yan Nan, it was too late. Yan Nan's two white arms continuously splashed water from the sea surface towards Lin Xiaoyu. Poor Lin Xiaoyu had no defense at all and was completely drenched by Yan Nan's splashing water, with some even getting into her mouth. Lin Xiaoyu could only lower her head, covering her face with one hand, and using the other to splash back in retaliation.

  The sound of splashing water and the laughter of two people shattered the tranquility of this seaside night, but also brought a bit of vitality to the overly quiet space. The other two couples sitting on the beach couldn't help but exchange a smile as they watched the two figures frolicking in the water. At this time, the eastern horizon had gradually revealed some whitish hues, and it seemed that the sun was about to rise above the sea surface.

  Under Lin Xiaoyu's counterattack, Yan Nan, as a girl, was definitely not as good at splashing water as Lin Xiaoyu, so Yan Nan gradually fell into a disadvantage. As Lin Xiaoyu stepped closer and closer to Yan Nan, launching more and more ferocious water attacks, Yan Nan let out another "Ah" of pain, her face contorted in agony.

  Lin Xiaoyu won't fall for Yan Nan's little fox tricks this time, Lin Xiaoyu continues to pour seawater on Yan Nan who is pretending to be in pain. Yan Nan was splashed by Lin Xiaoyu and got a bit disheveled, but he didn't dodge or counterattack, still standing in the water with a painful expression. Lin Xiaoyu saw that this time Yan Nan really encountered something unexpected.

  "You're so bad, I'm already hurt and you still splash seawater on me..." Yan Nang, who was leaning on Lin Xiaoyu's back, held her small fist and gently knocked on Lin Xiaoyu's back, scolding with a spoiled tone.

  "I didn't know, I thought you were cheating me again." Lin Xiaoyu said with a innocent face, carrying the beautiful girl on his back. Yan Nan was over 1.7 meters tall, but her slender figure made Lin Xiaoyu feel quite light. However, Yan Nan's smooth skin outside of her swimsuit gave Lin Xiaoyu, who was topless, a very strange feeling.

  After leaving a footprint on the beach, Lin Xiaoyu carefully put Yan Nan down to sit on the beach and asked where he was hurt. At this time, Yan Nan was a little embarrassed to point at his thigh.

  Lin Xiaoyu looked in the direction that Yan Nan was pointing, and saw that Yan Nan's smooth and slender legs had a small red mark. Lin Xiaoyu knew that she had been stung by a jellyfish. Lin Xiaoyu had also been stung by a jellyfish when she was playing with Li Jingru at the beach before, and she knew that jellyfish stings contained venom. However, seeing Yan Nan's wound, Lin Xiaoyu didn't think it was a big deal, so she asked Zhang Yan and others who were walking towards them to bring some medicinal oil.

  Lin Xiaoyu's hand was just resting on Yan Nan's thigh, which was exposed in the air. Yan Nan wore a swimsuit, and her originally slender and white legs looked even more beautiful under the short red skirt of the swimsuit. Lin Xiaoyu gazed at Yan Nan's legs, which reflected a subtle sheen in the moonlight, and suddenly felt a little dry-mouthed.

  Lin Xiaoyu didn't dare to look at the girl's body in front of her, which was full of fatal temptation, and shifted her gaze to Yan Nan. At this time, Yan Nan was also looking at Lin Xiaoyu, and the two people's eyes met unintentionally, causing both of their hearts to tremble involuntarily.

  Her damp hair fell on Yan Nang's shoulders, which were as smooth and white as if they had been carved with a knife. Under her shiny black hair was Yan Nang's pale and perfect face. Although it was still dark at this time, the faint light that had appeared in the sky above the sea allowed Lin Xiaoyu to see Yan Nang's delicate face so clearly that she could even see the fine eyelashes on her star-like eyes trembling slightly.

  Her delicate skin was flawless, with seawater still glistening on her face, making her look as lovely as a flower covered in morning dew. A few strands of her long hair fell across her chest, and the white skin above her red swimsuit rose and fell slightly with each breath. The deep cleavage between her breasts made Lin Xiaoyu's face flush with embarrassment. Suddenly, Lin Xiaoyu felt that the most beautiful sight on this beach at night was not the twinkling stars or the mysterious sea, but the person sitting beside him, Yan Xiang, who was as charming as a mermaid...

  The two of them just stared at each other in silence, the atmosphere was a bit dull, except for the sound of the sea breeze and waves, they both seemed to be able to hear their own heartbeat. Neither of them went to break the silence between them, because this silence made them both feel an irresistible feeling. If possible, both of them hoped that this silence could last forever, forever...

  "The medicine oil has arrived."

  Zhang Yan's appearance shattered the perfect gaze between Lin Xiaoyu and Yan Nan, and both of them hurriedly shifted their eyes away. Zhang Yan seemed to realize that her arrival had ruined the atmosphere between this pair of lovers, so she awkwardly winked at Yan Nan. Yan Nan, with a red face, gave Zhang Yan an unhappy look.

  Zhang Yan handed the medicine to Lin Xiaoyu with a sly smile, who was still savoring the moment when she and Yan Nang had exchanged glances earlier: "Alright, it seems like I don't have anything else to do here. Xiaoyu, Nang Nang is in your hands now. As for me, this extra person needs to leave immediately, or a little demon will eat me up, hehe......" Zhang Yan didn't forget to say a few words that made Yan Nang feel completely helpless at the moment.

  Lin Xiaoyu opened the medicinal oil and lightly applied a small amount to her palm before slowly rubbing it onto Yan Nian's snow-white thigh. Originally, Yan Nian's slender white thighs already had smooth skin, but with the addition of the medicinal oil's lubrication, Lin Xiaoyu's palm felt as if she was caressing solidified fat as she stroked Yan Nian's skin, and her palm could even clearly feel the slight trembling of this delicate skin when she applied the medicine. This caused a strange sensation to rise up in Lin Xiaoyu's heart.

  For the first time, being touched by someone of the opposite sex made Yan Nan feel extremely shy, even though this person was her heart's greatest love. Yan Nan's face turned bright red as she didn't know where to put her gaze, and the feeling that came from her thigh made her feel like she was about to float up into the sky, making her heartbeat accelerate even more than its already super-fast frequency. Yan Nan could only use her hands propped on the sand to tightly grasp a handful of fine sand, in order to suppress the heart that seemed to be jumping out of her throat...

  Less than a minute of applying medicine oil made Lin Xiaoyu and Yan Nan feel like they had been through an eternity.

  At this time, the sun's rays slowly scattered from the sea surface to the clouds at the horizon, and the starry sky had already disappeared with the night, making people feel that the starry sky just now was like a dream. The red sun on the sea surface gradually appeared, and those seawater and clouds were dyed red by the dawn, presenting a scene full of hope.

  Everyone sat quietly on the beach, watching this magnificent sunrise scene, and was very excited. The seawater still condensed into waves one after another, crashing against the coast; the sea breeze also carried the breath of the ocean, fluttering everywhere on the beach; under this golden sunlight, all of this was filled with infinite vitality...

  Lin Xiaoyu slightly turned her head to look at Yan Nan beside her, the morning sunlight shining on her beautiful face, making Lin Xiaoyu feel that Yan Nan was an angel fallen to earth. Lin Xiaoyu knew that many years later, even if she might forget this Christmas sunrise scene, might forget this beach, but she would never forget this lovely face under the morning light...

  My fever has almost recovered, thanks to my parents' meticulous care. I'm really grateful to them.