The sun was baking the tops of their heads, and even the usual city noise was left somewhere far behind. It was a rare official day off when the photo studio wasn't overflowing with urgent orders. Cheng Xiaoshi, as usual, walked ahead, glancing back every now and then.
"Lu Guang, hurry up! Look, there's something white over there, he waved his hand toward the hillock."
When they reached the top, an endless sea of daisies opened up before them. The wind lazily swept the petals, and it seemed as if the entire field was quietly breathing.
"Wow..." Xiaoshi froze for a second, and then, without thinking, he ran and plopped down right into the thick grass. "Hey, come here! It smells so good like summer in here!"
Lu Guang came closer and carefully sat down next to him, watching as Xiaoshi was already busy with the flowers, choosing the freshest ones.
Xiaoshi smiled slyly and began to quickly weave the stems together. "Listen, don't move, I'm going to do something now..."
He sniffed intently for a couple of minutes until he had a pretty decent wreath in his hands. Xiaoshi had already reached out to Lu Guang's hair, but Lu Guang gently grabbed his wrist.
"No," Lu Guang carefully took the wreath from his hands. "It suits you much better."
Before Xiaoshi could object, Lu Guang carefully placed the flower ring on his chestnut hair, smoothing out any loose strands. The snow-white petals against the dark hair looked amazingly right. Xiaoshi froze, stopping chatting for a moment, and only smiled broadly, feeling the warmth of someone else's fingers.
"Well then..." Xiaoshi fell onto his back with a laugh, clutching another bouquet to his chest. "I will be the king of this field today. And you will be my only subject."
Lu Guang snorted softly, but a rare sense of peace could be seen in his eyes. He turned his face to the sun, listening to Xiaoshi excitedly telling another story next to him.
There were no leaps into the past or difficult missions on this day, only the scent of herbs, the soft shadows of the clouds, and the peace that they could only share with each other.