Stars Fall Into The Sea, Love Never Fades Chapter 53

Chapter 50 Living by the Sea and the Everlasting Fireworks

In the spring of the 36th year of the Republic of China, Shen Zhi and Lin Qi settled in a small seaside town in southern Fujian.

They bought an old house facing the sea, renovated it, and put up a wooden sign saying “Xingluo Studio”.The first floor of the studio is open to the public, and the walls are covered with paintings by the two of them – Shen Zhi’s architectural sketches include the ruins of Peking City and the blue bricks and black tiles of the seaside town; Lin Qi’s starry sky and sea are still bright and warm, but a little more peaceful than in peacetime.The second floor is their living room. The balcony is filled with white roses. When the wind blows, the fragrance of the flowers and the smell of the sea are intertwined, refreshing.

The days of peace are as gentle as the tides on the seashore.Shen Zhi no longer needs to use a cane to run around, and his leg injury is gradually improving with careful care. Although he cannot walk as fast as he did when he was young, he can still accompany Lin Qi to walk on the beach and sketch.Lin Qi’s painting brush has also changed from “using the brush as a blade” to “using the brush to convey emotions”. He paints the sparkling waves at sunrise, the sky at sunset, the children playing in the alley, and the roses blooming on the balcony. Each painting hides his love for life.

Every morning, Lin Qi would get up first, make a pot of hot tea and bake some slices of bread.Shen Zhi would sit on the wicker chair on the balcony, looking at the sea, flipping through old drawings. Occasionally, he would look up and see Lin Qi busy in the kitchen. The sun was shining on him, making him unbelievably warm.

“Shen Zhi, come and have breakfast!” Lin Qi came out holding a dinner plate with a smile on his face.

Shen Zhi put down the drawings and walked over to hold his hand: “Where do you want to sketch today?”

“Let’s go to the reef beach in the south.” Lin Qi took a bite of bread. “I heard that the starry sky there is the brightest in the city.”

The reef beach in the afternoon is quiet and peaceful.Lin Qi sat on the rocks and painted, and Shen Zhi sat next to him, helping him mix the paint, and occasionally adding one or two strokes to his drawing paper. The two people’s brushstrokes were intertwined and integrated.The sea breeze rolled up the corners of their clothes, carrying a salty and wet breath, which seemed to be telling the story of love across troubled times.

“Look,” Lin Qi pointed at the starry sky on the drawing paper, “Does it look like the stars we saw when you were keeping me warm on a snowy night in Beiping City?”

Shen Zhi nodded, his eyes slightly red: “Like. But now, there is no more artillery fire, only peace.”

Lin Qi leaned on his shoulder, with a gentle smile on his face: “Yes, there will be no more artillery fire. We can keep doing this, looking at the stars and the sea, forever.”

Living peacefully by the seaside, the fireworks are always bright.Their love slowly precipitated in the peaceful years and turned into the mellowest wine, intoxicating time and mountains and seas.