"Yes. I''ll meet you in the lobby,"n replied immediately.


    "Okay, I''ming down," Eleanor answered just as promptly.


    Eleanor came downstairs to the living room, wheren was waiting. "Let''s go!" she said, her steps quick and eager as if she were in a hurry to get outside.


    He instantly understood why Eleanor had asked him out. She just wanted apanion to see the bioluminescent sea.


    Sure enough, Eleanor made a beeline for the water''s edge. In the moonlight, her long dress fluttered, making her look like an angel.


    Eleanor,pletely forgetting the man behind her, was like a child who had discovered a fascinating new toy. She ran toward the shore, her eyes fixed on the dreamlike, fluorescent blue glow.


    She stopped about a foot and a half from the water, breathing lightly, her gaze locked on the ethereal blue light that pulsed with the ebb and flow of the tide, as if enchanted.


    "It''s so beautiful," she murmured involuntarily.


    Ian walked up to her side, also looking at the blue tears a few steps away. "It really is. I didn''t expect to see this tonight."


    "I know! It''s such a rare sight," Eleanor said, delighted.


    "So, you didn''t ask me for a walk. You just wanted to use me as a bodyguard?" the man suddenly turned and said reproachfully.


    Eleanor''s excited expression froze for a few seconds. She turned to look at the man beside her. In the moonlight, his handsome face seemed to hold a hint of grievance.


    Eleanor couldn''t deny that she had just wanted to drag him along forpany.


    "Yes, I was a little scared toe alone, so-"


    When Eleanor looked at him again, the trace of resentment on his face had vanished, reced by a gentle smile.


    The two of them quietly admired the natural wonder. The sound of the waves was soft, and the blue


    fluorescence surged sometimes


    gathering, sometimes scattering,


    creating a dreamlike beauty.


    "I heard it''s a type of nkton," Ian said in a low voice.


    "Yes, it''s amazing," Eleanor nodded.


    Even though it was a summer night, a damp chill carried on the sea breeze. Eleanor instinctively wrapped her arms around herself.


    "Cold?"n noticed at once.


    "A little," Eleanor admitted honestly.


    "Should we head back?"n asked.


    But Eleanor didn''t want to leave just yet. She shook her head. "It''s fine. Let''s watch


    a little longer."


    embrace for warmth. However, as soon as his arms


    were alway up


    Eleanor sensed his intention and


    took a step aside. "No, thank you."


    Eleanor realized she had made him feel awkward and offered an exnation. "It''s not that cold."


    He had momentarily forgotten that they were no longer husband and wife. Such an


    intimate gesture would feel like an offense to her.


    Perhaps the current Eleanor could ept his flowers, his travel arrangements, and


    his gifts, but she couldn''t ept physical contact.


    It seemed the distance and emotional walls created years ago could not be dismantled overnight.


    He needed more patience and a better sense of boundaries.


    "Let''s go back," Eleanor said, not


    wanting him to stand in the c


    wind with her. The blue tears were


    rare but they had a flight to cater


    with their daughter tomorrow.


    They walked side by side back to the main building. Upon reaching the living room, Eleanor gave him a grateful look. "Thanks." With that, she went upstairs first.<pn stood in the living room for a moment before heading upstairs himself.