After chatting with Lu Hanmo for a while, Luo Shu checked the time, and looked at Lu Hanmo reluctantly, "It’s about time, I should head back." If she stayed any longer, it would get dark, and the mountain roads would become even harder to navigate.
Lu Hanmo stretched out his arm to hold Luo Shu in his embrace, "I wish I could hold you forever." Thinking about their long separation to come filled his heart with unwillingness to let go.
Luo Shu looked up at Lu Hanmo and gave him a sweet smile, "I wish I could forever stay in your arms too." She didn’t want to be apart from him for a long time either. Even being separated for a day made her miss him immensely.
Lu Hanmo gave a faint smile, his expression bewitching and enchanting, "Then when you turn eighteen, I’ll marry you." In their previous life, they wasted too much time. This life, he wanted to cherish every minute and second with her.
Luo Shu gazed at Lu Hanmo, entranced, his chiseled features and deep, captivating eyes completely bewitched her. She reached out and playfully tapped his straight nose, "Are you planning to seduce me with your handsome looks?" Becoming his bride was her greatest wish in two lifetimes.
"Then do you accept my seduction?" Lu Hanmo curved his lips into a smile.
"Why would I not?" Luo Shu replied with a cheeky smile, reaching out to loop her arms around Lu Hanmo’s neck. In front of the man she loved, why would she need to hide herself?
Lu Hanmo looked at Luo Shu tenderly, straightened her messy hair for her, and took her hand, "Let’s go." Even an extra minute spent with her was precious.
This time, the car only held Luo Shu and Lu Hanmo.
Luo Shu rested her head on Lu Hanmo’s shoulder, chatting with him intermittently. Before she realized it, the car had arrived at the entrance of her alley.
Lu Hanmo turned his head, smiling faintly as he tousled Luo Shu’s hair, opened the car door, went around to help Luo Shu step out, "Let me walk you back."
"Sure!" Luo Shu nodded with a smile.
The dimly lit, tranquil alley at dusk echoed their clearly audible footsteps.
Luo Shu and Lu Hanmo walked slowly, and although they did not speak, their hands were tightly clasped together, seemingly conveying the reluctance in their hearts.
Their pace was slow but they eventually reached the front of Luo Shu’s home.
"Come in and sit for a while," Luo Shu suggested, unable to bear the thought of parting. She was already missing him, even before they had separated.
Lu Hanmo shook his head, "No, I still need to go back for night training." The longer he stayed, the harder it would be for him to leave.
"Alright," Luo Shu agreed reluctantly.
Lu Hanmo gave Luo Shu a deep look, "I’m off then!"
"Be safe on your way, call me when you get there, no matter how late it is, I’ll wait for your call," Luo Shu instructed, her starry eyes filled with deep reluctance.
"Okay!" Lu Hanmo replied with a faint smile, waving at Luo Shu before walking away down the alley.
Not until Lu Hanmo was out of sight did Luo Shu reluctantly withdraw her gaze and turn to enter the yard.
As soon as she stepped into the yard, she saw Luo Qianyu sitting on the stone bench in the yard, smiling at her.
"Really romantic, it’s quite enviable!" Luo Qianyu said, gently shaking his teacup, smiling gracefully.
Luo Shu’s face heated up involuntarily, feeling caught by her father in a secret romance, "Brother, why didn’t you go to the construction site?"
"I just finished cultivating," Luo Qianyu replied, in a very good mood. After nearly a day and night of cultivation, his strength had almost doubled. The Spirit Stone’s effect was truly miraculous.
Luo Shu nodded and looked around, "Where are Xiao Zheng and the others?" Usually at this time, Qin Che and Luo Zheng would be practicing the Five Animal Frolics in the yard.
"They’ve probably gone to Qin Che’s home. I didn’t see them when I came out," Luo Qianyu took a sip of his tea and said, "We’re leaving for the Divine Doctor Family the day after tomorrow. Do you have anything left undone?"
He should be able to settle the construction site’s affairs by tomorrow. With Wei Xiao at the site, he felt reassured. And the investigation regarding Luo Shu’s background should be almost concluded too.
"I have nothing left to do. I’m ready to go anytime," replied Luo Shu with a smile. Thinking about the home she knew in her previous life but felt strange about in this one, she felt anticipation and also some fear. What would her grandfather be like now? Would he feel affectionate towards her like her father did, or would he be cold and distant as to a stranger?