Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Tang Ran waited for a very long time, but there was no movement behind her.
She finally noticed something was wrong, and tilted her head in confusion, calling softly, “Luo Luo?”
“…”
Luo Zhan’s rationality and thinking ability, which had been blown into a mushroom cloud by the tiny birthmark, finally returned to his body little by little when Tang Ran shouted for the third time.
He closed his eyes and suppressed all the numerous chaotic thoughts that surged in his mind at this moment. At this moment, Luo Zhan could only think of himself as that robot, unable to think or judge, and just following the “chip program”.
Otherwise, he didn’t know what irreversible words he would say or what things he would do that he would regret.
The adjusted zipper was pulled up with difficulty and stiffness.
“Okay, Master.”
The mechanical voice took two steps back and automatically left the room.
“…”
Tang Ran was a little surprised that the “robot” would leave on its own after completing its instructions.
She turned sideways in confusion and pricked up her ears, but sure enough, she could only hear the footsteps getting farther and farther away along the corridor outside the bedroom.
Tang Ran turned back in bewilderment, fumbling to adjust the flower knot at her waist while muttering to herself, “So in Luo Luo’s home service function module, will it automatically reset after completing a command?”
At this time, Luo Zhan stopped beside the square table in the living room of the side house.
The hand hanging at his side was clenched into a fist. The pale blue veins were stretched so tight that they were slightly bulging, clearly visible on the white back of his hand.
Out of Tang Ran’s range of perception, the thoughts that Luo Zhan had suppressed finally burst out. Countless thoughts flooded into his mind, giving him a splitting headache.
The most profound thing was the birthmark that only appeared in his dreams, just like the pair of beautiful eyes that made him privately be ridiculed by outsiders for being perverted.
It must have been just a dream.
Because Luo Zhan could not find any memory of meeting such a girl in any corner of his memory. When he was twelve or thirteen years old, he started believing in past lives, which could explain why he always saw that girl in his dreams.
The appearance was completely blurry, and the scene was completely blurred in which no other details could be found. The dreams were not exactly the same, but the only thing that was the same was the pair of eyes filled with vivid and bright emotions.
Most of the time, those eyes were smiling, and the outer corners of the eyes that were usually slightly upturned would bend slightly, reflecting his blurry shadow in the black pupils.
But sometimes he would feel sad. The light he could always see would dim inside, like a child hiding in a shadow corner, making the him in his dream anxious and irritated, but he had no way to touch and comfort him.
But the only time which was the most different, left Luo Zhan with an extremely deep impression – in his dream he saw the pair of eyes he loved most fill with tears, until the corners of the eyes turned red from holding back, but she still had to force herself not to let the tears roll out of her eyes.
It was also in that dream that Luo Zhan saw the light red birthmark for the first time.
From that day on, Luo Zhan began to realize that people could feel heartache in their dreams.
He didn’t know if it was because the tearing pain was too real, but that dream became the only accident in the silent and foggy scene that he could only watch – and he heard his own voice.
[They are talking nonsense, it is not ugly at all.]
[It’s really beautiful… like, like flower petals.]
Then those eyes burst into smiles.
Unable to hold back tears, she rolled down her eyes, her dark eyes were filled with a smile, bright and beautiful. The girl seemed to have said something as well.
Unfortunately, Luo Zhan in the dream didn’t hear it.
From then on, those eyes and that birthmark began to appear in his dreams frequently, and almost became Luo Zhan’s obsession.
But he searched for many years and still found nothing.
In the end, when Luo Zhan was about to give up, he saw the birthmark on Tang Ran’s body.
He could draw it with his eyes closed; every curve was so familiar to him—it was exactly the same as the one on Tang Ran.
In other words.
Tang Ran was the girl he had been looking for, for nearly ten years, the girl who only appeared in his dreams.
Luo Zhan’s heart beat harder in his chest.
But he frowned soon, doubt and worry overwhelming the shock and relief that made him unable to recover.
The girl’s eyes in the dream were obviously normal, then why were Tang Ran’s eyes…
“Luo Luo?”
The voice behind him woke Luo Zhan from his thoughts.
Luo Zhan turned around and saw the girl who had tied the knot of her dress standing in the aisle, looking confused and hesitant.
“I’m here.” Luo Zhan suppressed the ups and downs of emotion in his mechanical voice. He forced himself to turn back into the unthinking bionic robot: “Master.”
Tang Ran hesitated for a moment, then said helplessly: “I called you several times, and I thought you had been picked up…Your reaction is a bit slow tonight, it seems I have to ask the store manager to clear your cache tomorrow.”
The mechanical voice was silent.
In the room where Tang Ran couldn’t see, Luo Zhan, who was standing beside the square table, didn’t move, just stared at her without blinking, his eyes dark and deep.
At this time, the doorbell of the side house rang again, and the person standing outside the door spoke impatiently:
“Ms. Tang Ran, please hurry up and don’t make the old lady and the others wait anxiously.”
“…”
Tang Ran’s expression froze in the room.
She sighed softly, judged the location of the voice just now, walked to Luo Zhan, and whispered: “I can’t accompany you tonight, see you tomorrow.”
Luo Zhan resisted the urge to stop her and ask about the birthmark or something else.
He suppressed his emotions and lowered his eyes: “Okay, Master.”
“…”
The little girl held the cane and followed the servant out of the side house.
Luo Zhan waited in the side house for a minute.
Expecting that the two would have gone far away, he also came out of the side house and walked quickly into the night.
Luo Zhan followed the secluded but shorter route that Duan Qingyan led him to and returned to the Tang family’s main residence in the shortest time possible.
He asked the servant of the Tang family where Mr. Luo was at the moment. After getting the directions, Luo Zhan went straight to the tea room on the second floor of the main house without stopping.
By the time he got outside the tea room, even with Luo Zhan’s physical strength, his breathing was already a little unstable after rushing all the way from the side house to the main house.
The servant who came out of the tea room saw the slender figure rushing up the stairs, and without thinking, he subconsciously raised his hand to stop him: “Why are you making trouble at home – Young Master Luo?”
Luo Zhan stopped and asked, “Is my grandfather in the tea room?”
“Yes, yes.” The servant nodded quickly, “How about I help you——”
But Luo Zhan didn’t wait for him to speak, he had already walked past him, went straight to the door of the tea room and stopped.
Luo Zhan slowly steadied his breathing and raised his hand to knock on the door.
After knocking three times as a courtesy reminder, Luo Zhan pushed the door open and strode in without waiting for a response.
At the entrance of the tea room was a long screen with a large black and white ink painting. Luo Zhan turned to the empty space beside the screen without hesitation.
Next to the teapot behind the screen, Old Mrs. Hang was just about to call out “Come in” when she heard the door open without her permission. She immediately frowned and looked in the direction of the door.
The old man Luo opposite her showed his usual calmness at this moment——
The old man didn’t even raise his head, blew on his tea, and said calmly: “It’s probably that bad boy with no manners in my family is here.”
Really.
As the old man finished speaking, Luo Zhan appeared in the sight of the Tang family members.
Coming up from behind the screen, Luo Zhan glanced at the Luo family’s side – Old Mrs. Hang was in the middle, sitting opposite Old Man Luo, and to her left sat Tang Shixin and Tang Luoqian, and to her right was daughter-in-law Lin Manmei, who was serving tea herself.
Luo Zhan stopped.
Grandpa Luo waited for a while, but his grandson didn’t speak. He frowned slightly and turned his head disapprovingly: “How come you can’t even say hello?”
Luo Zhan curled his lips and said coldly, “I’ve already said it.”
Mr. Luo: “Why haven’t I seen you say it?”
Luo Zhan turned to look at the Tang family: “Before coming to the Tang family, didn’t I ask Tan Yunchang to say hello on my behalf?”
“…”
The tea room went quiet.
The Tang family, headed by Old Lady Hang, all thought of Tan Yunchang’s words at the same time.
[Our captain asked me to come early because he wanted me to pass on a message – the fact that I didn’t come last time wasn’t straightforward enough, right? I wanted to save some face for the elders, but you guys didn’t want it.]
As soon as this memory came into their minds, the four members of the Tang family suddenly behaved differently.
In summary, none of them looked good.
Even if Grandpa Luo didn’t know what Luo Zhan had Tan Yunchang convey, he knew best what kind of unruly temper his grandson had.
At this time, the old man could only cough awkwardly, then look at Luo Zhan with a warning look and whisper, “You were outside alone…taking a walk, and I didn’t ask you to come up, so you came here on purpose to irritate me?”
“I dare not.” Luo Zhan smiled coldly, “If I provoke Grandpa to tie me up again, will I be tied up directly to the engagement ceremony next time?”
Mr. Luo choked.
Luo Zhan didn’t want to waste time on this matter. Before the old man got angry, he smiled faintly, his eyes serious and deep: “I have something I must ask.”
Mr. Luo snorted coldly and suppressed his anger: “What’s the matter?”
Luo Zhan glanced at the Tang family’s side and turned back: “It’s not convenient here, please come out with me, Grandpa.”
Mr. Luo frowned: “You are becoming more and more rude, then go home and -“
“No.” Luo Zhan refused firmly, “I must know now.”
Grandpa Luo was stunned for a moment and turned to his youngest grandson in surprise.
The grandfather and grandson looked at each other for a few seconds.
The old man could not see any sign of mischief on Luo Zhan’s face. Apart from the seriousness that left no room for negotiation, there was only a subtle feeling that made the old man feel that Luo Zhan’s emotional state at the moment was very dangerous.
With this realization, Mr. Luo’s frown slowly relaxed. After a moment, he turned his gaze back to Mrs. Hang and said, “My boy has been too rude tonight. I’ll go and give him a lecture.”
No matter how ugly Mrs. Hang’s face looked, she could only endure it at this moment, and say with a fake smile: “It’s normal for young people to be ignorant. When you come to the Tang family, you should treat it as the Luo family. Luo Zhan doesn’t have to be restrained, just go ahead.”
Seeing that he had persuaded the old man to stand up, Luo Zhan turned around and walked out of the tea room.
They walked all the way to the Tang family’s terrace. After the old man walked in with a frown on his brow, Luo Zhan directly closed the long window on the terrace to prevent any sound from leaking out.
The old man frowned in dissatisfaction: “You are being so mysterious, what do you want to ask?”
“…”
Luo Zhan stood in front of the long window, neither turning around nor speaking.
The old man had been accumulating anger for half the night was about to explode, but at this moment, he suddenly heard the voice of the young man with his tall back blending into the night speak coldly –
“Have I known Tang Ran for a long time?”
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