Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Lu Huan looked up in the yard, his throat tight as he watched the fireworks for a long time.
The fireworks were set off in clusters, shining brightly and colorfully, and they lasted for a long time without stopping.
The people in the street market outside the Ning Wang Mansion seemed to be somewhat puzzled, and they all went out to see what was going on. The noise came from the street market separated by several courtyard walls, and a servant shouted in surprise: “Look, who is setting off fireworks?”
These noisy sounds gradually pulled Lu Huan back from his ecstasy… He felt like he was in a dream. Looking around, he saw only the empty dark night. There was no one in the courtyard except himself… The blood that was almost rushing to his head cooled down a little.
He couldn’t help but bend down, pick up a stone and throw it towards the courtyard wall not far away.
The only sound that could be heard was the sound of stones falling to the ground a moment later.
There was not even an echo.
His extremely excited heart slowly hardened.
The fireworks were just set off by someone in the street… Could it be that that person has returned?
But just now, just now he clearly had such a hunch. Every time that person came, he would have a hunch…
Could it be that my intuition was wrong? Was I just imagining things?
Lu Huan stared at the night sky, feeling the cold wind. After the ecstasy, he felt lonely as if a basin of cold water was poured over his head.
He stood blankly in the yard for a long time and suddenly felt that he was a little ridiculous – he also knew that he was ridiculous, but after turning around, he still did not go into the house but slowly walked towards the bamboo forest.
It’s ridiculous, but he thought, what if it wasn’t his illusion, what if that person really wanted to come back?
If that person doesn’t want to see me, then I will go to the bamboo forest and hide there, giving him time to reply to the note, and then I will come out.
However, Lu Huan walked very slowly, with his head down, and his hands and feet were a little cold.
He stared at the stones under his feet and thought to himself, if that person had not come, even if he stayed in the bamboo forest for a night, that person would not leave any note in reply.
….
Su Xi didn’t know why the cub didn’t seem happy after she finished setting off the fireworks. His face looked gloomy again, and he didn’t go back to the house. Instead, after a moment of silence, he walked towards the bamboo forest – what was he going to do?
Su Xi couldn’t guess what he was thinking, but she saw that he walked to the end of the bamboo forest and stopped when he was about to leave the firewood yard.
He found a place and sat down slowly, then just like when he sat at the door before, he lowered his head slightly and was in a daze.
The tiny figure sitting on a small stone looks empty and lonely.
…What happened?
Why would you go to the bamboo forest to enjoy the cold wind in the middle of the night?
Su Xi’s nose was still sore when she saw the cub’s series of actions that puzzled her. However, the fireworks she set off just now did not seem to let the cub know that she was back.
She had to leave some message while the cub was not in the house to tell the cub that she was always there.
Thinking of this, Su Xi didn’t care what the cub was thinking and quickly switched to the house.
What should she give this time to make the baby happier?
Making up an excuse, saying that he had been out for a while and just came back today? Instead of abandoning the child?
Or should she just cater to his preferences and give him something he likes?
Su Xi lay on the bed, clutching her hair, and deeply felt the difficulty of kindergarten teachers in coaxing children.
So, what does the cub want and what can make him happy?
In fact, Su Xi didn’t know what the cub liked, and he had never shown any obvious concern for anything – except that time, when he asked for hometown dishes for the first time.
Su Xi had not forgotten this matter. She had been thinking about what hometown dishes she could make to be more special, but after thinking about it, she couldn’t think of any more distinctive dishes. After all, many dishes that only appeared in the 21st century could not be exchanged in the mall.
But tonight, it was time to fulfill his wish.
Su Xi opened the mall and looked through the food section carefully. There were many dishes in the mall, but one of them immediately caught her attention – Osmanthus sea bass[1].
Su Xi particularly liked to eat fish. In the picture of this dish, osmanthus flowers were scattered on the white belly of the fish, alternating between yellow and white, which made it look fresh and delicious. In addition, it was now the season of late winter and early spring in the game, and there were definitely no osmanthus flowers in September, so this was a rather special dish.
It could also be regarded as a hometown dish of Su Xi.
Su Xi quickly bought a food box, put the sweet-scented osmanthus sea bass in it, and then picked and chose some other things.
….
Lu Huan had been sitting on a small stone in the bamboo forest. He felt uneasy, afraid, and lost. He looked at the night sky where the fireworks had just bloomed, but now it was empty with only darkness. He was almost certain that he was being too self-indulgent, thinking that the man had returned just because of the fireworks.
But as his heart dropped, he couldn’t help but feel a little hopeful.
Is it really impossible? Is that person here?
Lu Huan was upset and had all sorts of random thoughts.
Just then, he heard some noise coming from the other side of the door.
This place in the bamboo forest was very far away from the door of the house, but perhaps because the surroundings were too quiet and Lu Huan had been keeping his ears perked up, he immediately heard even the slightest movement.
——Perhaps some dead branches in the yard were blown and made the noise?
However, almost immediately, Lu Huan stood up. He didn’t care whether he would be disappointed later. The heart that had just been dead in his chest began to beat again. He strode towards the door, and then ran away, with the corners of his clothes lifted up in the cold wind.
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