"Lu Tianxing, will we beco like this in the future?"
Bai Zhiqing looked at Lu Tianxing with a slight lancholy in her eyes, a trace of sorrow flickering in her beautiful eyes. If when they grow old, either she or Lu Tianxing beco like this, she really doesn’t know if she would have the courage to face it.
"Wifey, don’t be so anxious; we definitely won’t end up like this, lacking familial bonds. Don’t worry." Lu Tianxing gently stroked Bai Zhiqing’s hair and said with a smile.
"Mm, I trust you."
Bai Zhiqing nodded gently when she heard Lu Tianxing’s words, hesitated for a mont as she looked at Lu Tianxing, and seed to want to say sothing but stopped.
"Wifey, what’s wrong? Is there sothing else you want to ask ?"
When Bai Zhiqing heard Lu Tianxing’s words, she hesitated for a mont, glanced towards the door, and seeing that Old Master Lu hadn’t co out, she whispered, "Tianxing, I’ve been in the Lu Family for so long, why haven’t I seen Grandma? Is Grandma...?"
The latter part of Bai Zhiqing’s sentence was left unsaid, but the aning was obvious.
"Zhiqing, actually, your guess is correct."
Lu Tianxing looked at Bai Zhiqing and sighed quietly, "I heard from Haoyue that Grandma passed away ten years ago. Back then, when my father was missing in Beijing, Grandma pined for him too much, eventually fell ill, and died from lancholy. However, please don’t ntion this in front of Grandpa; I’m afraid he’ll be saddened. In Grandpa’s heart, apart from guilt towards my father, this is his biggest regret."
Lu Tianxing didn’t say much more on the matter, but a flash of bloodlust flickered deep within his eyes. One day, he would uproot the Tang and Yang families, leaving none behind.
Bai Zhiqing understood the limits and didn’t press further after hearing Lu Tianxing’s words. Since the Old Master didn’t bring it up, it was evident he didn’t want them to dwell on it, and Lu Tianxing was also unwilling, so probing further wouldn’t benefit anyone.
Old Master Lu didn’t let Lu Tianxing and Bai Zhiqing wait outside for long; soon he ca out of the room with a small tin in his hand.
With a gentle smile, Old Master Lu handed the small tin to Bai Zhiqing as he walked to the pavilion, "Zhiqing, here are so tea leaves for you to take back and brew. At work, make tea with it, using one leaf for the whole day. Inside are hundreds of leaves, which account for two-thirds of my tea stash this year, take it!"
"Grandpa, isn’t this too precious?"
Bai Zhiqing hesitated a bit, looking at Old Master Lu. Each leaf was worth tens of thousands, totaling several million; plus, they were priceless. This gift was indeed too extravagant.
"What’s so precious about it? As long as you have ti to co keep this old fellow company, it’s fine. Besides, leaving it here would be a waste, better for you to have it. Didn’t you always say good steel is to be used on the blade? Giving it to you lets it realize its greatest value, while with , it’d just be tea without any special use." Old Master Lu laughed, indifferent to the actual value of what he was holding. To him, as long as Lu Tianxing and Bai Zhiqing ca to chat with him, it was enough.
"Grandpa, then I’ll accept it gratefully."
Bai Zhiqing did not decline, aware that even if she refused, Old Master Lu would insist.
"Grandpa, since there’s nothing else, why don’t I keep you company and play so chess?" Bai Zhiqing put the tin aside and smiled at Old Master Lu.
"Sure, no problem. But do a favor and have that lousy chess player step away. Seeing how he sses up annoys ."
Speaking, Old Master Lu’s eyes shifted over to Lu Tianxing standing nearby.
Feeling Old Master Lu’s disdainful gaze, Lu Tianxing’s face darkened, wondering why he was called a lousy chess player, when he just didn’t want to play.
"Tianxing, why don’t you go for a walk while I stay here to play chess with Grandpa, okay?" Bai Zhiqing looked at Lu Tianxing with a smile, knowing well that he wasn’t incapable of playing chess, just too restless.
"Alright then, I’ll go out for a walk, get so fresh air, and I’ll co back to pick you up in the afternoon."
Hearing Bai Zhiqing’s words, Lu Tianxing considered montarily, nodded, greeted Old Master Lu, and turned to leave under Old Master Lu’s disdainful gaze.
Watching Lu Tianxing leave, Old Master Lu softly asked Bai Zhiqing across from him, "Zhiqing, are you so at ease letting him go? Aren’t you afraid he might see another woman? I heard that the young princess from the Mu Family seed quite interested in him the other day."
"Grandpa, you’re joking. If his heart isn’t with , it’s pointless to keep him by my side. If his heart is with , he’ll return, no matter where he goes. What should I worry about? And if he doesn’t love , why should I worry for him?" Bai Zhiqing replied with a smile.
Upon hearing Bai Zhiqing’s words, Old Sir Lu was sowhat surprised as he glanced at Bai Zhiqing and said with a smile, "Alright, alright, let’s not talk about that little rascal. I’m going to the room to fetch the Go board, let’s play Go today."
Unaware of the conversation between Old Sir Lu and Bai Zhiqing, Lu Tianxing left Bamboo Garden and leisurely wandered around the Lu Family, admiring the picturesque scenery around him.
"The most romantic thing I can think of is slowly growing old with you..."
Suddenly, the lodious ringtone of a phone rang out.
Lu Tianxing fished out his phone from his pocket and, after glancing at the caller ID, answered the call without hesitation. Before he could say anything, a charming and captivating voice ca through.
"Little man, you really are heartless. I helped you so much in Modu, yet you didn’t think of calling . You really are a heartless guy."
Lu Tianxing couldn’t help but show a wry smile. He just answered Rose’s call and was imdiately berated by her. What did she an by heartless? Is he really that type of person?
"Rose, I’ve been busy, you know? It’s not like you don’t know the situation Jiangnan is facing right now. How could I have any ti to spare?"
"Yeah, you’re really busy, busy whispering sweet nothings with your little sister! Little man, I really can’t tell; I didn’t expect after all these months that the girl-next-door still has a strong love for you. Tsk, tsk, that pure as water appearance really makes feel pity. Even I’m tempted by it," Rose said with mock seriousness.
"Rose, you’re overthinking. What girl-next-door? I’m at the Lu Family right now! How about I make it up to you when I return to Modu in a couple of days?"
Rose smiled and said, "Forget about coming to Modu, why don’t you co find right now?"
Upon hearing Rose’s words, Lu Tianxing was slightly taken aback: "You’ve co to Jiangnan?"
"Of course, if I let such a big prize in Jiangnan go to soone else, I wouldn’t sleep well at night. So, little man, do you want to co find , find and ’hehehe’? You can ’hehe’ however you want."
Rose’s tempting voice ca from the other end of the telephone, making it impossible not to feel a surge of heat rising from his Dantian.
"Rose, you really are a seductress," Lu Tianxing said, taking a deep breath to barely suppress the flutter in his heart, his voice a little husky.
Upon hearing Lu Tianxing’s words, Rose imdiately giggled, "Little man, I am indeed a seductress. Do you want to taste the flavor of a seductress that’s only yours? To secretly tell you, I’m taking a bath now. Do you want to take a look?"
When Lu Tianxing heard Rose’s last words, a fla ignited within his Dantian. Rose’s explosive and alluring figure imdiately flashed in Lu Tianxing’s mind, causing the burning flas to grow even more intense, impossible to suppress. It seed he hadn’t tasted the flavor of this seductress for a long ti; maybe he should take this opportunity to show her how strong he is?
This thought flashed briefly through his mind before Lu Tianxing suppressed it. Just as he was about to speak, he heard an enticing sound from the other end of the phone, with soft moans.
Hearing this, Lu Tianxing was dumbfounded. The fire he just suppressed seed to have been doused with a bucket of gasoline, burning uncontrollably. This seductress was too cruel, playing this move.
Lu Tianxing wanted to interrupt Rose’s voice, but then heard Rose’s charming voice again from the phone: "Little man, doesn’t this sound very familiar? I’ve been waiting for you for a long ti—don’t you want to devour ? Don’t you want to ’hehehe’?"
Rose intentionally suppressed her voice, adding a hint of nasal tone, giving a bewitching feeling that aroused uncontrollable flas.
"Rose, can we be normal?" Lu Tianxing said, taking several deep breaths to suppress the flutter in his heart, smiling bitterly. He realized that Rose’s seductive skills had improved a lot after not seeing her for a while, becoming even stronger than Lin Yafei.
"I’m perfectly normal now, don’t you want to taste it?"
Rose smiled slightly and said, "Little man, I’m waiting for you at Qingjiang Garden in Suzhou. You better hurry."
With that, Rose didn’t give Lu Tianxing a chance to speak and hung up.
Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Lu Tianxing revealed a wry smile; he never expected Rose to really co to Jiangnan and be in Suzhou.
PS: Next Chapter seems to be a bit much, not sure if it’ll induce trouble. If it gets censored, modifying it later might be impossible!
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