s a light stubble on his chin – a far cry from his usual arrogant demeanor.Seeing Shu Tinglan at home, the tension he had been carrying finally relaxed. He came over and just gently pinched her face....[]

When it was time for bed, Gu Ruandong went to sleep honestly in the guest room.

My room door is open, call me if you need anything.

”

Okay.

As long as there is someone at home, she is not afraid.

That night, the weather cooperated.

In the middle of the night, there was a sudden flash of lightning and thunder.

The summer weather, it changes quickly. She had already fallen asleep but was woken up by the deafening thunder. Lightning split the sky, illuminating the entire room with its brilliant light.

She wore a nightgown and went barefoot, running without thinking to the guest room next door and burrowed into Gu Ruandong's arms, holding on tightly.

Gu Ruandong was also woken up by the noise. He wanted to go and see what was going on, but just as he was about to get up, he was bumped head-on. Instinctively, he hugged the soft person in his arms and patted their back comfortingly. Neither of them spoke, as if this was the most natural thing in the world.

After the flashes of lightning and thunder, a heavy downpour began. The window on the guest room balcony was not closed tightly and was blown open by the wind, with raindrops seeming to drift in.

Gu Ruandong wanted to get up and close the window on the balcony, but Lu Yaoyao clung to him like a koala.

He helplessly said: "I'll go close the window."

She: I'm afraid.

"Then come with me to close it"

"Carry me on your back."ense tomorrow."It seemed fast, like lightning. Yet it also felt slow, an eternity of anticipation before the two finally came together. I don't even know how we got there, from conversation to this m...