As they walked out of the villa, Lu Jin and Shi Tou reached the door.
The servants were already prepared and opened the car doors for them.
Lu Jin paused for a moment, then turned around and said to Lu Shen instead of going in.
"I don't want to take the car back today, Stone, walk with me."
"I want to walk home slowly."
Li Tianlei wasn't sure what she wanted to do, so he had no choice but to let her be.
"good."
The two walked side by side, strolling slowly along the path.
"Stone, it's already dark. Are you going to keep wearing the mask?"
Does he really want to avoid other people?
Now, even though she's the only one there, he still refuses to show his true face.
Does he realize that doing this could easily hurt her?
"I'm used to it."
Xiao Jin was right beside him, and every word she uttered felt like a deadly poison.
This made him wary, fearing that he might get caught up in it and expose everything prematurely.
Lu Jin looked at him, her eyes filled with heartache.
Has he been living like this all these years?
They concealed their identities and did not show their true faces to others.
With him deliberately avoiding me, it was really difficult for me to find him.
She tilted her head slightly, looked at him, and spoke with a pleading tone.
"Actually, you could have taken the mask off."
"Don't worry, I won't peek. I, Lu Jin, always keep my word and have a strong sense of contractual responsibility."
It all started with his sudden disappearance and breaking his promise.
She resolved to prove him wrong by becoming someone who keeps her word.
When he comes back, she will make him feel guilty.
Li Tianlei raised his head slightly, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.
Xiao Jin said the same thing many years ago.
They had only known each other for a short time then, and they played games together with Ran Jie, where the loser had to accept a punishment.
"Xiao Jin, the punishment later will be very cruel. I'm not like Tian Lei, who can be easily fooled by you."
He remembered that Xiao Jin had her hands on her hips and her chin slightly raised.
"Hmph, I'm not afraid at all."
“Just name your punishment. I, Lu Jin, always keep my word. I have a strong sense of contractual responsibility.”
And that has proven to be true.
To be honest, Xiao Jin is a master at arguing, but her luck in games has never been great.
As it turned out, she was indeed the one who lost.
Ran Jie's punishment was somewhat embarrassing; he made Xiao Jin run around the film set and say that she was an idiot.
Xiao Jin actually did as promised.
He became famous overnight.
"Hey, Stone, I'm serious, I really won't peek."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the person next to her nod faintly.
"Okay, then you walk ahead, and promise me you won't look back."
"I then took off my mask."
Lu Jin smiled, turned around, and took a big step forward.
The streetlights shone on them, casting long, slanted shadows.
From the side path, she could clearly see the movements of the people behind her.
He slowly raised his hand and removed his mask.
Lu Jin could feel her breathing quickening.
Although she didn't turn around, she didn't know what the person behind her looked like.
But she was certain that he was the one she had been looking for.
Li Tianlei!
"Are you satisfied now? You can't even see it, so why did you make me take it off?"
Although sometimes strange ideas do pop into Xiao Jin's head.
Although he may not understand immediately, he will still do as instructed.
Because in the end, Xiao Jin would patiently explain it to him.
"Because I want to do it."
"Does Stone think it's strange that I'm doing this?"
Li Tianlei shook his head. "No, I think you are the best."
A joyful smile appeared on Lu Jin's face.
That's great, Tianlei is still the same as before.
Inside the villa lobby.
Jian Ruoxi and Lu Shen looked at each other, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
In the end, it was Lu Shen who spoke.
"Didn't you say you had something for me? Do you still have it?"
He remembered taking the box out of the trash can.
As for whether Ruoxi threw it away again, he didn't know.
Jian Ruoxi knew he was referring to the gift she hadn't had a chance to give out yet.
"It's still there."
"I'll get it all ready for you in a few days."
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and slunk upstairs. If she stayed any longer, Lu Shen would definitely notice something was amiss.
Watching her fleeing figure.
Lu Shen gave a wicked smile.
He has successfully kept Ruoxi with him.
Jian Ruoxi returned to her bedroom, leaned against the door, and touched her chest with one hand, her heart still pounding wildly.
"Luckily, I got back early."
Otherwise, with the surroundings so quiet, Lu Shen would definitely have heard it.
A few minutes later, her heartbeat finally stopped.
Her gaze lingered on the gift box on the bedside table.
She hasn't thrown the box away yet.
She went to the bedside, reached out and opened the lid of the box, revealing the shirt inside.
"It seems this gift is destined to be given away."
If she had thrown it away back then, she would probably be searching for it all over the world right now.
She reached out and touched her lower abdomen.
"Baby, do you think Mommy calmed down a little too quickly?"
She waited a long time without receiving a response.
"Maybe you also think that Mom is a bit too casual, but I think I really misunderstood your dad."
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