"This is a small token of my appreciation for your kindness, Uncle and Aunt."
"It's good that you're here, why did you bring anything?" Shang Wu took the gift and gestured for him to sit down. "Your Uncle Lu is in the study, he'll be out soon. Xiao Wu, stop looking around, Yan Yan is here, why don't you entertain her?"
Lu Yuwu slowly put down the magazine and gave an extremely unnatural smile: "Hi."
Fu Yan looked at her with deep eyes and responded with a faint "Mm".
The atmosphere instantly became somewhat awkward.
Fortunately, Lu Rang came out of the study at this moment, and when he saw Fu Yan, a smile appeared on his face.
"Fu Yan is here. Have a seat. Have you been busy with your studies lately?"
"It's alright, Uncle Lu," Fu Yan replied, standing up respectfully.
With Lu Rang present, the atmosphere eased considerably.
The group chatted about trivial topics related to their studies and current events.
Lu Yuwu remained a background figure throughout, her head down, her fingers unconsciously picking at the edge of the sofa.
The servants prepared a very lavish lunch.
During the meal, Shang Wu and Lu Rang tacitly led the conversation, never mentioning anything about the two children, but only showing concern for Fu Yan's recent situation.
The conversation about the health of Fu's parents was fairly harmonious.
Lu Yuwu ate without tasting the food.
She could feel the gaze from the other side occasionally falling on her, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.
After the meal, Shang Wu was clearing away the dishes when she suddenly said to Lu Yuwu, "Xiaowu, your father and I have an appointment this afternoon to discuss some things, so we have to go out for a bit. Why don't you sit with Yanyan for a while, watch TV, or chat?"
Lu Rang stood up and picked up his coat, saying, "Yeah, we'll probably be back before dinner."
Lu Yuwu's eyes widened. Before she could say anything, her parents had already quickly changed their shoes and gave her a look before leaving.
With a soft bang, the door closed.
Suddenly, only she and Fu Yan remained in the large living room.
The air seemed to freeze instantly.
Lu Yuwu felt like she didn't know what to do with her hands and feet, and her heartbeat was amplified infinitely in the silent space.
She didn't dare look at Fu Yan, her eyes darting around aimlessly before finally settling on the TV remote.
"Um, do you want to watch TV?" she asked dryly, trying to break the suffocating silence.
Fu Yan leaned back on the sofa, seemingly relaxed, but his gaze remained fixed on her. Hearing this, he raised an eyebrow and said, "Whatever you say."
Lu Yuwu felt as if she had been granted a pardon and quickly picked up the remote control and pressed the power button.
Her mind was blank; she had no idea what to watch and her fingers were randomly pressing the channel buttons.
The screen flickered, the image froze, and a pale, bloodied ghost face suddenly filled the entire screen, accompanied by a shrill, piercing sound effect!
"ah!"
Lu Yuwu was so frightened that she screamed and threw away the remote control without thinking. Like a startled rabbit, she instinctively rushed into Fu Yan's arms.
She gripped his sweater tightly with both hands, buried her face in it, and her body was still trembling slightly.
Fu Yan was slightly stiffened by her sudden embrace.
Immediately, a familiar, soft scent with a faint fragrance filled his senses.
He lowered his eyes, looking at the fluffy head in his arms and the slightly trembling shoulders. His once cold and hard heart seemed to have been violently cracked open by something.
Fu Yan instinctively reached out and wrapped his arms around her slender waist, pulling her even closer into his embrace.
The terrifying sound effects continued, but Lu Yuwu was no longer afraid.
All her attention was focused on Fu Yan's embrace.
The familiar scent instantly gave her a long-lost sense of security.
Several seconds passed before Lu Yuwu suddenly realized what she had done.
Good heavens, she actually threw herself into Fu Yan's arms!
Lu Yuwu's cheeks instantly turned bright red, and even her ears and neck turned pink.
She frantically tried to break free from his embrace, her voice stammering with embarrassment, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
However, Fu Yan tightened his grip on her arm even more, showing no intention of letting go.
"Don't move." His voice came from above, carrying a hint of suppressed emotion.
Lu Yuwu froze in his arms, unable to move, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was about to burst out of her chest.
On the television, the background music of the horror movie turned eerie, but the atmosphere between the two became even more ambiguous.
Fu Yan lowered his head, his warm breath brushing against her sensitive earlobe. His voice was deep, like a whisper, carrying an undeniable persistence:
"Lu Yuwu, tell me, do you... still like me now?"
Lu Yuwu trembled, instinctively wanting to deny it, to push him away, and to use sharp words to protect her pitiful self-esteem.
She didn't want to admit it, couldn't show weakness in front of him, and didn't want him to think that she couldn't live without him.
However, the thought of being held tightly in his arms, with his unique, cool scent lingering around her nose, was silently eroding her defenses.
Lu Yuwu opened her mouth, but the words she didn't mean were stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say them.
She could only bury her face deeper like an ostrich, and replied with a hint of defiance, "I don't want to answer."
To Fu Yan, this sounded no different from coquetry.
At this moment, he finally relaxed, and emotions welled up in his heart, causing him to unconsciously tighten the grip on his arms a little more.
He didn't press further, but simply savored the genuine warmth and softness in his arms.
The horror movie on TV continued, but the two people embracing each other seemed to be in another quiet world.
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