Chapter 134134 Lu Xuan: Late Letter
Lu Xuan looked at him deeply and asked, "Why do you want me to go to the orphanage?"
Pei Maomao smiled at him and said happily, "I want to take you to where I live. I want you to see the mango tree I planted. Remember to take a picture and bring it back to Xuan!"
"Um."
Pei Maomao counted on his fingers, "December is the season when the mango trees bloom. When you go, you'll be able to see a sea of flowers, clusters of pale yellow flowers covering the trees. It's so beautiful!"
"knew."
The two of them immediately finalized the return boat tickets. Lu Xuan propped up his chin with one hand and asked, "If you go back to the welfare home, will there be a place for you to stay there?"
Hearing this, Pei Qi frowned and hesitated, "I don't know. The orphanage will only raise us until we are eighteen years old. Once we reach adulthood, we will have to leave."
Lu Xuan showed an expression of astonishment. "How about this, I'll book two more rooms so that you have somewhere to stay when you return. I'll accompany you to the welfare home, and then we'll come back."
Pei Qi: "..."
There was a hint of confusion in Pei Qi's clear eyes. The festival was approaching, and if he didn't spend the holiday in the welfare home, where else could he go?
Pei Qi hesitated and said, "Come back? I don't want to spend the holiday alone."
Lu Xuan pressed his big palm on his head and said dissatisfiedly: "Who asked you to celebrate the holiday alone? I will accompany you."
"Huh?"
Pei Maomao tilted her head and asked doubtfully, "Then aren't you going home for the holidays? That's a time for family reunions."
Hearing this, Lu Xuan coughed lightly and said, "No one is at home, so you can stay and spend the holiday with me."
"Oh...Okay."
The next day.
The two of them boarded the spaceship heading to the welfare home. Pei Maomao was extremely excited along the way, like a bird out of a cage, pointing at the galaxy and chirping non-stop. Lu Xuan sat quietly beside him, watching his every move out of the corner of his eye.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Bart bent his waist and looked at the silent Bruno cautiously, "Master, the eldest young master has returned to the welfare home."
Bruno silently watched the birds flying outside the window, as if everything was expected. He was silent for a long time, and then sighed, "He will come back sooner or later."
"But he will come back sooner or later."
This is the deal between them.
Caesar can never turn back into Lu Xuan, just like time never goes back.
The gate of the welfare home.
Pei Qi excitedly pointed at the mango tree that blocked out the sun and boasted to Caesar, "This is the mango tree I planted! Isn't it beautiful?"
"Um."
"Clang."
As the door opened, the children rushed in like a flood, each one vying to hug Pei Qi's thighs, "Brother Pei Qi, you're back?"
"Um!"
As he spoke, he opened his backpack and distributed the souvenirs he had bought in advance to the children. "Here, this is my gift for you. Take it."
When Pei Qi stuffed the gifts into the children's hands, he did not forget to pinch their chubby little faces. As soon as the little ones received the gifts, they ran to the yard as if they were having fun.
Pei Qi grabbed Lu Xuan's wrist and pulled him under the mango tree. The wind blew, scattering tiny orange petals. Pointing to the swing under the trunk, Pei Qi happily introduced it, "I made this swing. Do you want to try it? I tied it up really tightly. When I come home from school, I always sit on it for a while."
"No, I'm not a kid, why should I play on the swing?" Lu Xuan resisted.
However, resistance was futile.
Pei Maomao pressed him onto the swing without explanation. He held the thick hemp rope and gently pushed forward. "How is it? Is the force enough? Do you want me to push harder?"
"Okay, that's enough." Lu Xuan laughed in silence.
"Pei Qi!"
A familiar female voice came over.
Pei Maomao turned around suddenly and saw Cao Wan waving at him gently. He immediately put down Caesar and ran towards Cao Wan excitedly, hugging her in his arms, "Teacher Cao, I'm back!"
Time has left traces on Cao Wan's face, but that person's smile remains.
She patted his shoulder with relief and said, "I heard the kids say you were back, so I hurried over to see you."
Cao Wan held up his face and examined it carefully. "Very good! During this time that Pei Qi was away, he not only didn't lose weight due to hunger, but actually gained weight."
Pei Maomao smiled shyly and said disapprovingly: "After all, I can eat."
"By the way, Teacher Cao, I also brought a friend back."
Pei Qi said, turning aside and pointing at Caesar behind him, "Teacher Cao, this is my new friend."
Lu Xuan walked towards us against the light, like a boy traveling through a time tunnel, transforming from a green boy into a tall young man.
Cao Wan looked at the person in front of her in disbelief. Pei Qi had never seen Lu Xuan switch to human form, but Cao Wan had.
He looks exactly like Lu Xuan when he was a child, exactly the same!
Cao Wan's hands began to tremble, and she spoke with difficulty: "You, you are..."
Lu Xuan?
Lu Xuan stepped forward, shook her hand, and replied, "Hello, Teacher Cao. I'm Pei Qi's friend—Caesar."
Cao Wan's eyes wandered between the two of them.
Pei Qi blinked in confusion and asked, "Teacher Cao, what's wrong?"
Cao Wan shook her head and smiled gently, then instructed, "Pei Qi, the chef made your favorite braised chicken today. Go see if she's done. If she is, I'll have her secretly make you a bowl."
Pei Maomao: “!!!!!”
“Okay!”
The little greedy cat ran over excitedly, leaving only Cao Wan and Lu Xuan there.
Cao Wan looked deeply at the familiar face and asked, "You are Lu Xuan, right?"
The corners of Lu Xuan's lips twitched, and after a long while, he finally squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "Teacher Cao, you are truly discerning."
"Why did you lie to him? You are obviously..."
"Then why did you lie to him?"
Lu Xuan's ice-blue eyes stared at her.
Cao Wan smiled bitterly and patted Lu Xuan's arm. "Come with the teacher. I want to give you your things."
"What?"
Cao Wan smiled and shook her head. "After you left, Pei Qi was always unwilling to give up. He always wanted to find you, but your adoptive parents didn't leave an adoption address at the time. The dean handled your adoption procedures personally. Even though we knew the procedures were wrong, there was nothing we could do."
"But after Pei Qi woke up, he was obsessed with finding you. He was out all day long. Seeing that this wasn't going to work, I gave him a fake address. Over the years, he's sent you lots of mangoes and letters."
"It's just that mangoes are seasonal fruits and they can't be preserved for a long time. And I have been keeping the letters he sent to you in cardboard boxes. Do you still want this letter?" Cao Wan raised her eyes and looked at him.
"I want it." Lu Xuan said without hesitation.
That was the letter that belonged to him.
That night, Lu Xuan returned to the hotel with a box of letters.
The heavy cardboard box seemed to be telling the story of the time he had missed over the years.
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