He leaned over and kissed the girl on the cheek.
"Then thank you too."
"No wonder she's a genius little princess with an IQ of 160 at the age of ten, she's really smart."
"you……"
Suddenly kissed and praised, Joey's cheeks flushed bright red.
His eyes widened, and he could barely speak.
"What are you doing! I, I..."
Jiang Nian looked over, a smile playing on her lips: "You still blush so easily."
When they said goodbye in China last time, Joey blushed bright red because of something she said.
"..."
Joey turned around abruptly.
Both of them are vixens!
She's a master at seducing people!
She's not going to fall for it!
*
After returning from the auction, Jiang Nian took the red ginseng she had bought and went back to Shenyin.
It was already 2 a.m.
Chen Ji said that Lu Zhaokun was already resting in the bedroom.
She didn't send anyone to announce her arrival, but knocked on the door and heard a deep thud from inside as she was told to come in.
Lu Zhaokun leaned against the bed, wearing a deep black, elegant bathrobe, holding a book in his hand. His stunningly handsome face showed no signs of sleepiness.
Seeing her, he asked casually, "Why are you here so late?"
Jiang Nian put down what she was holding: "I'll sleep here tonight, and I'll treat your leg tomorrow."
Sleeping here?
Lu Zhaokun paused, seemingly not understanding her meaning.
The next second, Jiang Nian got into bed and lay down next to Lu Zhaokun.
She took the book from the man's hand, put it aside, and remained calm.
"Haven't you been unable to sleep night after night since I left?"
"Now that I'm back, I'll sleep with you."
No one knows better than Jiang Nian how painful insomnia is.
Si Boye was her cure. And only she was Lu Zhaokun's cure.
"..."
Lu Zhaokun closed his eyes briefly. "No need."
Jiang Nian reached out and turned off the floor lamp next to her.
The surroundings were plunged into darkness.
She gently hugged Lu Zhaokun from behind. Only then did she realize that the man had indeed lost a lot of weight.
I wonder how he spent countless nights alone, surrounded by smoke, before this.
She spoke softly in the darkness.
"...If I don't take over Shenyin in the future and want to stay in China and live as an ordinary person, will you feel that all the effort you've put into nurturing me over the years has been wasted?"
After a long pause, she heard Lu Zhaokun, who had his back to her, speak in a deep voice: "If I just want a successor who is out of the public eye, then that Annie is indeed more suitable than you."
She was the rose he raised with his own hands. She was his deepest and only bond with this world.
This bond was formed ten years ago, the moment he saw that young yet resilient figure.
He climbed his way up from the lowest rungs of society, enduring countless battles and witnessing the wickedness of human nature, before finally reaching his current position.
The only wish was for the girl to be strong enough that no one could hurt her and she wouldn't have to fear anyone. That's why they used almost cruel methods to teach and train her.
But along the way, she also missed out on many things.
Fortunately, she has now met someone who can make it up to her.
True family, friends, and lovers.
He was all alone, which wasn't a big deal.
"From childhood to adulthood, I've always been afraid that I'll disappoint you."
"...You have never let me down."
Lu Zhaokun turned around.
Although he couldn't see anything, when he touched the corner of the girl's eye with his fingertip, he indeed felt a wetness.
Like when they were children, he held her in his arms. The two of them nestled together in the boundless darkness.
"It's my fault."
Go live the life you want to live.
"No matter when you turn back, I will be there. Shenyin will always be your support. So... there's nothing to be afraid of."
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