Chapter 72: Rainy Night

The Long's old residence was especially lively with the finding of the snake.

Those who were aware of their history knew that the only reason the snake had come out was to protect the family's secret. To protect the young master of the family as well as the family's wealth and reputation, the elders had to work together to stop Professor Chen from making trouble in the town.

Long Fei stood beside the window and looked out with both hands behind his back.

The sky had long turned dark. From the distance, he could see the dim light coming from Ma's household.

The sound of the knocking on the door snapped him out of his trance. Long Fei turned around and watched as Long Yu Heng entered his room with a tired look on his face.

"I heard that the old man and the others are going to leave this town tomorrow morning," Long Yu Heng said as he walked in. "Most probably, they will return to Capital City."

"It's better as long as they stay away from this town." Long Fei walked over to his desk and sat down. "Still, tell the others not to be negligent. The old man is too cunning. It would be dangerous for us if he had a spy in this town somewhere."

This was supposed to be the place where he could be at ease.

Long Yu Heng nodded. "Rest assured. I already asked those who live around the town's entrance to pay extra attention to visitors." He suddenly went silent and his expression turned a little complicated.

"What's wrong?"

"When I returned to the residence a while ago, I seemed to notice one of the old man's students in the driveway."

Long Fei raised a brow. "Oh? They suspected something?"

"Probably. Our family had a long history. It was not strange if they wanted to keep an eye on us."

"Don't worry. I will be more careful," Long Fei said. "The next mayor better be someone who knows how to behave."

Long Yu Heng nodded. "The elders had already discussed a few candidates. Grandfather will look at the list himself."

Long Fei finally let out a breath. He propped one hand on the table and started to massage his head.

Although the bullet had left his body, the side effect from his injury had not fully gone. Last night, he only get a drop of Su Ruan's blood and it was just enough to help to stop his bleeding and repaired his skin.

It was still not enough.

"Ah Fei, are you sure that you did not want to let grandfather know about your injury? He asked me about that bullet. I could only tell him that the old man missed and you have picked up the thing to be used later."

Long Fei heaved a long breath. "Don't tell him. I don't want him to worry."

"But what if there's any effect afterward?"

"Forget it. If he knew, Grandfather will start to ask how I healed. I still don't think that it's time to tell them about Miss Su."

Long Yu Heng pursed his lips into a thin line.

After what had happened last night, Long Yu Heng thought that it would be better to have someone like Su Ruan stay close to Long Fei. But Long Fei was determined that he did not want to force Su Ruan to stay.

Looking at the situation now, Long Yu Heng did not know when will Long Fei be able to convince Su Ruan to stay by his side. It seemed that each time he saw her, Su Ruan seemed to be guarding against Long Fei.

"Don't think too much about it." Long Fei spoke. "I know what to do."

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The cousins exchanged a few more words before Long Yu Heng finally left the room.

Long Fei stood up and was about to head back to his bedroom to rest. However, his steps halted as his gaze fell on the dim light at a certain distance.

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Su Ruan returned to her room after dinner.

Today, Ma Yu Xi's family had joined them for a meal and everyone was still talking about the snake. Su Ruan sat at the table while listening to everyone's discussion in silence.

As the snake was found close to their orchard, Ma Hao Dong decided to purchase some items that could scare the snakes away.

Anyway, it was better to be safe than sorry.

When Su Ruan entered her room, she took out her laptop to look at some news online.

Just as she had thought, the news about the giant snake was reported by several major presses. The picture of the snake carcass being lifted up by the crane circulated online. The netizen started to discuss the snake and soon, a few experts came out to say their opinion as well.

Su Ruan read their comments and finally thought that nothing was interesting in their discussion. After surfing the internet for a while, she finally logged out to get ready for bed.

Just in time, the sound of knocking could be heard from her door.

Su Ruan walked over and saw her mother standing outside with a gentle smile on her face.

"Mom?"

Ma Zheng Zheng thrust the small tray in her hand. "I was worried that you would feel uncomfortable after what happened this morning."

Su Ruan flashed a warm smile as she took the tray away from her mother. "Mom, I'm fine. I'm not scared."

"I know you're not." Once her hands were free, Ma Zheng Zheng patted her daughter on her head. "My Su Ruan is already a big girl. I just made you a mug of hot milk so that you can sleep soundly tonight."

Su Ruan looked at the mug of hot milk and smiled. She knew well that her mother was worried that her condition would worsen after seeing such a scary scene in the morning.

"Un. I know. I'll drink it before I go to bed." Su Ruan nodded. "Thank you, Mom."

Ma Zheng Zheng hesitated. "If you have anything, just come over to my room, alright."

The mother and daughter exchanged a few words. After saying their goodnight, Su Ruan closed the door and placed the tray on the table.

Her body warmed after taking a few sips of the milk. She could taste a hint of honey in the milk. The taste was the same as the one her mother would prepare for her during her childhood.

The sound of the rain pitter-pattering against the window snapped her out of her trance. Su Ruan placed the mug on the table and walked over to the window.

It seemed that the weather in D Town was a little unpredictable. She was very sure that the sky was very clear a while ago.

She pushed the window and looked up at the sky. There was only a thin layer of clouds. The rain would not last for a long time.

Su Ruan stood by the window, enjoying the rainy night scene. She finished drinking her milk and planned to head to bead.. Just as she was about to close the window, her eyes caught the sight of the blue creature sitting by her window, looking back at her.

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