Chapter 98: Starry Night

The two of them sat down on the picnic mat and chatted mostly about Su Ruan's discussion with the editor earlier.

Long Fei watched as Su Ruan took a bite at the dishes and looked up. His eyes glinted as he looked at the dark sky. Turning to Su Ruan again, there was a faint smile on her lips. "What do you think?"

Su Ruan blinked upon hearing his sudden question. She glanced at the food in her hand and tilted her head to one side. "The food? They tasted good. The cook from your place is surely exceptional."

The man chuckled at her words. "I'm glad you liked the food." He motioned her to look up and spoke, "What do you think?"

Tilting her head up, Su Ruan inhaled deeply as she saw at the starry night sky.

Just now, she was too focused on the food as well as the man beside her and failed to look all around her. Su Ruan did not think that the moment she looked up, there would be this beautiful scenery in front of her.

All around her was dark. Therefore, the starry sky was especially bright and mesmerizing.

For a while, Su Ruan could not find any word to say.

Just like the stars, there were glitters in her eyes.

"It's beautiful," Su Ruan mumbled. It was then that she understood that Long Fei was asking her about the view.

"I'm glad that you like it." His lips curled into a warm smile. Long Fei had thought properly of the place he wanted to bring Su Ruan. He had a few places in his mind but in the end, he decided to bring her here.

This was the spot that he liked to swim to and looked at the stars. It was slightly farther than the town but this was the most relaxing spot for him.

Long Fei simply wanted to share this special place with Su Ruan.

"So, this was the reason you wanted to bring me here?" Su Ruan tilted her head to one side. "And here I am, worrying that you were thinking about selling me somewhere."

Long Fei looked at her with an amusingly. "Do I look like such a person?"

Su Ruan shrugged. "In my defense, I did not know much about you. As a woman, I should be cautious."

His brow rose inquiringly. "But you still decided to come with me?"

"I thought that I should trust you once." Her instinct told her that he would not do anything to harm her.

A glint appeared in his eyes but Long Fei lowered his head quickly so that the girl was unable to look at his expression.

As Su Ruan continued to look at the sky, a thought came to her mind. Su Ruan reached for her phone to look at the time. A breath of relief escaped her once she realized that it was still early.

"Are you rushing off somewhere?"

Su Ruan turned to Long Fei and shook her head. "No. Just that, I was reminded that I should head home before it's too late. Otherwise, my grandparents would worry."

Of course, the real reason was that Su Ruan was worried that her little dragon would come to find her. Just now, she had forgotten to let the window open.

What if the little dragon came to find her and saw that the window was closed? Would he be disappointed?

"Your grandparents worried about you a lot," Long Fei commented.

"Mhm… This was the first time that I came to this town after a long time." Su Ruan chuckled. "My grandparents were worried that something would happen to me?

"After a long time?" Long Fei looked at her in puzzlement. "Why haven't you returned for a long time? If you don't mind me asking."

This was the question that he wanted to ask for years.

A certain someone promised that she was going to return to find him. But later, she left and had never come back until now.

Although he had some suspicion as to why she had stopped coming to find him, Long Fei thought that he wanted to hear it from her.

Su Ruan thought about Long Fei's question and finally decided that there was no harm in telling him the truth.

"I'm not quite sure about it myself," Su Ruan said. "But according to my parents, something happened to me when I was around four or five years old."

Long Fei stayed in silence as he waited for her to continue.

"I was playing hide and seek with my cousins and decided to hide between the trees in the orchard. I might have encountered something scary or shocking, and passed out." Su Ruan smiled. "But, I did not remember any of it."

Su Ruan might not remember it, but Long Fei remembered that night well.

Back then, after his body had shifted, the little girl was too scared that she had fainted. He tried to wake her up but when he heard the adult's footsteps Long Fei had quickly hid behind the trees.

He still remembered the elders' words well.

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If he was found, then people are going to despise him and drive him away from the town as he was too abnormal.

The little he was too scared. He liked the town so much and did not want to leave. Although he was still worried about his friend, Long Fei could only hide. Then, he watched as Su Ruan's father took her away.

Long Fei thought that the girl would come and find him again on the next day. But that was the last time he had seen her.

"Later," Su Ruan continued. "My parents said that each time they brought me to this town, I would start to scream hysterically."

A light in his eyes slowly dimmed. Just as he had thought, the reason Su Ruan had stopped coming to this town was because of him. His change had traumatized her.

"They took me to see a doctor and he suggested that there might be something that traumatized me in this town. Then, they stopped bringing me to this town again." A faint smile curled on her lips. "But I don't remember what it was. I wonder what made me so scared."

There was a brief silence between them before Long Fei spoke again. "What about now? Are you still afraid?"

Su Ruan shook her head. "No. I think after years have passed, I have forgotten all about it and was no longer afraid. I think… I should be alright."

...

After spending a few hours on the boat, the two of them went back to land.

Knowing that Su Ruan's grandparents would be worried about her, Long Fei did not try to hold her back.

The vehicle stopped at the roadside and Long Fei was suddenly reminded of his trip to Capital City a few days later.

"Su Ruan," Long Fei called her name before the girl could leave.

The girl turned with an inquiringly at him.

"Tomorrow, I will be going to Capital City for a few days," Long Fei said. "I will return before the carnival."

It was dark inside the car but Su Ruan could still see the serious look in his eyes. The corner of her lips subconsciously turned into a smile.

She had thought that he had something important to tell her but looking at his expression, Long Fei seemed to worry that he would not be able to attend this carnival.

Why did she feel that this person is kind of cute?

Surprisingly, President Long Fei from this big company had this side as well.

Su Ruan found that she could not stop smiling.

"Alright." She smiled. "I'll wait for you to return. Then, we'll go together."

The two of them exchanged a few more words before Su Ruan headed inside.

In the living room, her mother was sitting alone while watching the television. Ma Zheng Zheng heard the movement from the door and quickly looked up. Her gaze turned warmer when she saw her daughter at the door.

"You're back." Ma Zheng Zheng said. "Is everything going well?"

Su Ruan remember that her mother had thought that she had gone out with Long Fei to discuss her work matter.

"Mhm… Everything is fine." Worried that her mother would ask about her meeting with Long Fei, Su Ruan quickly change the topic. "Mom, what are you doing here? Are you waiting for me?"

Ma Zheng Zheng heaved a sigh but her expression was full of pampering. "Of course. I wouldn't be able to sleep until I see you home. Have you eaten?"

"Un. I'm full."

"Then go to bed earlier." Ma Zheng Zheng patted her daughter's shoulder. "I'll make you a glass of warm milk."

"Mom, that's not necessary. I'm too full. I'll head back to my room first. You should go and head to bed earlier."

"Alright. Alright. You go ahead. I'll go up after a while."

As she went back to her room, the first thing she did was to open her window. Su Ruan looked around and was disappointed that she could not see the little dragon.

After looking out the window for a while, Su Ruan finally heaved a sigh. If she knew that she would return later, then she would open her window and let the dragon wait for her inside.

No.

There was also this possibility that the dragon had not shown up yet, right?

As the thought came to her mind, Su Ruan decided to head into the bathroom to wash up and let her window slightly open.

However, when Su Ruan came out of the bathroom later, the dragon was still not around.. Her lips pursed into a thin line and Su Ruan could not hold her disappointment.

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