Seeing the little girl's expression changing rapidly, Lu Wuchuan felt that he was almost angry with her.
"What are you doing standing still? Why don't you come in yet!"
The cold voice made Duanmo shiver. She slowly put on her slippers, took off her backpack and put it on the shoe stool, then walked slowly into the living room.
"Sit down."
Duan Mo sat on the sofa neatly, with his legs together and his hands on his knees, like a primary school student who had made a mistake, lowering his head and not looking at the man standing next to the coffee table.
Silence spread, and the atmosphere solidified and became heavier and heavier, as if the gathering dark clouds might turn into a violent storm at any time.
"Won't you explain it?"
The silence was finally broken, and Duan Mo was startled by the sudden question.
"You promised to give me time to think about it."
Lu Wuchuan felt his forehead throbbing.
"Considering the need to escape?"
"Are you a child? You run away from home when you are unhappy?"
“It’s fun to play Lost Connections?”
After a series of questions, Duanmo still lowered his head and said, "I don't know how to face you."
Lu Wuchuan closed his eyes: "Because of what I said yesterday?"
Duanmo nodded: "It's too sudden."
"Mo Mo," Lu Wuchuan took a step forward and half-crouched in front of her, "I thought I made it obvious, how could it be so sudden?"
The sudden approaching breath made Duan Mo move back quickly: "I... never dared to think about that. I didn't think... you would like me."
An unprecedented sense of frustration swept over him, and Lu Wuchuan sat helplessly on the carpet.
"Others have long regarded us as a couple, how could you not know?"
"Isn't that to help you protect yourself?"
"Do I need you to help me block some bullshit?"
This was the first time Duanmo heard him use foul language, and it seemed that he was really angry this time.
"Lu... Lu..." She didn't know what to call him for a moment, and stammered, "I... I really don't know."
Lu Wuchuan tilted his head and looked at her: "If I don't like you, will I call you Mo Mo? If I don't like you, will I explain my relationship with other women to you? If I don't like you, will I stay around you all day long? I like you
, Duanmo. Do you understand now?"
Duanmo's heartstrings were struck again. Not only did she know that he liked her, but she also knew that he was irresistible to her.
The nails dug into the palms, causing a dull pain.
"I...when I was a child, I once had a happy family. I had a father, a mother, and grandparents. Then they all left, and I was the only one left. You should know that the status of a person's original family has a profound impact on a person's life.
How big of an impact will it have?”
If you don't have it, you won't lose it. She cast all her pain into a fortress, locked herself in it, and didn't allow anyone to enter. Now, someone knocked a crack in the solid wall of the fortress, and the sunlight and air came out.
She found that it was actually beautiful.
But nothing in the world lasts forever, and no matter how beautiful things are, they will all fade away one day. She longs for the sunshine and air, but she dare not get close to them from the bottom of her heart.
"I said yesterday that I know what you are afraid of. But Mo Mo, I also said that as long as you don't let go, I will not leave." Lu Wuchuan opened her clenched fist and raised his hand to rub the corners of her crimson eyes with his thumb.
, "Believe in me, and also believe in yourself."
"I……"
Warm fingers slid from the corner of his eyes to his lips and pressed on his lips: "Don't say it! Don't say anything. Mo Mo, I'll give you time. As long as you don't hide from me, we will be the same as before. You are on your own
Take your time to understand it, take your time to think about it, and just don’t hide from me."
How can a man who is confident and calm put himself in the lowest and humblest position and not be moved by others?
Duanmo nodded solemnly, and all that was left on his lips was the choked word "thank you."
"Silly girl, what are you thanking for?" Lu Wuchuan rubbed her little head, "Are you hungry? Go out to eat?"
"Whatever you want to eat, I'll cook it for you."
"There's no food at home, it's not like you don't know."
"Go to my house?" Although she sincerely wanted to cook him a meal at his house, she gave up the idea when she thought that there might be nothing but kitchen utensils.
The corners of Lu Wuchuan's lips gradually raised: "Go buy it." Go to the supermarket together like a couple, even if they are not yet.
What's more, if everything at home is ready, there will be more reason to abduct the little girl back in the future.
Lianxiang Yayuan has perfect supporting facilities, and there is a large comprehensive supermarket nearby. Rice, noodles, grains, oils, and various seasonings were put into the shopping cart one by one.
Duanmo was picking fresh vegetables in the fresh food area, while Lu Wuchuan was waiting beside him with a shopping cart. At that moment, he felt extremely satisfied.
Having eaten together countless times, Duanmo knows his preferences well and the dishes are all cooked according to his taste.
Lu Wuchuan took out a bottle of red wine from somewhere.
"Aren't you allergic to alcohol?"
This is what Lu Dongming said when we went to Jiye last time. And we have known him for such a long time and I have never seen him drink.
"I told you not to drink in advance, but Dong Ming just made it up." Lu Wuchuan poured two glasses and put them on the dining table. "Alcohol can numb the nerves. After studying medicine, I rarely drank it for fear of losing the ability to hold the scalpel. Later I developed this habit.
I’m used to it, so I won’t drink it anymore.”
"This is a good habit. Just stop drinking." Duanmo put the last dish on the dining table.
"It doesn't matter." Lu Wuchuan raised his glass, "For your failed escape!"
Duanmo's face was already red before he even drank: "Can you please stop mentioning this? I was wrong, okay?"
She picked up the glass and drank half of the red wine in one gulp: "Is it okay to punish yourself?"
Lu Wuchuan didn't have time to stop him, and his face darkened: "What nonsense! Drinking like this on an empty stomach, your stomach doesn't want it anymore? Hurry up and eat some vegetables."
"Lu Lie, how did you know I was at the train station?" Duanmo took a bite of food and asked the question that had always puzzled her.
"Are you stupid? Don't you need an ID card to buy tickets?"
Of course I know, they often use this method to check the whereabouts of suspects when handling cases. But...
"You abused your power!" It's not like Duan Mo didn't think so, but he always felt that Lu Wuchuan would not do this.
Unless it is necessary to handle a case and it must be approved by the superior supervisor, you cannot check other people's personal information at will.
"Dong Ming checked it and I approved it."
"You... told him?" Duanmo felt flustered. If other people in the office really knew about it, how would he be able to go to work in the future?
Lu Wuchuan smiled self-deprecatingly: "Failed confession is not something worth showing off."
Duanmo breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
"Okay?" Lu Wuchuan frowned slightly. The confession failed. She said yes. Does she still have any conscience?
"That's not what I meant. I was afraid that they would know about us... and be teased by them." Duan Mo explained incoherently.
Lu Wuchuan laughed angrily: "If you want to make fun of me, you've already made fun of me. Why wait until now?"