He finished speaking and quietly waited, but after a long time, he didn’t hear Tao Yu’s response. Unable to help himself, he stole a glance at her and saw her in a daze, which made him somewhat unhappy: “Did you hear what I said?”
“Hm? What?” Tao Yu suddenly lifted her head. Seeing Yue Linze’s drooping eyes, she hurriedly coaxed, “Okay, we’ll go together then. I’ve never been to a temple fair before, it must be fun.”
“…Then it’s settled. The lanterns need to be handmade, and you’re so clumsy you definitely won’t be able to do it, so I’ll do it. Although the prefectural office is busy, I’ll always find time,” Yue Linze tried to keep a stern face, but the joy in his eyes betrayed him.
Wuhuan Lake was the mother river of this city. The city’s residents worshipped it like a deity, and even married couples would not dare to casually make lifelong promises before her. But if Tao Yu was willing… Just thinking about that possibility made his face flush again.
Tao Yu was pondering her fleeting thought when she looked up and saw Yue Linze’s reddened face, instantly feeling speechless. She wondered if it was her imagination, but she felt this alternate personality was incredibly girlish.
Yue Linze was stunned, reaching out to support her waist. After feeling her sobbing in his arms, he became anxious: “What’s wrong? Who bullied you?”
Tao Yu just cried softly and said nothing. Yue Linze’s heart became uncontrollably irritable: “Speak quickly, what happened? If you don’t tell me, I’ll ask the maidservant.” As he was about to leave, Tao Yu tightly hugged his neck, preventing him from leaving.
Yue Linze kept asking, and Tao Yu, pressed by his questions, finally pouted and said softly, “I dreamed that you were killed by someone…”
“…” Yue Linze was dazed for a moment, then asked slowly, “And then?”
Tao Yu broke free from his embrace, glaring at him with red eyes: “You were killed, and you’re asking ‘and then’!”
“… So you started crying just because of a nightmare?” Yue Linze couldn’t help but laugh.
Tao Yu’s cheeks turned slightly red, averting her eyes: “Is that not allowed?”
