376: Chapter 375: This One is Approved 376: Chapter 375: This One is Approved When Lu Zheng dropped Lin Xia off at the hotel, it was already quite late.
Lin Xia didn’t dare let him enter again, afraid that sothing uncontrollable might happen.
“You should go back and rest early!”
“Hmm!
Make sure to lock the doors and windows!
Don’t open them for anyone knocking!”
After giving her a few more instructions, Lu Zheng finally let her into the hotel.
But he didn’t leave; instead, he stood there looking at the window of Lin Xia’s room, a faint smile on his lips and his eyes brimming with tenderness.
The next morning, Lin Xia went with Lu Zheng to his ho.
Shao irou brought out the prepared gifts to give to Lin Xia, and even in front of Lu Pengcheng, despite her dissatisfaction, she still had to say a few polite words.
Lin Xia also responded with the appropriate courtesies.
Both were aware of the other’s thoughts without saying a word.
In the afternoon, Lin Xia and Lu Zheng began their journey back.
Lu Zheng returned to his unit, while Lin Xia went back to Spring City.
Although they could only ride together for a few hours, they cherished this brief, final ti together.
The sleeper carriage wasn’t crowded, and they sat on a lower bunk chatting.
“Xiaoxia!
Take good care of yourself when you get back!
Don’t keep things from anymore!”
Especially since Lu Zheng found out that her stepmother’s daughter was right across from her, he couldn’t help but worry about Lin Xia, yet he was powerless to do anything.
“I know!
I won’t do it again!
You too!
Take good care of yourself!” Lin Xia kept smiling, but a sourness rose in her heart—each eting with Lu Zheng deepened their affection.
And this ti, parting made her feel even worse.
“Hmm!” Lu Zheng cleared his throat lightly and carefully spoke the words that had been weighing on his heart, “Xiaoxia!
Now that you know about Jiang Mingyuan’s feelings, you must keep a reasonable distance from him in the future!
Rember, you’re soone with a boyfriend!”
During this trip, seeing Jiang Mingyuan even more charming than before and doing well in his career, Lu Zheng couldn’t help but feel anxious.
Such an outstanding and devoted man, smitten with his girl, indeed made him uneasy.
In truth, he understood Lin Xia; she was pure-hearted.
If she didn’t love soone, she just didn’t love them—she would never string anyone along or play coy.
But still, he couldn’t help wanting to hear her verbal assurance.
As expected!
Lin Xia had anticipated he would say sothing like this.
It dissipated much of the lancholic atmosphere surrounding their farewell.
She nodded vigorously, “I’ll rember!”
About her second brother, her feelings were actually quite complicated; she hadn’t yet figured out how to face him after returning.
Perhaps anyone in her situation would feel the sa.
“Good that you rember!” Lu Zheng curled his lips in satisfaction.
Lin Xia sat up straight and solemnly warned him, “You too rember!
Keep your distance from any Ye Lin or Fang Lin and the like!”
She trusted Lu Zheng, but it was always annoying to have other won making moves on him.
Moreover, his family mbers were intentionally trying to match them up.
Even though Lu Zheng had grown tired of Ye Lin, in her absence, there would still be other girls.
In any case, they would definitely co from better families than hers.
And the matter of family background was sothing she couldn’t change.
Seeing Lin Xia in this pouty and stern persona, Lu Zheng liked her even more.
Knowing she cared about him, his heart was pleased and his eyes twinkled with amusent.
He deliberately asked, “I just want to be closer to a girl nad Xia Lin!
Can I?”
Lin Xia pursed her lips into a smile and waved her hand generously, “Okay!
That’s approved!”
The two exchanged smiles.
After chatting and laughing for a while, Lin Xia glanced out of the train’s window at the pitch-black night and once again felt a strong sense of reluctance to part.
The two hadn’t had many days together since they t this ti, but they had been through a lot.
No matter what Lu Zheng’s other family mbers might think, at least for now, Lu Zheng’s grandpa and dad were very supportive of their relationship.
This was a great comfort to Lin Xia; at least in his family, she wasn’t alone and unsupported.
Moreover, it’s only through experiences that one can learn certain things.
The liking and care Lu Zheng had for her truly touched her heart.
Maybe the next eting wouldn’t be so far away, perhaps there would be even better things happening at the next encounter.
Lu Zheng was intently watching Lin Xia, of course, catching every single expression on her face.
“Xiaoxia!
I really don’t want to get off the train early!”
Facing the impending separation, he felt he hadn’t spent enough ti with his beloved.
He really wanted to stay with her and continue on, but reality always seed a little bit helpless.
Lin Xia felt the sa way, “Actually, I don’t want you to go either!
But there’s no choice!” She gave him a sweet smile, “Lu Zheng, when I get ho I will install a telephone…”
Then, if there was an opportunity to talk on the phone, she would not have to feel embarrassed to say she was thinking of him because of others.
Lu Zheng’s heart leapt with joy, “Great!
Xiaoxia!
I will think of you every day!
You must think of too!”
Finally, the mont of parting arrived.
Lin Xia and Lu Zheng stood together at the juncture between the carriages, waiting for the train to co to a stop.
There were few people getting off the sleeping car at this ti.
Apart from the train attendant, it was just the two of them.
Lu Zheng, being mindful of his image outside, rarely did anything out of line.
But at this mont, as he and Lin Xia were about to part ways, he gently wrapped his arms around her shoulders, pulling her into his embrace, “Take good care!”
If it had been another place, without people around, he really would have liked to be even more intimate.
Now, he could only look forward to their next eting.
Lin Xia hugged him tightly, her voice full of deep reluctance, “You too!
Take good care!”
As the train ca to a stop, Lin Xia stood by the open door, watching Lu Zheng on the platform.
They desperately smiled at each other while so moisture glistened in the corners of their eyes.
At this mont, words seed pale and powerless.
They had already said everything that could be said.
Now, they just wanted to engrave each other’s everything deeply into their hearts, to savor slowly when missing one another.
As the train slowly started to move, Lin Xia still stood at the junction of the carriages, silently wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes as she watched the scenery fly past.
In just a few days, she had gone through quite a bit.
This visit with Lu Zheng’s family had definitely exceeded her expectations in many ways.
She didn’t know what unpredictable things might happen in the future.
But worrying or being scared now was useless because Fate was pushing her forward.
She believed that maybe one day, she and he would co to a successful conclusion.
When Lin Xia got off the train and returned ho, Lin Qiu’s clothing store was not open, and the door was bolted from the inside.
Lin Xia knocked on the door and called Lin Qiu’s na.
It wasn’t long before there was a stir of movent inside.
“Sis!
You’re back!
How did it go?” Lin Qiu appeared as if he had just woken up.
Lin Dong was also at ho, and he rushed out to ask anxiously, “Big sister!
How did it go with Lu Zheng’s family…”
Because Lin Xia hadn’t confird when she would return, Lin Dong and the others hadn’t gone to pick her up at the station.
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