Chapter 109
Gu Wen looked at the plump little wolf cub and scoffed.
"Lie on the bed and drink some cold spring water."
This big already, yet still acting spoiled in his mother's embrace.
No matter how he looked at it, it felt unpleasant.
Shang Xi cradled the heavy cub and placed it on the bed. The little wolf cub rolled around on the large bed, transforming into a human form, and took the cold spring water from his father's hand, gulping it down noisily.
After a few gulps, he licked his small lips, unsatisfied.
He turned his back, sticking out his little bottom, and twisted his head around, deliberately refusing to look at his father.
Gu Wen's brow furrowed ever so slightly.
This little cub.
After Baby Shang fell asleep.
The room was extremely quiet.
Gu Wen had not left yet.
Shang Xi glanced at him, "I need to rest."
Gu Wen spoke without any change in expression, "I want to look at the cub a little more."
"..."
Shang Xi was speechless, thinking, weren't you not even looking at him?
Afraid of waking her son, she lowered her voice, "You can look at him again tomorrow."
Gu Wen stared at her, his gaze deep and somber, "Just a little while longer."
Shang Xi's breath hitched, her ears burning.
No matter how dull she was, she understood Gu Wen's meaning.
"You can look slowly." She took large strides towards the balcony, not caring anymore.
Gu Wen glanced at the sleeping cub on the bed, then strode towards the balcony as well.
"Weren't you looking at the cub? Why come here?" Shang Xi asked sarcastically.
As night fell, Nanfeng Garden grew quieter.
Looking up, stars could still be seen.
A light breeze blew, bringing a cool chill. Shang Xi wore a black and white sleeping robe, with long sleeves and pants, buttoned all the way up.
Gu Wen inhaled her clean scent from her recent bath, and upon seeing her prickly gaze and sarcastic question, his deep voice lowered, "You're asking what I came here for? Who do you think I'm looking at?"
"You." He stared at her, saying, "I want to spend a little more time with you."
Shang Xi scoffed, thinking he had admitted it. Before, she couldn't see through it, but now she understood.
This guy often used their son as an excuse.
She looked towards the streetlights on the lawn, feigning nonchalance, "Whatever."
"Good."
Shang Xi...
Shang Xi felt that this quiet, indescribable atmosphere was strange, Gu Wen's presence too overpowering. She didn't know what to say, but her heartbeat couldn't be ignored.
She looked up at the starry sky, some stars brighter, some smaller.
"Ah, there's a plane." She couldn't help but exclaim.
In the black night sky, among the stars, a plane flashed its lights, its speed visible to the naked eye.
Gu Wen glanced up, then looked at her, "You like planes?"
Perhaps it was because the night was too quiet, the starry sky too beautiful, that Shang Xi spoke softly, "Not really, my grandmother's house was on the outskirts of Qingcheng, next to a village. You could still see the stars there."
"Back then, every hot summer night, we'd be on the balcony. Grandmother would lie on a lounge chair, and I'd sit on a small stool. When we watched the stars, we could always see passing planes, their lights flashing."
Shang Xi's tone suddenly grew excited, "Once, we even saw a shooting star, just that one time. It was a real shooting star, just like on TV, a streak of light flew right over us, so fast. We both made wishes."
She tilted her head back, exposing her slender, pale neck, delighted as she spoke, the corners of her eyes crinkling.
Gu Wen stared at her neck, licking his cold, white, sharp fangs, his gaze darkening though his tone remained even, "So, did your wish come true?"
Humans wishing upon shooting stars, it's a form of spiritual solace, isn't it?
Shang Xi's voice softened, the light in her eyes fading, "I guess it came half true."
Gu Wen's thin lips parted, and in that moment, his heart trembled, "There are no shooting stars tonight."
"But Shang Xi, can I be your shooting star?"
Shang Xi widened her eyes, stunned for a moment, before turning to look at him, "What do you mean?"
Gu Wen said, "If you want to make a wish, tell me what you want."
"I want to be the shooting star you see."
Shang Xi fell silent for a moment, then shook her head gently.
"Right now, I only wish for the cub's health. As for anything else, I have no desires left."
"Really nothing at all?" Gu Wen gazed at her, his tone softening, "Like, do you want to go back to school?"
Shang Xi's eyes widened, and she shook her head vehemently, "I don't, I don't want to, I can't go back..."
"You can go back." Gu Wen's voice was low and resolute, carrying a sense of power.
"As long as you want to."
Shang Xi's lips trembled, her hands clasped together.
When nervous or afraid, she would clasp her hands together, fidgeting anxiously, as if hoping someone would reach out and pull her along, but no one ever did. She could only hold her own hands.
University...
Her unfinished dream.
She had forced herself to forget it.
But Gu Wen brought up that dream again.
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If I don't update two chapters tomorrow, I'll livestream eating shi. (Sorry, this has really become my motivation... it really works...)