fight for day

Wang Yu retired from the army last year, and found a job as a security guard in a high-end villa complex in Hangzhou through his relationship.But during this period of time, the sweet-scented osmanthus was blooming vigorously, and the cleaning lady often sighed in front of him. Wang Yu heard his ears buzzing, and found an excuse to come out from the security booth. Just drove in.

The license plate was very familiar, and Wang Yu immediately greeted him warmly: "Mr. Lu, you are back from a business trip."

The car window fell, revealing a young and handsome face in the back seat.Lu Zhou smiled gently: "Yes—"

The greening of the community is well done. When Lu Zhou got off the car, he smelled a faint fragrance of flowers. After explaining to the driver, he didn't rush in. He stood under the steps and looked at the moon like a silver plate for a while, took out his phone and took a picture photo.

When the special notification sounded, Ye Zhuming immediately tore off the napkin to wipe his hands, and picked up the phone.

Little Sun【Picture】

Little Sun [I wish you a long life, a thousand miles away]

In the vast starry sky, the bright moonlight falls on the branches of sweet-scented osmanthus, quiet and serene.

Ye Zhuming raised the corner of his mouth.

"Lu Zhou?" The man across the table looked up at him and asked calmly.

Ye Zhuming quickly typed a reply and hummed.

There was an unconcealable smile in his eyes, Ye Feng put down the silver spoon, wiped his mouth and said, "When are you going back to China?"

Ye Zhuming was stunned for a moment.

Tianxu Jian no longer exists, and Ye Feng has also ended his mission of guarding the gate. Seeing his father in human form for the first time in many years, Ye Zhuming has the illusion that he seems to have passed away.Ye Feng is now in his fifties. He has suffered a lot these years, and most of his hair has turned gray.

At the end of the incident, both father and son were recuperating in the hospital for a period of time. Ye Feng returned to France as soon as he was fine. Ye Zhuming was busy looking for Lu Zhou, but couldn't accompany him until Song Huairan healed his disfigured body , Lu Zhou successfully took office and became the new president of the Lu Group. After everything was stable, he also came to France.

In the blink of an eye, it was more than two months.

All these years in the country, Ye Zhuming hired people to manage the manor on a regular basis, but the owner would inevitably slack off if he was away for a long time. After more than ten years, the huge mansion was always a bit deserted.

Ye Feng moved to France from Hong Kong Island after meeting and getting married with Elsie. Ye Zhun has always remembered how much his father missed the distant oriental homeland when he was young. Although he has been in France for 20 years, he has never loved this foreign country.

The only motivation that drove him all the way here was because his lover was buried here.

Elsie's mother was a French aristocrat who married a man famous for his beauty from the declining royal family of Greece.She was the only daughter, and she should have been buried in the family cemetery after she died in a car accident, but Ye Zhuming refused, and with Xiao Yin's mediation and help, she buried Elsie in the mountain behind the manor.

On the day Ye Zhuming came to France, Ye Feng was cleaning Elsie's tombstone. He had obviously taken good care of the place. The previously barren cemetery had changed its appearance. Under the tall plane trees, hydrangeas were in full bloom.

The already stooped man stretched out his hand to touch the smiling beauty on the tombstone, his eyes were gentle and nostalgic.

Ye Zhuming put down the suitcase, walked to Ye Feng's side, half kneeled and hugged him.

Ye Feng slowly rested his head on his shoulder, and soon there was a choked cry that suppressed the vicissitudes of life.

This was the first time Ye Zhuming saw Ye Feng cry.

Ten years of life and death are boundless.

Ye Feng wanted to make up for so many regrets and regrets, and decided to live in France to accompany Elsie.In a sense, father and son have been separated for many years, and Ye Zhuming was worried that Ye Feng would not adapt, so he also came to France to accompany him.

When Ye Feng first came out, Ye Zhuming told him everything, including his little boyfriend.

Originally, I was a little apprehensive, fearing that Ye Feng would anger Lu Zhou because of Lu Ya, but Ye Feng didn't mind.

Not only did he not mind, but he even showed great interest and kindness towards Lu Zhou before he had met him.

"He is going to take over a listed group at such a young age, and the pressure will be great." Ye Feng took the tea made by the servant, "You are much older than him, and you should be more considerate of him on weekdays. It is easy for two people to fall in love and stay together There still needs to be more accommodation.”

Ye Zhuming was not very happy: "Where is he 'much older'? He is not a few years older. Besides, he has a good temper, and there is nothing I need to tolerate."

Ye Feng laughed: "Gender-emotional relationship, if you feel that you are comfortable with him, it must be that the other party accommodates you more. But it's not surprising, I always feel that Elsie is too relaxed in educating you , you were rebellious and spoiled when you were young. Once a person's character is developed, it is difficult to change. After all these years, you have not matured much."

Ye Zhuming's face stretched all of a sudden.

Just as he was about to argue, he saw Ye Feng with an expression of "what did I say?", he held back, angrily sat down on the sofa, and slapped his long legs on the coffee table.

"Sit or not." Ye Feng gestured with his chin.

Ye Zhuming retracted his legs angrily.

"I don't understand," he still couldn't hold back, "I have always followed the rules in front of you since I was a child, and you have always been dissatisfied."

Ye Feng: "I never questioned your ability to watch people order food."

Ye Zhuming: "..."

He crossed his arms, angry with himself.

"Let's get down to business," Ye Feng put down the teacup, "When are you going back?"

Ye Zhuming: "This is my home, why are you driving me away?"

Ye Feng picked up the glasses and wiped the lenses carefully: "It's not appropriate to stay at home with me as an old man. You are still young, and it has been half a year since you left the Yijing Bureau. Have you ever thought about how you will go in the future?"

Ye Zhuming pouted: "I don't know."

"I remember you used to want to do design." Ye Feng put on his glasses and spoke softly, "Would you consider going to a school to study for two years and regain your dream?"

Ye Zhuming's eyes were a little gloomy: "I'm 32 this year."

Ye Feng: "The best time to plant a tree was ten years ago—"

"Secondly, now?" Ye Zhuming picked up a soft pillow and complained while pulling the tassels, "Don't make chicken soup, Dad."

Ye Feng laughed dumbly.

He thought for a moment, then shook his head: "It's up to you, you have grown up too. I was committed to giving you a stable life, but—" Ye Feng paused, "In short, I don't really want you to continue to participate in the Regarding the affairs of the Yijing Bureau, your personality is not suitable for the officialdom, and you will not be able to go far. The nature of the work is dangerous, and it is too tiring to live by flattery. I still hope that you can have a more relaxed life, which should be Elsie's wish."

Hearing his mother's name, Ye Zhuming pursed his lips and nodded: "I don't plan to go back... But I'm not sure if I want to go into design or not. The fashion circle is updated very quickly, and I've been away for too long."

Regarding the field of fashion, Ye Feng has no right to speak, and just hummed: "You make up your own mind - the topic is getting too far away, don't neglect Lu Zhou, his work is very intensive. I noticed that he often contacts you It's all at night, and it should be early in the morning in China. With his family background, you don't need to take care of him too much, but as a lover, at least you should be by his side more. I'm fine here alone, and there are still Servant, you don't have to worry about me, just live your life well."

Ye Zhuming peeled a handful of pomegranates into his mouth, chewed and said, "I won't talk about whether I go back or not, but Lu Zhou is coming here for the National Day holiday to see you."

Ye Feng raised his head from the book and adjusted his glasses: "I am very welcome - after all, it is the first time for the son-in-law to come to the door."

Ye Zhuming opened his mouth, wanting to correct something, but held back.

Ye Feng knew what he was thinking when he looked at him like that: "I warn you in advance, you don't know the severity of what you say, if you get along with Lu Zhou's family in the future, don't be greedy for cheap words, you know?"

Ye Zhuming snorted twice: "Of course, I'm not stupid."

Ye Feng sighed deeply and didn't speak again.

Lu Zhou came two days earlier than expected. Ye Zhuming suddenly saw a Mercedes-Benz driving in while he was mowing the lawn at home in the afternoon. Sunny and handsome, he winked at Ye Zhuming: "Surprise~"

Ye Zhuming immediately dropped the gardening shears, and wiped his hands while untiing his apron: "Didn't you say you won't be able to come until the day after tomorrow?"

"A few adjustments were made to get the job done ahead of time—uh!"

Before he finished speaking, Lu Zhou was held in Ye Zhuming's arms, and the long-lost familiar breath came over, and the unfinished words were blocked in the entangled lips.

The airport driver handled the luggage and gift box with care, and did not disturb the young couple who had reunited after a long absence.

Ye Zhuming's breathing was a little heavy, and he kissed very hard, until Lu Zhou was a little out of breath and pushed him with his hand, Ye Zhuming moved away a little, pressed his forehead against Lu Zhou's with the tip of his nose, and whispered: "I'm so happy." Miss you."

"I miss you very much too." Lu Zhou pecked him on the lips, straightened the hem of his clothes that had been wrinkled by Ye Zhuming, "Is Uncle Ye here? Don't touch it. I'll kiss you later, see you soon." elder."

Lu Zhou had seen photos of Ye Feng when he was young, and his first impression was that he was gentle and refined. Although he is much older now, his temperament has not changed much, only a sense of stability accumulated over the years.

Ye Feng's temper is completely different from Ye Zhuming's, he is polite, kind and humble.Lu Zhou was very nervous when he met his parents for the first time, and he was very guilty because of the series of things that Lu Ya caused, but he soon relaxed in front of such a pleasant father-in-law.

"You just took over the family business, and you have a lot of work. Actually, you don't have to come to see me from such a distance." Ye Feng signaled the servant to bring up the washed fruits and pushed them in front of Lu Zhou, "My friend sent some sapphire grapes. I planted them. I specially reserved it for you for a few days, try it."

Lu Zhou hurriedly said, "Thank you uncle—cough, Zhu Ming, I'll do it myself."

Ye Zhuming peeled one and handed it to his mouth, Lu Zhou took it awkwardly, and looked at Ye Feng with some embarrassment.

Ye Feng smiled: "It's not easy to see him serving people."

Lu Zhou's ears turned red all of a sudden.

Ye Zhuming mouthed to his father - don't talk nonsense.

Ye Feng turned a blind eye and continued to chat with Lu Zhou.Before Lu Zhou came, he learned about Lu Group and the current pharmaceutical market. The topic never stopped, and the scene was very harmonious.

After sitting for more than half an hour, Ye Feng saw that Lu Zhou could hardly hide the tiredness on his face, so he offered to let him go to rest for a while.

"It's still early for dinner. You should go and rest for a while to beat the jet lag. Tell Sister Yan what you want to eat, and have dinner together when you wake up."

Lu Zhou was not picky about what he ate, so he was half-forced by Ye Zhuming to take him to the bedroom on the third floor.

After entering the door, Ye Zhuming wanted to warm up first, but Lu Zhou's tense body suddenly relaxed. Ye Zhuming watched him like a deflated balloon, faintly floated down on the bed, without taking off his shoes , lying on the bed on all fours, breathing heavily and evenly.

...which also fell asleep too quickly.

Ye Zhuming leaned over, bit Lu Zhou's lower lip as if to vent his anger, avoided the other party's waving hand like chasing mosquitoes, carefully took off his shoes, closed the curtains by remote control, and lay down beside Lu Zhou, gently He hugged him in his arms and closed his eyes.

The clock pointed to the number "7", Ye Feng signaled the servants to go upstairs and ask people to wake up and eat, and Sister Yan, who was over half a century old, went upstairs and came down soon, faltering.

"Master and...Mr. Lu are still resting. I'll turn down the fire to keep it warm. Let's wait a little longer."

Said hurriedly into the kitchen.

Ye Feng didn't wear glasses, so he couldn't see Sister Yan's slightly embarrassed expression, so he frowned, got up and went to the third floor by himself.

The guest room that was originally prepared for Lu Zhou was empty. It seems that his bastard son called someone to his own room. When Ye Feng closed the door of the guest room, he heard a vague voice from Ye Zhuming's bedroom next door. He must have woken up. So he walked over to knock on the door.

Before the knuckles were fastened on the door panel, the door panel slammed suddenly, as if something heavy had hit it, and the sound was dull.

Ye Feng was taken aback for a moment, and then heard some small movements, suppressed panting mixed with whispers, reaching his ears.

"Don't—uh, ha! Take it easy, bastard, it's... time to eat—"

"Hush, relax, how can I move with such a tight grip—huh, hold me, and wrap my legs well... Be good, I'm hungry too, please show mercy and pity me, please satisfy my hunger first—Yeah!"

Then there were some unbearable sticky sounds, Ye Feng's expression changed, he quickly withdrew his hand, and hurried downstairs.

... What a bastard he gave birth to!

A dinner was not eaten until nearly eight o'clock.

Lu Zhou and Ye Zhuming both changed their clothes. The collar of the former was so high that it covered the entire neck, while the latter was refreshed, with long wet hair still hanging over his shoulders, and his expression was like a satisfied cat after successfully stealing.

Even sitting at the dinner table is still humming.

Ye Feng endured it: "Your throat is itchy?"

Ye Zhuming whimpered and stopped showing his voice, suddenly thought of something, and gave Lu Zhou an intriguing look.

Lu Zhou tried his best to ignore the hook-like eyes, pretending to be calm and chatting with Ye Feng.

Ye Zhuming is a person who has a sense of existence. He will act like a monster when he is ignored. He deliberately raises his leg to rub against the person sitting opposite him. Under Lu Zhou's warning eyes, he doesn't restrain himself. When it fell between his legs, he finally saw Lu Zhou lowering his hand to the dining table in a concealed manner, and then——

"Ah!!!" Ye Zhuming howled suddenly, jumped up suddenly, and the thick and wide log dining table made him tremble.

Ye Feng, who was in the main position, couldn't bear it anymore: "Can you stop for a while, and make someone go crazy?"

Ye Zhuming looked at his pinched and swollen instep, and stared at Lu Zhou resentfully.

Lu Zhou: "See what I do?"

Ye Zhuming cursed something in French, and Ye Feng's face became even uglier: "I can understand—"

A slow and lively dinner for just three.

Ye Feng's body is not as good as before, and his energy is limited. After dinner, he sat with Lu Zhou for a while, and went to bed after taking the medicine.

Before going upstairs, he deliberately called Ye Zhuming aside, and warned: "Lu Zhou came all the way here, you have to let him rest well."

Ye Zhuming hummed perfunctorily.

Ye Feng is an intellectual, and he couldn't say anything more serious when it comes to private topics. He stared at his son and went back to the room with his hands behind his back.

Lu Zhou slept for a few hours in the afternoon and "exercised" again, but he didn't feel sleepy, so Ye Zhuming took him for a stroll in the manor.

"Sayol Manor was built when my parents got married, and our family didn't move in until I was four years old." Ye Zhuming held Lu Zhou's hand, walked side by side through the flowers on the path, "Imitated cloth Lenium Palace—of course it’s not a complete replica, Elise likes that palace very much, so my dad spent all his savings to build such a manor for her. I’ll take you to London in two days and visit the ‘real product’ by the way.”

Lu Zhou nodded: "It's quite similar. I went to see it when I was traveling around the world early last year - the landscaping is huge."

Ye Zhuming pointed with his finger: "I used to raise a few peacocks by the lake. Every time I saw them, I opened their tails... Tsk, they are really good-looking, and animals like them too."

Lu Zhou: "It's possible that the peacock opened its tail to you because it wants to fight with you."

Ye Zhuming: "...Don't you believe me?"

He dragged Lu Zhou upstairs to his room, and began to rummaging through boxes and cabinets.

Although he had entered this room before, only now did Lu Zhou think carefully about it.The interior space of this kind of manor is quite spacious. The room is designed with a starry sky dome, and the decoration style is very uniform European style. The direction facing the bed is a huge oil painting that occupies the entire wall. The strong and full colors outline the splendid garden. The middle-aged man was wearing a complicated white robe in the ancient Greek style, with long golden hair shining brightly, a wreath on his head, and his eyes softly staring at Lu Zhou.

"This is very similar to the one in the magazine." Lu Zhou crossed his arms and looked at it, and couldn't help admiring, "You were really beautiful when you were ten years old, like a fairy."

"I am also very beautiful now, thank you." Ye Zhuming pressed the remote control, and the curtain hung down to cover the oil painting. He put the film on and said, "In the French Vogue issue, Elise liked this look very much, so I asked someone to I drew a picture—come here, and show you when I was a child.”

Lu Zhou sat cross-legged on the bed, Ye Zhuming climbed behind him like a boneless snake, with his head resting on his shoulder, sniffing Lu Zhou greedily.

Lu Zhou grasped the hand around his waist, caressed it once and for all, and stared at the screen intently.

These films recorded Ye Zhuming's growing up in detail. Lu Zhou watched him from toddler to high-spirited with relish, paused at a certain frame, and elbowed the person behind him.

"I see you loved wearing skirts when you were young, why don't you wear them now?"

Ye Zhuming rubbed against Lu Zhou's neck: "Elise likes...she has always wanted a daughter. She was pregnant with one when I was 14 years old, but she was too busy with work and couldn't go home for a few months. She didn't even know she was pregnant. That's how tired the child is."

Lu Zhou tilted his head and kissed his forehead reassuringly.

Ye Zhuming pecked at his collarbone, held Lu Zhou's side face with his hand, kissed along his chin all the way to the corner of his mouth, and took a lingering kiss.

With fiery palms close to his back, Lu Zhou held Ye Zhuming down, turned over and sat on him.

"I haven't talked about the business yet." Lu Zhou grabbed Ye Zhuming's fidgeting hand and said seriously, "Actually, I came here to bring you back."

Ye Zhuming pushed his hips up, and smiled viciously when Lu Zhou glared at him: "Are you sure you want to say this now?"

Lu Zhou ignored him and continued: "But I think uncle's physical condition is really not very good. If he doesn't want to go back to China with us, then you still have to stay here to take care of him for a while." @HTht

Ye Zhuming hummed: "That's my plan too, I haven't found a chance to tell you yet."

"Since you can't go back in a short time," Lu Zhou stared into his eyes, "I remember you said before that you were going to work in fashion design, and that's the direction you majored in when you were a university newspaper. Do you want to consider studying in France during this time? You should not plan to return to the Yijing Bureau, you must always plan for the future."

"Then you take care of me."

Lu Zhou: "It's okay to raise you, but you are not a character who can be idle, and your designs are very beautiful in the video - I am a layman in the fashion industry, but it does not prevent me from thinking that you are very capable."

Ye Zhuming pursed his lips, with a hesitant expression on his face: "Elise is friends with many luxury designers. I have contacted a few after I came back. It is not difficult to do it again, but I always feel that at my age..."

"You are very young at this age, you can do whatever you want." Lu Zhou slapped him on the face, "Besides, you are a designer, not a model, and there is no age threshold. If you are still interested in the fashion industry, I support you Go and have a try. The domestic luxury brand field is not saturated, we support each other, maybe you are the next Thierry Hermes."

Ye Zhuming caressed Lu Zhou's lower back with his hand, his two slender eyebrows were furrowed, as if he was weighing.

"It's just a suggestion, think about it slowly, don't worry." Lu Zhou hooked his neck, kissed his brow creases, "It's okay to rest if you're tired, I'll go back and find a piece of land to build you such a manor in Hangzhou , Jinwu Zangjiao is also very good."

Ye Zhuming: "I'm Jiao?"

Lu Zhou hummed.

Ye Zhuming violently overturned Lu Zhou, took off his shirt condescendingly, and pressed him down: "Brother Zhou does what he says, he treats me so well, there is no repayment, only a promise with his body..."

The night breeze was cool, the whirling trees rustled, and the spider plants on the outer wall hung down the window sill and were blown slightly.The wind was not strong, but the heavy curtains shook violently. Accompanied by the suppressed weeping sound, a long and slender hand stretched out awkwardly and clasped the window sill. The knuckles were so hard that they turned white, trembling and trembling according to a certain rhythm. The teeth marks on the wrists are clearly visible under the soft moonlight.Soon another arm that was whiter and more powerful also clung to it. Five fingers stuck to the back of the hand and inserted between the fingers. braced sail.The hand that was being held writhed somewhat distraughtly, but was firmly shackled, tightly fastened to the window rail, until after a short and joyful gasp, it suddenly lost its strength and was pulled back by the other hand.

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The next day, at 07:30 in the morning, only Ye Feng and Ye Zhuming were on the table.

"Your name is not Lu Zhou?" Ye Feng asked.

Ye Zhuming tied up his messy hair, took a sip of milk and said, "He's jet-lagged, let him sleep."

The v-neck he was wearing was sleeveless, and the two teeth marks above the collarbone were complete and obvious, and the skin was torn in a few places, and he was merciless when he tried to bite anyone.

Ye Feng put down the newspaper silently and took off his glasses.

"Take Lu Zhou for a stroll these few days." Ye Feng drank tea, "I have limited energy, so I won't mingle with you young people."

Ye Zhuming shrugged: "Anything is fine."

That is to say, Lu Zhou has been here for ten days, and the number of days he has been away can be counted on one hand.In the first few days, Ye Zhuming was like a starved wolf, he could toss about at night, the couple who were in love separated for more than two months, and Lu Zhou also missed him very much, so there was no restraint in his night life.More often during the day, he played chess with Ye Feng, took a walk, and occasionally went out with Ye Zhuming, and soon it was time to leave.

On the day he went back, Lu Zhou woke up very early. Although he and Ye Zhuming had been crazy for a long time the first night, he rarely felt tired.Ye Zhuming was still sleeping soundly. He propped his head on his hands and admired it for a while, when he heard footsteps in the corridor.

Lu Zhou got out of bed lightly, dressed and walked to the window, lifted the curtains and looked down. After a while, he saw Ye Feng wearing a coat and walking slowly towards the back mountain.

Looking up, there is Elise's tomb.

Ye Feng shook off the fresh perfume lilies that were delivered today, replaced them with those that withered a little yesterday, put them in a vase, and sprinkled some water on the petals.

"Old people don't sleep much, did I wake you up?" Ye Feng looked back at Lu Zhou who was coming down the steps, and asked gently.

Lu Zhou shook his head.

Ye Feng touched the petals with wrinkled hands, with a look of nostalgia: "Zhuming's mother likes flowers. When she was here, I asked the florist on Seychelle Street to send a bouquet every day. Roses, roses, Violet. More than ten years later, the flower shop is still there, but the flower shoppers have left.”

Lu Zhou half-kneeled beside him, and lightly stroked Ye Feng's slightly bent back with his hands: "The flowers are very fragrant, and Auntie can smell them."

Ye Feng smiled: "Don't call her aunt in front of her, she cares about her age very much, she will be angry."

Lu Zhou laughed: "Okay, I will remember."

Ye Feng motioned him to sit down next to him, and slowly said: "You are going back to China today. I don't know when we will meet next time. I want to tell you something. Lu Zhou, you are a very good child. If Elsie can When I see you, I will definitely like you very much.

"Elsie and I have only one child, Zhuming. Chinese and Western education concepts are different. Elsie has always spoiled him. Since childhood, Zhuming has never suffered hardships. His temper is not good, and his personality is very self-centered. But this child has Some shortcomings, but his heart is very firm. Elsie passed away and I was not around these years, and he survived alone. He is my pride, but as a parent, it is inevitable to worry about the child's emotional well-being, and the nature of chasing the bright - I was doing well He was prepared to be unstable all his life, but he was lucky enough to meet you.

"I've never seen him care so much about anyone. He really likes you very much. You have experienced many things, and there is no secret between each other. This is an impetuous society, and true love is becoming more and more precious. I hope you can support each other, For a long time. Although Zhuming is a few years older than you, his heart is not as stable as yours. In the future life, you will probably have to work hard and be more tolerant. If Zhuming does something that is too much, you can tell me .Children are the same all over the world. No matter how fearless they are, they will be afraid of Lao Tzu. Don’t worry, I will educate him.”

Lu Zhou listened carefully, and when Ye Feng finished speaking, he said: "Uncle, don't worry, I will come to accompany you when I have time during the holidays. It's very good to meet him. Meeting him is the best thing in my life. Being together I have encountered many things this year, but I have experienced them together. Although I don’t know what will be encountered in the future, I believe that I can overcome it together with him. Don’t worry, we will be fine.”

He spoke earnestly and tried his best to express his heart in front of his sweetheart's father.Ye Feng couldn't help laughing at this serious look, he smiled and patted Lu Zhou on the shoulder: "Okay, in front of his mother, I will leave the son to you."

Lu Zhou also smiled: "Okay, don't worry, I will make him happy in every way."

Ye Feng stood up and picked up the withered flower: "Let's go, go back and clean up, we can have breakfast."

Lu Zhou bowed to the tombstone, and followed Ye Feng down the mountain. The morning light sprinkled on the tombstone through the leaves.

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To be honest, this is also a bit of a stalk.

In the next episode, I will write some stalks, the ancient au—the story of a foreign beauty who was young and preyed on her beauty, abducted the young prince of the prime minister, disguised herself as a brother and a girl, coaxed the bamboo horse around, and successfully hugged the bamboo horse back.