These insignificant people were more excited than the people involved. But the people involved returned to the mountain after the matter ended, staying away from the filth and unrest world.
Kent woke up early in the morning and greeted the men who were having breakfast. He threw them bunch of slingshot, âGo find a wild animal to barbecue tonight.â
The five of them stared at the rough and rotten thing in their hands with suspicion, âWith just using this?â
Kent said, âitâs easy to use this to catch birds and rabbits. If you can hit a wild boar with it, now thatâs amazing.â
âSure, Iâm not afraid,â Damon snorted.
Annie climbed onto the chair and hung on Kentâs neck, âI want to go too.â
âYouâre so small. Be care of being taken away by wolf,â Kent frightened her.
âNo way. If Iâm taken away by wolf, dad will beat your asses.â The little thing wasnât afraid at all and took out her weapon.
Nate teased her, âCall me uncle and this uncle will protect you.â
Annie giggled, âA brother should have protected his sister, right?â
James rubbed Nateâs head, âLittle Nate, just follow us. These uncles will protect you.â
Luke also said, âThatâs right, little Nate. If you follow the princess, weâll protect you together.â
The villa turned into chaotic mess of chasing.
Olive had a headache looking at the group of lunatics, while Alan sat leisurely at dining table and drank his coffee. It was a rare moment for him to hold a laptop watching a Western movie, as if last night was nothing but an episode in life; an episode of not much emotional fluctuation. Unlike those men who had their weights off their mind after avenging.
She knew that he had actually waited for this day for a long time. It wasnât that he didnât feel it, but this process made him predict the future. And he was able to face this result calmly at this moment.
It was justâ¦
âAre you really not going home to see your mother?â
After the Meyer Family was taken away last night, Mrs. Hoyle wanted her son to go home very much.
But he hurriedly dropped a word in front of everyone, âWhen you accept my wife and daughter sincerely, Iâll bring them home together.â
Then he took her hand and carried her daughter, walking away. She was a little afraid to look at Mrs.
Hoyleâs disappointed face.
âHey, Iâm being serious here.â Olive saw him not responding, so she shook her hand before his eyes.
Alan didnât even look up, âDo you think I was joking with my mom? Whenever she agrees to accept you, Iâll go back anytime.â
Accept her? He better forgot about it. No matter how, Mrs. Hoyle was also an elder and she also had abducted Mrs. Hoyleâs son.
She also admitted that in order to fight for a sigh of relief, it wasnât that she never had a thought to act.
But, after what happened last night, she suddenly felt that Mrs. Hoyle was actually just a lonely mother.
A person couldnât calculate too much. As long as Mrs. Hoyle could take one step, she was willing to take the remaining ninety-nine steps for the man in front of her who loved her deeply.
What was more, when Mrs. Hoyle called herself as Annieâs grandmother in public last night, it could be seen that there was a sign that the old womanâs heart had loosened up to the mother and daughter.
Although she was fierce towards her, she was clearly worried. It was true and she didnât doubt it.
Maybe Chloe should nag her again. A petty favor made her give up her weapon and surrender. But she thought she shouldnât be sullen. When it was the time to accept, she had to accept. Otherwise, if the two of them were eager to confront each other, then it wasnât good no matter who fell.
âHey, arenât you guys sick being together and whispering sweet nothings every day? Letâs go hunting together.â
Alan closed his laptop gently, âNo, we have another place to go.â
After going down the mountain, the car drove into the city after passing a wide field.
There had been some changes in Jiangcheng six years ago and six years later. The once-familiar streets had more new faces and some the frequently visited shops were no longer visible.
It was still so prosperous. Everybody still walked in a hurry. The passersby were all over the place and the traffic was endless.
This was a paradise for young people to chase their dreams, and it was also a magic capital for the disappointed wanderers. There used to be her footprints here, chasing her dream and ending her innocent age at the same time.
She didnât have time to take a closer look yesterday, but today she could finally lie against the car window and enjoy it along the road. The wind lifted her long hair and it fluttered, blowing a stronger heat in Luo City.
Alan pulled her head back in, âThe sun is so hot. Youâre not afraid of tanning your face?â
âYou still have to accept me even if I get tanned,â Olive chuckled and continued to look at the city scenery.
As the car passed through most of the city, the destination was still unknown. Olive couldnât beat her curiosity and asked him, âWhere are we going?â
âPreparing to sell you.â
âTsk!â It wasnât like she was a three-year-old kid who could be bluffed. Even Annie couldnât be bluffed anymore. Thinking of her daughter, Olive felt that the little thing had changed since she had a father.
She was getting better at stressing her. She also didnât know who she got her bravery and wildness from.
âYouâll know when you get there.â
âYouâre making things complicated again.â
The appearance of how both mother and daughter pursed their lips was like almost carved out of the same mold. His two sweethearts. Alan smiled contentedly.
Olive actually liked his manâs any time small surprises, so she could only wait patiently.
At the crossroads, while the traffic light was red and the car stopped for a while, Alan blindfolded her eyes.
âWhat do you want to do?â Olive became more curious.
Alan kissed her lips and said against her ear, âIâll reveal the secret in ten minutes. You can take a nap first.â
âFine. I donât care if I really fall asleep.â That was what she said, but she was excited. There was no way she could fall asleep.
Her vision was black and she couldnât tell the direction, but she could still feel the car turned several times and finally stopped at a certain place.
She wanted to remove the blindfold, but he stopped her hands. âSit still.â
Fine. She was about to know the answer anyway. So she sat still.
Alan got out of the car and walked around it. He arrived at her side and pulled the car door, then carried her.
Olive unconsciously put her hands around his shoulders. âMr. Hoyle, what game are you playing?â
âFeed you to the sharks.â
âDo you have the heart to do it?â
Of course not, he was just teasing her.
Olive felt the movement of his steps. It was about ten steps away, then he gently put her down.
âSit still,â he said to her ear.
âCan I take off the blindfold now?â
âBe patient.â
Her ears seemed to pick up the sound of water. Were they on a boat? It seemed that something hit her arms. It was itchy, but not painful.
She stretched out her hands to feel it and felt a felt a large are of something moist and smooth, like a leaf.
Her nose caught a faint fragrance, which was a familiar smell.
The corners of Oliveâs mouth curled up into a smile.
The sliding feeling under her stopped. Alan walked to her, âHave you guessed where this is?â
âLotus pond.â
âIt seems that Iâve failed a little because you guessed it right.â Alan chuckled and took off her blindfold.
The boat had reached the center of the lotus pond. She looked around. The green and crisp lotus leaves connected with the blue sea. Small waves were rolling because of the wind. The lotuses poked their heads out of the leaves, blossoming and dotted like stars and swaying their most beautiful figure.
âWow, beautiful!â Olive put her nose close to one of them and sniffed it lightly. Then she suddenly remembered something, she turned around and asked him, âIsnât it a real estate agent is going to develop a plaza here? Itâs still here.â
âThat was two years ago. How do you know?â
âMy classmates told me. They thought it was a pity.â
âJust be honest and say that you canât let me go, so you keep paying attention to everything here.â
Olive snorted, âYou even see through this too.â
Alan smiled and embraced her, âBut you can rest assured now. Iâve obtained the right to develop this land. This place has memory of us. How can I destroy such beautiful place?â
He didnât tell her that the developer who wanted to fill this place was the property under the name of the Meyer. It was done purposely by Ophelia. But how could he let that woman destroy this place which full of his memory?
The hood was set up on the boat to block the direct sunlight. Some of the huge lotus leaves were higher than the boat. They were like a natural barrier, blocking the blazing sun. It was extremely cool to be hidden underneath.
Olive simply laid down on the boat, âDo you still remember? When I brought you here for a nap, yet you accidentally fell off the boat.â
âWhy do you say that? You purposely dropped me into the water at that time.â Alan saw through her.
He didnât know whether he should be angry or cry when he thought of it.
Olive also didnât deny, âWho asked you to look miserable the whole day? I was originally a sunny and beautiful young girl, following you was like having a rain on top of my head every day. If I didnât wash away the haze from your body, I would be so sorry to myself.â
âArenât you afraid youâd drown me? You little thing, how dare you to tease me?â Alan laid down on his side and pinched her nose.
âOuch. My nose is about to fall off,â Olive exclaimed, reaching out her hand to rub her nose. âHow could I let you be the flowersâ fertilizer? Even if there were sirens inside the lotus pond, I wouldnât let them even if they wanted you.â
Alanâs low laugh had a hint of affection, âWas it very hard at that time? You were busy earning money every day and you had to take care of me who had the worst temper.â
âI had no other choice. Who asked you to be a madman? I had no choice to be very generous and let you off a bit.â Although time had caused her to experience sadness, she had found her light and playful tone when she came back here.
âIâm that petty?â Alan rolled over and the boat swayed on the water, as if it might turned over at any time.
Falling into the water at this time was not a fun thing. Olive yelped, but it was just a false alarm. She looked up and saw his face was close. The fragrance of the lotus floated in the air was mixed with her manâs scent. She raised her hands to surrender.
âOkay, okay. Youâre not, itâs me.â
âClose your eyes.â