Chapter 91: Christmas Five

  Su Qi Ruo gazed intently at the twinkling light in her palm, excitedly studying the tiny creature that fluttered its wings under the light. Occasionally, it would twitch its delicate legs, and every time it stretched, Su Qi Ruo's hand would feel a faint, gentle sensation, as if a feather had lightly brushed against her skin, leaving a slight tingling feeling that was both itchy and comfortable.

  The sky was like being dyed with water, and the thick color like ink retreated, revealing a faint light, soft and bright but not dazzling.

  The sun has not yet risen, at the eastern end of the momentum is brewing, the sky dyed red-brown layer by layer outward radiation, like a lake on the ripples open, the light will eventually fill the entire sky.

  It seemed to have sensed the sun's rays, and the small thing's already weak light grew even dimmer, eventually disappearing into the air with its tiny body, just as quietly as it had arrived.

  Su Qi's gaze, which had been lost, was now fixed on the gradually disappearing small things. At the same time, she discovered that the sky was becoming brighter, but it was only a faint light. However, this weak light was enough to allow Su Qi to observe the surrounding objects clearly, and they were in a beech forest.

  "Seated in a maple forest at dusk, frosty leaves are redder than February flowers."

  Layer upon layer of red spreads out between heaven and earth, reflecting a warm glow under the morning light, like a shy girl's face, not flashy but with a pure beauty. The gentle breeze stirs, and the rustling sound of leaves is like a heavenly melody, washing away people's inner troubles. Faintly, one can smell the fragrance of red leaves, simple yet refreshing.

  Lu Ke's lonely figure stood tall in the maple forest, his black clothes making him look even more mysterious and noble. He raised his hand and lightly swept it through the air, and the red leaves floated away from the branches, like red spirits dancing in the sky. Without the sorrow of cherry blossoms flying, the red leaves seemed to have returned to their original home, filled with the joy of returning home, and fluttered down towards the earth.

  Su Qi's eyes were filled with that deep, dark color, and the crimson leaves in the sky seemed to have been born to set off his beauty, and fallen for him. If someone told Su Qi at this moment that Lu Ke was a god descended from heaven, Su Qi would also nod his head in belief without hesitation.

  The sky brightened up. The crisp bird calls echoed in the forest, awakening the sleeping spirits. The spirits jumped and came from afar, accompanied by the tinkling sound, and went further into the unknown. A crystal-clear brook appeared at Su Qi's feet, with unknown stones scattered on the bottom, reflecting a dazzling glow like gemstones. Scattered red leaves floated on the water, like a light and agile little boat, carrying brilliant dreams towards a distant future.

  Su Qi Ruo was already at a loss for words to describe her emotions, having seen so many breathtaking natural scenery all at once, excitement, joy and satisfaction were not enough to paint the picture.

  Lu Ke turned around and faced Su Qi Ru, the corners of his lips slightly raised, his pleasant voice like jumping notes, "Merry Christmas."

  "Ah?" Su Qi was stunned for half a day before reacting, all of this was Lu Ke's Christmas gift to herself, "Thank you."

  Lu Ke faced Su Qi's stupid reaction and opened his mouth to remind Su Qi. "Aren't you moved?"

  "Moved?" Su Qi blinked her eyes, what did Lu Ke mean by this?

  "Whatever!" Lu Ke turned around in frustration, thinking to himself that he was an idiot for doing something so stupid for Su Qi.

  It seems like this is romantic, huh? Su Qi Ruo thought to herself after realizing it. It turned out that Lu Ke had created all these wonderful scenes just to spend Christmas with her. What...what's going on? Isn't Christmas supposed to be a holiday for couples? He's now spending it with her... what does that count as? A confession? No! Secretly in love with her? Doesn't seem like it! What did Lu Ke mean, anyway?

  "Hey!" Su Qi ran in front of Lu Ke and said seriously, "Thank you!"

  "Ha!" Lu Ke sneered to himself. Why should I be angry? What's the purpose of what I'm doing? Isn't it to win Su Qi Rao's favor and then grasp her firmly in my hands? She's just my prey, why should I be angry at my prey?

  "Is a simple 'thank you' enough?" Lu Ke looked at Su Qi with dissatisfaction.

  "So... what do you want?"

  Lu Ke suddenly pulled Su Qi Ruo into his arms, leaning in close to her ear, whispering intimately, "Stay by my side forever."

  "Thud, thud, thud..." Su Qi Ruo suddenly heard the sound of her own racing heartbeat, Lu Ke's words were like a curse that tightly grasped Su Qi Ruo's heart, making her heartbeat even more rapid.

  "Stay by my side, Qi Ruo." Lu Ke whispered urgently and seductively.

  "I... I..."

  "Ah!" The ear-piercing sound echoed through the entire space, Su Qi suddenly woke up, she hastily pushed away Lu Ke, and started taking deep and rapid breaths.

  "It's a good thing Grandfather arrived in time!" Si Ruiwen suddenly appeared from somewhere, excitedly rushing towards Lu Ke.

  Lu Ke's face suddenly turned cold, and the chilly atmosphere filled the space between Lu Ke and Si Ruiwen. For a moment, it was tense and on the verge of an intense battle.

  "Hey, Mr. She! " The landlady seemed to have sensed the tense atmosphere and suddenly jumped out, leading a group of men and women rushing towards She Ruiwen, apparently to mediate. "You came without even saying hello, what if you were neglected?"

  "Hmph!" Si Ruiwen let out a cold snort and turned his gaze towards the landlady, "I'm just taking a casual look, that's all!"

  "Why don't you come sit with me? I've got some good tea ready!" The landlady said with a smile.

  Lu Ke no longer paid attention to Xi Ruiwen and the boss, for a while it was not necessary to entangle with Xi Ruiwen as so many demons appeared openly and secretly. He walked towards Su Qiye, pulling her out hard.

  Su Qi's face was red as she allowed Lu Ke to pull her, when did things become so ambiguous between them? Although it seemed like they had before, but at that time Lu Ke was just joking around, the expression earlier, seemed... seemed serious.

  Su Qi thought with a hint of distress, if there was no Xie Ruwen, she and Lu Ke wouldn't... No, no, she's six years older than Lu Ke! Besides, there's still Li Xiang'er! And to begin with, Lu Ke had wanted to eat her!

  Su Qi shook her head helplessly, thinking that it was better this way. Being ambiguous like this wasn't too embarrassing after all. What if Lu Ke turned out to be like Sun Bo Fan... Sigh! It was still better the way things were now.

  As they exited the God Demon Restaurant, the fireworks exploding in the sky and the laughter coming from who-knows-where announced that the wild night had only just begun.

  "Go back." Lu Ke said lightly, and Su Qi felt that Lu Ke's expression and tone were not as cold as before after the confession scene earlier. "What are your plans for New Year's Day?"

  "New Year's Day?" Thinking of New Year's Day, there are still three days off! Su Qiye really didn't have any plans. Go home? As soon as I thought of the National Day holiday... forget it. "At school."

  "I'm with you."

  Su Qi Ruo's face turned red again, such an ambiguous statement...

  ps：

  Double Festival is coming, wish you a happy Double Festival! Have you passed the festival? Write some romantic little episodes~~~