However, if someone were to scold him, he thought it would be Rong Lan or Chu Hengyuan. Anyway, it would be one of the couple.
What he didn't know was that his random guess was right. The shocked little fox secretly scolded him a few times.
Rong Lan felt that she was having trouble breathing.
After all, she remembered that he had worn the glasses she took away some time ago for quite a while. That meant during the period when her fox ears couldn't retract, he could actually see her with the fox ears on all the time. How embarrassing that was!
Moreover! During the time when she was injured and turned back into a fox, he clearly knew that the fox was her, but still called her "Fairy Fox Lady" all the time. He was just teasing her. And... she even helped Little Amber hide dried fish and wrote in front of him with a pen. She did whatever she wanted, thinking he didn't know she was Rong Lan. As it turned out, he knew everything!
Now that she thought about it, she finally understood why Si Mo had such a strange expression when she gave the glasses to him.
The more she thought about it, the more ashamed she felt.
Rong Lan covered her hot face and slumped in the chair, looking like a wilted flower.
Seeing his little wife looking so listless, Chu Hengyuan took the initiative to admit his mistake. "I kept this from you for so long because Lanlan's fox ears are so cute. I was afraid that if I revealed it, you would be shy and not let me touch your ears." That was one of the reasons.
"Also, I was really curious about when Lanlan would confess to me, so I just kept it a secret for so long." As it turned out, the little girl was better at keeping secrets than he was. If it weren't for today's perfect timing, she probably would have continued to hide it.
Even though she was complimented on having "cute ears", Rong Lan was still extremely depressed.
"Brother, you're really brave!" She rubbed her still hot face and said quietly. The heat on her face was probably half from anger and half from shame. Knowing such a big secret, her chest hurt now. She even wanted to pounce on him and bite him to let him know that being too brave sometimes wasn't a good thing.
Chu Hengyuan laughed. "Because I know Lanlan won't hurt me, so I'm not afraid at all."
"Then, then you just calmly accepted the fact that I'm a fox?" Rong Lan poked his cheek retaliatorily.
Chu Hengyuan grabbed her restless hand. "I wasn't really calm at first, but then I figured it out. I helped Lanlan uncover this secret. Isn't Lanlan going to explain it herself?"
Rong Lan was still angry, but thinking that she also advocated keeping it a secret and they could have cleared the air earlier, she suddenly felt guilty. She huffed and said, "I'm really a fox. The fox you saw before was my original form. But I wasn't originally a local fox in this world. I came to this world by chance and borrowed the body of Bai Ronglan, the eldest daughter of the Bai family. Of course, this body is mine now. She gave this body to me."
Chu Hengyuan propped one hand on the table and held her hand with the other. He smiled faintly. "Then when is Lanlan going to take me to your world to meet your real parents?"
Rong Lan: "?" Seeing his sincere and happy smile, most of the anger in her heart disappeared. Her brother really had a strong ability to accept things. It was also a good thing that he was strong in this regard. When she took him to her world to play, he could accept the new world view more easily.
"If you want to go, in about half a year, I can take you home to meet my parents." In half a year, her cultivation should be restored almost. "Anyway, the truth is out. I have a question. Brother, you have to answer me truthfully."
"Ask away, Lanlan."
"Do you want to be an immortal human? As long as I practice hard, my lifespan will be at least two thousand years. I'm only five hundred years old now, which means I can live for at least another thousand years. If you're willing, I'll cast a spell on you to share my lifespan, and then you can live for a thousand years too." Rong Lan stared at him seriously.
For spirits like them, living for hundreds or thousands of years was normal. But humans had a fixed mindset that a hundred years was already a long life. Not all humans wanted to live a long life.
Just as Chu Hengyuan was about to answer and opened his mouth, the alarm clock at midnight suddenly rang.
The two of them and the cat all looked in the direction of the phone. Chu Hengyuan stopped the alarm clock. At the same time, the sound of fireworks exploding rang out.
Rong Lan followed the sound and looked towards the balcony. She was attracted by the booming fireworks outside, and her eyes lit up. She pointed at the balcony and exclaimed, "There are fireworks outside!"
She hadn't seen such lively fireworks for a long time.
Chu Hengyuan shook his head with a smile. He picked up the cat with one hand and pulled her up with the other. "Come on, let's go watch the fireworks."
Everyone was waiting to set off fireworks at midnight. So when midnight came, the sounds of fireworks nearby and in the distance almost exploded in the air at the same time, making a deafening noise. The originally quiet night sky became extremely lively.
Standing on the balcony, Rong Lan stared at the fireworks not far away. Her eyes were reflecting the gorgeous explosion of the fireworks.
"By the way, brother, you haven't answered my question yet." After watching the fireworks for a while, she just remembered the main thing and turned to look at him.
Chu Hengyuan smiled and looked down at her. Rong Lan felt the tenderness in his eyes. She felt that the air around them seemed to warm up. She subconsciously held her breath and waited for his answer. "Of course I wouldn't want to live a long life if I were alone. But Lanlan will accompany me. Not to mention living a long life in this lifetime, I even want to make an appointment with you for the next life."
His tone was gentle and determined. "So my answer to Lanlan is yes. After all, I want to be with my Lanlan forever."
Hearing this answer, Rong Lan's eyes curved into a smile. This was the answer she wanted.
The little ragdoll cat in Chu Hengyuan's arms was playing with its tail and didn't make a sound to disturb its dear mom and dad.
Chu Hengyuan reached out and gently rubbed the little girl's head. The look in his eyes when he looked at her was like looking at a rare treasure. "Happy New Year, my Lanlan, and—I love you."
When his little girl said "I love you" just now, he forgot to reply "I love you too".
It wasn't too late to reply now.
"Happy New Year, my brother, and—I love you too!"
As soon as the words were out, the little fox put her hands on the man's shoulders and raised her head to kiss him.
Both of them closed their eyes, so they didn't see that at the moment their lips met, a firework in the distance exploded into a character "Xi" (happiness in Chinese).
Everything was just right.