Han Xiaolv quite cooperatively drafted a simple email reply: "No problem. We can also postpone it and set the time and location another day."
When the email was sent, Han Xiaolv heaved a sigh of relief.
At this very moment, in his office, Yan Hua, who received this email, also heaved a heavy sigh of relief.
Mu Yuze finally drove to the entrance of the village. By now, it was quite late at night. The road at the village entrance was so narrow that the car could hardly drive in.
Mu Yuze simply got out of the car, draped his windbreaker over himself against the torrential rain, and walked into the village in the downpour.
The road surface was bumpy and hard to walk on. Almost every step would splash up a large amount of water.
There were no street - lights in the village, and some of the households had turned off their lights and closed their doors to rest. He could only rely on a weak lamp tied to a power pole in the distance to try to identify the direction ahead.
At this time, in the hazy glow of that little bit of light, he saw a petite figure dragging a suitcase and struggling to trudge through the rain.
The girl was wearing a thick raincoat, so it was hard to see her face clearly. But just by seeing her figure, Mu Yuze recognized her from afar.
He rushed through the heavy rain to the girl's front and snatched the suitcase from her hand.
Lu Xue looked up in surprise and only then found that Mu Yuze was actually standing in front of her.
It was really quite incredible. She had just arrived at the small village, and Mu Yuze had showed up right after.
For a moment, both of them looked at their disheveled appearances reflected in each other's pupils and were cautious not to say a word.
For some reason, the words Mu Ziyue had said to her suddenly popped into Lu Xue's mind.
According to the will, if Mu Yuze chose to get married, the only person he could pick would be Lu Xue. Fulfilling this engagement was to fulfill the old man's wish.
She just didn't know what he had really thought when he first saw her.
Did he subconsciously regard her as a template for a fiancée, randomly picking out various flaws and merits and weighing them on the balance?
Mu Yuze stared deeply at Lu Xue. After a long while, he finally said hoarsely, "Come back with me now."
Lu Xue shook her head and tried to take back her suitcase from Mu Yuze's hand. But after several attempts, she failed. So she slowly said,
"I'm not going back. I need some personal time to calm down."
Mu Yuze stood in front of her without dodging. He just said, "If you need to calm down alone, you can go back to the old mansion. I'll create a private space for you and won't bother you. You can give me an answer after you've thought it through."
Lu Xue remained silent. Mu Yuze let the heavy rain wash over him while his gaze was fixed on Lu Xue. He then said,
"Did what Mu Ziyue said put too much pressure on you? Or do you never want to marry me in your heart?"
Lu Xue shook her head. After a while, probably because the atmosphere was too depressing and uncomfortable, she said to Mu Yuze,
"Let's go inside and talk about it. Don't stand here."
She felt a bit sorry for Mu Yuze's disheveled appearance and wanted to push him to take shelter from the rain.
But Mu Yuze refused to move and just tightened his lips in the rain.
"Give me an answer. Will you come back with me tonight?"
Lu Xue shook her head. Probably driven to desperation, she simply pushed him away and struggled to trudge through the rain towards the yard. She didn't even want her suitcase anymore.
Mu Yuze was silent for a moment. Finally, he sighed in compromise and silently pushed her suitcase and followed behind.
The two entered the yard. The sound of the rain outside was blocked out, and the air seemed to become much quieter all of a sudden.
Lu Xue expressionlessly carried the suitcase into the bedroom. She opened the suitcase and took out several loose men's T - shirts and handed them to Mu Yuze.
"Your clothes are all wet. Change into one quickly."
Mu Yuze didn't take them. Seeing that he was sulking, Lu Xue put the clothes beside him, then turned around and locked herself in the next - door bedroom.
Mu Yuze heard the click of the lock and knew that Lu Xue was not willing to have a good talk with him tonight.
The purpose of his trip was to take Lu Xue back. Since the atmosphere between them was so tense tonight, he could only wait until tomorrow.
Mu Yuze got up resignedly and began to simply tidy up the things in the house. He would spend the night here.
Lying on the simple bed at night, he suddenly recalled the first time he met Lu Xue.
At that time, after wandering around the village like this, he had found this small yard.
He paid a visit and stayed overnight in this dilapidated small yard.
Although Lu Xue had warmly entertained them, the driver who came with him was still terribly frightened by the cockroaches in the house and the leaking roof and clamored to leave the next day.
At that time, he just silently lay on this simple couch, but his heart was completely peaceful.
Because when he first saw Lu Xue, he found that this girl's appearance coincided so much with the kind of girl he had vaguely envisioned in his mind.