The two hugged in front of the French windows in the study for quite a while. Of course, it was mainly Su Yuan who didn't want to let go. Zhao Zhao just let him be, lowering her head to play with the buttons on Su Yuan's sleeve.
It was late autumn, and it had started to rain more frequently in this city.
Listening to the pattering rain outside the window and the gentle, cool breeze blowing, while the villa was brightly lit at this moment, Su Yuan felt a warmth in his arms and a sense of contentment and tranquility he had never felt before.
"Are you hungry? I'll make you something delicious." Su Yuan lowered his head to look at the person in his arms. Seeing that Zhao Zhao seemed to be very fond of his cufflinks, he simply reached out, took them off, and handed them to her to play with.
Zhao Zhao was taken aback by his action. Then she naturally held the cufflinks Su Yuan had taken off, tilted her head to examine them in the light, and replied to Su Yuan, "Actually, I've just eaten. I'm not hungry yet."
"If you're not hungry, then go take a bath and go to bed early." Su Yuan said and was about to go to the bathroom to draw hot water for Zhao Zhao.
"Wait a minute," Zhao Zhao reached out and grabbed Su Yuan's hand. With her big, round eyes looking at him, she gently reminded him, "I need to go back."
"..." Time seemed to stand still, and the joy came to an abrupt end. Su Yuan was a bit unhappy now.
"It's late. Can you go back tomorrow?" He tried to negotiate with Zhao Zhao, trying to persuade her to stay.
However, Zhao Zhao shook her head firmly. Pointing at the wall clock that she had finally managed to understand, she said, "It's still early. It's not even eight o'clock yet. I need to go back."
Su Yuan looked in the direction Zhao Zhao was pointing at. Sure enough, the wall clock showed it was 7:53. It did seem early, at least far from the time when it was too late to send someone home.
For a moment, Su Yuan really wanted to throw the wall clock away. It was such a nuisance. Or he could deceive Zhao Zhao that she had read it wrong and it was actually past eleven o'clock at night. But obviously, neither of these ideas would work.
He wanted to say that it was still raining outside, but the sky seemed to be against him. The sound of the rain gradually faded away.
... It was really enough.
He could only look at Zhao Zhao. Finally, he gave in and resignedly sent her back.
When they came back from the demon realm, they used magic. Now in the human world, of course, they had to drive.
On the way back with Zhao Zhao and the Glutton, the Glutton had already fallen into a deep sleep on Zhao Zhao's lap.
Maybe because autumn was the season when most plants began to rest, sitting in the quiet car, Zhao Zhao also started to feel sleepy. Her head kept nodding.
Su Yuan saw the situation of the little girl in the back seat from the rear - view mirror. When passing a street corner, he turned the steering wheel and parked the car.
He opened the back - seat door, took out the small blanket he had prepared in the car, flattened the seat, helped Zhao Zhao lie down in a comfortable position, covered her with the small blanket, and then touched her forehead.
"You fall asleep so soundly in just a little while. You don't have any sense of defense at all." Su Yuan said words that seemed like scolding, but his eyes were as gentle as spring water.
As if Zhao Zhao had some kind of reaction to these words, she frowned in her sleep, reached out to scratch her neck like a cat, and instantly left a red mark.
Seeing this, Su Yuan quickly held down her scratching hand and patted her back, whispering softly, "Oh, okay, okay~ Don't scratch. It'll be okay soon~"
Then he cast a spell on the red mark on Zhao Zhao's neck. The next second, Zhao Zhao really stopped scratching and fell asleep obediently.
He stared at her sleeping face for a while. Seeing that it was about to drizzle again, he finally reluctantly returned to the driver's seat and restarted the car.
Outside the car window, people were running because of the sudden heavy rain, and the neon lights were particularly eye - catching at night. Inside the car, there was a warm and peaceful atmosphere. Su Yuan's mouth had been upturned all night.
It was a pity that the journey didn't seem long enough. Su Yuan felt that in a very short time, they had arrived at the apartment building that Song Yao had found for Zhao Zhao.
"Are we there?" Zhao Zhao had slept all the way. As soon as the car stopped, she woke up. She rubbed her eyes and woke up the Glutton beside her.
"Yeah." Su Yuan unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car before Zhao Zhao. He opened an umbrella, reached out to open the car door for Zhao Zhao, and protected her head as she got out of the car.
"Put on the blanket. It's raining outside again. You just woke up. Be careful not to catch a cold." Saying this, he pushed Zhao Zhao back into the car, leaned over, put the blanket on her, and then led her out of the car.
The Glutton shrank behind, puffed up his cheeks, and secretly complained in his heart, "Stinky couple. They just know how to show off their love!"
It was supposed to be going back to Zhao Zhao's apartment, but Su Yuan seemed to be more familiar with the place than Zhao Zhao. He led her all the way upstairs.
The Glutton put his little hands in the front pocket of his overalls and strolled leisurely behind.
On the way, they met one or two residents who were going out late at night. They all cast curious and puzzled looks at them, probably wondering why this couple didn't care about the child left behind.
On a rainy day, the mother was wrapped in a blanket, but the child was actually wearing short - sleeves?!
However, the three parties involved, oh no! The three demons involved, of course, were completely unaware. After all, Su Yuan only had Zhao Zhao in his heart and eyes, and Zhao Zhao was searching her mind to remember which thing she had promised her cousin.
As for the Glutton, he didn't even realize that he looked like a human in the eyes of outsiders. When he encountered looks he didn't like, he even showed his teeth at them just like when he was in his beast form.
Just like this, they went up to the eighth floor. Zhao Zhao opened the door, and Su Yuan was right behind her.
When she opened the door, she suddenly saw that there was light inside. Zhao Zhao propped the door open and took a closer look. She found that Song Yao was sitting on the living - room sofa with a gloomy face. There was also a serious - looking middle - aged woman wearing glasses beside her.
Ding! The brain waves were successfully connected. Zhao Zhao finally remembered what she had forgotten.
She had promised her cousin to have a class tonight!
"Why don't you come in?" Su Yuan saw that Zhao Zhao had been standing still for a long time. Just as he was about to see what was going on, he was suddenly pushed by her. Then the door "banged" shut in front of him, and Zhao Zhao and the Glutton disappeared from sight.
"? " The dragon was confused. The dragon didn't understand. What was going on?!
However, Zhao Zhao, who had pushed the person out, didn't think too much. She just intuitively felt that she couldn't let her cousin see Su Yuan now, or her cousin might turn into an erupting volcano.
Zhao Zhao leaned against the door. Looking at Song Yao's fake smile, she greeted her guiltily, "Good evening, cousin..."
"Heh..." Song Yao crossed her legs. "I'm not feeling very good. Tell me, where have you been?"
Zhao Zhao's eyes flitted around, unable to find a place to rest. The sound of Su Yuan's puzzled inquiry still echoed in her mind. She said without much confidence, "Actually, I didn't go anywhere. I just worked overtime."
"Good. You've even learned to lie." Song Yao walked closer step by step, exuding a strong sense of oppression. "I've asked. Your Demon Administration Bureau got off work on time today."
Well, this excuse didn't work.
Zhao Zhao looked at the Glutton and suddenly had an idea. She gritted her teeth and shouted at Song Yao, "The Glutton accidentally fell into the toilet. I went to find a way to rescue him!"
Song Yao was stunned. "What?"