"Well... well..." Ning Xi felt a little guilty, so she quickly softened her tone and rubbed his back, "This day will definitely come! Don't worry, don't worry!"
"Ning Xi, I once said that the only thing you need to consider is whether you love me. Now, this sentence is still valid. As long as you nod, you will be my, Lu Tingxiao's, wife. No one and nothing can stop you."
Lu Tingxiao was promising her that his family background or anything else would not affect his decision.
"I know... Don't listen to Zhuang Liaoyuan. He doesn't know the situation and might think you deliberately don't want to make our relationship public, so that's why he said those things... Well, come to think of it, what exactly did Zhuang Liaoyuan mean by what he said to me today?" Ning Xi asked in confusion.
"After the last shooting range, he might have secretly checked your identity." Lu Tingxiao replied, with a dark gleam in his eyes.
Ning Xi frowned, "You mean... he found out that I'm the Ning family's adopted daughter... or, he knew that I'm his niece? So he came over to show some concern? But... the Zhuang family doesn't even recognize Zhuang Lingyu, so how can they care about me who even Zhuang Lingyu doesn't recognize?"
This is totally illogical...
"Can't you see that Zhuang Liaoyuan likes you very much?" Lu Tingxiao said, his tone sounding rather unhappy.
It's extremely unpleasant to feel that someone else is eyeing your treasured possession!
"Huh? Really?" Ning Xi was a little surprised. She just thought Zhuang Liaoyuan's attitude towards her was quite gentle.
"Because of your shooting talent. Since his own son is useless and can't get himself up, he places his hopes on you. He may even still be thinking of recruiting you into the army, so you'd better stay away from him." Lu Tingxiao warned in a serious tone.
"Oh oh oh..." Ning Xi nodded her head, "I told you last time that I definitely won't join that kind of army! Besides, there's no freedom there. If I can't see you for ten days or half a month, I'll miss you to death!"
Until this moment, Lu Tingxiao's face, which was as cold as ice, relaxed a little. He hugged her, kissed the corner of her lips, and locked his eyes with her, "Ning Xi, remember what you said today. Unless that day comes, I will not give you any chance to change your mind."
“Oh… Sorry, sorry! Did I disturb you?” Lu Jingli covered his eyes with his fingers, looking as if he was not looking at anything inappropriate. If only his fingers were not spread so wide.
Lu Tingxiao: "What's the matter?"
"Yes! It looks like someone is messing up the place! You'll know if you go take a look..."
After a while, Lu Jingli, Lu Tingxiao and Ning Xi stood outside the yard.
I saw a large bunch of black flowers placed at the gate of the courtyard. Under the light, I could vaguely see the shining dewdrops on the flowers, reflecting a cold light and an ominous aura.
"This is..." Ning Xi frowned slightly as she looked at the bouquet of flowers. "If I'm not mistaken, this flower is a black mandala?"
Lu Jingli nodded, "Yes, sending such dark and unlucky flowers on someone's birthday, isn't that just looking for trouble?"
Ning Xi's eyes flickered slightly, and she glanced at Lu Tingxiao subconsciously, feeling inexplicably uneasy.
She remembered the flower language of the black mandala... revenge...
Is she thinking too much