Chapter 1491: Negatives Make a Positive

Lu Feifei had drunk a bit too much; she stood up to leave, but stumbled and nearly fell.

Litian hurriedly steadied her, but she shook off his hand and feigned strength: "I'm leaving. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about your situation." She didn't want to cry, but tears fell uncontrollably; the Earth's gravity was simply too strong.

Lu Feifei and Litian were both very insecure people.

The two of them now understood and liked each other, yet both worried they weren't good enough for the other, and thus were both in pain.

Lu Feifei walked to the door, her hand reaching for the doorknob.

Suddenly, she was embraced; Litian held her tightly from behind and confessed: "Feifei, I like you. I really, truly like you."

"What's the use of liking? Aren't you still going to worry about whether we're a match?" Lu Feifei said petulantly.

"Forget it, I don't care about anything anymore. Even if we aren't a match, I still like you."

Her heart felt wonderful, but she still had to put on airs and ask: "Are you willing to be my boyfriend?"

"Yes, I am willing. I couldn't ask for anything more."

Her heart was filled with joy, and she wanted to turn around and throw herself into his arms, but she didn't manage to.

Litian wrapped his arms tightly around Lu Feifei, as if afraid that if he loosened his grip even slightly, she would fly away; he held her so tightly that it was hard to breathe.

The things that Feifei agonized over were nothing in Litian's eyes.

The insecurity that Litian felt deep in his bones didn't seem like a big deal to Lu Feifei either.

The two of them finally broke through the layers of inner shackles and came together!

……

Zichen and Yuxin came to find Lu Feifei, asking if she knew Litian's whereabouts.

Lu Feifei's gaze drifted, dodging their eyes: "I don't know. I haven't seen him."

After saying this, she realized it sounded a bit stiff, so she asked: "Isn't Litian in the military? Has he returned?"

Zichen: "He has left the military."

"Oh, is that so? I really don't know where he is; I wouldn't lie to you." She said this with a guilty conscience, because she was indeed lying.

Gu Yuxin said: "Feifei, if Litian comes to find you, tell him his family is very worried about him. His mother hasn't slept well for many days and is so anxious that she has blisters in her mouth. His father has sent many people to look for him. The whole family is concerned for his safety; tell him he must contact his family."

"There is no Flaming Mountain that cannot be crossed; home will always be his safe harbor. His family will love him unconditionally and believe in him..."

It was a very sincere and heartfelt speech, but Lu Feifei's reaction was—absent-minded.

"Alright, I understand."

"Zichen, let's go."

Zichen had more to say, but he was pulled away by Gu Yuxin.

After the two walked out, Zichen asked: "Why did you pull me away just now? She definitely knows Litian's whereabouts."

Yuxin said: "Are you stupid? Even if she knows, if she doesn't want to say, will she tell the truth just because you expose her lie?"

Zichen was speechless; it seemed that wasn't necessarily the case.

Zichen was very smart, but he didn't understand girls very well.

Yuxin told him they could secretly follow Lu Feifei, and they would likely be able to find Litian.

Zichen agreed, but he wasn't sure when Lu Feifei would come out. If she didn't come out today, would they have to stand outside and wait like fools?

"Didn't you see her eyes dodging just now? If nothing goes wrong, Lu Feifei should be out within ten minutes."

She guessed right; as soon as Gu Yuxin finished speaking, she indeed saw Lu Feifei come out of the dormitory building.

The two hurriedly hid in a corner so she wouldn't discover them.

Lu Feifei was still quite alert; she walked quickly, looking left and right from time to time, and even looked back to see if anyone was tailing her.

Fortunately, Zichen and Gu Yuxin were also very familiar with this road, and with houses standing all around and plenty of trees, they had places to take cover and were not discovered.

She first went to the supermarket, bought eggs, meat, fresh vegetables, and fruit, and then walked toward the Apartment where Litian was staying.

Litian had been living in the Apartment for a week; he didn't go out, and Lu Feifei bought daily necessities and brought them over every day!

The first two days, she bought some instant noodles, ready-made spiced eggs, ham sausages, and the like.

But later, she discovered that Litian was also very good at cooking.

Simple ingredients and simple cookware, yet he could make delicious meals with his hands.

Litian said that because his older brother liked to cook when he was a child, he had been influenced by what he saw and heard, and had learned some things just by watching.

Later, when he went to the military, he had to do everything himself, and his cooking skills improved quite a bit.

He asked Feifei to buy some ingredients, and he would cook for her.

Anyway, he was idle, and since he couldn't go out, he would get sick if he didn't find something to do!

Feifei carried her bags toward the Apartment, with Zichen and Gu Yuxin carefully following behind.

She walked into the Apartment building and entered the elevator.

The two stood in front of the elevator counting, and seeing the Apartment elevator stop at the 4th floor, Zichen said: "Let's go, we're going in."

"Alright, you even have reconnaissance skills?" His girlfriend looked at him with approval.

"Litian told me this in a letter," Zichen said.

Upstairs.

Lu Feifei was just about to knock on the door when it opened automatically.

Litian took the bags from her hands, his expression a bit complex!

Feifei said: "Let's make dumplings today. The chives at the supermarket today are very fresh, just cut; how about we make three-delicacy filling?"

Litian: "No rush, there will be two more helpers in a moment."

"Hmm, what do you mean?"

"Litian said to wait; they'll be up in a moment."

Lu Feifei pressed her ear against the door and indeed heard faint footsteps; it wasn't one person, but two.

Zichen and Gu Yuxin walked out of the elevator on tiptoe, and were dumbfounded!

There are over twenty households on this floor, which door is it?

They couldn't just knock on every door; that would alert the enemy.

The door to 408 opened, and Lu Feifei poked her head out: "Over here, come in."

The two hurried over and sure enough, they saw Litian.

"Brother."

Seeing Zichen, Litian's eyes immediately turned red, and he hugged Zichen like a child, wailing loudly: "Sob, sob, sob, Brother, I feel so wronged..."

Gu Yuxin:...

Lu Feifei:...

No one expected him to suddenly pull a stunt like this.

Zichen couldn't bring himself to say any words of blame, and could only gently embrace Litian, comforting him with soft, slow words.

Once his emotions finally stabilized, Zichen wanted to call Mom to tell her that Litian had been found, so as not to let their mother worry.

But he grabbed his older brother's hand: "Don't call Mom yet, I don't know how I should face her."

Zichen said: "I'll tell you how to face her. Mom and Dad knew about the things troubling you twenty years ago. If they had minded, we wouldn't have had our brotherhood all these years. In all these years, have they treated you any differently?"

"Is it really that important whether you're biological? Is your origin really that important? The whole family doesn't care about these things; only you are hung up on it. Aren't you being silly?"

Litian was stubborn: "It is important. If it wasn't important, why wouldn't the military take me?"