"That day..."
"I won't be much later than you either."
Ye Xinglan responded with a smile, a glimmer of anticipation flashing in her eyes as she thought to herself.
"It's about time, I should head back and rest now. Goodnight, Xinglan."
Xu Xiaoyan didn't linger too long. After bidding farewell to her good friend, she quickly headed toward her room.
"Haa..."
Returning to her room, Xu Xiaoyan closed the door and lay spread-eagle on her bed, staring at the ceiling as she let out a long sigh.
Even now, her heart still couldn't calm down completely. Just as Xinglan had said earlier, she had truly achieved her goal.
"Time passed so quickly today. I really don't want today to end, but..."
"There will be plenty of days like this in the future."
At this moment, a thoughtful expression appeared on Xu Xiaoyan's exquisitely beautiful face as she whispered softly.
Of course she wanted this dreamlike moment to last forever, but it was already very late.
Luo Chuan needed rest, and so did she.
The upcoming matches would require her full attention and effort - she needed to prove she deserved to stand by Luo Chuan's side!
She, Xu Xiaoyan, the Goddess of the Starry Sky, would become the strongest Control System Soul Master under the starry sky, just as Brother Luo Chuan had said!
And in her heart...
He was her starry sky.
"..."
"Finished seeing Xiao Yan off?"
Not long after Tang Luochuan started heading back, an exquisitely beautiful figure appeared beside him at some unknown moment, walking alongside him as she asked casually.
Without needing to ask, it was naturally a certain tsundere main wife with spatial control abilities - Gu Yue.
"Finished."
Tang Luochuan smiled gently, as if not surprised by her appearance, taking her hand as he responded softly.
"I thought you weren't coming back tonight!"
Gu Yue glanced at him, a slight smile on her face as she hummed lightly.
"Hmm?"
"Of course not. Leaving aside whether it would be appropriate to rush things, Xinglan was still with Xiao Yan anyway."
Hearing this, Tang Luochuan shook his head in momentary confusion before smiling wryly.
"Hmm?"
"Isn't it a good thing that Xinglan was there?"
Gu Yue looked at him, pondering for a moment before slowly speaking, stunning him with her words.
"Ah?"
Tang Luochuan's eyes widened in surprise, clearly not expecting her to say something like that.
This... should... probably not be appropriate, right?
"See! You really do have ideas! The moment I mentioned it, you actually started considering it."
However, upon hearing this, Gu Yue beside him hummed lightly, showing a somewhat disdainful expression, a beautiful curve forming at the corner of her mouth.
See!
This scoundrel Luo Chuan really would think about it!
"It's not that I have ideas, it's just that hearing you say that was quite surprising."
"I never expected our Gu Yue to come up with such things."
"Could it be that the little Silver Dragon King truly has the natural instincts of a dragon..."
Hearing this and seeing the smiling expression on her face, Tang Luochuan smiled gently, a thoughtful look on his face as he spoke.
"Hey! I didn't..."
Hearing this, Gu Yue was momentarily stunned, her face flushing crimson with shame as she quickly shook her head, her tone hesitant.
"I..."
"How could I possibly be thinking about those things? I'm not like you, you scoundrel..."
Gu Yue pursed her lips, muttering under her breath as she forced her expression to calm down. She would never entertain such chaotic thoughts...
It was just that once in a dream, she had seen herself and Na'er approaching Luo Chuan together, and he had said her timing was perfect.
Luo Chuan was the one like that!
She wasn't, she wasn't!
"Is that so?"
"Alright, I believe you."
Tang Luochuan chuckled softly upon hearing this, saying nothing more as he gently took her slender hand and spoke tenderly.
"That's more like it..."
Blushing, Gu Yue leaned slightly against the young man beside her and mumbled.
"Since we've finished accompanying Xiao Yan."
"Let's go back."
The next moment, she glanced elsewhere, a flicker of something unusual in her eyes, and stated plainly.
"Stay with me tonight too."
Tang Luochuan looked at her beside him and spoke.
"Hmm?"
"Or do you not want to keep me company? You don't even want to sleep with me..."
Gu Yue responded matter-of-factly, though her cheeks were slightly flushed, as if she had thought of something.
"Not at all, but..."
Tang Luochuan shook his head with a smile, his gaze sweeping over a certain rooftop before leading her to his residence.
There, a sleepy-eyed Na'er in pajamas appeared not far from them, rubbing her eyes and yawning.
"Brother Luo Chuan, you're back..."
"Sister Gu Yue is here too."
Na'er looked in their direction and spoke.
"We're back."
Tang Luochuan smiled gently, stepping forward to pat her head, and she obediently leaned against his other side.
"Hmm...?"
Gu Yue's mood wasn't as cheerful, her expression instantly stiffening.
At this hour, it was one thing for her to be waiting for Luo Chuan's return, but why was Na'er here too, and looking so drowsy...
"Na'er didn't sleep well earlier and got up during the night. I'll be keeping her company tonight."
Beside them, Tang Luochuan first took the sleepy Na'er's hand, then turned to the puzzled Gu Yue to explain.
"Yeah..."
"I still don't like sleeping alone. Is Sister Gu Yue the same, or... are you still awake at this hour because you wanted to come find Brother Luo Chuan!"
Na'er replied with a smile, then looked at the clearly wide-awake Gu Yue before her, momentarily curious.
"I..."
Gu Yue hesitated briefly. What she had come for tonight wasn't exactly something the little dear Na'er should know...
"Your Sister Gu Yue doesn't want to be alone either."
"Na'er, I might not be able to accompany only you tonight."
At this, Tang Luochuan smiled tenderly and spoke on her behalf.
"Is that so..."
"It's fine, it's not like we haven't been together before."
Na'er simply nodded at this, not particularly bothered. Whether Sister Gu Yue was there or not didn't matter...
Having Brother Luo Chuan was enough!
"..."
Beside them, Gu Yue could only nod silently, though a faint sense of disappointment lingered in her heart, for reasons she couldn't quite name.
At least, that's how it seemed in Na'er's eyes.
"Sister Gu Yue, what's wrong?"
"Ah, it's nothing."
Faced with the innocent and lively Na'er, Gu Yue naturally wouldn't bring up matters beyond her understanding. She shook her head in response.
But in Tang Luochuan's eyes, this gesture transformed into a mischievous smile. This Gu Yue...
What is she planning? So hard to figure out!
"This little man..."
"His charm with women is truly remarkable."
Standing on the rooftop, clad in black robes that perfectly concealed her in the darkness, Leng Yulai sighed softly, unable to resist muttering to herself.
She had noticed him since his date with that twin-tailed girl earlier. Who would have thought...
What a little playboy, wandering through a garden of flowers yet managing to touch every petal.
"It seems tonight really isn't the right time to look for him..."
Watching Tang Luochuan, Gu Yue, and Na'er head toward their rooms, Leng Yulai's face flushed slightly. She couldn't help but chide softly before vanishing silently.
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