Chapter 69: Tug of War (1 more update)

Sweet Flower Lane.

Diao Ruru sat at home, blankly staring at the flickering candlelight on the table.

For some unknown reason, she always felt restless.

The dinner from tonight still lay on the table, now thoroughly cold.

This was the result after she had reheated it three times.

Diao Ruru had been waiting since dinner time, all the way till now.

The sky had darkened, the night was cool as water.

Diao Ruru's heart started to panic, an endless stream of bad guesses uncontrollably emerging in her mind.

"Could something have happened?"

"Why hasn't he come home yet?"

"It's almost the hour of the rat..."

"The martial arts school should have closed before sunset."

"Diao Deyi also said he didn't like the food at the martial arts school, insisting on coming home for meals every day..."

"What on earth happened... They couldn't even send a message back, making one worry needlessly..."