The Crazed Little Darling: Pampered by the Possesive Commander!-Chapter 182: Brother Lu, Have You Been Looking Forward to This Day Too?
"How did you get this?" Su Hu’s body suddenly tensed, his brain working rapidly.
A few seconds later, he berated, "I never expected you, Lu Shinian, to be such a person! I despise you!"
To think you’d dig up trees from the Imperial Palace, shameless!
"Your Majesty gave it to me." Lu Shinian’s tone was calm, evidently not caring about Su Hu’s outburst.
Su Hu was stunned, immediately retorting, "Impossible! How could Your Majesty give you this?"
"And how could Your Majesty be so idle, to dig up trees?"
Lu Shinian’s tone remained indifferent, "Maybe someone’s aftermath work wasn’t done properly."
Su Hu: ...
"Ahem." Su Ruan coughed lightly, stopping the two from continuing their confrontation.
Now the basic outline of the matter was quite clear.
Her big brother found this military badge at the house on Tianhe Star and told the second brother, possibly worried she’d be discovered by Lu Shinian for using him as a stand-in?
So he hid this military badge in the least likely place to be found.
As a result, it wasn’t well hidden, was found out by Your Majesty, who discovered the badge, and summoned Lu Shinian to the Imperial Palace overnight?
Su Ruan slightly frowned, feeling something was off.
Come to think of it, why would Your Majesty summon Lu Shinian over upon seeing this military badge?
This doubt flashed by, yet before she could ask, Su Hu was provoked by Lu Shinian’s words, feeling very angry, even making his fiery red hair seem to be smoking.
"How did I not handle the aftermath well?"
"No one does it better than me!"
Here, Su Heyuan raised a hand, adjusted the glasses perched on his nose, looked at Lu Shinian, and asked, "Commander Lu came here today just to know about that military badge?"
Not pursuing the stand-in matter? That’s not like Lu Shinian’s usual style.
Lu Shinian’s lips curled slightly.
He’s in a rather good mood right now.
After the whole situation became clear, he realized one thing.
That Ruan Ruan had kept the military badge he gave her before in excellent condition.
The badge didn’t have a single scratch, showing the extent of care its owner had.
Although it’s a bit regretful Ruan Ruan still hasn’t recalled him, it’s understandable; he was so disheveled back then with his spiritual sea in turmoil, even the current him wouldn’t recognize himself, let alone a young Ruan Ruan back then.
But Ruan Ruan preserving the badge so well shows she cares about him.
Just knowing this is enough.
Lu Shinian chuckled softly, with a hint of pleasure, asking in return, "What else then?"
He wouldn’t reveal the past between him and Ruan Ruan; those memories belong exclusively to them, and he’s reluctant to share them with anyone.
Not even Ruan Ruan’s brother.
Su Heyuan’s eyes flickered thoughtfully; Lu Shinian’s attitude towards the "stand-in" indeed didn’t match his usual behavior.
Could big brother’s guess be right?
Did Lu Shinian actually consider the sister a stand-in?
Su Heyuan frowned slightly, looking at Lu Shinian with a hint of seriousness in his eyes.
Meanwhile, Su Ruan was also drawn to their conversation, temporarily setting aside the questions spinning in her mind.
She comforted her big brother, mentioning she’d sent him a batch of Level 2 Pure Energy Stones to the same address as before, asking him to pay attention to the atavism phenomenon, etc.
Receiving concern from his sister, where would Su Hu still find reason to be angry, he grinned and nodded, "I understand, sister, don’t worry!"
Su Ruan chatted with Su Hu for a couple more sentences before ending the video call.
She tugged Lu Shinian’s arm, smiling with narrowed eyes, saying, "Brother Lu, I said there’s no stand-in, right?"
"Maybe that military badge belongs to the third brother."
These three brothers haven’t been together since she was ten years old.
Although every so often, the brothers would return to Tianhe Star, they seemed to plan it so as never to return at the same period.
So, in Su Ruan’s impression, since she was ten, the three brothers haven’t met.
Since they haven’t met, not knowing the badge was left by the other in her place seems reasonable.
Su Heyuan was slightly taken aback by these words.
He recalled that his third brother had indeed been with the Third Legion before, but he was unsure what specifically happened during that period.
He only knew that back then, to cooperate with his brother’s fake death, the big brother was branded a traitor by the Second Legion, and was expelled after the Insect Race battle.
"It’s possible." Su Heyuan agreed, "Maybe it belongs to the third brother."
Lu Shinian collected the badge, his gaze lowered with indifference.
With Su Heyuan being an "outsider," he would never divulge the badge belongs to him.
It’s a memory exclusive to him and Ruan Ruan, not to be known by others.
Lu Shinian’s overly calm attitude deepened Su Heyuan’s curiosity; he sensed he was overlooking something, and this unsettling intuition made him frown slightly, unable to help pondering over the jibe from big brother earlier.
Was Lu Shinian really considering the sister as a stand-in?
After much thought, Su Heyuan didn’t directly voice this question.
He simply gave Lu Shinian a deep look, with a vague idea forming in his mind.
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After leaving the medical department, Su Ruan went to train with Duan Mengjun, while Lu Shinian returned to the office to handle some military affairs.
It wasn’t until evening, upon returning home, that Su Ruan recalled another important matter.
"Since the misunderstanding is cleared up, we don’t need to go to the Rose Union’s speech, right?"
Lu Shinian’s eyes flickered, his tone indifferent, "We have to go."
Su Ruan: ???
"Why do we still have to go?" She asked, puzzled.
"Ruan Ruan picking out the Rose Badge from tens of thousands of symbols is also fate, isn’t it?"
Lu Shinian’s lips bore a slight smile, his tone seemed flat, yet faintly carried a hint of jealousy?
All that can be said is that a man’s mind is like a needle at the bottom of the sea.
"Going seems fine." Su Ruan considered for two seconds, smiled sweetly, and said, "It’s also a chance to relax."
Lu Shinian responded softly with an "Hmm," wrapped his large arm around Su Ruan’s slim waist, drawing her into his embrace, his voice low and seductive.
"Ruan Ruan has been looking forward to this day, haven’t you? Hmm?" 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
Su Ruan: ...
She obediently extended her small hands, encircled Lu Shinian’s waist, and gently nuzzled her cheek against his chest, then tilted her head up, gazing straight at him.
"If Brother Lu means going out to relax and have fun with you, then yes, surely."
She flashed a sweet smile, her voice tender and soft.
"What about you, Brother Lu?"
"Have you been looking forward to this day too?"
Lu Shinian’s throat moved slightly, his thin lips parted:
