After Cheng Hao escaped from the horde of monsters, he let out a heavy sigh of relief. He saw Xiao Liuzi passing by with a bundle of firewood and pulled him over to ask, "Have you seen your young madam?"
Xiao Liuzi held the firewood, which was intended to be dried and stored later. "Young madam? I saw her heading towards the people from Shan'ao Village earlier!"
Cheng Hao immediately understood where she was going and thanked Xiao Liuzi before letting him go.
He walked in that direction.
Xiao Liuzi was overwhelmed and hurriedly said from behind, "Young master, you're too kind."
All he received was Cheng Hao's perfunctory wave of the hand. His steps were a bit hurried. Only when he saw Su Miaomiao returning from afar with a small clay pot did his heart relax. He walked towards her, "Where have you been?"
He knew the answer already.
As soon as Su Miaomiao saw him, she couldn't help but pout and mumble a few words. Seeing the anger in his eyes, she still couldn't help but complain. While she couldn't leave him, she also couldn't be prevented from going anywhere. Besides, it wasn't far.
"I went to get the sauce. Didn't I tell you? You can't be angry."
She had indeed mentioned it beforehand, but just hadn't told him when she was leaving.
She mainly felt it was unnecessary.
She would be back in a moment, and her absence would only be a few minutes.
Yet, the person in question was still angry.
Cheng Hao reached out and took her small clay pot. Ever since they were together, he had habitually carried things for her, unless she wanted to carry them herself.
Su Miaomiao also obediently handed it to him this time, like an offering. He held it in one hand, not even glancing at it, while he took her hand with the other.
"The weather is so unpredictable, it's easy to get sick. We must be careful."
Su Miaomiao started to change the subject, but Cheng Hao just held her hand and remained silent. She surrendered, tapping his hand with her finger and humming, "Oh, it's just for a little while, why are you so angry? It's not good to be angry. If you get angry, you'll become an old man, and old men are very ugly..."
Cheng Hao listened to her nonsense, and at this point, he was amused to the point of anger. "If I become ugly, you won't want me anymore?"
Su Miaomiao immediately retorted, "How could that be! Even if you become an old man, I'll still love you. Really. Besides, by then I'll be an old lady too. Neither of us will mind the other. I can still kiss you then..."
She knew how to say the right things.
She would provoke him, then soothe him, completely disarming him.
Later, if she felt like it, she would still leave on her own.
Before, Cheng Hao could still hold onto the question of love to keep her. Now, it was different. She knew how indispensable he was to her and had become more carefree.
"If one day you want to leave me, will you also leave as quietly as this?"
As soon as he said this.
The little cat who had gone out to play got scared. Hearing this, she felt terribly upset. She tightened her grip on Cheng Hao's hand and shook her head violently. Just as she was about to explain.
Cheng Hao said again, "Do you never take what I say to heart? Now that you know I can never let you go, you've started to not take me seriously?"
All his life, he had been the model child, the top student, the campus heartthrob, admired by countless people. Everyone thought he was confident, but only he knew how insecure he felt around Su Miaomiao.
It was precisely because he cared so much.
However, he always liked to hide his feelings, letting the oblivious girl discover them herself, and then making sure all her attention was focused on him.
Su Miaomiao felt miserable hearing him say such heartbreaking words so calmly. "But you always do this too. Aren't you also questioning my love? I've told you I love you, a thousand times, and you still don't take it seriously? My love isn't just words. It's difficult for me too when you constantly doubt me."
Her eyes turned red as she spoke. Pathetically, she felt wronged.
Cheng Hao's heart softened as he saw her. He stopped and tried to console her first. "Alright, alright, don't cry. It's my fault. Let's not talk about this anymore."
Su Miaomiao sniffled, holding back her tears. She rarely cried, not even when she was injured playing parkour. The only one who could truly touch her heart, from beginning to end, was Cheng Hao, the one and only.
Even her family had to take a backseat.
After all, she had known from a young age that her beloved grandparents couldn't always be with her, and they had each other. But when she learned this, she wasn't sad at all because she had Cheng Hao.
Cheng Hao could stay with her for a lifetime, making him the most important person.
Su Miaomiao wiped her eyes and said, "I'm just... I'm just sometimes playful. Isn't there a saying about a kite and its string? I feel like I'm that flying kite. I like to play, but you don't know that the string is always tied to you. I'll always come back to you after I've played. And it's not for long..."
As she spoke, she had to awkwardly tilt her head back to prevent the gathering tears from falling.
Her appearance was too amusing.
It made Cheng Hao's heart soften and want to laugh. He reached out and wiped her tears away, saying, "If you want to cry, then cry. Don't hold back. I won't laugh at you."
Su Miaomiao hummed a couple of times, indicating her refusal. "A woman shouldn't lower her head, or her crown will fall!"
This silly girl.
Cheng Hao grinned, looking exceptionally handsome. "Stop talking. It's so cheesy."
Su Miaomiao was momentarily stunned by his beauty, then forced herself to resist the onslaught of his good looks. She immediately refused his attempt to update her collection of cheesy one-liners. "No, no, you can't. Forget this sentence. It wasn't me who said it."
Cheng Hao sighed and gently patted her head. His large hand was warm. The young lady, like a kitten whose fur had been successfully stroked, became docile.
"I want you to stay by my side, where I can see and touch you at all times, so that I can be at ease. But it seems to be too difficult for you. Then let's compromise. You stop spouting nonsense, and just tell me where you're going. That shouldn't be too hard, right?"
Yes.
She said the kite string was always tied to him, but if she didn't tell him, he wouldn't know. He wanted her to hand him the kite string so he could be slightly calmer, letting her play and roam, as long as she came back.
Moreover, the situation here was unstable, and emergencies could happen at any time.
"Su Miaomiao, you can't let me be unable to reach you when danger strikes."
Cheng Hao said this. This time, he had learned to be much more honest.
At least they both had made progress.
Every conflict was a form of compromise. Only after resolving this issue would they stop bumping into each other. Therefore, even if the process was painful, it had to be addressed.
Su Miaomiao obediently admitted her mistake this time. She had indeed taken a chance and felt a bit overly confident in her current abilities.
Cheng Hao's words made her realize that, similarly, she couldn't be too far away. If something happened to him, she would be devastated if she couldn't get there in time.
After this incident.
The young couple truly embodied the idiom "inseparable."
Everyone in and around the convoy couldn't bear to watch.