Chapter 25. On the Lantern Festival, She’ll Wait for the Day He Wants to Speak

When they came out of the Yulu Tower, night was falling. A full moon hung in the west, its cold light mingling with the street lamps, giving a touch of worldly warmth to the scene.

“Why did you suddenly come here?”

Gu Sui asked the person beside him as they walked down the street. Sui Yu, Yun Mu, and Yan Wu trailed far behind the two.

Mu Jiulu glanced at Suisui, comfortably nestled in his arms, then quickly shifted her gaze forward. Her voice was as cold as unmelting ice.

“This King already said, Suisui missed you.”

Gu Sui: “……”

“How coincidental. Then how did you know I was at the Yulu Tower?”

“Hmph, there’s nothing in this capital that This King doesn’t know.”

You’re so capable.

Gu Sui snorted at her, ignoring her.

Mu Jiulu glanced over from time to time.

The young man was focused on playing with the pet in his arms. His left index finger was being sucked by Suisui, and the corners of his eyes and brows were tinged with a smile.

Suddenly, Mu Jiulu found Suisui a bit annoying.

“Ahem.”

“You knew Ying Xuanyue and the others had ulterior motives, why did you still come to this gathering?”

Her voice was a bit stiff, carrying a hint of suppressed anger.

“They’ve invited me so many times, wouldn’t it be too impolite to never go?”

Gu Sui’s eyelashes lowered, hiding the cunning in his eyes. Hearing this, Mu Jiulu became even more irritated.

“What’s your status that you need to give them face!”

Gu Sui raised his eyes to look at her: “What is my status?”

Mu Jiulu’s words paused: “…The eldest son of the General’s mansion.”

Gu Sui: “……”

“That has nothing to do with you.”

He mumbled softly. Mu Jiulu’s brows furrowed slightly.

“In the story you told, wasn’t there a connection?”

“Then are you willing to continue that relationship?”

Gu Sui blinked his bright eyes, asking with full of expectation.

Mu Jiulu spoke expressionlessly: “You haven’t finished your story.”

Gu Sui stopped in his tracks: “Why must it be finished? You know it’s in a ‘to be continued’ state, right? We need to continue the content ourselves!”

His rushed and flustered look made Mu Jiulu want to both laugh and get angry.

“But without knowing the previous plot, how can I make a sequel?”

Gu Sui was speechless.

Silence spread between the two.

The young man lowered his gaze, his eyelashes trembling slightly, exuding a sense of loneliness.

Mu Jiulu’s lips moved slightly, her hand at her side raised a bit, then lowered again.

She had a knot in her heart, so she was playing hard to get, but she had to admit, after learning about Xue Ying and the others’ behavior, her slow reeling-in rhythm was disrupted.

When people panic, they tend to do things out of control, just like just now.

Mu Jiulu thought, she had indeed fallen into his hands after all.

Since he really didn’t want to say it, she would wait for the day he wanted to speak.

No matter what, she wouldn’t let him go again.

This was her world.

“Want some chestnuts?”

The aroma wafted over from a street stall. Mu Jiulu asked. Gu Sui, still a bit sulky, turned his head away.

“No.”

Mu Jiulu chuckled: “Then I’ll buy some for Suisui.”

With that, she went and bought a bag of freshly roasted chestnuts, and peeled one to offer to Suisui.

Gu Sui snatched the chestnut from her palm, glaring at her.

“Cats can’t eat chestnuts.”

Mu Jiulu waved the bag in front of his eyes, the rich aroma spreading.

“Then what should we do? They’re already bought, we can’t throw them away.”

Gu Sui snorted at her, popping the snatched chestnut into his mouth, chewing twice.

“It’s quite sweet, give me another one.”

Gu Sui reached for the bag, but before he finished speaking, a second peeled chestnut was already offered. He was slightly stunned.

Is the treatment already this good now?

“Don’t want it?”

Seeing him hesitate to accept, Mu Jiulu raised an eyebrow and asked. Gu Sui quickly snapped back to reality.

“Want it, want it, want it!”

“Let’s continue browsing, I want to eat grilled cold noodles. Oh, there’s none here, then let’s buy rice cakes!”

“And tangyuan too, buy me a sesame one and a peanut one for you. Let’s go, let’s go.”

“Hey, there’s a lantern riddle game here, shall we compete to see who wins more?”

“Haha, we won so many little toys! These lanterns are so pretty, can we release sky lanterns too? Let’s do one, let’s do one!”

“Look, they’re selling tiger masks over there, let’s buy a few! One for you, one for me, and a smaller one for Suisui. Hehe, all matching!”

The young man’s unrestrained and excited voice kept ringing in her ears, like a clear stream injected into the noisy market. A faint smile rippled across Mu Jiulu’s cold and beautiful face.

She still remembered, two years ago on the Lantern Festival, they had also wandered through the lively night market like today, eating snacks full of worldly flavor, watched the brilliant fireworks, and then exchanged a lingering kiss.

Mu Jiulu held a small bowl of freshly made tangyuan, biting into one. The rich aroma of crushed peanuts spread in her mouth. The young man’s fluffy head suddenly leaned over.

“I’ll give you a sesame one, let me taste your peanut one too.”

He skillfully scooped one from her bowl and popped it into his mouth, chewing twice before swallowing, then commented.

“The peanut one is quite fragrant too, but the sesame one is still the best!”

Mu Jiulu put down her spoon, leaning slightly forward, and suddenly spoke.

“Gu Sui.”

This call carried a soul-piercing familiarity, and he instinctively responded.

“Hm?”

As soon as he looked up, he collided with Mu Jiulu’s lips. At first, it was just a light touch, but soon she placed her right hand on the back of his head, pressing hard.

As their lips and teeth collided, a lingering sweet fragrance spread in their mouths.

After a moment of stunned surprise, Gu Sui realized what was happening, and a flash of joy passed through his peach blossom eyes.

Baby took the initiative to kiss him!

He let her invade, gradually capturing that familiar hint of possession and desire in those dark, cold eyes.

Burning and intense, like blazing fireworks.

She was still that Mu Jiulu.

“Meow”

Gu Sui’s chest heaved noticeably as he panted, and Suisui, lying on his body, let out a cry.

Only then did Mu Jiulu slowly separate from him and straighten up.

The corner of her lips curved into a smile as alluring as a poppy, her tongue lightly tracing her lower lip as her voice slowly spilled out.

“Now, which do you think tastes better?”

“…You”

Gu Sui, a bit dazed from the kiss, uttered words tinged with sweetness.

“Your peanut filling tastes good.”

Gu Sui quickly added. Mu Jiulu’s eyebrows raised again.

Gu Sui, having recovered, blinked his eyes with great interest and said to her.

“Can we do it again?”

Mu Jiulu: “……”

She messed up his hair: “No, hurry up and eat. We’re going back after eating.”

The little thing just wanted to trick her into kissing him, she wouldn’t fall for it.

“Hmph, if you won’t, then you won’t. My sesame filling is still the best!”

Gu Sui fiercely bit into the sesame tangyuan in his mouth, his puffed cheeks looking adorably ridiculous.

Mu Jiulu couldn’t help but poke his cheek, earning a glare from the young man.

“Childish!”

He said indignantly after swallowing. Mu Jiulu pretended not to hear, still maintaining a serious expression as she pinched his cheek.

“Ow!”

Gu Sui pretended to bite her. Mu Jiulu quickly withdrew her hand, acting as if nothing had happened.

What just happened?

This King doesn’t know, This King didn’t do anything.