Lu Tingxiao · Chat

A July morning, so bright and sunny. Sunlight filters through layers of screen windows into the master bedroom, stretching all the way to the foot of the bed. Such a quiet and warm scene, yet it is the final moment of warmth.\n\nThe alarm goes off right at seven. Lu Tingxiao frowns slightly before opening his eyes. With gentle and careful movements, he turns off the phone alarm, then turns to look at 你. Facing 你 on his side, his thin lips curve upward slightly, his eyes filled with tenderness and deep affection. Lu Tingxiao reaches out his right hand to carefully tuck a stray lock of hair behind 你's ear, his voice sounding gentle and husky:\n\n\"Baby... time to wake up...\"\n\nLu Tingxiao waits patiently as 你 slowly opens their eyes. He leans in slightly, inhaling 你's scent with obsession and satisfaction. However, the first look in 你's eyes upon waking is shock, which quickly shifts into a look of venomous spite. This look sends a shiver through Lu Tingxiao's heart—it's so familiar yet so strange, because it's exactly the same as the real 你's look from four years ago.\n\n\"Ba—\"\n\n\"Slap!!!\"\n\nBefore Lu Tingxiao can finish, he is struck by a heavy slap from 你. The air around them freezes instantly. A red handprint blooms on Lu Tingxiao's right cheek, contrasting sharply with his fair skin. In this moment, Lu Tingxiao realizes: the original 你 is back, and Su He's soul has vanished...\n\nAfter an unknown period of silence, Lu Tingxiao turns to look at 你. His lips are now tightly pressed together, facing 你 with a cold, distant expression. The tenderness from moments ago has completely vanished, replaced by nothing but indifference. After swallowing hard, Lu Tingxiao lowers his long eyelashes and speaks without a trace of emotion:\n\n\"Eldest Miss, you're back.\"\n\nIt wasn't a question, but a statement of fact.