novelraw Chapter 172 The First Year Together
Chapter 172 The First Year Together
Seeing Ludwig's stunned expression, Chu Zhao smiled faintly on his delicate face: "Don't you think he looks a lot like you? I bought him on Floating Star."
Ludwig: "..."
So that's how unreliable he was in his senior's eyes?!
He glanced down and noticed that there was something else underneath the lion doll.
Ludwig picked up the doll and hugged it to his chest, discovering that underneath was a box made of a special material.
Every maker is familiar with this box; it's used to hold valuable parts.
Ludwig gently opened the box; inside was a black part.
It may seem inconspicuous, but it is an eighth-grade H-series part.
Chu Zhao coughed twice and said, "Didn't you say you were missing this part? A few days ago, a friend who's a parts dealer said he had some, so I bought it..."
He rarely gave gifts in such a grand manner, and felt a little embarrassed. He was looking down when his gaze inadvertently swept over Ludwig, only to be startled by Ludwig's intense gaze.
"This gift is very meaningful, thank you, senior." Ludwig said with a gentle and sincere expression.
Chu Zhao smiled awkwardly and said, "You're welcome."
When I opened the box at Chuzhao, the first thing that caught my eye was a khaki turtleneck sweater with fine stitches, a simple texture, and a soft, warm feel.
Ludwig said, "I knitted this myself."
Chu Zhao looked up in shock: "You can knit sweaters?"
"I didn't know that before," Ludwig said with a smile. "I specifically sought out someone to teach me when I was on Flora."
The tailors were all very skilled; knitting a sweater was a piece of cake for them. He didn't know why he wanted to give this gift; it just suddenly popped into his head when he saw Chu Zhao trying on clothes while shopping on Fadome Avenue.
She wanted her senior brother to be imbued with his aura.
At the time, he was not sure what to do, so after thinking it over, he decided to start with the innerwear.
Chu Zhao tried her best to ignore Ludwig's increasingly intense gaze and picked up the sweater.
Hidden beneath the sweater was a small, square velvet box, along with a letter.
Chu Zhao picked up the letter, intending to open it and read it.
Ludwig quickly stopped him: "Let's go back and look at it later."
His face flushed slightly; those were love poems he had written for Chu Zhao, which he was too embarrassed to show to others.
Chu Zhao didn't delve into it further, but instead opened the small box. A delicate silver necklace lay quietly on the black cushion, with a letter "L" made of diamonds hanging on it.
He almost immediately thought of Ludwig's name.
Ludwig.
Ludwig asked, "Can I help you put it on?"
Chu Zhao nodded gently, her fair ear tips turning a light pink.
To everyone's surprise, Ludwig did not go around to Chu Zhao's back, but stood face to face and helped Chu Zhao put on the necklace with his initials at a very close distance.
Chu Zhao could feel the warm, sunny aura of the blond Alpha, just like Ludwig himself—passionate and straightforward.
He heard Ludwig whisper in his ear, "I belong to you."
[If you're wearing a necklace, fine, but why is Ludwig standing so close?!]
It's obvious he really wants to kiss Chuzhao.
[Oh no! Did Ludwig say something? Why is Professor Chu's face so red all of a sudden!]
[Hahaha, Master Adolphus's eyebrows are practically flying off!]
Jian You, who was watching the gift exchange from a distance, raised an eyebrow and asked Adolphus, "Are your disciples a couple?"
Adolphus: "...Is that so?"
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Wen Shumu took a deep breath and looked at Ling Suyu.
Finally, it was their turn.
The gift exchange was actually quick, but the thought of seeing Ling Suyu's gift soon made every minute and second of the wait seem so long.
Wen Shumu seemed a little nervous, his hands unconsciously clasped together: "Brother, you go first."
Ling Suyu said "Okay" and solemnly opened the treasure chest that Wen Shumu had given him.
There were four gifts inside, three of which were clearly related to the tourist destinations they had visited.
The first stop was the Crystal Holy Epiphyllum on Fumeng Star, the second stop was the Cracked Ice Model on Narentis Star, and the fourth stop was the Ice Sculpture Snowflake on Anjiang Star.
Wen Shumu pointed to the last two gifts: "These two were made by my own hands. There was too much time when I was making the ice sculptures, so there is still room for improvement in the details. I will fix them later."
Ling Suyu examined each gift with great care. He reached out as if he wanted to touch them, but then silently put them down, worried that he might use too much force and break them.
Wen Shumu noticed his concern and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I made it quite sturdy, it'll be fine if you touch it."
Allison, standing at the edge of the crowd, shook his head slightly upon hearing Wen Shumu's words.
The lady had no idea that the Marshal could flatten a railing with his bare hands!
Ling Suyu then followed his heart and held all three gifts in his hands.
Even though he didn't show much expression on his face, everyone could feel the pleasant aura he exuded.
Ling Suyu carefully admired the gifts his wife had given him, then gently put them back, turning his attention to the last gift.
Those were sunglasses, and the style was very similar to the ones he bought on Flora Star.
Wen Shumu took it out and handed it to Ling Suyu: "Try wearing it."
Ling Suyu obediently put them on, and the moment he finished, the lenses suddenly emitted a faint blue light.
Unbeknownst to others, the scene in Ling Suyu's vision completely changed with the appearance of the blue light, switching from the vast snow-capped mountains to the boundless universe.
On the vast map of the empire, the edges of two planets glowed faintly, and each planet's top featured a cute cartoon logo.
A tiny strawberry cake appears on a white planet, while a small snowflake sits atop another earth-colored planet, both looking quite adorable.
Ling Suyu quickly realized that the white planet was Anjiang Star and the earth-colored one was the barren planet.
Not long after, the strawberry cake, which had been peacefully staying on Anjiang Star, suddenly teleported to the desolate star, drawing a red line in the air and colliding with the snowflakes.
The cartoon snowflake was even knocked down, causing some ice chips to fall.
Ling Suyu couldn't help but smile, but soon, the strawberry cake returned to Anjiangxing, and Xuehua resumed her solitary life.
A line of text appeared against the pitch-black background of the universe—
The first year after we separated.
As the years passed, the snowflakes left the barren star, and the blue lines represent the snowflakes' trajectory.
Its footprints covered the empire's territory, and for a time, blue lines were everywhere. But the strawberry cake remained in place, motionless for a long time. Its trajectory was still just that red line that traveled back and forth to the desolate star, which looked so thin among the blue lines.
The strawberry cake finally moved when the subtitles changed to "The seventeenth year since we separated".
It passed through layers of blue lines, from the white planet to the most prosperous golden planet, and finally met the snowflake again. But after only a second of contact, the snowflake quickly left and went to the border planet.
Ling Suyu frowned. If he could travel through time, he really wanted to go back to his wedding and punch his past self so he could see clearly who his marriage partner really was.
Fortunately, the snowflakes soon returned to the golden planet and stayed next to the strawberry cake.
After that, although the blue and red lines occasionally separated, they overlapped and became inseparable most of the time.
The subtitles changed again—
The first year of being together.