Tomb Robber: Oops, I think I met a tomb robber.

Last night was really tormenting for Zhang Shouxu. He had already embraced the sweet and soft beauty, but now facing the cold bed, he really found it difficult to fall asleep. He had obviously slept alone for the past few decades, but after experiencing the beauty of just two days, he felt uncomfortable no matter how he lay down when he slept alone. It was as if he had lost the most important treasure and his whole person became incomplete.

Zhang Shouxu, who had almost suffered from insomnia all night, sent the young official who had just finished breakfast directly to the main hall with a cold face the next morning. He had no intention of giving him the chance to wait for Qiuyue to wake up and say goodbye. He even had a blank expression when he sent Cotton Pudding to the school. It was not until the moment Qiuyue walked out that Zhang Shouxu's face turned into tenderness like ice and snow meeting spring.

"Hey, I have to be gone for seven days, or even longer. In that case, all I have left are Cotton Pudding and Shouxu..."

After finishing her meal, Qiuyue sat on the blanket she had conjured up yesterday, feeling somewhat bored and sighing softly. Zhang Shouxu, who had sent the lunch box away, came back and heard Qiuyue's words with a slightly sad tone. Immediately, he could hear the sound of grinding his teeth, and displeasure was surging in his eyes.

You still miss him even after sending him away. What’s so good about him!

"A Ling, they're not here, I can play with you."

Zhang Shouxu, his jealousy suppressed, walked over to Qiuyue and squatted down. He looked at her tenderly, his tone faintly filled with expectation. Qiuyue came to her senses and looked at him and said, "But Shouxu, don't you think it's childish and boring? After all, these are just games..."

"Of course not. I really enjoy playing with Ah Ling. I've never been as happy as I have been these past two days..."

Zhang Shouxu lowered his eyes slightly, frowning slightly. Qiuyue unexpectedly saw some sadness on his face. After listening to what he said, Qiuyue immediately thought of Zhang Zhenxian's group of children. They loved the two novel games of Landlord and Chariot Chess very much, otherwise they would not have thought of making them by themselves.

The children of the Zhang family have been studying various knowledge and martial arts diligently since childhood, and they have no entertainment to play with. She couldn't even get a storybook in the Zhang family, let alone the children of the Zhang family. Looking back, when Zhang Shouxu was young, he must have had no entertainment games like Zhang Zhenxian and others. No wonder he said he was very happy these two days because Qiuyue took him to play games he had never played before.

Thinking of this, Qiuyue's eyes changed when she looked at Zhang Shouxu again.

When she first met Zhang Shouxu, Qiuyue thought he was a cold and taciturn master because his clothes were similar to those of the mysterious shadow guards in ancient movies and TV dramas who had extraordinary combat power and came and went without a trace. But after spending a few days with him and considering what he said, when she looked at him again, she felt that he was just a poor guy who had no entertainment since childhood, and not a cold-blooded person at all.

Those who experienced the punishment personally by Zhang Shouxu:???

People who died at the hands of Zhang Shouxu: Don’t add inexplicable filters to him!!!

"I see. I was worried that Shouxu would find it childish and boring, but since Shouxu said he had a lot of fun, I can play with you without worry."

Qiuyue arched her eyebrows at him and spoke softly. A hint of excitement flashed across Zhang Shouxu's eyes for a moment, but soon his eyes were filled with gloom again, as if he was extremely melancholy.

"Aling..."

Zhang Shouxu suddenly called out softly. Qiuyue blinked and tilted her head slightly: "Huh? What's wrong, Shouxu?"

"I……"

Zhang Shouxu opened his thin lips slightly as if he was about to say something, but when he spoke again he said, "No, nothing. Ah Ling, do you want to play Chariot Chess? I'll go get it..."

It was clear from the tone that there was something unspoken. After saying this, Zhang Shouxu wanted to get up and leave. Qiuyue quickly reached out and grabbed his hand, saying with deep curiosity, "Hey! Shouxu, don't go. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Even if it's a secret, I will keep it a secret for you!"

The moment Qiuyue held his hand, Zhang Shouxu almost couldn't control himself and held her hand tightly with his backhand. The soft and delicate hand grasped him. Zhang Shouxu couldn't help rolling his Adam's apple, and squatted down again with strong suppression of desire, with his head lowered and his back bent, looking somewhat depressed and fragile, which made Qiuyue's eyes widen slightly.

Although when she looked at Zhang Shouxu now, she felt that he was a poor man who did not have a happy childhood, but she still thought that he was a very powerful person. After all, the dangerous aura in him did not seem fake, and he looked like a powerful shadow guard no matter how she looked at him. But now, she actually saw some fragility in Zhang Shouxu!

"Shou, Shouxu, please sit down first. If you have anything to say, just tell me slowly. It's okay. Just say it directly."

Qiuyue grabbed his hand tightly to prevent him from leaving. At the same time, she stretched out her other hand and produced a blanket and placed it next to her. Then she patted the blanket and motioned him to sit down. Zhang Shouxu looked at the blanket, his face becoming more and more tense. He was afraid that he would not be able to help laughing.

It's so easy to cheat~

Zhang Shouxu sat down on the blanket obediently, but he didn't say a word. He didn't break free from Qiuyue's grip, letting her hold him. Qiuyue looked at Zhang Shouxu, who had suddenly become a little depressed, and said in a softer voice, "Shouxu, just tell me what's going on. If you've encountered any difficulties, maybe I can help you. It's okay, just tell me."

After Qiuyue finished speaking, Zhang Shouxu finally spoke slowly, his voice slightly hoarse, "A Ling, I... I envy Xiaoguan very much. I really envy him very much..."

Huh?

Qiuyue didn't expect Zhang Shouxu to say such words right away. She asked softly, "Why do you say that? What do you envy about this little official?"

Zhang Shouxu slowly raised his head, and there seemed to be a thin layer of water light flowing in his eyes, which made Qiuyue's heart skip a beat.

This, this is...crying?!

"I envy Xiaoguan for having a sister like you, A-Ling, I..."

Zhang Shouxu's voice grew increasingly low and hoarse, until at the end it trembled slightly. Under Qiuyue's gaze, he closed his eyes and spoke bluntly, as if giving up resistance: "I, I have been an orphan since childhood. Fortunately, I was able to survive thanks to the support of the elders in my clan. But precisely because I am an orphan, I have never had the affection of family since childhood. Ah Ling, I, I really envy Xiaoguan. He has a sister like you who loves him. Even though you are not his biological sister, you still dote on him like a family member. I, I really envy him..."

Qiuyue was stunned at this moment. She had never thought that Zhang Shouxu was actually envious of the little official's love. But when she heard that he was an orphan, Qiuyue understood. A helpless orphan was lucky to have someone to feed him. How could he even have family affection? But what surprised Qiuyue the most was that Zhang Shouxu actually told her such a thing from his heart. It was too shocking. Did he trust her to this extent?!

“Ah, ah this…”

Qiuyue didn't know how to respond for a moment. She looked at the man in front of her with his eyes lowered as if about to cry, and felt a pang of sadness in her heart. Zhang Shouxu must really be envious of Xiaoguan to have said so many times in a row, right? When he saw her doting on Xiaoguan, did he think of his lonely childhood?

Thinking of this, Qiuyue suddenly imagined a little boy of seven or eight years old. After school, he stood alone at the door, helplessly watching other children being picked up and taken home, while he himself had to walk back to his darkened little room, eating a cold, meager meal, only he himself knew whether it was hot or cold. (Zhang Family Elder: Hey, hey, hey, although this child is an orphan, his parents still left him a lot of things. He really can't be that miserable!)

After imagining the scene, Qiuyue's eyes changed again when she looked at Zhang Shouxu. Now she not only regarded him as a poor man, but also as a poor child who had nothing since childhood and was longing for family affection (although she didn't know how much older he was).

"Shou Xu..."

Qiuyue loosened her grip on his hand and gently patted the back of his hand. After a moment's deliberation, she said, "I'm sorry about your envy of me. I didn't know you were an orphan. You must have been very sad these past few days. I..."

"This isn't Ah Ling's fault. I've overstepped the bounds. Ah Ling is Lord Lin Zu, how could he care about the affairs of a mere mortal like me? I'm just saying this because I was momentarily confused. Ah Ling, please don't take it to heart. I'm an adult now and no longer need family affection. I'm just, I'm a little envious of this humble official..."

Zhang Shouxu interrupted Qiuyue's unfinished words in a rather quick tone. When he finished speaking, there were some sparkling lights in the corners of his eyes, which made Qiuyue's heart suddenly tighten. She had forgotten that Zhang Shouxu in front of her was the former leader of the punishment team. If he really had such a fragile character, how could he have joined the punishment team and become a leader?

"You, don't cry, Shouxu, don't cry, this..."

Qiuyue was a little panicked when she saw the tears in the corners of his eyes. She subconsciously raised her hand to gently wipe the corners of his eyes, fearing that he would cry in the next second. She really couldn't bear to see others crying in front of her. When she saw them, she would feel depressed and uncomfortable in her heart, and she would even cry with them if it was serious.

When that soft little hand covered his face and wiped his tears, Zhang Shouxu almost couldn't suppress the surging emotions in his heart for a moment, and the tears in his eyes that he forced out gradually began to condense. This time, he really wanted to cry.

How could there be such a good person? How could he let her go?