"I'm so ordinary... Why do you like me so much?" he couldn't help asking.
"Does liking someone need a reason?" Du Lan tilted her head innocently.
"..."
Did liking someone need a reason?
Of course it did.
If she truly liked him, then there had to be something about him that attracted her, right?
The key was that she had been willing to come play with him ever since they were little.
In contrast, Du Bin had been rather quiet. He had always felt that he wasn't worthy of her.
The bigger reason was that Du Bin had lived through so many years that his mental age had long ceased to be that of a teenager.
Twenty years from his previous life, plus this life... Didn't that make him a middle-aged man in his thirties?
For some reason, it felt like an old cow eating tender grass.
At that thought, he secretly gave a bitter smile.
"I understand. I won't let you down."
Du Lan blushed, bit her lip, and turned her head away shyly.
Du Bin's mother stood nearby. Although she felt it wasn't ideal for this girl to run away and wander with Du Bin, when she thought of her son's happiness, she said nothing.
She knew Du Lan liked her son, and her son seemed to have feelings for her too.
The two had been childhood sweethearts and had grown up together. If they could become husband and wife in the future, she would surely be happy for them.
Du Bin began heading toward the mission location with his mother and Du Lan.
They didn't have much money. Instead, Du Lan had deliberately brought several pieces of gold when she left home.
After exchanging them for silver coins at a pawnshop, they headed north and arrived