Lu Chongwei's cheeks suddenly turned red. Thinking of the previous experience of being forcibly kissed by this guy, he felt a little embarrassed.
"Ahem, to be serious, you've been in a bad state lately, are you okay?"
Lu Chongwei calmed down and asked with concern.
He could feel that the magic power on Loke fluctuated very weakly and was extremely unstable.
"What can I do?"
Loke waved his hand casually, then changed the topic and asked casually, "By the way, Lucy... how is she?"
"She's fine. The president has enlightened her."
Lu Chongwei said, and immediately sent out the invitation.
"Would you like to go over and see her? She even asked you to return the key to her."
Hearing Lucy's name, Loke's eyes visibly flickered for a moment, but soon returned to his repulsive look.
"Celestial Spirit Mage and I don't get along."
He dropped these words coldly and turned to leave.
Lu Chongwei noticed that when he turned around, his steps were weak and he would fall down at any time.
Lu Chongwei looked at Loke's weak look that could turn into dust at any time, and his brows furrowed even deeper.
He reached out his hand and gently pressed Loke's shoulder.
"Loke, listen."
Lu Chongwei's eyes became extremely serious, and his voice was deep and powerful.
"No matter what secrets you have, no matter what troubles you encounter, remember, this is your home, and we are your family. Family members will always stand together."
Loke's body stiffened suddenly.
He slowly raised his head, and a complicated and difficult-to-understand light flashed in his eyes that were always melancholy.
family...
This word is so far away and so luxurious to him.
He murmured something in a low voice, so low that it was almost inaudible, as if he was talking to himself or talking to some distant existence.
After a moment, he took a deep breath, as if he had made some important decision.
Loke turned around and showed an extremely bright smile to Lu Chongwei, but also filled with relief and determination.
"Ah, I see."
He didn't say anything more, turned around, and disappeared into the shadow of the construction site with steps that were still superficial but firm.
Soon after, inside the apartment rented by Lucy.
"Bang!"
The glass of the window was roughly pushed open from the outside, and a figure with pink hair rolled in like a cannonball and landed firmly on the floor.
"Yo, Lucy! I'm here to play!"
Natsu grinned, showing a pair of white teeth, as if he was back home.
"Click."
Immediately afterwards, the closet door was pushed open from the inside, and a dark-haired boy wearing only shorts crawled out sleepily.
"It's so noisy, Natsu, what's the name of the ghost so early in the morning..."
Gray yawned and complained habitually.
Lu Chongwei walked out of the kitchen with a cup of freshly brewed coffee. Seeing this scene, the veins on his forehead jumped uncontrollably.
"I said you two, can't you just walk in through the gate?!"
He complained helplessly.
"This is a girl's home after all, can't you just be a little more careful about the impact!"
Erza is sitting elegantly at the tea table, sipping coffee, and is already used to the farce in front of him.
"You two, if you don't sit down properly, you won't be able to eat today's dinner."
Erza spoke calmly, his voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable majesty.
Natsu and Gray instantly felt like ducks being strangled by the neck. They sat obediently on the sofa, not even daring to breathe.
Lu Chongwei shook his head, placed the coffee in front of Erza, and glanced across the table inadvertently.
On the table, under an open book, were several pieces of paper pressed by ink bottles.
He picked up a piece of paper and found a half-written letter on it, with beautiful handwriting and "Dear Mother" written on the top of the head.
Lu Chongwei's mind flashed with doubts, and he picked up another piece of paper.
There is only a short line of text on it.
"I'm going home."
Lu Chongwei was surprised.
"Hey, look at this!"
He slammed the note on the table, with an imperceptible anxiety in his voice.
Natsu and Gray on the sofa, as well as Happy on the side, all came over.
When they saw the contents on the note clearly, the expressions on their faces froze instantly.
"Going home? What do you mean?"
Natsu looked confused.
"Lucy... she left without saying goodbye?"
Gray's face also darkened.
The atmosphere in the entire room became extremely heavy at this moment.
At the same time.
In front of the magnificent manor of Kingdom of Fiore, Heartfilia Konzern.
Lucy stood in front of the huge iron door made of pure gold and engraved with complex patterns, with a complicated expression.
She knew better than anyone that the man she called her father only had cold interests and business in his eyes.
This time, he did not hesitate to use the entire Phantom Lord guild to capture him and take him back. It was not simply because he missed his daughter.
"Lucy... Miss!"
When Mrs. Spetto, the housekeeper of the manor, saw Lucy, his eyes instantly turned red with excitement.
She held up the hem of her skirt, ran over quickly, and held Lucy's hand tightly.
"You are finally back! We all miss you so much!"
The surrounding servants also gathered around, asking for help, with genuine concern in their eyes.
This long-lost warmth made Lucy's heart well up with warmth, but it was soon covered by the coming coldness.
"Mrs. Spetto, I'm back."
Lucy responded with a smile.
"Miss, the master... is waiting for you in the study."
A maid reminded in a low voice.
Lucy nodded, took a deep breath, and followed the maid into the gorgeous palace-like mansion.
Under the service of the maid, she put on a complicated and gorgeous princess dress inlaid with countless gems.
The girl in the mirror has bright blond hair and a delicate face, but she looks like a puppet without a soul.
She held up her skirt and walked step by step to the study door made of precious wood.
"Come in."
A cold, emotionless man's voice came from inside the door.
Lucy Pushed the door open, and the pungent smell of cigar hit his face.
Her father, Jude·Heartfilia, was sitting behind the huge desk without even raising his head.
"You still know about coming back?"
Jude spoke coldly, as if scolding a subordinate who made a mistake.
"If you are still stubborn and insist on staying in that nasty guild, I won't mind using some small means to make it completely disappear from this world."
That understatement made it seem like defeating Fairy Tail was as simple as crushing an ant to him.
He finally raised his head and examined Lucy's outfit, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
"This is what my Heartfilia Family daughter should look like."
Jude stood up and walked to Lucy, with an unquestionable command tone in his voice.
"I have made arrangements for you. Next month, you will be engaged to the young master of the Qulrenir family. The merger of our two industries will create an unprecedented business empire, and you will be the mistress of this empire."
Hearing this, Lucy's originally expressionless face suddenly burst into a bright smile.
That smile, to Jude, was so dazzling.
"Haha... hahahaha!"