Poor Kale stared at the empty house.
Silently, he took out a cup of instant noodles.
He poured in hot water and waited.
This is just miserable, he thought.
I was a Chief once, for crying out loud!
And now I can't even get a hot meal!
At that thought, Kale started grumbling about Xu Mu.
That Xu Mu has some nerve!
He eats my food and drinks my drinks.
Then he steals my daughter away!
Worst of all, he works me to the bone!
Kale kept complaining to himself.
Of course, he would never say any of it to Xu Mu's face.
Xu Mu might be too embarrassed to hit him.
But the whole Xu family was full of scoundrels, wasn't it?
Kale glared at the instant noodles in front of him, looking utterly aggrieved.
Then he dug in!
"Cynthia, where are you taking me?"
Xu Mu looked at Cynthia in confusion as she pulled him out of the house.
But Cynthia said nothing.
She only gazed at him tenderly.
Under her gaze, Xu Mu couldn't help pulling her into his arms.
Feeling his embrace,
Cynthia's face flushed bright red.
She said to him,
"Come on!"
"Let's go shopping!"
"We haven't gone out together in ages!"
With that, Cynthia looked at him plaintively.
Hearing her words, Xu Mu felt a pang of guilt.
He was always telling Cynthia he loved her.
He had wanted to take her around the world.
But what had he actually done?
He had barely found the time.
Instead, he was always busy.
He kept leaving Cynthia at home and forgetting about her.
Xu Mu looked at her apologetically and said,
"Cynthia, I promise!"
"I'll make time for you from now on!"
At his words, Cynthia covered his mouth with her hand.
Smiling, she