Chapter 474 - A Dove Tree

After one night spent together, the air between the two lovers vaguely changed.

They had become closer and more comfortable with each other.

Xiong Zhi acted coquettish and asked Linfeng to carry her all the way from her room to the car.

Linfeng was naturally happy to spoil her. With his father's assurance, he generously carried Xiong Zhi and teased her on the way.

It was a good thing that the people in the mansion were taken care of by his father. No one was in sight except the Head Butler of East Wing.

Linfeng put Xiong Zhi down on the passenger's seat and went to the driver's seat.

He had already planned for their date.

Since it was his birthday, Linfeng wanted to introduce to her details of his life before he had met Xiong Zhi.

He wanted her to know the young Linfeng, so he brought Xiong Zhi to the old mansion of the Zhou family.

The ride was long, but fortunately, the luxury car Linfeng chose had the best specifications for smooth travel, so Xiong Zhi was not uncomfortable.

One of Linfeng's hands was on the steering wheel, the other holding Xiong Zhi's hands.

The old mansion of the Zhou family was at a remote area far from the capital city.

It was the place where the young butlers who were still children trained before. Once they pass an assessment in their teens, they would be transferred to the main Zhou Mansion for further experience. Only after passing the butler examination would they be officially assigned duties related to the master's family.

Of course, this was all in the past, before the treaty was dissolved.

Now, it was empty with only the housekeeping and security personnel tending over the mansion. Linfeng was the future successor of the Zhou family, so he had his own private wing in the old Zhou mansion.

The sky was turning orange when they arrived.

It was the autumn dusk where the whole sky burned in a resplendent orange color. It was a perfect time.

Along with a bag, Linfeng carried Xiong Zhi up again.

But when Xiong Zhi heard that this was a place where the young Zhou butlers used to train, she instantly asked to be let down.

"Are you sure? My arms are very strong. I can still carry you for hours," Linfeng said.

Xiong Zhi looked around. "Not good. This is the place where you spent your childhood. I can't taint it."

For Xiong Zhi, this place was like a sacred ground. A place where Linfeng's innocent youth was culminated.

Linfeng looked at her sideways. "What nonsense is that, how can carrying you taint this place?"

"Let's say it's a sign of my respect to the lost childhood."

"Lost childhood? You make it sound like a youth drama." Linfeng said with a laugh. 

Seriously, who was teaching his girlfriend with silly things like this?

"Just put me down, I think I can walk already."

Linfeng stared at her with narrowed eyes. "…Fine, but if I noticed anything, I'm carrying you up."

Xiong Zhi somberly saluted.

She had already noticed that Linfeng no longer restrained himself while talking to her. It was because of that night, that they could treat each other so intimately than before. Xiong Zhi welcomed this change with pleasure.

Linfeng chuckled and gently put her down.

The young woman took a step gingerly with a serious expression, then pursed her lips into a smile as she looked up at him with a proud chin, as if saying, 'See? I told you I can.'

Linfeng almost pinched her cheeks because of the cuteness. He coughed to hide his smile and held her hands.

"I wanted to bring you here for a long time, but we've been busy. So today, I took the chance to bring you here. I… wanted to show you the place where I spent most of my childhood. This is where I started. If you ask me what I remember when I was young, most of what I can think of will always be here." His shiny black orbs looked at her, as if filled with stars.

"This place is very important to me, so I wanted you to come to this place. It makes me feel as if you are also becoming a part of my childhood memories."

The small hand holding Linfeng's hands tightened.

Xiong Zhi seriously said, "I would like to be part of it."

She did not know much about Linfeng's past.

She had been jealous of Jang Shin, Tang Xinyang, and that other Tang girl because they had been a part of it. Now, he finally began to let her in to those exclusive childhood memories.

Her jealousy slowly faded, and she only felt joyful as she looked around, imagining a tiny Linfeng running around her.Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click #%!d(string=15549809506927505)/a-dove-tree_%!d(string=51603748677546720) for visiting.

They slowly walked into the mansion and passed by the trimmed vegetation.

Xiong Zhi became aware of the sore feeling in her body growing with each step, but her stubborn will dominated. She took slow steps to make her soft legs steadier.

Linfeng carefully supported her and pointed at a tall tree standing proudly near them by the path.

"Guess who planted that?" he asked meaningfully.

She looked up at the tree.

It was very tall, obviously more than ten years old, around eight meters tall.

Because it was autumn, the heart-shaped leaves had turned into a beautiful array of orange and red colors. Under the red-gold haze of the sunset, the tree looked very beautiful, almost as if the foliage was made of burning flames.

"It's a handkerchief tree. Did you plant this?"

The man stared at the towering tree.

It had been more than fifteen years, the sapling had grown tall.

"I did. I planted this tree when I was six. There is actually a story behind it."

Xiong Zhi turned her head to him. She was all ears.

Linfeng looked down at her face and suddenly pinched her nose. His girlfriend looked adorably cute when she looked at him all eager like this.

"When I was studying history back then, I read a book about the era of Han Dynasty."

Xiong Zhi: ….Linfeng was only six back then but he was already studying such a complex book?