Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1476 - 1298: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1476: Chapter 1298: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Now, with his parents and elders around, he felt it was inappropriate to show how reluctant he was to part, but his expression was sincerely saying, "Abao, when will you have time to come to the Dragon Tooth gang again?"

Xia Dabao could see the reluctance in Long Aixi’s demeanor, so she forced a slight smile and said, "When I find the time, I’ll definitely come."

Just as she was about to turn away, Long Aixi called out to her once more, "Abao... "

Xia Dabao quickly asked, "What is it?"

"After you return, I’ll write a letter to you!" Long Aixi said.

Xia Dabao nodded, "Okay, you must remember to do so!"

"I’ll put everything I want to say in the letter, so you’ll receive it not long after you get back," Long Aixi implied, and Xia Dabao nodded.

At the same time, she wondered, what would he write to her?

The two stopped talking, and then Butler Yan came over to urge, "Miss Dabao, it’s getting late, and we still need to hurry to the next dock."

Xia Dabao nodded, said farewell to Long San and Lu Jianxi, and then boarded the ship.

After the ship set off, Long San and Lu Jianxi stood watching Xia Dabao’s ship slowly move away from the shore. Xia Dabao also stood on the deck waving at them, and even after the ship had traveled a good distance, she saw Long Aixi still standing motionless at the original spot.

Her heart warmed at the sight.

But when she thought about how, in two days, there would be thousands of mountains separating them, her heart gradually cooled again.

At fifteen, Xia Dabao realized for the first time that there is distance between lovers. Those lines of poetry that read, "If love be long, time of meeting matters not," may sound beautiful, but they’re difficult to live by.

Just like her and Tian Xiaobei, their distance is not just a matter of thousands of miles; there are also differences in their family status. And what about Long Aixi?

Lu Jianxi had said it himself, their worlds are too far apart, and Xiao’ai was still young. At best, he was just over thirteen years old, nothing more than a younger brother, really.

As for how the two of them might develop in the future?

She would leave that to time.

...

This ship sailed for a long time and finally reached the border of Guang Province.

Butler Yan only accompanied her to the border of Guang Province; from there, Xia Dabao was to travel alone.

Being skilled in martial arts and having visited the Capital City, Xia Dabao was worldly enough not to be afraid. She had actually planned to return alone from the start, but Long San insisted on sending Butler Yan to escort her.

While on the ship, Xia Dabao had already changed into men’s clothes. After bidding farewell to Butler Yan, she disembarked.

This was the dock in Provincial City of Guang Province, with just a day’s journey left to Peach Blossom Village. However, it was already dark, and she feared she wouldn’t be able to catch a carriage back, so she leisurely began to look for an inn in the city.

But not long after she started walking, she felt someone following her.

She whirled around sharply, only to see a few ordinary dressed civilians behind her, nothing out of the ordinary.

Could it be that she was too tired from the journey and was having illusions? Xia Dabao thought.

Regardless, she decided to stay vigilant. As long as she remained alert, she needn’t fear any surprise attacks.

Having been to the Provincial City before, she vaguely remembered there was a rather good restaurant ahead. After crossing an arch bridge, she would be there shortly.

But as soon as she passed the bridge, Xia Dabao saw quite a crowd gathered at the bridgehead and faintly heard someone shouting, "Young man, please don’t do anything foolish, think of your parents!"

"Young man, in these times of peace, as long as you have hands and feet, you can survive anything!"

"If you die, it’d be such a waste. Although this river isn’t deep, if you can’t swim, death is certain."

"..."