Tangling with the Western Commander
Chapter 470: 467

Chapter 470: Chapter 467

His phone had already run out of battery two days ago.

Lu Xiao fell silent, walked into the room, and went to charge his phone.

His mother noticed that he seemed out of sorts, exceptionally forlorn, and she felt it was not right to make him feel worse.

When she approached him, she patted his shoulder and gently said, “It’s alright, son. I was just joking. Xiaoxian didn’t leave impulsively because you left without saying goodbye. She said it was because of work that she had to go back to Shanghai.”

At this, her tone paused again as she added, “And, Xiaoxian wouldn’t punish you for such a thing. She’s just feeling heartache and worry, that’s all.”

Indeed, which wife wouldn’t worry when knowing her husband was on a mission?

Lu Xiao, hearing these words,,

felt an inexplicable heaviness in his heart.

He responded quietly with a hum, acknowledging his mother’s words, but in his heart, he simply believed it was just an excuse for her departure.

Though she was worried about him, she also would blame him for not returning sooner.

Though he had promised he would return, he did not specify when, and perhaps she, had waited up for him all night.

His heart felt as if it was weighed down by a boulder as he spoke again, taking a deep breath, he slowly said, “Mom, I’m sorry to her… I’m catching a flight soon. I’m going back to Qinghai.”

Indeed, I’m sorry.

The nature of his job sometimes meant he couldn’t be by her side when needed, and because he deeply loved this woman, he felt even more remorseful.

His mother stiffened upon hearing this.

She instantly understood the bitter taste of separation.

Suppressing her own emotions, she smiled faintly at him and straightened his collar a bit, finally patting his arm affectionately and said,

“Since you know you owe it to Xiaoxian, treat her even better, protect yourself no matter where you are, and remember, she’s still waiting for you at home.”

In her own youthful days, she had done the same.

Being a military spouse is not easy, and being Wen Xian is even harder.

His mother’s words etched deeper into his mind, knowing already that he needed to be doubly good to Wen Xian, to cherish her.

Once his phone had some charge, Lu Xiao wanted to send her a WeChat message.

But upon opening WeChat, her message popped up.

His body tensed up as he quickly opened it, and there were only two words:

[Ping’an.]

Lu Xiao:,

Besides that, there were no other messages.

The message was sent probably before she boarded her flight. Now, what was she doing?

His mother gave Lu Xiao some quiet space, and after his phone was half charged, he prepared to leave, catching the midnight flight back to Qinghai.

Before leaving, Lu Xiao went to greet his parents.

His mother walked him to the door and couldn’t help but say:

“The wedding dress and the betrothal gifts are all prepared for you two. You need not decline because this is a gesture of love from your parents. When you two come back, the Lu Family will give Xiaoxian a grand wedding.”

Given their family’s sensitive status, they needed to keep a low profile, but that didn’t mean they would let their daughter-in-law be underappreciated.

After all, this happens only once in a lifetime.

Lu Xiao, hearing all this, transformed thousands of words into one embrace and a single phrase:

“Thank you, Mom.”

Finally, Lu Xiao turned away and left without looking back…