My Beloved

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Han Luo was happy with the piggyback ride and she praised Mo Yuan.

"I treat you well because I love you," Mo Yuan declared.

"And, I stay with you because I love you," Han Luo confessed in front of the crowd.

Mo Yuan stopped walking. His body seemingly froze. People brushed past them. They chatted, laughed, and screamed but none of those sounds entered his ear. He was thinking about Han Luo's words that were ringing in his eardrums.

He turned his head to see her face and demanded, "Say that again."

Han Luo asked coyly, "Say what again?"

"The sentence you last told me."

Han Luo pretended to remember, "The last sentence – 'say what again'?"

"The previous one."

Han Luo made an 'o' with her lips. "Oh, the one, 'big brother Yuan, you treat me well more than anyone. You are the best!' – this one, right?"

Mo Yuan stayed silent for a couple of minutes. Finally, he turned around and strode toward the quiet area,

Han Luo yelled in surprise, "Ah, big brother Yuan, where are you going? The stage isn't this way!"

However, he didn't heed to any of her complaints. He took her to the garden and put her down. After that, he cornered her under a big tree and demanded once again, "Say that line again."

It was autumn. The days were getting shorter. Although the sun was yet to set. The golden sunlight was reflecting on the left side of Mo Yuan's face. His dark eyes were burning as he stared at her.

 "Um..." Han Luo averted her eyes. Her throat was dry because of his heated gaze. She was trying to look for an opportunity to escape.

As if he could read her mind, Mo Yuan held her shoulders tightly and asked in a pleading tone, "Ah Luo, I want to hear it. Won't you tell me?"

Han Luo's heart melted upon hearing his voice. Thinking that she had teased him enough, she lowered her eyes and spoke in a faint voice, "I said, 'I love you.'"

She could feel Mo Yuan's body shaking. "Ah Luo, can you… say that again…" Even his voice was quivering.

Han Luo raised her head and looked at him. "Big brother Yuan, I love you."

Mo Yuan intensely gazed at her. The right side of her face was dyed in golden sunlight. Her black pearl like eyes were glittering. Her eyes were unwavering. She was serious and he knew it.

Mo Yuan grasped her hands and placed them on his chest. She could feel his heart racing. Maybe their hearts were connected invisibly – Han Luo's heartbeat rose along with his.

He asked her as if he wanted to confirm something, "Ah Luo, you love me, right?"

Han Luo smiled and replied in a soft voice, "Yes, I love big brother Yuan and no one else."

His grip on her hand tightened upon hearing her answer. He questioned her again, "You won't leave me, right?"

Han Luo shook her head and answered, "I will never leave you. I will go wherever you go."

"You will be my bride, right?" he inquired impatiently.

Han Luo nodded. "Yes, I'll be your bride forever." She could hear his heartbeat increasing. The loud voices from the crowd couldn't reach them.

"We will grow old together, right?" Mo Yuan asked her further. He felt like he would go crazy if she didn't reply to him sooner.

Han Luo smiled sweetly. She looked at him in the eyes and told him, "I don't mind if we even die together.

Mo Yuan suddenly felt that it wasn't real. He wasn't real. The world they were in wasn't real. He had been waiting for so long for her answer. Three years were more like three centuries. And yet, she confessed out of the blue in the middle of the crowd. At first, he thought he heard wrong and so he asked her again and again but she began to make fun of it. He couldn't take it anymore and cornered her. And now, she was agreeing to everything he was demanding. Everything seemed surreal.

"I'm not dreaming, am I?" he whispered.

Han Luo hugged him and placed her head on his right shoulder. The sunlight fell on her face and she felt the warmth of both the man she was hugging and of the sun. She stated, "No, you are not but we can dream together if you want; dream about our future."

"Ah Luo…" Mo Yuan embraced her body with all his might. He promised himself – since she came to him on her own, he would never let go of her.

His force was a little painful but Han Luo didn't complain. It felt good to stay in the arms of the person she loved. She closed her eyes. She could smell him, feel him, hear his heart beating – she was so glad that she was alive to feel him.

"Big brother Yuan," she called out his name.

"Ah Luo?" Mo Yuan thought he had something to say to him.

However, without answering him she continued calling his name, "Big brother Yuan…"

Mo Yuan's fingers brushed over her hair. He patiently asked, "What is it?"

Han Luo smiled. "Nothing, I just want to call your name."

He requested in a gentle tone, "Try calling me by my name only."

After a moment, his name escaped from her lips, "…Yuan…"

Mo Yuan kissed her ear. It made her flinch. He smiled knowingly how sensitive her ears were till now. He told her, "Again."

"Yuan."

"Once more…"

"Yuan…"

"Ah Luo, do you love me?"

"Yes, I love Yuan."

"Ah Luo, I love you too."

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Mini Drama: Pool Party (Part 2)

Somebody: Raise a war cry

Han Sheng Ming: What are you doing?

Spartans: Ahooo! Ahooo!! Ahooo!

Me: There's going to be a war, HSM is about to unleash a dragon.

***Fanfic by Bims_O