“He probably missed home and wanted to go back?” Wang Hao asked cautiously. He was shocked when he saw all the cigarette buds on the floor. “Xiao Zhang, bring a few guys with you to search the exits of major stations.”

‘Home? This is his home, where can he go? Could it be that he wanted to go back to his dragon clan?’

Xu Lan sprung up from the floor. A look of panic flashed across his face. ‘Bai Wu, you said that wherever I go, you’ll always be there!’

“Hey, Sergeant Xu! Where are you going? I can send you there! It’s pouring heavily, how would your body handle it?” Wang Hao shouted at Xu Lan’s receding figure in the storm.

“Bai Wu! Bai Wu! Are you here? Come out at once!” Xu Lan yelled as he stood under the rain.

“Papa made a mistake! I know you’re here!”

Xu Lan was alone on the wide Sanhe bridge. His voice was drowned out by the splattering of the heavy rain. There was no answer, as no one heard him.

“Please come out. Papa made a mistake! The rain’s too heavy, you’ll catch a cold,” Xu Lan shouted toward the lake surface.

“Bai Wu!” Buckets of rain poured onto Xu Lan’s head until he could not open his eyes. He wiped the water off his face and continued shouting, standing back up when he fell into puddles. However, Bai Wu was nowhere to be seen.

‘No more! No more! There’re no more places Bai Wu could have gone to!’ Xu Lan felt discomfort in his heart due to the extreme amount of stress. ‘Cough!’ He coughed up a mouthful of blood and fell toward the ground slowly.

Before he hit the ground, Xu Lan was caught by a pair of strong arms. The warmth from the body radiated through Xu Lan’s clothes.

“Bai Wu, I knew you’re here. Have you forgiven me?” Xu Lan lifted his head weakly to touch Bai Wu’s face.

Bai Wu looked like he had grown quite a bit. The outlines of his face seemed to be more prominent. His thin lips were sealed tightly, which made him look fiercer. His whole body was shrouded in mist. The rain droplets turned into white vapor the instant it came into contact with his body, outlining his silhouette.

He carried him horizontally until they were sheltered. He supported him with his arms as he removed his clothes to wring them dry before putting them back on for him.

Xu Lan chuckled. “Bai Wu, it seems like you’ve grown. Would you be able to fit into the clothes that I bought today?”

Bai Wu looked askance at him and did not speak. He sat him down before walking back to the bridge.

“Bai Wu! What are you doing?” Bai Wu was already sitting on the edge of the bridge. He looked at Xu Lan with pain in his eyes when he heard his violent screams.

“Come down at once!” Xu Lan staggered his way over to pull Bai Wu down. However, he could not gather any strength at all, as he just left the hospital moments ago. Moreover, he was drenched in the downpour.

“I haven’t forgiven you.” That was the first thing that came out of Bai Wu’s mouth. This was not Xu Lan’s hallucination. Bai Wu had grown up and matured. His raspy voice was low pitched and magnetic.

“… let’s go back, we’ll discuss this at home. The rain is too heavy, you’ll catch a cold,” Xu Lan finally said after staring at him for a while.

“I want to be alone, you can go back first,” Bai Wu said calmly as he shoved Xu Lan’s hand away. His voice and the torrents contrasted sharply, but Xu Lan still managed to hear each and every word clearly.

“Are you f*cking trying to make me jump down from here to accompany you? What do you want me to do? My whole life is in your hands! I will always worry about what you eat, wear, or how you feel, whether you’re feeling cold or warm. I can’t even secretly like someone! I’ll f*cking stop liking anyone else, okay? I will only like you! I swear to God, I’ll only like you in this lifetime! If I fall for anyone else, I will be struck by lightning!”