âOkay, right this way.â Su Ran forced herself to say that.
Su Ran thought she noticed a smile in Lu Shaoâs eyes but she felt that she must have been mistaken.
Su Ran, walking in the front, watched her steps carefully as she walked. Lu, on the other hand, followed behind her.
The stairways of these traditional buildings seemed to be crammed for someone of Lu Shaoâs height but he didnât seem to be bothered by that. He only walked behind Su Ran quietly and in a protective manner.
Luckily, it was almost dinner time when they got home and most of the neighbors were busying with cooking in their own apartments and not very many of them were outside.
âThis is it.â Su Ran brought the person behind her to her front door.\n
The front door was brand new after the old one was smashed by the debt collectors. Su Han had left the door open for Su Ran and even had her slippers readied for her.
Hearing footsteps at the door, Su Han walked over.
âWhy did you talk to that guy for soâŠ.â Su Han was griping when he suddenly noticed Lu Shao standing behind Su Ran and his eyes widened immediately.
âWho said you can come up?!â said Su Han as he looked at Lu Shao angrily and asked sternly and incredulously.
Mr. Lu seemed to be in a fairly good mood right now and didnât care about the angry look coming from Su Han. He merely gave Su Han a cold look.
âWhat do you think?â He asked monotonously. His look almost provoking.
âMom, why did you let a stranger come to our door?â asked Su Han, displeased. He was somewhat disappointed in her.
Was this woman foolish? It was so late already. How could she let a man that they barely knew and with ulterior motive into their house? Did she not have any sense of danger?\nSu Ran was oblivious to the screaming in Su Hanâs mind.
Had she known, she would for sure have told him: Son, do you think you are worrying a bit much for a thirteen year old?
That being said, looking at the accusing look on her son, Su Ran felt an inexplicable guilty conscience.
She merely extended the offer just to be polite. She really hadnât expected this outcome at all!
âAhem, Su Han. Heâs a guest. Donât be rude.â On the front, she still put up the âfrontâ as a parent. After she had said that, she paused for a little, then added, âOh yeah, do we have more slippers at home? I remember that we have bought winter slippers last week and placed them under your bed. Go take a look and bring a pair out.â
âNo, we didnât. I canât find them,â said Su Han bluntly.
They bought a total of two pairs of slippers last week and he hadnât even worn them yet. Why should he offer it to this man first?\n\nâIâm sorry,â said Lu Shao to Su Ran very seriously.
Lu Shao could see almost the entire place the moment he walked inside of it.
It was a very small-one bedroom apartment but it was kept very clean.
Nevertheless, along with the cleanliness was age and crudeness that was beyond Lu Shaoâs imagination.
Judging from this apartment alone, he could tell that the mother and son had some tough years.
Lu Shao felt that this was his fault.
Had he not left immediately front the hotel or had he paid even just a little bit more of attention to the woman inside the room, would all this had been different?
And he wouldnât have been away from them all these years.