"Oh my, you shouldn't have! Please, come in and sit down!"
Seeing the items Lu Xiao was carrying, Li Haixin quickly took them and welcomed them in.
Zhang Cui brewed some tea. It was the most common kind, made from tea dust, but it was steaming hot and carried the warmth of home.
Lu Xiao helped Su Tang sit down on a wooden chair inside, then pulled over a small stool for himself, sitting beside her. His long legs seemed to have nowhere to go.
When the topic turned to that day's events, Zhang Cui was still shaken. Her eyes reddened as she said, "It was all thanks to you, sister, and everyone else... And Brother Lu, I heard you..."
"Just doing my duty."
Lu Xiao cut her off, his voice calm as if he had only handled a trivial matter.
He picked up the coarse teacup and blew on the steam, his movements steady. But Su Tang keenly noticed that the knuckles of the hand holding the cup had turned slightly white.
