Lu Zhanguo gently stroked her hair scattered over her shoulders and said, "I wish to stand by you, no matter when, no matter what."
Gu Xiaobei rested her head against his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, whispering, "I'm sorry, I thought I could handle it. I didn't want to burden you since your training is already so hard."
"You're not a burden," Lu Zhanguo said, hugging Gu Xiaobei as they enjoyed the warm moment.
The next morning, Zhan Hezhi and several workers arrived at the shop. He smiled broadly and said, "Comrade Gu, it was all a misunderstanding. Our work was not in place. My apologies." They then removed the seal from the store.
Gu Xiaobei responded unenthusiastically, "Director Zhan, you didn't have to personally come all this way. In the future, please don't."
