Chapter 721: Swear On My Life
"My planet was just like this. Everywhere I saw were meadows and a vast land of colorful flowers. When spring arrived, it would feel like Heaven. Everyone worked together to tend to them so they’re always thriving all year long. There were a lot of natural waterfalls as well." Lu Yizhou’s eyes were serene, yet hidden beneath them was a deep sorrow which no one could understand but himself.
Zeke stared at his beloved’s wistful side profile, unable to tear his gaze away. This was the first time he had heard Lu Yizhou bring up his destroyed planet. To be exact, this was the first time Lu Yizhou had taken the initiative to open up about his painful past. Zeke instinctively stood up straight and pricked up his ears, his expression as serious as students who were listening to their teacher. He wanted to know. He really wanted to know everything about this person – no matter how trifling it was.
Just by listening to Lu Yizhou’s brief description, he could tell that it was a very breathtaking planet, totally different from the Capital Planet that was dominated by steel buildings. The air pollution was high and thus it was not suitable to grow plants. Only in this kind of greenhouse would they thrive and grow up healthily.
"I’m sorry..." Zeke murmured, distressed. He wished he could go back in time and slap his Imperial Father black and blue for the terrifying deeds he had done.
Lu Yizhou was taken aback for a second before a slight smile curved on his lips. He tugged Zeke along as he said, "Everything is in the past. Let’s go inside."
Even if it was the past, did it mean that it wouldn’t hurt to recall them? Zeke stared at the man’s broad back and he almost blurted out what he was thinking. Fortunately, he held himself back in time. The least he could do for Lu Yizhou right now was to stay by his side and not trigger any trauma for him.
They walked along the stone pathway as Lu Yizhou introduced each tree to him. There were quite a lot of names Zeke had never heard before, and he was sure that it was not the variety that could be found in Capital Planet either. The more he listened, his heart felt even more distressed. How old Lu Yizhou was when he first bought this greenhouse and planted the trees here? Did he do it himself or was there someone who helped him? How much effort had it taken him to gather all of these exotic flora?
He was so lost in his own thoughts that he almost bumped straight into Lu Yizhou’s back when the man suddenly stopped. "Here we are."
Zeke lifted his head and an astonished gasp escaped his lips. His eyes flew wide in awe as he took in the scene in front of him. He had known early on that they would be paying respect to the cenotaph. And in his mind, he had already imagined the common and ordinary kind of cenotaph which was often used by people.