Capter 680 A Gentle Touch

The following morning, her biological clock almost failed her. It was the sound of Josiah freshening up that roused her from sleep.

After a day of rest, the exhaustion from the day before finally revealed itself. No sooner had she sat up than a wave of fatigue and backache washed over her, as if she’d been run over by a truck.

It’s time I focus on strengthening my body and exercising more.

Upon hearing the noise from outside, Josiah hurriedly emerged from the bathroom, apologizing, “I’m sorry if I woke you. I intended to wake you only after I finished freshening up!

Lysander had slept rather soundly that night, so much so that she almost overslept. Upon hearing his voice, it felt as though she was still in a dream, until the bustling sounds from the nearby street reached

her ears.

The next moment, the sound of fireworks, which had become a rarity in the city, began to resonate.

Bewildered, Lysander gazed toward the direction of the curtains, only speaking once the noise had subsided. “Seems like the festival of the deities has started.”

Josiah’s eardrums throbbed with pain. He had never imagined that the festival of the deities was such a grand affair,

As a child, Lysander had visited her hometown with Maverick a few times, gaining some understanding of the local customs. When it was time to leave, she shared a few more insights with Josiah.

“The festival of the deities originally started as a ritual. In my hometown, they would mark its beginning with fireworks, welcoming the deities. The front desk lady mentioned yesterday that the parade should be starting soon.”

Josiah had never seen it before. Initially, he just wanted to spend time with Lysander. But at that moment, he was genuinely intrigued by it.

The two casually grabbed a bag of breadsticks from a breakfast stall near the hotel, then headed together toward the street where the festival of the deities was being held. Along the way, the streets were teeming with tourists, even more bustling than the wholesale mall they had visited the day before.

Leveraging his height, Josiah held a breadstick in one hand while keeping Lysander close with the other, preventing them from being separated by the crowd,

Lysander glanced at the arm blocking her path, feeling slightly uncomfortable. She shifted to the side, finished the breadstick in her hand, and said, “I’m full.”

merely eaten two

and shifted it to the crook of his army, saying, “There’s a place selling soy milk over there. I’ll

go then.” Lysander took the opportunity to put

filled with people heading to the start of the parade to join the festivities. The two of them could only maintain a distance of a few inches at most. Even if they wanted to keep further

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milk, Lysander stopped in her tracks. She was just about to hand one of the cups to Josiah when two playful children saw an opportunity to dart between them.

you can’t catch

slow. Seeing that she was about to be swept away by

as Lysander was about to breathe a sigh of relief, another little boy, chasing after his friend, came barreling toward her. Unable to stop in time, he collided with her, sending her

prevented a disastrous collision. However, Josiah had unexpectedly bent down to check on Lysander, and his chin ended up hitting her forehead. She had no way to avoid it, and in an attempt to protect her soy milk, she subconsciously lifted

soft sensation brush against his

breadstick and hadn’t had the chance to wipe her mouth, feeling so embarrassed she wished the ground would swallow her up. “I’m sorry.

she was wearing were hastily bought the previous day, leaving her no time to stow away the essential items she typically carried with her

brushing the back of it–which had

be considered a second–hand

are too many people around. It isn’t convenient to keep tissues in the pocket. I

immediately taken aback. She was just about to ask him if he had mistaken her hand for a tissue when she saw the two children who were previously playing around being pulled back

the children didn’t brush off the situation just because they were young. Instead, she seriously took them

someone, they hung their

them were dressed identically and looked remarkably similar. With a smile, she said, “It’s alright. Just be more careful in the future. With so many people around, you can’t just run around aimlessly. What would you do if you got separated from Are you two

a sight that triggered a smile

your mother?

handsome man by her side, the child’s mother breathed a sigh of relief and casually struck up a conversation

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