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.”

eaten two pieces.

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

Lysander took the opportunity to put a little

with people heading to the start of the parade to join the festivities. The two of them could only maintain a distance of a

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about to hand one of the cups to Josiah when two playful children saw an opportunity to dart between

you can’t catch me!”

was going and ran straight into Lysander, who tried to dodge but was too slow. Seeing that she was about to be swept away by the crowd, Josiah swiftly extended his arm and pulled her back

came barreling toward

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

a soft sensation brush

had just eaten a breadstick and hadn’t had the chance

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

Suddenly, he took her hand, gently brushing the back of it–which

be considered a

people around. It isn’t convenient to keep tissues in the pocket. I can just wipe it off with your

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

didn’t brush off the situation just because they were young.

realizing they had carelessly run into someone, they hung

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

nodded/in agreement, a sight that triggered a smile

your mother?

mother breathed a sigh of relief and

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