Ten Diligent Days: Mountains High, Egrets Soar

Lu Zhuo gazed at the little girl before him, his expression gradually softening from surprise. He murmured, “No wonder she looks so much like someone I once knew. She’s that person’s child.”

He saw Zhuo Yuan again in the multipurpose hall at Houdoumen. Lu Zhuo pushed open the door and scanned the room, where he spotted Chen Shaoxi and Li Gengyun playfully fighting over a little girl. Their laughter and banter echoed through the spacious hall. Lu Zhuo’s gaze settled on the girl, and he froze. Every expression, smile, and movement of hers was exactly like Zhuo Yuan at fifteen.