Chapter 683 Its for our child (1/2)

As the sky engulfed in darkness over the lake, Lu Tian knew then that even with the moon playing a part to light the way, it was still not enough.

He calmly reaches under his seat and takes out a battery-operated lantern that had been put there before they arrived. He switches it on and hands it on the hook at the front of the wooden boat.

Turning back to face his wife, he stretches his arms out to her and places both his palms over the back of her hands as she held onto the item she had found.

He looks down at the item and a trace of unexplainable emotion stirred in his eyes.

”They say the root of a Lotus grows in the most stained waters in the world, but despite the water being tainted, it can conquer all and produce the most beautiful flower.”

Thanks to the light from the lantern, Yue Ling could make out the details of what was in her hand.

It was indeed a lotus flower made from paper. However, it wasn't made for decoration as the center where the petals open, she could see a small candle.

She was mesmerized by how beautiful the lotus lantern as it could be mistaken for a real one. She stares at it for another second before the space between her brows creases into three lines.

”Tian, are you planning to light this lantern?”

She looks up at him, but with the light illuminating from behind him, she could not see his expression. However, he nods his head and reaches inside the pocket of his coat for a lighter.

”Wait.”

Yue Ling stops him when she saw the lighter. She tightens her grip on the paper lotus lantern. She did so in a way that was also slight so that she would not crush it.

”There's no festival around this time, so why would you want to light this pretty flower?”

A soft chuckle sounds from Lu Tian and he looks down at the paper lotus flower again.

”It's not for a festival.”

He tilts his head back and looks up at the clear night sky that glistened with stars for a long minute then down to the lake in the direction the sun had set.

”It's for our child.”

He sighs an exceedingly small smile that held pain and guilt. His eyes slowly close as he inhales a deep breath and once, he opened his eyes again, he looks at his wife.

”With this lantern, let us hope that it will help guide our child to a better place.”

Yue Ling listens to his reason and her eyes turned moist the more she heard. Others say that Lu Tian is a coldblooded man with no heart, but how can a man with no heart be able to think this way?

If he didn't have a heart, he would have brushed the loss of their child aside and forget about it like it never happened.

Seeing her eyes glisten with tears in the night, Lu Tian felt a sharp tightness in his chest. He held her cheek with one hand and leans closer to kiss her.

He didn't kiss her for long and gently pulls away. However, only enough so that his forehead can still touch her own and he whispers in a slightly hoarse voice.