Rebirth Counterattack: I Heard That the Imperial Marshal Has a Crush on Me

After dinner, Lu Junzhi didn’t leave. Instead, he accompanied Chu Muxi for a walk in the yard.

“I have a gift to give you, but not now, it will have to wait two days,” Chu Muxi suddenly said.

The two walked side by side. Shen Garden was built after the gardens of ancient China.

The courtyard was filled with various flowers and trees, all growing naturally, not under human control.

Many rockeries dotted the area, with clumps of bamboo planted in the corners.

As lanterns began to glow, Shen Garden lit up in every corner and under the eaves, each adorned with simple, dim yellow paintings and exquisite lanterns featuring various patterns of plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum.

Dozens of lanterns were lit up, and under the night sky, it felt as if the stars were reflected in the human world.

Chu Muxi raised his head and looked at Lu Junzhi. Lu Junzhi felt as though there were thousands of stars in his eyes, deeply captivating him.

Under the candlelight and starry sky, the two drew closer.

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When Chu Muxi calmed down, he found himself still held in Lu Junzhi’s arms, breathing heavily. “Did you hear what I just said?”

Lu Junzhi suppressed the throbbing in his heart. “Yes, I did,” he replied. “As long as it’s from you, anything is fine.”

Chu Muxi poked the other person’s chest. ‘It’s so hard. It’s all muscle. Ugh, I’m not envious at all anyway, I’m young now and will always have it in the future.’

“Then just wait to receive the gift; you will definitely be surprised!” Chu Muxi said.

Lu Junzhi smiled slightly. “I’m looking forward to it.”

The two of them talked in the yard for a while, while Butler Xu stood not far away with a kind smile on his face. The middle-aged man standing next to him was the captain of the bodyguard team.

“It’s great to be young,” Butler Xu said thoughtfully.

The captain of the bodyguard team looked admiringly. “As expected of Marshal Lu, he exudes a strong aura and majesty.”

Butler Xu glanced at him. ‘Ah, a reckless man is a reckless man; he doesn’t understand anything. No wonder he is still single at this age.’

“You admire Marshal Lu so much, why don’t you learn from him?” Butler Xu asked.

The captain of the bodyguard team shook his head regretfully. “Even if Marshal Lu could accept me, at my age, I probably wouldn’t be able to join the deep space fleet.”

Butler Xu sighed internally.

Chu Muxi was unaware of the conversation between the housekeeper, and the captain of the bodyguard team. He was contemplating when to tell Lu Junzhi about Mr. Barlow.

He had no intention of keeping it a secret forever, but he also had to consider Mr. Barlow’s feelings. But now it seemed that the other party had involved him in certain things, and he must have been thinking about showing up.

Then he would just wait.

“Are you going to leave tonight?” Chu Muxi blurted out, thinking about something.

As soon as the words left his mouth, he blushed.

“Can I stay?” Lu Junzhi asked, with a smile in his eyes.

Chu Muxi immediately said seriously, “Ahem, no! Don’t even think about it! Grandpa will be furious!”

Lu Junzhi pretended not to understand. “Why? We also lived in a villa on Central Island before.”

“Well, that was then, and this is now; it’s different!” Chu Muxi retorted.

Lu Junzhi teased him. “By the way, I’m going back to the Deep Space Fortress in two days.”

“So soon?” Chu Muxi frowned slightly.

Lu Junzhi looked down at him, his eyebrows full of tenderness. “I’m here to ask you, do you want to go with me?”

“Me? Really? You want to take me with you?” Chu Muxi’s eyes widened in surprise.

Lu Junzhi nodded calmly. “I promised you before that I would take you there, and now the opportunity has come. So, do you want to go together?”

Chu Muxi nodded eagerly. “I want to go; I want to go!”

He had long wanted to see the legendary gateway to the empire—the Deep Space Fortress!

And there was something else he wanted to see even more—the empire’s treasure, Chunjun.

He had been dreaming about Lu Junzhi’s mecha for a long time and really wanted to touch it with his own hands.

Lu Junzhi pulled his hand down and said, “You can touch me.”

Chu Muxi: …’Adjutant Zhou, your marshal is acting up again! Please take him away!’