Summer thought for a moment and agreed with Tim.
It was indeed hard to figure out what Leonardo was thinking. Hence, Summer was very surprised that
Leonardo was willing to live in the countryside for these past few days.
There was something she didn't know about him.
Leonardo said something to Arthur, then Arthur patted Leonardo and said something. However,
Summer only saw his mouth moving without knowing what they were talking about.
Suddenly, Leonardo waved at her.
Summer hurried over.
As she approached, Arthur smiled and looked at her, "Since you like my pickles, I'll pack a box of
pickles for you. It should still be edible when you get home."
It was late autumn now, while food was less perishable in this weather.
Summer was touched, "That's so nice of you. Don't bother. I'll go get it myself."
She had been cooking dinner all these days, except for the first day when she had a fever. Therefore,
she knew where Arthur kept those pickles.
"Alright, then you go get the pickles, and I'll go dig some sweet potatoes for you. It's pesticide-free, not
like those sold in the city...."
Arthur wanted to get the hoe as he finished speaking.
Summer stopped him, "No need...."
The weather just cleared up, so the ground was still wet and slippery, especially in the cropland.
"It's just a few sweet potatoes, nothing precious here...." Arthur ignored Summer's persuasion and went
to the field with a hoe.
Seeing this, Summer gave up and went into the house to get some pickles.
There was a large pottery jar with a lot of pickles inside, which smelled delicious.
Summer packed a box of pickles and came out, and Arthur had already returned.
He had been farming in the countryside all his life. Although he was getting old, he was still healthy and
nimble.
Arthur washed the fresh sweet potatoes and packed them up. Afterwards, he went into the house and
came out with two large bags of things.
This reminded Summer of a topic she had seen online before. It was talking about that parents would
pack a great number of things for their children when they left home after the Spring Festival.
Usually, parents were always worried about their children, so they wanted to prepare everything for
them when they left for work in other cities.
However, Summer had never received such treatment from Karen. Instead, she got this from an old
man who had known her just for a few days.
Arthur neatly put those things into a nylon bag. As he tied up the bag, he said, "I'm just afraid that it'll
be inconvenient for you to carry so many things on your way home. Otherwise, I'll give you more. I
grew those food myself, and they are very fresh...."
Summer walked over and helped him hold the bag without saying anything.
Actually, she was so touched that she couldn't speak.
It took them some time to pack up things.
When they were about to leave, it was almost lunchtime.
Arthur frowned as he stood at the door and said, "It's already noon. How about you leave after lunch?"
Although he didn't show his feelings or speak it out, Summer could feel that Arthur didn't want them to
leave.
However, it must come to an end, like the rainy days.
It was impossible for her and Leonardo to stay here forever. They had to live their own lives.
Summer raised her head and tugged at Leonardo's sleeve, pleading, "Leonardo."
Anyway, it was already noon. Summer wanted to stay and have lunch with Arthur, but Leonardo might
not agree.
As expected, Leonardo refused.
"We still have a lot of things to do, so we won't stay for lunch." Leonardo looked at Arthur calmly and
slightly frowned. After pondering for a moment, he solemnly said, "Take care."
Arthur sighed, "Alright, you guys go. I have a limp, so I won't walk you out."
After saying that, he picked up the cat squatting beside him, went back to the room and closed the
door.
Summer got choked up. She took a deep breath and raised her head to hold back her tears.
Leonardo looked down at her and said calmly, "Let's go."
Along the way, Summer couldn't help but look back, even though she was far away from Arthur's
house.
Only until she reached the destination and couldn't see the two-story mottled house with grey bricks,
she stopped looking back.
She boarded the helicopter and sat next to Leonardo, but neither of them spoke.
They arrived at the county in silence.
Leonardo called home as soon as he had a signal.
The servant answered the video call and put Rosie on the phone.
The disappointment in Summer's heart faded a little as she saw Rosie.
She held the phone and asked, "Rosie, do you miss mommy?"
Leonardo was sitting behind Summer. Rosie frowned when she saw him on the phone, "You guys went
out without me...."
Summer paused for a moment and said with a smile, "We'll be back soon."
"Alright." Rosie put her face closer to the camera on her phone, and then her face filled the whole
screen.
After chatting with Rosie for a while, Summer turned around and asked Leonardo, "Do you want to talk
to Rosie?"
Leonardo said with a straight face, "No."
Although he refused flatly, his face betrayed his true thoughts.
If he didn't want to talk to Rosie, why was he sitting behind Summer?
Summer thought for a moment and handed the phone to Leonardo, saying, "Take it."
Leonardo glanced at the phone screen filled with Rosie's face. Then he raised his eyebrows and said,
"Rosie, you look so ugly now."
Rosie knew what "ugly" meant. She wrinkled her nose and imitated Leonardo, "Leonoodle, you look
ugly too."
Leonardo suddenly took the phone from Summer with a naughty smile.
He stared at the screen for a few seconds and asked, "Are you getting fat?"
Summer glared at him, "People will look fatter on camera."
Rosie blinked her eyes and touched her belly, "A lot of fat."
"I know you are fat. Stop patting your belly," Leonardo said and gave the phone back to Summer.
Summer took it and talked to Rosie for a while before hanging up.
When she was in the countryside, the one she worried the most was Rosie.
She felt relieved after confirming that Rosie was fine.
Summer and Leonardo was staying at a three-star hotel in the county.
They had brought so many people, and Summer was the only woman among them.
However, there wasn't enough room for them, and even Tim needed to share one room with a
subordinate. Thus, Summer had to stay in the same room with Leonardo.
Summer had no objections. Anyway, she had slept with Leonardo in the countryside for the past few
days.
However, Leonardo seemed to be reluctant.
After entering the room, Leonardo asked her, "Where are you sleeping?"
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