Bo Junyi opened the car door and stepped out. With a fluid sweep of his long arm, he scooped her up and placed her in the back seat.
As the window rolled down, the evening breeze, heavy with the scent of grass and trees, flooded the cabin. He patted her back gently through her clothes, his voice suffused with an unmelting tenderness.
"How could I ever bear to leave you here all alone?"
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