"I told you," he murmured. "Our time doesn't end, it just evolves. And tonight, we have only just begun to let the world see what we have built."
She smiled up at him, the light catching the glint in her eyes. "Let them see. Let them remember."
The music swelled, then faded. Applause followed, a swell of appreciation, of admiration, and beneath it all, of recognition.
The Lu family had stepped into the light, and the world was watching.
As the applause faded and the second piece of music began, other couples joined the floor. But the attention still lingered on the Lu family, on the striking balance of elegance and power they carried so effortlessly.
Lu Zhi Hao and Wan Ruyi drifted toward the edge of the dance floor, allowing their children space to be seen, to move, to lead. This, too, was part of the design. A quiet handoff, deliberate and natural.
