The warmer it is inside, the funnier it is outside.

Huang Yiyi, who was recording with her phone, was already in tears. She choked out, "Chen Yiyi, I've recorded everything for you. It wouldn't be right if you didn't cook for me for a month."

Zheng Wan, who was squatting down, said while blowing her nose, "Cook my family's food too."

Chen Siyu and Xiao Feiran, who were standing next to them, also huddled together and cried, "Waaah, what's going on? Confessing your feelings is like proposing marriage, with all that 'you do' and 'I do' stuff."

A little further away, Cheng's mother and Cheng Ye were doing their best to stop Cheng's father. Cheng Ye hugged his waist, and Cheng's mother covered his mouth.

Although he couldn't speak, you could see how angry Cheng's father was from his eyes.

Cheng's mother was speechless. "Your daughter is 24, not 14. Can you please get that right?"

Mr. Cheng pulled Mrs. Cheng's hand away and said, "This kid confessed his feelings as soon as he got back, which means he's been plotting something for a long time!"

Cheng's mother rolled her eyes. "Even if it's earlier, it's still university time. That doesn't count as puppy love. What's wrong with young men and women dating!"

Mr. Cheng seemed to have heard a terrifying word. He immediately clutched his chest. "Ah! I wasn't prepared at all! This is much earlier than I expected, at 35!"

Cheng's mother: "...Are you sick?"

With such a lively scene outside, Cheng Zhi and the others could certainly hear it.

Cheng Zhi and Qi Yanche opened the door and came out.

Cheng Zhi held up a desk lamp and shone it on them. "What are you doing? Eavesdropping is one thing, but making such a commotion is another. I'm not deaf."

The four people opposite them all had red eyes, and in the end they rushed over and hugged the two of them.

Chen Siyu said, "You can't forget about us now that you have a boyfriend. There's an order to things, he's only fifth at most."

Xiao Feiran cried and said, "You have a boyfriend now, you won't kick me out to sleep and bring him in, will you? If you dare to do that, I'll assassinate him tonight!"

Huang Yiyi was still holding up her phone, pointing the camera at Qi Yanche, "It's October 23, 2027 now. You have to treat her well from now on. If you don't, you know what will happen to you."

Qi Yanche: "..."

Wow, after confessing my feelings, I feel like the whole world is against me.

In the distance, Cheng's parents had already left.

Cheng Ye, still panting, said to Qi Yanche, "If I hadn't stopped you, you would be dead already. Now you owe me a life."

Qi Yanche: "..."

And to make matters worse, he also incurred the debt of a life.

On their very first night back home, Cheng Zhi and Qi Yanche finally got together.

The news spread the next day, and Cheng's father cleaned up the fourth floor that day so the girls could move up there.

Cheng Ye gave Qi Yanche a thumbs up, "You've unleashed my dad's potential."

For the next two days, Cheng Zhi and the others worked on repairing the interior of the earthen building and the road outside.

They hoped every day that Chen Yiyi and the others would suddenly appear, but they could never see them.

Everyone was inevitably worried, but Qi Yanche was the most worried of all.

He had already taken his pickup truck out for a spin in the afternoon, but he didn't run into them.

At the dinner table, Chen's mother comforted them, saying, "The city has changed a lot. It's normal for them to get lost or not be able to find this place for a while."

After finishing eating and cleaning up, Qi Yanche sat down next to the gate with a flashlight.

His great-grandmother was worried that he wouldn't have enough light, so she gave him a lantern, saying, "Maybe they'll be back tomorrow, don't be too anxious."

Cheng Zhi and the others also brought over chairs, and Cheng Zhi leaned against Qi Yanche and took his arm.

On the other side, Zheng Wan said, "You, a novice boat driver, have already returned to China, so they will have even less of a problem driving on flat ground."

Qi Yanche smiled and said, "That's true."

The six of them, along with Liu Liu, sat in front of the door and watched the crescent moon for a while. Finally, the wind blew the clouds over and blocked the sky, so they got up to go and rest.

Qi Yanche remained seated. He took Cheng Zhi's hand, kissed the back of her hand, and said, "You guys go back first. Liu Liu and I will sit for a while longer."

Cheng Zhi nodded. "Don't take too long."

Just as Cheng Zhi was about to leave, her eyes suddenly lit up.

Chen Siyu put down her chair and walked out, looking at the source of the light. "Holy crap, it's a car! The car we left for Chen Yiyi!"

Zheng Wan was a little scared. She kept tugging at the door. "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong? It would be troublesome if you did."

As the car drew closer, Chen Siyu became more and more certain.

She pointed to the small reflective butterfly on the car door and said, "Yeah! Didn't you watch me put that sticker on?"

They all knew about this; Huang Yiyi and Xiao Feiran had already rushed forward.

Once the car came to a stop, Chen Yi and the others hurriedly got out.

When Chen Yi saw Xiao Feiran and the others, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh my god, I almost thought I would never see you again."

Huang Yiyi walked over and patted his arm. "Big surprise! Qi Yanche is back!"

Upon hearing this, the three of them thought they had misheard and asked in unison, "What?"

Huang Yiyi pulled Xiao Feiran aside and pointed to Qi Yanche behind them, saying, "Qi Yanche is back!"

Before the three of them could react, the fries that Lu's mother was holding behind them had already pounced forward.

Upon seeing the puppy running towards him, Qi Yanche immediately squatted down and opened his arms.

It's been three years since we last met. Even the fries don't want to curse anymore. They whimper and snuggle into Qi Yanche's arms, as if afraid he'll leave without saying goodbye again.

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