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Shortly after leaving confinement, Ruan Xiangyi took the postgraduate entrance exam, which went smoothly. Afterward, Zhao Qingshi was waiting for her at the school gates early in the morning. At the end of the surging crowd, he held a bouquet of flowers and stared at her intently. He always had a way of finding her in the crowd.

Ruan Xiangyi suffered from moderate anxiety during her confinement period. Due to premature birth and the postgraduate entrance examination, she lost a lot of hair, had two dark spots under her eye sockets, and looked so haggard that it was heartbreaking.

Now that the exam is over, Zhao Qingshi breathed a sigh of relief.

He bought a bunch of purple lisianthus, symbolizing the arrival of auspicious energy. Seeing Xiangyi's smile, he felt a prick of the heart. This was the first time he had seen her smile in two months.

Ruan Xiangyi held the flowers and sniffed them like a kitten at home. Zhao Qingshi rubbed her soft head, and she looked up: "Where's Tongtong? Is she home with Mom?"

"In the car."

The little guy was sleeping soundly, with his eyes closed and eyelashes drooping long, and his little face was so adorable.

Ruan Xiangyi resisted the urge to pinch his face: "Why did you bring him here?"

Zhao Qingshi lowered his head: "Because he told me that he didn't want to miss his mother's life moment."

"He can't speak."

"He can't speak, but he cries." As soon as he left the house, his mother called him and told him that the child was crying so hard that he had no choice but to go back and comfort the child. He only coaxed him into crying in two minutes, so he simply brought him here.

It’s not like this usually, maybe we are just in sync.

"Leave the child alone." He wondered if he could manage her. He put his arm around her shoulders, whispering to her in public. "I've booked a restaurant. After dinner, we'll go to the hotel and have a good night's sleep."

Two classmates she met in the library passed by and greeted her, saying they hadn't seen her for a long time. When Ruan Xiangyi pushed Zhao Qing, her classmates asked in surprise, "Is this your boyfriend?"

Zhao Qingshi held her hand and shook his head: "No, I'm her husband."

Ruan Xiangyi gave him a strange look. Why was he imitating her speech? Zhao Qingshi was pinched on the back, but he remained calm and held her hand.

Ruan Xiangyi nodded to her classmates with a frown on her face: "Yes, I'm married."

Zhao Qingshi planned a surprise, and the owner of this surprise was only Ruan Xiangyi. Zhao Tingtong asked Zhou Xunyin to take him back. There were confinement nannies and babysitters at home, so no matter how he made trouble, the sky would not fall.

Zhou Xunyin also supported him in taking Xiangyi out to relax, as she had suffered a lot during this period.

Ruan Xiangyi was worried and asked countless times: "Is there really no problem?"

Zhao Qingshi stopped the car and kissed her until she was speechless.

After the kiss, both of them were breathless. Zhao Qingshi held her face and pecked her lightly from time to time, not knowing who he was torturing: "If you don't give me some of your attention, I will really have problems."

Ruan Xiangyi was amused by his words.

Her hair was cut much shorter, now at shoulder length. Zhao Qingshi pinched her ear and said, "Let's not worry about anything these days. This time belongs only to the two of us."

Ruan Xiangyi didn't want to spoil his fun: "Okay."

After having dinner at the restaurant, they returned to the hotel. Ruan Xiangyi came out of the shower wearing a bathrobe. Zhao Qingshi was talking on the phone by the window. Looking from behind, he had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his suit pants perfectly wrapped around his two superior lines, which made her a little distracted.

They haven't had any intimate life since the birth.

After finishing the call, Zhao Qingshi turned around and found her standing motionless by the bed. He walked over, took out a hair dryer from the cabinet, and naturally helped her dry her hair.

Short hair dries quickly. Zhao Qingshi put away the hair dryer, carried her back to bed, took out a pair of socks, half-knelt down and put them on her feet. Before entering the bathroom, he kissed her eyes and said, "I'm going to take a shower. If you're sleepy, you can go to bed first. You don't have to wait for me."

Ruan Xiangyi nodded.

It was not yet six o'clock, and she was not actually very sleepy. She played with her phone for a while. The sound of water in the bathroom stopped, and her attention shifted away from the phone. She pricked up her ears, and soon the quilt was lifted, and the other side of the bed sank. She lay on the pillow and looked at him. He gave her a look with deep eyes, and they turned off the lights together. The room fell into darkness, and then she was held in someone's arms.

I heard him murmur softly: "Go to sleep."

In the darkness, she raised her wet eyes, smelled the bath fragrance on his body, and moved her fingertips.

Just sleeping?

The elderly always say that women who give birth early recover faster, but after giving birth, Ruan Xiangyi fell into an unprecedented anxiety. She looked in the mirror at the long, thin scar on her stomach. Not only that, she had also gained more than ten pounds. She was in her prime, and any girl wouldn't feel much better looking at her out-of-shape figure.

Ruan Xiangyi put her hand on his waist, and he looked a lot thinner.

Zhao Qingshi held her hand, his dark eyes fixed on her: "Can't sleep?"

Ruan Xiangyi closed her eyes guiltily: "No."

Zhao Qingshi curled his lips.

She has been really tired recently, her mind has been in a tense state, and she sleeps less than five hours a day. Now she finally relaxes, her brows relax, and she falls into a deep sleep in a few minutes.

I slept until six o'clock in the afternoon of the next day.

Zhao Qingshi was on the phone in his study when he heard noises from next door. He ended his meeting and walked over. Ruan Xiangyi sat up in bed, her hair a mess from sleep, and her dark circles were finally less noticeable. Zhao Qingshi sat down beside the bed and said, "You're awake."

Ruan Xiangyi was still a little dazed and asked, "What time is it now?"

Zhao Qingshi glanced at the time: "Half past six."

Ruan Xiangyi glanced at the sky outside. Half past six?

Zhao Qingshi said, "Xiangyi, you slept for a whole day and night."

Ruan Xiangyi was stunned.

Zhao Qingshi touched her face with his finger and said, "Go wash your face. I'll have dinner brought up."

Ruan Xiangyi hugged the quilt with the tenderness of just waking up, and said softly: "I don't want to move, can you carry me there?"

Zhao Qingshi smiled, then peeled her out of the quilt, held her hips and walked into the bathroom, helping her squeeze the toothpaste, like taking care of a child: "Do you want me to help you brush?"

Ruan Xiangyi shook her head seriously: "I'd better do it myself."

Putting the toothbrush in her mouth, she looked at him and said, "Can you please go out first?"

Zhao Qingshi raised his eyebrows: "Kill the donkey after it's done its work?"

"I need to go to the bathroom."

"I'm not looking at you." He teased.

Ruan Xiangyi pushed him out, closed the door and scolded him: "Shameless."

Zhao Qingshi laughed out loud.

After washing up, dinner was delivered. It was all her favorite dishes, and she ate half a bowl of rice more than usual.

I thought I would go back tonight, but Zhao Qingshi said he had other arrangements and would not go back.

Ruan Xiangyi was playing games on her tablet. When she heard him say he wasn't going back, she looked up in confusion: "If you're not going back, then where are we going?"

Zhao Qingshi pushed aside her fingers to help her control the game character. He couldn't stand watching her die so many times, so he said, "I bought you an island in the south. I'll take you there to see if you like it."

Ruan Xiangyi crossed her legs and watched him play the game. He had already gotten two kills in just two minutes, much better than her. Ever since she put on the 120 million yuan diamond ring, she was no longer surprised by anything he bought; she was only surprised.

"Island? Just the two of us?"

"Um."

She couldn't help but think of Robinson Crusoe: "How are we going to eat? Is there food on the island? Will there be food?"

After playing for a few minutes and buying her some equipment after I had enough money, I gave the tablet back to her and let her play by herself. I put my hands on the back of the sofa and watched her operate.

"Xiangyi, we are going on vacation, not to survive on a deserted island." I don't know what she was thinking, but I just found it a little funny.

After successfully taking a head, Ruan Xiangyi felt that he was doing well again and smiled foolishly: "Yeah, I was thinking too much."

She thought of something else: "But we haven't packed our bags."

Zhao Qingshi: "I'm ready, just follow me. Don't worry, I won't sell you out."

"You're the one who can't bear to leave." Ruan Xiangyi snorted. After the game ended, she didn't play again. She threw away the tablet and talked to Zhou Xunyin for a while. It had only been a day since she last saw her baby, and she missed him a little.

After the call, Zhao Qingshi said, "Has Mom talked to you recently?"

Ruan Xiangyi nodded: "Yes, my mom opened a B&B in Yuyao and hired a girl to work the front desk. She has nothing to do and goes out to play mahjong and eat with her group of friends all day. You don't have to worry about her."

"Is she still mad at me?"

This story started the day Ruan Lingyu came to visit. Zhao Qingshi's face darkened when he learned that Lin Manshu had asked Ruan Xiangyi to forgive Ruan Lingyu. He held back for Xiangyi's sake. At dinner that evening, Lin Manshu brought up the matter again, and Zhao Qingshi sneered, "You're willing to let your daughter suffer, but I can't bear to see my wife suffer even the slightest injustice. Let's do what needs to be done."

Zhao Qingshi did not give Lin Manshu any face in this matter, and Ruan Lingyu was detained for ten days.

Later, Ruan Fu sent her abroad.

Afterwards, Lin Manshu returned to Yuyao, probably still angry with him.

Although Xiangyi later told him that his mother wasn't as angry as him, it was still impolite for him, as a junior, to contradict his elders. He said to her, "Let's find a chance to go to Yuyao to see Mom and apologize to her."

Ruan Xiangyi teased him, "You get scared sometimes too."

Zhao Qingshi glanced at her.

"Are you feeling unwell?" The subject suddenly changed.

Ruan Xiangyi moved her shoulders and turned her neck: "No, I feel full of energy now. I have slept for so long and I feel like I won't be able to sleep tonight."

Zhao Qingshi propped up his legs, said nothing, picked up the water on the table and drank it all. Staring at his Adam's apple rolling up and down, Ruan Xiangyi swallowed and was thinking about what to do next when the man picked her up and sat her on his lap.

With just one movement, the fire in Ruan Xiangyi's chest was ignited. She knelt up straight, hugged his neck and rushed towards him.

The moment their bodies touched, they both trembled. Zhao Qingshi quickly took control, palming the back of her head and thrusting straight in. He bit her lips, his breath brushing against her nose: "Why are you so proactive today?"

"Based on your recent performance, I'm rewarding you." Zhao Qingshi worked much harder than she did caring for the children. She was wearing a one-piece nightgown, her coat tossed to the floor, the shoulder straps dangling from her arms. Ruan Xiangyi sat on him, and from that position, they both sighed, their nails digging into their flesh. Zhao Qingshi held her waist and tilted his head back, like a young boy, completely clueless.

On the sofa, a sacred ritual was completed without foreplay. Ruan Xiangyi was sweating. Zhao Qingshi lifted her hair, bit her shoulder, and chuckled, "You're panting so hard."

She leaned on him and accidentally saw: "Why aren't you wearing it?"

She had no plans to have another child in the short term. She raised her head to question him, and Zhao Qingshi put his arm around her shoulders to comfort her: "Don't worry, I've had a sterilization."

"ligation?"

"Um."

"when."

"Some time ago."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"It's just a minor operation, no need to be so pretentious." Zhao Qingshi put his clothes back on her bare shoulders and invited, "Do you want to take a bath together..."

"So this is the reason why you brought me to the hotel." Ruan Xiangyi exposed him.

"Then you've wronged me. I really just brought you here to get a good night's sleep."

"So what are you doing now?"

"Don't you want to?"

The bathroom was filled with steam, and the water in the bathtub was overflowing in circles.

"This scar is a bit ugly." She covered her body when she was frank.

"You're not ugly." He pulled her hand away and kissed it devoutly. "In my heart, you are the greatest person in our family."

They made a fuss until three in the morning. When she dozed off to sleep, Zhao Qingshi kissed the top of her head and said, "Xiangyi, let's have the wedding after the New Year."

Ruan Xiangyi leaned against his chest and said, "Okay."

The result of a night of hustle and bustle was that he missed his flight the next day. Zhao Qingshi had already planned his route, flying from Yitong to Norway and then to Iceland, a two-week schedule.

"Didn't you say you bought me an island? Why did you change it to Europe?"

"Let's wait until we have our wedding. Don't you want to see the aurora? Let's go chase the aurora."

"I heard that seeing the aurora depends on luck. Will we go chasing the aurora?" She was looking forward to it.

"Of course, we have plenty of time."

"But aren't we being irresponsible to the children by being away for so long?"

"We must be ourselves first and then Zhao Tingtong's parents." Zhao Qingshi took off his glasses. "Allow yourself to enjoy the world first, Mrs. Zhao."

Ruan Xiangyi curved her beautiful eyes and raised her phone: "Mr. Zhao, look at the camera to commemorate our first trip together."

Zhao Qingshi imitated the young people and made a scissors hand gesture: "We will have many more times."

“I always look forward to it.”

"Look forward to it, you won't be disappointed."

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The planned two-week trip ended up being cut short by five days because they missed their children at home too much. Fortunately, they were able to catch the aurora and fulfill their endless imagination of icebergs, snow and water. Most importantly, they took unforgettable wedding photos in Iceland, with black sand beaches, river lakes, Skogafoss waterfall, and the extremely cold land, a beautiful and adventurous blue dream.

It started snowing again in Yitong. The lights in the bedroom were always on. Zhao Tingtong had just finished drinking breast milk, and Zhao Qingshi came back from washing the bottle when he saw this scene.

His wife had fallen asleep with her head tilted to one side, her lips slightly parted, looking strangely adorable. The child, with his big eyes open, was quietly chewing his fingers and babbling. The soft light shone on their faces, and it was so warm that one wanted to stay in that moment forever. After nearly thirty years of wandering, he finally had a real sense of home.

He walked over and kissed her gently on the cheek.

The snow didn't stop all night.

The light in the study was still on. Zhao Qingshi was sitting at the table with a notebook spread out in front of him, his pen moving back and forth on it.

My wife is a beautiful and kind girl. If she hadn't met me, she might be studying or working. She would have her own life plan and make new friends. I often feel that I owe her and want to do everything I can to make up for the sacrifices she has made. A girl as tough and outstanding as her, no matter what she does, God will surely reward her with generous opportunities. I have thought countless times, if I had missed her that time, how could I get close to her again? The worst result may be that we have nothing to do with each other. Thinking of this, every time I look at her, I am extremely fortunate that she loves me.

Yes, I am extremely fortunate that she really wants to love me.

Thank her for giving me a warm home.

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The author has something to say: It’s finished.

First of all, I want to apologize to all the people waiting for my updates. Washboard, durian, all my fault. Every time the data is good, I will get stuck and stop updating, and then disappear. Besides my poor writing, this is also the main reason for my failure, hahaha. This one is okay, there are not many breaks (I feel like). I write slowly and get stuck. Sometimes I wonder if I should waste my time writing. I originally planned to write 300,000 words for this one, but I didn't expect the plot to move so fast. Damn, it broke my 300,000 plan. I need to learn how to prolong the ambiguity!

Originally, I wanted to write the next book "A Girl's Prayer", but I feel that I have written quite a lot of stories about gentle heroines, so I want to write a little sun in the next book, maybe it will be "Old Intimacy". If you are interested, you can collect it.