Scattered lights reflected off the dark sea surface, and the howling sea breeze left people's faces damp.

Soon after, my hair seemed to become damp and sticky.

Chen Niaoshu carried only a small leather bag and stood on the port of Guangzhou, looking out at the sea.

The calmer the sea, the darker and more turbulent the ocean depths.

The port is eerily quiet now; only two hours have passed since I received the call.

Chen Niaoshu felt that time was passing very slowly, so slowly that it seemed as if a pair of invisible hands could grab her heart at any moment, yet also kept a distance, teasing her.

Wag told her to wait at the port while he went to take care of other things.

"Shushu, why are you waiting here all by yourself?" Chen Yi got off the cargo ship and ran over to her as soon as he saw her.

Chen Niaoshu closed her eyes. "Are your cargo ships bound for Country A ready to depart?"

"Ready." Chen Yi glanced at his watch. If it weren't for having to watch the cargo ship leave the port, he would have already returned to the hotel by now.

Chen Niaoshu's eyes flickered.

The chemistry professor knew her, but didn't know she was a member of the Chen family.

He had no evidence that the Chen family was involved.

She's definitely being watched now, but her brother is still safe.

"Brother, don't blame me." Chen Niaoshu's gaze gradually became firm.

She wasn't naive; she made two preparations before deciding to leave. When Wag summoned her to the port, she arranged for her people in Country A to meet her.

Chen Yi frowned, then felt a sharp pain in his neck and fainted.

“I can’t escape, but you can,” Chen Niaoshu murmured.

If she boards the ship, the coast guard here will definitely be dispatched to give chase.

Wag has already abandoned her.

Of course, the organization that had approached her before also abandoned her at the last minute; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to find out about what happened to the Lin family through Wag.

Half an hour later,

Chen Niaoshu stood on the shore, watching the cargo ship gradually become a black dot.

Then several dark figures approached from behind...

...

As dawn broke, white smoke rose from the chimneys of every household in Haibi Village.

Golden light bathed the rooftops of every house.

The Lin family courtyard was now bustling with activity, the laughter of children echoing through the air.

Lin Ziyan heard the sound from the second floor, and the corners of her lips slowly curled up.

The person next to her reached out and put their arm around her.

"It's still early." Lin Ziyan looked at him in surprise.

Lu Yun Shen didn't get back until the early hours of the morning. It was 7 a.m., so he had only slept for 4 hours.

"It's 7 o'clock. There's still a lot to do today." Lu Yunshen rolled over, pinning her down, and placed a kiss on her forehead.

"Last night, people were arrested in Guangzhou. Wag escaped, Chen Niaoshu was arrested, but Chen Yi was not found," Lu Yunshen said calmly.

He landed on his long legs and sat on the edge of the bed to change his clothes.

Lin Ziyan propped her head up and looked at him.

Her messy hair hung down casually, her profile was exquisitely sculpted, and her jaw was taut at the moment.

"Chen Yi? He shouldn't have anything to do with me, right?" Lin Ziyan raised an eyebrow and stood up to hug his neck from behind.

Lu Yunshen's back stiffened, and his hand, which was buttoning his shirt, stopped. "He might have helped Wag transport some things."

"Chen Niaoshu should have been abandoned at the last minute. Wag was originally going to take her away by plane."

He briefly explained the situation, his deep eyes now brimming with desire.

Seeing his ears turn bright red, Lin Ziyan suddenly felt like teasing him and whispered in his ear,

"Would Mr. Lu have any compassion for her and help her?"

Lu Yunshen turned around and hugged Lin Ziyan's slender waist, his gaze falling on her fuller, white breasts after giving birth.

Lin Ziyan instinctively hugged his blanket tighter and wrapped her legs around his lean and muscular waist.

"I will only show tenderness to you..." Lu Yun Shen said, then kissed her red lips and pried open her teeth with his tongue.

He strode into the bathroom and slammed the door shut.

Lin Ziyan was placed on the glass table next to the washbasin. The coldness seeped through her skin, making her involuntarily shrink back.

The two people in the mirror were locked in a passionate kiss, and the temperature in the bathroom gradually rose.

The showerhead was turned on, and soon mist filled the air, with the sounds of breathing and water mingling in the tender and enchanting atmosphere...

An hour later, the two changed their clothes and went downstairs.

Lin Ziyan felt her legs trembling and glared at the person next to her.

Lu Yun Shen, however, had a satisfied look on his face and said in a low voice, "Don't you know that you shouldn't tease a man in the morning?"

"So it's my fault?" Lin Ziyan's ears were still burning.

There were only two people eating breakfast in the main room, while everyone else was sunbathing in the courtyard.

"Didn't I... serve you well enough just now...?"

Lin Ziyan quickly covered his mouth; he really dared to say such outrageous things.

How come I never noticed how shameless he was before?

"You'd better investigate the market matter as well; it's either an accident or something deliberate," Lin Ziyan said, changing the subject.

Lu Yunshen's brows relaxed, and he didn't continue the previous topic. "We found some clues yesterday."

"The piranha incident was related to that chemistry professor. Professor Shen arrived in the city last night."

In the courtyard,

The chubby girl was braiding Jiaojiao's hair, and the little dumpling was hugging her leg, as if afraid that her mother would be taken away.

"This little girl is getting more and more clingy, and only to me," Aunt Chen said as she picked mung beans with a winnowing basket.

The Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and she wants to make meat-filled rice dumplings.

Aunt Chen's smile faded slightly as she thought of Aunt Huang.

They were making zongzi together at this time last year, but that's impossible now.

“Of course the child will stick to his mother.” Grandma Lin gently pushed the stroller.

The twins are asleep again, their little mouths slightly open.

The chubby girl had her daughter in one arm and Jiaojiao in the other, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

Xiaoxiao sat at the stone table doing her winter vacation homework. She glanced at them and then continued writing.

The sunlight slanted, gradually climbing the white wall, its warmth dissipated by the cold wind.

"I don't think there will be a winter this year. It's almost December and it's still so hot." Grandma helped pick mung beans.

After eating breakfast, Lin Ziyan came out to sunbathe with them.

She hasn't gone out these past few days, and Lu Yunshen has been sending all the New Year's goods back to her.

Now, both the county and the city are packed with people; it's difficult to move even a few steps.

The temple was constantly filled with the scent of incense, and the fragrance of sandalwood could be smelled from dozens of meters away.

Now that people have spare money, they are more inclined to believe that visiting temples can bring them blessings and wealth.

They wished they could burn a few sticks of incense and make a wish worth millions.

“Yesterday, Li Liu’s wife and I went to the temple to pray for blessings. We quickly offered incense and left because we couldn’t squeeze in at all.”

"I looked closely, and many of them are bosses," Aunt Chen said, shaking her head and chuckling.

There's a joke going around in the city now that says there are bosses everywhere in Fushi, you can find them everywhere.

Fatty, "Why don't you take this opportunity to pray to the God of Wealth more often?"

Aunt Chen glared at her. "Why didn't you go to pay your respects?"

Lin Ziyan saw her daughter in the stroller, eyes wide open, staring at her. A warm feeling welled up in her heart, and her eyes softened.

A moment later, Mengmeng grinned and giggled.

"Quickly give Mengmeng a hug, she's been looking so wronged all day," Grandma said softly.