Qin Yu held Xia Lan's hand tightly, and the two walked home in silence.

Xia Lan tried to speak the whole way, but didn't know how to break the silence; Qin Yu's expression was too 'fierce'.

She was scared.

Xia Lan had never felt the journey home was so long. Perhaps it was because of her different state of mind. This time, seeing the familiar streets made Xia Lan's heart beat faster and faster.

It was like the calm before the storm.

Back home, Qin Yu gently put Xia Lan's things back in their places.

Everything must be put back in its place, as if it were obsessive-compulsive, meticulous and not allowing any deviation.

Seeing Qin Yu like this, Xia Lan's heart was struck by something.

"Brother Yu..."

Xia Lan's eyes welled up with tears, and she stepped forward to gently hug Qin Yu's lower back.

"sorry."

Only now does Xia Lan realize that her departure has caused Qin Yu severe emotional distress.

"It was my fault."

Qin Yu turned around and hugged Xia Lan tightly.

Overwhelmed with joy at having found what he had lost, Qin Yu's eyes welled up with tears. Not wanting Xia Lan to notice, he buried his head in her neck.

However, the slightly damp feeling still made Xia Lan notice Qin Yu's unusual behavior.

Xia Lan's heart skipped a beat.

Qin Yu cried.

Xia Lan panicked completely; she had never known that men could cry!

Especially someone as tough as Qin Yu, he doesn't seem like the type to cry at all...

Oh no, I feel like I've become a sinner for all time.

"You can scold me, okay? I shouldn't have run away from home."

Xia Lan obediently admitted her mistake, saying she truly knew she was wrong.

She should have waited for Qin Yu to come back and asked him properly, instead of packing her things and running away.

Qin Yu remained silent.

Xia Lan became even more uneasy.

"Punish me however you like."

"I want children."

Qin Yu raised his head and looked at Xia Lan intently.

Xia Lan paused.

child.

"Give it to me." Qin Yu cupped Xia Lan's face, gently biting her lips, and pleaded.

"You want to use the child to tie me down?" Xia Lan looked at Qin Yu, who was so close to her, and felt his body stiffen.

He knew his idea was terrible, but he didn't know how to keep her.

Even the fearless Master Qin has a fatal weakness.

He was afraid of losing... her.

"I'll tie it for you."

Looking at Qin Yu like this, Xia Lan felt a pang of sadness she couldn't quite describe.

What merit or ability did Xia Lan possess to make a man who never bowed his head before her lower his head?

Qin Yu was taken aback and looked at Xia Lan.

Xia Lan took the initiative to kiss Qin Yu's thin lips and said it again.

I said... I'll tie it for you.

Qin Yu stared blankly at Xia Lan, his eyes seemingly surging with some uncontrollable emotion.

Qin Yu pressed his face close to Xia Lan's, so close that Xia Lan could even feel his hot breath swirling around her face.

"Lanlan, give it to me."

Qin Yu murmured, as if painfully suppressing something, and pressed his thin lips to Xia Lan's lips, kissing her passionately and forcefully, the kiss growing deeper and deeper, with a hint of ferocity.

The way he looked at Xia Lan was both frantic and vulnerable.

Xia Lan felt his breathing growing heavier, and the sight of him looking into her eyes made her weak.

Qin Yu no longer restrained himself and became even more reckless, pulling Xia Lan directly into his arms. Xia Lan's breathing gradually became erratic from the kisses.

Her face flushed crimson, her pink tongue powerless to resist the fiery yet intense entanglement, passively becoming intertwined with it.

Unable to break free.

It was like a giant cage, imprisoning her inside.

The kisses deepened, and she slumped into Qin Yu's broad arms, letting him do as he pleased.

The night never stops.

After the storm passed, the morning sunlight shone on the two embracing figures. Qin Yu's long-standing biological clock woke him up. Holding Xia Lan, whom he had lost and found again, Qin Yu's eyes were full of affection.

"You are mine." Qin Yu hugged Xia Lan tightly, kissed her lips possessively, and then got up with satisfaction to make her breakfast.

Xia Lan sensed that Qin Yu had changed, yet he also seemed unchanged.

He was still as caring as ever towards her, but at the same time, the occasional glimpses of his gaze made her sense that he was different.

He... was like a frightened bird, wanting to see her all the time.

In the morning, after Qin Yu dropped Xia Lan off at the department store, Xia Lan looked at Qin Yu's back and felt a little sorry for him.

"Xia Lan." Sister Liu came over and affectionately led Xia Lan to the check-in counter.

"So? You've made up, haven't you?"

Xia Lan blushed and nodded. "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

When Sister Liu saw the undeniable marks on Xia Lan's body, she smiled knowingly, having been through similar experiences, and said nothing.

"It's normal for young couples to quarrel. They make up before they get out of bed. If they really can't make up, then you can deal with him," Sister Liu said earnestly, patting Xia Lan on the shoulder.

"Sister Liu, he looks very sad. Is there any way to cheer him up?" Xia Lan asked, blushing.

"Oh, you want to coax him?" Sister Liu's eyes were teasing; the young couple were certainly passionate.

"He looks very sad, and I don't know what to do to make him feel less insecure. He seems very afraid that I will disappear..." Xia Lan whispered to Sister Liu.

Although their relationship has been getting better and better lately, Xia Lan senses that Qin Yu has something on his mind.

Sister Liu patted Xia Lan's hand. "If you were Xiao Yu, I would definitely say, 'Let you get pregnant, so you can settle down.'"

"He's worried you'll disappear, and if he wants to really put his mind at ease, the best way is for you to get pregnant."

Sister Liu glanced at Xia Lan's belly and laughed.

"Of course, this is the worst possible method."

"So the method I'm giving you is..." Sister Liu whispered in Xia Lan's ear. Xia Lan stared in shock, her eyes widening as she gasped.

Her cheeks flushed unnaturally. She glanced awkwardly at Sister Liu, her face burning with embarrassment, even the tips of her ears felt hot.

"What's there to be shy about? You've been married for so long..." Sister Liu said with a smile.

"Weren't you curious about how I won over your Uncle Xu? I've already taught you the methods."

"...Sister Liu, where...where did you learn all this from?" Xia Lan glanced at Sister Liu.

She came from the modern era, so at least she could say she'd seen porn, but Sister Liu is from this time; how could she know such things...?

“You’re all gone now. When we got married, my mother would prepare a book about bedroom pleasures for me. It was passed down from generation to generation, and we could only read it on our wedding night.” Sister Liu coughed as she recalled that night.

Xia Lan nodded in understanding.

"You two seem like a good match. When you're married, you should have more fun to make life more enjoyable."

Sister Liu patted Xia Lan's shoulder earnestly and winked.

Xia Lan blushed and nodded, then went back to her counter.

"What were you and Sister Liu talking about just now?" Xu Li asked curiously as she approached.