The two returned to their house on Qianmen Street in Beijing. Although they were rarely home, the old lady would still have the housekeeper come over to tidy up the house every few days.

So when the two of them came back, they didn't need to tidy up much. They just needed to do a simple tidying up and take out the bedding from the closet before they could move in.

Because Chen Shuning had just fainted, He Chaoyang was busy making the bedding and settling Chen Shuning down to rest as soon as he got home.

Because the elderly man and Mr. He had always had a good relationship, they received the news late last night that the elderly man's condition was not good, so they took a plane back overnight.

After all the commotion at the hospital and funeral home, Chen Shuning was really exhausted, so she didn't force herself and just fell asleep.

When she opened her eyes, it was already dark. The house in Beijing had electricity, so Chen Shuning fumbled to turn on the light.

Under the dim light, Chen Shuning saw that the room was empty and there was no sign of He Chaoyang, so she quickly put on her shoes and went out to look for him.

The three-courtyard house was a bit too big for two people. Chen Shuning walked from the bedroom in the third courtyard to the living room in the first courtyard before finally finding He Chaoyang.

Besides He Chaoyang, there were quite a few other people sitting in the reception room at that moment.

Upon seeing Chen Shuning enter, He Chaoyang quickly waved to Chen Shuning, gesturing for her to sit down next to him.

Chen Shuning glanced at the people in the room and saw that they were all people he knew. Over the years, when he went home to visit relatives, he would occasionally meet up with He Chaoyang's friends.

So Chen Shuning didn't stand on ceremony and sat down next to He Chaoyang, who naturally took out two insulated lunch boxes from the cabinet next to him.

She said gently, "Are you hungry? Your favorite braised pork buns and spicy soup should still be warm. Eat them while they're hot."

As he spoke, He Chaoyang magically produced bowls, chopsticks, spoons, and dipping sauces from the cabinet next to him, and placed the steamed buns directly on the table in front of Chen Shuning, clearly indicating that he did not intend for her to leave and eat elsewhere.

Chen Shuning wasn't the type to be pretentious, so she readily sat down next to He Chaoyang, smiled at the others as a greeting, wiped her hands with the towel He Chaoyang handed her, and picked up a steamed bun to eat.

Chen Shuning was really hungry at this moment; he had only eaten a few snacks at noon and hadn't eaten since.

Her fair, delicate hands held a meat bun almost as big as her face, and she ate it with a satisfied expression, which filled He Chaoyang with joy.

Sitting in the corner, Xie Xiangdong looked at the two people in the main seats, feeling a mix of emotions.

From the first moment he saw her on the black market that year, this lively and spirited girl captured his heart.

Before meeting her, Xie Xiangdong never believed in love at first sight. How could the person he was going to spend his life with be someone he could decide on based on just one meeting?

But that fleeting glimpse was like a magic spell that made him unable to forget her, and from then on, no matter how beautiful a girl was, she could never catch his eye again.

From then on, he slowly began to look forward to the New Year, hoping that she would come back to Beijing to visit her family, hoping to have the opportunity to see her, even if it was just like now, watching her from afar, he would feel extremely satisfied.

Xie Xiangdong wasn't unaware that what he was doing was wrong. That was the wife of his childhood friend, and he could also see that He Chaoyang's love for Chen Shuning was no less than his own.

Most importantly, the little girl's eyes were full of love when she looked at He Chaoyang, so he knew he had no chance, but he couldn't control his feelings for her.

Xie Xiangdong thought he had hidden his feelings for Chen Shuning very well, but he forgot that they had all grown up together.

With the burning gaze he gave Chen Shuning every time, how could his brothers not see it?

Especially for He Chaoyang, whose five senses are always very sharp, how could he not sense that someone was coveting his wife?

But precisely because this person was Xie Xiangdong, his good brother who grew up with him, He Chaoyang was actually at ease. He knew Xie Xiangdong well; as long as Shu Ning was still his wife, Xie Xiangdong wouldn't do anything, no matter how much he liked her, simply because she was his brother's wife.

After Chen Shuning finished eating a large meat bun and drinking half a bowl of spicy soup, she couldn't eat anymore and looked to He Chaoyang for help.

He Chaoyang understood and, without any hesitation, took the half bowl of soup that Chen Shuning had left and drank it all in one gulp. Then, he took a washed apple from the cabinet that looked like a treasure chest and handed it to Chen Shuning.

Chen Shuning sat there obediently, eating an apple and listening to their conversation, just like a child being fed.

After all, they all come from political families, and the death of a leader made these seemingly cynical young masters see many things.

For example, the small group is nearing its end, or there are topics like the upcoming changes to the country's education system.

Hearing this, Chen Shuning began to admire these people. As a time traveler who already knew the course of history, she could only remember some major events of the past few years even when reading books. But these people could predict the future direction of the country simply by relying on some events that happened around them. In Chen Shuning's eyes, this was simply amazing.

Even Liu Jianshe, who is usually carefree and irresponsible, said something that impressed Chen Shuning.

I was originally thinking about how to discuss He Chaoyang's sudden desire to return to Beijing, but now it seems I don't need to say anything, because these people are discussing these very things right now.

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