We go home

Seeing her flustered look, Luo Yuwen found it interesting and continued with her words:

"Huh? You lied to me?"

Jiang Shuiying danced with joy, wanting to say something but not knowing where to start.

Finally, as if she was losing her temper, she took out a bottle of clear liquid from her bag, lifted her shirt, and smeared it on her waist. After a while, the skin began to turn white and gradually curled up at the edges.

Jiang Shuiying pinched the edge and tore it, revealing the old scar underneath.

Luo Yuwen was shocked. The dark red scar embedded in Jiang Shuiying's delicate skin looked extremely hideous.

"What is this? How did you get hurt so badly?"

Jiang Shuiying calmed herself down, took a deep breath, and decided to tell Luo Yuwen everything.

These things are neither long nor short, Jiang Shuiying tried his best to explain things clearly.

Including his past, how he was chased by Yan Ming, who was Li Ming at that time, and fell off a cliff, how he survived, and how he joined forces with Qu Qing and Zhu Zhi to deceive Luo Yuwen.

But Jiang Shuiying deliberately ignored how Yan Ming died.

Yan Ming committed suicide.

By the time Jiang Shuiying finished talking, her mouth was dry. Luo Yuwen took a bottle of water, unscrewed it, and handed it to her.

Jiang Shuiying drank it and felt her throat was much more comfortable. She cleared her throat and said:

"Even the scars on my arms were all lies. They were caused by potions. The people behind Yan Ming were too stubborn. At that time, I had no choice but to do this to completely let them down so that I could arrest them all."

"I've said everything I want to say. Are you...still willing to be with me?"

Jiang Shuiying lowered her eyes, not daring to look at him.

He knew that Jiang Shuiying had lied to him. On the night when they confirmed their relationship, although the lights were dim, Luo Yuwen still noticed the abnormal scars on her arms.

The first time he saw those scars was at Yan's house. At that time, adhering to the principle of not looking at anything inappropriate, he did not look closely and just glanced at them. When the two of them moved into the villa, he discovered that those scars were actually just red marks.

So at that time, Luo Yuwen was already certain in his heart that these scars were faked by Jiang Shuiying, just a means to delay time and lure himself and Yan Ying into the game.

But now Luo Yuwen no longer cares about these things.

It was unknown how long the car was silent, so long that Jiang Shuiying almost thought that Luo Yuwen was not listening to her, but Luo Yuwen's voice sounded at this moment.

"That mountain is so high. If you fall down... it must be very painful."

"And that scar, it's so deep, it must have been very painful for you at the time."

"Yingying, it doesn't matter what you did, and it doesn't matter whether you lied to me or not. What matters is that you did reveal the truth about this matter and did send Yan Ying and the others to prison. These are the most important things."

"You three must have been desperate at the time. I can't blame you, Yingying."

Jiang Shuiying raised her head and saw Luo Yuwen opening his arms towards her.

"No matter what happens in the future, we will face it together, okay?"

Jiang Shuiying threw herself into Luo Yuwen's arms, tears filling her eyes.

The two lived in Luo Yuwen's home for a few days. Not long after, Luo Yuwen sold the old house smoothly. Jiang Shuiying packed his luggage with him and prepared to move to City A.

Luo Yuwen didn't have much luggage, so he carefully wrapped up the group photo that was originally placed in the living room and put it in his suitcase.

It was already three in the afternoon when the two of them finished tidying up. The shadows of the trees were dim under the scorching sun. Jiang Shuiying took Luo Yuwen's hand and said with a smile:

"Luo Yuwen, let's go home."

"Back to our home."

…

The long summer in City A ended with a sudden autumn rain. Jiang Shuiying and Luo Yuwen spent a lingering summer in this small villa.

During this time, the two of them also tidied up the garden, which had been deserted and now had a rich and fragrant atmosphere. The two kittens were also raised to be plump and white, making the river water full of cuteness.

After a good rest, seeing that the weather was getting cooler, Jiang Shuiying planned to start decorating a small shop next to the villa and put the matter of opening a shop on the agenda.

Jiang Shuiying thought about it carefully and decided to open a flower shop.

Luo Yuwen naturally had no objections. Jiang Shuiying was in charge of the design, and he helped Jiang Shuiying monitor the progress of the renovation. In just two months, a small and exquisite flower shop was completed.

There was still exactly one month left before Christmas and New Year, so Jiang Shuiying decided to spread the flavor first and then open the restaurant two weeks before the holidays.

Jiang Shuiying called Aunt Zhang over, and together with Luo Yuwen, the three of them did a final cleanup of the shop. It was already late at night when they finished. She gave Aunt Zhang some extra overtime pay, and she and Luo Yuwen stood outside the shop, looking at the warmly lit shop in front of them with satisfaction.

Jiang Shuiying stood with her hands on her hips, her nose and hair covered in dust, as was Luo Yuwen. The two of them looked at each other and laughed in tacit understanding.

She patted Luo Yuwen's abdomen with the back of her hand, shaking off a lot of dust, and her expression was very proud.

"Follow me and work hard. I won't treat you unfairly!"

Luo Yuwen smiled and wiped the dust off her face.

"Yes, boss."

The two returned home hand in hand. Jiang Shuiying originally planned to take a shower first, but she turned back halfway, went into the guest bathroom, and pulled Luo Yuwen, who had already taken off his shirt, into the bathroom.

Jiang Shuiying said righteously without blushing or beating her heart:

"Washing them separately is a waste of water, wash them together..."

Two weeks before Christmas, Jiang Shuiying's flower shop opened smoothly. On the opening day, Jiang Shuiying received four anonymous flower baskets, one cyan, one pink, and the remaining two were red.

Luo Yuwen helped her put the flower basket at the door of the store and asked:

"Did they send it?"

Jiang Shuiying rubbed her chin. She wasn't sure, "I don't know either. Maybe Sister Ziyin knows the address."

The flower shop's business gradually became regular. Jiang Shuiying had originally planned to open the shop just to find something to do to pass the time. But unexpectedly, the flower shop's business was surprisingly good.

Jiang Shuiying was responsible for making bouquets, and Luo Yuwen helped her with the work and moving the goods. The busy orders made time pass quickly, and before they knew it, it was a few days before Christmas.

As the holidays approached, the surge in orders kept the two of them extremely busy. They spent almost the entire day in the store and didn't even have time for dates.

That evening, Luo Yuwen was outside the store helping a delivery driver move a newly ordered batch of flowers, while Jiang Shuiying was inside pruning branches. After they finished moving, he stood at the store entrance, thinking of taking a break, when he caught a glimpse of a figure around the corner.

Luo Yuwen suddenly became alert and strode towards that direction.

"Who! Who's there?"

But when Luo Yuwen walked over, he saw nothing, only an empty street corner.

Jiang Shuiying, who was in the store, rushed over after hearing the news and asked him what happened.

"Nothing, there seemed to be someone over there just now, maybe I was seeing things."

"Anyone?"

Luo Yuwen hugged Jiang Shuiying and wanted to go back, but Jiang Shuiying remained motionless.

"No, I have to go and check it out, just in case..."

What if those people from before come back again? What should I do then when I finally get back to my peaceful life?

Jiang Shuiying ignored Luo Yuwen's obstruction and walked straight to the corner of the store, only to find that there was indeed nothing inside.

Luo Yuwen patted her back to comfort her.

"Maybe I really saw it wrong, Yingying, let's go back first."

Jiang Shuiying stared at the dim corner without saying a word, and was pulled back home by Luo Yuwen.

The two initially thought that this was just Luo Yuwen's illusion, but in the next two days, Luo Yuwen saw the figure again, and every time he was standing outside the door unloading goods, the figure would appear.

"What's going on?"

Luo Yuwen picked up the broom in the corner and quietly moved towards the direction where the figure disappeared. However, he suddenly rushed forward, but still missed.

Luo Yuwen stood at the door of the store with his hands on his hips, thinking that this was not a solution. He returned to the store and planned to go to the street office to check the surveillance to see what was going on.

Jiang Shuiying agreed with what he said. There was a mysterious figure around the store, which was scary to think about.

But when Luo Yuwen put on his leather jacket and walked out, he saw Jiang Shuiying still sitting in the chair without moving.

"Yingying, won't you come with me?"

Jiang Shuiying raised her head, but her hands did not stop moving, she was still cutting the branches.

"Just go ahead, I haven't finished my work yet."

"No, I can't leave you here alone."

As he said that, Luo Yuwen wanted to pull Jiang Shuiying up, but was rejected by Jiang Shuiying.

"It's okay, Luo Yuwen. The street office is so close, just run faster and nothing will happen."

Jiang Shuiying waved at him, "Go quickly, I'll wait for you here."

Seeing Jiang Shuiying like this, Luo Yuwen had to give up. Fortunately, the street office was very close, and he estimated that he could be back in ten minutes at the earliest.

Jiang Shuiying stayed alone in the shop. She quickly trimmed the flowers in her hand, stood up, prepared to wash her hands, and then stood at the door waiting for Luo Yuwen to come back.

The sink in the store is located relatively far inside, and Jiang Shuiying has her back to the store door when she washes her hands.

Jiang Shuiying shook her clean hands and turned around, only to see a smaller figure dressed in black rushing into the store, scaring Jiang Shuiying so much that she almost screamed.

But when the figure stopped in front of Jiang Shuiying and took off the sunglasses on his face, Jiang Shuiying's screams stopped again.

The person in front of him had short, light-colored curly hair, a round face, and artist makeup on her face.

"Zhu Zhi?!"

"Shh!"

Zhu Zhi quickly raised his finger to his lips and pulled Jiang Shuiying to the corner.

"Keep your voice down, sister! I finally got the chance to come in when Luo was gone!"

Jiang Shuiying covered her forehead with her hands, and the things that had been bothering her for the past few days suddenly became clear, making her laugh and cry.

"Could it be that you're the one squatting outside my shop these days?"

Zhu Zhi looked proud, "Of course! I've been waiting for a long time! And every time Luo tried to catch me, he couldn't, hehe."

"I took so much trouble to come see you!"

But before Zhu Zhi could remain proud for long, a male voice sounded behind her.

"Painstakingly? What painstakingly?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhi froze in place. He turned around dryly and saw that Luo Yuwen had returned to the store without him noticing.

She laughed dryly twice, "Haha... What a coincidence, Detective Luo..."

Luo Yuwen hugged his chest and stood at the door, looking at her coldly.

Ten minutes ago, Luo Yuwen ran quickly to the street office. After hearing his purpose, the staff immediately checked the surveillance footage.

Luo Yuwen looked closely and saw that the person hiding in the corner had short curly hair and was wearing sunglasses. Probably because of dust, the person took off his sunglasses and rubbed his eyes, which allowed him to see the person's face clearly.

Isn’t this Zhu Zhi?

Luo Yuwen sighed helplessly. The staff asked him if he needed to call the police. Luo Yuwen shook his head and said it was an acquaintance, but there was just a misunderstanding. After thanking him, he returned to the store and happened to run into Zhu Zhi.

So a strange scene was formed in the store. Jiang Shuiying leaned in the corner, feeling both amused and helpless, Luo Yuwen stood at the door with a half-smile on his face, and Zhu Zhi stood awkwardly between the two.

Luo Yuwen then spoke: "Miss Zhu, a big star, what on earth is going on here in our store? What is it that requires you to hide for so many days?"

Zhu Zhi did not answer him, but his eyes moved between him and Jiang Shuiying, then he turned and asked Jiang Shuiying.

"Sister, you're not really with him, are you?"

Jiang Shuiying nodded, "Really, he knows about our affairs, he is one of us."

Zhu Zhi had a strange expression on his face. He rolled his eyes, turned around, and spoke to Luo Yuwen arrogantly:

"So what's wrong? I'm here to see my sister. What's the problem?!"

Luo Yuwen raised his eyebrows when he saw this. "Does she need to hide for so many days? Do you know how long we have been looking for you? You don't know that I..."

Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhi's voice was no less loud: "Brother, I need to hide from the paparazzi. I don't want my sister's store to be discovered by the paparazzi!"

After saying that, Zhu Zhi turned around and buried himself in Jiang Shuiying's arms, his tone becoming aggrieved.

"Sister, my brother-in-law scolded me! You don't care about him!"

"When did I..."

Luo Yuwen felt his temples throbbing, and he looked at Jiang Shuiying with gritted teeth.

Jiang Shuiying didn't know whether she should laugh at this moment. She patted Zhu Zhi lightly and asked Luo Yuwen to go out first.

Luo Yuwen stood at the door with his hands on his hips, took a deep breath and calmed down a little.

Zhu Zhi stood up from Jiang Shuiying's arms and was lightly tapped on the forehead by her.

"Just come in directly next time. You're hiding so much that even I was startled."

Zhu Zhi rubbed his forehead and pouted, "Oh... I see."

Jiang Shuiying pulled Zhu Zhi to sit on the sofa. Zhu Zhi told her that this visit was purely accidental. She happened to be running a promotion in City A and came to take a look.

In fact, Jiang Shuiying also knew that only Zhu Zhi could find a chance to see her, and no one else could even have any overt contact with her.

Although Yan Ming is dead and the truth has been revealed, Jiang Shuiying still doesn't want their relationship to be discovered.

Jiang Shuiying rubbed Zhu Zhi's hair, and the two chatted on the sofa for a long time until Zhu Zhi hurriedly left after being urged by her agent.

"I'm leaving, sister. I'll see you next time!"

Jiang Shuiying smiled and waved at Zhu Zhi, watching her disappear into the corner. She turned around and found Luo Yuwen still in the same position.

Jiang Shuiying couldn't hold back her laughter and went up to coax him.

"Detective Luo, are you still angry?"

Jiang Shuiying pried open Luo Yuwen's arms, put her arms around his waist, leaned in his arms, and rested her chin on his chest.

"She's always been blunt in her speech since she was young. Detective Luo, don't you take minor offenses seriously?"

Luo Yuwen didn't say anything, just hugged her back, resting his chin on the top of her head. It was a long time before he spoke.

"Yingying, between me and Zhu Zhi, who have you known longer?"

"That must be Zhu Zhi. We grew up together. She's like my sister."

"But didn't you see me ten years ago, the day I resigned?"

Luo Yuwen held her face in his hands and pressed his forehead against hers. "What do you call this? Destiny?"

"No matter what happened in the past or in the future, I will always be by your side."

Jiang Shuiying put her arms around his neck and said, "Okay, then it's a deal. You have to stay with me forever."

On this cold night, outside the shop with warm yellow lights, Jiang Shuiying and Luo Yuwen's lips touched again.

"I love you, Luo Yuwen."

"I love you too, Jiang Shuiying."

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