Chapter 174 Welcome Home
"Sister Mi, do you know what my brother-in-law is missing?"
Su Mi sighed, "This is also what bothers me the most. I feel that he lacks nothing."
He has everything he needs in life, and even if he gives them away, they will seem too ordinary.
"Then give him something he definitely needs."
"What?"
"Of course, it's something that embodies all the best wishes."
"What?"
Linda didn't keep it a secret any longer. "It's the kind that can turn misfortune into good fortune, dispel evil spirits, and ensure safety."
Su Mi thought that Linda often liked to do some metaphysical things, so it was not surprising that she could think of this.
"You mean the kind of thing you wear? But he doesn't seem to have anything like that."
"So just listen to me and go to the temple and ask for one for him to wear. That would be great."
"But... those spirits?"
"If you believe it, it exists; if you don't believe it, it doesn't exist. Things in this world are inherently strange, and many of them cannot be explained by science."
Su Mi actually took this to heart. Thinking back to the system that had bound her body to it before, this was already very strange.
"Tell me the address and I'll go get one tomorrow."
"There's a place called Xushan near Jiangcheng. I heard the incense there is very effective, and many nobles go there to burn incense and pray for amulets. Also, Sister Mi, you can draw a fortune stick and have your fortune told."
Su Mi had no interest in drawing lots and fortune-telling, but she did think the amulet was worth considering.
"Okay, I'll go tomorrow."
After getting the amulet tomorrow, she will return to Hwaseong the day after tomorrow.
The day after tomorrow is the 22nd, and Xiao Xuanjin’s birthday is the 24th, so there is still time for everything.
After making the decision, she asked Linda to book a plane ticket for her first.
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In the evening, she video-called Xiao Xuanjin as usual.
On the other end of the phone, he was wearing a blue shirt-collared pajamas, sitting at his desk, twirling a pen in his hand, his thick eyebrows drooping as he looked at her in the screen and asked, "When will you be back?"
Judging from his tone, he seemed to be waiting anxiously.
At this time, Su Mi was wearing a beige nightgown and a facial mask on her face. She spoke seriously, not daring to show any big expression, "The day after tomorrow."
Xiao Xuanjin raised his eyebrows and smiled playfully, "Why not tomorrow?"
"I have something to do tomorrow."
"What's up?"
He asked carefully, and Su Mi could only make up a story, "Company matters."
Xiao Xuanjin didn't ask any more questions, "Then I'll pick you up tomorrow."
Su Mi remembered that he had said before that he would come to pick her up when he returned.
"Forget it, you're quite busy too, I can go back by myself."
I know he is busy, so I don't want to trouble him too much.
Xiao Xuanjin paused, and a faint voice came, "Why, you don't need me anymore?"
Su Mi glanced at his stern features on the screen. The relaxed atmosphere just now had a tendency to restrain. She was afraid that he would think too much, "No way, just prepare a big meal at home and wait for me."
"Feast?"
"Yeah, are you not going to welcome me?"
Xiao Xuanjin finally smiled, his eyes curled slightly, and the corners of his lips raised, "Wife, then...does it count as a feast?"
Seeing his seductive look on the screen, teasing people's gaze, and meaningful words, Su Mi coughed lightly and her face turned red. Fortunately, the mask could cover her embarrassment, "What are you talking about."
"Don't you miss me? We've been apart for so long." When saying this, Xiao Xuanjin's eyes were even a little resentful, as if he was accusing her of being cruel.
Su Mi calculated the time and it seemed that there were only five days.
This was just the beginning. However, she understood the meaning behind Xiao Xuanjin's words. At least he was thinking about her. Her heart was filled with sweetness. "I'll try to go back as soon as possible."
Xiao Xuanjin supported his face with one hand and looked at her with a bright gaze, "Wife, welcome home."
These words were too destructive, like a sugar-coated bullet that hit Su Mi's heart, creating countless waves and even making his brain a little dizzy.
Xiao Xuanjin noticed her stunned look on the screen and chuckled softly.
The low and magnetic voice woke Su Mi up. She raised her hand to pat her rapidly heating face, but she patted the slippery mask instead. "It's all your fault!"
"Why do you blame me?"
"You're so smooth-talking."
"...Oh, it's my fault." Xiao Xuanjin smiled perversely and was very good-tempered.
Su Mi almost indulged in his smile again.
"Um...I'm going to wash my face."
"good."
Su Mi took off the mask and washed her face. When she came back, she saw that her phone screen was still on.
She thought Xiao Xuanjin was dead, but she didn't expect that he was still alive.
On the screen, he was no longer in the study. He had returned to the bedroom and was leaning against the headboard, reading a book in his hand.
Su Mi took his cell phone, lay down in bed, lifted up the quilt and wrapped himself tightly, leaving only his eyes exposed.
"I'm back."
Xiao Xuanjin looked back, put the book down, left only the bedside lamp on, and lay down. "I'm so tired of waiting."
"It hasn't been long." It was only a few minutes.
"Not long? Then why is my watch running so slowly?"
That's because he was anxious, so he felt time was going slowly.
Thinking of this, Su Mi smiled secretly, her almond eyes slightly curved, "It's my fault, I should have walked faster than the watch."
Xiao Xuanjin was lying on his side, his facial features not very clear due to the lighting. "Wife."
"Hmm?" Su Mi felt that his voice was melodious and moving, and her ears felt inexplicably itchy.
"You really don't need me to pick you up?"
"No, I can do it. Just wait for me at the airport."
Seeing her insistence, Xiao Xuanjin could only give up, "That's fine, remember to call me if you have anything."
"Okay, I will."
Later, no one hung up the phone and the screen remained on all night.
Su Mi didn't know when he fell asleep.
When I woke up, I saw that my phone had turned off automatically.
Thinking that she was going to Xushan today, she thought it would be better to set off early.
After getting up and packing, she grabbed a backpack, packed some necessities, and set off.
It took about two hours to drive all the way to Xushan. When we got there, we found that there were quite a few people here.
It seems that it is just as Linda said, this place is very popular.
She was wearing sportswear today and had already prepared for climbing the mountain.
It is said that sincerity is the key to success, so she did not choose to take the cable car.
She followed the crowd up the mountain.
The mountain road is actually difficult to walk on and is very narrow.
On the way, you can hear occasional chatting between people in front and behind.
The environment here is pretty good, and the temperature in Jiangcheng has always been relatively moderate. However, because the terrain here is higher, there is inevitably snow on the top of the mountains.
The mountain was steep and reached the clouds. Su Mi set out from home at seven in the morning and arrived at the foot of the mountain at nine. By the time he reached the top of the mountain, it was already eleven in the morning.
Besides feeling sore and weak in my legs, I was also a little hungry. I didn't have time to eat breakfast when I came out this morning, so I really had no energy now.
There were already many people burning incense on the top of the mountain. Su Mi looked around and went to a stall to buy a bottle of water.
Just as she unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip, she heard someone behind her calling her, "Qingqing."
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