Chapter 174 Welcome Home

"Mijie, do you know what my brother-in-law needs?"

Su Mi sighed, "This is also what bothers me the most. I think he has everything he needs."

He has everything he needs in life, and even if he gives them away, they would seem too ordinary.

"Then you should give him something he definitely needs."

"What?"

"Of course it's something that can embody all the good wishes."

"What?"

Linda didn't keep it a secret any longer. "It's the kind that can turn bad luck into good luck, dispel evil spirits, and keep you safe."

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 this."

"So you 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 strange and bizarre, and many of them cannot be explained by science."

Su Mi actually took this to heart. Thinking back to the time when she had a system bound to her body, this was already very strange.

"Tell me the address and I'll go get one tomorrow."

"There is a place called Xushan near Jiangcheng. I heard that the incense there is very effective. Many nobles go there to burn incense and pray for amulets. Also, you can draw a fortune and have your fortune told."

Su Mi had no interest in drawing lots for the divination hexagram, but she did think the amulet was something she could consider.

"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 flight ticket for her first.

…

In the evening, she and Xiao Xuanjin video chatted as usual.

On the other end of the phone, he was wearing blue collared pajamas, sitting at his desk, turning a pen in his hand, his deep brows drooping, looking at her in the screen and asking, "When will you be back?"

Judging from his tone, he seemed to be getting a little anxious.

At this time, Su Mi was wearing a beige nightgown and a facial mask on his face. He 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 is it?"

He asked carefully, and Su Mi could only make up an answer, "It's about the company."

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 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 for a moment, and then said faintly, "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 be restrained. She was afraid that he would think too much, "No way, just prepare a big meal and wait for me at home."

"Feast?"

"Yeah, are you not going to welcome me and clean up the mess?"

Xiao Xuanjin then smiled, his eyes curled up slightly, and the corners of his lips curled up, "Wife, then...does it count as a feast?"

Seeing his seductive look, teasing eyes, and suggestive words on the screen, Su Mi coughed lightly and blushed. Fortunately, she had a mask to hide her embarrassment. "What are you talking about?"

"Don't you miss me? We have been separated for such a long time." When saying this, Xiao Xuanjin's eyes even had some resentment, as if he was accusing her of being cruel.

Su Mi calculated the time and it seemed that there were only five days.

This is just the beginning. However, she understood what Xiao Xuanjin meant. At least he was thinking about her. Her heart was filled with sweetness. "I will try to go back as soon as possible."

Xiao Xuanjin held his face with one hand and looked at her with a sharp gaze, "Wife, welcome home."

These words were too damaging, like a sugar-coated bullet hitting Su Mi's heart, creating countless waves and even making his brain a little dizzy.

Xiao Xuanjin saw her dazed look on the screen and chuckled softly.

This low and magnetic voice woke Su Mi up. She raised her hand to pat her face, which was rapidly heating up, but she patted the wet 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 had a good temper.

Su Mi almost fell in love with his smile again.

"Well...I'm going to wash my face."

"good."

Su Mi took off the facial mask and washed her face. When she came back, she saw that the screen of her mobile phone was still on.

She thought Xiao Xuanjin was dead, but unexpectedly he was still alive.

On the screen, he was no longer in the study, but had returned to the bedroom, leaning against the head of the bed, reading a book in his hands.

Su Mi took his cell phone, lay down in bed, and wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, leaving only his eyes exposed.

"I'm back."

Xiao Xuanjin looked back, put the book down, left 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, and his almond-shaped 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 light, "Wife."

"Hmm?" Su Mi felt that his voice was melodious and moving, and his ears were 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."

"Yes, 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 us about two hours to drive all the way to Xushan. When we got there, we found that there were quite a few people coming here.

It seems that just as Linda said, this place is very popular.

She was wearing sportswear today and had already prepared for climbing the mountain.

As the saying goes, sincerity is the key to success, so she did not choose to take the cable car.

Along the way 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 also hear occasional casual chats from people in front and behind you.

The environment here is pretty good. The temperature in Jiangcheng has always been relatively moderate. However, because the terrain here is higher, there is inevitably snow on the mountaintops.

The mountain is so steep that it reaches the clouds. Su Mi set out from home at seven in the morning and reached the foot of the mountain at nine. By the time he climbed to the top, it was already eleven in the afternoon.

Besides the soreness and fatigue in my legs, I was also a little hungry. I didn't have time to eat breakfast when I went out in the morning, so I really had no strength left.

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 uncorked the bottle cap and took a sip, she heard someone behind her calling her, "Qingqing."