Yan Xiao ignored what Lou Guyu thought and walked towards the door on her own after finishing speaking. As soon as she turned around after leaving the room, she saw someone walking briskly towards her, covered in dust.
When she saw that person, a different kind of light appeared in her eyes, and she moved her feet slightly to go to meet him.
The newcomer naturally saw her as well. His previously serious expression immediately thawed, his eyes filled with undisguised tenderness, and the corners of his lips unconsciously curved into a slight smile.
"Yan'er, I'm back."
Yan Xiao: ? ? ? ? ? ?
Upon hearing this address, Yan Xiao froze on the spot, her raised foot instantly coming to a halt, and the smile that had just appeared on her lips froze on her face.
She looked around and confirmed that the person was indeed calling her, but what the hell was that?
"What's wrong? Aren't you happy that I'm back, Yan'er?"
Shen Muzhi had already arrived in front of Yan Xiao. As he spoke, he firmly grasped Yan Xiao's hand in his large palm, his dark eyes fixed on the person in front of him, as if afraid that she would run away.
Yan Xiao sensed the sourness in Shen Muzhi's words and felt a pang of jealousy, but absence makes the heart grow fonder, and she missed him too, so she went along with it and said:
"I've been waiting for you for so long, how could I not be happy? Isn't this such a wonderful surprise? Was your journey safe?"
When Shen Muzhi heard Yan Xiao say that he had been waiting for him for so long, his aura changed, and anyone with eyes could see that he was very excited at this moment.
"It went quite smoothly. In fact, I owe a lot to Yan'er's intelligence and wisdom this time. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to defeat the Barbarian King so easily."
As Shen Muzhi replied, he glanced at Yan Xiao, a hint of heartache and apology appearing in his eyes.
"Yan'er looks much thinner. It's because I'm incompetent that you've suffered. Now that I'm back, I'll definitely take good care of you and make you plump and healthy."
Yan Xiao had grown accustomed to him calling her "Yan'er" repeatedly, and was about to reply when a dry cough was heard, followed by Lou Guyu's voice:
"Um, Sister Yan, Brother-in-law, I understand that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but could you please come inside to talk?"
Hearing his voice, Yan Xiao remembered that there was such a person.
After hearing his words, she belatedly felt a little embarrassed. She quickly pulled her hand away from Shen Muzhi's tight grip and said to him:
"You must not have rested much on the way here, right? Come inside, I'll have someone get some food, and we can talk about it later."
"OK."
Shen Muzhi naturally had no objection. He nodded slightly and followed closely behind Yan Xiao, giving Lou Guyu a secret look as they passed by.
Lou Guyu immediately understood after receiving Shen Muzhi's glance.
While inwardly grumbling, he smiled broadly and tactfully said:
"Sister Yan, then I won't disturb your reunion."
Without waiting for Yanxiao's reply, he strode away.
The place reeks of romance; he's starting to feel nauseous and thinks it's best to stay away.
To be honest, that little girl Shen Qiyue probably doesn't know that her brother has returned yet. Since he's free anyway, he might as well take pity on her and let her know, so she won't worry and lose sleep.
Oh right, Sister Yan just said she wanted to get some food for her husband. Judging from his appearance, he probably hasn't been eating well these days, so I'll run an errand for her.
Wow! I'm getting more and more considerate these days.
Shen Muzhi had no idea what Lou Guyu was thinking. Seeing that he was so sensible, he naturally wouldn't keep him. After Lou Guyu left, he pulled Yan Xiao into the room.
As he turned to close the door, he leaned down slightly and trapped Yan Xiao in his arms. Yan Xiao instinctively looked up and saw Shen Muzhi's handsome face rapidly enlarging before her eyes. Then, his waist tightened and her lips were sealed.
Yan Xiao was not used to getting too close to people, but when faced with Shen Muzhi's closeness, she did not resist at all. Her body reacted before her brain, and she directly reached out and hugged the waist of the person in front of her, responding to him.
Upon hearing Yan Xiao's response, Shen Muzhi felt overjoyed, and the fatigue from the long journey was instantly swept away.
Just as he was overwhelmed with desire for more, the voice of a servant came from outside the door.
"General, Madam, Young Master Lou instructed me to bring over some food. May I come in?"
Yan Xiao was somewhat lost in thought when she heard these words and was suddenly jolted back to reality. She quickly nudged Chen Muzhi.
Shen Muzhi's back stiffened slightly. Although he was reluctant to let go, he dared not disobey Yan Xiao's wishes and obediently took a step back.
However, his expression was clearly off; he practically had the words "unsatisfied" written all over his face. In his heart, he was cursing Lou Guyu from head to toe. If Lou Guyu wasn't his brother-in-law, he would have made him suffer.
Yan Xiao glanced at him and then looked away, suppressing her laughter with pursed lips. After straightening her clothes slightly, she let the person outside the door come in.
When the two maids brought in the food, they keenly sensed the oppressive atmosphere emanating from Shen Muzhi.
This made them afraid to even lift their heads, let alone linger. After putting down their food, they quickly retreated.
After the two maids left, Yan Xiao took the initiative to pull Shen Muzhi to sit down at the dining table, her tone unusually gentle:
"You must not have been eating properly these days. Eat something while it's hot."
Now, with Shen Muzhi, everything Yan Xiao says is right, especially when he's being so gentle and considerate in asking him to eat. He's already so happy he's practically lost his bearings, and his years-long facial paralysis has been cured.
"Okay, I'll do whatever Yan'er says."
He then quickly began to eat, and while eating, he didn't forget to put food on Yanxiao's plate.
Yan Xiao wasn't very hungry. After eating a couple of bites with him, she stopped, stared at him for a while, and then casually asked, pretending not to care:
"Didn't you always call me 'Madam'? Why did you suddenly change how you address me?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Muzhi visibly paused in his actions, then glanced at Yan Xiao almost imperceptibly before replying:
"I want to address you this way, and only I can address you this way. Does Yan'er not like it?"
He dared not say that this was the name he had called out countless times in his dreams when he missed Yanxiao so much that he couldn't control his emotions.
Yan Xiao didn't think much of it; it was just a form of address, and it did sound better than "Madam."
"I don't dislike it, it sounds nice, you can call me that if you like."
Yan Xiao thought for a moment, then asked:
"Then how about I call you Muzhi from now on, just like Brother Wei?"
Shen Muzhi had no objection to this, but he still had some other ulterior motives, so he probed:
"Compared to this, I actually prefer to hear you call me husband. After all, only you can call me that in this lifetime. Moreover, Yan'er's voice when she calls me husband is exceptionally beautiful."
Shen Muzhi's words were, in a way, a promise to Yanxiao that they would be together for life, but Yanxiao recalled the scene where she had called him "husband" last time.
She couldn't help but roll her eyes at Chen Muzhi: "Hurry up and eat, stop talking so much."
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