By the time Su Qinghe and the others returned to Shili Xiang, it was almost dinnertime.
The restaurant was still packed with diners, completely unaffected by what happened at noon today.
"Master Wife!"
Lin Xi had been standing anxiously at the gate, but when he saw Su Qinghe and the other two approaching, a look of relief immediately appeared on his face.
"My lady! Are you all alright?"
He rushed toward them in a hurry, almost falling down along the way.
Su Qinghe pulled the person who rushed over into her arms and kissed him on the forehead.
"Don't worry, we're perfectly fine. Thank you for your hard work today, Xiao Xi."
Lin Xi nestled in Su Qinghe's arms, her body still trembling slightly with excitement, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Waaah, I listened to my wife... I saw it was getting dark and you hadn't returned yet... so I immediately went to find Commandant Qin... Luckily she was at the manor today, otherwise..."
Lin Xi choked up, her words coming out in broken sentences.
"Alright, alright, we're all fine now. Xiaoxi did a great job. We were able to get back so early thanks to Xiaoxi."
Su Qinghe gently patted the back of the man in her arms, softly comforting him.
"Hmm...it was all well arranged by my wife!"
Lin Xi sniffed, her voice nasal.
"Alright, alright! Let's go inside quickly. If we keep hugging like this, outsiders will laugh at us!"
Su Qinghe chuckled and gently nudged the person in her arms. After he took a few steps back, she pulled him inside.
When Wang Lin saw that her employer had returned safely, she went up to him to say a few words of concern before Su Qinghe sent her back to work.
The four of them went straight upstairs, and the three men went into Su Qinghe's room.
Su Qinghe told Lin Xi what had happened that day, and then comforted her one by one.
Knowing that Lin Xi was very worried today, Ji Yuan and Ji Qingyu both suggested going back to their rooms to rest, giving Lin Xi and Su Qinghe some space to be alone.
"My lady, once the person is caught, will you need to go to the government office again?"
Lin Xi lay on her side in Su Qinghe's arms and spoke in a muffled voice.
"Yes, we need to settle this matter."
After Su Qinghe finished speaking, fearing that Lin Xi would worry, she added, "She came back very quickly that day, Xiao Xi, don't worry."
Lin Xi wrapped her arms around Su Qinghe's waist, pressed her face against her chest, and listened to her strong heartbeat, which made her feel much more at ease.
"How are Brother Yuan and the others?" He looked up at Su Qinghe.
"No one will bother them anymore, and I believe they will gradually forget about the past."
Looking at his eyes, which were red from crying and now wide open, Su Qinghe inexplicably thought of a cute, silly animal and couldn't help but reach out and pinch his nose.
"Hmm! Seven-boiled..."
Unable to breathe through her nose, Lin Xi opened her mouth and made a muffled shout.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Su Qinghe's hearty laughter echoed from inside the room.
She chatted with Lin Xi in the room until dinner.
At the dinner table, the atmosphere was as harmonious as ever, even more warm than before. Even Ji Qingyu, who was usually loud and boisterous, was a little quieter.
In the evening, Su Qinghe naturally went to keep Lin Xi company, who had been worried and scared all day.
Perhaps because he was frightened today, Lin Xi seemed unusually enthusiastic tonight, as if he wanted to melt his whole being into Su Qinghe's body.
But in the end, he collapsed from exhaustion and fell into a coma.
Su Qinghe was still holding the person, not yet satisfied. She was now very awake and was so stimulated that she couldn't fall asleep at all.
After trying to fall asleep with her eyes closed for a long time without success, Su Qinghe simply entered the space with her consciousness.
A month had passed since she last came in; the fertile fruit tree was still in its bud stage. During that time, she only put food in it twice, each time putting in a large amount.
Looking at it now, there are still some ingredients left around the fruit-bearing tree, but the tree itself has already borne fruit, and all of them are fully ripe.
Su Qinghe glanced at it but was somewhat disappointed. All she saw was a touch of gold, and the rest was a uniform pale yellow.
It seems there's only one superior pregnancy fruit this time. It's definitely unrealistic to expect to rely on this for retirement.
Su Qinghe sighed, but she wasn't too disappointed. After all, she already had her own business, and it was doing well. She was not worried about being a little more well-off.
Su Qinghe counted carefully and found that there were not only six, but a total of 13 fruits now, compared to the initial six buds.
It seems that some more fruit was formed later.
Su Qinghe withdrew her consciousness, closed her eyes, and silently recited the Heart-Cleansing Mantra.
...
After dinner, Su Qinghe went out and didn't return until very late.
She exchanged a few pleasantries with the men and then went straight back to her room.
At this moment, there were two plump fruits on the table in front of her.
"Both together? Or just one?"
Su Qinghe sat there talking to herself.
What if they're together?
"My lady, dinner is ready."
There was a knock at the door; it was Ji Yuan.
Su Qinghe shook her head, picked up the two fruits, and went straight to open the door.
"Let's go eat."
She had her hands behind her back, and Ji Yuan, carrying the dishes, walked ahead of her without noticing.
After everyone was seated, Su Qinghe cleared her throat and placed two fruits on the table.
"Ahem... well, I went to check on them today, and the fruits are all ripe. You can keep them yourselves!"
"Clang!"
The empty bowl that Lin Xi was carrying slid onto the table, and the whole bowl was placed upside down on it.
He hurriedly turned it over, his eyes fixed on the two pregnant fruits without blinking.
“My lady…” Ji Yuan was at a loss, nervously clutching the fabric on his legs.
Ji Qingyu was also taken aback. Although he knew it wasn't for him, he was thinking a little further ahead.
His hands clenched involuntarily, his head bowed, staring at the empty bowl in front of him.
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