Lu Qingyan lowered her head as she listened, and a gentle breeze blew, causing the blush on her face to fade. She took a deep breath and said to the rows of graves behind the tombstones, "Father, Mother, your daughter has come back to see you. This time, your daughter has also brought your son-in-law. Liu Chen is a very good person, and your daughter believes that he will treat her well for the rest of his life."
After speaking of Xiao Liuchen, Lu Qingyan began to recount her life traveling around the country over the years. She would kneel for a while, then stand up and squat for a while… As darkness fell, Lu Qingyan pressed her forehead against the tombstone, her eyes gentle: “Mother, I have called Aunt Liuyu ‘Mother’ for so many years, and I will continue to do so. She has been incredibly kind to me and to our He family, and I will definitely take good care of her. Next time I come, I will bring her with me. You haven’t seen each other for so many years, and I’m sure you have a lot to say.”
Xiao Liuchen looked at Lu Qingyan and advised, "Yiyi, let's go back. It's already dark, don't let your mother and the others worry." Although he enjoyed their time alone together, he didn't want her to suffer any injustice.
"Let's go." Lu Qingyan nodded.
Back home, Liu Yu and Tian Shenhua were already anxiously waiting. Tian Shenhua was alright; as a grown man, he figured Lu Qingyan had gone with Xiao Liuchen, and since they had known each other for so long, Xiao Liuchen seemed like a decent person, so he assumed they were just delayed and would be back later. Liu Yu, however, was extremely worried. In her eyes, her daughter was as beautiful as a fairy, inevitably attracting unwanted attention. Why was she still not back so late? Had something happened? That young master Xiao Liuchen, since arriving in the capital, still had the same features, but he had become even more stunning than a woman. Although they had known each other for some time, who knew what kind of person he truly was? Had he harbored ill intentions towards her daughter? That—
Thinking this, Liu Yu became increasingly restless. She turned around to look at her husband, who was sitting steadily, and complained, "It's all your fault. In my opinion, we shouldn't have let our daughter go with that young master Xiao. Who knows where he's taken our daughter now?"
Tian Shenhua tapped the table: "Stop turning around. This courtyard belongs to Young Master Xiao. What do we have that would make him want to scheme against us? That child isn't a bad person."
“I think he did it on purpose. He probably has his eye on our daughter.” Liu Yu said, wiping away her tears. “You heartless bastard, you sold our daughter just for a courtyard.”
"Mother!" As soon as Lu Qingyan returned, she heard Liu Yu's voice. She glanced awkwardly at Xiao Liuchen beside her. Xiao Liuchen didn't react at all and greeted them as usual.
Caught red-handed, Liu Yu coughed and said, "Go to sleep," before slipping away along the wall. Tian Shenhua followed her after her.
Only the two of them remained in the courtyard. Xiao Liuchen knew it was time for him to leave. But he was extremely reluctant to part with her. Taking advantage of Lu Qingyan's unpreparedness, he quickly lowered his head and gently kissed her forehead, said goodnight, and disappeared from Lu Qingyan's sight.
Lu Qingyan touched her forehead, as if the warmth of someone's lips still lingered. She smiled and softly replied, "Goodnight to you too."
Perhaps because the original owner's wish had been fulfilled and her resentment had dissipated somewhat, Lu Qingyan slept exceptionally well that night. When she woke up in the morning and saw Xiao Liuchen, she was startled. She quickly pulled the blanket over herself and wrapped herself up tightly: "Xiao Liuchen, I am still your master, how can you just barge in like this?"
Xiao Liuchen said with a grin, "You're my wife now, why can't I come in?"
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