Upon hearing that Lu Yanzheng had returned, Jiang Qinyu couldn't suppress the heat on her face and could only quickly find something to do to distract herself.
"Pan'er, you've suffered a lot these past few days. Why don't you have something to eat with your aunt?" Jiang Qinyu shoveled a small bowl of food in front of Pan'er.
Pan'er's face instantly scrunched up in a bitter expression. "But Auntie, Grandpa Chen just gave me a lot to eat too!"
She finally finished the food that Grandpa Chen had put on her plate, and her stomach was already full. Why was her aunt still making her eat?
Jiang Qinyu paused, her face slightly embarrassed, and asked dryly, "You really can't eat any more?"
"I don't want to eat a single bite!" Pan'er shook her head repeatedly.
She has a small appetite to begin with, and she only ate so much tonight because she didn't want to waste food. She really can't eat anymore.
"Haven't you eaten yet?" At this moment, Lu Yanzheng strode in, his gaze landing precisely on Jiang Qinyu's face, his voice unusually gentle.
Shufan and Pan'er called out in unison, "Uncle!"
"Good boy/girl." Lu Yanzheng glanced at the two children, then turned to look at Jiang Qinyu. "I've already eaten at the army camp. You should eat now."
Jiang Qinyu: "..."
Watching her eat, Jiang Qinyu couldn't eat much, no matter how hungry she was. She quickly ate a bowl of rice and a few bites of vegetables before putting down her chopsticks and saying, "I'm full."
"Are you full already?" Lu Yanzheng raised an eyebrow. "Eat some more, so you won't get hungry again tonight."
Upon hearing him say the word "night," Jiang Qinyu's ears immediately turned red. She quickly hugged Pan'er and said, "I'm not hungry anymore, Pan'er. Tell your aunt again how you and Lu Tianbao were arrested."
Lu Yanzheng couldn't help but chuckle when he saw that she clearly didn't dare to look at him, but now was definitely not the time to talk about their business.
Pan'er knew the importance of this matter, so after thinking for a moment, she began to recount the situation at that time.
That day, Shufan and Pan'er followed Old Man Lu to the land where Dingshui Village was being expanded. Most of the village's children were there, doing what they could.
Pan'er was small and weak, so she helped watch over the piled-up materials, while Shufan stayed by Old Man Lu's side, helping out whenever possible.
There shouldn't have been any problems with people coming and going at the construction site, but things went wrong when the villagers cut down a lot of wood from the mountain that day, and everyone ran to collect the wood.
Pan'er waited obediently in place, but when she looked up, she saw two burly men walking towards her.
She was timid and tried to hide when she saw these people, but the two men ran straight towards her and, before she could even scream, covered her mouth and lifted her up.
"And the last one?"
“It’s a boy. The employer said we have to take both of them back.”
"Alright, let's look again..."
Before the man could finish speaking, Lu Tianbao shouted from nearby, "Who are you? Put Pan'er down!"
"Huh? Is that the kid?"
"It doesn't look like it..."
"Release my sister! My family will be back soon..." Although Lu Tianbao was a troublemaker, he was still a child after all, and he was afraid in this situation, so he could only bluff.
When the two burly men heard him call out "Sister Pan'er," they immediately assumed he was Shu Fan and kidnapped Lu Tianbao without saying a word.
On the way, Lu Tianbao overheard that these people wanted to capture Shu Fan, but he didn't expose himself. Instead, he cooperated with Pan'er to prevent these people from turning back to look for Shu Fan.
"That's it?" Jiang Qinyu frowned, feeling that Lu Tianbao's change was a bit too sudden.
Pan'er nodded and said, "Auntie, Brother Tianbao said he's grown up and knows how to protect his younger siblings. He's been protecting me these past few days, and I think he's a good person."
The little girl's eyes were bright and clear, so pure that Jiang Qinyu didn't want to assume any ill will towards Lu Tianbao's changes.
“In any case, it was indeed he who protected Pan’er and Shu Fan, otherwise we wouldn’t have been able to find you so quickly,” Lu Yanzheng said.
If it weren't for Shufan and Pan'er's mutual understanding, he might still be searching for people like a headless fly. In this respect, he is grateful to Lu Tianbao.
Jiang Qinyu thought for a moment and said, "I will remember this. When I return to the village, I will give Lu Tianbao some compensation and thank him properly."
At least he didn't let Pan'er suffer any more, and for that alone, she should be grateful to Lu Tianbao.
"It's getting late, let the children go and rest." Lu Yanzheng patted Shu Fan's head and said to Jiang Qinyu.
Jiang Qinyu's nerves, which had just relaxed, suddenly tensed up again. She gave an awkward laugh, "Pan'er has been frightened these past few days, I think..."
“With Shufan here, she’s fine now,” Lu Yanzheng said, suppressing a laugh.
Pan'er also said, "I'll just sleep in the same room with my brother for the next few days, Auntie doesn't need to worry about me."
Jiang Qinyu felt like crying but had no tears, and watched helplessly as the two children went back into the house hand in hand.
As soon as the children disappeared from sight, Jiang Qinyu's hand was immediately grasped by Lu Yanzheng.
"Qinqin, shall we go back inside?" Lu Yanzheng's voice was tinged with laughter, and his eyes were also smiling.
Jiang Qinyu glanced at him hastily, tried to pull her hand away but failed, and had already given up.
Let's face it. It's not a big deal. It's just that a couple who were married in name only have become a couple in reality. What's the big deal? Who's afraid of who?
Lu Yanzheng led her back to the room. The moment the door closed, he turned around, pressed Jiang Qinyu against the door, and carefully protected her head with one hand. Then Jiang Qinyu was kissed.
"Mmm..." Jiang Qinyu was a little breathless from his kiss, pushing him away while pounding his chest.
Lu Yanzheng then released her, pressing his forehead against hers, and whispered in a hoarse voice, "Qinqin, I missed you so much..."
He started thinking about it as soon as he left home in the morning, and he thought about it constantly throughout the day, except when he was dealing with important matters.
Jiang Qinyu blushed deeply at his words, looked away, and muttered softly, "It's only been a day, what's there to miss?"
The words had barely left her lips when they were captured in his again…
After what seemed like an eternity, Lu Yanzheng finally released her and said softly, "Did you feel it?"
Jiang Qinyu: "..." How could she say she didn't feel anything?
Seeing her silence, Lu Yanzheng was not annoyed. With a slight smile, he pecked her lips again. "Only when you are in my arms can I feel at ease."
He had liked her before, but he was never this attached to her. But her disappearance this time really made him realize that there are too many unexpected things in life. Only by seizing the moment can we avoid regrets.
"Uh... Do you know why the Fifth Prince of Xiqiang kidnapped me and Pan'er?" Jiang Qinyu was still a novice when it came to relationships, and suddenly being at this stage, she really didn't know how to deal with it, so she could only awkwardly change the subject.
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