Chapter 862: Chapter 858

"But." Lu Jinxuan kissed her, "Being chubbier makes you more comfortable to hold, keep it up, keep getting chubby."

Breakfast was ready, and Lu Jinxuan looked at the dining table, twitching his mouth.

Now he knew why Taotao had gained weight.

"Tsk!" Lu Jinxuan pointed at the bowl in front of Yu Sangwan, "What is this?"

"My rice bowl." Yu Sangwan grinned, "My appetite has grown, can’t help it... Your little sweetheart eats a lot!"

"Hehe." Lu Jinxuan couldn’t help laughing, "So modest, ’rice bowl’? This looks more like a rice bucket! Eat it all and you’ll become a rice barrel!"

"Ha?" Yu Sangwan was stunned, then laughed uncontrollably, jumped up to pinch his neck, "How dare you call me a rice barrel! Do you not want to live anymore!"

Lu Jinxuan took the opportunity to move closer and kissed her, "I like rice barrels too, a big rice barrel, carrying my little rice barrel... so cute."

"..." Yu Sangwan laughed, "Your mouth is coated with honey!"

And so it was, they stayed cozy in the house all day.

At night, it got dark.

Yu Sangwan held onto Lu Jinxuan’s arm, "Jinxuan, let’s go for a walk! It’s dark now, it should be less dangerous, right?"

The danger level was always present, but to satisfy his wife, Lu Jinxuan nodded, "Alright, let’s go for a walk."

They walked out of the yard, along the path.

By the seaside, there was a lively night market.

Yu Sangwan wore flat shoes, a loose dress, protected in Lu Jinxuan’s arms. Lowering his head to look at her, she still seemed like the youthful, radiant twenty-year-old.

Lu Jinxuan’s heart warmed, clasping her hand.

They passed by a small stall, and the owner enthusiastically greeted them, "Fancy making one?"

Chapter 553 Family Portrait

Lu Jinxuan and Yu Sangwan looked over together, it was a clay figure stall.

Though a small stall, the owner’s craftsmanship was really impressive.

Various small animals and characters were vividly sculpted.

"Wow." Yu Sangwan bent down, pointing at a chubby little baby, "So cute!"

"Ma’am, want to make one?" the stall owner smiled and said.

Yu Sangwan looked up at Lu Jinxuan, who had one hand in his trouser pocket, eyes filled with affection, "Make one!"

"Hehe." Yu Sangwan laughed, "Boss, I want to make a family portrait..."

She pointed to herself and Lu Jinxuan, "We are a couple."

"Ha ha!" The stall owner laughed heartily, "I can tell! A loving couple."

"And also." Yu Sangwan took out her wallet from her pocket, showing a photo of a small bun to the boss, "This is our son, he didn’t come with us today... Could you also add him? Would that be alright?"

"Sure." The stall owner nodded, looked at Yu Sangwan’s belly, "Ma’am, so young and you already have two kids, how lucky!"

"Hehe, thank you."

"Ahem." Lu Jinxuan cleared his throat, "Well... boss."

"Hmm?" The stall owner looked up at Lu Jinxuan, "Sir, do you have any requests?"

Lu Jinxuan smiled, "Can you add a small rice barrel?"

The stall owner was taken aback, uncertainly asking, "A rice barrel? As in something that holds rice?"

"Yes." Lu Jinxuan held back his laughter.

Yu Sangwan pursed her lips, looking up at him, this guy... really annoying!

"Oh, alright." The stall owner nodded, though utterly confused.

Lu Jinxuan added, "Let my son hold it! And I’ll hold my wife."

A small rice barrel... that would be their daughter, the sister would be held by the brother! As for him, being the president of the empire, naturally, he would hold his wife.

"Sure, alright."

The stall owner’s technique was very skilled, quickly completing it; it was truly lifelike, remarkably vivid, the small bun’s little figure was exactly alike. Yu Sangwan looked at it, tears welling up in her eyes, "It looks so much alike, truly just like him!"

Lu Jinxuan stroked her head, as long as she was happy.

Yu Sangwan held the clay figure, "How long can this last?"

"This..." The stall owner guessed her thoughts, "Ma’am, if you want it to be preserved for a long time, I can help you make a fired version... but it will take longer."

"No problem, I can wait." Yu Sangwan nodded.

The stall owner smiled, "Alright then, come pick it up in a few days... I’ll leave you a number, call me before you come."

"Okay, thank you."

After saying goodbye to the stall owner, Yu Sangwan carefully held the family portrait clay figure in her arms.

Lu Jinxuan protected her, "So happy?"

"Yes." Yu Sangwan nodded, "This, I’m giving it to you to take with you... When you go to such a dangerous place, when you have the time, take it out and look at it. Think of me, think of the little bun, and the rice barrel... remember, you absolutely cannot have any accidents! I can’t be without a husband, and the little bun and rice barrel can’t be without a father!"

Upon saying this, the sorrow of farewell filled the air.

It’s not that she wasn’t sad, she just pretended to be strong.

"Taotao." Lu Jinxuan felt sorrowful, and his heart ached.

"I don’t want you to go." Yu Sangwan cried, "I’m sorry, just for a moment, let me be selfish for a moment... Jinxuan, I’m not that strong, I really want to selfishly cling to you! What I want is just to be with my husband and child, a family together."

Lu Jinxuan choked up, his heart was torn.

"Taotao..."

He felt ashamed, ashamed towards his wife and children.

"Jinxuan!" Yu Sangwan hugged him, "You have to know, how much I love you! I love you, so I’m willing to wait, no matter how long it takes, but... you have to be safe and sound."

"...Alright." Lu Jinxuan choked up, "I promise."

Lu Jinxuan held onto the little box holding their family portrait, "I’ll keep it safe, carry it with me, like you and the children are by my side."

"Yes!" Yu Sangwan nodded firmly, "You have to be safe."

She only had this one wish.

"I promise!"

Late into the night, Lu Jinxuan watched Yu Sangwan lie down.

He went downstairs, Gong Xueyan was waiting for him.

"Mr. President, you wanted to see me?" Gong Xueyan bowed and lowered her head.

"Yes." Lu Jinxuan glanced at her, "I know, the relationship between you and Taotao now is like sisters, she trusts you and relies on you heavily."

Hearing this, Gong Xueyan’s heart skipped a beat, "Mr. President, don’t you trust me?"

"Doesn’t matter." Lu Jinxuan shook his head, "Whether I trust you or not is irrelevant, I called you to tell you... your daughter Susu can be saved."

"Ah!" Gong Xueyan was stunned, overjoyed, "Really? Thank you, Mr. President!"

"Hold on!" Lu Jinxuan raised his hand, "Don’t thank me yet, I’m not done talking..."

"..." Gong Xueyan hesitated a bit, "Please, go on."

Lu Jinxuan nodded slightly, "Listen, I will save your daughter... but the premise is, before I bring Taotao back, you must protect her with your life! Simply put, if she’s in mortal danger, you must die in her place!"

This was not just alarmist talk, Gong Xueyan understood, such a possibility truly existed.

Gong Xueyan’s heart skipped a beat, Lu Jinxuan truly loved Yu Sangwan!

"What?" Lu Jinxuan raised an eyebrow, "Unwilling? Not even for your daughter’s life in exchange?"

"No." Gong Xueyan shook her head, "I’m willing!"

Actually, she wanted to say, even if he hadn’t said so, she would have done it anyway...

But she didn’t say it.

Just as Lu Jinxuan said, whether he trusted her or not was irrelevant. In his eyes, he only saw Yu Sangwan.

Lu Jinxuan nodded approvingly, "Good, what I promised you will be fulfilled... Remember, I just want Taotao to be safe and sound, that’s the only result I care about!"

"Yes." Gong Xueyan nodded in agreement.

The departure was impending, farewell unavoidable.

Lu Jinxuan came at night and left at night.

The next deep night, Lu Jinxuan left from the dock. He chose this winding route to avoid drawing attention.

Lu Jinxuan held Yu Sangwan’s face, giving her a deep kiss, "I’m leaving! Take care of yourself and the rice barrel."

"...Uh-huh." Yu Sangwan’s eyes reddened.

Lu Jinxuan turned and boarded the yacht.

Yu Sangwan covered her mouth, afraid that the word ’Jinxuan’ would slip out.

The yacht finally set off... slowly sailed away...

Yu Sangwan panicked, started running towards the yacht.

"Taotao!" Lu Jinxuan’s eyes widened with anxiety, "Don’t run!"

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