Shen Nian’s heart skipped a beat when she heard that familiar voice. As she turned, she could practically hear it pounding in her chest.

It wasn’t until she finally saw the man she’d been longing for that her heart finally calmed.

"You... you’re back!"

Shen Nian looked at Lu Cheng, her eyes brimming with surprise and her face lit up with a joyous, excited smile.

If they weren’t outside, if there weren’t so many people around, Shen Nian would have thrown herself into his arms in an instant.

"Yes, I’m back."

As soon as his mission ended, Lu Cheng had rushed back without stopping.

When he learned Shen Nian had already arrived, he rushed straight to the family quarters, travel-worn and without even taking the time to debrief.

But when he got there, he was met with the sight of the woman he’d been longing for, surrounded by a crowd.

Fearing Shen Nian was being bullied, Lu Cheng recklessly charged over, even tossing his luggage to the person behind him without a second thought.

Shen Nian was ecstatic. She couldn’t believe it. She had just heard from Lin Jingyun that Lu Cheng’s mission was over, and now, only a short while later, he was standing right in front of her!

’Compared to the joy of being reunited with Lu Cheng, these people in front of her were nothing! Absolutely nothing!’

Shen Nian paid no mind to her feud with Liu Fanglan, nor did she care about putting her in her place. She didn’t even spare a word for Lin Jingyun. She simply grabbed Lu Cheng, steered him around the crowd, and led him into the building, up the stairs, and back to their home.

The crowd just watched as Shen Nian and Lu Cheng left, not a single one of them saying a word.

In the end, it was Lin Jingyun who came to her senses and quickly dispersed the onlookers.

With Shen Nian, the main person of interest, gone, there was no reason for them to keep crowding around.

Still, the day’s events, including Lu Cheng’s return, would surely become the neighborhood’s hot topic of gossip for some time to come.

After sending the onlookers on their way, Lin Jingyun smiled as she looked up toward the floor where Shen Nian and Lu Cheng lived.

She was also surprised by Lu Cheng’s sudden return. But she was even more surprised by Shen Nian’s reaction to it.

’Who would have thought? In front of Lu Cheng, Shen Nian is so eager!’

Mostly, though, she was just happy for Shen Nian. ’The two lovebirds are finally back together!’

’I’d better go home to my Yuanjun,’ she mused. Seeing Shen Nian and Lu Cheng’s interaction made her suddenly want to be just a little bit nicer to her own husband.

*

It wasn’t until she had pulled Lu Cheng upstairs and through their front door that Shen Nian finally came back to her senses.

And as she came to, Shen Nian realized what she had just done in front of all those people.

’How could I have been so eager! Oh god, everyone’s going to make fun of me for sure!’

But looking at Lu Cheng, Shen Nian had another thought. ’Let them laugh! Being with Lu Cheng is far more important than what they think.’

Lu Cheng hadn’t taken his eyes off Shen Nian since the moment he saw her.

It was as if he was trying to make up for all the lost time, to drink his fill of her in a single moment.

Soon, however, Lu Cheng realized that just looking wasn’t enough. It was nowhere near enough.

He reached out, took her hand, and with a single pull, brought her into his arms, holding her tight.

"Xiao Nian, I’m finally back!"

’I’m finally back by your side! I can finally see you, finally hold you in my arms!’

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