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"Compared to work, I want to see you healthy more.

Xiao Xi... Mi Xi said you used some special power, excessively draining your physical strength.

Next time you must not be so reckless, and you must contact me if something comes up," Quan Shaoqing looked down, his hands grasping her shoulders, his gaze firmly locked with hers.

He couldn’t bear to blame her for not contacting him when she was in danger.

But he had to warn her again.

Not to shoulder everything alone when something happened.

On hearing his words, Gu Xiaoxi smiled a smile that welcomed the sunlight, and her face became even more beautiful, especially her skin, which had reached a rarely seen tender and fair state.

"Shaoqing, I’m a bit tired. I want to sit here and rest for a while."

Quan Shaoqing found a clean rock to sit on and then pulled Gu Xiaoxi into his embrace.

She hadn’t expected him to do this, so she happily leaned onto his shoulder, closed her eyes, and enjoyed their moment together.

Gu Xiaoxi thought that if he hadn’t forced her to join the army back then, she wouldn’t have practiced the Cultivation Method.

Without practicing the Cultivation Method, she would just be an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life.

She would not have come into contact with anything to do with Lan Xi and Mi Xi...

And there would not have been so many suspicions and insecurities.

"If I hadn’t joined the army back then, would we still have ended up together?" Gu Xiaoxi asked.

If that was really the case, even she did not know how fate would arrange things for them.

Quan Shaoqing felt the sentimentality in her tone and then, patting her back and whispering into her ear, seduced her with his words, "If we are destined to be together, even without joining the army, we would still meet."

At his words, Gu Xiaoxi’s back involuntarily stiffened a bit.

She stretched out her hand, wrapping it around his neck, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath.

He was right, this was fate’s arrangement.

"I want to sleep here for a while, but you have to hold me," Gu Xiaoxi insisted on staying in his embrace. She had suddenly realized that she was a little unable to leave him.

Wanting to be held by him for a lifetime.

"Mhm! Sleep, then! The sun is just perfect right now!"

"Then you have to sing a song for me," Gu Xiaoxi slowly closed her eyes and made her request.

Quan Shaoqing paused for a good while before he hugged her tighter and, smiling, sang her a lullaby.

Gu Xiaoxi then slept, not for just a few hours, but all the way until the sun went down, without waking up again.

Quan Shaoqing looked at her fair cheeks, wondering how she managed to overexert herself to the point that her body became so frail.

So frail that walking a little made her sleep for most of the day.

In the evening, Lu Xi wanted to leave Gu Xiaoxi here to recuperate.

But Quan Shaoqing, not at ease, let Jing Haoran practice here and took Gu Xiaoxi back to their country ahead of time.

On the fifth morning, when Gu Xiaoxi woke up again, she found herself living in a strange place.

The layout of the room was unfamiliar. She got up, pushed open the balcony door, and curiously surveyed the scenery before her...

It was still a very bustling manor, but all the surrounding scenes were unfamiliar.

In front of the three villas, the garden was tiered, and the plants were trimmed neatly, infused with an artistic touch.

Small bridges over flowing water, goldfish frolicking joyfully in the pond, fountains and pavilions looked full of poetic imagery.

Where was this?

Gu Xiaoxi stood on the balcony of the villa, staring at the luxurious estate beneath her, stunned.

"You’re awake! Feeling better?" At that moment, Quan Shaoqing came in with a bowl of bird’s nest porridge, pushing the room door open.

Without turning around, Gu Xiaoxi asked perplexed, "Where is this?"

"My home!" Quan Shaoqing put the tray on the table and spoke indifferently.

Actually, this was their bridal home.

One might say, it was prepared for when they were about to get married.

Quan Gui bought an entire garden and carefully crafted it.

A bridal home for them.

Only, the turn of events had been too sudden.

The house had been decorated, but never lived in.

Now, as her health was not good, he had brought her here just for her to recuperate in peace.

"It’s beautiful!" Gu Xiaoxi stretched, closed her eyes, and took in a breath of fresh air. She felt a lot more energetic today than yesterday.

"As long as you like it! During this time, you just rest here quietly. Morning, noon, and night, I will come back to have meals with you." Quan Shaoqing stepped forward, guiding Gu Xiaoxi to the table. "Eat this bowl of porridge now, I have to leave soon."

Taking care of her these past few days, he had fallen behind on a lot of work. He couldn’t put it off any longer.

Gu Xiaoxi nodded with a smile and quickly ate the contents of the bowl.

She didn’t want to delay his work.

"Go ahead! I’ll be fine on my own," Gu Xiaoxi said with a smile.

"I’ve asked Uncle Zhou and Aunt Lin to come over.

They are downstairs. If you need anything, just call them.

Your body is still very weak; you can’t leave the room.

I’ve arranged for Ai Xiang to come over at noon to check on you, you should obediently stay at home.

" Saying this, Quan Shaoqing bent down and gently kissed her forehead.

Gu Xiaoxi obediently nodded, "Hurry up and go, I’ll wait for you to come back."

*

Gu Xiaoxi did not know whether this injury was a good or bad thing for her.

In any case, she lived the life of an idler.

Every day, she did nothing but eat and sleep, and most of the time she was in a dazed or semi-conscious state.

In her heart, she knew better than anyone that when Lan Xi appeared, her ability to leap so high into the skies and battle those powerful people must have invoked the strength of gods.

The body of a mortal like hers simply could not withstand such strain, which is why she exhausted herself so much. In the end, she couldn’t recover for half a month.

She didn’t know where Mi Xi had gone? Since that battle, she had not seen him again.

Her life had returned to tranquility.

Those things of myth were gradually drifting further and further away from her.