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Shen Chuwei looked at Xiao Jinyan, whose demeanor had changed abruptly. Just a second ago, he detested her and told her to leave, and now he was imperiously forbidding her to go?

"I won’t go, I’m just getting up, lying on top of you will be uncomfortable."

Lin Xian stubbornly said, "It’s not uncomfortable."

"...But our position," Shen Chuwei glanced down at their posture. Although she had often done this in the past, it seemed somewhat inappropriate now...

Mainly because her physical strength was not up to it. Lying on top of him was still manageable, but supporting herself with her arms, she wouldn’t last long before feeling weak.

"Can I get up first, please?"

"No," Lin Xian pulled her back into his embrace, and Shen Chuwei was forced to plunge into his arms, inadvertently touching the wound on his chest, causing him to groan in pain.

Shen Chuwei quickly propped herself up again and reached out to open his clothes to check the wound. As the clothes parted, she faintly saw a hint of bright red seeping through the white gauze—no need to look to know that it was bleeding due to her just now touching the wound.

The awkward position lasted for quite a while, and Shen Chuwei truly couldn’t bear it any longer, her arms aching. However, Xiao Jinyan was still holding onto her hand and wouldn’t let go. Every time she moved, he would pull her back in.

Xiao Jinyan’s grip wasn’t that strong. Shen Chuwei could actually break free, but she allowed him to hold on to her because she didn’t want to touch his wound.

At this moment, Lin Xian’s limbs were somewhat weak, as if he might faint at any second. Yet, he was fighting to stay conscious, fearing that if he fainted, the person in front of him would disappear.

Shen Chuwei noticed that something was off with Xiao Jinyan. During their amicable times before, he never said anything about not letting her leave, let alone holding onto her hand so tightly.

Suddenly, her eyes widened, "Have you remembered who I am?"

Lin Xian looked at the person in front of him, as tiny and delicate as a porcelain doll, and those expressive starry eyes, which he couldn’t forget.

"You are Xiaojiu," his tone was extremely certain.

Upon hearing this, Shen Chuwei laughed with joy and hugged his neck tightly. "You finally remembered. I thought I would have to wait a long time."

Lin Xian also laughed, "I said I wouldn’t make you wait too long."

On hearing this, Shen Chuwei felt something was amiss. Had Xiao Jinyan ever said this to her?

She racked her brains, thinking back to every word Xiao Jinyan had said to her before he left.

He had promised to return safely.

He also said he couldn’t bear to leave her and the babies.

He had even said, I really want to take you with me.

But he had never said what he just did.

Maybe she was asleep when Xiao Jinyan said it and missed it?

Shen Chuwei didn’t dwell on it. As long as he remembered her, that was enough. She was so happy that she kissed his cheek, "This is the end of my suffering, isn’t it?"

Being kissed on the cheek, Lin Xian’s ears suddenly reddened, and he let out a low murmur of affirmation.

Lost in her happiness, Shen Chuwei’s slender fingers caressed his handsome face. She had been neglected numerous times before and even told to leave, and now that he remembered her, to her, wasn’t this a sweet reward after bitterness?

"Jinyan, I missed you so much."

Shen Chuwei didn’t think of herself as clingy, but with Xiao Jinyan leading troops for months, she really missed him. If it weren’t for the babies keeping her company, she probably would have been unable to resist going to the front line to find him.

Learning that Xiao Jinyan had encountered danger and his whereabouts were unknown after falling off a cliff, she felt an unprecedented fear and panic.

It was then that she discovered she liked Xiao Jinyan more than she had imagined.

She, who usually prioritized eating, drinking, and sleeping above all else, realized Xiao Jinyan had long occupied a big place in her heart.

***

Later, one day when the two were being affectionate together, Xiao Jinyan happened to hear Shen Chuwei’s inner thoughts.

Xiao Jinyan was now the Emperor, and would surely hold a grand selection for consorts, with beauties as numerous as clouds.

If Xiao Jinyan dares to take a concubine, I’ll dare to divorce and find a pretty boy~

Xiao Jinyan was shocked to hear this. Dare to divorce and find a pretty boy?

He couldn’t help but ask, "How much do you like me?"

Shen Chuwei laid it all out, openly expressing her fondness for him, especially the part about leaving to find him.

Moved by what he heard, Xiao Jinyan was also happy to forget that she had the idea of divorcing to find a pretty boy.

It just so happened to be lunchtime, with Chun Xi bringing in a plate of roast baby pigeon.

Xiao Jinyan glanced at the roast baby pigeon and asked, "Between two roast baby pigeons and me, which would you choose?"

Without any hesitation, Shen Chuwei replied, "Of course, the roast baby pigeon. I haven’t had it for so long, one isn’t enough, but two are just enough to satisfy my craving."

Previously with two crystal pork knuckles and now with two roast baby pigeons, he had never been the resolute choice~

Xiao Jinyan: "..." This was the clear-cut affection of a wife~

***

Lin Xian couldn’t tell if it was his delusion, but he felt as if Xiaojiu was crying, and his heart ached instantly.

"I made you wait too long."

When they were separated, she had only been nine years old, and now she was so grown. Fortunately, her features hadn’t changed much; otherwise, he almost wouldn’t have recognized her.

"Not long at all. It’s good enough that you remember me." Shen Chuwei lifted her head to look at Xiao Jinyan, her eyes curving into a smile.

Lin Xian, seeing the familiar smile, felt his tense nerves gradually relax as well.

Shen Chuwei held the man’s handsome face, her gaze falling on his lips, "Jinyan."

He remembered that Xiaojiu used to call him Brother Jinyan, and now she directly called him by his name. Could it be that she felt embarrassed to say it because she had grown up?

"Yep, I’m here."

With a sweetly tinged smile, Shen Chuwei leaned down and kissed his lips. Unlike the previous light pecks, this time it was a real kiss.

Taken aback by the soft touch on his lips, Lin Xian’s eyes widened. He hadn’t expected Xiaojiu, whom he hadn’t seen in so long, to be so bold as to kiss him.

When she was young, she had kissed his cheek, but never his lips.

She said kissing on the mouth was something you do with a boyfriend or girlfriend.

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ps:

Fearing some readers may not understand, let me explain a bit, Xiao Jinyan’s current memories are those from Nanzhao Country.

Why memories from his past suddenly surfaced will be explained later.