Chapter 825: Chapter 617: The Bloody Case (Part 3)

"I think this is probably punishment, for having foolishly provoked someone I shouldn’t have... This is the punishment I deserve."

"Isn’t it enough, Eric Windsor?"

"..."

Eric only sought her out once, almost gathering all his courage to appear before her, but... he lacked the right words and reasons.

Her words, sincere from the heart, no longer held any admiration or nostalgia when she looked at him.

Whenever he tried to glimpse more into her life, her gaze was like a cold water splash, dousing his courage.

Qin Hui, affection... yet unwilling to return.

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Yin Shixiu held Su Xiaomeng for perhaps a little too long, and though his legs felt numb, he could sense it.

Xiao Meng knew his legs couldn’t bear too much weight, so upon sensing something off in his breath, she quickly raised her head and sat back on the chair.

The chair was very close to him.

Xiao Meng placed her hands on his shoulders, her forehead resting against his,

her big eyes clearly seeing his less-than-healthy complexion, all the fine lines on his forehead and at the corners of his eyes.

"I can finally see a hint of what a man in his thirties looks like on your face."

"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"

Yin Shixiu asked with a smile.

Su Xiaomeng affectionately rubbed her face against his, "It’s neither good nor bad; I just find it novel."

Cuddling cheek to cheek, Yin Shixiu sighed,

"Once I’m recovered, I should start maintaining my health again..."

"Haha, you want to start maintaining your health? You never mentioned it before."

"I don’t want to age too quickly."

"..."

"Meng Meng, I don’t want to age too quickly..."

Su Xiaomeng’s eyes felt warm, and she smiled, "Just a few fine lines; that’s hardly aging. You wouldn’t know about my hair..."

She spoke in a rush and almost let slip about her greying hair, almost making a joke of it.

Nowadays, Xiao Meng could joke about it, but she knew if she said it out loud, he wouldn’t take it as a joke.

He would feel heartbroken and guilty...

"Your hair?"

"Yeah, my hair, it’s been falling out a lot lately!"

Su Xiaomeng quickly changed her tune and ran her hand through her hair, which was unusually resilient today; she didn’t lose even a strand.

She spread her fingers in front of Yin Shixiu, showing nothing there...

Yin Shixiu looked up at her, and Su Xiaomeng quickly said,

"Uh... It really fell out a lot before! It’s no wonder, considering I’ve been toiling day and night, right? Hehe! But ever since seeing you, everything’s been fine!"

Su Xiaomeng wrapped her hands back around his neck, smiling sweetly.

Yin Shixiu hugged her slender waist and chuckled softly,

"You really amaze me."

Su Xiaomeng and his faces drew closer, their breaths mingling, warm air brushing each other’s faces.

Finally, it was Yin Shixiu who kissed Su Xiaomeng.

Like firewood meeting fire, a gentle kiss turned into an inseparable entanglement.

But... no matter how intense or passionate, it could only be a kiss.

For this, Yin Shixiu was almost driven mad with frustration.

The long kiss made the slightly chilly living room feel sultry.

As their lips parted, Yin Shixiu still gently bit her lower lip, unwilling to let go...

"Once you recover... you can do whatever you want..."

Su Xiaomeng murmured in his ear.

This little girl’s words sent a rush of warmth through Yin Shixiu’s entire body, truly tormenting him.

The desire blazing in his dark eyes was finally suppressed with extraordinary willpower.

"Next time, don’t make this difficult journey, twenty hours back and forth—it’s unnecessary."

Su Xiaomeng looked at Yin Shixiu with a calm expression,

"Let me ask you, were you happy when you saw me coming?"

"..."

"Were you happy to see me?"

Yin Shixiu pressed his lips together, "Happy."

Su Xiaomeng’s face lit up with a smile, "As long as you’re happy, it’s all worth it. Even if it takes forty hours back and forth, I’ll come."

"..."

"Shixiu, don’t feel like I’ve sacrificed too much for you; think about what you’ve done for me too..."

"..."

In Su Xiaomeng’s tear-filled eyes was her sincerity,

"What you did for me in the past, I can do for you now. That’s what a couple does... that’s how I don’t betray the fact you married me, am I right?"

Yin Shixiu looked at her, and it was clear... she left him speechless.

"If so many things hadn’t happened, maybe I wouldn’t be this crazy."

Su Xiaomeng admitted her actions weren’t rational, and "crazy" wasn’t an exaggeration.

"But after all that’s happened, I truly feel... just a call or a video can’t express my feelings. Only being right by your side, holding you, touching you, kissing you makes me feel secure, makes my heart settle."

"..."

Yin Shixiu listened to Su Xiaomeng’s words spoken almost into his ear, touched by them.

Everything she said, he could feel it sincerely.

Because they almost lost each other, having a real, face-to-face, hand-held connection made everything feel solid. Everything else seemed so vague and unsettling.

"Even if you’re worried it’ll be too hard on me, even if you think it’s unnecessary... I want to do it."

"I want you to see me, I want you to be happy, and I want to feel secure, so I did it."

"I don’t want to overthink it, because if I think too much, I’m afraid I’ll lose it again..."

She murmured like an innocent child.

"Shixiu, do you remember... when I was giving birth to Shuangshuang and Huanghuang, the delivery date came early?"

"..."

"That night, didn’t you fly back immediately, leaving all your work behind? Actually, even if you didn’t return, I could’ve given birth to Shuangshuang and Huanghuang just the same..."

"But it felt different... You said you didn’t want me to look back later, remembering you weren’t by my side when I was suffering. For this thought, you returned..."

"So, there’s no such thing as unnecessary hardship; I just want to do things that make us happy."

"Alright... don’t say any more."

Yin Shixiu held her tightly in his arms,

"I’m really delighted. Seeing you, I feel these thirty-six years have been worth living."

Su Xiaomeng finally smiled playfully at him.

They talked for quite a while, and Eric hadn’t come back. Without him, Xiaomeng didn’t rush and continued chatting with her husband.

They chatted about the twins Shuang’er and Huang’er starting kindergarten in September...

Chatted about...

When Eric came back in, Xiao Meng had almost finished tidying the dining table,

"It’s getting late, so I’ll leave Shixiu to you and head to the airport."

"Mm, alright. Do you need me to arrange for someone to send you?"

"No need, I’ll just take a taxi. Sending a car would draw too much attention."

Su Xiaomeng came to London secretly, and she was returning secretly as well.

After hugging her husband, she left the estate.

Yin Shixiu sat in the living room as Eric looked at him with envy,

"How much fortune did you accumulate in your past life to have such a wife?"

"I don’t know."

Yin Shixiu smiled, his eyes filled with undisguisable satisfaction.

While Su Xiaomeng shared a tender moment with Yin Shixiu in London, no one yet knew a tragedy was unfolding at Yin Shiqing’s residence in Beijing.