Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 121 Accompany in the Rain
Pei Nai lamented that although Gu Jinheng is older now, he is often more timid than he was ten years ago.

As if she had never experienced anything in her life, the surface of her skin reacted to the slightest touch.

Pei Nai smiled and sat down on the chair.

Gu Jinheng glanced at the seat opposite him and felt that the distance was a bit far, so he sat directly next to Pei Nai on the wooden chair next to her.

Pei Nai picked up the spoon and tasted the porridge. Then he thought of something and asked tentatively: "Have you ever cooked for Madam Xuanwu?"

Gu Jinheng was looking at the food on the plate. He looked up when he heard this. He was a little panicked, afraid that Pei Nai would misunderstand him. "How could it be? Every time I see her, it's just because I miss you. I have never cooked for you before, and I always blame myself for it. How can I cook for others?"

Pei Nai had a naughty heart and didn't care much at first, but he still teased him, "An entire Mingyue Tower, how much does that cost? You've never given me such an expensive thing."

Gu Jinheng's eyes were filled with sadness. He tugged at her sleeve and said nothing for a long time.

Pei Nai felt that he had gone too far, "I was just kidding, eat your food."

Gu Jinheng did not move, his voice still a little low: "I heard from Ju Yan that you went to see Liu Nianxuan's performance at Mingyue Tower?"

"Well, I happened to pass by the Mingyue Tower's third anniversary performance. I heard that the wife of Lord Duan Ding would participate in the performance, so I took a look."

Pei Nai picked up a spoon and stirred the porridge in the bowl. He continued, "Her piano skills are OK, but the most important thing is her appearance. She is really charming."

Only then did Gu Jinheng smile, and his brows relaxed again.

"What are you laughing at?" Pei Nai asked.

Gu Jinheng picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of food for her. "I have never seen the word humility in you."

Pei Nai blinked, still having porridge in his mouth, and did not respond.

Gu Jinheng waited patiently for her to chew and swallow before he continued, "After you were resurrected, you didn't come back to find me. Was it because you didn't know the situation and misunderstood that I was not sincere, so you got angry with me?"

Pei Nai shook her head, remembering how she had gritted her teeth and recited the "Instructions for Women" when she first married him in order to compromise with him and please the former Lady Dinghou.

Now she could also say it as a joke: "How could that be? A husband has the right to remarry, but a wife has no right to remarry, so it is said that husband is determined by heaven. Do you remember it well?" After saying this, she blinked at him again.

Gu Jinheng's smile froze, and he asked softly, "Was it painful when you were reciting "The Instructions for Women"?"

"Because that book was so harmful to me." Pei Na couldn't bear to look back on the memory.

Gu Jinheng's eyes drooped again, "I'm sorry, I made you suffer a lot because of me, and I even asked you to apologize to her. After you left, I heard a lot of things from Butler Li, and I knew that the mistress often said a lot of bad things to you. She didn't protect you, but asked you to tolerate it."

As he recalled, his eyes turned red again.

Those were things that had happened before and he couldn't change them.
Seeing Gu Jinheng burying himself in regret and guilt again, Pei Nai hurriedly said, "It's all over, let's eat quickly. I have to go back and pack my bags after dinner."

"Are you going back to sleep at night?" Gu Jinheng asked.

Pei Nai nodded, seeing that Gu Jinheng was hesitant to speak, knowing what he wanted to say, he said, "We haven't remarried yet, so it's not appropriate for me to live with you. Besides, we're leaving for the Valley Kingdom the day after tomorrow, and we have to discuss countermeasures tomorrow, so I have to go back and make preparations early."

Gu Jinheng nodded in understanding, lowered his head to eat, and said nothing more.

From time to time, he would pick up a few bites of food for Pei Nai and then take the opportunity to observe her expression, as if he was observing something carefully.

Are you judging her preferences?
Pei Nai didn't say anything and ate all the food he brought. He occasionally glanced at him and when they looked at each other unintentionally, he saw his satisfied expression.

This kind of daily dining feels like going back to the past.

Although the two of them didn't say anything at this moment, Pei Nai just felt that the atmosphere was just right.

They ate very quickly, mostly due to the influence of their childhood environment, Pei Nai because he grew up in a military camp, and Gu Jinheng because of the restrictions he had when he was young. After a while, they put down their chopsticks. Pei Nai and Gu Jinheng cleaned up the dishes on the table, put them in the food box, and asked the guards outside to take them to the kitchen.

When Pei Nai was about to leave, the rain outside the window became heavier, and there were flashes of lightning and loud thunder.

Gu Jinheng picked up the umbrella and was about to send her out when he heard Pei Nai ask, "Will it be too noisy and hard to sleep with such heavy rain?"

Because Gu Jinheng practiced the divine energy of alchemy, his hearing was far superior to that of ordinary people.

In the past, he would feel a little uncomfortable whenever it rained.

In the past, the housekeeper would draw two more curtains in the bedroom of Duke Duan Ding's mansion to reduce the impact of noise on Gu Jinheng.

The rain is so heavy today, and there are no soundproof curtains. It must be unbearable.

Gu Jinheng nodded, "Yes, I've gotten used to it over the years. Don't worry, I'll take you back to your residence first."

Pei Nai frowned, "Nonsense, your Dan Dao Shen Qi Yin Gong has clearly improved by many times, far beyond the past, and your hearing will only get better and better, how can you feel good about it?"

Gu Jinheng stopped making excuses.

Pei Nai looked at the endless downpour outside the window and sighed. Then, thinking that he was afraid of the dark and would wake up constantly at night, she finally softened her heart and said, "I'll stay with you."

Gu Jinheng's eyes widened slightly, and he felt a little helpless. "Why are you so nice to me?"

"Just sleep, don't think too much." Pei Nai poked him with a finger.

"Ah."

Pei Nai came back from the bathroom in the side room after washing up. Gu Jinheng had already finished bathing. He was only wearing white underwear and sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at the ground motionlessly. No one knew what he was thinking.

When he got closer and saw the red spot behind his ear, Pei Na couldn't help laughing.

He was actually shy, no wonder he didn't dare to look at her.

Gu Jinheng heard her laughter, then he slowly raised his head and asked in confusion, "What are you laughing at?"

"You look like a bride waiting for her husband to lift her veil on her wedding night." Pei Nai couldn't hold back any more. Under Gu Jinheng's gaze, she covered her stomach with one hand and laughed so hard that she shook a little. "You look like a bride, too."

Although Gu Jinheng was a little embarrassed, his gaze became much softer after being led by her.

Pei Nai took off the outer coat that he had put on when he came out of the bathroom, and was left with only a white inner coat.

Gu Jinheng only looked at her waist and asked, "Have you changed the medicine?"

Pei Nai responded, "It's changed."

Unexpectedly, Gu Jinheng's eyes were still on her abdomen. He suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the other side of her waist. "During the battle of Yagu Valley, was this where you were stabbed?"

Pei Nai followed his gaze and nodded, "Yes, I took the initiative to put the knife tip into my abdomen. At that time, I was really a bit outmatched by Tuoba Huo. The Wanren Qianhan hooked along the tiny wounds and made my body sting unbearably. I gradually lost my strength. If I wanted to win, that was my only chance."

She recalled with a calm tone, but the Gu Jinheng in front of her was not like that.

Pei Nai always felt that tears would appear in his eyes in the next second, so in order to stop him from being sad, she pushed him down.

Gu Jinheng was caught off guard and fell backwards onto the bed.

Pei Nai immediately took off his shoes and got on the bed, put his knees across his body, and immediately pulled away, then rolled to the inside of the bed.

(End of this chapter)