Five years after my wife's death, she came back!

Shi Ying was drinking soup when she was suddenly choked by it.

"Cough cough..."

Shang Nian, who was sitting next to her, stood on the chair and patted her back like a little adult, her eyes sparkling as she looked at her expectantly.

"Did I scare you?" Shang Chenyan still maintained a gentle and refined demeanor, seemingly annoyed. "Ultimately, your kidnapping is my fault. I neglected to protect you."

Shi Ying waved her hands repeatedly, "How can this be blamed on you..."

It was an accident that Shang Chenyan encountered Xia Qian and her friends that day. Shang Chenyan also dealt with them to help him vent his anger. Who would have thought that Xia Qian would be so crazy as to hire someone to kidnap her in broad daylight?

"I'll be more careful in the future, so we don't need to move here."

Shang Nian pouted, looking aggrieved, and tugged at her sleeve, giving it a shake.

Shi Ying patted her head: "If Niannian misses me, I'll come and play with you this weekend, okay?"

Shang Nian angrily sat back down, slumped over the table, leaving only her stubborn back of her head visible.

Shang Chenyan wasn't upset about being rejected; he simply explained to her, "I know you'll have concerns about suddenly moving in, but Miss Shi, your personal safety is the most important thing."

"Xia Qian has been arrested by the police, but her family spoils her. If they become desperate and try to harm you again, I won't be able to be there for you every time."

Shi Ying slowly stirred the soup in front of her, her eyebrows furrowed.

Seeing this, Shang Chenyan took out a key from somewhere, placed it on the table, and pushed it to her.

Shi Ying looked at him in confusion: "What is this?"

"The key to the upstairs bedroom." Shang Chenyan's tone was gentle. "Once you move in, that upstairs bedroom will be yours alone, and no one will bother you. If you're worried, you can contact someone to change the locks."

"You can move back after I've completely resolved the Xia family's issues." Shang Chenyan looked at her, his dark eyes revealing no ulterior motives, only deep concern.

Are you worried that I'll do something inappropriate to you?

Shi Ying hurriedly shook her head in denial: "How could that be?"

Shang Chenyan seemed puzzled: "Then what else is there to worry about?"

Shi Ying remained silent.

Although this is just a virtual world and she won't actually die, the fear and pain from injuries are real. If she has to leave the game because of serious injuries, her mission will have been a complete failure.

On the table stood two figures, one large and one small, both with expectant eyes fixed on her.

Shi Ying nodded slowly.

Shang Chenyan's hands, which were clenched into fists on his knees, slowly loosened when he saw this, his palms already damp with sticky sweat.

Shang Nian jumped up happily and threw herself into her arms.

Shi Ying asked softly, "Then... how long will we need to stay?"

Shang Chenyan felt his hands trembling, but he forced himself to remain calm and took a sip of water. "I can't say for sure either."

"But don't worry, I will deal with the Xia family as soon as possible."

Shi Ying nodded absentmindedly. She suddenly felt it was absurd how she had inexplicably ended up living in Shang Chenyan's house.

After lunch, Shang Chenyan offered to help her move.

Without Shang Nian by her side, the little girl leaned against the windowsill, gazing mournfully at the two figures as they walked away.

*

Shi Ying went home and packed a few clothes. She hadn't lived in the rented room for more than a few days and hadn't had time to decorate it properly.

Shang Chenyan followed silently behind her. Shi Ying went into the bedroom to pack her luggage, and he stood in the living room, his gaze sweeping over the places where she had lived.

A small blanket was draped over the sofa. She still preferred to lie on the sofa and watch TV, and often fell asleep hugging the small blanket without realizing it.

Shang Chenyan bent down, his fingertips caressing every inch of the sofa, as if her scent still lingered there.

"Mr. Shang?" Shi Ying poked her head out of the bedroom, then belatedly realized she had left him outside without checking on him, and quickly tried to make amends, "Would you like some water? There are some drinks in the fridge."

Shang Chenyan smiled and said, "No need, you go about your business. I'll get it myself if I need it."

"Oh, okay." The little head shrank back again.

Shang Chenyan strolled through the small living room. The apartment was a one-bedroom, one-living room unit, very small, but it held too many traces of her existence.

No more people can be allowed to move in.

Thinking of this, Shang Chenyan immediately sent a message to Jiang Wen, asking him to buy the house.

Jiang Wen was completely bewildered upon receiving the message.

I've never even heard of this development. Why would Mr. Shang buy this house?

When Shi Ying dragged her suitcase out, she saw Shang Chenyan standing on the balcony. Just as she was about to call him, she saw her underwear still hanging on the balcony ceiling.

With a "whoosh," Shi Ying blushed bright red again.

"Mr. Shang, please come in quickly, it's cold outside..." she called out weakly.

Shang Chenyan turned around and saw that her expression was very unnatural. He subconsciously raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you all packed?"

"Alright, alright, let's go!"

Shi Ying just wanted him to leave the balcony as soon as possible.

"Okay." The man walked into the living room, rolled up his coat with one hand, and casually picked up her suitcase with the other. "Let's go."

Shang Chenyan went out first, and Shi Ying ran to the balcony in three steps, took down the clothes hanging there, and stuffed them haphazardly into her backpack.

The blush on her face finally faded a bit.

On the way, seeing that Shi Ying was still holding her backpack, Shang Chenyan chuckled softly, "You can put it down, no one is going to steal your bag."

Shi Ying shrank back, feeling that her actions were simply a case of trying to hide something obvious.

She abruptly changed the subject: "Mr. Shang, is there a supermarket on the way? I'd like to buy something."

"Well, I was planning to take you anyway, even if you hadn't said anything." Shang Chenyan looked at her through the rearview mirror. "We don't have any women's toiletries at home."

In the years since Yingying left, he has been very self-disciplined, and all the things she used to use are locked in his study.

The car stopped in front of a large supermarket. After going inside, Shi Ying picked and chose items on the shelves, and Shang Chenyan consciously pushed a shopping cart and followed. He saw that the other men and women in the supermarket were doing the same thing, and he couldn't help but think of the times when he accompanied her to the supermarket before.

Five years have passed, and he can finally follow behind her again, keeping her company and watching over her.

"How about this one?" Shi Ying hesitated as she chose slippers. "This one looks good too."

"Then take them all."

"But I only have one pair of feet, I can't use two pairs of shoes." Shi Ying made a difficult choice and finally put one pair back.

She chose a pair of pink strawberry-patterned plush slippers. Shang Chenyan looked at the shelf, silently took a pair of blue blueberry-patterned slippers from the side, and threw them into the shopping cart.

Meeting Shi Ying's questioning gaze, he casually picked up a pair of children's shoes: "Niannian and I will switch too."

"oh."