Let me explain, it's not what you think.

at last.

She loosened his collar, took a half step back, lowered her head, and dared not look at his face.

Her rationality began to return, and her ears turned as red as if they were about to bleed.

"I'm sorry, Lu Chen."

"However, I don't regret it."

Lu Chen: "...?"

He leaned against the wall, looking at the woman in front of him.

Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were wrinkled, she was barefoot on the floor, her cheeks and eye sockets were red, and her lips still carried his warmth.

……

Lu Chen didn't know how he got back to his cave.

At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind: his master, Hu Wei... might also be getting a divorce!

It's all because of him!

Upon returning to his cave, he discovered that the lights were on inside.

Just as he was wondering, he saw Su Wanqing.

She stood in the hall, wearing a plain-colored long dress, holding a child in her arms. The child was wrapped in a light pink swaddle and sleeping soundly.

Su Wanqing raised her head when she heard the noise, her gaze falling on Lu Chen's face. She paused for a moment, then immediately lowered her head and gently placed the child into the cradle next to her.

Then she straightened up, walked towards Lu Chen, hugged him tightly, and greedily inhaled his scent.

"Wanqing? What are you doing here...?"

"Come in and we'll talk."

As Su Wanqing spoke, she pulled Lu Chen into the cave, and then she began to untie the tie at his collar.

Lu Chen subconsciously took half a step back.

"No, you don't need to do that, I can do it myself..."

Su Wanqing did not answer him, but went around behind him and took off his robe from his shoulders. As before, her movements were gentle and skillful, as if she had done it countless times.

The robe slipped off Lu Chen's shoulder, and Su Wanqing draped it over her arm before turning and walking into the inner room.

Lu Chen stood there, watching her back.

She was a bit fuller than before, but her waist was still slender; only her curves were softer, like a pearl polished by time.

Su Wanqing came out of the inner room, carrying a basin of warm water. She squatted down in front of Lu Chen, placed the basin on the ground, and reached out to untie his boot laces.

"You must be tired from being out and about. Now that you're home, it's time to relax."

She lowered her head, a few strands of hair falling beside her cheeks, making her face appear even more gentle, like someone who had finally waited for her husband to return home.

"Okay, I'll do it myself," Lu Chen said softly.

But Su Wanqing did not allow it.

"You're tired, don't move."

"..."

Lu Chen did not speak again.

Su Wanqing took off his boots and put his feet into warm water. She washed them gently, one stroke at a time.

"Qin Shuang," Su Wanqing suddenly spoke.

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment.

"The child's name is Qin Shuang. I named her that while you were away. If you don't like it, you can change the name."

Lu Chen's gaze fell on the tiny figure in the cradle.

This is a picture of him with Su Wanqing when he was leaving...

I can't believe how fast time flies; more than a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

"It's a very nice name, I like it very much, there's no need to change it."

"Mm." Su Wanqing smiled upon hearing this, seemingly pleased that Lu Chen had approved of her.

After watching her finish washing up, Lu Chen was pulled by her to sit down on the edge of the bed.

The two were about a fist's width apart, neither too close nor too far.

"Why...did you come here?"

"After Qin Shuang was born, my aptitude improved. Not just a little, but a qualitative leap. The bottleneck I had before disappeared overnight, and I quickly broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and then advanced from the outer sect to the inner sect."

"Later, I took another master, Venerable Lingyun, a female cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, who was very famous in the inner sect."

"Now, I've already reached the sixth level of Foundation Establishment!" Su Wanqing said, her tone tinged with a hint of pride.

However, Lu Chen didn't care about Su Wanqing's cultivation level, but rather about her master.

"Who? Sister-in-law, who is your master?"

"Venerable Lingyun!" Su Wanqing blinked.

"Isn't she my senior brother Lin Tian's master? What a coincidence..."

Su Wanqing nodded upon hearing this.

"Yes, Master doesn't have many disciples. Including me and Senior Brother Lin Tian, ​​there are only four in total. I only became her disciple by chance!"

As Su Wanqing spoke, she recounted her experiences over the past few days to Lu Chen.

"I never imagined that so many things would happen after I left!" Lu Chen said with some emotion.

"Actually, it's not so bad. After all, the Xuan Tian Sect isn't as exciting as the outside world. Besides, I heard that you were taken away by the demon race, and I was worried about you for a long time!"

"It's alright, look at me now, I'm back safe and sound! Besides, my cultivation level is now at the late Nascent Soul stage! Most people wouldn't dare to mess with me!"

"Yeah, I knew our Lu Chen was the best!"

Su Wanqing held Lu Chen's hand, her eyes sparkling.

The two chatted for a while longer, and then it got late at night.

Su Wanqing went to settle Qin Shuang, while Lu Chen lay alone on the bed in the main hall, staring blankly at the beam above his head.

He came back intending to rest and relax, but he never expected to learn so many bad things as soon as he got back!

This has made him afraid to go home!

But before long, his bedroom door was gently pushed open.

The sound was very soft, as if afraid of disturbing something.

The next moment, Lu Chen felt a corner of the blanket being lifted, and a slippery fish darted in.

The fish, carrying the coolness of the night and a faint fragrance, clung to him.

Lu Chen's body stiffened.

The fish reached out from behind him, gently wrapped its arms around his waist, and buried its face in the back of his neck.

"..."

"Um."

"Isn't this... inappropriate?"

Su Wanqing didn't answer. She simply tightened her arms around him, pressing her entire body against him until there was no gap.

"We're all family, why are you talking like family? Qin Shuang is asleep." Su Wanqing's intention was clear.

Lu Chen remained silent.

"..."

As dawn broke, Lu Chen finally had time to rest.

When he woke up again, sunlight was already streaming in through the window, and then there was no one beside him.

Lu Chen paused for a moment, then got up and walked towards the living room.

At first glance, he saw Su Wanqing wearing an apron, busy at the stove, with soup simmering in a small pot beside her. The aroma wafted out from the gaps in the lid, whetting his appetite.

It was all spiritual food.

Hearing the noise, Su Wanqing turned her head to look at him, but didn't stop her work.

"You're awake? The porridge will take a little while to cook, please sit down."

But Lu Chen didn't listen to her; instead, he helped her prepare breakfast.

He processed the spirit rice and spirit vegetables in one go.

After all, a year and a half ago, he was still living alone and would definitely have needed to prepare his own spiritual meals. It was only after Jiang Huaiyu and Yu Ning arrived that he stopped cooking altogether.

However, seeing the apron tied into a pretty bow at her waist, swaying with her movements, Lu Chen felt as if he had received a gift.

The gift was tied with a bow.