Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

at dusk,

As the last rays of the setting sun in the west were gradually swallowed by darkness...

Xiao Zhan returned with firm steps.

Qin Huanhuan hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Honey, Shen Jun said you're injured. Let me see how serious it is?"

Xiao Zhan said nonchalantly, "It's nothing, I just got hit on the back by something, it's already bandaged up."

Qin Huanhuan walked behind Xiao Zhan, lifted his shirt, and saw that the white bandages were soaked in blood. She said with heartache, "Please don't push yourself so hard next time, okay? What would I do if something happened to you? What would your parents do?"

"You're the only male in the Xiao family."

Qin Huanhuan's words implied that since you haven't had a son yet, if you die, the Xiao family line will end.

Xiao Zhan: "I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"

"Besides, it's normal to get injured while on a mission. I'll be more careful in the future so you won't worry."

Qin Huanhuan gently stroked the bandage with her hand, tears welling in her eyes, and asked, "Honey, does it hurt?"

Xiao Zhan: "It doesn't hurt anymore."

Qin Huanhuan: "How can it not hurt after losing so much blood? How much will I need to eat to make up for it?"

Xiao Zhan didn't want to talk about his injury, so he asked, "Where's my mother?"

Qin Huanhuan: "Everything's alright at home, so I let Mom go home to rest. She was also frightened today. Call her later to check on her."

Xiao Zhan: "Okay, is Ai Ai alright?"

Qin Huanhuan: "I didn't let Ai Ai see the scene, because I was afraid it would leave a bad impression on her. When we moved, we went through the backyard."

"Young Master Xiao is back."

At this moment, Liang Yanhong and Guo Meimei walked over...

Xiao Zhan: "Mom, Aunt, are you alright?"

Guo Meimei: "Young Master Xiao, I'm fine, thank you for your concern."

Indeed, she had spent nearly twenty years in the Golden Triangle, spending her days with mercenaries and witnessing countless life-and-death situations. She had become numb to murder and arson.

Liang Yanhong: "Young Master Xiao, you haven't eaten, have you?"

Xiao Zhan then realized that he hadn't eaten since last night, and only seemed to have ate a piece of compressed biscuit.

So he rubbed his stomach and said, "I'm really hungry."

Liang Yanhong: "Huanhuan heard you were coming back and personally cooked a few home-style dishes."

At this moment, Hua Ying and Shen Jun walked over, and Shen Jun stepped forward and said, "Instructor, the food is ready."

Xiao Zhan pulled Qin Huanhuan to the dining table and looked at the table full of delicious food emitting a fragrant aroma. He said, "This is the aroma of home-cooked food. Just looking at it and smelling it makes my appetite soar."

Qin Huanhuan ladled out a bowl of rice and handed it to Xiao Zhan, saying, "Eat quickly if you're hungry."

So Xiao Zhan took the rice and began to eat heartily...

Xiao Zhan eats quickly, a habit he developed in the army.

Xiao Zhan devoured three large bowls of rice, his ravenous eating leaving Qin Huanhuan stunned. She asked, "Honey, how many meals have you missed? Don't you even have time to eat while on a mission?"

Shen Jun chimed in, "When we were on missions, we never had time to eat. We just ate compressed biscuits."

Xiao Zhan put down his chopsticks and said, "I'm full. You guys continue eating."

Then he stood up and went upstairs to change his clothes. The clothes underneath were stained with blood, dried and stiff, and very uncomfortable to wear.

Qin Huanhuan didn't have much of an appetite and ate a few bites of vegetables. Seeing this, she stood up and followed Xiao Zhan upstairs.

Xiao Zhan: "Why aren't you eating?"

Qin Huanhuan: "I don't have much of an appetite."

Xiao Zhan: "Were you scared?"

Qin Huanhuan: "Fortunately, those people were all in the yard at the time and didn't go inside. They were blocked by Wu Lei, Zhang Jie, and a few bodyguards that my mother brought. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

The two walked upstairs into the master bedroom while talking.

Xiao Zhan hugged Qin Huanhuan and kissed her forehead, saying, "Wife, I'm sorry for making you worry. I promise that once my mission is over, I will return to our family and we will live a normal life together, working nine to five every day."

Qin Huanhuan: "Mm."

Seeing the woman's downcast mood, Xiao Zhan asked, "What's wrong?"

Qin Huanhuan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Su Zixing left. She sent me a message and apologized."

Xiao Zhan: "Everyone has their own destiny. Su Zixing's ability to cut her losses in time shows that she is a smart woman."

Qin Huanhuan: "But I still feel uneasy."

Xiao Zhan: "You're the ultimate winner, you should be happy!"

Qin Huanhuan: "But I just can't be happy. Su Zixing lost her mother when she was young and lived with her adoptive parents. She had just reconnected with her biological father when he died. Her life has been so unfortunate."

Xiao Zhan looked into Qin Huanhuan's eyes and said, "Feelings are selfish. You can't look at Su Zixing with pity or sympathy. I only want you to be my rose."

Qin Huanhuan: "But I can't be a rose, nor can I be a flowering rose. I should be a string bean in the vegetable garden, impervious to oil and salt, unpalatable, and poisonous when unripe."

Xiao Zhan was amused and said, "I love being poisoned by you. Come on, give me a kiss and see what this poisonous string bean tastes like. Wife, have you missed me?"

Qin Huanhuan gently pushed Xiao Zhan away and said, "Su Zixing said a lot to me, and one of her points was that when you approach someone, you should slow down so that you can see them clearly; when you leave someone, you should hurry up so that you can leave without feeling reluctant."

"Life is like a vast ocean; first comes discontent, then comes peace of mind."

"I think she was crying when she said that."

Xiao Zhan: "Sometimes, we have to go through some things, some time, and some hardships before we can see a person clearly and understand their heart. People who fall in love at first sight may not be devoted to each other. People who are compatible at the beginning may not stay together. People who can talk about anything at the beginning may have nothing to say to each other in the end. This world is very noisy, and people's hearts are hard to fathom."

"Some people hide their true feelings too well and pretend too well. They seem incredibly sincere, but their hearts are wavering."

"There are also some people who say sweet words of love to you while doing all sorts of things to hurt you."

"So we just need to live our own lives well."

Qin Huanhuan said with a hint of resentment, "Honey, are you really willing to give up the whole forest for me, this one tree?"

Xiao Zhan laughed and said, "Silly woman, love is selfish. How can you share it with others? I don't want to share your love with other men, and you don't want to share my love with other women either."

Qin Huanhuan: "The book says that when you get close to someone, you don't have to rush to take a step forward. When you accept someone, you don't have to rush to open your heart. You have to be slow, patient, spend more time, feel the other person's sincerity, maintain an appropriate distance, proceed step by step, like them gently, understand them slowly, and love them deeply."

"If you feel that this person is not suitable, you should know when to cut your losses. It's okay to make mistakes or fall in love with the wrong person, but don't let those bad things or the wrong people consume you for a long time."

"Honey, do you really love me?"

Xiao Zhan understood Qin Huanhuan's feelings at this moment...

Looking into Qin Huanhuan's eyes, he said earnestly, "Wife, don't worry. Since I chose you, I won't get entangled with other women. Please rest assured about that, and please believe me, I will only love you."

Qin Huanhuan bit her red lips and whispered, "I know Xia Keke likes you too. Sometimes when she looks at you, I can see the love and tenderness a woman has for a man hidden in her eyes."