When Gu Xingyi pulled Xia Xiyao up to leave, they happened to see a young couple cuddling intimately in the corner of the theater.

Seeing this, Xia Xiyao’s pretty face instantly flushed red, while Gu Xingyi, shamelessly, even snuck another glance. He really envied these young couples—their passion burned so brightly!

As the two walked out of the theater, Gu Xingyi noticed Xia Xiyao’s hand was sweating a bit—she was nervous.

Without making it obvious, he glanced at her side profile. Sure enough, even her ears were red.

They strolled under the moonlight in silence. Neither of them spoke first.

Gu Xingyi was enjoying the sight of Xia Xiyao's shy expression, while Xia Xiyao was simply too embarrassed to say anything.

In the end, it was Gu Xingyi who gave her soft, boneless little hand a gentle squeeze and spoke up first.
“Don’t be so nervous, okay? I’m not gonna eat you.”

Xia Xiyao got even more flustered when she heard that.

What did he mean by “eat her”? What was he planning to do?!

She lifted her little face, lashes fluttering, her gaze filled with panic and confusion.

She was clearly overwhelmed. Seeing her like that, Gu Xingyi suddenly had the urge to tease her.

And once he had the thought, he acted on it. He abruptly stopped and pulled Xia Xiyao—who had been walking ahead—toward him.

She stumbled a little from the sudden pull, and in a panic, her hands landed on Gu Xingyi’s chest as she looked up at him in confusion.

The next moment—

Gu Xingyi leaned in close, so close that Xia Xiyao could feel his warm breath on her face.

She froze in shock, her eyes wide. Her heart even skipped a beat.

Gu Xingyi saw her soft, fair cheeks turn bright red in an instant, saw the startled innocence flash in her eyes, saw her little mouth move slightly—and even gulp.

!!!

Too cute!

This was illegal levels of cute!

Gu Xingyi had only meant to tease her, but in that moment, his mental defenses completely collapsed. He couldn’t hold back anymore.

So he followed his heart, lowered his head, and gently pressed a kiss to her cheek.

Xia Xiyao had already closed her eyes. Then she felt the warm, soft sensation on her face, and after that...

Nothing happened for a long while.

She peeked one eye open—

!!!

Gu Xingyi was staring at her with a mischievous smile!

So annoying!

This bad guy!

Xia Xiyao pushed hard against Gu Xingyi’s chest, then turned around and stomped off, fuming.

Gu Xingyi staggered back a little from the push, scratched his head, and quickly caught up.

Xia Xiyao was walking ahead, taking quick, short steps, which meant Gu Xingyi had to take long strides to catch up.

“Ahem~ Are you mad?”

Teasing the wife is fun for a moment, chasing her after is like hell. Xia Xiyao didn’t respond.

“Ahem ahem~ I really couldn’t help it, I didn’t do it on purpose.”

Gu Xingyi quickly explained. He really couldn’t help it—it wasn’t on purpose!

Still, Xia Xiyao ignored him and just walked even faster.

Gu Xingyi could only pull a bitter face and continue following behind her.

The two walked like that, one ahead and one behind, for quite a while. Xia Xiyao still hadn’t felt him reach out to stop her, and that made her even angrier!

How come she hadn’t realized before that he was this dumb?

Absolutely hopeless!

They kept walking all the way to the parking lot outside the stadium. Xia Xiyao opened the car door and got in. Gu Xingyi quickly followed in three big steps and sat in the passenger seat.

Xia Xiyao’s pretty face was still icy cold. She released the handbrake, started the engine, and drove off smoothly in one go.

Twenty minutes later, the car arrived at the apartment.

Gu Xingyi watched as Xia Xiyao walked into the building and shut him out, leaving him standing outside.

Tao Lele stepped out from the apartment, confused. She had just seen her Xiyao-jiejie storm into the bedroom, cheeks flushed and clearly angry.

Right as she came out, she saw Gu Xingyi standing there with a miserable look on his face.

Tao Lele frowned.

“Did you bully Xiyao-jiejie again?!”

Gu Xingyi looked away, avoiding her gaze.

“N-No, I didn’t…”

Seeing Gu Xingyi’s guilty and evasive look, Tao Lele became even more certain.

“Oh, come on! Xiyao-jiejie just confessed to you in front of everyone, and you go and bully her?! Are you even human?!”

Tao Lele was clearly furious. Her jiejie Xiyao had just defended him so fiercely—so why would Gu Xingyi turn around and treat her like this?

“It’s not what you think!”

Gu Xingyi quickly waved his hands and scratched his head as he hurried to explain, briefly summarizing what happened.

Tao Lele listened with her eyes wide, looking like she couldn’t believe what she was hearing. But Gu Xingyi didn’t seem like he was lying. And when she recalled the blush on Xia Xiyao’s face earlier, she finally started to believe him.

Then, she gave Gu Xingyi a complicated look.

Ugh…

Even when you’re handed the chance, you mess it up!

You don’t even know why Xiyao-jiejie is angry. Hopeless!

Now that she knew the truth, Tao Lele was left speechless. She decided she couldn’t be bothered with this man who was as dense as a pig, turned around, and shut the door behind her.

Gu Xingyi stared at the closed door in front of him and sighed.

If he’d known it would turn out like this, he wouldn’t have teased her. Great. Now he felt awful.

Gu Xingyi turned around, head hanging, disappointment written all over his face as he prepared to leave.

Just then, the door behind him opened again, and a car key was suddenly shoved into his hand. The key was still warm.

Gu Xingyi turned around—and saw Xia Xiyao’s pretty little face, lips puffed out.

“Dummy! Were you planning to walk all the way back?!”

Gu Xingyi smiled, a wave of relief washing over him. As long as she was willing to talk to him, it was fine! Then, cautiously, he asked,
“Not mad anymore?”

Xia Xiyao looked at Gu Xingyi, and finally couldn’t hold it in—she burst into giggles.

So dumb… but kind of cute too. Just totally clueless when it comes to romance!

“I wasn’t mad to begin with,”
Xia Xiyao said, pouting as she rolled her eyes at him.

???

Are all women this unpredictable? Then who was that just now ignoring him like a ghost?

Even Gu Xingyi, as clueless as he was, knew better than to say that out loud. He nodded obediently.

“Yes, yes, not mad! I totally misread it!”

“I’m not talking to you anymore,”
Xia Xiyao huffed and turned back into the apartment.

Gu Xingyi chuckled “hehe,” swinging the car key as he swaggered away.

Later, back at the hotel, after a shower, Gu Xingyi had just laid down on the bed when he received a WeChat message from Xia Xiyao.

“Good night~”

Gu Xingyi’s lips curled into a soft smile as he replied:

“Good night, wifey!”

The night passed uneventfully. Early the next morning, Gu Xingyi drove over to the apartment.

Today he was taking Xiao Nainai back to Jiangcheng. He’d already booked the return flight when he came.

His stay-at-home dad life was about to resume, and honestly, Gu Xingyi was kind of looking forward to it.

After breakfast, they headed to the airport. Xia Xiyao spent some time cuddling with Xiao Nainai. Only when it was almost time did she finally hand the little one over to Gu Xingyi, eyes filled with reluctance.

Gu Xingyi didn’t want to leave either, but he still gently took Xia Xiyao’s small hand and said softly,

“Head back now. Remember to call often. And no matter what it is, make sure you tell me, okay? Don’t keep things bottled up, got it?”

Xia Xiyao nodded. Gu Xingyi gave her hand a light squeeze before finally letting go, unwilling as he was.

“We’re off then.”

He gave a short wave, picked up Nainai, and turned toward the departure gate.

“Wait!”

Suddenly, a waft of fragrance brushed past. Just as Gu Xingyi turned around—

He and Xiao Nainai each received a kiss from Xia Xiyao. Then she stepped back a few paces and gently pressed her lips together.

“Go on now.”

Gu Xingyi smiled warmly, looking at Xia Xiyao’s lovely face, and waved once more.

From this moment on, in this world full of smoke and fire, across distant mountains and wide rivers—
there is nothing that is not you, and nothing that could be more than you.

Sharing my days with the rivers and seas—
The rest of my life is all you.