Without giving it further thought, and before Xiao Die could alert Xiao Wan'er, Xie Tingyun, and the others in Jiaxing Garden, Chen Yi hurriedly circled back to the Wooden Tower from behind and headed straight for his side room.
At this moment, Xiao Die did not run directly to Jiaxing Garden. Instead, she went to find Pei Guanli.
She was likely planning to wake her up and search together.
Amid his amusement, Chen Yi also felt a measure of warmth in his heart.
This was probably what it felt like to be cared for, to matter to someone.
Warm and comforting.
With that thought, Chen Yi pushed open the window and pretended to have just woken up. "Xiao Die, what's all this noise about?"
Xiao Die, her hair disheveled, stopped running when she heard his voice and turned around.
"Son-in-law?"
She looked from side to side but did not see Chen Yi, hidden behind the lantern. Anxiety surfaced on her face again, and tears glimmered in her eyes.
"Son-in-law, where are you? Please don't scare Xiao Die."
Chen Yi helplessly rapped the window frame. "Here. I'm here."
Hearing him, Xiao Die looked up. Once she made out Chen Yi's blurry silhouette, she finally smiled.
But as she smiled, her lips quivered, and the tears that had been lingering in her eyes spilled down.
"Son-in-law, where did you go just now?"
"Xiao Die thought... thought son-in-law, you..."
"You thought I'd run away again, didn't you?"
Chen Yi took over, saying irritably, "In this pitch-black darkness, where could I possibly run to?"
But seeing Xiao Die wiping away her tears, he could only smile and comfort her.
"Don't just stand there."
"With your hair all over the place, your clothes in disarray, and crying such a flood of tears, if someone saw