They had set out that morning, and night had already fallen by the time they returned to Capital City. Looking at the brilliantly lit streets outside the car window, Cheng Yue had a fleeting sense that a lifetime had passed.
After just over ten days, that drab, weathered village seemed to exist only in a dream.
Cheng Yue returned to his little nest, tidied up, and lay down on the bed. Only when he closed his eyes did he realize that his restless, wandering heart had finally found somewhere to settle.
He slept for a long time. When he opened his eyes again, it was already noon the next day. He drew back the curtains to reveal a clear blue sky, with a few great banks of white clouds scattered across its boundless expanse.
At three that afternoon, just after he finished eating, Ji Huaijin called.
A few minutes later, Cheng Yue stared blankly at the several property listings that had appeared on his phone.
With Ji Huaijin's connections, getting him registered as a resident of Capital City would have been easy. But since he planned to take the civil service exam, they had to make sure no one would have anything to use against him in the future.
So they went through the proper channels, buying a home to qualify him for household registration.
Everything had been arranged before Cheng Yue quite understood what was happening. Only when the bright red property deed and freshly issued household registration booklet were placed in his hands did it suddenly hit him.
Perhaps sensing his unease, Ji Huaijin met his eyes calmly. "Cheng Yue, what are you panicking about?"
"Did you think being in love was the only reason to be with me?"
"I told you, everything I have can help you