Fengyi River.
A two-story house stood quietly beside the river, surrounded by greenery and flowers, its setting elegant and tranquil.
With Linghu Qingmo on his back, Xie Jinhuan leaped onto the riverside terrace from behind with practiced ease. He merely raised a hand and snapped his fingers, and the Glazed Lamp lit itself. Bright yellow light illuminated every corner of the living room, and the spotless brown floor even reflected their figures.
Linghu Qingmo climbed off his back and looked around the luxurious residence, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold. Having never known Xie Jinhuan owned this property, he looked rather puzzled.
"Is this... where you keep your mistress?"
Xie Jinhuan had not expected the rooms to be so clean either. Afraid of dirtying the floor and getting beaten by Mother-in-Law, he took off his shoes on the terrace.
"What mistress? This is your master's house."
"Huh?"
Linghu Qingmo slipped off his embroidered shoes as well, looking around the immaculate living room.
"When did Master buy a house like this? She never even told me. How did you know?"
"Uh..."
Xie Jinhuan felt this was rather difficult to explain. After some thought, he answered.
"Your master is too famous. Living in the Capital City, she inevitably runs into busybodies, so she bought a private residence near the Directorate of Celestial Observation without telling anyone. I only stumbled upon it while investigating a case in the Capital City before. Since your master hardly ever stays here, I didn't mention it to you."
"Really...?"
Linghu Qingmo was not actually stupid, merely too upright to normally let his thoughts stray in crooked directions-especially when it came to suspecting his ice-cold master of a secret romance.
Now, however, he knew his master was deeply in love, and she was