"Husband-Brother! You're finally back."
Ning Rongrong cheered, lifted her skirts, and ran toward the shore like a light, fluttering butterfly.
The sea breeze brushed through her silky long hair, and undisguised longing filled the girl's exquisitely beautiful little face.
Su Yu leaped lightly off Xiao Bai's back and landed steadily on the soft sand.
Watching Ning Rongrong run toward him, he curled his lips into a gentle smile.
Su Yu spread his arms and caught Ning Rongrong securely as she threw herself at him, carrying her momentum into a light spin with her in his arms.
The familiar, faint fragrance of her body instantly filled his nostrils, letting his taut nerves relax completely.
Holding Ning Rongrong, Su Yu lowered his head slightly and whispered beside her ear:
"Rongrong, I'm back!"
Ning Rongrong buried her little face deep in Su Yu's chest. Listening to his steady, powerful heartbeat, her eyes reddened slightly.
She stretched out her arms and locked them tightly around Su Yu's waist, greedily drinking in his scent like a kitten that had finally found a sheltered harbor.
"Do you know... how worried I was?!"
A slightly aggrieved, nasal note colored Ning Rongrong's voice, yet it also brimmed with joy.
She tilted her head up slightly, gazing at Su Yu with sparkling eyes as clear as autumn waters.
Seeing her innocent, endearing expression, Su Yu felt as though the softest part of his heart had been gently nudged.
He raised his hand and affectionately brushed her pert little nose, soothing her gently:
"It was my fault for making you worry, Rongrong."
As he spoke, he looked toward Zhu Zhuqing and the others, reaching out to draw all the girls over:
"I made you worry too!"
The girls leaned against Su Yu, and the worries of the past several days