Chapter 1353 - 1352: Main Story Finale 25

Seeing Huo Shiqian, Xia Chuxin felt both surprised and delighted, a surge of complex emotions rising within her chest.

"I thought something had happened to you..." Xia Chuyi, buried in Huo Shiqian’s embrace, spoke with a somewhat choked voice.

Then, Xia Chuyi felt Huo Shiqian gently stroking her, seemingly comforting her.

Soon, all the complex emotions finally boiled down to joy, and Xia Chuyi asked him, "Why did you suddenly come back? Guo Jiumin said something happened to you at the border, how are you? Are you okay? Do you have any injuries?"

Xia Chuyi hurriedly pulled Huo Shiqian, observing him up and down.

Huo Shiqian said nothing, just stood there allowing Xia Chuyi to examine him.

"Where’s Panpan?" After Xia Chuyi finished looking him over, Huo Shiqian spoke.

"Oh, right, Panpan!" Xia Chuyi, just because she saw Huo Shiqian, forgot about Xia Pan in her happiness.

At this reminder from Huo Shiqian, Xia Chuyi quickly went to bring Xia Pan out from behind the bookshelf.

After bringing Xia Pan out, Xia Chuyi instructed Huo Shiqian’s people to take Xia Pan out to bandage her hand.

Then, the study was temporarily left with only Huo Shiqian and Xia Chuyi.

At this moment, although she saw Huo Shiqian was unharmed—Xia Chuyi felt a pang in her heart and had many words to say to him.

Especially seeing Huo Shiqian looking dusty from travel, and slightly thinner from the task at hand.

Xia Chuyi felt very distressed.

"Shiqian..." Yet as Xia Chuyi just started speaking, Huo Shiqian said, "We’ll talk at home."

"Ah?" Hearing this from Huo Shiqian, Xia Chuyi blinked, and blinked again.

This... seems a bit off?

Xia Chuyi looked at Huo Shiqian.

Hmm, although usually, Huo Shiqian often had a serious look on his face.

But at this moment, Huo Shiqian’s stern expression had a slight hint of thin anger.

This thin anger... because of her?

Xia Chuyi’s eyes turned, and after a slight thought, she understood why.

"Honey..." Xia Chuyi gently tugged at Huo Shiqian’s sleeve and said, "Are you angry? Angry that I took the liberty to see Guo Jiumin?"

"Don’t be angry, I know what I’m doing, I was fully prepared for this!" Xia Chuyi whispered, "You know that I have methods to protect myself!"

Xia Chuyi gave Huo Shiqian a look.

The meaning being, she has space, and in that space, there are means to help her stay safe.

However, Huo Shiqian was far from impressed, his face still cold, facing his wife, he said, "Have methods to protect yourself?"

"Have you thought about the unexpected?" Huo Shiqian continued, "Like Panpan?"

"Panpan’s appearance—to find your plan, right?"

"You can protect yourself alone, but what about Panpan?"

"If there are not only Panpan but also Mingming, and even Shi Wu, then what?" Huo Shiqian coldly asked, "Have you thought about, if they were all with you, how would you escape?"

"I..." Xia Chuyi opened her mouth, wanting to argue.

But ultimately, she felt a bit unsure, saying, "It was indeed my mistake... I won’t do it again next time."

Actually, when Xia Pan injured herself, fearing Xiao Kong couldn’t find them and bit her own finger, Xia Chuyi had some regrets already.

Even with space, she shouldn’t have been overconfident.

After all, not everything was within her control.

At times, if something unexpected happened, she couldn’t bear the consequences.

She was different from Huo Shiqian; when Huo Shiqian took on missions, faced danger, it was for the country, unavoidable.

But for her, many dangers could be avoided.