Qi Yue knocked twice on the door.

“Chang Yuncheng? Chang Yuncheng?” she called out.

“Qi Yueniang! Are you never going to stop?”

A man’s voice came from inside the bathroom.

Qi Yue chuckled with relief, letting out a breath as she gently stroked the door twice.

So good, he hasn’t disappeared…

“Oh, oh, okay, okay, take your time in the bathroom,” she said, softening her voice and turning around happily.

She hadn’t walked two steps when the bathroom door opened, and a man emerged with a dark expression, bare-chested and wearing only a bed sheet around his waist.

“You woman are annoying to death,” he said.

Qi Yue immediately turned around and rushed over, reaching out to hug his waist.

Her fuzzy hair nuzzled against his body, making Chang Yuncheng unable to suppress a laugh.

“Hey, what are you doing?” he said, reaching out to pinch this woman’s shoulders. “All dirty…”

Qi Yue just held him tightly without letting go.

“Where’s the dirt? I just washed my hair!” she protested, pressing against this man’s solid chest, her hands slowly caressing his body. Even with her eyes closed, she could feel the scars – they were real. Her ears heard the strong heartbeat – also real. Her nose caught the man’s unique scent – also real. Everything was real, even the man reaching out to pull her hair – that feeling was also real…

She protested with an “Ouch!”

Letting go, she covered her head.

“Why are you pulling my hair?” she shouted.

Chang Yuncheng reached out to rub her head.

“This strange color you made it – change it back for me,” he said, while reaching out to tug at her bouncy, curly hair.

Qi Yue snorted.

“Really no taste,” she said, tossing her hair. “It looks so good!”

Chang Yuncheng laughed and reached out to lift her chin, studying her face.

Qi Yue suddenly felt somewhat uneasy.

Although ancient bronze mirrors couldn’t show things clearly, Qi Yueniang was a beauty – at least more beautiful than herself, and younger…

Moreover, she had been sick for so long without proper care, surely she looked even worse now…

She had only bathed and wasn’t wearing any makeup…

“What are you looking at?” She felt her face burning, with an indescribable feeling that made her voice nasal at the end.

“Indeed old! And ugly too!” Chang Yuncheng said, pinching her chin. “At least I didn’t lie to A’Ru about this!”

Qi Yue remembered what she had told A’Ru before.

“I’m at least older than you all…”

She reached out to hug Chang Yuncheng’s waist again, pressing against his chest.

“Now you know, but it’s too late!” she hummed, her head nuzzling against the man’s body. “Anyway, you’re mine now. It’s too late to regret, and you can’t escape!”

Chang Yuncheng laughed at her nuzzling, and the early morning rubbing was getting him aroused.

“Seems like you still have energy,” he said, reaching out to pick her up.

Only then did Qi Yue laugh and pat him, wanting to get down.

“I still have to go to work. I’m no longer the former young marchioness of Marquis Dingxi’s household with thousands of gold coins. I have to earn every bite and drink myself now,” she laughed.

This sentence reminded Chang Yuncheng. He released her and hurried to get clothes from the bedside.

“What work? Let’s go,” he said, while urging this woman to change clothes too.

“Go where?” Qi Yue asked, confused.

“You’re no longer the former young marchioness of Marquis Dingxi’s household,” Chang Yuncheng said, turning back. “Now you’re going to be Chang Yuncheng’s wife.”

Qi Yue looked at him with an expression that seemed both sad and happy.

Chang Yuncheng frowned.

This woman was at it again…

“Stop spacing out. Everything is real, it won’t disappear again. Quickly put on your clothes, go meet your parents, get married,” Chang Yuncheng said. He stretched out his long arm and rubbed this woman’s head again.

The fuzzy, messy, curly hair was quite fun to play with…

Qi Yue dodged his hand and looked toward the window, thinking of something.

Hetu Ridge was as quiet as always.

She reached out to grab Chang Yuncheng’s hand, looking up at him.

What exactly was he?

Reincarnation? Rebirth? Resurrection?

Was that one from there also him? Was this one now also him?

Seeing this woman’s dazed expression alternating between sadness and joy, Chang Yuncheng sighed.

He reached out to push this woman’s head again.

“Don’t think randomly! Now go eat, then we’ll leave,” he said.

Qi Yue came back to her senses and reached out to hug him again.

This feeling of constantly fearing loss…

Chang Yuncheng reached out to hold her tight too, kissing her hair.

Just as they sat down at the dining table, Qi Yue thought of something and stood up.

“Auntie Liu needs her medicine changed today. I’ll go quickly,” she said.

“Eat first, then go,” Chang Yuncheng said.

Qi Yue had already taken a steamed bun from the table, eating while speaking unclearly.

“I’ll finish hers early so we can leave early,” she said. “It’ll also save me from worrying. You pack up the things in my room first.”

This damn woman was actually ordering him around like a servant. Chang Yuncheng raised his hand.

Qi Yue had already run out.

He put down his hand, showing a slight smile, and took a big bite of the steamed bun.

“Really terrible… what kind of meat is this… when did pork start tasting like this…” he muttered with a frown, about to spit it out, when he saw the cheerful gatekeeper old man walking in from outside.

Even though the food at Old Cao’s house wasn’t particularly delicious, it didn’t taste this bad…

“Little Chang, how is it? Are the buns okay?” Uncle Zhang asked happily. “These are made from our local big black pigs… not those force-fed pigs… that kind of pork has no flavor at all, but this kind is fragrant. I went out early this morning specially to buy them…”

Chang Yuncheng forced a smile and nodded, swallowing the bun in his mouth with difficulty.

“Not bad,” he said.

Uncle Zhang was very pleased.

“Eat more, eat more. You city people should eat more of our green food,” he said.

Chang Yuncheng nodded and slowly chewed the bun in his hand.

“Did Doctor Qi go to the Bone Tomb again?” Uncle Zhang suddenly asked. “This girl, why does she like the Bone Tomb so much? Is it because surgical knives were excavated there?”

Chang Yuncheng’s chewing motion stopped.

“Bone Tomb? Surgical knives?” he looked up and asked.

So what exactly was he?

The scenic area management staff were preparing for opening when someone made two hushing sounds.

This was their signal to each other, indicating that the woman who loved to cry at the tomb had arrived.

“So early today? Doesn’t she usually come in the evening for walks?”

“Hey, seems like she hasn’t come for several days.”

“What do you mean, it’s only been two days.”

“Two days… really, I feel like it’s been a lifetime…”

They talked and laughed while watching the woman approaching from outside. Because Boss Dong and the township had given instructions, this woman didn’t need to buy tickets, so no one said anything. They just watched as this woman slowly walked toward the tomb passage, but this time the woman stopped at the entrance to the tomb passage.

After everyone finished their tasks and looked over, they actually saw that the woman was still standing there, not having gone in.

What new trick was she going to play this time?

While everyone was stunned, they saw the woman suddenly turn around and walk back out.

Oh my, how rare…

No more looking. No matter what it was, she had him now. This was the greatest surprise.

Qi Yue clenched her hands, thinking more and more, unable to help but quicken her pace. In just this short time apart, her heart was already missing him unbearably, wanting to hold his hand, look at him, not wanting to be apart for even a moment.

She simply jogged toward the exit, but just as she reached the entrance, she heard voices. She instinctively looked over and was so startled that she stumbled and nearly fell.

Chang Yuncheng stood at the scenic area entrance, frowning.

“Buy tickets?” Chang Yuncheng frowned. “Why do you need to buy tickets to look at a tomb?”

The staff member also frowned.

Looking at this man who appeared dignified and extraordinary, why did he speak so strangely?

“Sir, which tomb scenic area doesn’t require tickets nowadays?” they said.

Another strange rule?

“Well, maintenance and tomb-keeping require funds,” a staff member patiently explained.

I see! The tomb keepers needed that money for food.

Chang Yuncheng understood. He took out his wallet.

Moreover, this was very likely the Chang family tomb, so of course it should be carefully maintained and protected.

“How much?” he asked.

“Fifty,” the staff member said, pointing toward the ticket booth. Before he could say anything, Chang Yuncheng interrupted.

“Only fifty?” Chang Yuncheng frowned. “How can it be so cheap? A pound of beef costs fifty! Is our Chang family tomb worth less than a piece of…”

Qi Yue rushed over shouting “Chang Yuncheng!” interrupting his words.

“This is my friend, my boyfriend,” she said hurriedly without waiting for anyone to speak, grabbing Chang Yuncheng and pulling him out. “We’re going back, we’re going back.”

Chang Yuncheng stood firm; Qi Yue couldn’t possibly pull him.

“Qi Yueniang,” he said.

Qi Yue hurriedly pressed her hands together, looking at him pleadingly.

“I was wrong, I was wrong, I shouldn’t have lied to you, I was wrong. When we get back, you can beat me or scold me however you want. Please, please come back with me…” she said.

“I was just looking for this,” Chang Yuncheng said, reaching out to pull her while taking out a bank card from his wallet and tossing it to the staff. “There’s probably over ten thousand in there, no password. Take it, it’s a reward for you.”

All the staff present were stunned.

Reward… for us…

Should they bow and give thanks?

Indeed, being with this woman, nothing normal ever happened…

Such a pity for such a good man, so handsome, but finding a crazy girlfriend made him abnormal too…

Chang Yuncheng left these dazed staff members behind and was already pulling Qi Yue inside.

“Chang Yuncheng, Chang Yuncheng, don’t go look, don’t go look…” Qi Yue struggled not to walk, but her strength was nothing compared to Chang Yuncheng’s. She was easily pulled forward.

“What are you making a fuss about?” Chang Yuncheng pulled this woman in front of him, embracing her as they walked forward.

“I don’t want you to see! I don’t want you to see!” Qi Yue cried, grabbing his clothes. “I don’t want you to see yourself being excavated and your grave dug up. I don’t want to think about it, and I don’t want to know how you came to be, and I don’t want to know how you’ve spent these years… I’m afraid that if you see your own bones… you might… disappear… something about space and time, a person can’t exist in two places at once… Chang Yuncheng, let’s not look, okay? We can see each other right in front of us, alive and real right in front of us – isn’t that enough? Let’s leave quickly, let’s go back, go back and get married, okay?”

Chang Yuncheng felt both amused and heartbroken by her tears, looking up at the tomb passage now before their eyes.

This woman, guarding this place day after day, guarding what she thought was his tomb – how had she spent each day…

“Silly woman,” he said, reaching out to stroke her head, again and again. “Silly woman, silly woman…”

Qi Yue burst into loud sobs, hugging Chang Yuncheng.

“Alright, alright, don’t cry,” Chang Yuncheng patted her back, comforting her. “This one isn’t me.”

Qi Yue’s crying stopped.

What?

“Silly girl, don’t cry. The one inside isn’t me. The one with the surgical knife isn’t me,” Chang Yuncheng lifted her head, looking at her face as he spoke.