236: Chapter 236 My little wife is definitely angry with me!

Then, her eyes suddenly turned red.

"Husband..."

She murmured, and her tears fell like broken beads, pattering down.

During these days, Ye Changge had been late returning, and she had been worrying day and night.

Especially after hearing news of the Demonic Path's chaos, she was even more restless, fearing something had happened to Ye Changge outside.

At this moment, seeing the person she had been longing for finally return, all the worry, grievance, and longing surged into her heart at once, turning into tears that burst forth.

She could no longer hold back, lifted her skirt, and ran toward Ye Changge.

Ye Changge looked at this little wife, weeping like rain on a pear blossom, and his heart softened.

He let go of Xiao Caiyue's hand, opened his arms, and pulled the rushing Liu Yiyi into his embrace.

"Yiyi, I'm back."

He lowered his head and whispered in her ear, his voice so gentle it could drip water.

Liu Yiyi lay in his arms, her hands tightly clutching his lapel, crying out of breath:

"Husband... you, why were you gone for so long... I... I was so worried about you..."

Ye Changge gently stroked her back to help her catch her breath, saying warmly:

"It's my fault for making you worry. I encountered some things on the way and was delayed for a few days."

"Alright, don't cry. Haven't I returned?"

Liu Yiyi lay in his arms and cried for a while longer before her tears gradually stopped.

She lifted her head from Ye Changge's embrace, her eyes and the tip of her nose all red.

As they were speaking, a group of people poured out from the main hall.

The one leading them was Lu Shiqing.

Today she wore a pale purple dress, her black hair styled in a falling horse bun with a Green Jade Hairpin inserted diagonally, making her skin look white as snow and her appearance charming and moving.

She walked out quickly, and seeing that figure in green robes in the courtyard, her beautiful eyes lit up, a clear look of joy appearing on her face.

However—

When she saw the strange woman in a water-blue palace dress beside Ye Changge, the joy on her face instantly froze.

Her gaze shifted back and forth between Ye Changge and Xiao Caiyue several times, and seeing Liu Yiyi standing aside with red eyes, she immediately understood something.

Her husband was back.

She was very happy.

But—

Her husband had returned, and he had brought a new woman back with him.

She wasn't so happy anymore.

Lu Shiqing took a deep breath, suppressed the sour feeling in her heart, squeezed a smile onto her face, walked up to Ye Changge, and curtsied slightly:

"Husband is back."

Her voice was calm, showing no emotion.

Ye Changge looked at Lu Shiqing's face, which was pretending to be calm, and felt amused.

He knew this tsundere little wife too well.

Ye Changge, standing to the side, naturally noticed Lu Shiqing's small expressions.

Having shared a bed with this tsundere Second Young Miss for these years, he had long ago grasped her temperament perfectly.

This prized pearl of the Lu Family, although her temperament had mellowed quite a bit since marrying him and she no longer threw fits as easily as before, the tsundere streak in her bones hadn't changed at all.

She naturally couldn't bring herself to do what Liu Yiyi did, throwing herself into his arms and weeping like rain on a pear blossom in front of so many people. She couldn't lose face like that, nor could she do such a thing.

Ye Changge could guess her thoughts right now—she must be seeing him return so late with a strange woman by his side, and her heart was filled with jealousy.

But since she had a bit of a temper, Ye Changge, as her husband, naturally had to be patient with her.

He gently patted Liu Yiyi's back and said warmly: "Yiyi, let go for a moment, I'm going to see Shiqing."

Liu Yiyi nodded obediently and stepped aside with red eyes, her gaze still fixed on Ye Changge, reluctant to look away.

Ye Changge turned and walked toward Lu Shiqing.

Lu Shiqing was wearing a black dress today, well-tailored to outline her slender waist and exquisite curves.

Her black hair was tied high, revealing a section of her fair and slender neck, with a few strands of black hair falling by her cheeks, making her skin appear white as snow and her lips red and teeth white.

She stood there gracefully under the corridor, clutching a silk handkerchief in her hand, her knuckles slightly white, clearly using quite a bit of force.

Seeing Ye Changge walking toward her, she turned her face away slightly, refusing to look at him.

Ye Changge walked up to her and stopped.

He didn't speak, but simply reached out and gently grasped her soft, boneless little hand.

Lu Shiqing's hand stiffened slightly; she wanted to pull it back but didn't struggle.

"Shiqing," Ye Changge called out softly, his voice gentle, "I've made you worry."

Lu Shiqing pursed her lips and didn't respond, still refusing to look at him. But the hand he was holding gradually relaxed and no longer tried to pull away.

Ye Changge held her hand, squeezed it gently, and continued: "I encountered some things on the way and was delayed for a few days. Haven't I returned safe and sound?"

Lu Shiqing finally turned her head and glanced at him.

"Who's worried about you?" She turned her face away, her voice muffled. "Whether you return or not, what does it have to do with me?"

Hearing this, Ye Changge felt amused.

This duplicitous appearance was truly exactly the same as years ago.

He didn't expose her, but just smiled and shook his head, then began to take things out of his Storage Pouch.

"I saw some interesting things in the Immortal City and thought you might like them, so I bought them."

As he spoke, he handed the items in his hand to Lu Shiqing.

It was an exquisite white jade porcelain bottle, the bottle body lustrous, with a faint spiritual light flowing.

"This is a Beauty-Retaining Pill, second-tier High Grade, which has a miraculous effect on maintaining one's appearance. I specifically had someone refine it, try it out."

Lu Shiqing's gaze involuntarily fell on the jade bottle, a hint of interest flashing in her eyes, but she still forced herself not to reach out and take it.

Ye Changge didn't mind, stuffed the jade bottle into her hand, and continued to take things out of the Storage Pouch.

"This is 'Phantasm Silk', a second-tier spiritual material that can change color and pattern at will. I figured you like making clothes, so I bought a few bolts."

Bolts of shimmering silk were taken out by him and piled on the stone table in front of Lu Shiqing. Those silks were colorful and filled with spiritual energy, obviously very valuable at first glance.

Ye Changge felt amused, knowing that this tsundere Second Young Miss had actually lost most of her anger, she just couldn't bring herself to show it on her face.

He gently squeezed her palm and continued warmly:

"Shiqing, while I was outside these days, I often thought of you."

Lu Shiqing's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Ye Changge continued:

"This time I came back, I brought you some things. I saw a Sash woven from Spiritual Silkworm Silk in the Immortal City; the color is very pure, a very deep and true purple. As soon as I saw it, I felt that this Sash should belong to Shiqing."

"There's also a box of Beauty-Retaining Pills, personally refined by an Alchemy Great Master. The grade is not low, and it even has an effect on Foundation Establishment Cultivators."

Lu Shiqing finally couldn't help it, turned her head, and took a quick glance at him.