248: Chapter 248 As the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder!

She looked at Ye Changge's handsome face, his deep eyes, and that faint smile on his lips...

She desperately wanted to be like Lu Shiyin—to throw herself into his arms, hold him tightly, and tell him how much she had missed him over the past six months.

But she couldn't.

She wasn't Lu Shiyin.

She wasn't his wife.

She had no right to be so intimate.

Xia Qingyue lowered her gaze, suppressing the emotions rising in her heart; when she looked up again, her face had returned to its usual coldness.

Only deep within her beautiful eyes did a trace of lingering excitement remain.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, you've had a long and tiring journey."

Her tone was calm, her etiquette perfect.

But her slightly reddened earlobes betrayed her.

Ye Changge looked at her, understanding everything in his heart.

This woman was still so reserved.

Clearly excited, yet insisting on acting as if nothing was wrong.

Clearly wanting to rush forward, yet insisting on maintaining her poise as a Fairy.

He smiled and said warmly:

"During this long journey, I am grateful for Fairy Xia looking after my home. I, Ye, am deeply thankful."

Xia Qingyue shook her head gently:

"Fellow Daoist Ye is too polite. Since Qingyue is staying here, it is only right that I do what I can."

The three of them chatted for a bit longer, and the atmosphere gradually warmed up.

Xia Qingyue sat to the side, watching Ye Changge and Lu Shiyin talk back and forth, when a subtle feeling suddenly surged in her heart.

She looked at Ye Changge's handsome face, his deep eyes, and that faint smile on his lips...

Then she looked at Lu Shiyin, whose beautiful eyes were so full of tenderness they almost overflowed, her gaze constantly glued to Ye Changge, unwilling to look away for even a second.

Xia Qingyue suddenly realized—

The two of them hadn't seen each other in a long time.

Presumably... they were going to do 'that kind of thing'?

Her cheeks heated up slightly, and she hastily lowered her eyes, inwardly scolding herself for letting her imagination run wild.

But once the thought was born, it grew like wild grass, impossible to suppress.

She remembered the days she had spent living at the Ye family home, passing by the main courtyard late at night and hearing those faint sounds...

So plaintive, so melodious and low...

Even as an innocent maiden who had never experienced such things, she knew what it was.

Xia Qingyue's ears turned red, and her fingers unconsciously twisted her sleeve.

She couldn't stay any longer.

She stood up abruptly, her sudden movement startling both Ye Changge and Lu Shiyin.

"Fairy Xia?"

Lu Shiyin looked at her in confusion.

Xia Qingyue took a deep breath, trying to maintain her cold expression, though her voice was a bit faster than usual:

"Qingyue suddenly remembered there are some Cultivation Technique essentials I need to contemplate, so I won't disturb you two any longer."

She paused and nodded slightly:

"I shall take my leave."

Without waiting for a response, she turned and left.

Her steps were hurried, her skirts fluttering; her departing figure looked somewhat like she was fleeing in panic.

Ye Changge watched her figure disappear outside the courtyard gate and coughed lightly.

She naturally understood why Xia Qingyue had left so suddenly.

After all, with the way she looked just now, anyone could tell...

Lu Shiyin bit her lip and shot a glare at Ye Changge:

"It's all Husband's fault."

Ye Changge blinked innocently:

"I haven't done anything."

"You haven't done anything, and yet you've already..." Lu Shiyin got halfway through before she couldn't continue, her cheeks turning even redder.

Looking at her shy appearance, Ye Changge's heart couldn't help but stir.

As the saying goes, a brief absence makes the heart grow fonder.

He had been away for months, and it would be a lie to say he hadn't missed Lu Shiyin during their time apart.

With the beauty right before him, her eyes full of affection and her cheeks flushed, anyone would be moved.

Ye Changge stood up, walked over to Lu Shiyin, and reached out his hand:

"Shiyin, will you accompany me back to our room to talk?"

Lu Shiyin looked at that hand with its distinct knuckles, and her heart skipped a beat.

She naturally knew what "to talk" meant.

But she couldn't refuse.

Nor did she want to.

She gently placed her hand in his palm, her eyes lowered, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz:

"Mm."

...

The two of them soon arrived in their room.

The moment the door closed, Ye Changge pulled Lu Shiyin into his arms.

Lu Shiyin didn't struggle; instead, she wrapped her arms around his waist, buried her face in his chest, and took a deep breath.

It was the scent she was familiar with.

Warm, refreshing, with a faint medicinal fragrance.

It was the scent she had dreamed of countless times.

"Husband..." her voice was muffled, carrying a hint of a nasal tone, "I missed you so much."

Ye Changge gently stroked her back, his chin resting on the top of her head, and whispered:

"I missed Shiyin too."

Hearing this, Lu Shiyin held him even tighter, as if he might disappear if she let go.

They embraced, neither willing to be the first to let go.

After a long time, Ye Changge gently pulled back a little and looked down at the woman in his arms.

Lu Shiyin looked up, her beautiful eyes shimmering with moisture, faintly holding tears.

Not from sadness, but from joy.

The joy of reunion.

Ye Changge raised his hand, gently wiping away the tears at the corners of her eyes, and said warmly:

"Why are you crying?"

Lu Shiyin shook her head and broke into a smile through her tears:

"I'm just happy."

She paused, her voice as soft as a breeze:

"During the days Husband was away, I hoped for your return every day. Now that you're finally back, I... I am very happy in my heart."

Looking into her eyes filled with tenderness, Ye Changge's heart turned completely soft.

He leaned down, gently kissing her forehead, her brow, her eyelids... all the way down, finally landing on her soft lips.

Lu Shiyin closed her eyes, stood on her tiptoes, and responded passionately.

Their lips and teeth met, their breaths intertwining.

The longing accumulated over these days was completely released at this moment.

Clothes gradually fell, and the room was filled with the essence of spring.

Soon, plaintive sounds began to drift from the room—

Melodious low moans, lingering and deeply moving.

Sometimes hurried, sometimes slow.

Accompanied by the slight creaking of the bed, they wove into a touching melody.

The intensity of it was not for outsiders to know.

...

Afterward.

With tears in the corners of her eyes, Lu Shiyin held Ye Changge tightly, curled up in his arms like a satisfied kitten.

Her cheeks were flushed, her hair disheveled, and her beautiful eyes were hazy, not yet fully recovered from the afterglow.

Ye Changge gently stroked her smooth back, stroke by stroke, gentle and patient.

Lu Shiyin leaned against his chest, listening to his powerful heartbeat, her heart full of peace.

It took a long time for her to gradually calm down.

She looked up, and although a lingering moisture remained in her beautiful eyes, she had regained some clarity.

She gazed at Ye Changge's handsome face and suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, right, Husband."

She spoke softly, her voice still a bit raspy:

"Before that Core Formation True Person left, he also gave me a Jade Token."

Ye Changge's brow quirked slightly:

"A Core Formation True Person?"

Lu Shiyin nodded:

"It was that... Senior."