A teasing voice interrupted them. “Your mouth might start blistering if you talk behind other people’s backs all the time.”

Zu An was rather underwhelmed. He’d anticipated that some powerful assassin had broken in, and had been extra vigilant. In the end, though, it was just Chu Chuyan and her little sister. He remembered giving her a set of keys before. No wonder the seal on the rear entrance was still intact.

“Ah!” Chu Youzhao’s face turned red. She never expected to be caught by Zu An. She shrunk behind her big sister in embarrassment.

Chu Chuyan’s charming face also reddened. She wasn’t expecting her conversation with her little sister to be overheard either. “So you’re back…” she said awkwardly.

“Yup, I’m back.”

Even though these were seemingly mundane words, the two of them used to be husband and wife, and these words caused them to feel extremely warm inside.

Chu Chuyan got up...