It was near midnight after the whole ordeal. Despite that, the streets seemed as busy as ever. Contrastingly, this felt like its most livelier times. 

A Knight XIV halted by a river. Xia Lei hopped off the car and pulled Tang Yuyan along the riverbank’s pedestrian walkway. Under the streetlamp’s illumination, their shadows overlapped. There was him in her and her in him. 

The only thing not very romantic about this was Tang Yuyan’s odd walking stance. This was the price she had to pay for a child. But \this pain had come with great happiness. 

“Yuyan,  are you sure you won’t mind?” Xia Lei’s voice interrupted the gentle silence between them. “They all had ceremonies for the occasion but not you. I hadn’t even gotten a chance to prepare you a ring and a wedding dress. Plus… I even made a huge scene at your house.” 

Tang Yuyan’s reply was soft. “Don’t be silly. Being with you was all I ever asked for. All the things you talk about, I don’t care. Even if you bring me into a farmer’s village now, I’d be willing to spend the rest of my life with you in total tranquillity.” 

That was a clear indication of her loyalty. 

“Will you ever go back again?” Xia Lei asked her. 

Tang Yuyan was silent for a moment. “No, I don’t wish to return any more.” 

He sighed....