Jiang Nuan looked at him with amusement and asked, "Am I not beautiful when I don't dress up?"
It wasn't that she disliked dressing up, but rather that she didn't have the time.
After being busy for nearly two years, this matter finally had a conclusion.
She would carry the guilt towards Han Yifan with her for the rest of her life.
Jiang Nuan looked out the window. Under the scorching sun, she seemed to see that young and handsome face again.
She said in her heart, "Han Yifan, I hope you will be happy in the future!"
Jiang Nuan looked at Mu Jiuchen with a smile and asked, "Husband, have you finished your work today?"
Mu Jiuchen gently flicked her cheek with his finger. She seemed to be in a good mood.
"Wife, for you, I always have time."
"Then let's go on a date after lunch. We've been too busy for over a year. Besides that one trip to the beach, we haven't had a proper date." Jiang Nuan blushed shyly, her smile also a little timid. When it came to such matters, she was still quite reserved.
Mu Jiuchen adored her shy demeanor. Thinking about how they hadn't been together for several days, a burning desire ignited within him.
He embraced her, lowered his gaze to her radiant and captivating face, and said in a husky voice, "Nuannuan, let's go out after lunch."
After they left, Xiao Fan had already pushed in the small dining cart. "Madam, you're awake."
A smile flickered in Jiang Nuan's eyes. "Mm! Xiao Fan, you've worked hard these past few days."
Xiao Fan grumbled in his heart, "Madam is finally awake. If she hadn't woken up soon, Master's anger would have burned me."
Xiao Fan placed the dishes and then left. However, Madam seemed to be in a very good mood, and Master didn't look like his usual self, smiling like a wagging tail.
The hotel here offered a view of the sea.
The dining table was placed by the window, and Jiang Nuan looked at the scenery outside.
Since meeting Mu Jiuchen, every time they went out, she chose places with good views.
He was always very attentive to her food and accommodation.
Jiang Nuan withdrew her gaze and smiled at her handsome husband opposite her.
Mu Jiuchen cut a steak for her and placed it in front of her before asking with a smile, "Wife, are you in such a good mood?"
So good that it was infectious, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.
Jiang Nuan replied, "Yes! I don't know why, but I feel much more relaxed. Seeing you makes me want to smile, and I'm very happy. You are the one I won over countless rivals to become my husband, so how could I not be happy?"
Mu Jiuchen was slightly taken aback, then he laughed happily.
"Wife, congratulations. Your heart and eyes are only filled with me now."
Jiang Nuan exclaimed, "Is that so?"
A smile flickered in Mu Jiuchen's deep eyes. "Nuannuan, it is."
Mu Jiuchen's heart leaped with excitement. She finally had eyes only for him.
After lunch, the two set off. Mu Jiuchen had no intention of returning that night. The sunsets at this time of year were beautiful, and he wanted to take Nuannuan to see them.
They went to the mountaintop beside the Saiya River, arriving by cable car like other couples.
Here, there were the most expensive glass-room hotels, built on the mountaintop for convenient viewing of sunsets and starry skies.
Each glass room was quite far apart, and the one Mu Jiuchen chose had the best location.
In the afternoon, he held Jiang Nuan and sat by the entrance, basking in the sunset glow.
The sky was ablaze with sunset colors, so beautiful that one forgot all worldly troubles.
But beautiful things always disappeared quickly.
On the distant sea horizon, warm yellow light pierced through the dark clouds, and the refracted rays painted the layers of clouds in warm yellow.
The moment the light burst forth, it was sacred and beautiful.
Mu Jiuchen turned his head, gazing intently at his wife beside him.
Her eyes were bright, and she looked incredibly beautiful as she smiled at the distance.
"Wife," he called softly.
"Mm!" Jiang Nuan smiled at him.
"Do you like it here?" His arm encircled her waist, and a faint, fresh scent emanated from him.
Jiang Nuan smiled, "I do!"
In the past, she had been too busy to ever truly watch a sunset or a sunrise.
Jiang Nuan said with a smile, "Husband, here's an opportunity for you. We're getting married soon, right? Here, you can speak your mind. If you have any complaints about me, you can say them."
Mu Jiuchen frowned and said, "I am satisfied with you in every way."
Jiang Nuan smiled happily. "Thank you! Husband, for falling in love with a woman like me, with such an unlikable personality. I've been this way since I was little, with few true friends. My personality flaws cannot be changed. This is just who I am."
Mu Jiuchen lowered his head and gently kissed her eyebrows in the fading afterglow.
After a long while, he whispered in her ear, "In my eyes, my wife is perfect in every way!"
The sun completely set, merging with the night. The distant mountains were hazy and mysterious in the moonlight.
Mu Jiuchen carried her back. "Wife, after dinner, let's go out to watch the stars."
"Okay!" Jiang Nuan happily agreed.
The food here was local delicacies, mostly seafood.
Mu Jiuchen picked up a shrimp, ate half of it, and looked at Jiang Nuan, saying excitedly, "Wife, this shrimp is exceptionally fresh. Try a bite."
Jiang Nuan opened her mouth to eat. Even though it was from the same plate, he insisted his was the most delicious.
Throughout their dinner, whatever Mu Jiuchen ate, he would share half with Jiang Nuan. Although it was the same food, he always said his tasted better.
After a happy dinner, Jiang Nuan was about to go out to watch the stars.
Mu Jiuchen, however, pushed the dining cart out and locked the door.
Jiang Nuan was puzzled. "Husband, aren't we going out to watch?"
Mu Jiuchen pointed to the glass ceiling above. "Wife, we'll watch from here, lying down."
Jiang Nuan chuckled. "Then can I still focus on watching the stars?"
Mu Jiuchen swept her up in his arms and carried her to the large bed not far away. Pressing her down, he whispered, "Wife, the stars in the sky are not as beautiful as me."
"I knew you'd say that," Jiang Nuan said, playfully chiding him. Watching stars was more romantic outdoors.
Mu Jiuchen's full fingertips lightly stroked her back.
Jiang Nuan's every sensation was instantly ignited. Perhaps it was because of her good mood, but wherever he touched her, it stimulated her nerve endings, and every inch of her skin pulsed with joyous intensity.
Within minutes, Jiang Nuan lost all sense of where she was.
Only their souls were colliding fiercely.
Jiang Nuan completely let go, striving to respond to his every passionate move.
After a long while, as their journey neared its end, the sense of release and pleasure reached its peak.
Jiang Nuan had lost all reason, enduring wave after wave of soul-wrenching sensations.
"Nuannuan, I love you!"
Mu Jiuchen had always wanted to say to her under the most beautiful starry sky, "Nuannuan, I love you!"
Hearing these words, Jiang Nuan's senses sharpened. She opened her tear-filled eyes and said with a smile, "Mu Jiuchen, I love you!"
Mu Jiuchen was filled with emotion. After the final surge, he gave her his most precious kiss under the moonlight.
His happy eyes held her incredibly beautiful image. Having her in his life was his entire world!
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Ten days later, Jiang Nuan and Mu Jiuchen returned to Modu, preparing for the wedding.