Xu Wanwan and Qin Yun were only engaged, and the engagement banquet had ended. In the afternoon, Qin Yun personally escorted Wanwan back to the Xu family.
Ming Yusheng was worried about the company's situation in Haicheng, so he left in the evening.
Old Mrs. Ming and Fang Meiyan stayed at the Qin family's house, planning to stay for a few more days before leaving.
In the evening, after Qin He finished dinner, she returned to her room and chatted with Xu Wanwan via video call for a while.
After hanging up the video, Qin He switched her system and opened her other WeChat account.
She first checked the Qingyan Mansion group chat. The group was silent, and the chat records were still from the afternoon.
Returning to the main screen, Qin He entered the research lab's chat group: [Striving for Human Reproduction!].
Currently, in addition to her, there were seven other people in the research lab group chat: four researchers - Zhao Yongfu, Li Fengrui, Gao Lang, and Wang Jiming.
The other two were Qi Zhen and Qi Yang from the Eight Gods.
The last one was herself, under the username harlanar.
These six people lived in a small villa every day and didn't chat much in the group, only posting their research progress one by one.
Qin He looked at the research progress for a while. There were also some difficult problems raised by several researchers in the group.
Qin He answered the ones she understood, while the other difficult ones still required more research.
She chatted with the four researchers in the group until late, using the WeChat account of Professor harlana.
The four researchers seemed very excited.
After finishing the conversation, Qin He closed WeChat and switched back to her system.
Glancing at the time, it was already ten o'clock in the evening. She had chatted for so long without realizing it. She had to go to the West District to oversee things tomorrow.
Qin He silenced her phone, placed it by her bedside, and turned off the lights, intending to sleep.
The night was deep, and the curtains fluttered gently, bringing in a slight breeze.
Qin He, lying on the bed, quietly opened her eyes. Her head and body remained still, but her eyeballs shifted towards the window.
Before she went to sleep, she had clearly closed the window tightly. Now, it was open!
Qin He pursed her lips.
Someone had entered!
A hint of confusion arose in her heart. If the group lurking in the shadows had planned to make a move, today, with all the guests gathered, would have been the best opportunity. Why would they come at this time?
Especially when she was still in the room.
Qin He's hand quietly pulled the sheet aside under the covers, touching the hidden button on the bed board.
This was something she had prepared beforehand to guard against intrusions.
The curtains by the window gently billowed, and in the moonlight, a figure silently appeared in her room.
Qin He had already opened the hidden compartment and her hand touched the cold weapon.
"You're awake?" a low, magnetic voice echoed in the room.
Qin He slightly startled. Her hand instinctively loosened, and the gun fell back into the hidden compartment with a crisp sound.
She widened her eyes, and in the moonlight, the contours of the person's face gradually became clear.
Qin He frowned, exclaiming in surprise, "How could it be you? Weren't you in Country Y?"
Gu Qichen's face held a faint smile, but his gaze was deep.
He fixed his eyes on Qin He, "I called you, but you never answered, so I let myself in. I apologize."
Qin He pursed her lips, thinking to herself.
Since he had already entered, what was the point of apologizing now?
However, she was more curious about something else: "Didn't you say you wouldn't be back until a week later? Why are you back today? Did you sign the contract?"
Gu Qichen shook his head, "Not yet."
His gaze was fixed on Qin He.
Qin He was a little puzzled, "Not signed yet? Did Gu's company have any urgent matters?"
Since Gu Qichen had arrived, she couldn't continue lying in bed.
Qin He got out of bed and walked to a corner of the room. Since he was a guest, she might as well pour him a glass of water.
After pouring the water, Qin He turned around and was immediately embraced.
She still held a glass of water in one hand, and her other hand was raised in helplessness. "Gu Qichen, let go."
The man's heavy breath brushed against her ear, and his breathing seemed to be suppressing something.
His deep voice slowly sounded in Qin He's ear.
"I miss you."
Qin He's heart skipped a beat. The hand not holding the glass pushed Gu Qichen.
"Let go first."
Gu Qichen regained his composure and realized he had been too forward. He released his hold.
His deep, alluring eyes never left Qin He. Originally, he had planned to confess and propose to Qin He after returning in a week.
But today, when he saw the video sent by Xiao Liyan, he could no longer suppress his longing for Qin He, and... the urge to smash Lu Mingxi's bones!
Thoughts of longing and anger intertwined, and without hesitation, he booked a plane ticket.
In the quiet room, the two looked at each other in silence.
Qin He averted her gaze first. Her heart was a mix of emotions, finally settling into a soft warmth.
So, this man suddenly returned from Country Y just to say "I miss you"?
Gu Qichen took the cup from Qin He's hand.
"Today was your brother's engagement. Were you tired?"
"No, I mostly just watched," Qin He said, then fell silent.
At this time and place, Gu Qichen had climbed over the wall into her room.
She should have been angry, but for a moment, she didn't know what to say, and felt inexplicably nervous.
"Today Lu Mingxi—"
"When are you going back?"
They both spoke at the same time.
Gu Qichen's expression was somber, "I came straight here from the airport. Do you really not want to see me?"
He hadn't even finished drinking his water before he was eager to send him away.
Qin He pursed her lips, hesitated for a few seconds, and said, "My grandmother, aunt, mother, and brother are all home right now. If they see you in my room at this time, they will definitely misunderstand."
Gu Qichen walked closer to Qin He. His tall, handsome figure exuded a powerful aura, creating a sense of pressure.
"Misunderstand what?"
Qin He became a little anxious, "Are you asking a question you already know the answer to? They'll definitely misunderstand that we have some kind of relationship, thinking we've gotten back together or something."
Gotten back together?
Gu Qichen's eyelashes, like duck feathers, drooped. Love and affection flowed in his eyes.
"I told you to wait for me to come back before, but now I can't wait any longer."
"What?"
"He'er, I want to start over with you," Gu Qichen's voice was hoarse.
In the moonlight, Qin He felt as if she could hear her own heartbeat.
She looked up at Gu Qichen, and after a long pause, said, "We were together before. Although I don't remember, I couldn't make you fall in love with me in two years."
This was already a failed attempt.
Gu Qichen stared intently at Qin He, "In the past, I never tried to understand you. I hope you can give me another chance, give us both a chance to start over."
He wanted to make up for his past mistakes, little by little.
Qin He hesitated. During the time she had spent with Gu Qichen,
She admitted that she had slowly been moved.
Regarding the past, whether it was the phone's contact list, or what her mother and brother said about her, she had been extremely humble in those two years, changing herself to cater to Gu Qichen's preferences.
Qin He quietly clenched her fist, her beautiful eyes meeting Gu Qichen's gaze.
But she had no memory of those two years!
She looked at the records and listened to others, as if listening to someone else's story.
Qin He's personality had always been stubborn. From intensely disliking Gu Qichen, to cooperating with him, getting to know him little by little.
And then Gu Qichen saving her so many times, disregarding his own safety.
Perhaps—