New Return of the Pearl: The Group's Pet Swallow Flies

At the Xiao Mansion, Gu Qingyou was helped into the house by Xiao Zhihang and the others. While looking at the layout and decoration of the Xiao Mansion, she asked Yuhe and the others about the two children after they entered the palace.

When she heard that Xiaoyanzi had been kidnapped not long ago and that she had brought back two masters, she felt uneasy about Xiaoyanzi's experience. At the same time, she was glad that the person Xiaoyanzi met was not a bad person and that she returned safely.

Before she walked into the living room and saw Du Xueying's parents and family members were there, Gu Qingyou had a smile on her face and was greeting and chatting with them.

Although it was the first time the two families met, because of the two little girls, Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei, they were like relatives and talked about children, so they didn't seem strange or restrained.

Because Duanmu Qing and Huo Chengyue are Xiaoyanzi's masters, they decide to live in the Xiao Mansion. When Xiaoyanzi grows up, they will arrange to teach her the basics of martial arts.

Now that it was New Year's Day, they thought that no matter what, they had to come and greet the host family and meet them. However, they didn't expect that there were so many people in the living room, and it was not convenient for them to just say hello and leave, so they had to stay and chat for a while.

When Gu Qingyou saw the two young people, thinking that they had extraordinary abilities, he praised them immediately. Seeing that they were quite intimate with each other and had a child, he directly praised them for being a perfect match, which made the two of them blush unconsciously.

Huo Yuqi looked at his parents happily and greeted everyone in the room politely, which earned him happy smiles from everyone.

"Ahem, what Madam Xia said is..."

Huo Chengyue glanced at Duanmu Qing who was standing next to her without saying anything. Seeing that he did not refute or respond, she felt a little disappointed. She was about to refute him, but unexpectedly, a clear voice interrupted her, "Thank you for the compliment, Madam Xia. I also think that Yueyue and I are a perfect match."

As soon as these words were spoken, the room instantly became quiet, and everyone's eyes turned to the girl who was being teased. Her cheeks were flushed, and she looked at the man in front of her in disbelief, her red lips slightly parted, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

Xiao Zhihang had become familiar with Duanmu Qing, and he really didn't expect this guy to be so outspoken. He hadn't won the girl's heart yet, but he was teasing Miss Huo like this, not afraid that she would beat him up.

Just as he was about to speak to smooth things over, Duanmu Qing seemed to notice the surprise in everyone's eyes, and quickly spoke up to make amends, "Please don't blame me, I was just happy at the moment and subconsciously said what was on my mind."

After saying this, it makes it easier for people to guess what he is thinking.

Huo Chengyue pursed her lips, suppressed the excitement in her heart, glanced at everyone, and seeing that everyone didn't know what to say, she apologized to everyone guiltily, and then pulled the outspoken man out of the reception room.

Huo Yuqi, who was abandoned by his parents, stood there, blinked, hesitated again and again, and still did not chase after his parents to listen to their conversation. However, he had a vague intuition in his heart that perhaps after his parents finished this conversation, his identity would not seem so embarrassing?

Gu Qingyou glanced at Du Xueying somewhat awkwardly. She had just seen the three of them looking very young and vigorous, and then looked at the handsome man and beautiful woman. Her intuition told her that they were a couple, but what was the situation?

Du Xueyin didn't want to talk about other people's family affairs, and she didn't want to discuss it in front of the children, so she smiled and pulled her aside to talk about other things.

The atmosphere in the living room finally relaxed. Everyone suppressed their curiosity and continued to chat and laugh. Only Huo Yuqi was waiting for his parents to come back with full of anticipation and anxiety.

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After Huo Chengyue pulled Duanmu Qing away, she held his wrist and walked towards a small pavilion where no one was around. Her heart was pounding and the blush on her cheeks was blown by the cold wind, making her calm down a little. She felt inexplicably annoyed in her heart. That sentence was probably just a joke, so why did she care so much?

But now that she had come this far, she wanted to ask clearly, otherwise, she would always be thinking about this matter.

She didn't want to continue living in confusion, nor did she want Qiqi to be stared at and talked about by strange people.

His wrist was being held by a slender, fair little hand, but the cold wind blew and the warmth in the palm of her hand gradually turned cold. Duanmu Qing saw it and subconsciously covered the hand that was holding his wrist with his cloak.

Even though he was being pulled away by her, he did not struggle and let her pull him wherever she wanted. He was just thinking about how to confess to her later that he had long been fond of her and wanted to marry her.

Huo Chengyue, who was about to ask something angrily, felt the back of her hand covered with warm fur. She looked back and saw someone considerately covering the back of her hand with a furry cloak. The warm touch made her hand feel as if it was burned. She subconsciously retracted her hand and hid it in her cloak.

Seeing that they had arrived at the pavilion, she walked quickly into it, looked at the frozen lake in the distance, turned her back to him, hesitated for a while, and said, "You, what do you mean? Why did you say that?"

Duanmu Qing looked at her with her back to him, unable to see her expression clearly. After thinking for a while, he decided not to hide it anymore, "I think I am attracted to you. From the first glance we had and the unforgettable things that happened to me, I can't help but want to see you all the time.

Except for the first few years when I wanted to find you and teach you a lesson, in the following two years, and this year when I finally found you, I was very happy. I was happy that you didn't get married, and that you and I had a child, and that we had an inseparable bond. I was very happy and wanted to get to know you better, and thus, wanted to have more contact with you.

The most important purpose is not to be responsible for you, but to marry you after I have established an emotional foundation with you and make you my, Duanmu Qing's, wife.

It's just because I'm afraid that you might feel concerned, so I want to spend more time with you, let you know me better, and make you marry me willingly, instead of having to be with me just because you are his child's mother.

I know that it is very difficult for women to survive in this world, especially you who have a child out of wedlock. I think you must have suffered a lot of grievances. I only hope that I can bring you happiness and joy, instead of leaving you with no joy in your heart but only sadness and grievance after being with me."

Huo Chengyue stood in the pavilion in a daze. The white cloak made her cheeks look like red plum blossoms in the snow, delicate and pretty. She listened to the words that sounded like a confession from the other party and didn't know how to react for a moment.

She only knew that she was very happy inside, her heart was beating like a drum, and she wanted to shout out loud to tell the other person how happy she was about his confession.

It turned out that the affection she had felt these days was not just her imagination, but he really expressed his love for her with his actions. It was just that he never said it clearly, which made her think that he just wanted to make up for her identity as the "mother of a child".

"Are you serious?"

She covered her lips, her eyes flashing with disbelief and surprise, and asked for confirmation.

"Really? If this is false, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death."

Duanmu Qing nodded solemnly, and fearing that she would not believe him, he even swore an oath to prove his sincerity.

“I believe…”

Huo Chengyue covered her lips and said with tears in her eyes.

"Click."

Before he could finish his words, a flash of lightning suddenly streaked across the sky, followed by a crackling sound.

Huo Chengyue: "......"

The smile on Duanmu Qing's face had not yet risen, and then it turned pale, "......"

Damn it, are you kidding me?

It didn’t thunder earlier or later, but why did you wait for me to swear that you would thunder?

“Crack…”

At this time, there were thunders in the sky, as if warning him.

Duanmu Qing shut his mouth in frustration, not daring to think about anything else. Then he thought of something and looked at Huo Chengyue with an aggrieved look, fearing that she would doubt his sincerity.

"Yueyue, you will trust me, right? It's probably going to rain heavily today, so there's thunder."

His words were sincere, but there was an inexplicable sense of guilt on his face, but he didn't know why.

"Really?"

Huo Chengyue glanced at the sky. It was a rare sunny day in winter. There were a few white clouds floating in the blue sky. It didn't look like a sign of rain.

She began to wonder in her heart, was it that God did not agree with them being together, or was it that what the man said was just a casual remark and God did not trust him?

"Yueyue, please believe me. My love for you is as clear as the sun and the moon can testify."

Duanmu Qing saw her hesitation and became extremely nervous, so he spoke quickly.

"Crack, click, click."

As if God was playing a joke on him, thunder started to roar again.

Duanmu Qing lowered his head with a pale face, already beginning to feel depressed. After all, this was a bolt from the blue, and it was obvious that there was something wrong. Yueyue would definitely not believe him.

"Okay, isn't it enough that I believe you? Why are you so dejected?"

When he heard Hanxiao's voice, Duanmu Qing looked up stupidly, "Ah? What did you say?"

After carefully thinking about what he had just heard, Duanmu Qing looked at her with surprise. He looked at her and asked hesitantly, "Yueyue, are you serious? Do you really believe me?"

Huo Chengyue studied medicine in her previous life, so as for the sayings about gods, she believed in them if she wanted to and didn't if she didn't. Although she didn't know why she was always struck by lightning, she herself didn't believe in swearing, nor did she believe that swearing would lead to thunder punishment.

Moreover, if God really warned him, he would not dare to do anything wrong, otherwise, God would definitely remember his mistakes.

"I said I believe in you, but you might betray me one day, so God warned you and reminded me not to be with you."

Huo Chengyue raised the corners of his lips slightly and spoke softly.

Duanmu Qing, who was originally excited, couldn't stop smiling, but the next moment, he was so angry at her words that his face turned blue, and he felt wronged for being misunderstood and a little self-doubt in his heart.

He pursed his lips, his face looked very ugly, his lips trembled, and he asked hesitantly, "Yueyue, you, you, how can you believe in thunder."

Huo Chengyue's eyes flashed with cunning, and then he pretended to be distressed and said, "But, you just swore, and then thunder struck. Isn't this a reminder?"

Duanmu Qing opened his lips slightly, a trace of confusion flashed across his eyes. He was almost persuaded by her reasons. He lowered his head with a look of helplessness, wondering in his heart what he could do to change her mind.

Seeing that he was like a wronged puppy, dejected, with a frustrated look on his face, but with smiles in his eyes, Huo Chengyue couldn't help but move closer and tilt her head to look up from where his head was hanging. She was surprised to see that his eyes were red, as if he had encountered some great injustice.

She was shocked. It couldn't be that he would get angry and cry just because she didn't agree or didn't want to be with him, right?

"Okay, okay, don't feel wronged. This is probably just an accident. If you don't believe me, try sending it again."

Huo Chengyue smiled and touched his head, comforting him gently.

Duanmu Qing raised his eyebrows, and his peach blossom eyes seemed to be sparkling with crystal tears. Hearing her words, he subconsciously looked at the clear blue sky and said tentatively, "I, Duanmu Qing, swear here that I will treat Huo Chengyue sincerely in the future. If I can marry her, I will love her deeply and will not let her suffer the slightest grievance.

If I betray her and hurt her, I hope I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death, and never be reborn."

The voice fell, and the sky was quiet, without any sound.

Duanmu Qing looked at Huo Chengyue in surprise and was so excited that he was incoherent.

"There really is no thunder anymore, which means God approves of us. Yueyue, I'm so happy. Can you, can you marry me? I, I want to marry you."

Huo Chengyue looked at him with amusement at his ecstatic expression. She felt that he did not look like a shrewd Pavilion Master at all, but rather stupidly naive.

"I have to explain to you first. I am a petty person with a strong sense of jealousy. If I have a lover, I only hope that he will have me by his side and no other women. I cannot tolerate any concubine, side room, or mistress. If you can accept me like this, I may be able to get along with you, and after we have feelings for each other, we can talk about marriage.

All I want in this life is to meet a good man who is willing to be with me for the rest of my life and grow old together. If you can do this, we can talk about marriage. Besides, I am a woman who lost her virginity before marriage. Even if you don't mind, your family will probably despise me if they know about it. You have to be prepared for all this in advance. I don't want to be kicked out by your parents if I really go home with you."

Seeing him so happy, she thought he was really moved, so she spoke her mind. She came from the free 21st century and was used to monogamy. She couldn't bear to compete with thousands of women for the favor of a man, even if he had three wives and four concubines, she couldn't accept it.

Duanmu Qing felt at ease after hearing her concerns. As long as she was willing to give him a chance, he would find a way to do it.

"You said you don't want to share me with other women. To be honest, I don't want to be with any woman other than you. Even if she's a concubine or sidekick, I don't care."