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After swallowing the sweet porridge that Shen Du fed him again, Shi Qing tilted his head towards him and said, "Won't it affect my work if you stay at home with me every day?"

Shen Du scooped up the light sweet-scented osmanthus porridge from the bowl and brought it to her lips, "I've taken a long vacation, you don't have to worry."

Shi Qing shook her head to refuse, and the other party skillfully took a tissue and tried to wipe her.

She paused, took the tissue, and said, "I can do it myself."

Shen Du's long eyelashes drooped, "Qingqing is disgusted with me?"

It's like a drizzle, carrying with it the moist and slightly cool feeling of loss and grievance.

"No." Shi Qing immediately refuted and explained softly, "I'm just worried that if you delay your future because of my affairs, I will feel guilty."

Shen Du turned from sadness to laughter, "Don't think like that, I am extremely happy to be with you."

After much persuasion from Shi Qing, Shen Du finally agreed to her request to go back to work. Worried that no one would take care of her, he hired a servant a few days later.

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When Shen Du was not at home, Shi Qing's schedule remained the same as usual without any major changes. After eating, she would take a walk in the garden and take a nap.

In the evening, Shen Du returned home on time at around four o'clock in the afternoon and carried her back to the room while she was sleeping in the garden or on the balcony.

Such peaceful days quickly passed for more than half a month.

Shi Qing's eyesight still hadn't improved, but the voices in his head were becoming more frequent.

She was soundly sleeping when she was suddenly awakened by a painful cough and the sound of the toilet flushing. She subconsciously touched the seat next to her and found the bed was cold.

"Shen Du, is that you?" Wearing slippers, Shi Qing followed the sound and went to the bathroom.

When she asked, everything stopped. After a few seconds of silence, Shen Du finally responded in a low voice.

"Did I wake you up?" After saying that, he coughed again.

"What's wrong with you?" Shi Qing looked anxious and hurried towards him. Her arm was suddenly hit by a cold object. She hissed and then grabbed Shen Du's hand.

Collages of sticky liquid with a faint fishy smell.

Seeing the bright red stain on her slender white fingers, Shen Du's eyebrows jumped, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

Shi Qing ignored him and asked with a sullen face, "Don't change the subject. Tell me the truth. What happened to your body? Are you sick or injured during the mission?"

Facing her series of questions, Shen Du laughed instead, and only stopped when he was angrily beaten by Shi Qing.

"I thought Qingqing didn't care about me. I'm so happy to see you like this now."

Half covering up and half teasing, Shi Qing twisted his hand unhappily, "You're vomiting blood and yet you're still laughing so heartlessly, what's going on? Do you want to go to the hospital?"

Shen Du grabbed her with his backhand, coughing and laughing, "I got hurt a little while on the mission, I'll be fine after taking some medicine. After all, it's because you wanted to force me to go to work."

As he spoke, he became aggrieved again, rubbing her hand like a kitten, "Qingqing, since I'm feeling so bad, please let me stay at home for a few days."

It was as if if she didn't agree, she would become an exploitative capitalist.

Shi Qing laughed angrily, "You've been coughing so hard that you're almost dead. If I let you go again, I'm afraid one day I won't even be able to find your body."

A few coquettish jokes diluted the serious atmosphere. Shi Qing "stared" at him as he cleaned up the mess, then fell asleep again.

During the days when he was injured and at home, Shen Du became even more clingy. He was like a stray cat that was adopted home, with his little tail tucked behind Shi Qing. When he occasionally heard her call him, he was visibly happy.

On the other hand, Shi Qing reacted well and became familiar with the world of blindness. He could handle many things on his own without the help of others.

On this day, she was lying in the garden to bask in the sun as usual, and Shen Du also brought a lounge chair and sat next to her.

The autumn wind is getting stronger, and deep winter is coming. The bright and mild daylight is running out.

"Qingqing." Shen Du approached with his elbow half raised, calling her name in a weak voice.

"Hmm?" The temperature was just right, and Shi Qing responded to him half asleep and half awake, with his eyes closed perfunctorily.

Her crow eyelashes obediently blocked her bright and charming eyes. Her pretty face lay leisurely in the shade, covered with a small light yellow blanket. She looked peaceful and calm, as if she was living a peaceful life.

"If only it could always be like this." Shen Du picked up a handful of her hair and murmured to himself.

“Not good.” Shi Qing moved his upper body, half-opened his eyes, and could only find his outline in the vague halo.

"Why?" His fingertips suddenly stagnated, and the black hair wrapped around his fingers slipped down, and Shen Du had to wrap it again.

"It's so boring." Her eyelids drooped and she closed them again as if she was extremely sleepy. "...If this goes on, it will get moldy."

Shen Du grabbed the remaining tip of her hair, poked her delicate nose, and woke her up in a nasty way, "If we can go out, do you want to be with me?"

Perhaps she was annoyed with him, Shi Qing slapped away the troublesome hand, turned her back to him with a hum.

Shen Du didn't give up. He got off the bamboo recliner and squatted in front of her.

"Qingqing? You haven't answered me yet."

"……Um?"

"I want to be with you forever and ever, through life and death, is that okay?"

"……Um……"

"Qingqing? Then I'll take it as your consent. You can't abandon me again in the future, otherwise I will..."

"..."

There was no response this time.

Shen Du frowned and lowered his eyes, took off the green jade ring on his right ring finger, and gently put it on Shi Qing's hand.

The slightly wide ring automatically shrank, fitting perfectly on the slender and fair finger, simple and elegant yet dazzling.

Shen Du seemed to have accomplished something important. His sharp eyebrows turned into a spring breeze. He half-knelt on the ground, holding Shi Qing's hand, and then kissed the ring on her ring finger.

Like the most devout believer, he looked solemnly and affectionately at the only god he loyally protected.

"I heard that the best way to express your love in this world is to propose with a ring in person."

He smiled and said to himself, "But I'm afraid you won't agree."

So I could only carefully perform this perfect love story while she was asleep.

That storage ring had followed him through the turbulence of time and space for thousands of years, accompanying him through one world after another without her.

After Shi Qing woke up, he did not pay too much attention to the ring on his hand. Knowing its origin, he treated it as a normal gift.

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One day, in the silence of the night, Shen Du suddenly opened his eyes.

The sound I least wanted to hear finally came.

In the dim light outside the window, he stared at the slender figure in front of him.

She was sleeping soundly, as if she was not awakened by the sudden mechanical sound.

He raised his hand, wanting to touch her but not daring to, and could only look through the overlapping shadows for comfort, as if he could hold her in his arms in this way.

Only when his arms became sore did he reluctantly put them down, not daring to make even the slightest unnecessary movement.

There was almost no movement behind him. Shi Qing's tightly furrowed brows relaxed and he rolled over unconsciously.

The moon was setting and the stars were dimming. Outside the window, the autumn wind was blowing gently. Shen Du looked at the person in front of him with an obscure look in his eyes, and raised his finger to touch her brow in the air.

After hesitating for a long time, there was only a faint sigh among the smooth and shallow breathing.

The sharp weapon hidden under the pillow was pushed back silently.