Chapter 409: Welcome Back, Mr. Huo Tingying

Chapter 409: Welcome Back, Mr. Huo Tingying

When Yi Jue awoke once more, it was well past one in the afternoon.

He rubbed his aching temples and got up, only to hear cheerful laughter drifting up from the courtyard below.

He lifted the quilt and walked to the window. A glass house had mysteriously appeared in the courtyard downstairs. Several servants were hanging colorful small lights around the glass house, while others were digging in the yard to plant new greenery.

Among the crowd, there was a slender figure—Yun Mu.

Today, Yun Mu was wearing a red vintage lantern-sleeve cardigan, paired with white pencil pants. Her long, glossy black hair cascaded over her shoulders, giving her an ethereal beauty from a distance.

On the lawn, the plump little Roundie was batting a ball of yarn, rolling around on the grass, which made Zhang Ma and the other servants laugh heartily.

Yun Mu directed the servants on ladders hanging lights, occasionally giving instructions, “It’s off-center; shift it a bit to the left—that’s perfect...”

Once the lights were almost all hung, Yun Mu spoke to Zhang Ma again, “This courtyard still feels too empty. Zhang Ma, please have someone order some vintage-style marble furniture.”

“Yes, with you here, Ruoshui Garden has come alive,” Zhang Ma said happily.

Yun Mu chuckled softly and continued directing the servants to plant flowers and hang lights.

Yi Jue stood quietly by the window, looking down at the scene before him.

She was the love of his life, the missing piece of his heart.

A gentle breeze lifted the edge of her veil, momentarily revealing a face of breathtaking beauty.

In that moment, the girl before him merged with the one from his dreams, filling his chest with a soft, swelling sensation that almost made him tear up in excitement.

It was her!

Even the fingertips resting by his side trembled slightly at that moment, and he didn’t dare to blink.

How could he have forgotten her?

After the extreme self-reproach, Yi Jue felt immensely fortunate.

Fortunately, fate had been kind to him, bringing her back into his life and allowing him to fall in love with her again.

Otherwise, he might have spent the rest of his life with a missing piece in his heart, drifting through each day in a daze.

The servants worked seamlessly with Yun Mu, quickly transforming the courtyard. The glass house was perfectly installed.

Yun Mu circled the glass house, clapping her hands in approval. “Everyone worked hard, thank you.”

At that moment, footsteps came from behind her. Yun Mu turned her head abruptly, her smiling eyes meeting a pair of deep, narrow eyes.

Standing on the steps, Yi Jue’s black eyes were intensely hot as they stared at her.

This kind of gaze was all too familiar to Yun Mu. When he was still Huo Tingying, he had looked at her with such eyes...

Her long lashes fluttered slightly, and a smile spread across her lips. “You’re awake?”

You’ve finally woken up, Huo Tingying, she thought silently, her smile widening.

“Yes,” Yi Jue nodded.

Yun Mu beckoned to him with her finger, “Follow me.”

Is this woman treating others like dogs?

Yi Jue smiled and still walked over.

Yun Mu gently took hold of one of his slender fingers and guided him step by step into the glass greenhouse.

The surrounding servants exchanged glances and discreetly backed away.

The moment the greenhouse door was pushed open, Yun Mu somehow triggered a mechanism, and the entire room instantly bloomed with a house full of champagne roses.

Yi Jue’s eyes narrowed in surprise, not expecting Yun Mu to bring him to see this. He was momentarily stunned.

Yun Mu’s light laughter filled the air, "What do you think? It’s beautiful, isn’t it? I spent two or three hours preparing it."

Yi Jue looked at the small woman in front of him, feeling a bit at a loss for words. "You’re giving me flowers?"

"Yes, isn’t it romantic? Should I set off some fireworks for you later in the evening?" Yun Mu said enthusiastically.

Yi Jue chuckled softly, then in the next moment, his long arm swept out and firmly held her slender waist, his low, hoarse voice near her ear, "Mrs. Huo, flowers and fireworks are things men prepare for women, understand?"

Mrs. Huo.

Six months later, hearing him call her "Mrs. Huo" again made Yun Mu feel like a lifetime had passed.

Her clear pupils contracted and dilated, then gradually misted over. "Yi Jue, you…"

Yi Jue’s eyes blazed with emotion, barely containing the surge of feelings in his heart. His hoarse voice spoke, "It’s fine that I lost my memory, but Yun Mu, how did you manage to stay by my side for so long without acknowledging who you are, and even watched me with Liu Ling…"

Reaching this point, Yi Jue found it hard to continue, only letting out a long sigh. "Luckily, I fell back in love with you just in time and broke things off with Liu Ling, or it would’ve been a disaster."

Otherwise, he would never have been able to forgive himself for the rest of his life.

Yun Mu looked at him. "You remember everything?"

Yi Jue shook his head. "Only parts of it, but I know that the person I married was you, the man who once completely had you was also me."

Just remembering that was enough for him.

He placed her small hand over his heart, and through the thin fabric, Yun Mu could clearly feel the powerful, steady beat of his heart.

"Yun Mu, my life, every heartbeat of mine, can only be for you. There was never anyone else. The mysterious woman I’ve been searching for was also you, the only one I’ve ever loved, is you."

After nearly losing her, he was terrified.

He didn’t dare to keep anything from her anymore, eagerly telling her everything all at once, not daring to have any misunderstandings with her.

Yun Mu gently smiled and nodded. "I already know."

Even a warrior like Yun Mu couldn’t resist melting at his heartfelt words.

Yun Mu lightly bit her red lips, then reached out to wrap her arms around his neck, tiptoeing to give him a light kiss on the corner of his lips.

"Welcome back, my Huo."

Yi Jue’s large hand pressed against her shoulder, suddenly pushing her firmly against the glass door, raising his hand to lift her face veil.

But Yun Mu blocked him.

Yi Jue gritted his teeth, "You’re still wearing it? I remember everything now—why cover your face?"

"It's not that, in the middle of the day, can you be sure there aren't any Li Moran or Yi Hou’s people around? After I just changed my looks and body, it would be tough to explain if word got out." Yun Mu said.

It's true that the change in appearance could be passed off as disfigurement and plastic surgery, like Yunzhe said, but what if someone wants to check fingerprints?

In any case, until Yunzhe takes over as head of the Yun family and she fully steps down, it's best to keep things quiet.

Yi Jue gritted his teeth and completely enveloped her with his body, lifting the edge of her veil and kissing her fiercely, like a storm, leaving her breathless.

Yun Mu had to cling tightly to him to stay upright.