If Xie Huaizheng didn’t find Su Zhaozhao today.

Then when Su Zhaozhao returned with him to his world, she would never be able to see her parents again.

Xie Huaizheng didn’t want that to happen.

Su Zhaozhao had always been the one making an effort for him. He wanted to make an effort for her this time.

But with so many people, where could he possibly find her?

She probably didn’t look the same as she used to.

Xie Huaizheng could only rely on his intuition, searching through the crowd.

Thankfully, his senses were exceptionally sharp, and he had a photographic memory. He could distinguish the features of anyone he saw and remember their faces.

Unfortunately, despite looking at so many people, Xie Huaizheng still hadn’t seen Su Zhaozhao.

The man’s thin lips pressed into a line, and his gaze grew cold and grim.

‘I really can’t find Su Zhaozhao.’

At this thought, Xie Huaizheng’s heart couldn’t help but grow anxious.

Just then, a family walked by not far away.

They were carrying many shopping bags. The girl had her arm linked through her mother’s, and they were talking and laughing, looking very happy.

Xie Huaizheng’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“Mom, Dad, let’s go buy a new tea set later, okay? You both love tea, and the set you’re using now is so old. You could get a much better one.”

The girl’s voice reached his ears—it was cheerful and bright.

The tone of her voice, the way she paused when she spoke… it was just like his Zhaozhao.

Xie Huaizheng stared intently at the family of three.

‘Could it be her?’

His gaze fell on the girl’s face. Unlike the Su Zhaozhao in his memory, this Zhaozhao looked more delicate and pretty. But her expression, her features… there were still faint traces of the Zhaozhao he knew.

It had to be her.

In that instant, Xie Huaizheng’s body moved faster than his mind. He strode forward quickly.

Then, just as they were about to leave, he grabbed her arm.

“Zhaozhao, is it you?”

Su Zhaozhao was still discussing buying a tea set with her parents. She had long since picked out a Zisha clay teapot set that was perfect for her dad.

But the price had been too expensive before, and she couldn’t bring herself to buy it. Now things were different. This money was of little use to her just sitting around.

She might as well just spend it all.

Just as she was about to go shopping with her parents…

Suddenly, she heard a voice from behind her. For a second, Su Zhaozhao thought she was hearing things.

‘Why would I be hearing Xie Huaizheng’s voice?’

When she turned her head and saw Xie Huaizheng, her heart leaped into her throat.

“Husband?!”

Su Zhaozhao couldn’t stop herself from crying out.

‘No, no, this is the real world! Shouldn’t Xie Huaizheng be in the novel world?’

‘It must be because I miss Xie Huaizheng so much that I’m hallucinating.’

But in the next moment, the man reached out and pulled her into his arms.

That warm embrace, carrying a faint, cool fragrance, left Su Zhaozhao momentarily dazed.

‘It’s not a hallucination. How could a hallucination feel this warm?’

Besides, his embrace held a feeling that was so incredibly familiar to her.

Su Zhaozhao looked up, gazing into the man’s deep, dark eyes, and couldn’t help but exclaim, “It’s really you! You’re here?”

“I’m here, Zhaozhao. I’ve been looking for you for so long.” Xie Huaizheng looked at the girl’s face.

Her appearance in this world was more delicate, but there were still some similarities in her features.

‘So wonderful. It’s really my Zhaozhao.’

He knew he wouldn’t fail to recognize her.

At that very moment, a voice sounded in both Xie Huaizheng’s and Su Zhaozhao’s minds: “Congratulations, you have passed the assessment. From now on, you may travel between the two worlds twice a year!”

The cold, electronic voice left both Su Zhaozhao and Xie Huaizheng stunned.

After the reality of it sank in, Su Zhaozhao was overcome with joy.

Even though it was only twice a year, for Su Zhaozhao, it was already so much better than before.

But she still subconsciously tried to bargain, “Can’t you make it a little more?”

“No. For the stability of the two worlds, this is the only way.”

Even so, Su Zhaozhao was very happy.

At least it was much better than being cut off from the real world forever.

Su Zhaozhao looked at Xie Huaizheng, who smiled at her. “I heard it too.”

“That’s good. It looks like we can be together.”

After she spoke, she realized her parents were also there. Su Zhaozhao immediately gripped Xie Huaizheng’s hand and said to them, “Mom, Dad, this is my husband.”

“We know. He looks just like the man in your painting,” Su’s mother said with a beaming smile.

Xie Huaizheng immediately looked at Su Zhaozhao, his face full of curiosity. “You painted me?”

Su Zhaozhao nodded. “I did.”

“Zhaozhao, how many more surprises do you have that I don’t know about?”

But he was also aware that Su’s mother and Father Su were there, so he stopped his playful banter with Su Zhaozhao and turned to them.

“Mom, Dad, hello. I’m your son-in-law. My name is Xie Huaizheng. I imagine Zhaozhao has already told you about me, but if there’s anything else you’d like to know, please feel free to ask.”

Xie Huaizheng figured that Su Zhaozhao had most likely told them everything about him already.

“Of course, we know all about you.”

The couple was very satisfied with their daughter’s partner.

‘He looks so dashing and talented.’

They might not be from the same time and space, but that didn’t matter. As long as the young couple was happy, they could be at ease.

“When did you get here?” Su Zhaozhao asked him.

“This afternoon. I’ve been looking for you ever since. That… thing… told me that if I couldn’t find you, you’d never be able to come back here.”

Although Xie Huaizheng didn’t know why he was given such an assessment, perhaps it was to test the sincerity of his feelings for Su Zhaozhao?

But thankfully, the outcome was good. He had ultimately passed the system’s assessment.

“Wow, you’re amazing! My appearance is different now, but you still recognized me?”

Xie Huaizheng looked at the girl’s sparkling eyes and curled his lips into a smile. “It’s not different. You still look very much like yourself.”

The more he looked, the more she looked like herself. This was her, his clever and lovely girl.

‘No matter what she looks like, as long as her soul is the same, I’ll be able to recognize her at a glance, right?’

‘Just like that other Su Zhaozhao. She wasn’t her. Even if they had the same face, I could tell at a glance that she wasn’t the one.’

As they were talking, Xie Huaizheng’s stomach suddenly rumbled.

The normally composed man’s face suddenly flushed red.

“You haven’t eaten!” Su Zhaozhao realized, immediately grabbing Xie Huaizheng’s hand and heading toward a restaurant. “Come on, let’s get some food first.”

“Mom, Dad, why don’t you two head home first?” She was too happy; she needed to have a meal with Xie Huaizheng and talk.

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