CHAPTER 846: CHAPTER 843: REUNION

Liu Shanhai bent down and picked up his son directly.

"Did you miss Daddy?"

Liu Shanhai held his son in his arms, took a deep breath, as if wanting to forever remember his son’s scent.

At this moment, Qi Wenjing, who was in a daze, finally snapped back to reality and then rushed over, embracing the father and son tightly.

"Wen Jing." Liu Shanhai gently embraced his wife.

But his wife hugged him very tightly, as if wanting to melt him into her body, never letting him leave again.

Qi Wenjing didn’t answer him, just started to sob softly.

Liu Yongkang, sandwiched between the two, wanted to turn around to comfort his mom, but was stuck tightly, unable to turn, and could only hug his dad’s neck and turn his head, saying, "Mom, Dad is back. You should be happy. Why are you crying?"

Qi Wenjing wiped her tears and forcibly denied, "I’m not crying."

She then slowly let go of Liu Shanhai, but one hand remained tightly interlocked with his fingers.

"You’re back," she said.

Just like every time he came back in the past.

"Yes, I’m back," Liu Shanhai nodded and said.

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"Oh my, how touching."

From a distance, Huang Yuntao wiped away nonexistent tears from the corners of his eyes as he watched the scene.

The emotional Taozi, interrupted by him, gave him a dissatisfied glare.

"Let’s go, there’s nothing more to see."

Shen Siyuan turned around as if to leave.

"Just... leaving it like this?" Huang Yuntao widened his eyes in surprise.

While in Coconut City, he’d seen Shen Siyuan guide two dead souls. Every time it was a complete process, unlike now, where it was left unattended.

"What should I be concerned with?" Shen Siyuan asked with a smile.

Huang Yuntao thought for a moment and said, "He is dead after all. Suddenly reappearing like this, isn’t that inappropriate? I just think... I just think..."

"Disturbing the Order," Taozi smiled and completed his sentence.

"Right, that’s what I mean. Life and death are different paths. If a person can live just like when they were alive and stay with the living, are you sure that won’t cause problems?" Huang Yuntao said.

"Don’t worry. Once he fulfills his wish, he’ll leave," Shen Siyuan said.

"What if he doesn’t leave?" Huang Yuntao glanced at the family of three behind him.

"After his death, he’s been watching over his wife and child. Now that he has a chance to reunite with them like a living person, how could he bear to leave? If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t want to leave." Huang Yuntao said.

"If you can think of it, don’t you think I haven’t considered this too?" Shen Siyuan replied with a light laugh.

Then he turned his head to call out to the three little ones standing under a coconut tree, looking up at the coconuts above.

"Let’s go back."

"Okay~"

Tang Tang was the first to respond.

Dou Dou retracted his gaze and said to Duoduo beside him, "There are five and a half."

"It’s definitely six, how could it be five and a half? Besides, where can you find half a coconut?" Duoduo objected helplessly.

"The tiny one only counts as half," Dou Dou insisted ignorantly.

It turned out the three little ones were boredly betting on how many coconuts were on the tree.

"Even if it’s small, it’s still one. You’re small too, does that make you half a person?" Duoduo teased with amusement.

"No, I’m a ghost," Dou Dou replied confidently.

Seeing that Dou Dou was playing tricks, Duoduo reached out to tug at her face.

"You...you, I’m telling you, be reasonable, no physical actions,"

Dou Dou, feeling slightly guilty, turned to run as Duoduo was not Tang Tang.

"Don’t run, stand still."

"Not running is foolish, hehe..."

"Fool, don’t run."

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"It’s the little sister."

Being held in his dad’s arms, Liu Yongkang happened to see this scene.

He looked down at his mom talking to dad, her face radiant with a bright smile.

"Mom, are we still taking photos?"

Before Liu Shanhai could speak, Qi Wenjing replied, "No photos, it’s so hot. Let’s go back to the hotel first."

Hearing this, Liu Shanhai sighed in relief. After all, Shen Siyuan had told him that even though he seemed no different from a living person, he wasn’t.

He couldn’t eat or take photos, and his body was very light, without weight.

Liu Yongkang, hearing this, glanced sideways at his mom, because earlier she didn’t seem to say that.

So the three headed towards the hotel, but Liu Yongkang, who was being held in Liu Shanhai’s arms, was forced by his mom to come down and walk himself.

"You’re a little man now. How can you still want Daddy to hold you?"

Liu Yongkang, reluctant before, couldn’t refute after his mom’s words.

He mumbled for a long time and then grumpily said, "Mom, you’re a bit mean."

This one line made both Liu and Wen Jing laugh.

Actually, Liu Shanhai wanted to hold his son longer, but Qi Wenjing firmly refused to let him.

The reason was that Liu Shanhai was too thin compared to the strong image she had in mind.

Though Liu Shanhai was a geologist who often trekked through mountains, he was never thin, all muscles with no extra fat, very strong and healthy.

Now standing before her, Liu Shanhai looked so thin his cheeks were sunken. It’s evident he suffered a lot, though what he experienced this past half year remained unknown, leaving Qi Wenjing feeling eye-wrenching pain, though she said nothing, her gaze was full of heartache.

"How did you get here?"

"Where are your belongings?"

"Did you go home?"

"Why didn’t you call me in advance?"

...

Qi Wenjing had countless questions, but Liu Shanhai didn’t answer, just smiled at her.

This made Qi Wenjing feel a little flustered and uneasy.

Because Liu Shanhai never lied to her, so when he didn’t want to deceive her but also didn’t want to answer, he would smile at her.

In the past, Qi Wenjing might have just let it go, waiting for him to tell her when he was ready.

But this time, for some reason, she just wanted to know.

Perhaps it was that slight unease and hesitation deep down, or maybe Liu Shanhai’s disappearance over the past half year had stripped away her usual sense of security.

"I hope you can tell me, rather than hiding it from me, even if you have to lie to me."

She looked at Liu Shanhai, her expression extremely serious.

Liu Shanhai didn’t intend to hide, but he didn’t want to tell her right now because he cherished this hard-to-come-by brief reunion.

But seeing her insist in this way, Liu Shanhai could only helplessly sigh deeply.

"Let’s talk about it back at the hotel, okay?" Liu Shanhai said, his face carrying a hint of pleading.

Qi Wenjing stared at him, looking intently for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Do you have another woman out there?"

Liu Shanhai was both amused and exasperated, quickly shaking his head. "How could that be, don’t say such nonsense, Kangkang’s right here."

"You guys say what you want, I didn’t hear anything," Liu Yongkang, held by both, immediately said.

The couple heard this and exchanged smiles.

"Since it’s not another woman, then I allow you not to say it for now," Qi Wenjing suddenly said with a bright smile.

Upon hearing this, Liu Shanhai exhaled a long breath of relief.