Chapter 313: Two Lives

"At least that man is smarter than his brother." Shen Qui said before he hugged Lyca's waist. "Little wife, even if he is smarter, you are not allowed to eat with him."

"Chu Munan won't do anything." She folded her arms around his neck. "He is just confused. This is the first time he met such a perfect woman like me. Virtuous and beautiful, smart and cunning. Pure but not innocent. This combination is so deadly, he can't stop thinking about it."

"At least you are not so talkative when you're with him," he smiled and flicked her nose. "Let's check out the house?"

"Chu Nan said this is a two-bedroom house. Why do we need to check it? I want to lie down and sleep."

"You slept on your way here."

"That wasn't very comfortable at all." Lyca immediately complained. This time, the trip was almost eight hours. How could she sleep in a car for eight hours!? "Ah! What are you doing?" she yelped when Shen Qui suddenly carried her in his arms. The two stayed on the second floor for hours before Shen Qui went downstairs to try and cook something. Seeing that the cupboards are all full, Shen Qui gave a wry smile.

Lyca said to make some eggs, but he really wanted to create something good for the winter. This time, Shen Qui decided to make a simple congee. Shen Qui was not an expert in cooking, but he was very familiar with the steps in making Congee. With a smile on his face, Shen Qui started making food for his wife.

After thirty minutes, Lyca was already eating some hot congee, her smile was so wide it almost reached her ears. "Ah, husband, I should make you jealous a lot."

"What kind of logic is that?"

"If you are jealous, you cook something that's not egg for me! Isn't this a genius idea?" She giggled and gestured him to give her another bowl of food. "Ah, at least the Chu Family is smart enough to give us a house with a lot of food." Shortly after, Lyca once again slept for a few hours in Shen Qui's arms.

When she woke up, she checked the time, and it was still noon. However, the skies outside were already dark. She slowly sat on the bed and looked at the sleeping Shen Qui before walking out of the room. This time, Lyca checked the house and nodded in appreciation.

This house was pretty cozy. Though it wasn't as big, it was perfect for a small family. She eyed the reading nook located in the living room. Next to it was the fireplace. On the other side of the nook was the window that would give you the view of the snow. "Hmm? Missed calls?" Lyca immediately dialed Yi'an's number while walking towards the nook.

"Sister Yi'an?"

"Young Miss, I'm sorry for disturbing your honeymoon but It's about the Shen Family."

The smile on Lyca's face instantly vanished. "Speak." She sat on the nook as she looked at the blanket of snow outside. "I understand. I will go back a week from now. Did you already take care of Lai Su's transport? Good. How about the Longs?" Yi'an was the only person in charge of monitoring the people at Long City.

"Is that so?" Lyca asked. "So the Long Family already heard that I want to join the assembly. Good for them."

"Young miss, you know the Long Family would do anything to attain their goal. What if they try to do something to stop you from joining?"

Lyca sneered. This despicable family is backed by the Xu Family from the capital. If only she could find a way to make these two families fight against each other, then it would be easier for her to destroy them. "It's fine. We can just create problems for them."

"Problems like what?"

"Ah, Sister Yi'an I will have to think about this first. Right now, I am spending some time with my husband. How can I think about scheming? For now, I will enjoy this vacation and then I will call you once I already think of something, alright?"

"But Young Miss…"

"It's fine. Just focus on teaching some kids first." She said before cutting off the call. Then she immediately sent a text to Yi'an telling her that she couldn't say what she wanted to say. Or at least, not when she was still inside the house. After all, It is always better to be cautious than regret it later. After texting with Yi'an, Lyca started checking the maps of this area.

The herbs that she was looking for only grew in a place that is cold all year round. It also wanted to stay in the coldest part of the area. According to the map, this should be the coldest area that is occupied by people.

According to the map, there is one cave near this town, but it would take care at least two hours to reach that place. However, with the current snow, walking near the mountains would be too dangerous. She badly needed those herbs to create an antidote.

Lyca went back to the room. After making sure that there was no hidden camera or voice recorder in the room, she immediately woke her husband up and informed him about her plan.

"No! You cannot go to the mountains alone!" Shen Qui said.

"If both of us will leave the cabin, the people on the house will notice. They will follow us. I don't want them to know the real reason why we are here." There is really no other choice. Shen Qui needed to stay here and let them see him walking around the house.

"Then I can get it for you! Why don't you give me some photos of the herbs that you wanted? Plus, I have more experience. I am confident that I can still come back here despite the thick snow."

She frowned. How could she give her photos when those herbs don't exist in this world? "No. I need to go there. The herbs are poisonous. I know how to handle poison." Plus, she already lived two lives. In her past lives, traveling in this kind of snow wasn't really a problem.

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