Since it was classified, Hua Yusen couldn't elaborate. He skirted the issue, explaining, "I was supposed to be back in a week, but we received a call for help. Elder Gu considered the bigger picture, set aside old grievances, and went to save the person, so we were delayed."
"A call for help?" Zhao Nuanyue was taken aback. "A man, or a woman?"
"Er... a woman," Hua Yusen replied, quickly trying to distance himself from the situation. "But it had nothing to do with me. I was just away on business."
"It's best if it has nothing to do with you. Remember, you're a man with a fiancée now, and we're getting married in a month." Zhao Nuanyue placed a piece of braised meat on Hua Yusen's plate, her tone becoming more forceful. "When you have a fiancée, or when you encounter other women, you need to know how to avoid any misunderstandings. Got it?"
"I know, I know." Hua Yusen felt a pang of guilt, his mind flashing back to the scene.
