They had met and weathered many storms to get to this point. Now, they were finally married—a husband and wife who would stay together for the rest of their lives, forever.
Hua Yusen's face flushed hot. Despite the cold day, sweat beaded on his forehead, and he began taking deep breaths.
Zhao Nuanyue came in after washing up. Seeing Hua Yusen's red face and how he was sweating, she quickly asked, "Yu Sen, are you coming down with a cold?"
"N-no!" Hua Yusen, who had been engrossed in a small booklet, hadn't noticed Zhao Nuanyue enter. He hastily hid it away.
'I'm a grown man, proud and true. I can't let Zhao Nuanyue see this, or I'll lose all my dignity.'
Seeing Hua Yusen's frantic movements, Zhao Nuanyue asked suspiciously, "Yu Sen, what were you looking at?"
"Nothing!" Hua Yusen staunchly denied it. It would be too embarrassing.
