An Xiaonuan heard his voice and almost cried. She quickly opened the door to the apartment, and before Huangfu Ye could come in, she rushed over and held him tightly.

"What’s wrong?" Huangfu Ye hugged her as he entered the apartment, closing the door behind him.

"I was scared to death! Really scared to death!" An Xiaonuan suddenly burst into tears, finally feeling a sense of relief.

"What happened? Did something happen? Who bullied you? Tell me, I’ll settle the score!" Huangfu Ye pushed her back to look at her. Anyone daring to bully his woman must be tired of living.

An Xiaonuan shook her head and said chokingly, "No, I just felt like someone was following me, it was really scary!"

"Following you? No way, the security in this community is really good, you don’t need to worry at all." Huangfu Ye hugged her for comfort.

"Really?" An Xiaonuan looked up at him, still extremely uneasy.

"Really, just look at you, you’re a grown-up. Aren’t you just scaring yourself? How about this, starting tomorrow, I’ll get two bodyguards to protect you." Huangfu Ye wiped her tears.

"No need, no need, I don’t want that." She commutes by bus and subway to work every day, and if she had bodyguards following her, people would wonder what’s going on.

"Tell you what, from tomorrow, if I can’t go to work with you, you should either drive yourself, or I’ll provide a private car for you." Huangfu Ye looked at her pitiful expression and felt heartbroken.

"No need, maybe I’m just being sensitive." An Xiaonuan decided to check after getting off work tomorrow to see if it was just her imagination or if someone was indeed following her with bad intentions.

An Xiaonuan wiped her tears and said, "I’ll go make dinner."

"You rest first, look how scared you are. I’ll wash the vegetables and call you when they’re ready." Huangfu Ye lovingly wiped the sweat from her forehead.

He picked up the vegetables and went to the kitchen. An Xiaonuan got up, took a large glass of iced water from the fridge, drank half of it, and finally set it down, then went to the bedroom to change clothes.

She washed her face and went to the kitchen to cook with Huangfu Ye. Huangfu Ye washed the vegetables, and An Xiaonuan had already cut the meat into strips and prepared the sliced onions, ginger, and garlic.

"Why don’t you wash the fish and put it on a plate," An Xiaonuan turned her head to look at him.

"Okay." Huangfu Ye obediently washed the fish she bought, which was already cleaned, until it was very clean, then placed it on a plate.

He came over and hugged An Xiaonuan, kissed her forehead, and said, "Baobei, you’ve worked hard."

"Go on then." An Xiaonuan kissed him back.

Huangfu Ye went to change clothes first. An Xiaonuan put the sliced onions and ginger into the fish’s stomach, sprinkled some on top, and then put it in the pot to steam.

Half an hour later, all the food was ready, and Huangfu Ye came out just after a quick shower, ready to eat.

He went to get the bowls and chopsticks. When An Xiaonuan sat down, he hugged her from behind and gave her a kiss, "You’ve worked hard!"

"Stop talking so much, just eat." An Xiaonuan urged him.

Huangfu Ye sat opposite her, picked up his bowl, and An Xiaonuan picked some food for him before starting to eat with her head down.

"Don’t be upset. If you don’t like bodyguards around, I won’t let them appear in front of you; they’ll just protect you from a distance." Huangfu Ye said.

"Really, it’s not necessary. I get off work when it’s still daylight, what bad could happen? I used to come home when it was dark." An Xiaonuan smiled at him.