Ruan Tianling’s hand was braced against the tree trunk, and then he couldn’t walk any further.

His body suddenly toppled over, Jian Yufei couldn’t support him, and fell down with him.

"Ruan Tianling, are you okay?" Jian Yufei anxiously asked him, worried.

Ruan Tianling sprawled his limbs out, weakly gasping for air: "I’m fine... I just need a rest..."

It was clear that he had reached his physical limit.

Jian Yufei got up, dragging his body into the shade beneath the tree.

She then sat down, placing his head on her lap.

"Sleep, I’ll watch over you," she said softly, while using her dress hem to wipe the sweat off his face.

Ruan Tianling closed his eyes with relief and fell into a deep sleep.

Jian Yufei looked at his exhausted face, gently stroking his sweat-dampened short hair.

A tear dropped onto Ruan Tianling’s face, followed by another —

Jian Yufei quickly raised her hand to wipe away her tears, opening her eyes wide to let the wind dry them.

For the rest of the time, she quietly watched over Ruan Tianling, her eyes never leaving his face.

At this moment, the sea breeze was gentle, and the times were serene.

Many years later, Jian Yufei would still be moved when thinking of their companionship under the shade of the tree today.

This was probably the most beautiful time of her life.

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Ruan Tianling slept for three hours before he woke up softly.

He didn’t dare to sleep deeply; even though he was very tired, he set an alarm in his mind, reminding him not to sleep for too long.

Opening his eyes, the first thing he saw was Jian Yufei’s face.

Her eyes were looking at him intently, as if she had been gazing like that for a long time.

The sun had hidden behind the clouds, and the sky above was a pure blue.

Ruan Tianling suddenly felt like there were only the two of them left in the world.

"How do you feel? Are you still sleepy?" Jian Yufei asked with a smile.

Ruan Tianling curled his lips, and a pleasant voice spilled out: "Not sleepy anymore. How long did I sleep?"

"About three hours."

Ruan Tianling naturally knew he was lying on Jian Yufei’s lap.

Which meant that her legs hadn’t moved for three hours.

He hurriedly flipped over and got up; after the sleep, he had regained quite a bit of strength.

"How are your legs feeling?" he asked, pressing and kneading her thighs.

Jian Yufei laughed and said, "It seems like I can’t feel them anymore."

Without another word, Ruan Tianling scooped her up in his arms —

Jian Yufei quickly protested, "I can walk on my own!"

Ruan Tianling held her, adjusting her body slightly.

"Don’t worry, your husband has the strength to carry you."

He carried her in big strides towards the small villa; in fact, the coconut tree was less than fifty meters from the villa, but at that time, he really couldn’t walk anymore.

Now he had the strength and could even carry his wife without a problem.

...

They went upstairs into the bedroom.

Ruan Tianling carried her straight towards the bathroom.

He put her down, then took off his clothes and pants, throwing them on the rack to the side.

"You should undress too, let’s take a bath together." He reached out to tug at her clothes.

"I’ll do it myself."

Jian Yufei let him enter the bathtub first, but Ruan Tianling didn’t; he first turned on the shower to rinse off the blood and sweat on his body, then stepped into the bathtub.

The bathtub was filled with warm water.

Both of them sat inside, and the water overflowed a lot.

Jian Yufei saw large bruises on his body and felt very distressed: "Does it hurt?"

Ruan Tianling leaned against the bathtub, very leisurely: "They’re just minor injuries, don’t worry about them."

"Could there be internal injuries?"

"No, I didn’t suffer any severe injuries, so don’t worry."