After Marrying the Officer-Chapter 1096 - 2

Huo Shiqian never expected that upon returning to the Bao Mansion, such a huge surprise awaited him.

Soon, Huo Shiqian’s car arrived home, and he got out.

"Has anyone visited today?" As he entered, Huo Shiqian casually asked the guard at the door.

"Yes, someone did come..." The guard looked a bit tense and said, "Yes, someone came."

Seeing the guard’s expression, Huo Shiqian thought of something, furrowed his brow slightly, and asked, "What, another unexpected guest?"

"Huh?" The guard was momentarily stunned, then quickly shook his head like a rattle-drum and said, "No, not the Lady and Miss Liu!"

Although it was confirmed that it wasn’t "the Lady and Miss Liu," the guard didn’t say who exactly had come.

After all, Xia Chuyi, who was currently inside the house, had instructed the guard not to tell anyone that she had arrived.

Huo Shiqian didn’t suspect anything, relaxed his brow slightly, and said, "Remember my words, the owners of the Bao Mansion, my uncle and aunt, myself, and Miss Ou Jiao."

"As for others, without my permission, no one else is allowed to enter." Huo Shiqian’s expression was very stern,

"Yes!" The guard stood at attention and saluted, saying loudly, "I will remember the chief’s instructions!"

Hearing the guard so loud, Huo Shiqian furrowed his brow again slightly and said, "No need to be so loud."

"These things aren’t about what you say, they’re about what you do." Huo Shiqian said seriously.

"Yes!" This time, the guard lowered his voice, sneaked a glance inside the house, and thought: anyway, that shout just now had already served its purpose to alert them.

Inside the house, Xia Chuyi heard the commotion outside and couldn’t help but smile broadly.

Her Brother Shi Qian was back home!

Xia Chuyi quietly hid behind the door.

Then, she listened as Huo Shiqian’s footsteps gradually approached.

Who knew that when the footsteps reached the doorway, they suddenly stopped.

Xia Chuyi held her breath and waited for a long time, but there was no reaction from outside.

Huh, where did he go? Xia Chuyi wondered.

Xia Chuyi simply opened the door to see what was going on.

"Huo..." Before she could finish saying "Shiqian," Xia Chuyi was suddenly grabbed with an arm lock, her neck held.

The speed was as fast as a thunderbolt.

"Chuyi?" Huo Shiqian exclaimed in surprise, and released Xia Chuyi even faster.

"You’ve returned home?" Huo Shiqian was frozen, his face flooded with emotions of astonishment, delight, excitement, and disbelief. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

It must be said, it was Xia Chuyi’s first time seeing such a wealth of expressions on Huo Shiqian’s face.

She immediately forgot the pain in her neck and laughed, "Yes, I... you... cough cough."

Xia Chuyi, having just been grabbed by Huo Shiqian’s neck, could only manage a series of coughs as she tried to speak.

Seeing her like this, all the surprise and disbelief instantly vanished.

"Chuyi, are you okay?" Huo Shiqian gently reached for Xia Chuyi’s throat, his eyes full of distress and guilt.

"I’m sorry." Huo Shiqian said, deeply regretful.

"Cough cough... no, no need to apologize." Xia Chuyi finally found her voice and said to him, "It’s my fault, I meant to surprise you."

Surprise?

Huo Shiqian chuckled bitterly.

If he had exerted a bit more force, it would’ve been a fright.

Luckily, he "held back" and didn’t go all out.

"You." Huo Shiqian shook his head, opened his arms, and embraced her, saying, "Welcome back home."