An Ran obediently leaned on his back, "Honey, if we’re like this, and those gossips see us, will they spread even more rumors about me?"

She exhaled softly by his ear, smiling like a cat that had just stolen a treat.

"I love my wife; who cares what they say? How about you transfer to Imperial Medical University at the start of the semester? It’s a leading medical school, and it’s closer to me. I’m getting more and more uneasy about leaving you alone in Nan’an."

Mu Xingfeng stood on a step, lifted her up a bit, and turned his head to discuss the matter.

"I want to complete my studies in Nan’an," An Ran said muffledly, lying on Mu Xingfeng’s back.

Imperial Medical University is indeed good, but she holds a special affection for Nan’an University. It has always been her dream to study at Nan University, and now that her goal is finally achieved, leaving it for another university makes her reluctant.

She also felt reluctant to leave Xiao Xiao, Lu Yi, and the classmates she met during her year at Nan University.

Mu Xingfeng could sense the reluctance in her words, but this result was within his expectations, so he didn’t continue the topic.

When they reached the entrance, An Ran slid off Mu Xingfeng’s back, and they walked side by side out of the building.

In front of the residential building, there’s a small park with various greenery and flowers planted around, surrounded by street lamps.

On summer nights, many sisters-in-law would bring their children to the small park to relax and play, but An Ran preferred to walk on the road leading from the residential building to the training ground.

The trees on both sides of the road were lush, the tall street lamps cast dappled light through the layers of branches.

In the compound, Mu Xingfeng kept himself well-behaved as he walked next to An Ran. Only their arms would occasionally touch lightly, but walking like this on the road brought a different feeling. Even without talking, just listening to each other’s faint breathing made their hearts feel particularly at ease.

They walked to the training ground and then returned the same way. For Mu Xingfeng, it wasn’t a long distance, but An Ran was breaking out in a light sweat. Seeing her flushed face, Mu Xingfeng slowed down his pace. As they approached the residential building, they could see a figure standing in the entrance from afar.

Li Dajun also noticed the two of them turning from behind the building. Seeing An Ran, his expression was a bit unnatural, but he nodded at her first.

An Ran nodded back at him. She didn’t have much interaction with Captain Li, but her most vivid impression of him was from the performance where he was drugged.

After greeting An Ran, Li Dajun directly said to Mu Xingfeng, "Captain Mu, do you have a moment? I need to talk to you about something."

Mu Xingfeng handed the keys to An Ran, "You go ahead inside, I’ll be back in a little while. You don’t need to wait for me."

After seeing An Ran enter the building, he pointed to a spot further away, "Let’s go over there."

An Ran returned home, took a shower, changed into her pajamas, but didn’t go straight to sleep. Instead, she sat on the sofa watching TV while waiting for Mu Xingfeng. After about half an hour, there was a knock on the door.

When An Ran opened the door, just as she expected, Mu Xingfeng was standing outside, "I was so focused on letting you rest early that I forgot to give you the keys."

Mu Xingfeng said this as he changed his shoes. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"It’s still early, no rush to sleep. Did Captain Li look for you regarding what happened this morning?"

The incident from this morning was quite a commotion, and the whole compound must have heard about it. Since Mu Xingfeng had already found out that Sister-in-law Sun was the one spreading the rumors, and given that Li Dajun is Sister-in-law Sun’s husband, he should be aware of it. An Ran thought, at this point, Li Dajun likely came to Mu Xingfeng to plead on behalf of Sister-in-law Sun.