Morning arrived in City Z beneath a pale winter sky.
Sunlight slipped through the curtains of the Han Mansion, illuminating the quiet bedroom where Yue Ling and Lu Tian had spent the night. For the first time in a long while, neither had been disturbed by urgent phone calls, business meetings, or matters requiring their immediate attention.
They had slept peacefully in each other's arms, surrounded by memories of a home that had once been filled with laughter.
But their brief escape from Imperial had come to an end.
By the time the morning sun had risen above the mountains, they were already preparing to return.
Their journey back was uneventful. After landing in Imperial, the couple returned home with no intention of heading to their respective companies.
They had agreed to take the rest of the day off.
With their wedding only days away, there was already enough waiting for them. Neither saw any reason to surrender what little time they had together to another day of work.
