Chapter 19: The Daily Life of a Spoiled Darling – She Needs Her Husband to Feed Her Even a Sip of Water!

Looking at the unassuming, even slightly crooked, sponge cake in her hand, Jiang Wu felt a warm current flowing through her heart.

In her previous life, she lived in the Hehuan Sect and was used to men using all sorts of rare treasures and elixirs to please her.

But all those things combined couldn't compare to the cheap cake in front of her, still warm from his body heat, which made her feel...warm.

This man may not say much, but his actions speak for themselves.

He kept her words of "pain" in his heart.

Then, in his own clumsy way, he expressed his concern and...apology.

"Thank you, honey."

Jiang Wu looked up and gave him a genuine, radiant smile.

That smile was clean and pure, without a trace of allure, yet it was like a ray of sunshine that instantly illuminated Qin Lie's heart, making him feel warm all over.

"Hurry up and eat." Qin Lie felt a little embarrassed by her gaze and awkwardly looked away. "It won't taste good if it gets cold."

"Yes!" Jiang Wu nodded heavily.

Instead of using chopsticks, she broke off a small piece with her hands and put it in her mouth.

The cake had a somewhat rough texture and a fishy egg smell, along with the cloying sweetness of industrial saccharin.

To be honest, it wasn't tasty.

But Jiang Wu ate with great relish.

She squinted her eyes, looking blissfully happy, as if she were savoring some exquisite delicacy.

"Is it good?" Qin Lie couldn't help but ask, looking at her expression.

"Delicious!" Jiang Wu nodded without hesitation. "This is the best cake I've ever eaten in my life!"

As she spoke, she broke off a small piece and held it to his lips: "Honey, you should try some too."

Those fair fingers still had a few crumbs of cake clinging to them, looking especially tempting under the dim light.

Qin Lie hesitated for a moment as he looked at the piece of cake that was being offered to his mouth.

He doesn't like sweets.

But looking into her bright, expectant eyes, he couldn't bring himself to refuse.

He opened his mouth as if possessed, and put the piece of cake, along with the crumbs on her fingers, into his mouth.

When his lips inadvertently touched her soft, slightly cool fingertips, both of them trembled as if struck by an electric current.

Jiang Wu withdrew her hand with lightning speed, and two blushes appeared on her cheeks.

Qin Lie froze completely.

He could clearly feel the lingering touch of her fingertips on his lips—soft, smooth, and with a hint of cake sweetness, making his heart start pounding uncontrollably again.

The atmosphere in the room instantly became ambiguous again.

"Cough cough..." Qin Lie coughed heavily twice to cover up his embarrassment. "Um... I'm going to boil water for a bath."

He left those words and tried to flee.

But a small hand tugged at the hem of his clothes.

"Husband." Jiang Wu's voice became soft and sweet again.

"What's wrong?" Qin Lie didn't dare to turn around and look at her.

"I...I don't want to take a shower today." Jiang Wu's voice sounded somewhat aggrieved.

"Why?" Qin Lie frowned.

Although conditions were rudimentary in those days, personal hygiene was still very important.

"I'm still in pain all over." Jiang Wu tugged at his clothes and shook him gently. "I don't want to move, it hurts as soon as I move."

Her voice was delicate and weak, as if she were pleading.

Qin Lie's heart softened again.

Thinking about his roughness last night and her hard work today, his last bit of resolve crumbled instantly.

"Then...then I won't wash it." He sighed, his tone full of compromise. "You should go to bed early."

"Okay!" Jiang Wu immediately responded happily.

She loosened her grip on his clothes, obediently climbed into bed, covered herself with the blanket, and only revealed her large, clear eyes as she looked at him.

Its eyes looked like those of a puppy waiting to be fed by its owner.

Qin Lie felt a chill run down his spine again as she stared at him.

He quickly went to the yard and took a quick shower.

The icy well water poured over his head finally extinguished the restless fire of evil in his heart.

When he returned to his room, Jiang Wu was still awake.

She stared at him with her eyes wide open, not blinking.

"Why aren't you asleep yet?" Qin Lie asked while drying his hair.

“I’ve been waiting for you,” Jiang Wu replied matter-of-factly.

Qin Lie paused in drying his hair, and that unfamiliar warm feeling began to well up in his heart again.

He didn't say anything more, walked to the bedside, lifted the blanket and lay down.

He deliberately moved to the other side of the bed, trying to maintain a safe distance from her.

But as soon as he lay down, that soft, warm body wrapped around him like an octopus.

Her arms were around his waist, her legs were draped over his, her face was buried in his chest, and her whole body was pressed tightly against him.

"Jiang Wu!" Qin Lie felt the fire that had just been extinguished by the well water was about to reignite. "You better behave yourself!"

He tried to push her away, but she held on even tighter.

"No." She snuggled against him playfully. "You're so warm. It's so comfortable to sleep with you in my arms."

Her words were both naive and shameless, making Qin Lie's anger feel like a punch hitting cotton, leaving him powerless to vent it.

He could only stand there, frozen, letting her hold him like that.

He closed his eyes and silently recited the military regulations and discipline in his mind, trying to calm himself down in this way.

But the woman in his arms was anything but still.

Her little hands began to draw circles on his chest.

"Husband," she called him again.

"What are you doing!" Qin Lie replied irritably.

"I'm thirsty," she said, her voice sounding pitiful.

"Go get yourself some water if you're thirsty!" Qin Lie said irritably.

There was a thermos and a cup on the table.

"But... I don't want to move." Jiang Wu's voice sounded even more aggrieved. "You're holding me so tightly, I can't move."

Qin Lie: "..."

He could feel the veins on his forehead throbbing.

This woman is simply his natural nemesis!

He took a deep breath and told himself not to stoop to her level. She was a patient, and she was still in pain. He was a grown man; he should be more magnanimous.

Thinking of this, Qin Lie sighed resignedly.

He released her, sat up, and got out of bed.

He poured her a glass of warm water and handed it to her: "Drink this."

His tone remained harsh.

But Jiang Wu didn't answer; she just lay on the bed, looking up at him with her little face upturned.

Those big, watery eyes were filled with the words "You feed me".

Looking at her self-righteous and pampered demeanor, Qin Lie felt a surge of anger rise within him again.

"Jiang Wu, don't push your luck!" he said through gritted teeth.

Does this woman really think she's some kind of old-fashioned landlord's wife? She needs to be fed water?

"I didn't push my luck," Jiang Wu blinked innocently. "I just... feel pain all over and can't get up."

As she spoke, she coughed weakly twice.

That pitiful, Lin Daiyu-like appearance instantly extinguished all of Qin Lie's anger.

He looked at her, then at the water glass in his hand, his mind in turmoil.

To feed or not to feed?

Hey, that's so unprincipled. Won't she take advantage of you in the future?

If he didn't feed her, he couldn't bear to see her looking so pitiful.

Just when he was so conflicted that he was about to go crazy, Jiang Wu spoke up again.

Her voice was light and airy, yet it struck Qin Lie's heart like a heavy hammer.

"Fine, if you don't want to, then forget it."

"I'm not drinking anymore."

"I'll just have to bear it."

As she spoke, she turned her back to him, showing him the back of her head.

That look was filled with the grievance and desolation of being abandoned by the whole world.

Qin Lie's heart clenched.

He couldn't stand her looking like this.

“Who said I didn’t want to!” he blurted out.

After saying that, he was stunned.

Jiang Wu lay on the bed with her back to him, a triumphant smile curving her lips.

She knew this man would respond better to gentle persuasion than force.

Qin Lie stood by the bed with a water glass in his hand, his face flushing red and then turning pale.

He felt that the principles and bottom lines he had built up over the past twenty years were crumbling little by little in front of this woman.

He stood there holding his water glass for a full half minute before finally sighing in resignation.

He walked to the bedside and sat down, then reached out and gently turned the woman who was facing away from him around.

"Open your mouth," he commanded in a tone that was almost clenched through teeth and filled with helplessness.

Jiang Wu turned her head and looked at his frustrated expression, as if he wanted to kill someone but had no choice but to compromise. She couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

She obediently opened her little mouth.

Qin Lie brought the water glass to her lips and carefully fed her water.

The warm water flowed down her throat into her stomach and into her heart, leaving her feeling warm.

Looking at the man in front of her, who clearly looked unwilling but moved with incredible gentleness, a corner of her heart seemed to soften a little more.

This man doesn't seem so bad after all.

In fact, it's even a little... cute.

After drinking the water, Qin Lie placed the cup on the bedside table, then lay down and pulled her into his arms again.

This time, he didn't struggle.

He accepted his fate.

"Are you still thirsty?" he asked in a hoarse voice.

"I'm not thirsty anymore." Jiang Wu shook her head in his arms.

"Does it still hurt?" he asked again.

"It seems...not so painful anymore." Jiang Wu's voice was soft and sweet.

"Go to sleep." Qin Lie patted her back, as if coaxing a child.

"Mmm," Jiang Wu responded, closing her eyes.

Soon, her breathing became steady and long.

As Qin Lie listened to her even breathing and felt the soft touch in his arms, his heart gradually calmed down.

He looked down at her peaceful sleeping face, and a ridiculous thought suddenly popped into his mind.

It seems like I'll be entangled with her for the rest of my life.

It's... pretty good.

P.S.: Okay...

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