Chapter 111 I'm back, my wife

He was still wearing the training uniform she had personally packed for him, but it was covered in mud and torn, and he was shrouded in the deep night, as if he might collapse at any moment.

It's him!

It really is him!

Su Yue covered her mouth to stop herself from crying out loud, but tears streamed down her face like beads from a broken string.

Crossing mountains and seas, braving wind and rain.

On New Year's Eve, when families were reunited under the glow of lights, her man returned.

Su Yue practically tumbled off the bed, not even bothering to put on her shoes. Barefoot, she stepped onto the cold cement floor and rushed towards the gate like a madwoman.

Every step felt like walking on clouds, so unreal it was almost unreal.

She feared it was all a dream.

A beautiful illusion born from deep longing.

Until she burst through the door, the cold winter wind, carrying that familiar yet unfamiliar scent, rushed towards her.

The air carried the salty dampness of the sea breeze, the chill of gunpowder smoke, and... a faint smell of blood.

And, uniquely his, Gu Beichen's, clean masculine scent that she longed for day and night.

The man standing in the middle of the courtyard heard the door open and he turned around stiffly and slowly.

The hazy moonlight outlined his tall and imposing figure, but it couldn't illuminate the expression on his face.

He simply stood there, like a silent mountain, exuding endless weariness and the marks of time.

But those deep eyes pierced through the night and locked onto her precisely.

That gaze was burning, focused, filled with the ecstatic joy of regaining what was lost and the deep-seated longing.

"Yueyue..."

He spoke, his voice terribly hoarse, as if it had been sanded, and he could only call her by her nickname before he could no longer utter a single word.

It's not a dream!

It really is him!

Su Yue could no longer hold back and let out a suppressed sob. She opened her arms and rushed over like a moth drawn to a flame, disregarding everything else.

"Gu Beichen!"

She threw herself into his arms, using all her strength to hug his strong waist tightly.

The man's body stiffened the moment he touched her, and then his two iron arms pulled her tightly into his embrace. The force was so great that it almost crushed her bones and fused them into his flesh.

"young married woman……"

Gu Beichen lowered his head and buried his face deep in the crook of her neck, greedily inhaling her familiar fragrance.

The aroma dispelled the blood and exhaustion of the past few days, soothing all the anxiety and murderous intent in his heart.

"I'm back."

He repeated it to her in a hoarse voice, over and over again.

"I'm back……"

Su Yue couldn't say anything, she just held him and let her tears soak his training uniform, which was covered in dust and gunpowder.

All the worries, all the fears, all the longings found an outlet in this embrace.

She could feel his heart pounding violently in his chest, one beat after another, powerfully striking her earlobe, overlapping with her heartbeat to create the most moving melody.

After a long while, Gu Beichen loosened his grip on her a little, cupped her tear-streaked face in his large hands, and clumsily and tenderly wiped away her tears with his rough fingertips.

"Don't cry... I'm back safe and sound, aren't I?"

"You've lost weight."

He looked at her increasingly thin chin, his brows furrowing tightly, his eyes filled with heartache.

Su Yue sniffed, stood on tiptoe, and reached out to touch his face.

His face had thinned, his sharp jawline was even more pronounced, his eye sockets were sunken, and a bluish stubble had appeared on his chin, giving him a weathered and sexy look.

Her heart ached sharply when her fingertips touched a thin, still-fresh red scratch on his cheek.

"Are you injured?"

"It's a minor injury, nothing serious."

Gu Beichen took her cold little hand, breathed warm air on it, and then wrapped her in his large military coat.

"It's cold outside, let's go inside."

As soon as he finished speaking, he bent down, slipped his arms under her knees, and scooped her up in his arms without saying a word.

Su Yue gasped and instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck.

The man carried her, taking steady steps, one by one, back to their home, towards the bridal chamber adorned with large red "double happiness" characters.

Bang.

He closed the door with his heel, shutting out all the cold and noise from outside.

The red candles inside the room had not yet burned out, and the warm candlelight flickered, casting long shadows of the two people, which intertwined intimately.

Gu Beichen didn't turn on the lights. In the dim candlelight, he gently placed her on the wedding bed covered with a quilt adorned with dragon and phoenix motifs.

He didn't get up, but knelt on one knee by the bed, his tall figure looming over the bed. His eyes shone brightly in the dim light, like a beast lurking in the night, finally spotting its prey.

That gaze was full of aggression, so intense it could melt you.

"young married woman……"

He leaned down, his hot breath spraying onto Su Yue's face, his voice hoarse.

"I can't wait."

Nearly a month apart, every minute and every second was agonizing.

Amidst the hail of bullets and in every moment of fierce fighting with the enemy, he thought of her constantly.

He longed for her soft body, her sweet smile, and her alluring figure writhing beneath him in pleasure.

These thoughts were his only motivation to live.

Now, the person he had been longing for was right in front of him, and all his reason and self-control completely crumbled at this moment.

Su Yue's heart was pounding. Looking at the undisguised desire and affection in the man's eyes, her cheeks instantly burned bright red.

She didn't say anything, but simply stretched out her arms and wrapped them around his neck, responding directly with her actions.

This action was the final straw that broke the camel's back.

Gu Beichen let out a muffled groan, unable to restrain himself any longer, and lowered his head to kiss her lips fiercely.

The red curtains slowly fell, obscuring the enchanting spring light in the room.

Gu Beichen demonstrated the amazing physical strength and endurance of a top soldier.

The emotions suppressed for twenty-eight years erupted like a long-accumulated volcano on this night, after the newlyweds were forced to separate for half a month.

With the most primal gestures and the most heartfelt confession, he expressed his profound longing to her: "Wife, I miss you, I miss you every single day..."

"You're there when I close my eyes, and you're still there when I open them..."

"I keep your amulet close to my body. Whenever I feel like I can't go on, I touch it, and it feels like you're right beside me..."

From initial shyness and pain to later succumbing to depravity, she was completely lost in the ocean of desire he had woven.

The storm lasted from midnight until dawn, when it finally began to subside.

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