Chapter 15: And so he carried her on his shoulders.

While saying hello, their attention kept drifting to the side.

Jiang Ning wore a professional fake smile.

Shen Mo knew that Jiang Ning didn't like crowds, so after greeting a few people, he strode towards his own courtyard.

Yang Zhengtu and Qian Feng followed.

Jiang Ning was originally walking in front, but compared to the long legs of these people who were over 1.8 meters tall, her legs looked short.

Two steps are not as good as one of theirs.

Jiang Ning was not to be outdone, and she was determined to keep up, even if it meant running.

But she still overestimated her short legs.

Arriving at the gate of his own yard, Shen Mo took out his key and opened the door, finally letting out a sigh of relief before glancing to the side.

?

He has such a grown wife.

Jiang Ning appeared from behind him, startling Shen Mo.

She initially thought it was nothing, but Shen Mo's chauvinistic behavior and her blistered feet inexplicably stirred up a sense of resentment within her.

She had only walked halfway when she noticed that her heels were chafed, and she was now walking with a slight limp.

Upon seeing this, Shen Mo immediately handed the things he was holding to Yang Zhengtu and Qian Feng, then anxiously asked Jiang Ning, "What happened to your foot?"

Jiang Ning looked up, her eyes brimming with tears, and said truthfully, "The new shoes are rubbing my feet."

Shen Mo looked down at her feet and saw a red and swollen patch on Jiang Ning's heel.

Just as Shen Mo was about to step forward, Yang Zhengtu and Qian Feng, who had put their things away, came out.

Yang Zhengtu asked, "Brother Chen, is there anything else I can help you with?"

Shen Mo kept his eyes on Jiang Ning's feet without looking up. "It's getting late, you should go back first."

Yang Zhengtu looked distressed. "Seriously, Brother Chen? We came to help, and you won't even provide a meal!"

"I'll never feed you again, get out of here." Shen Mo was preoccupied with his wife's aching feet and had no time to care about them.

Yang Zhengtu laughed and said, "Alright~ Little Qian, the deputy regimental commander doesn't like us, let's go."

Jiang Ning's feet were hurting a lot at the moment, so she ignored them and was about to go inside by holding onto the door frame.

Suddenly, her feet felt light, and Jiang Ning, feeling dizzy, was thrown face down. She couldn't help but let out a soft cry.

Why did this man carry her on his back?!

Don't male protagonists in novels always carry their female counterparts in a princess carry?

Shen Mo's arm fell to the girl's waist. It was very slender, so small that it could be held in one hand. She was also very light, even lighter than the weights she usually used for weight training. Shen Mo's hand, which was holding that slender waist, subconsciously curled up slightly.

It was a softness he had never felt before.

While living in the military barracks, I would often hear my soldiers saying some embarrassing nonsense.

He had no particular thoughts back then, but now, with such a beautiful woman in his arms, he can only sigh at how difficult it is to be a virtuous gentleman.

Suppressing the strange feeling in his heart, Shen Mo walked steadily into the courtyard, his muscles hard and muscular.

Jiang Ning was carried on his shoulder, and she could feel his solid muscles.

Jiang Ning felt a little nauseous as her soft belly pressed against his shoulder. Just as the nausea started, Shen Mo helped her sit down on the swing.

The swing was neither too high nor too low; when Jiang Ning sat down, her legs were just dangling in the air.

Shen Mo didn't leave, but instead squatted down.

When Jiang Ning's ankle was grabbed, she was stunned for a moment and instinctively flinched, but the hand that grabbed her foot was like an iron clamp.

She gripped the swing ropes with both hands, unable to stop Shen Mo.

Shen Mo took off her shoes without giving her a chance to question him. He examined her heels and found that one foot was rubbed red, while the other foot was more severely rubbed raw.

"I'm sorry." Shen Mo lowered his eyes. He was the one who bought the shoes; he hadn't expected them to hurt her.

Jiang Ning doesn't like being seen as delicate. She herself isn't delicate, but Shen Mo's actions make it seem like he's spoiling her rotten, and he feels pain for her even if she gets a minor scratch.

She said, "It's normal for new shoes to rub your feet. You don't need to apologize. They'll stop rubbing after a couple of wears."

"I'll take you inside," Shen Mo said.

Jiang Ning quickly said, "Don't carry me!"

Shen Mo frowned and glanced at her. How could he bring her into the house if he didn't carry her?

Jiang Ning saw that he was carrying out his straight male thinking to the end, "I can walk by myself. It's not like I twisted my ankle. As long as I don't touch the chafed area, it won't hurt."

She was also quite puzzled. She knew girls who would even buy her skincare products, so why was he being such a straight man?

Seeing that Jiang Ning was determined not to let him touch her, Shen Mo did not insist.

Seeing him get up, Jiang Ning said, "There are slippers in the bag of daily necessities, could you get them for me?"

Shen Mo went inside to get her slippers. When he came out of the main room, he saw Jiang Ning sitting on the swing, swaying in the night breeze. He watched for a few seconds and then walked over.

He squatted down and placed the slippers next to Jiang Ning's feet.

Jiang Ning had noticed it earlier; as he moved, his clothes tightened, revealing sexy muscle lines from his arms to his back.

Moreover, the man lifted her up effortlessly, and the hand that landed on her waist was quite large, almost enough to hold her waist with one hand.

If you pinch her hard, it will hurt a lot.

In terms of duration, could it be 180 minutes?

Suddenly, yellow waste uncontrollably attacked her brain, and Jiang Ning felt her face burning up.

What the heck!

Why is she thinking about all this?!

As darkness fell, Jiang Ning assumed Shen Mo couldn't see her.

Little did they know that Shen Mo's eyesight was renowned in the army; he could see things accurately even in the dark.

Seeing Jiang Ning raise her hand to cover her flushed face, I suddenly felt a dryness in my throat.

Jiang Ning rubbed her face to cool down the heat.

Then he jumped off the swing and went into the house in his slippers.

Shen Mo was worried that Jiang Ning was hungry, so when he saw her go into the room, he turned around and walked out of the courtyard.

It was early autumn, so they didn't need thick blankets. They bought some simple thin blankets while shopping at the mall.

The house was cleaned very well by Shen Mo and the others. Jiang Ning laid out a thin quilt and hung the newly bought clothes in the closet. The empty room could be furnished slowly.

After tidying up her room, she remembered the small room where Shen Mo slept, so she picked up a thin blanket and went to the other room.

Pushing open the door of the small house, Jiang Ning thought her bedroom was spacious enough, but this small house outside had nothing but a bed and was not as big as the bedroom.

Just imagining having such a tall and strong man like Shen Mo sleeping here made Jiang Ning feel sorry for him.

She quickly made the bed for Shen Mo.

Suddenly, she smelled the aroma of scallions, which smelled quite nice. Puzzled, she walked out of the room and immediately saw a busy figure in the kitchen.

As wisps of smoke rose from the chimneys, Jiang Ning was somewhat surprised.

This man is really good at cooking.

Following the aroma of ginger and lemon, I walked over to see if there was anyone I could help with, only to find that Shen Mo was just turning around with two bowls of scallion noodles in his arms.

"Watch out!" Jiang Ning appeared so suddenly that Shen Mo only had time to move the bowl away.

The movement was so large that some of the soup in the bowl spilled onto his hand.

The water that had just come out of the pot splashed onto Shen Mo's hands, immediately scalding them red.

He placed the bowl on the stove, ignoring his own hands, and first checked to see if Jiang Ning had been burned.