Chapter 424 Xiao Nanyan, Don’t Be Like This

Seeing Yin'er sleeping soundly in her arms, Xiyan looked up at Xiao Nanyue who was reading a military newspaper at the desk. His profile was surprisingly soft under the candlelight.

To be honest, she had a deep resentment towards him. How could those past misunderstandings and hurts be erased just like that?

But he is her husband and Yin'er's father after all.

More importantly, only if he sits firmly at the center of power in Tianqi can Nanzhao and Tianqi maintain the current peace and the people can be spared from war.

She knew better than anyone that once Xiao Nanyue fell, the world would fall into turmoil again, and she and Yin'er would never have true peace.

The footsteps of patrolling soldiers were heard outside the tent. Xiyan gently placed her daughter on the couch and covered her with a quilt.

No matter how many waves in her heart there were, at least at this moment, she hoped that Xiao Nanyan could win.

"Yanyan, what are you thinking about?"

Xiyan was stunned when the bed beside her suddenly sank. Xiao Nanyue had sat down next to her, his arms gently around her waist.

He had just finished handling military affairs, and there was still a faint scent of ink on his body. The warm breath brushed past her ears, making her body stiffen involuntarily.

She raised her eyes and met Xiao Nanyue's burning eyes.

Those eyes were usually as calm as a deep pool, but now they were sparkling with tiny sparks, reflecting her shadow with an undisguised tenderness.

During the march, they had been squeezed on a soft couch in the same tent, with the three members of the family sleeping together.

At first she felt very awkward and tried to drive him to the camp couch in the outer room several times, but he always found an excuse to stay - sometimes "I'm afraid Yin'er will kick the quilt at night", sometimes "I want you to feel at ease with me", no matter how she drove him away, he would not move.

Xiyan recalled chatting with Han Xiao a few days ago, in which he mentioned Chu Jin's glorious deeds.

At the time, she thought it was just a strange story that a man as vicious and cruel as Chu Jin could one day become a child slave.

But now, looking at Xiao Nanyue's doting on Yin'er, he is not inferior to Chu Jin at all.

He would change his daughter's diapers himself, patiently comfort the crying little one, and even put Yin'er on his lap and let her scratch while reviewing military newspapers.

But hidden in this gentleness was an aggressiveness that made her uneasy.

The march had been hard these days, and she always used tiredness as an excuse to not let him touch her.

Today, facing the fire boiling in his eyes, she knew exactly what the next door meant - it was a desire that had been suppressed for a long time, like a flood blocked by a dam, waiting for a gap to burst out.

Xiyan hurriedly turned her eyes away, avoiding his burning gaze, and abruptly changed the subject:

"You stopped at Yu Lincang now, are you waiting for Fu Yunqing?"

Xiao Nanyan leaned over and kissed his daughter's chubby white face. Then he pulled Xiyan onto his lap and pulled her into his arms. He rested his chin on the top of her head and said in a low voice with a smile:

"Well, wait for him."

He didn't question her about her distraction, but just continued with what she said:

"When I left Tianqi, I left him three pieces of advice. The last one told him to evacuate immediately if he couldn't defend the palace. I have a plan to repel the enemy. I believe that within a day, he will be able to reunite with my army."

Xiyan was shocked. It seemed that Xiao Nanyan had predicted that Fu Yunqing would not be able to defend Yandu City. Did he have other plans?

As soon as he set off from Nanzhao, he sent Manluo and Mo Ren away, probably because he had other arrangements.

However, after years of being a death warrior, her former master hated his subordinates' excessive talk, so she also developed the good habit of not asking about other people's affairs. She said in a light tone:

"Well, Fu Yunqing is very thoughtful. He will definitely be able to lead Xuan Yue and the others out of danger, and he will also find a way to reunite with us. With him around, our chances of retaking Yandu will increase."

Xiao Nanyan saw Xiyan's cold expression. Since they got married, she had always been indifferent to him. It was rare for her to take the initiative to say a few words today. His heart suddenly warmed up and he tightened his hold on her waist.

"Yanyan, I know you still resent me in your heart. All the hurt in the past was my fault. I will never say one thing and mean another again. I clearly love you and care about you, even if I want to save you, but I still say hurtful words. I didn't know how to love before, but now I just want to learn how to love you, to love Yin'er."

Without waiting for Xiyan to answer, he pressed his lips down heavily, carrying with him his long-suppressed desire and regret, not allowing her to dodge at all.

Xi Yan suddenly turned her head, trying to avoid this sudden intimacy, and put her hands on his chest to push him away:

"Xiao Nanyan, don't be like this."

Her voice was a little flustered and her eyes were full of resistance.

But Xiao Nanyue has always been strong in this regard, with an irresistible control.

He easily grasped her slender wrists and twisted them behind her back, while his other hand tightly clasped the back of her neck, forcing her to look up and accept the kiss.

The entanglement between their lips and teeth became more and more intense. He could clearly feel her stiffness and struggle, but he was unwilling to let go.