After the meal, Guan Wenru wanted to clear the table, but He Yanzhi stopped her.
He efficiently put the lunchbox, plates, and chopsticks into the kitchen.
He poured hot water from the thermos and started washing, giving Guan Wenru no chance to intervene.
There is night training in the army. He Yanzhi told Guan Wenru and Guan Wanxin after he came out of the kitchen, and then went back to the barracks.
When he returned, Guan Wanxin was already asleep.
Guan Wenru had been sitting in the living room waiting for him.
Upon hearing the sound of the door opening, she immediately put down the book she was holding.
He Yanzhi was also surprised to see that she was still awake.
He lowered his voice, "Is Grandma asleep?"
Guan Wenru hummed in agreement. She quickly got off the kang (a heated brick bed) and naturally poured him a glass of warm water. "Are you hungry? How about I make you a bowl of noodles?"
He Yanzhi had a strange feeling in his heart. Didn't he and she agree to be friends?
Do friends do these things?
It's already very late. Is she waiting for him to come back?
He really wanted to tell her not to wait for him anymore.
But I'm afraid I'm overthinking it, and that saying it out loud might make things awkward between us.
He put his military coat down, then took the water glass from her hand. "Thank you. I'm not hungry. It's late. Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"I’m waiting for you."
He Yanzhi: "..."
His hand holding the water glass paused.
Guan Wenru seemed to realize that her words might be misunderstood, so she smiled and said, "Friends need to help each other and care for each other. I was definitely worried about you not coming back for so long. Okay, since you're not hungry, you can wash up first. I'm going to go inside and sleep. I'm so sleepy."
As she spoke, she yawned and walked into the house.
As she turned around, a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.
You have to flirt with him, but then you have to deny it afterwards.
My sister plays the game of feigning indifference.
Since we're destined not to get a divorce now, let's just stay together for now.
What if he falls for it again, just like in his previous life?
In his past life, he protected her for more than ten years. As long as he was there, she never had to lift a finger.
He didn't care about the neighbors' gossip, and would even stand up for her.
Before he passed away, he made arrangements to give her his only house.
To be honest, he's handsome, responsible, and has a strong sense of duty. He's so devoted that he'd leave her the house. Where else can she find a man like that?
So, she's still being greedy, thinking, what if one day he likes her as much as he did in her past life?
Can she and he be happy for twenty years?
In his past life, he fell seriously ill in his early forties; who knows if he'll be the same in this life...
So she was still greedy, wanting to sleep in each other's arms while they were both still alive and well...
At this moment, He Yanzhi stared blankly at Guan Wenru's back. Seeing her so open and honest, he suppressed the strange feeling in his heart.
It was getting late, so he tiptoed into the bathroom.
I rinsed them briefly, then soaked my feet in water.
He deliberately dawdled, thinking... that Guan Wenru would already be asleep when he entered the room.
There's no need for either of them to feel awkward.
But when he entered the room and groped his way to open the folding bed in the dark, Guan Wenru sat up on the kang (a heated brick bed).
She seemed to have been woken up by him, her voice slightly hoarse, "Brother He, it's still too cold in March. Even with your good physique, you can't stand not sleeping on the kang at night. This kang is quite big, why don't you come and sleep on it?"
He Yanzhi pursed her lips, her voice a little stiff, "No need, I agreed to sleep on the folding bed."
"No, the folding bed is too cold. You lead troops in drills in the freezing cold every day, you're already tired and cold enough. When you get home, you should rest properly, at least you should sleep comfortably. If you don't think that's right... how about this... I'll sleep on the folding bed and you can sleep on the kang (heated brick bed)."
After saying that, she started to climb down.
He Yanzhi was startled. "Don't move!"
Perhaps it was because of excitement that the volume inexplicably increased.
To others, it sounded like he was throwing a tantrum.
Realizing this, He Yanzhi quickly added, "You're a young lady, you can't stand this cold, so you should lie down obediently."
Guan Wenru lowered her eyes, looking troubled and somewhat aggrieved. "But I can't take advantage of you like this. I need you to cooperate in playing husband and wife so that my grandmother can rest assured. Now I'm occupying the kang (heated brick bed) by myself while you sleep on the folding bed. I feel really bad."
He Yanzhi had no experience interacting with female comrades, and seeing her expression, he felt a sudden surge of guilt.
He scratched the back of his head, looking slightly annoyed. "You...you shouldn't overthink it."
Guan Wenru knew she couldn't overdo it, but then, as if suddenly remembering something, her eyes lit up, and she pointed to the kang (heated brick bed) beside her:
"Okay, I'll move the bedding around a bit. I'll sleep at one end and you can sleep at the other. This kang is really big. We'll each sleep on one side, with at least a meter of distance between us. You don't have to worry about me doing anything to you."
"..." He Yanzhi paused for a moment.
He wasn't worried at all about what she might do to him.
Instead, he always felt that the two of them were not a real couple, and sleeping on the same kang (a heated brick bed)...it was as if...he was taking advantage of her.
However, since the women were all so open and confident, his awkwardness made it seem like it was his problem.
The two stared at each other for a while before He Yanzhi gave in and nodded, "Okay."
Guan Wenru was overjoyed and moved her bedding aside.
He Yanzhi moved swiftly, spreading his bedding at the other end of the kang (a heated brick bed).
He turned off the light before lying down in bed.
Neither of them was asleep, but neither of them spoke.
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