Shen Nan's chest was really hard; it completely shattered her reason.
The two of them were on the bed, one on top of the other. She was clearly not injured, but she just couldn't move. Shen Nan used one hand to press her small body down tightly.
Shen Nan felt the same way; only now did he realize how frail Zhou Zuizui's body truly was. He felt as if he could snap her slender waist with the slightest bit of force. He lowered his eyes, staring at the restless person nestled in his arms.
"Who's jealous?" Zhou Zuizui was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to her senses and looked at Chen Nan coldly: "Let me go."
Shen Nan raised an eyebrow slightly, a half-smile playing on his lips as he looked at her, seemingly unsurprised that she would deny it: "Wait until I finish speaking."
Zhou Zuizui choked, reaching out to try and pry his arm away: "I can talk even if you let go."
Shen Nan paused and said, "If I let you go, you won't behave."
If he doesn't know his wife's personality, then probably no one else does. She's never been one to be easily controlled, and if he treats her like this now, Zhou Zuizui will definitely torment him later.
Zhou Zuizui took a deep breath, and seeing that she couldn't move the person, she gave up.
"Speak, what do you want to say?"
She lowered her eyes, concealing her emotions.
Shen Nan stared intently at her for a few seconds before saying, "We hadn't finished talking at the hospital."
“You know that minor injuries are common in our profession.” He tried to keep his tone calm and reassuring. “The reason I didn’t tell you is because I didn’t think it was a big deal. I didn’t tell my parents either; a friend at the hospital called me directly.”
He would never go out of his way to tell his parents that he was injured; that's not in Shen Nan's character.
Zhou Zuizui pursed her lips and remained silent.
She could roughly guess that Shen Nan hadn't called back himself, but she still felt uncomfortable. The thought of her mother's surprised and incredulous expression when she looked at her made her feel guilty.
Shen's parents had their own objections to the marriage. However, they were quite understanding; even with their objections, they readily accepted her as their daughter-in-law and never restricted Zhou Zuizui's actions. She didn't know what promises Shen Nan had made to his parents, or if he had used other methods to persuade them and their relatives, but whatever the reason… thinking about the past two years filled her with guilt.
Shen Nan looked down at the woman who was quietly nestled in his arms, reached out and pinched her ear, saying, "I'll remember to call you next time."
"Oh," she said indifferently, "You don't have to do it."
Shen Nan chuckled lightly, "If I don't fight, will you make me eat plain porridge for three more days?"
That congee was really... tasteless. At least the first batch was made outside and was somewhat thick, but the congee for the next three days was probably made by Zhou Zuizui herself, and it was diluted to the extreme. It was almost entirely water.
Zhou Zuizui: "..."
She reached out and, unable to contain herself any longer, slapped Chen Nan on the shoulder, exasperated and angry: "Shut up!"
Shen Nan chuckled softly, his eyes softening as he looked at her: "Your cooking skills really haven't improved at all."
"...It's good enough that you're given food, why are you being so picky?"
She herself eats takeout every day.
Shen Nan choked, looking at the person who could banter, and suddenly asked, "Are you still angry?"
"……No."
It really was gone. For this man to explain it to her like that, even Zhou Zuizui's temper subsided. In fact… seeing Shen Nan silently drink the white porridge she'd been eating for three days, Zhou Zuizui's anger had already dissipated considerably.
That's how women are; their tempers flare up quickly, but they also subside just as fast. Sometimes she doesn't understand herself why she's being so dramatic, yet this dramatic behavior seems utterly uncontrollable.
The two were silent for a while. Shen Nan looked down at her for a long time, then suddenly asked, "Are you still jealous?"
"..."
"Who's jealous?" At the mention of this, Zhou Zuizui retorted like a little leopard. Taking advantage of Shen Nan's momentary inattention, she climbed off him, rolled off the bed, stood on the side of the bed, looked down at him, and said, word by word, "I'm not jealous."
After saying that, without waiting for Shen Nan to react, Zhou Zuizui left with a sentence and ran away.
"Captain Chen, you can sleep like this tonight."
Shen Nan: "..."
He watched the departing person with a mix of amusement and exasperation, rubbing his temples in exasperation.
Still so stubborn.
It was late at night when Zhou Zuizui came out after taking a shower.
She lay in bed, unable to fall asleep, and even though she had already taken all her sleeping pills, she still felt no sleepiness whatsoever.
After thinking for a moment, she couldn't resist taking out her phone, intending to browse her WeChat Moments. She didn't have many friends, and only a handful of people were on WeChat. As soon as she opened Moments, Zhou Zuizui saw a post from Xia Wen, a photo of a bar. She was sitting in a corner, bathed in colorful lights, looking particularly beautiful.
Zhou Zuizui smiled and left her a message below: Beauty, want to come to bed tonight?
Less than a minute after she sent the message, Xia Wen sent her a message.
Xia Wen: Why aren't you asleep yet?
Zui Zui: I can't sleep, I just got home.
Xia Wen: Weren't you in the hospital? You went home alone? Why don't you come and catch up with us for the second half?
Zui Zui: Don't you go to work?
Xia Wen: Tomorrow's the weekend, sister.
Zui Zui: ...Oh, I don't remember. Shen Nan was discharged from the hospital and came back.
The next second, Xia Wen called directly: "What happened? How come you were discharged from the hospital?"
Zhou Zuizui chuckled, looked up at the ceiling, and pouted, "I don't know."
Actually, she didn't understand why Shen Nan was discharged from the hospital so inexplicably. When she asked the doctor for information, the doctor said she should wait two more days. His wound was quite deep and in a special location. If she wasn't careful, that area could easily bleed heavily. Knife wounds themselves aren't a big deal for soldiers, but it's important to see where the stab wound is.
A police officer once died from massive bleeding after being stabbed in the waist. Therefore, everyone takes that location extremely seriously.
Xia Wen made a guess: "Did something happen between you two?"
Zhou Zuizui: "No."
"Really not?"
"Really, no."
The two chatted haphazardly, and Xia Wen smiled and said, "Alright, you decide for yourself."
"Um."
There was a moment of silence on the other end, then the voice continued, "If you really can't sleep, call me."
Zhou Zuizui laughed, "You'll fall asleep. Go home early."
"good."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Zuizui pondered for a moment, then threw back the covers, got up, and tiptoed to the next room in her slippers. She had left Shen Nan on the bed, and she didn't know how he was doing.
She pushed open the door and went inside. The curtains weren't fully drawn, and a faint moonlight streamed in. By the moonlight, she looked at the stiff man lying on the bed.
When Shen Nan is asleep, his facial features soften considerably, unlike the sharp and serious look he has during the day. However, even in his sleep, his brows are still furrowed. She looked down at the person sleeping soundly, paused for a moment, and then bent down to cover Shen Nan with the blanket.
She moved very gently, and just as she helped cover the person with the blanket, her hand was grabbed by Shen Nan.
Zhou Zuizui was startled, her pupils contracted, and she stared at him in astonishment.
"Insomnia?" Shen Nan didn't ask her why she was here.
Zhou Zuizui paused for a moment, then nodded: "Mm."
Why are you awake?
Shen Nan glanced at her: "Have you forgotten what I do?"
He was naturally very alert, even at home. However, Zhou Zuizui moved very quietly, and if Shen Nan hadn't been thinking about other things, he probably wouldn't have called her over.
Zhou Zuizui: "..."
She's been foolish.
The two gazed at each other silently in the moonlight, when Shen Nan suddenly said, "Sleep here."
"…………"
Zhou Zuizui stared at him quietly for a few seconds, then honestly lifted the covers and crawled inside.
She was indeed tired, and there seemed to be nothing to be ashamed of in that regard. Once she left the familiar and comforting place, she couldn't fall asleep or sleep well.
Surprisingly, sleeping next to Chen Nan helps her fall asleep quickly.
After lying down, neither of them spoke. They simply closed their eyes and rested quietly, keeping a short distance between them.
I slept well all night.
The two spent the next two days in roughly the same way.
Except for the occasional mishaps that occur when changing Shen Nan's dressings, everything else is fine.
A few days later, Shen Nan went to the hospital to check on his back, and it had almost healed. They weren't that fussy; good enough was fine.
That day, just after the examination was over, Shen Nan received a call from his mother.
"Anan, how's your injury?"
Shen Nan calmly replied, "Mom, everything's ready."
Mrs. Shen paused, glanced at Mr. Shen who was winking at her, and smiled helplessly: "Still on vacation, right?"
"Hmm." Shen Nan chuckled, "Mom, just say what's on your mind."
Mother Shen opened her mouth, then whispered, "Is Zui Zui still at home? You've come back but aren't you coming home for dinner?" Mother Shen continued, "What I mean is, I want you to come home for dinner tonight, what do you say?"
Shen Nan pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "I'll ask her."
“Okay,” Mother Shen agreed. “If you don’t have time, you can come back next time.”
Shen Nan forced a smile and gave a helpless laugh.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Nan went to the restroom to look for someone.
...
Zhou Zuizui came to the hospital with Shen Nan, but she was currently just a driver and didn't serve any other purpose. She stayed with Shen Nan with the doctor for a while, then started looking around before heading to the restroom.
Shortly after they went inside, they heard two nurses talking outside.
This is the fifth floor. There aren't many medical staff working on this floor, since each department is located in a different area.
She listened to the sounds outside and felt a strange sense of familiarity.
"Qianqian, Captain Shen is here for a follow-up inspection. Did you help with the inspection just now?"
The woman named Qianqian gently replied, "Yes, his body recovers really well; he's almost fully recovered now."
The person on one side continued to ask, "Didn't you have a major hemorrhage a few days ago, and they sent you to get it bandaged up?"
Hearing this, Zhou Zuizui finally understood why the voice outside sounded familiar. It was that little nurse from that day.
"Yes. That's right."
"What happened? How could she suddenly have such a massive hemorrhage?" Another person, incredibly gossipy, stared intently at her with a gleam in their eyes. "It seems like they were saying there was a woman with her that day, right?"
Qianqian was silent for a while, then pursed her lips and touched up her makeup: "Yes, but the two of them should not have any relationship. I didn't feel anything when I applied the medicine to him."
"Oh, so you still have a chance?" the person next to him said slyly. "I heard that Captain Shen has a particularly good physique, right... Did you have any other thoughts when you were applying the medicine to him?"
No one answered from one side.
Another continued chattering, "I really want to date a soldier, just to test my physical abilities, it must be incredibly fun..."
Actually, women do discuss these kinds of messy things when they get together. She herself would say the same thing to Xia Wen, but they mostly didn't talk about people with official relationships. They also wouldn't discuss it in public; they usually talked about characters from TV dramas or movies.
Now that the two are discussing their husbands, Zhou Zuizui can't stand it anymore.
She opened the bathroom door and walked straight out, giving the two of them a cold look.
The two were taken aback, not expecting there to be other people inside, and for a moment, they felt a strange sense of awkwardness.
When they came in, there wasn't a sound from the restroom... There are only three restrooms here... so they... were a bit unrestrained.
Zhou Zuizui stood to one side, turned on the tap to wash her hands, letting the water flow freely. She steadied herself and looked at the two people who were about to leave: "Wait."
The two men paused, looking at her with slight embarrassment. "Sorry..." The nurse named Qianqian looked at Zhou Zuizui and said shyly, "We weren't just..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Zuizui interrupted him.
She tore off a piece of paper, dried her hands, and stared intently at the two of them. She gave a cold laugh: "I can't control what you say about other men, but at least every profession has its ethical standards." She paused, narrowing her eyes at them, her aura intimidating: "And, I forgot to remind you both, about that man you were just talking about..."
She raised an eyebrow and warned them, word by word, "He's my man."
In an instant, their faces turned pale.
After Zhou Zuizui finished speaking, she turned and left without changing her expression.
She had just come out of the restroom when she saw the man standing not far away, looking at her with a half-smile.
"…………"
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