Chapter 342 Little Tenderness
It was already late at night when Lu Chen drove Xu Nuo back to the village branch.
"Aren't you leaving tonight?" Xu Nuo asked softly.
"Leave?" Lu Chen locked the car door. "How can I leave with peace of mind before I find out the truth?"
After entering the room, Lu Chen looked around the simple dormitory, which had three iron beds, a paint-chipped desk, and a lone washbasin stand in the corner. He frowned, "You live in a place like this?"
Xu Nuo was making the bed and smiled when he heard this: "When did Captain Lu become so squeamish? Didn't everyone sleep in trenches on the battlefield?"
"I feel sorry for you." Lu Chen walked behind her and took the sheet from her hand.
"I wasn't used to it at first." Xu Nuo patted the pillow, "Now I feel it's quiet. By the way, which bed do you sleep on?"
Lu Chen pointed to her bed as a matter of course: "With you, of course."
“There’s an empty bed but I don’t sleep in it…” Xu Nuo rolled his eyes at him.
"I recognize the bed." Lu Chen remained calm, "I only recognize your bed."
"That's a problem." Xu Nuo said with disdain, but he had already taken out a spare towel, "Wait, I'll go get some water."
After they both finished washing up, Lu Chen carefully held Xu Nuo in his arms on the narrow single bed.
Xu Nuo struggled in Lu Chen's arms, a thin layer of sweat already oozing out of his forehead: "Let go... it's too hot to be stuck like this..."
Although it is autumn already, the autumn heat is still very severe.
The nights were cooler, but not much cooler.
Lu Chen refused, but tightened his arms, rested his chin on the top of her head and said in a muffled voice: "It's been a long time since we last met, let me hug you."
Lu Chen's hand reached under her lapel, his fingertips tracing her slender collarbone, and every inch of the touch was carefully cherished.
"Don't..." Xu Nuo held down his restless hand, his ears turning red, "This place won't do... Besides, we don't have any other measures..."
"I know." Lu Chen gave her a light kiss on the forehead, his voice hoarse but restrained.
He folded his arms and pressed Xu Nuo's back against his chest: "Just hold me like this."
Xu Nuo could feel the rise and fall of his chest and his burning body temperature, but she also knew that he was trying his best to endure it.
She turned around and stared at Lu Chen's chiseled profile in the darkness, reaching out her hand to touch his taut jawline.
"Are you tired?" Shen grabbed her hand and kissed it on her lips. "You scared me today. I didn't expect you to go through so many risks here."
Xu Nuo snuggled into his arms, the familiar scent of soap lingering in her nose: "It's all over. Anyway, the people have been caught. I'm not afraid of anything. Besides, we will be able to go back soon. We can't stay in this place for much longer..."
At dawn, Xu Nuo woke up in Lu Chen's arms.
She looked up at her husband's firm jawline and whispered, "Are you going back to the team today?"
Lu Chen pulled her into his arms and said, "See if you have anything else to deal with. If not, I will go back to the group this afternoon."
Xu Nuo got up and fetched some cold water for Lu Chen to wash his face. She went out and set up the table, then waited for someone to deliver the meal.
Lu Chen called her from inside the room, so Xu Nuo got up and went back to the room. When she entered the room, she saw that he had already made the bed, and the thin quilt at the head of the bed had been folded into a "square quilt" by him.
"Don't be in a hurry." Lu Chen held her hand, "I have something to tell you. Do you remember the question you asked me last night?"
Xu Nuo then remembered the question she had last night. Lu Chen did not answer her at that time, and she almost forgot about it today.
"By the way, do you know why those two people targeted me?"
Lu Chen nodded slightly: "Lin Ya is indeed a spy, she admitted it herself."
Xu Nuo's eyes widened: "She admitted it herself? You arrested her?"
"No." He continued, "But she was coerced, and she didn't leak any information these days. The other party threatened her brother's life to force her to get close to me, with the purpose of... replacing you."
"Replace my question?" Xu Nuo was stunned. "What do you mean? Ask her to marry you?"
"Yes!" Lu Chen confirmed her statement, "She asked Lin Ya to marry me and lurk around me to get some military intelligence."
"So..." Xu Nuo's voice trembled, and she felt a chill down her spine. She never thought that she would be involved in such an incident. "They think it's easier to get rid of me than to drive me away?"
Lu Chen held her hand tightly: "You are right. Lin Ya has not completed several missions, and it is difficult to approach her through normal channels and means. So, I might as well get rid of you. If you die, Lin Ya will have the opportunity to marry me."
After hearing this, Xu Nuo didn't say anything for a long time.
"What's wrong? Are you scared?" Lu Chen asked.
"Did you guess this, so you hurried over here?" Xu Nuo asked.
"Yes, that's right."
Xu Nuo grabbed Lu Chen's wrist tightly: "Wait, you said they used her brother as a hostage?"
"Yes." Lu Chen nodded. "Lin Ya's brother has become a vegetable and has been under secret custody. She doesn't even know which hospital he is in, so she can only let others control her. These days, she finally couldn't bear it anymore and confessed to us. What's the matter? Is there any problem?"
Xu Nuo's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "Lu Chen, I want you to see someone."
"who?"
"It should be Lin Ya... No, it's Jian Ya's biological brother, Jian Rui." Xu Nuo said word by word.
Hearing this name, Lu Chen was surprised.
"Jian Rui?"
"Yes, Jian Rui!" Xu Nuo smiled, "Didn't expect it, did you? I didn't expect it either! However, he is Jian Rui, this is just my guess and inference! I am 80% sure about this! But, whether this person is Jian Rui or not, you still have to identify him."
"Great!" Lu Chen was extremely surprised. "This trip has yielded a lot! If he is really Jian Rui, then Lin Ya is completely out of trouble. So when are we going?"
"Have breakfast." Xu Nuo said.
"good!"
As the two were talking, a woman's voice was heard from the yard.
Feng Zhenzhen came over with a basket. She put the things on the table and shouted to Xu Nuo, "Come out and eat quickly. After dinner, I have to go back to work!"
Xu Nuo came out of the house and saw that it was Feng Zhenzhen: "Why is it you? Don't we always ask Lao Liu's family to deliver meals?"
They live here, and the village leadership has arranged for their families to receive meals.
"Yes, I am a member of Lao Liu's family." Feng Zhenzhen gritted her teeth when she mentioned it. "My marriage with Er Zhuzi has ended, and my family has arranged another marriage for me, with Lao Liu's family! Doctor Xu, this is all your fault!!"
"Why do you blame me for this?" Xu Nuo glanced at him, "It's not me who told Erzhuzi to give up on you. You've already caused trouble once before, so what? Are you here to cause trouble again today?"
As the two were talking, Lu Chen walked out of the house.
The moment Feng Zhenzhen saw him, she was obviously stunned.
Then she reacted.
He immediately mocked Xu Nuo with sarcastic words: "Hey, isn't this our great doctor Xu? You took a wild man out of the house in broad daylight. You are really capable!"
Xu Nuo glared at her and said, "Feng Zhenzhen, are you having this old problem again?"
Feng Zhen really ignored her words and continued to mock her: "Xu Nuo, you are really good at being a vixen. You have even hooked up with wild men in the village? Does the soldier in your family know that you are so promiscuous outside?"
Lu Chen's face darkened instantly. He realized how much gossip Xu Nuo had to endure every day in such an environment.
He walked out and brushed off his military pants: "Sister, please be careful with your words and don't insult my wife."
Feng Zhen was so shocked by this sudden change that his mouth opened wide, and the smug expression on his face froze in an instant.
"wife?"
"Yes, she is my wife. If you spread rumors and slander again in the future, I will definitely sue you in court!" Lu Chen said with a cold face.
Feng Zhen was really shocked by Lu Chen's momentum. His face turned pale and blue. He hurriedly took out breakfast from the bamboo basket and placed it on the table. He didn't even dare to raise his head and left in a hurry.
As soon as she left, Jin Yue stepped into the yard.
He was very surprised to see Lu Chen, and then he greeted Lu Chen and teased the two of them: "Captain Lu?! I was wondering why the magpies kept calling this morning. It turned out that Captain Lu came to see our Doctor Xu. Look how thoughtful our Captain Lu is. He knew you missed him, so he showed up right away. Is this the legendary telepathy?"
Lu Chen's lips curled up slightly, but Xu Nuo stepped forward and pinched her waist: "Don't talk nonsense, eat quickly."
She served Jin Yue a bowl of porridge and said, "Please bring some breakfast to Zhou Ling later. I have to take a leave today because I have something to deal with."
"I know, I know!" Jin Yue took the bowl with a smile, "It's rare for you two to get together, so leave the work to us. The epidemic situation is getting better now, and work is not too busy. We can handle it."
Xu Nuo thanked Jin Yue, and after breakfast he took Lu Chen straight to Lu Laoer's house.
When the two men arrived at Lu's house, they had just set up breakfast.
"Uncle Lu, have you eaten?" Xu Nuo greeted him standing at the gate of the yard.
Lu Lao Er quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks and came out to greet him: "Doctor Xu is here! Come sit down and have something to eat together!"
"We've already eaten." Xu Nuo waved his hand and turned his gaze towards the dining table. "I came here today to talk to Chen Rui about something."
Chen Rui, who was eating with his back to the door, turned around and said, "Looking for me?"
Xu Nuo stepped aside and said, "Bring someone to see you."
When Lu Chen's tall figure appeared at the door, the chopsticks in Chen Rui's hand fell onto the table with a "click".
The moment the two looked at each other from a distance, the air seemed to freeze - Chen Rui's pupils contracted violently, and Lu Chen's eyes suddenly became sharp.
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