Thinking of the sense of security she felt when he held her, Xia Lan felt like she had struck gold.
But there seemed to be something else on Qin Yu's body. Xia Lan frowned and looked over, only to see that Qin Yu's exposed upper body was covered with wounds of all sizes, and there was even a knife scar that ran diagonally from his shoulder across his entire back to his waist.
Xia Lan gasped. How could Qin Yu have such severe injuries?
"What? Did my injuries scare you?" Qin Yu felt the burning gaze behind him and deliberately showed off in front of Xia Lan. Suddenly, he heard Xia Lan gasp and realized that his ugly scars must have frightened her.
"How could you be so badly injured? And so many times..." Xia Lan's eyes couldn't help but show surprise, fear, and heartache, but not fear or disgust towards these scars.
Qin Yu didn't know how to describe his feelings, but at this moment, he was very glad that he had chosen to keep Xia Lan.
"It's hard not to get injured when you're on a mission in the army. Did that scare you?" Qin Yu looked at the scars on his body. These were all from his time in the army, and he had such scars all over his body.
“I’m not afraid. You are a hero who protects the people. These scars are your glory.” Xia Lan shook her head. She didn’t think the scars were ugly. On the contrary, she could feel the hardships of being a soldier from these scars.
"As the protected party, no one has the right to laugh at or despise these scars. These are medals a soldier earned for defending his country and people, and they should be praised." Xia Lan stroked the scars on Qin Yu's back, finding it hard to imagine the danger he had faced to survive such injuries.
Qin Yu felt that every touch of Xia Lan's hand on his back left ripples in his heart. He felt a tightness in his chest, and an indescribable, unfamiliar emotion spread throughout his body.
"I just did what I was supposed to do." Qin Yu turned his head away. He couldn't look Xia Lan in the eye right now. She was too beautiful, so beautiful that he wanted to hide her away forever.
"It's windy in the yard, and your hair is still wet! Don't catch a cold, go back to your room!" Qin Yu gently pushed Xia Lan towards her room, urging her to go back quickly.
He was about to lose control of himself.
"Brother Yu, you should hurry up and take a shower so you don't catch a cold." Xia Lan nodded obediently and turned to go back to her room.
After Xia Lan dried her hair, she still hadn't seen Qin Yu return to the room, so she couldn't help but get out of bed to look for him. As soon as she got out of bed, Qin Yu pushed the door open and startled Xia Lan.
"Brother Yu," Xia Lan called out with a smile. "Where have you been? Why haven't you come back for so long?"
After seeing those scars, Xia Lan finally understood why she had never rejected Qin Yu in the first place; when she first met him, his eyes were clear and bright.
Despite his height of 1.9 meters, which should have given him an intimidating presence, he exudes a gentle and reassuring aura, making you feel safe and secure around him.
She didn't understand before, but now she does.
"I have to go out for a bit. Lock the door and don't open it for anyone except me." Qin Yu's eyes were filled with worry. He was worried about Xia Lan being home alone, but they were pressing him for help, and the transport team was arriving soon, so he had to go.
"Okay." Xia Lan nodded obediently. "When will you be back?"
"It might be very late, don't wait for me, go to sleep first! I'll find a way to get in myself," Qin Yu instructed.
“…Mm.” Xia Lan nodded.
Qin Yu stroked Xia Lan's hair. "Wait for me to come back, and I'll take you to get our marriage certificate tomorrow."
“Okay,” Xia Lan replied.
Qin Yu stood outside the door, showing Xia Lan how to lock it properly before leaving home and heading to his destination.
Xia Lan lay alone in bed, without Qin Yu, and she felt a long-lost sense of loneliness and desolation.
Without anyone to rely on, I wander alone in this world.
Wrapping herself tightly in Qin Yu's blanket, Xia Lan felt surrounded by his presence and once again felt the sense of security he brought her.
When Qin Yu arrived at the agreed location, Xu Fulin, who had been waiting for him for a long time, couldn't help but tease him, "It's rare that you're the last one to arrive."
"Brother, how's your wife?" another person leaned in, winking and asking with a smile.
Thinking of Xia Lan, Qin Yu smiled slightly, a rare occurrence. "Your sister-in-law is great. Take her to get our marriage certificate tomorrow."
"Big brother, are you serious?" Everyone gaped in disbelief. "But...but didn't you say before...that you were only taking her in temporarily?"
How long has it been, and you're already taking her to get the marriage certificate?
"How can you joke about something like this?" Qin Yu frowned; he never joked.
He had only intended to take Xia Lan in for a while. Once she recovered from her injuries, she would definitely choose to leave. At that time, he would pretend to be sad and then let her go.
After all, getting married was never part of his plans.
He originally intended to go to the Xia family to annul the engagement that day, but he happened to encounter a series of messy things, such as Xia Lan jumping into the river. In addition, Xia Lan was on the verge of death, and he couldn't just stand by and watch her die, so he had no choice but to take her home.
"Brother, what is it about her that has captivated you? I went to Xiahe Village to inquire, and she can't even cook. She's destined to be a village girl but has the heart of a princess. If you marry her, are you going to treat her like a princess?" One person disagreed with Qin Yu marrying Xia Lan. In his eyes, Xia Lan was not good enough for Qin Yu at all.
Others marry wives so that their wives can take good care of the family, so that when the man is busy outside, he can come home to a hot meal.
If you marry a girl who can't do anything, you'll have to go home and serve her after you're done with your work. You won't even get a hot meal, and you can't rely on her for anything.
"Fifth brother, she's your sister-in-law. I don't want to hear another bad word about her from your mouth," Qin Yu warned coldly.
"Big brother!" The fifth brother was even more dissatisfied with Xia Lan because he didn't expect Qin Yu to scold him for a woman.
"You guys have always had a lot on your minds. You haven't forgotten how those women reacted when they saw the scars on my body, have you?" Qin Yu asked, looking at his brothers who had been with him since childhood.
"..." At this point, the expressions of the men present were not good.
The women's reactions were either screaming or disgust; it's just a scar, isn't it?
They all looked so filthy.
It makes me angry just thinking about it.
“Your sister-in-law isn’t afraid. She even touched them. She said these scars are my badges of honor.” Qin Yu’s tone was tinged with a hint of smugness, as if he were showing off to them.
The men present were stunned. The only woman who could see Qin Yu's scars without being afraid and who could say such things was Xia Lan.
"Congratulations, brother." Now I finally understand why Qin Yu chose to marry her. A woman like her is a treasure; no man could afford to miss her.
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