"I won't let go." Letting her go was impossible; once she was in his arms, how could he easily let her go? Feeling the tightness of the person in his arms, Qi Yanjue chuckled softly.
"You didn't notice while you were sleeping that you got bitten on the neck by a mosquito."
"How could that be?" Song Yueying didn't believe him. She had mosquito-repelling herbs in her room. Besides, she had only slept for a short while. "It's daytime now."
"Mosquitoes aren't that rampant; you must be lying to me."
"I'm not lying to you." Qi Yanjue removed his fingers from rubbing her neck, his deep eyes fixed on the red spot on her neck.
The spot he touched felt itchy and slightly tingly. Song Yueying wasn't so sure anymore; could she really have been bitten by a mosquito?
That can't be!
But why would it itch if I wasn't bitten by mosquitoes?
"I really got bitten by a mosquito." Song Yueying raised her hand to touch the itchy spot on her neck, but it seemed to have stopped itching. She was completely bewildered.
Watching her silly antics, Qi Yanjue's Adam's apple bobbed a few times. He felt as if a wild beast was trapped inside him, and once unleashed, it would be uncontrollable.
She was his legally married wife, but they hadn't held a wedding banquet yet. Forcing himself to look away, Qi Yanjue focused his attention on the application form on the table.
Yes, the application form.
Reaching out to pick up the application form on the table, Qi Yanjue shook it and asked, "You really don't want to see what I wrote?"
"I don't want to watch." Song Yueying gritted her teeth and spat out the words "I don't want to watch." She thought to herself, everyone has curiosity, and I'm no exception.
Can you please stop tempting me to make mistakes?
Qi Yanjue readily agreed, "Alright, if you don't want to read it, then don't. I'll read it to you; it's the same thing. Application form, applicant: Qi Yanjue, reason: married..."
"Wait, weren't you writing a report?" Song Yueying interrupted Qi Yanjue. "How did it turn into an application?"
"When did I tell you I was writing a report?" Qi Yanjue retorted.
Song Yueying thought about it and realized that he hadn't actually said that; she had always assumed he was writing a report. She snatched the paper from his hand and looked down at it.
It really is an application form.
When applying for housing in the military family compound, Song Yueying recalled a common situation during that period. She looked up at Qi Yanjue, "What do you mean by this?"
"Don't you understand?" Qi Yanjue's deep eyes were fixed on hers. His voice was low and husky, "We are a legally married couple, and we will be together forever."
“Long-term separation will damage the relationship between husband and wife. I hope you will come with me to join the army.”
He's been thinking about this ever since he decided not to get a divorce.
He'll be returning to his unit after this mission, and he can't leave her to stay in this village. She's his wife; being separated for so long is definitely not an option.
"With the army?" Just as she had thought, Song Yueying felt a little flustered. She quickly turned her face away, not daring to look into his eyes anymore, because his eyes were like black holes.
It can suck people in.
"Yes." Qi Yanjue didn't give her a chance to escape. He grabbed the back of her neck with his large hand and turned her head to face him. "Come with me to join the army."
"To accompany the army!" To be honest, she hadn't really considered this question. Song Yueying remained silent, simply staring intently at Qi Yanjue.
She remained silent, and Qi Yanjue felt uncertain. He knew it was premature to bring it up now. After all, he and Yueying had only registered their marriage and hadn't yet held a wedding banquet.
"Moon Shadow, tell me what you think." He wanted to hear her opinion first.
"What do you mean, what are you thinking?" Song Yueying asked subconsciously.
"Don't ask questions you already know the answer to. I know you understand what I mean." Qi Yanjue tightened his grip on her waist, pulling her into his arms.
"My back is very fragile, so be gentle with me." Song Yueying raised her hand and slapped him on the chest, shaking the application form in her hand. "If you ruin it, you'll have to rewrite it."
"I'll rewrite a few more." Saying this, Qi Yanjue reached out and took the application from her hand, putting it back on the table.
Men! They're all hypocrites, Song Yueying thought to herself, feeling a bit contempt for him.
"I'm being hypocritical, aren't you?" Qi Yanjue chuckled, his hand cupping her delicate chin. He lowered his head and slowly approached, stopping about an inch away from her.
"Moon Shadow, would you be willing to come with me to join the army?"
The man's deep voice was seductive; Song Yueying felt as if her ears were pregnant. Just ask yourself, who can resist a handsome man?
Anyway, she can't.
She pushed him away and said irritably, "You've already applied for a house in the family compound, and now you're asking me if I'm willing? Don't you think it's too late?"
"It doesn't matter whether it's late or not, I just had to ask you anyway." Qi Yanjue's meaning was clear: he was just asking her, and it didn't matter whether she gave him an answer or not.
Song Yueying angrily hit him again, because she realized that besides going with him to the army, what else could she do? However…
Grabbing Qi Yanjue's shirt with both hands, Song Yueying said seriously, "I can go with you to the army, but I want to take my mother with me."
“As you can see, it’s just my mother and me in this house. I went with you to the army, and she’s all alone. I’m worried about leaving her to live alone in the village.”
"Qi Yanjue, if you don't agree, I..."
Song Yueying spoke the rest of the sentence because Qi Jue's finger touched her lips.
"I agree." Qi Yanjue looked into her eyes and solemnly promised, "I agree that you can bring Mom with you to accompany me to the military camp."
Pulling his hand off her lips, Song Yueying raised an eyebrow and asked, "Don't you need to think about it? Aren't you afraid of what people will say about you?"
Many people's biological mothers accompany them to the military, but... there probably aren't many whose mothers-in-law accompany them.
Qi Yanjue shook his head, "No need to think about it. You're worried about Mom being alone, and so am I. It's better to worry about Mom every day after you leave with me."
"Let Mom come with us; living together will allow her to take care of us."
Qi Yanjue put it subtly; he had long since discovered that Song Yueying was completely clueless about daily life. Cooking and laundry were all done by Song's mother, but he could do those things after joining the army.
But he's not home? Could she starve to death?
Even if Yueying didn't bring it up, he would have. With Song's mother at home to take care of her, he would feel more at ease when he went on missions.
After hearing his words, Song Yueying felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Unable to put it into words, Song Yueying simply stopped thinking about it and asked, "When are we leaving? I need to prepare."
"I haven't finished my business here yet. We can leave once I'm done." Qi Yanjue glanced at the application on the table. "It will take time for the application to be approved after it's submitted."
"How long will it take for the approval to be approved?" Song Yueying asked, needing a specific timeframe before she could arrange the next steps.
After thinking for a moment, Qi Yanjue said, "It will take at least a week, at most half a month. Whatever you want to prepare, you should start preparing now."
"Because we still have to go to Beijing for a few days, and after the banquet, we'll go to the military base."
"If you calculate it that way, there are only a few days left." Song Yueying glared at him. No wonder she was being told to start preparing now! She'd only been teaching Qianqian for a few days, and she was already leaving.
And there's the neighbor next door... If I count, there are still so many things I haven't done.
"There are only a few days left, that's why I'm making you start preparing now!" Qi Yanjue chuckled, pinching her puffed-up cheek and stealing a kiss on her face.
Song Yueying was taken aback, then reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck, offering him a sweet kiss.
Startled, Qi Yanjue was momentarily stunned in disbelief, but quickly regained his composure and took back the initiative. He cupped the back of her head with his large hand, giving her no chance to back down.
A moment later, Song Yueying leaned against his chest, panting. Her mind was a mess; she didn't even know if she had been taken advantage of or suffered a loss.
His gaze lingered on her small, adorable earlobe, and Qi Yanjue's mind stirred. Without making a sound, he pinched her cute earlobe with his fingers.
With a shudder, Song Yueying raised her hand to brush his hand away, glaring at him angrily, "Why did you pinch my ear?"
"You got bitten on the ear by mosquitoes too." Qi Yanjue used the same trick again, lying came naturally to him.
Song Yueying gritted her teeth to endure the tickling sensation on her earlobe, but slowly the itch seemed to spread to her heart. She raised her hand and grasped his hand, "Qi Yanjue, if you mess around again, I'll hit you."
Qi Yanjue laughed, his laughter low and cheerful.
Suddenly, he paused, picked up the person sitting on his lap, and placed her on the long bench. He sat up straight and took the fan from the table to fan her.
Song Yueying looked at him blankly, "What are you doing?"
"Mom's back." Qi Yanjue leaned close to her ear and said, "Don't be disappointed, we'll continue when we get back to our room tonight."
"Continue? Continue what?" Song Yueying blinked, puzzled. She quickly understood his meaning, and instantly flew into a rage, raising her hand to strike him.
"Don't fight, save your strength for tonight." With that, Qi Yanjue got up and walked outside.
"Qi Yanjue, you stop right there!" Song Yueying got up and chased after him.
Qi Yanjue was just teasing her, so how could he possibly stop? Instead, he started running. Song Yueying was furious. Seeing the broom by the door, she picked it up and chased after him.
The courtyard gate opened, and what Song's mother and Wang Qianqian saw as they walked in was Qi Yanjue running ahead with a fan in his hand, and Song Yueying chasing after him, brandishing a broom.
The scene was a bit stimulating.
Wang Qianqian stood there, stunned.
"Little Shadow, what are you doing?" Song's mother asked, stunned. "What did Xiao Qi do to make you angry that you chased him with a broom?"
Song's mother spoiled her daughter to an extreme degree. When she saw her daughter hitting her son-in-law with a broom, her first thought was that her son-in-law had angered her daughter, rather than whether her daughter was at fault.
Her daughter is so good, so obedient, she won't make mistakes.
Upon seeing Song's mother and Wang Qianqian, Song Yueying stopped awkwardly. Remembering that she was still holding a broom, she quickly threw it far away.
Her attempt to downplay the situation amused Qi Yanjue, but he dared not laugh out loud. Suppressing his laughter, he walked up to Song's mother and took the straw she was carrying.
With the fan in his other hand, Qi Yanjue handed it to Song's mother and said, "Mom, you've worked hard. Use this to cool off. Is there any more straw you need to bring back?"
“Tell me where the straw is, and I’ll go get it.”
"No need, no need," Song's mother said repeatedly. She was very happy that her son-in-law was so considerate. "The other straw is not dry yet and needs to be dried for two days."
After saying that, she turned around to take the straw that Wang Qianqian was carrying on her back, but Wang Qianqian turned aside to avoid Song's mother's hand.
"Auntie, no need to take it down, I'll take it directly to the kitchen." With that, Wang Qianqian carried the straw towards the kitchen.
Qi Yanjue was still carrying straw, intending to take it to the kitchen. But Song's mother said, "Xiao Qi, you don't need to take the straw to the kitchen. Just leave it under the eaves."
"Okay," Qi Yanjue replied, carrying the straw to put it away.
"Mom, where did you and Qianqian get the straw?" Song Yueying walked to her mother's side and stood down.
Seeing the beads of sweat on her daughter's forehead, Song's mother fanned her a few times with the fan in her hand. "Xiao Qi is back. Qianqian and I went to the field to dry some straw."
"What's going on between you and Xiao Qi? What did he do to you that made you chase after him and hit him?"
Although she was prejudiced and felt her daughter had done nothing wrong, Song's mother still wanted to know what had happened. It wouldn't be good if someone saw her daughter chasing her son-in-law with a broom.
People will definitely say that her daughter is fierce and a tigress.
"This...hehe..." How was she supposed to answer that? Song Yueying's awkward eyes darted around. She couldn't very well tell the truth, especially since Qi Yanjue had been flirting with her.
Fortunately, Song's mother didn't really want her to answer. She said earnestly, "It's okay for young couples to bicker, but they should be careful not to hurt each other's feelings."
Having been through it all, she naturally wanted to offer her daughter some advice.
Song Yueying opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.
Unexpectedly, Song's mother said again, "It's okay for the two of you to fight. You don't know how to be mindful of boundaries, but Xiao Qi definitely knows how to be mindful of boundaries."
Song Yueying looked at her mother speechlessly, wanting to ask her: "Is it really okay for you to distrust your own daughter and instead trust your son-in-law? Is it really, really okay?"
"Auntie, Teacher, although the sun is about to set, it's still very hot outside. Let's come inside and chat," Wang Qianqian said as she walked up to the two of them.
“Yes, yes, it’s hot outside. Come inside, it’s cooler inside.” Song’s mother agreed, and seeing that Wang Qianqian was standing still, she said, “Qianqian, why don’t you come inside with us and rest for a while?”
“You must be tired from coming with me to dry the straw. Come inside, have some water, and rest for a while.”
Wang Qianqian smiled and said, "No, Auntie, I'll head back now."
Song Yueying looked at Wang Qianqian's sun-reddened face. She took a plastic tube out of her pocket and handed it to Wang Qianqian, saying, "Here, take this little thing."
"After washing your face at night, apply it to your face, and your face won't be dark when you wake up the next morning."
"No, no need." Just by looking at the tube, she knew it wasn't an ordinary thing, so Wang Qianqian didn't dare to accept it and waved her hand in refusal. "It's normal for your face to get tanned in this hot weather."
"When winter comes, your face will naturally return to its original white color after a winter of rest."
Everyone is like that.
Song Yueying disagreed, saying, "What do you mean you don't need to? A woman's face is her public image, it's very important. Even if you get tanned and then recover, some melanin will still remain."
"If this continues for years, it will be impossible to recover."
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