"Mom and Dad, let's not argue. There's only one bed in this ward. If you and Dad stay here tonight, you won't even have a place to sleep. It's better for me to stay here alone. I'm thin, and I can squeeze in with Qin Huai on the bed tonight." Qiao Qiqi was a little embarrassed when she said this.
Wang Guihua wanted to say something, but Qin Baojun pulled her back.
"Alright, the two kids haven't seen each other for so long, they must have a lot to say to each other. Let's not get involved here. Let's do as Qiqi said, we'll stay at the guesthouse tonight, and Qiqi will stay at the hospital with Qin Huai."
As he spoke, Qin Baojun quickly winked at Wang Guihua, the implication being quite clear.
Wang Guihua finally realized what was going on and quickly nodded, "Okay, then Qiqi, thank you for your hard work tonight."
"It's not hard work."
Qiao Qiqi picked up her luggage and left the ward with Qin Baojun and Wang Guihua. As soon as they stepped out of the ward, most of their luggage was taken away by the soldiers.
"Thank you!" Qiao Qiqi wanted to help Qin Baojun up, so she didn't argue.
The four of them first went to the guesthouse to familiarize themselves with the place and put down their luggage. Then Qiao Qiqi sent the soldiers back. She took Qin Baojun and Wang Guihua out for a meal, then sent them back to the guesthouse before returning to the hospital.
When Qin Huai returned to the ward, there was an extra pillow behind him.
When Qiao Qiqi entered the room, Qin Huai was lying on two pillows reading a book. Upon seeing her come in, he immediately put the book under the pillows.
His panicked movements even carried a hint of guilt.
Qiao Qiqi walked over curiously and pulled out the book. "Why are you suddenly reading? Don't you know how to read?"
Qin Huai was sensible from a young age, and fearing that he would be a burden to Qin Baojun and Wang Guihua, he never went to school for a single day. Qiao Qiqi knew this.
Moreover, Qin Huai had never read a book when he was at home before.
Qiao Qiqi picked up the book and glanced at it, only to find that it was actually a primary school textbook for recognizing characters, which surprised her even more.
Qin Huai's expression was slightly unnatural. "I want to be like you and learn more characters. Although I may not be able to write articles, I still need to be able to recognize basic characters."
"After I joined the army, I found out that many people could read. People like me who couldn't read really wanted to learn, so the captain found some books for us to read."
Qiao Qiqi smiled and helped him put the book back. "It's a good thing that you think this way. The country is developing and has been promoting the importance of knowledge. It will definitely be a problem to be uncultured in the future."
Seeing that she didn't find him repulsive, Qin Huai immediately pulled the book out again. "Since we have time now, why don't you teach me?"
"Okay, let me see how far you've come in. This will be a good opportunity to test how well you've learned."
Qiao Qiqi pulled up a chair and sat down on the edge of the bed, and the two chatted for more than an hour.
Qiao Qiqi's neck was stiff from sitting, so she raised her hand and turned her neck. A large hand immediately placed on the back of her neck and gently massaged it. "Come on, let me massage you."
Qiao Qiqi immediately grabbed his hand and said, "No, you're still injured. Be careful not to aggravate your wounds."
"No, the bullet hit the right side. I used my left hand, and I was careful not to get involved." Qin Huai raised his hand again, but Qiao Qiqi pressed it down.
"I'm fine, my neck is just a little sore, I can massage it myself."
Seeing her stubbornness, Qin Huai had no choice but to give up. However, staring at her face, he suddenly felt a pang of heartache and said, "You've gotten darker and thinner. Have you been having a hard time at home lately?"
"Of course it's been hard work." Qiao Qiqi nodded immediately. Seeing Qin Huai looking at her nervously, she smiled and said, "Although it's tiring, it's very fulfilling. My parents' two houses are basically finished, just need to be put on the finishing touches."
Qin Huai nodded, "Yes, Mom and Dad told me when you went out just now."
It was already dark when Qin Huai saw the undisguised exhaustion on her face and immediately moved aside to make room on the other side of the bed. "Come on up and get some sleep."
Qiao Qiqi was really tired, so she didn't act coy and obediently climbed into the hospital bed and lay down.
She reached out and put her arm around Qin Huai's waist, noticing that the man's waist had become thinner. She looked up and said, "Military training must be tough, right? I feel like you've lost weight too."
Qin Huai looked down at her, feeling that the tranquility of the moment was particularly beautiful.
Looking into Qiao Qiqi's big, watery eyes, Qin Huai's Adam's apple bobbed, and he slowly said, "You've not lost weight, you've become more muscular."
Qiao Qiqi's eyes immediately lit up, and she felt much more awake. "So, do you have eight-pack abs yet?"
Qin Huai didn't understand what eight-pack abs were...
However, he could clearly feel Qiao Qiqi's hand, which was originally on his waist, slowly move up to his stomach and then gently pinch it!
Qin Huai's body tensed instantly. Caught completely off guard, he aggravated his chest injury and couldn't help but cough.
"Cough cough." He tried his best to control himself and keep his body from moving too much.
Qiao Qiqi was startled, not expecting that she would elicit such a strong reaction from him. She quickly sat up and asked, "Are you alright? It's all my fault."
Qin Huai stopped coughing, looked at her tense expression, and immediately smiled and said, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt."
"You're lying. How could it not hurt?"
Qiao Qiqi saw that his face was red and he looked guilty. "It's all my fault. I won't touch you anymore."
Qin Huai sighed helplessly, "Fine, then you can lie down and go to sleep!"
"Mmm." Qiao Qiqi was really tired, so she immediately lay down obediently. This time, she didn't even dare to hug him, and instead placed her hands obediently on her side.
Qin Huai felt it, reached out and pulled her arm around his waist, whispering, "My waist is fine, just relax and don't pinch me."
Qiao Qiqi's face turned slightly red. "Mmm."
She was really tired and fell asleep quickly.
Qin Huai couldn't fall asleep for a while. In the blink of an eye, the two of them hadn't seen each other for almost three months, which meant that he hadn't cuddled his wife to sleep for three months. At this moment, listening to Qiao Qiqi's steady breathing, Qin Huai felt extremely satisfied.
There's even a feeling that if I had known earlier, I would have gotten hurt and met my wife sooner.
Qin Baoguo arrived at the hospital late at night. Although the spy had been caught, the interrogation would still take a lot of time.
Because Qin Huai was the one who caught the spy this time, Qin Baoguo specifically applied to his superiors to hand the spy over to them for interrogation.
Unfortunately, the spy was too stubborn; they interrogated him for four or five days but couldn't get anything out of him.
Qiao Qiqi, Qin Baojun, and Wang Guihua happened to be there today, so Qin Baoguo took some time to visit the hospital. However, he was a little confused when he entered.
Qin Huai opened his eyes almost immediately, looked at Qin Baoguo standing at the door, and waved to him.
Qin Baoguo tiptoed into the ward, saw Qiao Qiqi sleeping peacefully, and asked softly, "Did Uncle and Aunt go to the guesthouse?"
Qin Huai nodded, "Yes, they'll come tomorrow morning."
Qin Baoguo then asked, "Is your injury alright? What did the doctor say?"
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