Bai Xiaoyue and Yan Ci looked at each other, sighing... Bai Xiaoyue could only walk home dejectedly. She had been walking all day and her feet were already sore.
The two walked for a while, and it got a little dark.
Bai Xiaoyue felt wronged and said to Yan Ci with red eyes, "Yan Ci, my feet hurt."
Seeing how tired she looked, Yan Ci felt sorry for her and said, "Xiao Yue, let me carry you back."
After struggling internally for a while, Bai Xiaoyue stretched out her right hand: "Why don't you hold my hand and walk with me?"
Yan Ci looked into Bai Xiaoyue's eyes and said seriously:
"Xiaoyue, we are husband and wife. I am your man. You can rely on me from now on."
After he finished speaking, he squatted down, turning his back to Bai Xiaoyue.
Bai Xiaoyue was still stunned by the words "I am your man" and hadn't come to her senses.
Then Yan Ci squatted down in front of him, picked him up, and walked away.
Bai Xiaoyue quickly hugged Yan Ci's neck, resting her head on his broad, strong shoulders, feeling a sense of security and peace she had never experienced before.
In her past life, she had just grown up when her mother fell ill. Despite her desperate attempts to keep her, she still lost her mother. Then her father went to find her mother, leaving her all alone.
Although she has the love of her parents here, she always feels that the white-haired father and mother want to love the original owner of this body, and it has nothing to do with her.
I feel like a thief, stealing someone else's life, stealing someone else's love. I feel like a rootless duckweed, with nowhere to settle.
Now, she has actually found a sense of belonging in this man.
Yan Ci, unaware of the turmoil in Bai Xiaoyue's heart, steadily carried her home.
Bai Xiaoyue noticed that Yan Ci had a light sweat on his forehead. He had carried her for more than an hour; it must have been very difficult for him.
She thanked Yan Ci, saying, "Yan Ci, you're amazing. Thank you for carrying me back."
Yan Ci looked into Bai Xiaoyue's eyes and said:
"We are family, no need to thank me."
Then, he went to the kitchen to boil water for Bai Xiaoyue to soak her feet.
"Soaking my feet in hot water will make them feel better. I'll go heat up some vegetables and steamed buns."
"We still need to go to Mother's to bring Chang Le back," Bai Xiaoyue said hurriedly.
Yan Ci nodded and went about his business, soon bringing the food up.
Seeing that Bai Xiaoyue kept looking behind him, he said:
"Mother said that Chang Le was tired from playing today and fell asleep, so she can sleep over there tonight."
Bai Xiaoyue didn't pay any attention, took a sip of millet porridge, and sighed:
"On such a cold day, it's so much warmer at home, and having a bowl of hot porridge is so comforting!"
After Yan Ci finished washing up, he immediately moved the bedding to Bai Xiaoyue's room.
Bai Xiaoyue saw it but didn't say anything. She thought to herself, since they are husband and wife and Yan Ci is very reliable, it's not a bad thing for them to sleep together.
Yan Ci watched her fuss over herself for a long time, wiping her face and hands, and waited patiently.
Bai Xiaoyue got onto the kang (heated brick bed) to get her own quilt, but Yan Ci pulled her into his own quilt and held her tightly in his arms.
Bai Xiaoyue punched him twice, but he didn't take it seriously: "You're my wife, so I'm going to sleep with my wife in my arms."
Bai Xiaoyue struggled a few times to no avail, and was pressed firmly against Yan Ci's chest.
Yan Ci had a faint scent of soapberry mixed with a hint of tobacco, which smelled quite nice.
Bai Xiaoyue pinched Yan Ci's waist, trying to make him loosen his grip.
As soon as Yan Ci let go, Bai Xiaoyue looked up and their eyes met, so close that they could count each other's eyelashes.
It might have been a second, or it might have been a long time, but Bai Xiaoyue's heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was about to leap out of her chest.
Yan Ci cupped her head in his hands and kissed her lips tenderly and passionately, making Bai Xiaoyue unable to resist.
Bai Xiaoyue's brain was completely incapable of thinking; she instinctively followed Yan Ci's words.
Then……
The next day, Bai Xiaoyue woke up feeling sore all over, a completely different feeling from last time, and realized that Yan Ci had lied to her last time.
She yelled at Yan Ci, "Yan Ci, you're a liar! You didn't do it last time, but you still lied to me."
Yan Ci chuckled softly: "I only said you arrested me, I didn't say anything else."
Bai Xiaoyue pouted, her eyes red, too angry to speak.
Seeing that his wife was really angry, Yan Ci hugged her and said, "Wife, I was wrong, I was wrong."
Bai Xiaoyue rolled her eyes at him: "Who's your wife, humph..."
Yan Ci hugged her and said:
"She called me 'husband' last night, but she's denying it today!"
Bai Xiaoyue, enraged and embarrassed, retorted, "You still dare to talk!"
Yan Ci held Bai Xiaoyue and gently coaxed her:
"I won't say anymore, Xiaoyue, I really want to spend my whole life with you."
I was born in the 1990s. My parents died early, and I lived with my uncle. My uncle was a good man, but he was very busy.
My aunt has to take care of her own children, so it's difficult for her to look after me.
So I joined the army after graduating from high school and served for eight years. Later, I inexplicably ended up here at the age of 26.
I always thought I would spend my life alone, until I met you, and I couldn't help but want to get closer to you.
I thank fate for bringing me here, because you are here.
Bai Xiaoyue's eyes reddened upon hearing this. She didn't say anything, but just hugged Yan Ci's waist tightly.
It is fate that two lonely people meet in a foreign land.
After a long embrace, Bai Xiaoyue said softly:
"I was also born in the 90s, and I was 29 when I came here, which is 3 years older than you."
"Yan Ci, are you really sure you want to spend your life with me?"
Yan Ci made a very serious promise: "Bai Xiaoyue, I have only ever been in love with you in both my lives. I want to stay with you and protect you."
Bai Xiaoyue also said to Yan Ci very seriously:
"Yan Ci, I used to think you were good-looking and younger than me. I'm a widow with a daughter."
I've never thought about this before, and I have no dating experience, so I'm a bit slow on the uptake.
Now that you say we should live well, then let's live well together.
I have only one requirement for marriage: fidelity.
Yan Ci kissed Bai Xiaoyue's forehead, looked into her eyes, nodded, and said only one word: "Okay!"
Bai Xiaoyue then said, "Yan Ci, don't call me 'wife.' Nobody here calls me that. Remember, don't be different from others."
Yan Ci patted her head and said:
“Then I’ll call you wife, and you shouldn’t keep calling me Yan Ci. Yan Ci doesn’t sound very intimate.”
“That’s Xiao Ci,” Bai Xiaoyue tentatively suggested.
"Am I that young? Do you want to give it a try?" Yan Ci asked with a half-smile.
"Change it, change it. How about I call you Aci? My Aci," Bai Xiaoyue coaxed softly.
Yan Ci said proudly:
"It'll be alright! From now on, I'll be your Aci, and you'll be my wife." He couldn't hide the smile on his lips.
Yan Ci then asked Bai Xiaoyue:
"Honey, are you still feeling unwell? Let me massage you, and you'll feel better in a bit."
He had Bai Xiaoyue lie face down on the kang (a heated brick bed), and gently massaged his wife's lower back with his large hands.
Bai Xiaoyue was initially unwilling, but after Yan Ci massaged her a few times and found it quite comfortable, she didn't stop him, and gradually became sleepy.
Seeing that his wife was asleep, Yan Ci tiptoed out, beaming with joy, to the Bai family to fetch Chang Le. Then, the two of them, one big and one small, went out for exercise.
Bai Xiaoyue stayed home writing manuscripts every day, while Yan Ci took care of Chang Le, cooking and washing clothes every day. As the days passed, the weather gradually warmed up.
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