Chapter 147: A True Couple

Yu Xiangnian closed the door, half-lying on the bed with a book, feeling both hopeful and a bit anxious.

She worried that Cheng Jingmo might not understand her gaze and would still sleep on the folding bed outside.

If that were the case, he deserved to be single for life and sleep outside forever.

She had already given subtle hints; surely she shouldn’t have to explicitly invite him to bed.

Just as she was thinking this, Cheng Jingmo pushed open the bedroom door, holding a pillow and standing at the entrance, looking at her with hopeful eyes.

He looked like a misbehaving big dog waiting for his owner’s call before daring to enter.

It was both pitiful and endearing.

Yu Xiangnian glanced at him, feeling like laughing, and asked calmly, “Aren’t you coming in?”

Cheng Jingmo’s eyes lit up, and he quickly closed the door and walked in.

He placed the pillow beside Yu Xiangnian’s pillow and sat on the edge of the bed, saying, “Yu Xiangnian, I’m sorry for all the trouble you’ve had while I was away.”

Yu Xiangnian was not one to miss an opportunity to take credit, so she tossed the book aside, extended her hands towards Cheng Jingmo, and said with a feigned look of grievance, “Indeed, I had to do a lot of housework every day. Look at how rough my hands have become.”

Yu Xiangnian’s hands were fair and slender, her fingers long. Cheng Jingmo examined them seriously.

After looking for a while, he couldn’t see where they were rough; they still looked as soft and delicate as before.

He took Yu Xiangnian’s hands and kissed them, saying, “I’m back now. I’ll take over all the housework.”

Yu Xiangnian didn’t expect Cheng Jingmo to suddenly do this. She was shocked, pulled her hands back, and kicked him, “Who told you to kiss me?”

She still had many questions she wanted to ask!

Cheng Jingmo, taking advantage of the situation, grabbed Yu Xiangnian’s ankle and kissed the tops of her feet and toes.

His lips were soft and warm.

Yu Xiangnian felt a tingling sensation spreading from her feet throughout her body, and she found herself breathless.

Yu Xiangnian, both shy and surprised, said, “That’s my foot!”

Her cheeks flushed, and she tried to pull back her foot.

Cheng Jingmo kissed her feet a couple more times before letting go.

“Yu Xiangnian, I missed you so much,” he said earnestly, looking at her.

Yu Xiangnian withdrew her foot, her face red and even her neck tinged with pink.

Cheng Jingmo’s deep, intense gaze was almost burning.

Yu Xiangnian felt herself getting lost in his gaze, her mind a bit dazed.

“What do you miss about me?” Her voice unconsciously softened.

Cheng Jingmo leaned closer, their noses almost touching. His breath was warm against Yu Xiangnian’s face, making her heartbeat race.

Their eyes met, and the connection between them seemed almost tangible.

Yu Xiangnian’s eyelashes fluttered, her voice trembling slightly, “You still haven’t said why you miss me…?”

Cheng Jingmo answered the question with actions.

He cupped the back of Yu Xiangnian’s head with one hand and captured the rest of her words with his lips.

The confession before their separation had lifted the barriers between them.

After nearly three months apart, their longing had become overwhelming.

Their long-dried hearts finally welcomed their first spring rain.

Cheng Jingmo kissed every inch of her body.

Later, with her eyes tinged with red and her emotions stirred, Yu Xiangnian said, “Cheng Jingmo, I feel overwhelmed…”

Cheng Jingmo kissed the corners of her eyes, his voice hoarse, “Nian Nian… Nian Nian…”

The name he had called out countless times in his heart was finally spoken aloud.

Everything settled into calm…

Cheng Jingmo prepared hot water and wiped her down.

Yu Xiangnian, after regaining her clarity, was still confused.

She hadn’t planned for things to go this way tonight; she wasn’t prepared, and she didn’t want to get pregnant.

Besides, she still had many questions to ask.

But Cheng Jingmo’s kisses had left her disoriented.

Cheng Jingmo, just now, seemed to have found a rare treasure, savoring, cherishing, and being unable to let go…

After Cheng Jingmo helped her clean up, he bent down and kissed her forehead, which was still damp with sweat.

His eyes were filled with tenderness. “Does it still hurt?”

Yu Xiangnian looked at Cheng Jingmo with a complicated expression and shook her head.

Cheng Jingmo said, “I’ll lift you up first; we need to change the sheets.”

“Okay.”

While Cheng Jingmo was changing the sheets, Yu Xiangnian glanced over and found herself blushing again.

Yu Xiangnian lay back down on the bed. Cheng Jingmo said, “You sleep first; I’ll go wash the sheets.”

Yu Xiangnian pulled the blanket up to her chin, exposing only her head. “It’s so late; use the washing machine tomorrow.”

Cheng Jingmo’s gaze was intense and restrained. “You sleep first.”

He was worried he might not be able to control himself.

Earlier, when Yu Xiangnian had furrowed her brows and bit her lip to endure the pain, Cheng Jingmo had felt so heartbroken that he could barely move.

Yu Xiangnian noticed his desire and said sweetly, “Tomorrow night, okay?”

Cheng Jingmo had no intention of pressing the matter; he was concerned for Yu Xiangnian.

He nodded in agreement, holding Yu Xiangnian close, burying his head in her neck, and breathing in her scent.

This scent made him feel secure and comfortable.

Yu Xiangnian turned her face and kissed his jaw. “Goodnight.”

“Goodnight.”

There were no dreams that night.

When Yu Xiangnian woke up, she touched Cheng Jingmo’s side of the bed and found it already cold.

It seemed he had gotten up early.

She lay in bed, reflecting on everything from the night before.

Had Cheng Jingmo been possessed by a spirit or something?

How come this time he came back and seemed so skilled at flirting?

Yu Xiangnian got up and went to wash up. As she entered the small yard, Liu Zhen from next door commented with a meaningful tone, “Deputy Commander Cheng was washing the sheets early this morning. The water was running loudly.”

The yards between neighbors were separated by a one-meter-high bamboo fence, so you could see into the next yard from your own.

Being married, washing sheets early in the morning meant something obvious.

Moreover, this young couple had been apart for nearly three months!

Yu Xiangnian looked at the pink sheets flapping in the wind, with a large deep red peony in the middle.

Her ears turned red, and she responded vaguely.

After finishing her morning routine, she went into town to buy some things.

Meanwhile, Cheng Jingmo sat at his desk, writing up the report for the mission.

He would occasionally stop writing and smile foolishly.

He and Yu Xiangnian were truly a married couple now!

The things that had troubled him in dreams and embarrassed him upon waking turned out to be so wonderful.

The feeling of dreams coming true was really great!

On this day, Cheng Jingmo experienced how long the day could feel.

It was even more unbearable than the time spent in the mountains.

He just wanted to finish work and get home as quickly as possible, so he could go to bed as soon as it got dark.

When he got home from work, Yu Xiangnian wasn’t there, and the bicycle was gone, so she must have gone into town again.

He quickly washed up and started cooking, hoping to have dinner ready by the time Yu Xiangnian came back.

Yu Xiangnian hadn’t expected buying a condom to be so troublesome!

Now, condoms weren’t available in other stores and could only be bought at the hospital.

She had gone to the People’s Hospital in the morning to buy them, but the hospital required a marriage certificate.

She went back home to get the certificate before she could make the purchase.

When she returned home, Cheng Jingmo had already prepared dinner, and Xiao Jie was there, telling Cheng Jingmo about the things he hadn’t finished talking about the day before.

The two exchanged a glance and a slight smile, saying nothing yet everything was understood.