Chapter 14: An Inappropriate Touch

They hadn’t slept in the same bed since their marriage. The train sleeper beds were small, and squeezing together would definitely lead to intimate contact.  That…

Lin Su tugged at Qin Sui’s sleeve and said in a low voice that only they could hear, “We can’t sleep in the same bed.”

Thinking she was still wary of him, Qin Sui’s eyes darkened slightly, and he pursed his lips without speaking.

Lin Su seemed to know what he was thinking and explained, “Don’t misunderstand, I’m afraid you’ll be taken advantage of.”

Qin Sui: “?”

He laughed.

An angry laugh.

“With your body, you can take advantage of me?” Qin Sui clearly didn’t believe it.

Lin Su: “…” Her weak body was a real disadvantage.

In the end, Lin Su didn’t sleep in the same bed with Qin Sui.

Perhaps their feelings hadn’t reached that point, or perhaps he sensed Lin Su’s discomfort, Qin Sui proactively went to sleep with his eldest and youngest sons.

Grandma Lin noticed something, but she didn’t say anything. She just looked out the window and sighed.

Before going to bed, because Qin Ni wasn’t used to the green train, she tossed and turned and couldn’t sleep. Lin Su simply held her to sleep, holding her to increase intimacy.

Qin Ni was a little uncomfortable at first, but later gradually calmed down in Lin Su’s warm embrace.

“Keke, hug!”

Seeing Lin Su hugging Qin Ni, Qin Keke immediately felt unbalanced.

For the past few nights, he had been sleeping with Lin Su and had become dependent on her. Now, not only could he not sleep with her, but he also saw Lin Su hugging Qin Ni to sleep.

She even patted her back to coax her to sleep. This was always his privilege!

Saying this, Qin Keke turned over and sat up, clamoring to go sleep with Lin Su.

Qin Sui frowned and patted his butt lightly, “Behave!”

Qin Keke didn’t listen and stubbornly insisted on going over.

Qin Sui got angry and forcefully pressed him down.

This stirred up a hornet’s nest, and Qin Keke “wa” cried loudly.

Lin Su helplessly reached out, “Give him to me.”

Qin Sui: “Let him cry, don’t spoil him.”

I wonder who spoiled him more.

Lin Su secretly complained. Hearing that Qin Keke’s voice was getting hoarse from crying, she felt distressed, “It’s not good to wake others up. Besides, his throat is tender, and crying for a long time is bad for his throat.”

Qin Sui had no choice but to give him to Lin Su.

Qin Keke was very clever. Seeing that he was about to reach Lin Su, he immediately stopped crying, and his tears disappeared instantly.

This amused Lin Su. When she took him, she accidentally touched Qin Sui’s hand but didn’t notice, only focusing on Qin Keke.

“Little rascal, why do you have to let me hold you? You didn’t even pay attention to me before.” Lin Su hugged Qin Keke and gently rubbed his face.

Qin Keke had a slightly arrogant personality. Hearing this, he turned his butt towards her again.

Lin Su couldn’t help but laugh. She patted his butt and enticed, “Do you want to hear a story?”

Qin Keke immediately pricked up his ears.

Lin Su said softly, “If you want to hear it, turn around, or I won’t tell you.”

Qin Keke hesitated for a while, but finally succumbed to the temptation of the story and turned to face her.

Lin Su held the second and third children in her arms, gently and softly telling stories.

She spoke softly, but Qin Sui could still hear her, but his attention wasn’t on the story.

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His fingertips were rubbing against hers, warm and slightly hot, as if still retaining her temperature.

Qin Sui had never touched a woman’s hand before, not even his ex-wife’s.  Unexpectedly touching Lin Su’s hand, soft and smooth, and warm, made him momentarily dazed.

When he came to his senses, Qin Sui moved his fingers somewhat complexly.

He was actually distracted just by touching her hand for a while?

Was his willpower insufficient?

Thinking this, Qin Sui dismissed all the distracting thoughts about Lin Su from his mind.

Then, the eldest son mentioned Lin Su again.

“They’ve all defected, only I haven’t. Anyway, I won’t let the stepmother hold me.” Qin Yao said gloomily.

Qin Sui turned his head to look at him and said directly, “You’re just unbalanced because you weren’t held?”

“You’re still a child, not an adult. You don’t have to be so precocious. Appropriately acting spoiled and showing weakness will help you get what you want. Being stubborn will only backfire.”

Hearing this, Qin Yao’s lips moved, but he couldn’t say anything.

Qin Sui didn’t care about him anymore and turned over to look at the opposite side.

There were no lights in the compartment, and it was dark outside, so the entire compartment was dark, but after adapting, you could vaguely see a little.

Qin Sui was satisfied and somewhat surprised by the way the three children and Lin Su got along.

When he came back before, the three children hadn’t been so… how should he put it… dependent on him.

He was their biological father, yet they always kept a distance from him. Lin Su was just their stepmother, a stranger to them, yet in a short time, they gradually became dependent on her.

Qin Sui didn’t feel jealous, just a little sentimental.

It seemed that he, as their father, was incompetent and hadn’t given them a sense of security.

Speaking of security, Lin Su was indeed a woman with unique charm. She seemed to have an infinite gravitational force, attracting people’s eyes and hearts to revolve around her.

Lin Su’s words and actions, her every frown and smile, were very warm, easily making people let down their guard.

It was only natural that the three children gradually became dependent on her.

He didn’t want to think about Lin Su, but Qin Sui’s mind had its own ideas, and he thought of Lin Su again.

To stop thinking, Qin Sui closed his eyes and silently recited the disciplinary requirements.

The next day.

When Lin Su woke up, Qin Sui had already washed the three children’s faces, and the bought lunchboxes were already on the table.

The food sent by the villagers was cold and couldn’t be eaten. Grandma Lin, Lin Su, and the three children were all weak and couldn’t eat cold food.

Even Grandma Lin’s pancakes couldn’t be eaten. Qin Sui simply bought lunchboxes to eat hot food.

Grandma Lin felt that it was a waste of money and wanted to say something but was afraid that Qin Sui would think she was talkative. In the end, she only ate a meal after Lin Su persuaded her.

The lunchboxes on the train were expensive, but the cooking was good, and everyone ate them all up.

Lin Su’s body was stiff from lying down for a long time. She got up and looked out the window.

Yesterday, it was still full of greenery, but now the greenery was sparse and almost gone.

“I haven’t asked you yet, is the place we’re going very desolate?” Lin Su asked Qin Sui.

Qin Sui looked up at her, “a little desolate.”

“Right,” Qin Sui said again, “There’s something I haven’t told you yet.”

“What?”

“The family housing. I applied for it, but the apartment rooms are too small for our family, so I changed to a single-family house with a yard. It’s a bit remote and quiet.”

He had forgotten to mention it before. He only remembered it now.

After speaking, Qin Sui nervously looked at Lin Su, but saw Lin Su smile.

“It’s good to have a yard. You can plant vegetables and flowers.”

Grandma Lin also echoed, “A house with a yard is better. The three children can play in the yard without worry, and the privacy is also good.”

Seeing that they had no objections, Qin Sui felt relieved, “Okay, I’ve cleaned the house simply, but there isn’t much furniture. I’ll have someone make some when I have time.”

“Mm.”

The conversation ended there.

Lin Su wasn’t talkative, and neither was Qin Sui.

Two flash-married couples without feelings couldn’t make small talk and could only quietly look out the window, as if there was something attractive outside.

Grandma Lin sighed again.

She didn’t know whether marrying Qin Sui was good or bad for Su Su.

Finally, the train stopped, much to Lin Su’s relief.

Qin Sui carried Qin Keke, holding Qin Ni’s hand to lead the way. Grandma Lin was behind him, and Lin Su and Qin Yao were at the back.

Afraid that Qin Yao would get lost, Lin Su directly held his hand.

Qin Yao subconsciously wanted to shake it off, but he couldn’t.

“I’m afraid you’ll get lost and I won’t be able to explain it to your father. I’ll let go of you after we get off the train.” Lin Su explained softly.

Qin Yao pursed his lips, didn’t speak, and stopped shaking his hand. Feeling the temperature of another person’s hand in his palm, he awkwardly lowered his head.

Lin Su looked down at him and saw that his ears were actually red. She instantly found this little adult quite cute.

He was actually shy.

After getting off the train, Lin Su immediately let go of Qin Yao, who was slightly stunned and hadn’t reacted yet.

After a moment, he clenched his small fists, pursed his lips, and lowered his head to hide the disappointment in his eyes.

A hand suddenly rested on the back of his head, and then a familiar voice gently sounded, “What are you thinking about? Hurry up, we’re going to fall behind.”

Qin Yao’s mood instantly brightened. He followed Lin Su closely, his steps somewhat joyful, without him even realizing it.

Ni Niu’s car was slower and hadn’t reached the military area yet, so Qin Sui called to have others pick them up.

The person who picked up Qin Sui was a comrade from the same area, driving a military vehicle. There was enough space, and the whole family could sit comfortably.

Because it was getting dark, after exchanging greetings, the group hurried to the base.

Lin Su thought that it would take at most half an hour’s drive to get there, but they hadn’t arrived even after their butts had gone numb, and it had already become dark. She estimated that more than an hour had passed.

The three children were already fast asleep, completely unaffected. Only Grandma Lin, because of her age, couldn’t bear the journey, and her face looked a little bad.

Lin Su also felt uncomfortable.

The road conditions were bad, and the car swayed back and forth as it drove, making her want to vomit. The seats were hard, and she felt uncomfortable all over.

Even with the windows closed, wind and sand would still come in, causing her to cough repeatedly.

Hearing the coughing, Qin Sui in the passenger seat looked back at her and comforted, “We’re almost there. Hold on a little longer.”

Lin Su didn’t even have the strength to reply and could only lean on Grandma Lin’s shoulder and gasp for breath.

Just as she was about to despair, the family quarters finally arrived.

Lin Su quickly got out of the car to vomit. Grandma Lin distressedly patted her back, “What are we going to do in the future? It takes so long to come back and forth. You can’t stand it, and it’s inconvenient to buy anything.”

Would they be stuck in this desolate place for the rest of their lives?

Grandma Lin was old and wouldn’t live for many more years. She was worried about Lin Su. She was still young, and her body was weak. If she had a headache or fever, it would be difficult to find a hospital.

Qin Sui handed Lin Su some water, “There’s a market five kilometers from here, convenient for buying things.”

Lin Su rinsed her mouth after drinking it. She was still uncomfortable, so she didn’t ask further.

Grandma Lin was interested, but seeing her granddaughter’s discomfort, she only wanted to help her rest.

Qin Sui also noticed this and said softly, “The single-family house is still a distance from here. Should I carry you?”

Before Lin Su could answer, Grandma Lin made the decision for her, “You carry her. I think she can’t even walk.”

Before Lin Su could refuse, Grandma Lin supported her and forcibly put her on Qin Sui’s back.

Lin Su: “…”

Qin Sui hooked her up onto his back and, without paying attention, touched something with the back of his hand, causing her to let out a soft gasp.

Qin Sui then realized that the soft place… was her buttocks.

For a moment, he didn’t know where to put his hands.

Lin Su was startled awake, blushing and tightening her grip. The next second, she heard Qin Sui say in a hoarse voice, “If you grip any tighter, you’ll become a widow.”

Hearing this, Lin Su quickly loosened her grip on his neck. But the sudden release of force caused her to lose her grip and fall backward.

Qin Sui quickly grabbed her to prevent her from falling, and then touched the inappropriate place again.