Hearing this, Wen Ci let go of the man’s ear, wrapped her arms around Huo Jingyuan’s neck, jumped onto him, and tightly entwined her legs around him. With a seductive smile, she asked, “Really not sleepy or just pretending?”
“Not sleepy.”
The man’s voice was low and slow, tinged with fatigue but also carrying a hint of rising desire.
“Then how about until tomorrow morning?”
Huo Jingyuan: “…”
His deep eyes stared intently at Wen Ci, who was just a few centimeters away from him, filled with a trace of helplessness. “A Ci, do you want your man to die in bed?”
Wen Ci blinked her innocent eyes and replied unhurriedly, “Didn’t you say you’re not sleepy? One night shouldn’t be too hard for Commander Huo, right?”
After a brief silence, Huo Jingyuan, supporting Wen Ci’s waist, slowly walked towards the bedroom. Wen Ci clung to him, and the room was pitch dark.
His vision was among the best in the entire army, so he could barely make out the location of the bedroom.
Wen Ci swallowed hard, “Are we really doing this?”
The man didn’t answer her. Instead, he gently laid her on the bed. Huo Jingyuan then took off his coat and pants, leaving only one piece of clothing on in no time.
Huo Jingyuan’s eyelids drooped slightly. He was utterly exhausted, not wanting to wash up or fetch pajamas from the wardrobe, so he simply went to bed bare-chested.
After getting under the covers, Huo Jingyuan tightly held Wen Ci, closed his eyes, and breathed in her faint fragrance, drifting off into a peaceful sleep.
Wen Ci was about to struggle free from the man’s arm around her shoulder when she heard his steady breathing. A sweet smile spread across her face.
The next day.
The sun was shining brightly, the sky was blue, and the clouds were still. It was a perfect day.
In the family compound, Zhu Jing directed a few men to move two tables. She walked ahead and entered Wen Ci’s house, noticing that the outer courtyard door was unlocked.
She pushed the courtyard gate open directly.
Yesterday, during dinner at the canteen, she had told Wen Ci that they would be moving tables and chairs into the yard early in the morning, so she shouldn’t lock the outer courtyard door.
Xiang Qin, seeing that the bedroom curtains were still drawn, couldn’t help but say, “It seems Wen Ci’s windows are still closed. She must still be asleep.”
“It’s almost 9:30. Wen Ci should be up by now!”
Zhu Jing casually took the vegetables from Xiang Qin and the others. Since becoming the head chef at the military canteen, the vegetables she bought from there were priced at cost.
She had taken time off to celebrate her birthday in a big way this year.
Hearing the noise outside, Wen Ci woke up from her sleep. As soon as she opened her eyes, she met Huo Jingyuan’s deep gaze. “Did you invite people over?”
Wen Ci’s eyes widened in panic, “Today is Sister Jing’s birthday. We planned to set up two tables in our yard, and they were supposed to bring the tables and chairs by 9:30.”
As she spoke, she reached out to light the kerosene lamp in the room. Just as she lifted the blanket, she caught sight of Huo Jingyuan’s naked body and instinctively covered her eyes.
The man’s voice was calm, “It’s not like you haven’t seen it before.”
Wen Ci: “…”
She coughed awkwardly twice, removed her hand from her eyes, and asked, “Do you have a mission today?”
“Yes.”
“Then you should get up quickly. You’ve overslept.”
Huo Jingyuan smiled faintly, “I can leave by 10:30 and still make it.”
Hearing his words, Wen Ci understood that he wouldn’t be staying for the meal. “Then go out and say hello later. I’ll change my clothes.”
“Okay.”
Huo Jingyuan got out of bed, took another set of training clothes from the wardrobe, and put them on. He had thrown the clothes he took off last night at the foot of the bed and now picked them up, saying, “Leave the clothes for me to wash when I get back tonight.”
There was no washing machine at home, so they had to wash everything by hand.
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