《Indulgent Husband and Sweet Wife》 Chapter 1 - Got a Husband Proofreader: Feng Lei Lu Zhanke was moved to a military area partition as the captain of the independent brigade, so Ai Changhuan was arranged to accompany the army as soon as she graduated. Having spent three days and nights on the car journey, she finally reached the military compound at dawn on the fourth day. Two soldiers helped her carry the suitcases down from the car, telling her that Lu was busy and would not be free to come back until noon. Ai Changhuan took a sigh of relief in heart, because she was not ready to welcome such a new life, nor to accept Lu Zhanke. She looked around the interior briefly, and that was much better than her expectation: Three bedrooms with a living room were all furnished, with independent kitchen and bathroom. Quite worn out by her journey, she looked weary. Ai Changhuan decided to take a bath first. She pulled out a set of clean pajamas from the suitcase, with her usual shower gel, shampoo and skin lotion, and turned into the bathroom. Lying in the bathtub, thousands of things came across her mind, including why she married Lu Zhanke. In this generation, there was no fellowship between the Ai¡¯s and the Lu¡¯s. The only connection was in the generation of her grandfather¡¯s. Once upon a time, the old Ai was old Lu¡¯s boss. He took good care of Lu and even saved his life. Old Lu felt that he was unable to make any recompense while the idea of marriage came to his mind. The old Ai had a son, that was Ai Changhuan¡¯s father. At first, Lu wanted to have a daughter so she could be the daughter-in-law of the Ai¡¯s family, but in the end he had two sons, and the idea almost faded out. When the Lu brothers were sixteen years old, Ai Chuanghuan was born. But the two families still got betrothed, regardless of the opposition of both parties. But why she agreed to marry Lu Zhanke was not for the engagement, but for waiting for someone. YES. She already had someone in her heart. While bathing, she was wondering how she could persuade Lu not to touch her when he came back. Would he agree? Or he thought that every wife had to fulfill her obligations? She was unable to figure out what he was thinking. After all, she had only seen him once. She was fifteen in that year, following her grandfather to pay a new year visit to the Lu¡¯s. And Lu Zhanke had already been thirty-one, however, an age when a man was most attractive. The vigorous breath of a young man blended with the steady self-sustaining charm of maturity, smelt special, just like a new bottle of cologne. In her eyes, the man suited military uniform and toweringly standing should be uncle, so she called out very kindly, ¡°Little uncle.¡± Lu Zhanke had an elder brother called Lu Yanqing, so he was not wrong to be addressed as ¡°Little uncle¡±. Lu Zhanke was not unhappy, instead he gave her a big red envelop, and then said ¡°Happy New Year.¡± Who knows, just in short six years, he became her husband. In this year, she was twenty-one, and he was thirty-seven. After the bath, Ai Changhuan stood up to put on her clothes only to find that she forgot to bring her underwear. The suitcase with the undergarments was not far away. After a moment¡¯s hesitation, she quietly opened the bathroom door. Her small head just poked a half when a pair of polished man¡¯s shoes suddenly came into her sight. Two long legs stood straightly, and so did dark green combat trousers. Then upwards, the unique man¡¯s smell drilled into her nose. In a flurry, she lifted her eyes, and saw his extraordinary face with straight eyebrows and dark bright eyes. It seemed that he was much more good-looking than before. Ai Changhuan did not know whether the word ¡°good looking¡± can be used to characterize a man, but that word was her only thought at that moment. With a strong heartbeat, not daring to look on, she turned her gaze away quickly, very glad that she had wrapped herself in a bath towel in advance. ¡°Well¡­¡­¡± ¡®You¡­¡­¡± They spoke at the same time, but stopped simultaneously. Eager to escape such an awkward situation, Ai Changhuan took the lead in asking, ¡°Why are you back?¡± Didn¡¯t he say he was busy? She had thought she¡¯d have more time to cushion, not expecting to meet up with Lu Zhanke so soon. Though she knew that she could not evade it for all the time. ¡°To take a document.¡± Though Lu Zhanke was expressionless, but his eyes squinted slightly for a short while. She was only fifteen when he met her for the first time, revealing a kind of green astringency. Afraid of the cold, she wrapped herself into a zongzi while her neck was also hidden in the white-collar coat, only to reveal a pair of dark and shining eyes. Then she particularly and sincerely called him uncle, and two pear eddies loomed near her mouth. Having not seen each other for six years, she now became a mature woman. 36B, there was a nevus on her left breast, sesame seed size, red. A casual glance gave him the following information. ¡°Document?¡± Ai Chuanghuan blocked the half-exposed bosoms with her arm quietly. ¡°You left it in the bathroom?¡± ¡°No,¡± Lu Zhanke paused for a moment, then said, ¡°Just want to use the bathroom.¡± ¡°Oh, I see.¡± Ai Changhuan opened the bathroom door wider, then stood aside. ¡°Your turn.¡± She was thinking of going out of the bathroom after he was in. Lu Zhanke thought for a while, then nodded and stepped in. This bathroom was quite big, but as soon as Lu Zhanke came in Ai Changhuan noticed that the space had become much smaller and she was almost suffocated. Turning around, she was about to go out when she suddenly noticed that her pink undergarment was clearly placed on the top of the basket. Chapter 2 - A Jealous Husband Proofreader by Yin Jing O! M! G! Ai Changhuan¡¯s face suddenly turned red. Before Lu Zhanke could react, she had rushed to the basket and caught the pink underwear in her hands, with her arms slightly blocking it from Lu. Now she only prayed Lu Zhanke had not seen it, otherwise she would be so shamed and lose face. ¡°What happened?¡± Lu Zhanke looked at her in surprise. ¡°No¡­Nothing. I¡¯m going out.¡± Ai Changhuan said that with evasive eyes. She just wanted to get away from the place that starved her of oxygen, or she didn¡¯t know what else was going to happen that would make her so embarrassed. There is a famous rule called Murphy¡¯s law, which states that if anything can go wrong, it will. Sure enough, something even more shameful happened immediately afterwards. As she had just taken a bath, the floor of the bathroom was a little slippery. Ai Changhuan walked so fast that she stepped on the water without noticing. With a slip, she was about to fall over. Lu Zhanke, who had been watching her all the time, strode towards her and put an arm round her waist the moment she slipped. Then she was pinned against the wall by him the instant he turned around. The distance between them was so close that their breath began to blend. It was his keen sense of touch to be blame. Under her waist were her sexy hips, which could be completely covered by his big hands. The palms were hot and body temperature unconsciously rose. He smelled the scent of roses coming from her body, and his eyes were caught by her sexy collarbone. Then down, the soft breast was to break away from the bath towel. There was a strange look in his flashing black eyes. Lu Zhanke¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple slightly moved, but he still said in a serious tone, ¡°Be careful¡±. The tight string in Ai Changhuan¡¯s head broke with a snap suddenly. From the beginning that Lu Zhanke turned up, she had been trying to calm down and keeping a proper distance, neither far, nor close. However, this fall made her fall into his arms. That broke her original plan, even totally out of her expectation. She was unspeakably embarrassed and looked away. ¡°Thank you. I can stand up by myself,¡± she said indifferently. She was hinting that Lu Zhanke should let her go. Lu Zhanke understood her overtones, but he was just dissatisfied with her sudden courtesy. ¡°Really? Shall I hug you?¡± he whispered in her ear, slightly narrowing his eyes. His voice was low, with a hint of ambiguous hoarseness. He deliberately held Ai Changhuan so close that each of his words seemed to be full of fire and Ai Changhuan could not help but tremble. ¡°No!¡± She refused at once in a hurry. Her cold face turned a little warmer. For fear that Lu Zhanke would really embrace her, she had been nervously staring at him, with his shadow in her black and bright eyes. She did not know how attractive her expression was at the moment. Her cheeks flushed with shame and indignation, as if they were applied a fine layer of rouge. Her slightly parted red lips were seductive, and her white teeth nibbled the lower lip while the eyes, as bright as purple grapes, were breathtaking. Lu Zhanke originally planned to tease her, but did not expect to be seduced by her. At the moment, he suddenly wanted to kiss her, with a small flame jumping in his eyes. Even though Ai Changhuan was so blunt, she sensed something wrong under such aggressive eyes of Lu Zhanke. She wanted to push Lu Zhanke in a hurry, ¡°You¡­You¡­You wait! Let me go first¡­¡± She even had not finished, while Lu Zhanke grabbed her lips, and kissed her, not gentle even slightly domineering. He was so strong that he almost crushed her when he held her in his arms. ¡°You¡­Ai Changhuan was so ashamed and indignant that when she opened her mouth, his hot tongue went into her mouth. Even though Ai Changhuan and Qin Zhan liked each other, the number of times that they met was small, and every time they were in a hurry to meet. So far they had just held hands and hugged each other, but she had no actual experience of this kind of kiss. Therefore, she felt as if she was nearly drowned in Lu Zhanke¡¯s kiss. In this weird moment, what came to her mind should be that Lu Zhanke¡¯s lips were really soft, nothing like the cold tone when he was speaking. Sparks from this hot and passionate kiss flew everywhere. But the rookie was the rookie, Ai Changhuan did not know how to avoid kissing and how to react. Kissing her for a long time without any response, Lu Zhanke could not help but had some doubts. Reluctant to part from the lips that tasted very good, Lu Zhanke looked at her confused eyes, and asked, not so quite sure, ¡°The first kiss?¡± Frist, first kiss? Ai Changhuan¡¯s confused nerves were tingled a little, and she struggled fiercely with a flushed face, pushing and scratching his firm chest, but she could not do anything to him. Her wandering eyes had already revealed everything, but she still said, ¡°No, that kind of thing has long gone. You don¡¯t think I haven¡¯t dated other men before you, do you?¡± Due to lie and nervousness, she spoke quickly, giving the impression that she didn¡¯t care. Hearing her words, Lu Zhanke¡¯s eyes were serious, and the frigid smile suddenly emerged on his lips, which frightened her. He gave a cold snort, rubbed her red lips with finger pulp, and laughed, ¡°Really? So how many men did you have?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± She was about to say something cruel to provoke him, but was suddenly kissed by him with unbridled passion, and this kiss was more intense than the last, which almost ate her alive. Chapter 3 - I Am Your Husband Proofreader: Yin Jing He reached his hands into her bath towel, caressing along her waist curve. After a shower, the skin took on an extraordinary smoothness that obsessed him every inch. For Lu¡¯s holding guns for years, there was a layer of calluses in his palm. When sliding over the skin, his palm produced a subtle sense of limb and numb. Ai groaned faintly, with her waist melting inch by inch. Lu¡¯s kiss was as intense as hard liquor. Even a sip was enough to let her drunk. Unfamiliar lust came unexpectedly. She didn¡¯t know what to do; however, Lu started to coax her to react. She stared at the gorgeous face in her half-closed eyes. ¡°What an evildoer,¡± she thought. ¡°I cannot be underestimated. Definitely not.¡± She faked a look as if experienced, responding to his burning hot kiss, clumsily but earnestly. Lu was going to punish her ¡°impertinent words¡± with a deep kiss. He didn¡¯t expect that it was likely to go out of control. Discipline that he was always proud of couldn¡¯t refrain him from collapsing gradually. Maybe it was because of his long time to be without a woman, he thought, so that he was easily flirted by the little girl. When they were drowned in delight of kissing, there came knocks at door. ¡°Sir, it¡¯s time for meeting.¡± Voice came with a strong accent. It was Lu Zhanke¡¯s bodyguard, Qiao Sheng. As if awakened from a dream, the two looked eye to eye and let go of each other. Unlike Lu, the one who was elegantly dressed, Ai, however, was quite in discomfiture, with bath towel loosely surrounded in which her ivory breast hided. Ai¡¯s face turned burning red immediately. When wiping her mouth in a flurry, she hurled and stuttered, ¡°You¡¯re a scoundrel! Psycho! Goat!¡± Looking at her treating himself as bogey, Lu grew disappointed slightly, ¡°I¡¯m not a scoundrel. I¡¯m your husband.¡± ¡°You are not soon,¡± she refuted without thinking twice. ¡°I am already. I have just kissed you and you have reacted to me, haven¡¯t you?¡± ¡°That¡­That was¡­¡± That was because you seduced me. ¡°Can I regard that you want me again?¡± Lu pressed on towards her, casting a crafty glance at her bosoms. ¡°No!¡± Ai shoved his approaching chest, irritated in tears. Lu wanted to reach out to wipe her teardrops, but he stopped halfway. His eyebrows frowned for a second, then followed, ¡°Let me carry you.¡± Having not got what was happening, Ai was lifted in his arms. ¡°Ah!¡± Ai cried out, and flung her arms around his neck instinctively out of fear. He¡¯d got a wide chest, muscular arms, and he walked steadily carrying her without even a little shake. He seemed to be a man who could promise her a sense of security, but Ai had no feeling about him. This kind of hug would only suffocate her. ¡°Put¡­put me down!¡± To see herself being carried into the bedroom, Ai was anxious to cry. Since he embarrassed her in the bathroom in that way, who knew what he would do next after coming into the bedroom. Gradually flurried, she started to struggle and wriggle desperately. Lu stopped her without effort, and purred, ¡°Your bath towel is loosened.¡± ¡°Ah!¡± Ai crossed her arms over breasts, with flaming cheeks. This time, she didn¡¯t dare to raise her head, having no choice but to implore in a low voice with head sunk deeply, ¡°Put me down, please.¡± ¡°We¡¯re almost there.¡± Lu said and finished the last step. He was tall and had long legs, so it only took him a few steps to get in front of the door, ¡°Open it.¡± He held Ai with both of the hands. It had to be her to open the door. Because of the previous concern, Ai hesitated. She was afraid that she was under his charge after that. She looked to the door then peered at Lu back and forth with a sight of fear in her eyes. Lu knew what she was thinking about. Could he be a thirsty man like that in her view? He found that was ridiculous. He was inapt to throw her in the bed in the day. But, he said playfully with cocked heavy eyebrow rather than going straightforwardly, ¡°You want to cling to me for all the day?¡± ¡°Nonsense! Never will I!¡± Red had spread to Ai¡¯s neck, ¡°Put me down now! I can walk myself.¡± Lu didn¡¯t flirt her anymore, putting her down gently. Then he walked into the bedroom in her intense stare and walked out with a file. He shook it in front of her to signal her not to think too much, ¡°I am leaving. Someone will bring lunch to you.¡± Ai stuck to him, turning around, ¡°I¡­I have something to say.¡± Lu glanced at her, ¡°You¡¯d better put your clothes on.¡± Then he turned to leave, shoulders shaking slightly. He seemed to be laughing. ¡°¡­¡± Ai was so speechless to scratch the wall. Chapter 4 - She Had Been Emotionally Unavailable Proofread by Yin Jing After going outside, Qiao Sheng smiled and looked at Lu Zhanke: ¡°Sir, she is beautiful, huh? You come to see her although there¡¯s only a 15-minute break after the conference.¡± ¡°Big mouth!¡± Lu Zhanke got in the car in one stride, but the corner of his mouth was involuntarily tilted up. Ai Changhuan came for negotiation. However, it turned out that she lost her first kiss before talking. She was totally irritated. After Lu Zhanke left, she immediately rushed to the bathroom to brush her teeth. The smell from his mouth, however, was still hanging on, stubborn. She looked at herself in the mirror, her cheeks blushing, as if they were dyed with the superior rouge. The lips were red and swollen. Obviously, they just experienced a disaster. She was upset and decided to pack her bags and go home after changing the clothes. Keeping everything in place, she went out to call a taxi for a ride. However, there was no one at the door, let alone asking for help. The houses were in rows. The layout was exactly the same except the only difference¡ªthe house number; there was not even a signpost. She looked around and wondered whether she should go left or right. When she was in a dilemma, a woman came out of the house on the right. She was about thirty or forty years old, having slender eyebrows, shining eyes, and a pair of beautiful lying silkworm. With straight eyeliner and a boat-shaped mouth curving upward, she looked quiet, graceful and calm. Almost without hesitation, she immediately smiled and went forward, ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Ai Changhuan, living next door.¡± The woman¡¯s eyes lingered on her. Having a few glances, she laughed with a hearty smile, ¡°You¡¯re the wife of Head Lu. You look really young¡±. ¡°¡­Really? You look young too.¡± Ai Changhuan was quite resistant to the identity¡ª¡°Wife of Head Lu.¡± ¡°My husband and Head Lu are comrades. He¡¯s Pei Mu, the political commissar of the Independent Brigade. I¡¯m Yang Anxin.¡± Yang Anxin was cordial, holding Ai Changhuan¡¯s hand immediately. ¡°You are new here and must know little about this place. It¡¯s hard to get used to the life here, isn¡¯t it? Don¡¯t be afraid. You¡¯ll find this place is much better than cities after a long time. You see, the air is absolutely clean. But¡­I¡¯m going out, or I can show you around.¡± Ai Changhuan¡¯s eyes lit up and asked at once, ¡°Go out? How? Where can you take a taxi?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not going to the city center. I¡¯ve got to run an errand around here.¡± ¡°Ah, well.¡± Ai Changhuan was a little disappointed. ¡°I want to go out.¡± ¡°There is a special bus by which women and children are sent to work and school respectively. But the bus hasn¡¯t come back at this time. If you¡¯d like to go downtown, you can only ask Head Lu to arrange a driver. What are you going to do? Is there anything you need to buy? It¡¯s OK. You can tell me. We¡¯ve got everything.¡± Yang Anxin was inviting Ai Changhuan to her home. Ai Changhuan hurriedly said, ¡°Thank you. I¡¯m just wondering.¡± Ai Changhuan felt awkward for it turned out that she had to ask Lu Zhanke for help. She had planned to slip away before he came back, but never thought about facing him. ¡°Ah! By the way, you two come over for dinner tonight. I¡¯ll prepare my specialties.¡± ¡°Eh¡­OK.¡± Ai Changhuan was a little embarrassed. ¡°How can it be possible? That man and I are a couple?¡± she thought. After saying goodbye to Yang Anxin, Ai Changhuan returned to the house. She was thinking that since it would not take a long time to leave, there was no need to pack her luggage. Sitting on the sofa, she complained to her close friend Ji Xingfan. Ji Xingfan comforted her to take things as they come, and keep calm. Maybe she would like this place. Ai Changhuan swore that it was the last place she would like. ¡°I¡¯m here to stay away from trouble for the moment. Qin Zhan will take me away soon.¡± Ji Xingfan didn¡¯t want to cast a chill over her. After silence, she couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°Qin Zhan lives like a hermit. I even start to wonder if there is such a person.¡± ¡°He definitely exists.¡± Ai Changhuan was anxious. She had been dating with Qin Zhan for nearly two years. How could she have no idea about his existence? ¡°So why have I never met him?¡± Ji Xingfan responded. ¡°That¡¯s because¡­he¡¯s busy¡­¡± Ai Changhuan guessed. But she was uncertain about it. She and Qin Zhan seldom met. It was she who asked Qin Zhan importunately whether he loved her. After they started a relationship, Qin Zhan gave her his cellphone number but told her not to dial it easily. He always called her only if there was something. Thus it was Qin Zhan who contacted her when he wanted to meet. On the contrary, there was no way for her to do it like this. A week before getting married, she texted him for the first time. Ai Changhuan wanted him to take her away but he did not appear. He had not come yet. Ji Xingfan couldn¡¯t help sneering, ¡°You can¡¯t even understand it¡¯s an excuse. You¡¯re such a fool!¡± ¡°Maybe¡­¡± She would rather believe that Qin Zhan failed to show up because he was busy instead of other excuses. ¡°So what are you going to do now? You¡¯ve married after all. What if your husband wants to have sex with you?¡± ¡°Absolutely not!¡± It suddenly reminded Ai Changhuan of the strange kiss in the morning. Her face turned red involuntarily. She hurriedly patted her face to keep awake, ¡°I¡¯ll insist on returning home as soon as he¡¯s back.¡± Chapter 5 - Rough Men in the Military Camp Proofread by Yin Jing ¡°Do you think he will agree? There are almost all rough men in the military camp. Women are unusual and seldom seen there. Homosexuality is nothing new. Such a delicacy is served to the table, surrounded by a pack of drooling hyenas. From what I can see, you will probably be gobbled down right tonight!¡± It has been a long time since her debut. Now she had already become a star of some renown. She regarded herself as well-informed, so she often provided guidance for Ai. But she still got a question in her mind that who Qin Zhan was and whether he treated Ai sincerely or just for fun. Unfortunately, Ai was a born pure-love-believer. She even could not believe that there were such kind of men called ¡°Scums specializing in cheating innocent young girls¡±. There was no doubt that those words were like a head-on blow to Ai. It was no need to wait until night. She could have been killed right now. She couldn¡¯t leave and it was too dangerous to stay. Ai started to fear at this time. ¡°What should we do now, Fan? How about coming and picking me up?¡± Ai rejected the plan herself quickly after saying it, ¡°No, no. He will definitely go to my grandpa¡¯s if I leave here. Grandpa must never know anything about it.¡± ¡°So there is no way out. Just wait there to be eaten up.¡± Ji asked suddenly, without a little sympathy, ¡°Does your appointed husband look a bit sorry to the audience? Big and tall, like a fat bear?¡± ¡°Oh, no. He is not bad-looking.¡± Ai told the truth. ¡°How do you score him?¡± ¡°Nine.¡± ¡°In hundred?¡± ¡°No, ten.¡± ¡°Holy sh*t. Are you mad? How could you decline such a gorgeous man? A husband that can accompany you until death absolutely beats an ex-boyfriend who stays far away. Don¡¯t hesitate anymore. You¡¯d better accept him and then run to your bright future with him hand in hand.¡± ¡°JiXingfan!¡± Ai called out her name seriously. ¡°So what? Women have the right to be shallow.¡± Ji refuted confidently. Ai put her hand on the forehead subconsciously, ¡°You¡¯d better tell me how to make a man hate me.¡± An idea occurred to her¡ªif Lu hated her and asked for a divorce, then everything would be readily settled. Grandpa got an explanation and she didn¡¯t have to be stuck here all the time. Hearing what Ai said, Ji knew that she was determined to leave. She sighed lightly and said, ¡°Well. If you want a man to dislike you, you should know what kind of women he likes first. Then you do against it.¡± ¡°Well¡­¡± Ai answered with some distress. She was not so familiar with Lu, and how could she know what kind of women he liked. But the ¡°think tank¡± played a crucial role at this struggling time. She said, ¡°Generally, married men want their wives to be like ladies, dignified and elegant, like an artwork that can be exhibited in museums. Especially for a man grown in such a high-ranking family with strict education, he will have even higher expectation of his wife. So you should have the basic requirements of keeping your shirt on whatever happens. In one word, what you need to do is to make yourself a bad woman.¡± ¡°What?¡± Ai was almost scared to death. ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to let you flirt with other guys. You just pretend to be bad before him, understand?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t get it.¡± Ai totally had no idea about what Ji Xingfan said. ¡°OK¡­ just remember one tip. The more you can wear in daytime, the better, and the less you wear at night, the better. Do you get it now?¡± Ai frowned, ¡°I seem to understand.¡± ¡°Good. Think about the rest by yourself. I¡¯ve got to shoot. Bye.¡± Ji Xingfan hanged up hurriedly. Ai continued to figure out Ji Xingfan¡¯s words distressed. Having thought for a whole afternoon, she finally came up with a good idea. While Lu hadn¡¯t come back, she wore herself with smoky eyes and rouged lips in red. Then she found out the shortest skirt from the suitcase. The breech skirt was bought by Ji Xingfan, for taking her to nightclubs. She never wore it for a second time after that. Now it turned to be her best weapon. She pulled down the collar and dared not to look at herself in the mirror for a second time, for the person in it didn¡¯t look like her at all. Lu would definitely be taken aback when seeing her. ¡°Talk of the devil and he will appear.¡± Just at this moment Lu Zhanke came back. Hearing the door opened, Ai walked up to him, hoping to give him an unexpected visual shock. Seeing a woman standing at the entrance with a heavy make-up when opening the door, Lu Zhenke was surprised, but he did not say anything. Instead, he handed his briefcase to her. Ai looked at him, confused, ¡°What for?¡± ¡°Please put it away.¡± ¡°Ok.¡± Ai took hold of it instinctively. Lu moved around her and walked back to the living room. Ai became more confused. Why he seemed not to be shocked at all. Could it be that she didn¡¯t look horrible enough? Or he didn¡¯t see her clearly? With this in mind, Ai decided to continue fighting. She put Lu¡¯s briefcase in place and walked back and forth in front of him deliberately, ¡°Anxin who lives in the neighborhood invited us to come over and have dinner. It was hard to refuse, for she was so warm-hearted.¡± Lu certainly knew that Peimu and his wife invited them for dinner, ¡°You are so quick that you even won Peimu¡¯s wife.¡± Chapter 6 - Lu Zhanke Is the Enemy Proofread by Yin Jing Ai forced a laughter, and her eyes glance at Lu Zhanke stealthily, trying to find a sign of disgust on his face. But she couldn¡¯t. There was nothing. He still took on a poker face. ¡°Well. Let¡¯s go.¡± Lu Zhanke carried two bottles of water into room. His sight froze for a while when he saw the suitcase on the floor. They changed their shoes at the door. Looking at Ai¡¯s mini skirt and the sparkling high heels, he frowned his eyebrows a little. Ai asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Lu turned around, ¡°Nothing.¡± Ai thought for a while, and then snickered suddenly. It turned out to be that Lu wasn¡¯t indifferent at all, and fortunately, her trick worked. Ai was 5.57 feet tall and wore 10-cm high heels. But standing beside Lu, she was still 7 centimeters shorter than him. She suddenly paced up and passed Lu, thinking that even his back is so good-looking, what an evildoer! They two came to Pei Mu¡¯s home one after another, and Ai Changhuan immediately called, ¡°An Xin!¡± Although Yang and she had only met once, she automatically marked her as friend. Oh, Lu Zhanke is the enemy, the enemy forever! Hearing the voice, Yang Anxin came out to meet them, ¡°Look who are coming!¡± She was going to bend down to fetch the slippers for them. While she couldn¡¯t help thinking that why Ai was dressed so¡­ Ai said immediately, ¡°Let me help myself.¡± She fetched another one for Lu voluntarily. Lu passed his wine in hand to Yang Anxin, joking, ¡°Anxin, I am definitely going to have a good drink with Pei Mu. Could you turn a blind eye to us?¡± Ai looked at Lu in surprise. She never expected that Lu could tell jokes. ¡°Of course I can. No matter how much.¡± Yang smiled, ¡°Pei is out. He will be back soon. I am going to check the dishes.¡± ¡°So nice of you!¡± Ai started to bend down to change for slippers. The reason why Lu was about to speak but said nothing was that Ai¡¯s skirt was too short to be safe. He had no intention to peep but he didn¡¯t want others to see that, either. But he didn¡¯t want to be called a fuddy-duddy, so he had to stand behind her and watch out for others. A rounded boy at 5 or 6 rushed towards Ai when they just came in. He bumped against Ai to step back with his stocky body. Just as the two entered the room, a chubby little boy at five or six rushed over to Ai Changhuan, the stout fat body bumped against Ai to step back. When she was about to fall, Lu held her into his arms quickly with a start. They neither stared at each other like actors in Korean dramas, nor slapped in the face like costume dramas. Because the naughty boy clapped his hand on her buttock, shouting, ¡°Deepblue Press!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Ai was totally blank in mind. Yang Anxin flew into a rage in spite of her usual gentleness. She roared with a shovel in hand, ¡°Pei Dapang! How dare you mess with our guest!¡± Ai was even at a loss. Was that roaring woman the one who was extremely considerate? Why she felt a strain of confusion? Pei Dapang made faces to Yang, ¡°So what!¡± Then he pressed both his hands on Ai¡¯s buttocks, ¡°Super Diversion!¡± Ai doubted whether she was in the ACG world mistakenly. Yang should have rushed out of the kitchen, but she had to watch her dishes. So she went back and poked her head out, speaking to Lu, ¡°It¡¯s on you, Lu.¡± Lu nodded and rescued Ai from the reckless kid¡¯s mischief. He shouted commands solemnly, ¡°Pei Weizhi! Attention! Ease! Attention!¡± Pei Weizhi was the formal name of that kid. He was the son of Pei Mu, and Pei Dapang was his nickname. He and his father both had slim eyes and round face, like a chip off the old clock. The only difference was that unlike his father who was always easy-going and smiling, doing anything leisurely, this naughty boy was restless like a monkey, disturbing the barracks into chaos. But he was so afraid of Lu and skirted him as soon as he saw Lu. He had fun on cloud nine this time, so he didn¡¯t notice that Lu was here. Now being caught on the scene, he could only pout and stood on straight legs against the wall. Lu touched his round head and spoke genially, ¡°Hi, my little Zhi. I will attend a training tomorrow. Would you like to come with me?¡± Pei Weizhi was almost scared out of his wits, ¡°No!¡± He was cheated by his daddy and Lu that they would take him to valley for fun. It turned out to be that he ran back and forth all the time with bad food and little clothes, and he had to get up early and went to bed late. He won¡¯t be there any longer. ¡°If you don¡¯t say anything, I will take it for granted that you have agreed.¡± ¡°No. No. No.¡± Pei Dapang threw himself on Lu and grabbed his thigh tightly, imploring, ¡°Uncle. I have classes tomorrow. I am afraid that I can¡¯t go.¡± Lu was not swayed, ¡°Tomorrow is weekend. ¡± Pei Dapang made up his mind, ¡°I still have loads of home work to do.¡± Lu raised his eyebrows, ¡°So why you are up to mischief here?¡± ¡°I am going.¡± Pei Dapang let go of his hands, shaking his chubby body and hiding himself into the room. Ai thought he had a good way of managing kids. If they had children in the future, she wouldn¡¯t need to worry about it. Realizing that she had thought too much, she stopped hurriedly. Chapter 7 - Lu Zhankes Secret Proofread by Yin Jing Lu turned around and looked at her, ¡°Are you OK?¡± All that Ai could do was shaking her head. It all happened so suddenly that she totally froze at the moment. Lu narrowed his eyes, ¡°I wish to have two kids in the future. One son and one daughter. My son can be mischievous but my daughter should be quiet and clever. It would be better if she were like you. Ai was touched slightly. She threw a quick glace at Lu, and then dropped her eyes quickly. She didn¡¯t expect that Lu had thought that far but she never considered starting with him. Lu raised his hand and touched her cheek gently, ¡°What do you think?¡± Ai stepped back at once. Having noticed her abruptness had made Lu embarrassed, she had to smile and said, ¡° I¡­I am going to help Anxin prepare dinner.¡± She had thought she could avoid embarrassment by hiding in the kitchen, but only to find that she faced a new shock. Yang Anxin said to her while cooking, ¡° You are newly-married, right? Are you going to make up for the wedding in the army? You just don¡¯t know how many people are waiting for Lu¡¯s good message. Now it¡¯s time. Lu is the hottest man here. Handsome. Capable. Dozens of girls follow behind. Your arrival must make a lot of people pretty jealous. Ai thought that must be a lie. How come he stayed unmarried yet since he was so popular? How come he didn¡¯t marry until she came to sacrifice for family? Ai smiled, ¡° No matter how outstanding he was, he still can¡¯t equal Pei. He was still single while Pei married such a beautiful and competent wife and had a kid. ¡° That¡¯s because¡­¡± She stopped suddenly when she was about to say something. She opened the pot, ¡°Ah. The soup is ready.¡± Ai thought, since such a frank person was hesitated to talk about it, there must be some secrets. Yang Anxin said, ¡°Lu wasn¡¯t too young to have a kid. Do you have a plan?¡± Ai broke off the ginger into halves with a start. Why even she was talking about kids?¡± Yang Anixin was excited, ¡°You see. You even blush. Is it embarrassed? You are in the force and so young. It doesn¡¯t take a long time if you two make a good job at night. When Pei and I were married, it was hard for us to stay in the force. His guard station often changed so we had to apply for relative visits. At that time, in order to get pregnant¡­¡± She gave a shy smile at the moment and stopped the topic. Ai had almost lowered her head into the sink. Such a sensitive topic is too much for her. When they were in embarrassment, Lu came in. He said to Yang, ¡°It¡¯s OK to make two hot dishes. Pei took a lot of cooked food home.¡± Yang Anxin thought to herself, she had already known Pei was out to buy food. But there must be other purpose for Lu to come in. She glanced at Ai and then made sense. He must come for his newly-married wife. It was common to be stuck like glue after married. Yang responded to him and said to Ai, ¡°Changhuan, it¡¯s alright here. You can have a rest outside. I will finish it.¡± ¡°OK.¡± Ai washed her hands and walked out following Lu. Lu was in front of her but he stopped deliberately. Then he held her hand after she caught up with him. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Ai struggled immediately. She was even more awkward when talking about kids. Lu held it tightly. He smiled but said firmly, ¡°Don¡¯t move!¡± Ai was about to refute. A slim-eyed and round-faced man walked to them, speaking kindly, ¡°You are Lu¡¯s wife, right? So beautiful! Such a shame to marry this tough guy.¡± There was no need to introduce. Ai had already known that the man must be Pei Mu, because Pei Weizhi was totally his copy. It was not good to embarrass Lu when others were aside, so she didn¡¯t reject Lu¡¯s approach and responded with a smile, ¡°Hi. Pei.¡± Lu Zhanke also smiled, ¡°Un-Huh, Pei. Are you jealous?¡± Pei Mu burst into laughter, ¡°Yeah! I am so jealous. It is so sweet to match an elder husband and young wife. You see, you couldn¡¯t let go of her even for just a moment.¡± Lu lowered his head and looked at Ai. There was something wired in his eyes. Ai was confused. What did that mean? ¡°Pei. Where¡¯s Lu Laosi? Why didn¡¯t he come out?¡± there was another loud voice in the living room. Pei Mu answered at once, ¡°He is coming.¡± The three walked toward the living room. Lu whispered at Ai¡¯s ears, ¡°Notice my hint.¡± Ai suddenly had a bad feeling and her sixth sense was goddamn correct. There were two more people in the living room. One was sturdy and had dark skin, square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes with bright pupils. They were even brighter when he looked at others. This kind of people was frank and outspoken and didn¡¯t know how to flatter and beat about the bush. He was easier to get along with but also easier to get hurt. The other one was standing with back to her. She couldn¡¯t see his face but it was obvious to see that he was thin and lanky. The sturdy one was talking excitedly but stopped as they were walking to him. His eyes lingered on Ai and he snickered, ¡°Lu¡¯s wife is so pretty. Do you have any sisters in your family? Or cousins?¡± A really straightforward person as she expected. Chapter 8 - Lovey-dovey Proofread by Yin Jing Lu Zhanke put his hand on Ai Changhuan¡¯s shoulder and introduced them with a smile: ¡°Song Shizhang, captain of the second brigade, this is my wife Ai Changhuan. You can call her Ai.¡± ¡°Brother Song.¡± Ai greeted with laughter. Song laughed and answered, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, my sister-in-law, for forgetting bringing you a gift for the first meeting. I¡¯ll make it up for you next time.¡± At that time, the man with his back to them finally turned around. Unlike Lu and Song, he was clean, quiet and gentle. He was the only one of them who wore glasses, with a somewhat feminine appearance and a pair of narrow eyes that occasionally squinted slightly, making it difficult to understand what he was thinking. But Ai Changhuan¡¯s heart stopped suddenly, and a name blurted out, ¡°Qin Zhan¡± This man was clearly Qin Zhan, who had disappeared for several months. She broke away from Lu¡¯s hand and rushed to that guy. She was a little excited and asked, ¡°Are you here to take me away?¡± The others present were stunned and wondered what had happened. That man frowned slightly and the way he looked at Ai was extremely strange. This strange look stopped Ai Changhuan¡¯s steps, and the words about missing that she was about to say came to a halt in her heart. Lu Zhanke stepped forward and pulled Ai Changhuan back. He explained unhurriedly, ¡°This is Du Yucheng, commander of the reconnaissance company. You got the wrong person, dear.¡± Du had no expression. He glanced around the hand on Ai Changhuan¡¯s shoulder, and soon found a flaw. Ai Changhuan¡¯s body leaned forward slightly, even somewhat rigid, which was a very obvious avoidance posture. They were not like a couple at all. But Du Yucheng kept the lie going, and just responded indifferently, ¡°Hello.¡± How could that be possible? He was clearly Qin. Why did he become Du Yucheng? Ai couldn¡¯t believe it, but it was obviously not a good occasion for questioning, so she could only hold back her doubts. Song Shizhang said, ¡°Du, you¡¯re so boring. You don¡¯t give a smile even Lu¡¯s wife comes. Du Yucheng sneered and said, ¡°I¡¯m afraid that more laughter will lead to Lu¡¯s misunderstanding. After all, ha ha¡­¡± Lu Zhanke¡¯s remained the same, but the atmosphere around him turned cold. Song Shizhang said, ¡°Du, how come you are so nancy, why don¡¯t you forget the past? Now that Lu is married, let¡¯s call it a day between you.¡± Ai Changhuan seemed to have got something unusual. Du¡¯ s eyes narrowed, and a sentence spit out from his thin lips coldly, ¡°From birth to death, never stop.¡± How did it sound like a vow? Ai Changhuan couldn¡¯t help being more doubtful. This person looked like Qin and sometimes it didn¡¯t. It was hard for her to tell the truth from the false. And Lu Zhanke¡¯ s face became angry finally. Ai Changhuang could feel that he was furious, but he had been tolerant all the time as well. Ai Changhuan¡¯ s shoulder was painfully pinched by him. She frowned and asked in a low voice,¡± What¡¯s wrong?¡± Afraid that she might find something, Pei Mu immediately said, ¡°It¡¯s all right. Let¡¯s hurry to the table.¡± Only then did they attend. In front of other people, Song Shizhang lowered his voice and asked Pei Mu, ¡± Why you get them together? You exactly do know that they don¡¯t get along well with each other.¡± Pei Mu answered, ¡°I¡¯m trying to make peace for them. After all, how does the friendship for so many years break up without any negotiation margin?¡± ¡°But Lu got married.¡± Although they thought their voice was very low, Ai and others heard it. Lu Zhanke and Du Yucheng¡¯ s face grew more somber. Ai Changhuan had a lot of worries. ¡®Is he really not Qin Zhan?¡¯ The meal was quite harmonious, if they ignored Du¡¯ s sharp eyes that were cast over from time to time. ¡°Come on, have some soup.¡± Lu Zhanke helped Ai Changhuan with a bowl of soup. Ai Changhuan felt that it was more like poison instead, because Du shot a glance sharp like blade over to them. ¡°Be careful! Hot.¡± Again. ¡°Tell me when you want something.¡± And again. Lu Zhanke helped her pin the hair behind her ear and said, ¡°Look at you, just like a baby.¡± Once again. ¡°So lovely.¡± Countlessly. Ai Changhuan was about to hit the table angrily. She gritted her teeth through the action of drinking soup and said to him, ¡°Don¡¯t go too far!¡± Didn¡¯t he know it¡¯s easy for Qin Zhan to misunderstand such a move? She thought that after warning, Lu would somewhat restrain himself. But the next action was more excessive. Lu Zhanke took a piece of fish and handed it to her mouth and said dotingly, ¡°Honey, have a try, I have picked out the fish-bones.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Ai Changhuan has no idea that what expression she should use to respond to him. Seeing Ai Changhuan motionless, Lu Zhanke quietly pinched her waist, and then moved the chopsticks to her lips. ¡°Eat it.¡± And he deliberately emphasized the word ¡°eat¡±. Chapter 9 - A Special Feeling Proofread by Yin Jing Ai Changhuan quietly pushed the hand of Lu Zhanke away, ¡°Don¡¯t do that! There¡¯re so many people watching us!¡± Yang Anxin snickered: ¡°Eat what you want. Take it easy. We haven¡¯t seen anything.¡± Lu Zhanke raised his eyebrows and got closer to Ai Changhuan: ¡°Honey, what about having a taste?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Although everyone pretended not to notice, their eyes were still focused on Ai Changhuan and Lu Zhanke. Ai Changhuan was in for it, but Lu Zhanke wouldn¡¯t stop until he achieved his goal. If she refused to eat, he would really keep holding it. After understanding that, she simply closed her eyes and put the fish in her mouth. ¡°I can bear it, I can, I can¡±, she told herself. She picked up a spoon and scooped soup, but Lu Zhanke grabbed her spoon and drank her soup. She was completely stunned. Was their relationship good enough to use the same spoon for soup? Ignoring her shocked expression, Lu Zhanke turned to Yang Anxin, ¡°Your cooking skill is getting better and better. This soup is delicious with a special taste.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Now Ai Changhuan had a special feeling as well. Yang Anxin smiled to them, ¡°No matter how good the soup is, it¡¯s far less than the affections between you two.¡± Song Shizhang shouted that he wanted a wife now, and said, ¡°I¡¯m so envying you!¡± Du Yucheng gradually tightened his hand which was holding a glass, and finally drank the glass of wine in one gulp. At the end of the meal, Song Shizhang and Du Yucheng were quite drunk. One continued to make noise, while the other quietly lay on the table. Pei Mu and his wife had to take care of Song Shizhang, who got wild with wine, and thus they entrusted Du Yucheng to Lu Zhanke. Du Yucheng tightly grasped the lower hem of Lu Zhanke¡¯s clothes, and his hand could not be removed. Once again, Lu Zhanke failed to remove Du Yucheng from him. He took a look at Ai Changhuan and said sullenly, ¡°It seems that the only way is to take him home. What do you think?¡± Ai Chuanghuan didn¡¯t understand why Lu Zhanke asked for her opinion, but it was a good chance to ask Du Yucheng alone. Then she immediately answered, ¡°No problem.¡± Saying goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Pei, Lu Zhanke helped Du Yucheng to leave, followed by Changhuan. After returning home, Lu Zhanke took Du Yucheng to living room and said to Ai Changhuan, ¡°Get a basin of water.¡± Failing to stay and take care of Du Yucheng, Ai Changhuan was a little disappointed, but still agreed. By the time she brought the water to the living room, Du Yucheng was already in the bed, with two buttons on his chest undone, exposing a reddish chest and slender neck. She hasn¡¯t seen Qin Zhan¡¯s body yet so it¡¯s hard to tell whether Du Yucheng and Qin Zhan were the same person for a while. Seeing her staring at Du Yucheng¡¯ s chest all the time, Lu Zhanke frowned discontentedly and said, ¡°Go out first.¡± Ai Changhuan ignored the unhappy look on his face and insisted, ¡°It¡¯s impossible for you to look after him only by yourself. I¡¯d better stay here.¡± ¡°He¡¯s a man. It¡¯s not convenient for you to stay here. You¡¯d better go back to your room.¡± Lu Zhanke refused uncompromisingly. ¡°Well, call me if you need anything.¡± Ai Changhuan said reluctantly. She called Ji Xingfan immediately she went back to the bedroom. ¡°Xingfan, it¡¯s really out of my expectation. I met Qin Zhan.¡± Ai Changhuansaid excitedly. Ji Xingfan was not so optimistic as Ai Changhuan was, and she began to burst Ai Changhuan¡¯s bubble again. ¡°No picture, no truth. Can you send me photos?¡± ¡°Umm¡­¡± Ai Changhuan really didn¡¯t have any. ¡°He¡¯s staying with Lu Zhanke now. If you don¡¯t believe it, I¡¯ll take photos.¡± ¡°Photos? Show me a video!¡± Ji Xingfan directly requested. ¡°Okay. Don¡¯t make a sound.¡± Ai Changhuan held her mobile and began to sneak into the living room. The door of the room was half closed. Stooping close, she saw Lu Yucheng wiping Du Yucheng¡¯s face and two men came closer and closer. Ai Changhuan hurriedly pulled out her cell phone and pointed it at them inside the room. At this time, Du Yucheng in the bed had a little movement as if he called Lu Zhanke¡¯s name. After struggling for a long time, he seemed to wake up. ¡± Why did you marry her?¡± Lu Zhanke was silent for a moment, then answered in a low voice. ¡°I have my difficulties¡­But actually, it¡¯s also good for you.¡± ¡°Fuck you! Good for me? ¡± Du Yucheng¡¯s face blushed scarlet. All of a sudden he attacked Lu Zhanke, turned over and pressed Lu under him. On the other end of the phone, Ji Xingfan opened her mouth wide, which was big enough to hold an egg. Gosh! Why was there a live sex show between two men in Ai Changhuan¡¯s home£¿ Du Yucheng pressed against him closer, ¡°You know who¡¯s my love¡­¡± ¡°Ah!¡± Ji Xingfan, who promised to keep silent, screamed uncontrollably on the phone. It interrupted the ¡°cordial communication¡± between two guys. How could JiXingfan not be so excited? She had never thought Ai Changhuan¡¯s husband was a gay who hugged and slept with a man. Ai Changhuan didn¡¯t know how excited Ji Xingfan was. The only thing she knew was that she had been noticed. Two men on the bed turned quickly to look at her. Chapter 10 - Sleeping on the Same Bed Proofread by Yin Jing Ai Changhuan shook her cellphone embarrassedly, ¡°Er¡­¡­I was just taking a selfie¡­¡­you guys¡­¡­go ahead¡­¡­¡± Then she started to run, but at the crucial moment her leg failed her. Because of the long-time squatting, her legs were numb, and instead of running away successfully, she tumbled down. Seeing this, Lu Zhanke pushed Du Yucheng away and rushed to Ai Changhuan. ¡°Changhuan, are you alright?¡±He said as he was about to help her. Ai Changhuan quietly clenched the cellphone in her hand, and quite derided herself, saying, ¡°nothing, nothing.¡± While Lu Zhanke¡¯s eyes glanced over her cellphone, Ai Changhuan became more nervous immediately. ¡°What did you take just now?¡± Lu Zhanke asked slowly. ¡°Nothing, just¡­ Oh, I found the slippers on the floor pretty nice so I took a picture of them, and plan to buy a pair like this for my grandpa when I go back.¡± When saying this, Ai Changhuan almost bit her own tongue. This excuse was so full of loopholes that even a fool would not believe it. Sure enough, Lu Zhanke raised his eyebrows slightly and said, ¡°Really? Let me have a look.¡± He held out his hand as he was speaking. Ai Changhuan knew handing over the cellphone at this time equaled self-destruction, but Lu Zhanke knew how to put pressure on others. She could not help handing over the cellphone after staring at each other for seconds. Well, let it be. Fortunately, seeing the situation JiXingfan took the lead in hanging up the phone, and therefore, Lu Zhanke didn¡¯t see anything. However, his eyebrow still twitched, and a cold hum came from nose, ¡°If you want photos, just tell me. There is no need to be furtive.¡± He thought Ai Changhuan was infatuated with Du Yucheng, thus peeked at him here. ¡°Ha?¡± Pretty unbelievably, Ai Changhuan looked at Lu Zhanke. What did he say just now? ¡°Far clearer than your candid-camera photoes.¡± Lu Zhanke added. Ai Changhuan suddenly found that her brain cells seemed to be a little insufficient. Why was Lu Zhanke so unconventional? Why was he so generous and so magnanimous? ¡°Really?¡± She asked. Lu Zhanke¡¯s face darkened, he pinched Ai Changhuan¡¯s chin and said with cold look in his eyes, ¡°Wait, until I am in a good mood.¡± If a man¡¯s wife asked him for the pictures of other guys, probably he would never be in a good mood in his life. Lu Zhanke threw the cellphone back to Ai Changhuan. ¡°Put your luggage away. Don¡¯t leave it in the living room.¡± ¡°And he?¡± What Ai Changhuan asked was Du Yucheng. ¡°He is none of your business¡± Ai Changhuan has noticed the displeasure of Lu Zhanke. Though reluctantly, she still decided to listen to him. Before getting the evidence that could make her divorce with Lu Zhanke, she had better not provoke him. Back to bedroom, she called Ji Xingfan again, ¡°You almost killed me just now.¡± More excited than before obviously, Ji Xingfan said. ¡°Oh! my god, Lu Zhanke is a gay. You know what it means. They like men! Just as the saying goes, ¡®fancy finds by sheer luck what one has searched for far and wide.¡¯Congratulations! You are about to flee away from this cage soon! And because it is Lu Zhanke¡¯s problem, even your grandpa can¡¯t help it!¡± ¡°¡­Are you sure?¡± ¡°Definitely sure. They were hugging so tightly. Is there any possibility that they are not gay?¡± ¡°But¡­¡­¡± ¡°There is no such ¡®but¡¯. According to my rich experience, I am sure there must be some affairs between them.¡± ¡°But Xingfan, did you see the other man¡¯s face clearly?¡± ¡°No. It was too dark. I did not recognize his face¡± ¡°But that guy, is probably Qin Zhan.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Xingfan, what should I do? I hope that he is Qin Zhan but at the same time I don¡¯t hope it is true, either.¡±Ai Changhuan was very distressed. Such kind of reunion was out of her expectation, especially after hearing Ji Xingfan¡¯s words, and she was even more perplexed about what to do. Ji Xingfan regretted as well. She should not have said any nonsense. She thought for a while and said, ¡°Oh, well, maybe they are not¡­¡­You can observe for a few more days.¡± ¡°Observe? How?¡± Ai Changhuan only heard a little about things between males through Ji Xingfan, and she was not smart enough to recognize such things at one glance. ¡°Well, pay attention to the expression in their eyes. Do they cast amorous glances at each other? Whether the interaction is ambiguous or not? Is one of them so nancy? And before confirmation, you should protect your Qin Zhan as much as you can, keeping Lu Zhanke from him. While there is time, try your best and let him keep the character of straight man. Understand?¡± ¡°What?¡± Ai Changhuan was confused as before. She had never touched this field so she hardly comprehended what was straight and what was gay. Helplessly, Ji Xingfan found herself talking to a deaf, ¡°Well, at present there is no time to educate you. Develop your talents and wisdom, then you may feel it gradually. You may consult me if you are not able to understand something. Let¡¯s stop here, the director is urging me. I¡¯ll hang up.¡± ¡°Hello?¡± When Ai Changhuan was about to speak, the phone hang up at the other side. Though far from understanding, she got one point clearly, that was to protect Qin Zhan. It seemed that she could not leave until she found out whether Du Yucheng was Qin Zhan at least. Now that it was totally dark, she had to wait until tomorrow, and might as well sleep first. When she finished showering, Lu Zhanke was looking through documents against the bedside. Hastily tightening the nightgown, she asked nervously, ¡°Why are you here?¡± Chapter 11 - Have You Seen Enough? ¡°That¡¯s my room. Of course I must be here.¡± Lu looked cool and serious. Ai hesitated and said, ¡°Alright. You can sleep here. ThenI¡¯ll sleep in the guest room.¡± Lu turned over a page of the document and said calmly, ¡°There¡¯s only one guest room. Are you going to lie on the same bed with Du?¡± ¡°Errrh¡­Isn¡¯t there another one?¡± Ai remembered she clearly saw three rooms when she came. ¡°The last room is a study.¡± Lu raised his head and looked at her, ¡°How about me going to that room with Du?¡± ¡°No. No. No. Absolutely no!¡± That reminded her of what Ji said to her. Ai refused it hurriedly. ¡°Eh-huh?¡± Lu thought there was something a little bit weird about Ai¡¯s behavior. ¡°¡­¡± Ai struggled for a long time and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go to the living room then.¡± She neither wanted Lu to sleep with Du nor with herself. So this was the only way. Lu sunk down his head and looked through his documents, ¡°Sure. But I am afraid that it will be freezing cold because the temperature here varies quite sharply. You¡¯d better wear more clothes when sleeping.¡± ¡°But aren¡¯t there quilts?¡± ¡°Emm¡­I mean more clothes beneath your quilt.¡± ¡°¡­¡± She didn¡¯t buy his words. How could it be so freezing? Lu must be scaring me. She turned around to fetch the quilt in the wardrobe. ¡°Oh, well. There used to be a soldier who liked to move a lot when sleeping and kicked his quilt off the bed. He woke up as an ice bar the next morning. After that, he¡­¡± ¡°Died?¡± ¡°Not that serious. But amputated.¡± ¡°¡­?¡± ¡°I am going to take a shower.¡± Lu got out of the bed and entered the bathroom. Ai didn¡¯t want to be amputated, so she took out the quilt and put it on the bed tamely, where Lu took one side and she took the other. Lu noticed there was a pump on the bed when he came out of the bathroom. And he couldn¡¯t help sneezing when seeing the quilt almost pushed to the edge. He walked to bed, lifted the quilt and lay down, squeezing in as he liked. Ai was nervous and did not dare to move. Her body was stiff like an iron plate. But Lu just fell into sleep beside her. And then didn¡¯t move. Eh? He didn¡¯t touch me? She relaxed with that thought but then stressed up suddenly. He didn¡¯t do anything but went to sleep as usual with a young lady sleeping beside him. Is he really¡­a gay? Isn¡¯t Qin Zhan dangerous? She turned around and looked at Lu. He looked pretty but why did he like man? ¡°Have you seen enough?¡± Lu still kept his eyes shut, but his words shocked Ai to death. She turned back to him quickly, ¡°I¡¯ve never done that. I just wanted to ask you to turn off the light.¡± ¡°humph.¡± Lu didn¡¯t think so but he still turned it off. The room was plunged into darkness. Ai tossed with tons of questions in her mind. Whether Du was Qin Zhan or not? If he was, why did he change his name? He didn¡¯t seem to know me, but there was something familiar in his eyes.¡± And, Lu and Du, Are they really¡­ Alas. She was so upset and couldn¡¯t help sighing deeply. Chapter 12 - Why Marry Me? Proofread by Yin Jing He thought she liked him, so he did not feel like forcing her to do something that she was unwilling to do, and naturally, he could not understand what her resistance was for. His voice was deep as a tipple but sharp as a knife: ¡°why did you marry me?¡± ¡°I¡­Ijust¡­I am not ready yet.¡± Ai Changhuan took his hand suddenly. It is not the appropriate time to leave. ¡°Please give me some time.¡± As long as she proved the relationship between Du Yucheng and Qin Zhan, she would leave, not showing up in front of him any more, and hoping that he could forget her as well. The next day, Ai Changhuan was awakened by a loud trumpet call. It was her first morning in the independent brigade military area. Lu Zhanke had gone, leaving her alone on bed. Stunned for a while, she picked up the phone and checked the time. It was 5.30 am, but she could not fall asleep any more. So she turned on her phone and started looking through Weibo to see if anything had happened recently, only to be surprised by the headlines. The affairs between Ji Xingfan, the latest reputed actress, and Ye Chen, the king of screen, have become reel-to-real. She clicked in, finding the number of comments has been tens of thousands. Some viewed it as a hype. Some remarked that Ji Xingfan was riding on Ye Chen¡¯s coattails. And others were watching the scene of bustle. Of course, the more common situation was Ye Chen¡¯s fans launching an attack on Ji Xingfan, criticizing her climbing to a higher level by means of man¡¯s power. Seeing those comments, Ai Changhuan could not help smiling. If Ji Xingfan wanted to be more popular, she could make it within minutes with the help of her wealth but not the help of a man. She clicked on the photos again and found that Ji Xingfan could still be recognized though the picture was quite hazy. Subliminally, she took a deep breath, and even felt secretly worried about the paparazzi who reported this gossip. She called Ji Xingfan, but there was no answering all the time. Was she really¡­¡­? What Ai Changhuan guessed was right, however, that guy was not Ye Chen but Bai Jin Ji Xingfan did not get up until noon. As soon as she opened her eyes, she was directly slapped by someone on the face. Although stunned by the beating, it was still easy for her to recognize that the person who beat her was her mother Zhou Nianxin. Zhou Nianxin threw a stack of photos on her face and said coldly, ¡°Look at what you¡¯ve done. You¡¯re so capable!¡± Zhou Nianxin was in a black suit, hair coiled, and anger surged over her plain face. Ji Xingfan did not dare to talk back. When she quickly picked up the pictures and looked at them one by one, her hands were shaking. It was not the first time she was secretly photographed, but the first time with Bai Jin. But fortunately, though their postures were ambiguous, their faces were not clear. And because the hotel was a members-only facility that paparazzi couldn¡¯t get in, and they were not able to take any more pictures. ¡°Now the news is uproaring on the internet. Why are you so shameless?¡± Ji Xingfan twitched the corner of mouth, scorning, ¡°If I want to do anything with Ye Chen, why should I wait until today?¡± Staring at her neck, Zhou Nianxin expressed a cold snort, ¡°It¡¯s your own business to humble yourself, but you can¡¯t ruin your uncle Bai¡¯s plan. Do you think that the Lu family wants a notorious daughter-in-law?¡± Ji Xingfan suffocated in her chest, almost spitting a mouth of blood. Although she was good-natured, it did not mean that she could swallow her pride. ¡°You¡¯re selling your daughter. Why do you behave so grandly? You have devoted so much for the Family Bai that you even exhausted ten years of youth. But what did you get? The number of women, whom Uncle White kept outside, I am afraid, is more than ten fingers can count. Has he ever loved you even for a second?¡± ¡°You!¡± Zhou Nianxin was stabbed in the sore point. She became furious because of the embarrassment. She slapped Ji Xingfan twice, ¡°You can¡¯t butt in on my business yet.¡± With a taste of blood spreading in mouth, Ji Xingfan raised her head slowly, looking at Zhou Nian with pity. Chapter 13 - Did He Come for… Zhou Nianxin still looked cold on her face, ¡°If this ever happens again, get out of the Ji family. And you will never get even one of your father¡¯s belongings.¡± Ji Xingfan could not say any other words. ¡°I will handle this issue properly, and these days, you had better not show up in public.¡± Zhou Nianxin put on her sunglasses and went away. Ji Xingfan stayed on bed, afraid of losing control of herself and quarrelling with her. She called Ai Changhuan, enquiring whether Ai could shelter her for a few days, and really, she didn¡¯t want to face those media. Ai Chuanghuan responded hurriedly, ¡°No problem. Though it is quite remote here, it is safe. And I am sure that those paparazzi can¡¯t get in. However, there is no need of you to be so afraid of them. Once your brother orders, nobody dares to gossip!¡± Talking about Bai Jin, Ji Xingfan could not help having a headache. She quickly changed the subject and said, ¡°Of course I do not fear them. I just want to call on you and have a look of your designated husband.¡± ¡°Well¡­¡­¡± This time, it was Ai Changhuan¡¯s turn to have a headache. She mumbled out the story of last night. Ji Xingfan touched her head involuntarily, ¡°I have told you. During the day you can wear cloth less if you want, but at night you might dress as much as you can, and in that case you should wear a down jacket to bed.¡± ¡°But I did not take a down jacket.¡± Having thought of leaving soon, she only took a few changes of clothes. ¡°Ai Changhuan, I really admire you. Wait for me.¡± ¡°Are you going to bring a down jacket to me?¡± ¡°I am going to save you out, by the way, have a look of your Qin Zhan, and see why he is so special that makes you swoon.¡± ¡°When you see him, you will get it naturally. Oh, he comes back. Talk with you later.¡± Hanging up the phone hurriedly, Ai Changhuan tidied up her hair and clothes. In order to figure out whether Du Yucheng and Qin Zhan were the same one, she found out the address of Du Yucheng, and ambushed here. She decided to ask about that face to face. The green Jeep stopped by her side, but Du Yucheng did not get off the car. Ai Changhuan knocked the car¡¯s window, ¡°Qin¡­Du Yucheng, I need to ask you something. Could you please get off the car?¡± Du Yucheng didn¡¯t move. Ai Changhuan bit her lip and said, ¡°Do you think I¡¯m quite strange? That¡¯s because¡­ Because of you¡­ you look like someone I know, and I wonder whether you are the guy.¡± It was still quite in the car. Ai Changhuan took a deep breath, and went on, ¡°For me, he is really significant, really. Are you him or not? Please, tell me. I only need an answer without reason.¡± At last, the window was slowly rolled down. Through the half-opened dark green window, what Ai Changhuan caught sight of was the perfect profile face, with a Roman nose which was originally high and straight, showing a kind of unapproachable radian when viewed from the side. The brow ridge was lofty, the eye socket was deep, the thin lips were tight, and the chin was a kind of resolute temperament. No matter how reluctant Ai Changhuan would be, she had to admit that this man was really handsome. However, at the moment, even beauty cannot resist her inner anger. She pointed at the guy in car, stammering, ¡°why¡­why are you here?¡± Unexpectedly, the people in the car was Lu Zhanke, but was this not Du Yucheng¡¯s home? The scenes of last night occurred to her, and Ai Changhuan was stunned thoroughly, feeling hard to accept as well. Did he come for the affair with Du Yucheng? Chapter 14 - Did He Come for… Zhou Nianxin still looked cold on her face, ¡°If this ever happens again, get out of the Ji family. And you will never get even one of your father¡¯s belongings.¡± Ji Xingfan could not say any other words. ¡°I will handle this issue properly, and these days, you had better not show up in public.¡± Zhou Nianxin put on her sunglasses and went away. Ji Xingfan stayed on bed, afraid of losing control of herself and quarrelling with her. She called Ai Changhuan, enquiring whether Ai could shelter her for a few days, and really, she didn¡¯t want to face those media. Ai Chuanghuan responded hurriedly, ¡°No problem. Though it is quite remote here, it is safe. And I am sure that those paparazzi can¡¯t get in. However, there is no need of you to be so afraid of them. Once your brother orders, nobody dares to gossip!¡± Talking about Bai Jin, Ji Xingfan could not help having a headache. She quickly changed the subject and said, ¡°Of course I do not fear them. I just want to call on you and have a look of your designated husband.¡± ¡°Well¡­¡­¡± This time, it was Ai Changhuan¡¯s turn to have a headache. She mumbled out the story of last night. Ji Xingfan touched her head involuntarily, ¡°I have told you. During the day you can wear cloth less if you want, but at night you might dress as much as you can, and in that case you should wear a down jacket to bed.¡± ¡°But I did not take a down jacket.¡± Having thought of leaving soon, she only took a few changes of clothes. ¡°Ai Changhuan, I really admire you. Wait for me.¡± ¡°Are you going to bring a down jacket to me?¡± ¡°I am going to save you out, by the way, have a look of your Qin Zhan, and see why he is so special that makes you swoon.¡± ¡°When you see him, you will get it naturally. Oh, he comes back. Talk with you later.¡± Hanging up the phone hurriedly, Ai Changhuan tidied up her hair and clothes. In order to figure out whether Du Yucheng and Qin Zhan were the same one, she found out the address of Du Yucheng, and ambushed here. She decided to ask about that face to face. The green Jeep stopped by her side, but Du Yucheng did not get off the car. Ai Changhuan knocked the car¡¯s window, ¡°Qin¡­Du Yucheng, I need to ask you something. Could you please get off the car?¡± Du Yucheng didn¡¯t move. Ai Changhuan bit her lip and said, ¡°Do you think I¡¯m quite strange? That¡¯s because¡­ Because of you¡­ you look like someone I know, and I wonder whether you are the guy.¡± It was still quite in the car. Ai Changhuan took a deep breath, and went on, ¡°For me, he is really significant, really. Are you him or not? Please, tell me. I only need an answer without reason.¡± At last, the window was slowly rolled down. Through the half-opened dark green window, what Ai Changhuan caught sight of was the perfect profile face, with a Roman nose which was originally high and straight, showing a kind of unapproachable radian when viewed from the side. The brow ridge was lofty, the eye socket was deep, the thin lips were tight, and the chin was a kind of resolute temperament. No matter how reluctant Ai Changhuan would be, she had to admit that this man was really handsome. However, at the moment, even beauty cannot resist her inner anger. She pointed at the guy in car, stammering, ¡°why¡­why are you here?¡± Unexpectedly, the people in the car was Lu Zhanke, but was this not Du Yucheng¡¯s home? The scenes of last night occurred to her, and Ai Changhuan was stunned thoroughly, feeling hard to accept as well. Did he come for the affair with Du Yucheng? Chapter 15 - Old Lu Walked His Wife Chapter 15: Old Lu Walked His Wife Proofread by Yin Jing Ai Changhuan felt stifled. Previously, it was out of politeness that she called him uncle, but now he even had the nerve to ask her call that again. Enraged, Ai Changhuan said, ¡°You are not my uncle at all.¡± Ai Changhuan thought such hurtful words might make him more sensible, however, Lu Zhanke was just silent for a moment and said calmly, ¡°You are right, because now I am your husband.¡± Ai Changhuan almost raged, why was this guy so cheeky! Ai Changhuan was about to have a fit when a jeep whizzed past them, rolling up a cloud of dust. Ai Changhuan, who was hanging upside down on his shoulder, was suddenly covered with dirt. Before she knew it, the jeep, which had gone away, rolled back up near them. The person in the car leaned half his body out of the car window, and recognized Ai Changhuan and Lu Zhanke, and immediately laughed, ¡°Oh, old Lu, walking your wife?¡± Walk the wife? Ai Changhuan twitched her mouth unintentionally. That must be Song Shizhang with his loud voice. This time she was not anxious to come down, but firmly grabbed Lu Zhanke¡¯s clothes. What if she was seen by others with such an embarrassing appearance? She must kill him! She must! Lu Zhanke still held a dauntless appearance. He answered slightly, ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s time to bask¡± What! The only thing that Ai Changhuan wanted to do was to cry. ¡°Go on, go on. Remember to turn another side.¡± The guy inside started the car again and went away chicly. Ai Changhuan defenselessly ate another mouthful of dust but she was in no mood to curse anyone. There¡¯s nothing worse than a dead heart, you know? Lu Zhanke also noticed that Ai Changhuan seemed to be particularly silent, and he slowly put her down. Seeing her dirty face, he unexpectedly started to smile, ¡°how come you become such kind of?¡± With this, he even reached his hands out to help wipe the dust off her face. Ai Changhuan was angry, so she did not hesitate to clap away his hand. She wiped off the dust, said furiously, ¡°It¡¯s you to blame. I have never been treated in such way since my birth.¡± Lu Zhanke raised his eyebrow, ¡°So I am the first one?¡± Ai Changhuan restrained herself from rolling her eyes, ¡°Are you proud of that?¡± Lu Zhanke seemed happy, ¡°Great.¡± Ai Changhuan had nothing to say, and she turned around and left. They were walking home one after the other when another car passed them. Although the car passed fast, Ai Changhuan still saw the guy inside. It was Du Yucheng, perhaps Qin Zhan. Ai Changhuan stared at the retreating car. He came from behind. How much did he see? Did he know that she was waiting for him all the time? The sun was so big, and the weather was so hot, but even in this situation she still refused to leave, because of the fear of missing him. Could he read her mind? Noticing Ai Changhuan looked dazed in the direction where Du Yucheng left, Lu Zhanke¡¯s face turned dark. He uncompromisingly forced her to look at him,¡±What¡¯s wrong?¡± Ai Changhuan raised her eyes, faint tears halting in the fundus. Seeing the guy standing in front of her was Lu Zhanke, she suddenly became pissed off. She pushed him away and spitted out, ¡°None of your business.¡± If it was not because of him, she would be with Qin Zhan happily. In her mind, there was some hate. Ai Changhuan did not spare any sight at Lu Zhanke, turned around and ran away. Lu Zhanke narrowed his eyes, but wore an expression, determined to win. Ai Changhuan was hurt by love, and locked herself as soon as she got home. She even did not come out for lunch. Lu Zhanke was scolded while he knocked the door. ¡°Go away! I don¡¯t want to see you!¡± ¡°Come out and eat something.¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°Can apastia solve the problem?¡± ¡°It is none of your business.¡± ¡°Ok.¡± Lu Zhanke nodded, then turned to the living room, pulled out a set of keys from the drawer of the counter, and walked back to open the door. Ai Chuanghan was sitting on the floor and wiping tears. Seeing Lu Zhanke¡¯s entrance she was startled, ¡°You¡­ You¡­How can you come in?¡± Finding the keys in his hand, Ai Changhuan growled angrily, ¡°Despicable¡± Lu Zhanke stood in front of her, and looking at her messy face he frowned unconsciously, ¡°Get up.¡± Ai Changhuan folded her knees in hands and moved aside. ¡°No.¡± Having seen her stubbornness before, Lu Zhanke didn¡¯t say anything, but bent down and picked her up. Chapter 16 - You Will Be Shot Directly Chapter 16: You Will Be Shot Directly Ai Changhuan was annoyed by him, because she was apparently treated as a cargo and carried arbitrarily by him. That hurt her self-esteem. Ai changhuan seized the front of the jacket of Lu Zhanke, menacingly asked, ¡°Do you have other new tricks? You do this every time!¡± Lu Zhanke did not stop, ¡°It¡¯s useful.¡± Ai Changhuan was so angry that when she passed the living room, she said, ¡°It¡¯s no use forcing me, if I don¡¯t eat.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not going to force you to eat.¡± Lu Zhanke turned into the bathroom, then bent over and threw Ai Changhuan into the bathtub. ¡°I¡¯m going to force you to take a bath.¡± The warm water immediately permeated the clothes and touched the skin. AI Changhuan jumped up from the bathtub and said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to take a bath either!¡± In fact, as soon as she came home, she wanted to take a bath. How could she bear that her face was covered with ashes? But she had just had a quarrel with Lu Zhanke, so she didn¡¯t have a good time to take a bath and sat on the ground sulking. Now it¡¯s just a gamble with Lu Zhanke. Lu Zhanke raised his eyebrows and turned on the shower again: ¡°It¡¯s ok to wash standing.¡± Ai Changhuan was sprayed wet over her head by water, ¡°You are forcing me. I can¡¯t tell you what I¡¯ll do if you push me too hard.¡± ¡°Oh, what will you do? ¡°I¡­ Ah!¡± Ai Changhuan wiped a handful of water off her face and shouted, ¡°You, go out!¡± Lu Zhanke calmly turned around, but he felt like laughing. When the bathroom door was closed, Ai Changhuan sat down in the bathtub with chagrin. Why did she lose every time she argued with him? By the time Ai Changhuan came out, Lu Zhanke had already had lunch prepared, and changed his uniform into camouflage, with a bulging bag beside him. He adjusted his clothes and said to Ai Changhuan, ¡°I will go out for training. You, stay at home and don¡¯t run about. This is a military district. If you wander into a wrong place by mistake, you¡¯ll be shot before I come to your rescue, you know?¡± Hearing that, Ai Changhuan began to worry. It was a place she knew very little about, the only person she knew, though she had always been against him and disliked him, was Lu Zhanke and she felt she should go now, but she felt something strange. It was like being abandoned. Ai Changhuan quickly shook her head and drove those ridiculous ideas out of her mind. She asked, ¡°You¡­¡­well¡­¡­how long will you stay there?¡± Lu Zhanke paused and looked at Ai Changhuan with some amusement: ¡°What, you start to miss me before I leave?¡± Ai Changhuan calmly denied: ¡°no.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± He added, a little disappointed, ¡°That must be fear. Don¡¯t worry, as long as you¡¯re obedient. I will ask the Pei, sister-in-law, to take care of you. Don¡¯t worry too much.¡± Ai Changhuan coughed sheepishly, and felt vaguely that he was chary. She meant to say thank you, but because of the pride, she did not speak out. Outside the door came the sound of a car. Lu Zhanke¡¯s guard Qiao Sheng drove to pick him up. Chapter 17 - You Will Be Shot Directly Chapter 17: You Will Be Shot Directly Proofread by Yin Jing Ai Changhuan was annoyed by him, because she was apparently treated as a cargo and carried arbitrarily by him. That hurt her self-esteem. Ai changhuan seized the front of the jacket of Lu Zhanke, menacingly asked, ¡°Do you have other new tricks? You do this every time!¡± Lu Zhanke did not stop, ¡°It¡¯s useful.¡± Ai Changhuan was so angry that when she passed the living room, she said, ¡°It¡¯s no use forcing me, if I don¡¯t eat.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not going to force you to eat.¡± Lu Zhanke turned into the bathroom, then bent over and threw Ai Changhuan into the bathtub. ¡°I¡¯m going to force you to take a bath.¡± The warm water immediately permeated the clothes and touched the skin. AI Changhuan jumped up from the bathtub and said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to take a bath either!¡± In fact, as soon as she came home, she wanted to take a bath. How could she bear that her face was covered with ashes? But she had just had a quarrel with Lu Zhanke, so she didn¡¯t have a good time to take a bath and sat on the ground sulking. Now it¡¯s just a gamble with Lu Zhanke. Lu Zhanke raised his eyebrows and turned on the shower again: ¡°It¡¯s ok to wash standing.¡± Ai Changhuan was sprayed wet over her head by water, ¡°You are forcing me. I can¡¯t tell you what I¡¯ll do if you push me too hard.¡± ¡°Oh, what will you do? ¡°I¡­ Ah!¡± Ai Changhuan wiped a handful of water off her face and shouted, ¡°You, go out!¡± Lu Zhanke calmly turned around, but he felt like laughing. When the bathroom door was closed, Ai Changhuan sat down in the bathtub with chagrin. Why did she lose every time she argued with him? By the time Ai Changhuan came out, Lu Zhanke had already had lunch prepared, and changed his uniform into camouflage, with a bulging bag beside him. He adjusted his clothes and said to Ai Changhuan, ¡°I will go out for training. You, stay at home and don¡¯t run about. This is a military district. If you wander into a wrong place by mistake, you¡¯ll be shot before I come to your rescue, you know?¡± Hearing that, Ai Changhuan began to worry. It was a place she knew very little about, the only person she knew, though she had always been against him and disliked him, was Lu Zhanke and she felt she should go now, but she felt something strange. It was like being abandoned. Ai Changhuan quickly shook her head and drove those ridiculous ideas out of her mind. She asked, ¡°You¡­¡­well¡­¡­how long will you stay there?¡± Lu Zhanke paused and looked at Ai Changhuan with some amusement: ¡°What, you start to miss me before I leave?¡± Ai Changhuan calmly denied: ¡°no.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± He added, a little disappointed, ¡°That must be fear. Don¡¯t worry, as long as you¡¯re obedient. I will ask the Pei, sister-in-law, to take care of you. Don¡¯t worry too much.¡± Ai Changhuan coughed sheepishly, and felt vaguely that he was chary. She meant to say thank you, but because of the pride, she did not speak out. Outside the door came the sound of a car. Lu Zhanke¡¯s guard Qiao Sheng drove to pick him up. Chapter 18 - The Relationship between Him and Qin Zhan Chapter 18: The Relationship between Him and Qin Zhan Proofread by Yin Jing Lu Zhanke looked at the door, then at Ai Changhuan: ¡°I¡¯m leaving soon. Take good care of yourself, and remember to eat on time.¡± ¡°Well.¡± Ai Changhuan nodded her head. As the parting approached, she did not bother to get angry. ¡°You¡­You too¡­ ¡± It was still unutterable. Lu Zhanke reached out hand and rubbed her head again: ¡°Idiot.¡± Ai Changhuan stared at him. But Lu Zhanke smiled, carrying the bag away chicly. Ai Changhuan sat down at the table. Looking at the table full of food, she felt a little melancholy for a while. However, she cheered up in no time, because one thought occurred to her that Lu Zhanke¡¯s leaving meant no one would monitor her anymore, therefore, she could be aboveboard to contact Du Yucheng! She finally had a chance to ask about his relationship with Qin Zhan. After lunch Ai Changhuan happily went out, but was stopped by Yang Anxin before she reached the door. ¡°Changhuan, come here.¡± ¡°How¡¯s going?¡± Ai Changhuan stopped. ¡°The Dragon Boat Festival is coming, right? We must hurry to prepare salted duck eggs and rice dumplings.¡± Saying so, Yang Anxin talked about last year again. How much she prepared last year, how much should be done in this year, and how long they might probably work. Ai Changhuan was quite confused, and she hurriedly interrupted: ¡°Wait a minute. My dear sister An Xin, you mean,¡¯we¡¯? You and I?¡± Salted duck eggs must be the thing that she ate only when she was young, then hardly had it. But YangAnxin should talk about doing it themselves. Did she hear something wrong? ¡°Of course.¡± YangAnxin looked at her quite surprised, then explained, ¡°Last year, among the four guys, old Pei was the only one who got married, so I prepared everything for the Dragon Boat Festival for the rest three guys alone. But this year, now that you and LuZhanke got married, you should prepare those things by yourself. It will show that you are very capable, and make your parents-in-law like you more and your husband loves you more.¡± Ai Changhuan¡¯s face was stiff, and who wanted the love from Lu Zhanke? She eagerly wished that he would hate her as much as possible. After a second thought, she evaded and said, ¡°Come on. I can¡¯t do it. ¡± Yang Anxin held her hand, ¡°Why are you afraid of that? No one is born with it. I can teach you step by step, and as long as you follow me, you will get it gradually. Trust me, it¡¯s quite easy.¡± Ai Changhuan failed to cry, ¡°Well¡­ actually I am a master in cooking dark cuisine.¡± Yang Anxin did not understand, ¡°What is dark cuisine for?¡± ¡°Any dish, as long as they come to my hand, will become unrecognizable, like the smashed cucumber is made into solid soy sauce, which is black and salty.¡± Hearing Ai Changhuan¡¯s explanation, Yang Anxin smiled at once, and quite loudly, not saving Ai Changhuan¡¯s face. Ai Chuanghuan also felt ridiculous, and her smiling face was suffused with red. ¡°Take it easy. I am here. And I guarantee that you can succeed.¡± Yang Anxin pulled Ai Changhuan into the house immediately. Then Ai Changhuan was forced to join in the salted duck egg production team. Yang Anxin had prepared duck eggs, totally 400. And they were divided into four boxes, neatlt arranged in the middle of the living room. ¡°We have four families, 100 for each one, and we can eat for about a month. Here, first, wash all of them.¡± ¡°Wash them All?¡± Ai Changhuan couldn¡¯t help being a little dumbstruck. ¡°Of course, otherwise it¡¯s easy to get bacteria if you don¡¯t clean it. There are two big pots. First of all, we need to move them outside, then put the water inside, and wash the eggs one by one.¡± While saying so, Yang Anxin had taken the lead to move one big pot to the yard. Ai Changhuan had to do so, then they worked together to move four boxes of duck eggs to the yard. After this, Ai Changhuan had been particularly tired, holding the waist and desperately panting. She was secretly angry that she had done less exercise at usual times, which made her feel so embarrassed. Yang Anxin noticed her embarrassment, then gave her a small bench to let her sit on and wash the duck eggs with a small brush. ¡°We are in a mountainous area, and it is difficult to get things from outside. So, we have to be self-reliant and nourish ourselves. Don¡¯t look down on this little duck egg. It will last for months.¡± Yang Anxin worked hard while saying garrulously. She was a typical housewife. Therefore, she did her work in a crisp way. Compared with her, Ai Changhuan felt that she was really too useless, and could not say the words of leaving any more. All that she could do was to work harder. Chapter 19 - Burned Her Bridge Chapter 19: Burned Her Bridge Yang Anxin pointed at a corner in the yard, where vegetables were planted, ¡°Look. We are self-sufficient now. And those are all fresh and organic. I think your yard is quite large. You can let Lu have a small patch of land for planting some vegetables or fruit. What do you like to eat?¡± Ai just wanted to cry. Because she was not only a duck egg washer, but a vegetable grower. Would she become a hog raiser one day? Thinking about this, she couldn¡¯t help feeling sick, which strengthened her determination to leave. She reluctantly smiled and said, ¡°I do not like fruit.¡± So there is no need to plant anything. That¡¯s smart. ¡°Even if you do not like it, you can have some for Lu. He likes it.¡± Yang smiled and said, ¡°He was so considerate to you, much better than Pei is.¡± This brought the embarrassing experience to her mind that she was carried on Lu¡¯s shoulders on the street. Her lips were twitching, ¡°What? Why I didn¡¯t feel it?¡± Yang knocked on her forehead, ¡°You don¡¯t know how lucky you are. You must live a life like a queen. He didn¡¯t let you do any drudgery, right? But when I just came here, I was asked to do chores before I could get a sip of water. Everything needs me. He looks like an easy-going man, but he actually does nothing at home, and always waits for being served. But Lu is absolutely different. He is stern but never forces you to do chores at least.¡± Ai thought, it was the case. Lu even asked someone to send her the meal. She even never swept the floor. The atmosphere seemed to be embarrassing. She covered her embarrassment with a cough and said, ¡°That¡¯s because we are just married, he was not comfortable with asking me to do things for him. Perhaps Du and Song will also be nice to their wives.¡± Yang switched the topics to Du Yucheng. She tried to hear something about Du from Yang. Yang didn¡¯t perceive that. He just nodded and said, ¡°Shizhang looks like a chauvinist. He is a casual man though, he treats others nicely. When it comes to Yucheng, he is the same as Lu, stern, but is a gentleman. He probably will not fight with his wife.¡± ¡°Are¡­you familiar with Du?¡± Ai asked carefully. ¡°Just nodding acquaintance. He lives a little far away and not the straightforward type of person like Song. So we do not meet often and talk much. To be honest, I don¡¯t know him well.¡± So that means she has no idea about what happened to him? Ai was disappointed. ¡°Why you asked about him suddenly?¡± Yang raised her head, looking at Ai with surprise and strangeness as well. If Ai wasn¡¯t married, she would joke that whether she had crush on Du. But since she just married Lu, this quite perplexed her. Ai was frightened with a start. She knew that she was acting too obviously. After a while she pretended to be calm and smiled, ¡°I am just asking, because he¡­he seems to be very close to Lu.¡± This reason can make sense. Yang withdrew her eyesight without any doubt, ¡°Well. He used to be comrades in army with Lu, in the same division. And he was appointed to be here with Lu together this time. You can ask Lu if you want to know something.¡± ¡± Oh. Nothing.¡± Asking him? How could she do it? Her intention will probably be revealed by him with several words. Although time seemed to pass by quickly when working, washing hundreds of duck eggs was a tough job. And because of height, Ai had to bend down and she got a pain in the back when she was doing the fiftieth one. Ai patted on her back, ¡± Anxin, can we ask someone for help?¡± There are so many men in the troops. Any of them can easily cope with these damned duck eggs. ¡°There is nobody here. All of them are out for training.¡± ¡°What? All of them?¡± So Du must be included. NO! This is not what she wants. ¡°Of course. And there is one young cook left, who was deliberately left by Lu. I guess she was left to cook for you. He even worries about whether you are eating well.¡± Yang did with several eggs and shook off water on her hands, ¡°If he comes here and tells me about that, I must cook food for you.¡± ¡°He¡­must feel awkward to bother you.¡± She explained for Lu though, but cursed him inside. No wonder he left without worry, because Du would go with him. What a scheming man! If he had not carried me away at noon, I must have had a word with Du and known the situation and had packed up with my stuff and gone away. And how could I need to wash those miserably! Duhhhh!! Chapter 20 - How Can a Bad Guy Look So Cool? Proofread by He Li The man outside kicked at the door and left. But that man was careful, said in a low voice, ¡°As long as you don¡¯t scream, I can let you go.¡± She only wanted to leave this place quickly and get away from this man. So she nodded immediately when hearing his words. The man didn¡¯t suspect, and let her hands go. Ai seized the opportunity to hack towards his neck. She tried to get him dizzy or she couldn¡¯t get out. But she underestimated the man. Her grandfather forced her to learn some self-defence skills. But in front of the man, these skills were just too weak. Her hands were locked right after she reached out. And the man pulled her to the front at once. The man narrowed his eyes, ¡°You want to call for help?¡± Ai glared at him, and thought, ¡®The society is in a mess now. Such a good-looking man would do filthy things. What a waste.¡¯ The man didn¡¯t know that she thought so much for a second and said in low voice, ¡°I am not a bad person and I won¡¯t hurt you. But I can¡¯t let those people find me. So¡­Don¡¯t shout. OK?¡± Ai stared at him, disbelief in her eyes. The man frowned a little, seemingly painful. After a while, the man said, ¡°If I intended to hurt you, you should be dead already.¡± Ai still glared at him. ¡®Will a good guy obstruct a girl in the bathroom? Will he grab her arm and push her to the wall? Will he force her to moan in a shameful voice?¡¯ The man seemed to have realized her anger, and there was a flash of apology in his eyes, ¡°I am sorry. It was an emergency.¡± Ai moved her neck, hinting the man to let her go. He hesitated for a second and did it finally. Ai didn¡¯t shout any more, but was still alarmed. She looked at the entrance, tentatively, ¡°So¡­Can I go now?¡± The man stepped back a little bit to create space, and paused, ¡°I suggest you don¡¯t. Find your friends first. And go back home with them.¡± This guy reminded her deliberately so that it looked not so bad. Ai didn¡¯t recover from being drunk. She didn¡¯t want to argue about it. She just opened the door immediately and ran away quickly. The man looked at the direction she left, paused, and intended to leave soon. But as he glanced the floor when turning around, he found there was something. He picked it up and it was a student ID, belonging to a girl named Ai Changhuan. The next meeting was after a week. On that day, Ai came back from outside the school. She felt someone stalking her. It was too creepy, being followed at midnight. She mustered up her courage to look back for a couple of times but only saw a flash of figure, so she grew even more scared. She trotted forward then. Seeing dim street lamps in the distance, she had a relief. She paced up instinctively. But the one who was following behind also paced up. He walked in heavy steps. Ai heard his sound. She was almost cowed into tears. She thought, why she was the unlucky person. She saw a freak in the restroom on her birthday and saw another even she came back late. She was already under the street lamp and she turned back suddenly, yelling, ¡°Dragon Strike!¡± The man was shocked at her act and stopped for a second instead of unbuttoning his wind coat. Damn. He was an exhibitionist without wearing a pant. He just wore a sunglass and a wind coat. Even though she was not so afraid of him, Ai didn¡¯t want to see that body part. She looked at the freak vigilantly, ¡°I am warning you. Don¡¯t unbutton it. If you dare, I will¡­¡± The reason why exhibitionists like to chase people and show their body part is that they enjoy the sense of achievement when people get nervous and scared. So he smirkily looked at her being nervous and grabbed his wind coat and pulled. ¡°Ahhhhh!!!¡± In an instant, Ai felt she was pulled by someone behind and turned around. Then there was a jacket thrown to her head and blocking her sight. Before she could figure out, there were sounds of fighting and the painful groans of a man. After Ai pulled down the jacket from her head in a muddle, she saw the man bound and thrown on the floor. And it was the freak she met in the restroom who kicked the exhibitionist. Ai was in shock. That man, however, walked up to her and flicked her forehead, scolding with a frown, ¡± Are you an idiot? Why don¡¯t you run right away seeing a freak but stop to turn back?¡± Ai groaned with pain. She rubbed her aching forehead, yelling, ¡°Who are you? How dare you hit me?¡± That man snatched the jacket and put it on casually, saying, ¡°Everybody should know how to help an idiot when he meets freaks.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Ai cursed, ¡®You are an idiot. Your whole family are idiots.¡¯ He raised his thin eyebrows, narrowed eyes and smirked, ¡± Go. I will walk you home.¡± Ai stepped back, ¡°Why should I believe you? You seem not to be a good guy.¡± He put his hands in the pockets and strode forward, while her information flowed out from his mouth, ¡°Ai Changhuan. 18. A University. First year. Law major. Your student ID is 08032233. You live in¡­¡± ¡°Wait, how do you¡­know so well?¡± Ai caught him up in a hurry. The man turned his head, glancing her faintly. Then he said mysteriously, ¡°The reason why I can get this is that I am not a common person.¡± ¡°No. You are not a normal person.¡± ¡°¡­¡± He stood in amazement. He seemed to be speechless for her words. ¡°Hey. What are you doing here? Why did you follow me?¡± Ai asked. ¡°I am not following you.¡± He didn¡¯t lie. He just passed by for the last two times and happened to meet her. ¡°So what¡¯s your job?¡± Ai asked continually. ¡°You asking in such a detailed way? Can I say you have a crush on me?¡± The man narrowed his sparkling eyes, smirking charmingly. ¡°Bah! Who will have a crush on you, a freak!¡± Ai denied immediately but she grew to be curious, ¡°Are you an agent? Or a spy? Or a member of secret organization?¡± If not, how could he know her information so well when they met for the first time? He knew, certainly, why she would ask. He was even amused when she looked foolish but curious. But he didn¡¯t act on the surface, and even frightened her, ¡°I am just a hooligan. Aren¡¯t you scared?¡± ¡°Humph,¡± Ai was more suspicious when he said like this, ¡°Will a bad guy confess he is a bad guy?¡± The man neither admitted nor denied it. He just stared at Ai with a smile. Ai was blushed and mumbled, ¡°And also, will a bad guy be so good-looking?¡± The man raised his head, staring at the sky. It was unknown if he really heard what she said. When they were talking, they arrived the gate of A University. Because it was already 12 p.m., the gate was closed. Ai was ready to climb the iron gate and jump in. However, unfortunately, she wore a skirt today. What¡¯s worse, there was a man beside her. So she was a little bit shy. The man suggested, ¡°You can climb it by standing on my shoulders?¡± ¡°That seems not good¡­¡± When she raised her leg and reached out, what she wore under the skirt would be exposed. She would rather let him go first and climb it by herself without caring about her image. The man shrugged with a helpless look, ¡°So there is no way I can do.¡± ¡°What?¡± Before Ai figured out what was going on, the man took out a thing like a card and walked toward the door in the locked side. ¡®Is he going to pry the electronic lock?¡¯ Ai was flurried. She stopped the man at once, whispering, ¡°Are you crazy? This is an electronic lock with sense system. You may trigger the alarm and then we are both done!¡± Chapter 21 - Being Teased Proofread by He Li The man said indifferently, ¡± You can call the police. I¡¯ve been quite familiar with that place, anyhow. You don¡¯t have to worry. It will not involve you in. Then you can deny knowing me.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know about you originally. I don¡¯t even know your name!¡± ¡°Daqin. My name is Daqin.¡± ¡°What?¡± Before Ai figured out, that man seemed to have found his position, inserting his card into the electronic lock. Then the iron door opened slowly in front of Ai¡¯s wide-opened eyes. The gap was right wide enough for a man to walk through. Ai looked at him blankly, ¡°So you are a thief.¡± The man thought for a while, and didn¡¯t deny, ¡± You can call me that.¡± Ai was a good girl who grew up in a positive and harmonious family. Because of her parents¡¯ strictness, she only went forth and back between home and school and had never met any bad guy like him. This was her first time that she met a real thief who even helped her open the door of school. Now she was in shock. The man urged, ¡°Get in quickly. I can¡¯t stay long. Someone will find us soon.¡± Ai was little anxious, ¡°You are done if someone find you. I am sure. You¡¯d better go quickly. Quit stealing and be a good guy.¡± His eyes flashed, ¡°What about you? You won¡¯t be good either if someone finds you. Being dismissed is possible.¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible. Go now.¡± At least she thought that this man wasn¡¯t too bad to be good again. At least he was a nice person. As long as he was led properly, he can go back from being astray. The man smiled, ¡°OK. You can help me press another end of the card, and then we let it go together when the door is about to close so that the alarm won¡¯t be triggered.¡± Being persuaded by his affirmative tone, Ai didn¡¯t doubt him. She entered in haste and pressed the end of the card hard, asking nervously, ¡°How is it? Can it be closed?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The door was moved and closed with his voice. Ai was so nervous that she began to sweat bullets. This was her first time to do bad things. She felt guilty. ¡°Is it okay? When can we let it go?¡± The man was silent, surprisingly. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Ai raised her head up. ¡°Why you are so sure that I am a good guy? What if I am not? What if I have other purposes to follow you to school? Are you not afraid?¡± ¡°So are you a bad guy?¡± Ai asked. ¡°I am.¡± The man answered truthfully, but it could be fake or true. Ai burst into laughter suddenly, ¡°I hope you can try to be a good guy from now on.¡± ¡°¡­Idiot!¡± The man cursed. Ai just pretended that she didn¡¯t hear, ¡°Go now. You offended me at the beginning though, you help me just now. Now we owe nothing to each other. I will not tell anybody that I have seen you. You can turn over a new leaf.¡± The man intended to do nothing but sneer at what she said. He stepped closer and lowered his head to stare at her eyes, ¡°How could you have not a bit of sense of right and wrong as a law major. Shouldn¡¯t you turn bad guy to the police? But now you are helping him escape?¡± ¡°Law has nothing to do with favor. I believe gentle persuasion is much better than harsh punishment to cope with inexperienced thieves like you.¡± ¡°Humph! I am not an inexperienced thief. But you¡¯ve said you wouldn¡¯t tell anybody, right?¡± His eyes were brighter than they were at any other time. His eyesight was as sharp as an arrow aiming at her heart. Ai nodded, ¡°I¡¯ve never seen you or known you.¡± The man pulled the corner of his mouth upward, ¡°My real name is Qinzhan. Remember it.¡± ¡°Eh? Your name isn¡¯t Daqin?¡± Ai was confused. ¡°That¡¯s my nickname. Do you know why I tell you my real name?¡± The man said with a bad smile. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°To make you become my ally. In case I am caught, you can not claim that you don¡¯t know me.¡± His starry eyes flashed with a snicker. Ai was irritated, ¡° You are such a ¡­¡± Without knowing anything, she became his ally . ¡°And, this is what I lied about.¡± The man let his hand away suddenly. The card was stuck in the electronic lock and there was no alarm. ¡°¡­¡± Ai was speechless. She felt she was a fool, fooled by this man named Qinzhan. The man smiled proudly, ¡°Go back quick. It is getting dark.¡± Ai was still staring at him. The man walked back and waved his hand to Ai, ¡°I am giving you a lesson to tell you not to trust other easily. There are numerous liars in the world. So you¡¯d better not be silly again.¡± Ai couldn¡¯t resist shouting, ¡°Qinzhan!¡± What did you say! What! What! You are the one who is silly! But before Ai spoke out her words, Qinzhan had vanished. And it was day outside. She slept until 11am. Thinking about what she promised to Yang, she had to get up even if she didn¡¯t want to. She wahsed and went to help Yang make dinner. Having had lunch, Ai, Yang and a chef named Liuzi went to downtown and bought things needed for Lantern Festival. Yang said it took the whole afternoon to go to downtown by car. They would arrive there around 6pm, and had dinner first. Then they would live in a guesthouse for one night, and go shopping next morning. Then they would drive back at noon. Ai knew that it took hours of drive when she first came here. So she was well-prepared. But this time she had Yang talk with her so the trip wasn¡¯t as boring as she thought it would be. After they arrived at the center, had dinner and found the guesthouse, Ai invited Yang to go out to walk around in night fair. But Yang refused her. ¡°Why? We got here after a long drive. Why don¡¯t go out for fun?¡± Ai was locked in the troops for several days. There was no entertainment. She had been bored and almost gotten rotten, so she wanted to hang out immediately. Yang explained that, ¡°You just get here and may not know that this place is quite a mixed bag. There can be any bad guy here. You didn¡¯t see when we had dinner? There were few people on the street. If you want to go out, tomorrow morning will be better.¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± Ai was so disappointed. She didn¡¯t expect that she couldn¡¯t see anything after a tiring trip. ¡°Don¡¯t complain any more. Get a shower and go to bed. You can have fun if you get up early tomorrow.¡± Ai thought, it is true. And she went to bath excitedly. Yang shook her head when seeing Ai acting like this. She was still really a kid. She couln¡¯t figure out why Lu, such a calm and indifferent man, married an active wife. Ai called Ji Xingfan after shower. She wanted to ask where she was. But her phone was off. So she left several pieces of messages on WeChat. When she was about to shut the phone down and go to sleep, that man who brought her to the remote place came to her mind¡ªher grandfather Mr. Ai. After thinking for a while, she dialed him and it got through after seconds. Mr. Ai¡¯s kind voice rang on the other side, ¡°Hello. Xiaohuan.¡± Ai¡¯s eyes were in tears on hearing her grandpa¡¯s voice. She resented him for marring her a man she had met for once though, he was her grandpa, the only relative she had. She didn¡¯t resent him authentically. Ai softened her voice, called him, ¡°Grandpa.¡± ¡°Xiaohuan, you didn¡¯t call me for such a long time. Are you angry with me?¡± Mr. Ai was a prestigious general in front of others, but he was nothing but a grandfather caring her granddaughter in front of Ai. And because of the marriage, he was also afraid that Ai wasn¡¯t happy about it. Ai humph mischievously, ¡°Yes. I am angry. How you gonna make up for it?¡± ¡°Speak it out. What do you want? I will buy for you whatever you want.¡± Mr. Ai replied generously. ¡°I don¡¯t want anything. I just want to go back home. There is nothing here. I can¡¯t adapt myself to it.¡± Because of physical work yesterday, her back and waist were aching now. Since she was born, Ai had been the one being spoiled. She had never undertaken trouble like this. But who knew, this kind grandfather changed his attitude on hearing her words, refused determinedly, ¡°No way. You have to stay there until giving birth to a kid for Lu¡¯s. Ai was upset. It turned out that it wasn¡¯t enough to just marry Lu. She had to have kids for him. She was on the point of telling her grandfather the secret that Lu liked man, but she held it back when thinking that the other man was Du Yucheng. ¡°Grandpa¡­¡± Ai could only beg on him, and even tried to win her sympathy by telling her illness, ¡°Grandpa. I felt like I am sick. I don¡¯t feel good. I had a headache and feel sick to puke. Am I having a weird disease?¡± Having heard his dear granddaughter was feeling ill, Mr. Ai was on the point of compromising and letting her back, but he also held it back and sighed, ¡°You can go to Lu. Let him to take you to hospital.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Her most useful trick failed. Ai was down, ¡°He always kept bullying me.¡± ¡°What? How dare he bully you? Wait. I am going to talk about it with Lu¡¯s now.¡± Hearing Ai was bullied, Mr. Ai acted emotionally as if he were going to have a fight with them. Chapter 22 - His Wife Chapter 22: His Wife Proofread by He Li Ai really just wanted to play the woman, venting her grievances to him. She didn¡¯t really want her grandfather and Lu¡¯s grandfather to have a fight. So she hastened to say, ¡°No. No. No. Grandpa. I was just kidding. Lu didn¡¯t bully me. He was really nice to me.¡± Ai¡¯s grandfather seemed not to believe, asking, ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Yes, of course. I swear.¡± Ai replied in a hurry. ¡°Tell me how he treated you in a nice way.¡± ¡°Erhhh¡­¡± Ai lost her tongue. Ai¡¯s grandfather said, ¡°How can I know whether it is true if you don¡¯t tell me about it? Maybe you just said that to please me.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Ai was regretful. Did she just set a pitfall for herself? She racked her brain for a while, saying slowly, ¡°Emmm¡­He is¡­a gentleman.¡± He lifted her in arms from the bathroom to the bedroom on the first day. ¡°Very considerate.¡± He also asked others to prepare her lunch particularly. ¡°Very gentle.¡± Just like what Anxin said, he never let her do chores. ¡°Very strong.¡± She could tell from how he captured the kid Pei Dapang. ¡°Very talkative.¡± He didn¡¯t talk much with her though, he was always at the center when he was with his brothers. ¡°Very muscular.¡± After walking around on the street with Ai on his shoulders, he acted like it never happened, without his face turning red or gasping. ¡°He sometimes is clever. ¡± She actually wanted to say he was scheming, missing her opportunity to stay alone with Du Yucheng. And he even threatened that it was dangerous in the army and asked her not to go around. ¡± She said while recalling her memory. After she finished, Ai was frozen. She didn¡¯t expect that she should notice Lu for such a long time. She disliked him though, those details between them had already in her mind now. Hearing her words, Ai¡¯s grandfather smiled with satisfaction, ¡°I know I didn¡¯t make a wrong choice. Zhanke was a good person. He treated you very well. Changhuan, you can stay there in peace. I believe that you can discover more of his advantages after a longer time.¡± ¡°¡­¡±Her feet were aching. Ai really felt that she set a trap for herself. She just intended to comfort her grandfather. She didn¡¯t expect that he believed it. She was afraid that she would never have the opportunity to go back. Ai pounded against the bed regretfully. She now has no intention to act cutesy but just said unhappily, ¡°I know. Grandpa. You should care about yourself. Don¡¯t drink too much. OK?¡± Ai¡¯s grandfather agreed but still asked with concern, ¡°Are you really getting along well with Lu?¡± ¡°Yep. We get along well with each other. I respect him while he protects me. We are just a couple who are destined to be together. A perfect pair.¡±Ai spoke absently. But Yang just came out from the bathroom when she said it and heard all of her words. Ai suddenly blushed out of no reason, embarrassed. An ambiguous smile emerged on Yang¡¯s face. She took the hair dryer and went back to the bathroom to dry her hair. Having heard Ai¡¯s promise, Ai¡¯s grandfather finally believed what she said and hung up satisfiedly. Ai was abashed. Why Anxin heard that sentence? Yang came out after she dried her hair. Seeing Ai was still playing her phone, she was surprised, ¡°Why are you still awake? ¡± Ai stretched her legs, ¡°I couldn¡¯t sleep.¡± Yang sat down at another bed, asking, ¡°Why? Do you miss your home? ¡± Ai thought about it and nodded, ¡°Yeah. I wanted to go back. But grandpa didn¡¯t agree. He insisted that I stay here to look after Lu. He is a big man. How could he need a woman like me to look after him? Not to mention that I cannot even look after myself well . How can I look after him?¡± Hearing her words Yang burst into laughter, ¡°Men and women¡¯s living together is not just for helping each other in life.¡± Ai turned around and faced Yang, ¡°For what then?¡± Yang lay back into the bed, smirking secretly. Ai understood her when she heard her laughing. She was even blushed than before, ¡°Anxin, you are such a bad person. Why do you talk about it again? ¡± Yang raised her eyebrows, ¡°You are married now. It is okay to talk about it in private. Don¡¯t tell me that you two sleep together in the same bed but did nothing.¡± ¡°¡­¡±They really did nothing. But how could she tell it to others? So her face turned red. ¡°Look. You act like an innocent girl. I have experienced it. I can understand. You don¡¯t have to be embarrassed.¡±Yang comforted her. ¡°No¡­¡± Ai just squeezed the word out of her mouth. ¡°No what? I¡¯ve already heard all of it just now. You said you and Lu are destined to be together. A perfect pair. ¡± ¡°¡­¡± Ai covered her head with comforter. Because she was too ashamed to look at Yang. Fortunately, Yang didn¡¯t tease her any more. It was a peaceful night. They got up early the next day and went shopping with Liuzi who was in the next door. As they drove a military car, it would be inconvenient for them to go around with it. So they went to the fair on foot. Yang was an ace at shopping. She knew where the best sticky rice and reed leaves were so they went straightly to the destination and saved plenty of time. Also Yang was eloquent, so they got the ingredients of best quality at the most economical price. Ai was in shock looking beside them. Filled with admiration, she never knew bargaining could be such a fantastic show. Ai gasped in admiration. She praised, ¡°You are awesome. I should call you my idol.¡± Yang smiled, ¡°That was nothing. I bet you will beat me as long as you stay here for a longer time.¡± ¡°No¡­I can¡¯t. I am clumsy in speaking¡­¡± No wonder she was always the loser when having quarrels with Lu. He was totally in charge.¡¯ ¡°When men aren¡¯t nearby, women should learn to become strong. I had to take care of two elder people and also Pei¡¯s sister and brother when I wasn¡¯t go along with the army. You really think it is easy to be a wife of a military? Once your man is out, you have to regard yourself as a man.¡± ¡°Amazing.¡± Ai grew to be more respectful to wives of military men. The items were too heavy. Yang rented one more car and let Liuzi take the rest of people and things they bought back to the guest house. Then she took Ai go around on the street. Ai was used to using cards to pay, so she didn¡¯t take much cash with her. She worried that the stores in this place wouldn¡¯t be available to use card and therefore, went to an ATM nearby to withdraw a couple of thousands of cash. She was prepared to shop as much as she wanted, trying to get everything she needed. Who knew when would be the next time for them to come out? It was already 11p. m. after they finished shopping. Many stands were closed and the number of customers on the street greatly diminished. After looking through several clothing stores, Ai felt there was someone that stalked them behind. She whispered to Yang. Yang pulled her to a corner in a hurry and turned the head around. It was, in deed, several suspicious people followed them behind. When they looked outside, those who followed them also noticed them and walked towards Ai and Yang. ¡°Run. ¡± Yang clutched Ai¡¯s hand and ran toward the guesthouse. This place was in chaos. Robberies are not rare in day. They just didn¡¯t expect that they would get followed. Ai also knew, it could only be safe to run to the guesthouse. There were guards on duty. These guys definitely would be afraid of going in there. But, they were followed by a team. There were two picking their targets and sending signal to others. The rest of them would chase and envelope their target. When they ran forward, there were two men going up to them separately from the left and right, forcing them to turn to a valley. However, they were still finally surrounded by four men. One of them held a cigarette in his mouth, looking aggressive, saying, ¡°Give your money. We will let you go.¡± It turned out to be robbers. Ai moved a little bit, ¡°Can you promise? You only want money but not to hurt anyone?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk rubbish. Give the money.¡± That man looking like the head seemed to be very irritated. And then he pulled out a sharp knife from his waist. Ai and Yang were freaked out. Ai didn¡¯t want to lose her life because of that little money. So she took out her money as he said. Yang stopped her, however, and turned her head to that old man, ¡°We are family members of military. You can¡¯t do this.¡±