Sweet Wife in My Arms

She did not know if it was either by luck or by chance when she found out that the house was vacant. The landlord said that it had been unoccupied for more than a year since the previous tenant moved out.

If she wanted to live there, she might have to clean up the place. Meanwhile, regarding the rental, the landlord also promised to offer Yan Huan a discount.

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Yan Huan was not a picky woman and agreed to rent the place. The only inconvenience was the fact that she had to clean up the place, but she only needed one day for the chores.

It was not for any other reason, but that was a place that she was very familiar with because she had previously lived there for a few years.

She opened the door and entered the house. There had not been any major changes after she left. The furniture remained the same, although much older but usable. Setting her bag aside, she rolled up her sleeves and filled a bucket with water before she began to wipe the tables, swept the floor and cleaned the house.

The house had evidently been left vacant for a long time as tables were covered in a thick layer of dust. The blanket and bed linen could no longer be used. They were not only dirty, but also mildewed.

Yan Huan bought herself a new set of blanket and bed linen before dusk. At the very least, she had a place to sleep tonight.

The sun was almost setting when she was done with the chores. Since the moment she got off the train, she had not rested at all. Moreover, she was in a place that she was familiar with and she somehow felt safe staying at this place. Therefore, she fell asleep the second her head hit the pillow.

In fact, this was what she told herself before he fell asleep.

I’ll only sleep for a while. That’s right. Just a short while. This was because she had not eaten anything for the whole day and was starving.

Perhaps she was too tired, because once she fell asleep, she disregarded all her monologues and had not woken up for a very long time. When she opened up her eyes again, the sky was still dark. She reckoned that she had only slept for a few minutes as the sky looked exactly the same as the moment she fell asleep. I guess I haven’t slept much.

A ray of sunlight seeped through the window and shone on her body. She felt the warmth on her cheek. Then, the next second, the brightness stung her eyes. She was struggling to keep her eyes open.

Only then she realized that she had slept for more than just a few minutes. In fact, she had been asleep for more than 10 hours. She had been living with Yi Ling for years, and she understood the time very well.

Even without a clock, she was able to work out the time based on the intensity of the sunlight. Her judgements were usually accurate.

It was in the morning, but not in the evening or at night.

Hence, she had slept for more than 10 hours.

She sat up and realized that she had been sleeping on her stomach. Fortunately, she tucked herself in before she fell asleep. Otherwise, she might have caught a cold after sleeping the whole night under such conditions.

She reached for her clothes and dressed herself before she visited a nearby mall to purchase some kitchenware and utensils, so that she could cook for herself. No matter how long she was going to stay here, she needed to eat and sleep nonetheless.

She cooked some noodles for herself. It had been a very long time since she last cooked noodles for herself. She almost forgot the taste of her own cooking. With the chopsticks, she picked up noodles and placed them in her mouth. She heard the sound of her tears dripping into the bowl. Her eyes were misted over before the fog quickly condensed into a teardrop and fell into the soup. She finished the concoction of the soup and her tears. When she raised her gaze, her vision was clear once again.

A car stopped in front of the procuratorate. The back door was opened for a tall man to get out of the car. He was wearing a completely black windbreaker that covered all the way down until his knees. Although he looked thin, he carried a domineering and unyielding aura. Regardless, he remained unbendable and immovable. There were only a handful of people who could bend him to their wills.

What was happening now was one of the best examples.

The man opened the car door and removed a girl, who was approximately two years old, from her child safety seat at the back of the car. The girl had a pair of rosy cheeks, but she seemed slightly skinnier and tinier than other kids. In spite of her young age, it was obvious that she had beautiful facial features. Her long lashes, which resembled two little fans, and double-eyelid perfectly decorated her big eyes. Coupled with her pink lips and tiny mouth, she was absolutely adorable.

The little girl extended both of her arms, requesting her father to carry her.

The man picked up his daughter, tucked her into his windbreaker before he headed for the building. The signboard, with the word “Procuratorate” was conspicuously placed at the front door. A few sentinels were standing by the front door which was tightly shut. When the man approached the entrance, they immediately straightened up their backs and presented a military salute.

The man replied with a gentle nod as he continued to walk forward without stopping in his tracks. The little girl in his arms would occasionally stick her little head out of the windbreaker and study her surroundings with her big twinkling eyes. Her little beautiful face was made up of a sharp chin and a pair of big eyes. Her chubby and cute cheeks resembled a pair of fresh teensy buns, making people want to take a bite out of it.

The man lowered his head and caressed his daughter’s face gingerly.

“Are you cold, Xunxun?”

The little girl shook her little head before she buried her face into her father’s embrace again. She was very obedient, not making any noise, only because she could not speak.

The other two kids at home, save Little Xunxun, were able to converse fluently and also had their own understandings. Little Xunxun had not been willing to speak ever since her mother’s departure. In fact, she understood commands and was rather intelligent. However, she refused to speak regardless.

“Hey, Mister Lu. You brought Xunxun along?” A man went forward to greet Lu Yi. The little girl visited this place rather often. She always arrived in her father’s arms. Therefore, everyone was used to her presence.

It was not wrong to say that the daughter of Lu Yi grew up in the procuratorate, as everyone knew her very well.

Lu Yi lowered his head to see Xunxun grabbing his shirt. She was very obedient and not moving at all. Perhaps she was still a little afraid.

“She’s getting an injection today. No one’s able to calm her down, so I have to keep her company.”

He patted Xunxun’s head. Little Xunxun lifted her gaze and blinked. As she stared at her father, her cute pink lips curled into a grin before she quickly buried her little face into his chest again. No one knew if she was shy or merely feeling cold.

Lu Yi opened the door and put his daughter down.