Free Web NovelChapter 132: Chapter 132: It Misses You a Little
A smile played on Huo Jingyuan’s lips. He reached out, wrapped an arm around Wen Ci’s slender waist, and had her sit on the edge of the bed. Leaning close to her ear, he whispered, "He’s missed you a little."
Wen Ci’s face instantly flushed red.
’Huo Jingyuan’s childhood friend is still right outside,’ she thought.
Wen Ci shyly bit her lip. "You’re never serious."
The man chuckled. "What’s the need to be serious? We’re a married couple. And as a public servant, I should answer the call to action and have a top-quality child with you."
Hearing this, Wen Ci pulled her hand away from Huo Jingyuan’s grasp and stood up from the bed. She eyed him up and down and chuckled. "You say that as if you’re in any condition to do anything about it."
"My upper body is what’s injured."
The moment he said that, a certain... alternative position flashed through Wen Ci’s mind: the man, lying flat on his back, his upper body still wrapped in bandages...
Wen Ci’s shyness deepened into a flustered blush.
’Even though we’ve tried it like that before, it’s still so embarrassing for a woman.’ She couldn’t bring herself to look Huo Jingyuan in the eye.
Wen Ci shook her head, trying to banish the thoughts. She rubbed her flushed cheeks and said, "Xiao Chuan and Xu Jinghe are waiting outside."
"Then tell them to come in."
’I thought Xu Jinghe hadn’t made it to Beijing yet. I didn’t expect him to be so quick.’
"Okay."
With that, Wen Ci walked to the hospital room door and opened it, her eyes curving into a smile. "I just taught him a little lesson. You two childhood friends can catch up. I’m going to find the doctor and ask about your condition."
Xiao Chuan asked innocently, "Sister, why are your cheeks so red then?"
"Are they very red?"
"Uh-huh."
Wen Ci turned and shot a glare at the man lying in bed. ’It’s all that damn man’s fault for saying such suggestive things and making me blush like this.’
「Inside the hospital room.」
Xu Jinghe looked at Huo Jingyuan lying in bed, clicking his tongue in exasperation. "Tell me, what is all this for? Your parents are doing research at a classified facility; you only get to see them once every few years.
Before, you were all alone, but you’re married now. Shouldn’t you be thinking about the future?"
Huo Jingyuan’s eyelids drooped slightly.
He knew Xu Jinghe was only saying this because he cared about him.
’Every year when I go back to Grandpa’s, they all try to persuade me to leave the army and get a civilian job.’
Huo Jingyuan forced a smile. "I’ll do my best not to get injured next time. Besides, it’s the eighties now. Apart from a few areas, the provincial capitals are all safe."
Xu Jinghe’s expression soured.
Regarding Huo Jingyuan’s career, although he was his childhood friend, he could only offer a few words of advice. "Forget it. You and your wife should discuss it yourselves."
"Yeah."
After that, Huo Jingyuan’s gaze fell on Xiao Chuan’s innocent face, studying it closely. He hadn’t gotten a good look at the boy’s face the last time he was in the hospital room.
Looking closely now, he noticed the boy bore a slight resemblance to Sister Xu. He sighed softly and asked, "Sister Xu... how did she pass away?"
Xu Jinghe replied, "The Beijing Military Region said it was an accident."
Xiao Chuan answered in his small, child-like voice, "It wasn’t an accident. Daddy got in a car crash first, and Mommy passed away because she was too sad."
"How do you know that?" Huo Jingyuan asked in return.
"The old lady who lives next door told me."
Upon hearing this, Xu Jinghe and Huo Jingyuan exchanged a look.
Years ago, Sister Xu had a nasty falling out with the Xu Family over Xiao Chuan’s father. Because of this, the Xu Family elders had strictly forbidden any contact with her for all these years.
Anyone who was discovered contacting her would be cast out of the family, just as she had been.
Although Xu Jinghe hadn’t contacted his sister directly over the years, he had secretly asked people to check on her situation and would even steer some resources toward her and her husband.
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