Marrying My Bestie's Ferocious Brother - He Calls Me His Baby!-Chapter 29: The Whole Courtyard Watches! Don’t Move, Let Me Hold You a Little Longer!
The air in the yard seemed to be sucked dry at that moment.
The military wives around, holding their rice bowls and leaning against the door frames to watch the commotion, seemed to be frozen in place, their actions stiffening, nearly losing their grip on the bowls, their eyes wide and mouths agape enough to fit a corn cake.
"Hiss—"
Someone drew in a breath of cold air, the sound particularly clear in the silent yard.
No one expected that Gu Yanshen, who had returned like a silent war hero with a truck full of supplies the moment before, would the next moment do something so shocking!
He actually... in front of half the people in the yard, yanked his delicate, doll-like wife fiercely into his arms!
The motion was swift and ruthless, carrying an unyielding force, like an enraged lion.
Lin Wan Yi crashed solidly into his iron-hard chest, her nose tip instantly filled with the strong and domineering male scent of sweat and sunshine from his body. She could even feel the tension of the taut muscles beneath his military uniform shirt.
This sudden domineering act made her heart skip a beat, but when she looked up, her dewy eyes showed not the slightest panic. Instead, a mischievous, triumphant smile spread across them.
She even slightly tilted her fair neck, forming a swan-like graceful arc, her rosy lips slightly parted, seemingly silently inviting and waiting for something.
Gu Yanshen’s scorching breath washed over her, his eyes rolling with dark currents locked onto hers, as if about to swallow her whole.
Yet, the anticipated punishing kiss did not land.
The man only stared at her with an extremely complex expression mixed with anger and panic, his chest heaving violently with his rapid breathing, causing her to sway up and down along with him.
A few seconds later, he squeezed out a sentence from his throat, his voice hoarse, like he had trekked in the desert for three days and nights, both a command and carrying a hint of an imploring tremor he himself hadn’t noticed.
"Don’t move, stand still."
His large hand still clamped onto the back of her head, fingers woven into her soft hair with an irrefutable force. Unbeknownst to him, his other hand already wrapped around her waist, holding her seamlessly against him, leaving no gap.
This hug was not in the least bit tender, yet it was full of awkward, inexperienced possession and a helpless panic.
Lin Wan Yi could clearly feel his whole body’s muscles pulled taut like a steel plate stretched to the limit, stiff beyond measure.
The suppressed whispers around finally couldn’t be held back, simmering up like water brought to a boil.
"Oh my god! What is Mr. Gu doing... has he gone mad?" a young military wife covered her mouth, her face flushed red.
"This... in broad daylight, it’s too... too outrageous!"
Sister in law Qian, across the door diagonally, pursed her lips, her mean face full of jealousy, spat a sour remark to those beside her: "Look at her seductive face, what did I say? She’s an unrestful one! In broad daylight, seducing a man so he can’t walk straight, shameless!"
However, Lin Wan Yi, at the center of the storm, remained oblivious to all around her.
She didn’t struggle; instead, she relaxed completely, letting her body’s curves softly mold into his rigid form, her cheek gently pressed against his burning hard chest.
Through a thin, sweat-soaked army green shirt, she could clearly hear the drum-like heartbeat.
"Thump, thump, thump..."
Faster and faster, heavier and heavier, to the point that her eardrums felt numb.
She suddenly let out a soft laugh, her voice soft and sticky, like the paws of a cat, carrying a hint of slyness. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
"Alright, I won’t move."
She paused, lowering her voice further, that warm breath brushing past his collarbone, audible only to the two of them.
"Comrade Commander, your heart is beating so fast."
This sentence, like the lightest feather, gently tickled the tenderest part of his heart; like the sharpest needle, it punctured the tension he had disguised with a hard shell.
Gu Yanshen’s tall body jerked violently!
He seemed to be scalded by her words, or as if some tremendous secret had been exposed in public, instantly awakening from his chaotic fervor.
He realized at last, he was in front of the entire yard, tightly holding onto his wife!
A surge of heat "whooshed" from his soles straight to his head!
He abruptly let go, as though ridding himself of a burning hot potato, stepped back a large step, his tall figure staggering from the excessive motion.
That handsome and stern face, starting from the neck, turned rapidly to the color of a ripe liver, so red that even his ear tips seemed about to drip blood.
He dared not glance at Lin Wan Yi even once.
He turned around, almost roughly picking up a heavy pine board, striding toward the eaves with an awkward determination. That silhouette, standing tall, yet walking in utter disarray, nearly tripping his left foot with his right, looking like he was fleeing for his life.
He placed the board down heavily with a "clunk", sending dust flying from the ground. He immediately returned to fetch the second, third board... seemingly determined to expend all his energy on these cold boards, to cover his resounding awkwardness and panic.
Lin Wan Yi stood still, watching his nearly uncoordinated retreating figure, the curve of her lips rising higher and higher, her eyes brimming with a victor’s smile.
She said nothing more, just turned around and offered the still stunned military wives a calm, gracious smile. That smile was composed and elegant, as if the thrilling, heart-racing scene just now had never happened.
Then, she turned, stepping lightly back into the house.
Not until the door creaked shut, shutting out all eyes from outside, did the yard explode like a burst pot.
Sister in law Qian was still muttering curses softly: "Pretentious, vixen..."
Before she could finish, Sister in law Zhang, who had remained silent, clapped her thigh suddenly!
"Oh! I finally see it clearly!"
Her voice, filled with vitality, drew everyone’s attention over.
Sister in law Zhang lowered her voice, face full of realization and excitement, as if she had uncovered some profound secret, animatedly analyzing to her sisters surrounding her:
"You all know nothing! This wasn’t the living Yama showing his power at all?"
She pointed at the still wrestling, action-clumsy upright figure in the yard, then pointed at the now-closed door, whispering:
"Did you all see just now? Mr. Gu’s ears were so red! Like a baboon’s butt! He was teased to where he couldn’t hold his ground by Xiao lin! When he hugged her just now, he looked fierce, but his hands were shaking!"
"And look at Xiao lin!" Sister in law Zhang spat, "Was she scared? No! She just leaned in, said a sentence softly, and our King Yan deflated immediately, like a mouse meeting a cat, fleeing in panic!"
"So," Sister in law Zhang concluded with finality, delivering the decisive verdict, "This is clearly a paper tiger, scary to look at, but bursts with a poke! Eaten up thoroughly by the little fox spirit in the house! We all misjudged before!"
Her words left the military wives around exchanging glances, then showing knowing expressions. When they looked at Gu Yanshen’s awkward retreating figure again, there was no fear left, only more laughter watching the show.
