The high-end, immaculate hospital room fell silent instantly, the only sound coming from the rolling wheels of a treatment cart in the corridor outside.
Under the fluorescent light overhead, the woman’s widened eyes were dark and deep, reflecting the man’s handsome, chiseled face.
Gu Anyun could feel her heartbeat quickening, her cheeks growing warm.
It was strange. They were supposed to be a loving, sweet couple, yet when Jin Chenyue made such a request, her first reaction was shyness.
Jin Chenyue looked at her flushed little face and curved his lips slightly.
Maybe he had gone a bit too far.
“I was joking. I can manage on my own,” he said, gripping the handle of the bathroom door to close it.
A slender, fair hand pressed against the door, blocking it.
Gu Anyun glanced at his hand gripping the handle, which was slightly flushed from the pressure, then lifted her gaze to meet his. Her voice was soft and gentle. “I… I’ll help you.”
Jin Chenyue paused, his dark brows lifting slightly. “Are you sure?”
Gu Anyun nodded firmly, her expression resolute. “I’m your wife! It’s only right that I take care of you when you’re sick!”
That was true, but…
Jin Chenyue’s Adam’s apple bobbed. “I’m not so sick that I need my wife to take care of me. I was just teasing you.”
“But I want to take care of you!”
His polite attitude inexplicably annoyed her. She snorted coldly and glared at him. “Husband, you’ve changed!”
Jin Chenyue: “…”
Sweetheart, you’re the one who’s changed!
“Are you being so distant with me because you don’t love me anymore?” As soon as she said this, a wave of inexplicable grievance surged in Gu Anyun’s heart.
Jin Chenyue hadn’t expected her to say that. He was stunned for a moment before hearing her mutter, “Men are so fickle. We’ve only been married for three years, and your feelings for me have already faded.”
“…”
Why was this getting more and more serious?
“No, I just think…”
“I don’t want to hear your explanation,” Gu Anyun interrupted him, staring intently. “Just tell me, do you love me or not?”
Jin Chenyue: “…”
“You’re hesitating?”
“No.” Jin Chenyue felt a tingle on his scalp. “I… of course I love you.”
Forced into this confession, his heart raced a little.
Gu Anyun smiled, revealing two adorable dimples. “Husband, I love you too~”
With that, her small hand tugged at the drawstring of his pants. Her face was slightly flushed, but her movements were swift and decisive.
“We’re a loving couple, so it’s only natural that we take care of each other. Don’t you agree, husband?”
Jin Chenyue: “…”
Gu Anyun’s beautiful eyes curved into crescents as she smiled, giving the drawstring a gentle tug. It loosened.
Jin Chenyue: “…”
How did she manage to be both shy and bold at the same time?
…
Five minutes later, Gu Anyun helped Jin Chenyue walk to the bed.
“Take it slow, husband. Be careful with your hand.”
Like a gentle and considerate young wife, she carefully supported Jin Chenyue the entire time, her eyes constantly fixed on the hand with the IV drip.
Jin Chenyue watched as she rehung the remaining one-third of the IV bag in its original position.
After hanging the bag, she picked up a water cup and went to fill it.
She turned around with the filled cup and walked toward him, handing it to him. “Husband, have some warm water.”
“Thank you.” He took the cup and drank about half of it.
Gu Anyun stared at him intently.
Watching his Adam’s apple bob as he drank, she inexplicably swallowed as well.
Jin Chenyue noticed and paused his drinking. Lifting his gaze, he looked at her. “Are you thirsty?””Ah?” Gu Anyun was stunned for a moment before snapping back to reality, waving her hands shyly. “I, I’m not thirsty!”
But her heart was parched…
Jin Chenyue raised an eyebrow.
Watching her flushed cheeks, he felt somewhat puzzled.
Gu Anyun tried to cover up her embarrassment by changing the subject. “Honey, you just got out of the emergency room. Drink some water and lie down quickly!”
“I feel much better.” Jin Chenyue glanced at the time. “It’s getting late. You should head back too.”
“I’m not going back!” Gu Anyun’s beautiful eyes sparkled as she looked at him. “I’m staying with you tonight to take care of you.”
“…”
Ah, this little troublemaker.
“The hospital is cold and full of germs. You also need to rest and recover.” Jin Chenyue’s deep voice softened as he coaxed her gently. “I’ll be discharged tomorrow.”
“You stayed with me when I was hospitalized.” Gu Anyun pulled over a chair and sat down. “Now that you’re hospitalized, I want to stay with you too. That’s what a loving couple does!”
“There’s only one hospital bed.” Jin Chenyue tried to reason with her. “If you stay, neither of us might sleep well, and without proper rest, recovery will be slower.”
Gu Anyun: “…”
Jin Chenyue ruffled her hair. “Be good and go home first, okay?”
Gu Anyun felt a bit unwilling but also thought Jin Chenyue made sense.
While she hesitated, the hospital room door was knocked.
Jin Chenyue looked toward the door and said calmly, “Come in.”
The door was pushed open from outside, and Nan Qiu walked in. “Young Master, Young Madam, all the procedures have been taken care of.”
Jin Chenyue acknowledged with a faint hum and instructed, “Take the Young Madam home. The night wind is strong, so make sure to take good care of her.”
“Yes.” Nan Qiu walked over and looked at Gu Anyun, who was sitting in the chair pouting in frustration. She said softly, “Young Madam, shall we go home?”
Gu Anyun bit her lip, staring intently at Jin Chenyue.
Jin Chenyue, of course, knew her current mood. She didn’t want to go back, but she had no choice.
Her current state of memory was truly testing his self-control.
It was safer to send her home.
But the current Gu Anyun was too much like her younger self—her little tantrums could be quite trying.
She didn’t cry or make a fuss, just pouted and fixed her beautiful eyes on someone, unblinking. Though she was clearly annoyed, her stunning looks made her expression seem lively and spirited instead.
As the saying goes, even an angry beauty is a sight to behold.
Jin Chenyue’s heart softened under her gaze. He tapped her nose with his large hand. “How about this? I won’t stay in the hospital tonight either. Let’s go home together?”
Gu Anyun was startled.
“How can you not stay in the hospital?”
Jin Chenyue wasn’t just coaxing her. His body recovered quickly, and hospitalization wasn’t strictly necessary.
The main reason he wanted to stay overnight was to calm himself down alone.
After all, ever since Gu Anyun woke up, he had been holding back…
Jin Chenyue was calculating in his mind, but on the surface, he shrugged helplessly. “No choice. My wife doesn’t want to go home alone, so I have to accompany her.”
Gu Anyun: “…”
Why did it sound like she was being unreasonable?
Nan Qiu glanced at Jin Chenyue, understanding the situation.
She leaned down and gently persuaded again, “Young Madam, although the Young Master is in good health, he did suffer from food poisoning. It’s better to let him stay in the hospital for one more day for observation before being discharged, right?”
Gu Anyun, of course, couldn’t bear the thought of Jin Chenyue being discharged right away, so she relented.
Nan Qiu wrapped her in a small blanket, bid farewell to Jin Chenyue, and led Gu Anyun out of the room.Gu Anyun was being held by Nan Qiu, walking very slowly.
It was just a trip back home, yet she kept looking back every few steps.
All the grievance and reluctance were written on her face.
Jin Chenyue sat on the hospital bed watching her leave, but her expression made his heart itch.
Ah, what a wife who makes one adore and ache for her… Unfortunately, he could only watch longingly…
“Young Madam!”
Following Nan Qiu’s exclamation, hurried footsteps echoed through the hospital room.
The small blanket fell to the floor as Gu Anyun ran and threw herself into Jin Chenyue’s arms—