Inside the family housing compound of the 1688th Regiment.
Gu Panpan had already been completely listless for a day and a night. She missed Fox, this place was not fun at all.
She also did not know how things were going for Fox in the capital.
With Fox’s personality, if there was no certainty about being able to protect her, he would not choose to call. Writing letters was more likely.
The military wives here were even more gossipy than she was. One mouth could not outtalk five, six, or even eight others. There was no way to explain anything clearly.
If Fox were here, it would be better. If she could not win an argument, they could just team up and fight back together.
Qin Zhan had tried to comfort her, saying that people had mouths and would talk no matter what, and that these were normal things between husband and wife, so she should not care too much about what others said and just live her own life peacefully.
When he said that, that damn man even gave her a meaningful look.
What did he mean by “normal things between husband and wife”? Did he want to actually become a real husband and wife with her?
It seemed… it would also be normal if he did have that idea. They were already legally married, living under the same roof every day, and she did not look bad either. If he did not think about it, that would be the problem.
Then would she reject him, or accept him?
Just imagining inappropriate scenes made Gu Panpan blush furiously, even her ears turning red. How embarrassing.
She shook her head hard, trying to throw those shameful thoughts away.
A sound came from outside the room. Qin Zhan had returned.
Since she had arrived three days ago, Qin Zhan had spent the first night in the single officers’ dormitory.
On the second night, she had used the excuse that his injury had not healed and that she slept badly and might kick him, and had taken the initiative to sleep on the floor.
Qin Zhan had refused, saying he was tough and could sleep on the floor instead, while she, a young girl, should sleep on the kang bed. In the end, she had not insisted, and let the injured man sleep on the floor.
After all, they had only known each other for two days, with no emotional foundation yet. She could not bring herself to share a bed with a stranger.
But Qin Zhan had not entered the inner room for a long time tonight. She did not know what he had been doing.
Gu Panpan heard faint water sounds from outside. Was Qin Zhan washing up?
His wounds could not get wet, according to Doctor Xiao’s instructions.
She became a little anxious and turned over restlessly. Should she go out and help? His wound had not been redressed today.
But what if he was not dressed? That would be so awkward. She did not mind much herself, but men of this era might be more conservative.
“Mm…”
Just as she was struggling, a faint, suppressed groan came from outside.
She could no longer lie still and rushed out.
What she saw made her breath catch.
A man sat shirtless in a chair, his well-defined muscles exposed.
His powerful abs rose and fell faintly with his heavy breathing, thin sweat clinging to his bronze skin before sliding down into the V line of his lower abdomen.
Too much! Gu Panpan’s eyes went straight.
Only being able to see this without sharing it with Fox immediately was pure suffering.
If Gu Li wrote back, she would definitely include a sketch of Brother Dazhu’s abs. Maybe Fox would come sooner just for the abs.
His lean, powerful waist and abdominal muscles… and there was faint dried blood that had not been wiped away yet, extremely glaring.
What?
Only then did Gu Panpan come back to her senses. Had this damn man gone out again and made his old wound bleed?
Qin Zhan looked up. Seeing her staring at him, he paused his movements and asked softly, “Did I wake you?”
“Your wound split again?”
Gu Panpan quickly walked over, her voice urgent. She was not taking the blame for this. If he went back to the medical station tomorrow, she would lose all face.
Qin Zhan looked slightly flustered and instinctively tried to cover his abdomen with a towel. “I… I’m fine.”
Gu Panpan stepped closer and forcefully pulled the towel away to check the wound. “I already saw it bleeding, and you still say you’re fine? Do you think I’m blind?”
“Let go!” she snapped, glaring at him and smacking his hand that was holding the towel.
Qin Zhan’s heart softened at her fierce gaze and he obediently let go.
“What exactly did you do today?”
Gu Panpan inspected the wound and questioned him. This man was ruthless with himself, washing a bleeding wound with water. It was now pale from being over-cleaned, and it looked painful just to see.
“I didn’t go anywhere,” Qin Zhan said awkwardly, not daring to meet her eyes.
He was not going to tell her he had gone to the second battalion to fight Lu Tian, stacking new grudges on old ones.
Gu Panpan went back to get disinfectant and gauze from the medical supplies. “I don’t care where you went, just heal quickly.”
Otherwise those military wives would not know what else to say about her.
Qin Zhan felt a surge of joy. So she was worried about him. That meant she did care about him, right?
They had an arranged marriage, and he had originally thought they would live calmly and politely together.
But unexpectedly, there was such a pleasant surprise. He admitted it, he had fallen for her at first sight.
And after these two days, he had decided she would be his only wife in this lifetime.
Even if she did not like him now, he would give her time to fall for him.
“Hiss…”
The sudden pain made him inhale sharply.
Gu Panpan was carefully cleaning his wound, and his muscles were too tense.
She knew the disinfectant stung, but this man was so big and still afraid of pain. It was almost funny.
“Relax, I’ll be gentler.”
“Alright!”
She stood up satisfied after finishing the bandage, looking proudly at her handiwork. She really had talent for this.