Zhou Yue watched as she closed the bedroom door and stood blocking the entrance, his brows suddenly furrowing.
“What are you trying to do now?”
With just the two of them in the room and the door locked, it was an intimate situation between a man and a woman.
Zhou Yue thought Xu Xi was about to do something unspeakable to him again. Now that he had already married her and brought her home, was she still trying to force him?
Xu Xi knew Zhou Yue didn’t like her and even detested physical contact with her.
She was doing this on purpose. “If you don’t agree to let me accompany you to the military base, you won’t leave this room. Or I’ll go make a scene with your superiors and tell them you’ve abandoned your pregnant wife!”
The original host’s personality was exactly this fiery, and Xu Xi was playing the role to perfection.
Zhou Yue’s dark eyes grew intense as he strode toward her with an overwhelming presence. He lifted her aside as easily as picking up a chick and opened the door.
Xu Xi: “…”
So what if soldiers have great strength?
“Zhou Yue…” she drawled, her voice lingering, but before she could finish, a cold glare from Zhou Yue silenced her.
Zhou Yue’s Adam’s apple bobbed twice as he said in a low voice, “Enough. Fine, you can come with me!”
With that, he turned and walked out.
Zhou Yue couldn’t stand the way she coquettishly called his name. Why hadn’t he noticed before that her voice was so… pleasant?
But in Xu Xi’s eyes, he was simply impatient with her, unwilling to spend even an extra second in the same room.
Still, it was a relief that he had finally agreed to let her accompany him.
After closing the door securely, Xu Xi lay comfortably on the bed.
She raised her hand and gently touched her slightly rounded belly. In the book, the original host had never left the village, even after marrying Zhou Yue and becoming pregnant.
Now that she had arrived on the island, did this mean the plot didn’t have to follow the script and she could shape it according to her own will?
A faint smile curled at the corners of Xu Xi’s lips. Suddenly remembering something, she vanished into the Spatial Dimension.
Since arriving on the island, she hadn’t watered the vegetable patch in the Spatial Dimension. After activating the one-click watering feature, she sensed something unusual and turned her gaze toward the dense fog.
The bottom layer of the fog seemed to have thinned slightly, allowing her to vaguely make out something behind it.
Xu Xi crouched down, squinting as she peered inside.
It appeared to be the outline of a building, but it wasn’t entirely clear, remaining hazy and indistinct.
She couldn’t figure out why the fog had thinned. When she first arrived on the island, she had secretly entered the Spatial Dimension in an isolated corner to relieve herself.
At that time, the fog showed no changes at all. Yet now, just half a day later, the bottom layer had noticeably lightened.
Xu Xi pondered for a while. Since arriving on the island, she had only interacted with Zhou Yue and Sister-in-law Guo. Sister-in-law Guo seemed unlikely—they had only exchanged a few words.
That left only… Zhou Yue.
Could it be related to Zhou Yue?
…
Zhou Yue returned to the barracks dormitory. It was too late now; he would have to wait until tomorrow to apply for family housing from his superiors.
As soon as he entered his single dormitory, he was met with teasing.
“Well, well, Old Zhou, I heard your country wife came to the island looking for you. She drugged and schemed against you, and still has the nerve to come find you?”
The one teasing him was Second Battalion Commander Yang Weiguo, Sister-in-law Guo’s husband.
Yang Weiguo had been waiting outside Zhou Yue’s dormitory for quite some time, just to gossip with him.
“If you ask me, just send her back. A woman like that is nothing but trouble to keep around.”
Zhou Yue removed his military cap and began unbuttoning his uniform, his tone icy as he said, “Don’t bring up the matter of drugging again. Those rumors were spread by you all. She and I simply married normally.”
Although the drugging was indeed a fact, he had to put a stop to this topic.
Now, he and Xu Xi were husband and wife in name, and as a married couple, they were one entity. Mocking Xu Xi was essentially making him lose face.
Yang Weiguo was somewhat surprised. There had been vague rumors in the military unit before, but Zhou Yue had never paid them any mind. Now that his wife had come to the island, Zhou Yue was actually standing up for her.
After all, it was a matter between the young couple, so Yang Weiguo didn’t say anything more and simply replied, “Alright.”
Early the next morning, Zhou Yue took his application report to Regimental Commander Li to request housing in the family quarters.
Regimental Commander Li had only just learned about this matter.
He hesitated for a moment before looking up at Zhou Yue. “I heard your wife has a fiery temper and questionable conduct. Are you sure you want her to join you here?”
Zhou Yue pressed his thin lips together. “Regimental Commander, she is my wife, and she’s also pregnant. I have to take responsibility for her.”
Pregnant? Regimental Commander Li was shocked.
Hadn’t Zhou Yue returned to the military unit the day after marrying his wife? And she was already pregnant after just one night?
Youth truly was something else.
Since Zhou Yue agreed to have his wife join him, Regimental Commander Li approved his application.
“It seems there are no vacant rooms left in the newly built apartment buildings in the family quarters. There are still a few single-story houses available—you can go take a look. Or you could wait for a spot in the apartment buildings.”
The apartment buildings were newly constructed and extremely popular. Everyone was eager to experience something new and fought tooth and nail to get a room in them.
As a result, the single-story houses were left vacant and relatively quiet.
Zhou Yue preferred the quiet. If he and Xu Xi moved into the apartment buildings, given her tendency to make a scene, she might cause trouble with the neighbors.
After leaving Regimental Commander Li’s office, Zhou Yue still had to go on a maritime patrol.
But Xu Xi was still at the guesthouse. It was already past seven in the morning, and he didn’t know if that lazy woman had gotten up yet. Even if she had, there was no one to take her to breakfast.
What a hassle.
Zhou Yue furrowed his brows slightly and turned toward the training ground.
Deputy Battalion Commander Feng Wei was leading the training session. When he saw Zhou Yue approaching, he was about to tell him they could head out for the maritime patrol once training was over.
But Zhou Yue said, “Let’s postpone the patrol by half an hour.”
Feng Wei was puzzled. “Old Zhou, is there something urgent? Or is there a problem at sea?”
The person who had always led the patrols on time was now saying they should postpone it. Feng Wei instinctively thought something had happened.
Zhou Yue replied, “My wife has come to the island and is staying at the guesthouse. I need to go check on her.”
Feng Wei: “…”
Well, he had worried for nothing.
After instructing Feng Wei, Zhou Yue first went to the military canteen and bought cornmeal steamed buns and porridge. Thinking she might not have an appetite, he also asked Sister-in-law Guo for some pickled vegetables.
Sister-in-law Guo teased him, “Xiao Zhou, you really dote on your wife. Pregnant women usually love sour and spicy food.”
Zhou Yue wasn’t doting on his wife. He just felt that Xu Xi had grown even thinner since becoming pregnant. An unhealthy body was prone to illness, and he simply wanted to avoid the hassle.
Carrying an aluminum lunchbox, he arrived at the second floor of the guesthouse and knocked on the door of Xu Xi’s room.
Xu Xi was sound asleep. At this hour, she would usually still be in bed, sleeping until at least eight or nine o’clock. Back in the village, she had often been scolded by Mother Zhou for this.
In her drowsy state, she thought the knocking was part of a dream. She pulled the blanket over her head, wanting to sleep a little longer, but then came another series of knocks at the door—”tap, tap, tap.”
“Who is it, so early in the morning…”
Xu Xi mumbled, dragging herself out of bed with heavy drowsiness to open the door.
Seeing Zhou Yue standing at the doorway in his crisp military uniform, she instantly became more alert. “What brings you here?”
Zhou Yue was about to hand her the aluminum lunchbox when his gaze inadvertently dropped, and his movements abruptly froze.