On his first night as a substitute bride accompanying the army, the abstinent tycoon dropped his pre

Chapter 28 Do you want me to help you undress, or...?

"Then, what are you doing?"

The calluses on the man's hot, large hands touched her body. Wen Ci's skin was smooth and tender. Although she didn't move much, the scratching made her feel a little itchy: "Put me down. I can walk by myself."

The living room wasn't far from the bedroom, so I quickly led Wen Ci to the bedroom and placed her on the bed. Sunlight streamed through the white clouds and onto the bed.

Huo Jingyuan's words were concise:
"Good boy, let's apply the medicine."

As he spoke, he took out some ointment from the drawer.

“Draw the curtains…” Wen Ci swallowed hard.

Huo Jingyuan obeyed and did as instructed, drawing the curtains and walking back to the bedside to turn on the light. The doctor had told him to make sure to apply the ointment evenly around the area.

The room was illuminated by a warm, yellow light. The light wasn't particularly bright, but it was enough to make Wen Ci's face clear. The man's gaze was intense, and he curled his lips into a smile: "Do you want me to help you take it off, or will you take it off yourself?"

Wen Ci: "..."

She couldn't stand Huo Jingyuan's gaze.

It was like a hungry wolf staring intently at its prey.

"Then I..."

Before Huo Jingyuan could speak, Wen Ci reacted strongly: "I, I, I can do it myself."
-
The next day.

Wen Ci slept well. When she woke up, the sky was just beginning to lighten. She stretched and heard the soldiers' morning calls and running sounds next door very clearly.

She's in good health; the swelling went down after applying the medicine last night.

A chilly wind was blowing in the northwest early morning. Wen Ci put on a military overcoat and opened the outer courtyard door. She saw Xue Li standing at the door, raising his hand as if to knock.

Xue Li greeted Wen Ci with a smile: "Hello, sister-in-law."

As he spoke, he handed the steamed buns and porridge in his hand to Wen Ci: "Sister-in-law, this is breakfast that Brother Huo asked me to bring you. He has to lead the group in training later. If he doesn't come back for lunch, I will bring you the food."

"Wouldn't this be too much trouble?" Wen Ci frowned.

Xue Li shook her head: "No trouble at all." "I'm going for a run, I'll be going now."

"Thank you for your help, Xue Li."

Breakfast in the military compound consisted of steamed buns and porridge.

The porridge was served in a lunchbox, and she could feel the warmth emanating from her hands. Wen Ci's eyes curved into a smile as she finished eating breakfast and washed the lunchbox thoroughly.

Wen Ci planned to take a walk around the family compound to familiarize herself with the environment.

As dawn broke, sunlight streamed down upon the earth, making the Gobi Desert appear as if it were plated with gold, shimmering brilliantly under the sun's rays.

There were hardly any people in the three-bedroom apartment in the family compound. When Wen Ci walked to the back of the building, she saw people. Unlike the detached houses, there were about four rooms on each floor here.

Several small wooden stools were placed in front of the building. The tap water was on the first floor. There were three floors in total, and all the people in this building shared one tap water.

Several women sat on wooden stools, drinking porridge from bowls. Wen Ci's simple clothes caught their attention.

"A new family member?"

Wen Ci nodded: "I just arrived yesterday."

There are about ten buildings like this one in the entire residential compound. A woman from Northeast China took out a small stool and waved to Wen Ci: "Hey girl, come sit down."

Wen Ci was bored, so he simply went over and sat down.

"Hey girl, where are you from?"

Wen Ci replied, "The capital city."

"Huh—" The woman from Northeast China exclaimed, her eyes widening in surprise, "Isn't that our capital?"

Wen Ci nodded: "Yes, but I'm not from the capital. I come from the mountains over Beihe. I just took the old green train in the capital."

Wen Ci's household registration is in Beihe Township, which was one of the poor villages where educated youth were sent to the countryside a few years ago.

(End of this chapter)