Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside Chapter 1655: Missing Her

Gu Jinli let out a little snort, pushed the door open and went in. After closing it, she walked toward him and reached out to tug at his clothes.

If it were any other time, Qin San Lang would definitely be delighted, but right now he stopped her and said, "Xiao Yu, wait a bit. Give me the Insect Attractant first, I’ll drive out any insects."

He had just come back from outside the city. Those poisonous insects were vicious, and he didn’t know whether he’d been infected. He didn’t want Gu Jinli to come close, afraid that if he had been infected, he would harm Xiao Yu.

Gu Jinli said, "You can’t do it alone, you need two people. Otherwise if the insects are lured out there’ll be no one to kill them."

"I’ll have You Xi and the others come in to help." Qin San Lang took the medicine box from her hand, lowered his head to look at her and said, "Xiao Yu, be good and go out first. I don’t want anything happening to you."

His tone was gentle, but his attitude was very firm, not allowing her to refuse.

Gu Jinli had no choice but to nod her agreement. She took the medicine box back again, took out the Insect Attractant and handed it to him. "This is the Insect Attractant."

Then she carefully explained to him how to use it. She talked for a full half an hour before leaving.

Not long after, You Xi came over with Feng Jin.

"Madam." The two greeted Gu Jinli, then went into the side room to use the medicine on Qin San Lang.

Gu Jinli was a bit bored, so she sat on the stone bench in the courtyard to wait. She waited for more than forty-five minutes before the door of the side room finally opened.

Qin San Lang came out freshly dressed, smiling gently at her. "Xiao Yu, I’m fine. There are no poisonous insects in my body."

During the days when the city was besieged, Feng Jin had been doing insect-expelling work all along. He was very experienced in using the Insect Attractant to lure out insects. After using the Insect Attractant on Qin San Lang three times without luring out any poisonous insects, he concluded that Qin San Lang had not contracted the poisonous insect disease.

Feng Jin and You Xi both knew the rules between Qin San Lang and Gu Jinli, so once they finished, they immediately left.

After hearing this, Gu Jinli let out a sigh of relief, then said, "But we can’t be happy too soon. You still have to use the Insect Attractant once a day for the next few days, otherwise I won’t feel at ease."

"Alright, I’ll listen to Xiao Yu." Qin San Lang walked over to her, took her hand and pulled her up, heading toward the main room. "I’m hungry."

"I’ve prepared lots of good food for you, let’s go eat." Gu Jinli let him lead her into the room. As soon as they went in, she reached out to tug at his clothes again.

This time Qin San Lang didn’t stop her and let her take his clothes off.

Gu Jinli looked at the white cloth bandages wrapped around his body. There were specks of blood on them, but the blood stains were small. Clearly, although he was injured, the wounds weren’t severe.

"Feeling relieved now?" Qin San Lang lowered his head to look at her. The faint fragrance on her body stirred him, and his voice grew hoarse. He grabbed her, pressed her down onto the soft couch in the outer room, kissed her lips and greedily deepened the kiss. The hot breath from his nose was full of his urgency.

"When I was out there, I kept thinking of you~" He murmured tenderly, but his kissing grew stronger, his movements turning blush-inducing and heart-racing. With just a few motions he had stripped off her clothes.

Gu Jinli struggled for a moment and finally found a chance to catch her breath, hurriedly saying, "No, you have to sleep, or you’ll drop dead from exhaustion, mm~"

Qin San Lang was indeed exhausted; he had almost fallen asleep while bathing. But he missed her too much, and only wanted to press this little piece of flesh from the tip of his heart beneath him, to tangle with her to the end.

But Gu Jinli, after all, had medical skills, and in the end she didn’t let him have his way. "No, you have to listen, or I’ll get angry!"

Qin San Lang understood her. He knew when she was truly angry, and he himself was indeed being too impatient. He could only stop, hold her in his arms, and after calming down for a bit, agree. "Okay, I’ll listen to Xiao Yu."

He was an obedient husband.

He seized the chance to make a request. "When I wake up, Xiao Yu has to agree to me."

Gu Jinli’s face flushed. In order not to keep arguing about this, she quickly nodded.

Seeing her reddened, shy little face, Qin San Lang’s heart itched unbearably. He kissed her and said, "Xiao Yu is so good."

She always felt she was very domineering, the village bully, a female bandit. But she didn’t know how truly adorable she was, especially when it came to matters between husband and wife. She was always so shy it drove people mad, making them want to tear her apart.

"Hurry and eat, then sleep after." Being stared at like that made Gu Jinli a bit annoyed. She straightened her clothes, pushed him away, and went to bring all the good food to the table. "Here, these are what I specially saved for you. You have to eat well."

With Xing’an Prefecture under siege, supplies in the city were tight. She had secretly hidden quite a bit of grain, meat, and vegetables. After learning that he had returned, she picked out the best things and cooked them for him.

"Xiao Yu, you eat too." Qin San Lang served her a bowl of thick chicken congee. "Eat this, it’s nourishing. You’ve gotten thinner."

She had only been thinking about him, but she herself was also very exhausted. Her whole figure had slimmed down, and dark circles had appeared under her eyes, clearly showing she hadn’t slept well.

Gu Jinli was hungry too. She accepted the chicken congee and started eating with a spoon.

Perhaps because he had come back safely, without serious injury and without contracting the poisonous insect disease, she finally felt at ease. Once she relaxed, she felt especially tired, and began dozing off as she ate the chicken congee.

"Xiao Yu, open your mouth and finish the congee." Qin San Lang took her bowl, half embraced her, and fed her spoonful by spoonful, finally getting her to hold out until she finished the meat congee.

After giving her a cup of water, he bent down, about to pick her up and carry her to bed, but she refused. "Eat first. When you finish eating, we’ll sleep together... I have to keep an eye on you. Otherwise you’ll head out to busy yourself again after you eat, and you’ll overwork yourself and drop dead."

After speaking, she was so sleepy she let out a huge yawn.

Qin San Lang laughed. "Alright, I’ll eat right now."

He sat down again, held his bowl and gulped down the congee. Afraid she might be too sleepy to sit steadily, he kept one arm wrapped around her waist.

Since they were going to sleep soon, Qin San Lang didn’t eat anything too hard. He just drank two big bowls of thick chicken congee, rinsed his mouth with plain water, then said, "I’m done. Let’s go to the inner room and sleep."

With that, he bent down and picked her up. The moment he lifted her, his heart sank... Xiao Yu was much lighter. It was all his fault, bringing her to the Northwest and making her suffer.

Qin San Lang stepped forward, carrying her into the inner room. He put her on the bed, took off her outer Clothing, then held her as he slipped under the quilt, his voice soft and warm as he coaxed her. "Don’t worry, I’m right by your side. Sleep at ease."

He knew many of her habits. When she slept alone, she would keep a Dagger under her pillow. In the days he’d been gone, she definitely hadn’t had a single peaceful night’s sleep.

Sure enough, when Gu Jinli heard this, she felt much more at ease. Nestling in his arms, she wriggled around and found a comfortable position, then quickly fell asleep.

"Xiao Yu?" Qin San Lang hadn’t expected her to fall asleep so quickly. He was stunned for a moment, then felt a surge of heartache and guilt. "It’s my fault."

I didn’t take good care of you, and let you suffer.

These words he only dared to say in his heart, because Xiao Yu didn’t like hearing them; she’d get angry if he said them aloud.

Suppressing his heartache, Qin San Lang gazed a bit greedily at the wife in his arms, his mind already thinking about how to let her live a stable life as soon as possible. He hadn’t thought for long before he succumbed to his own exhaustion and fell asleep.

When he woke up, the sky was already completely dark, and his arms were empty. Xiao Yu was gone.

"Xiao Yu!" Qin San Lang panicked, afraid something had happened to her. He flipped over, grabbed the long knife on the table, and rushed out.

He was walking too fast and nearly ran into Gu Jinli, who was coming into the room.