Master's Untamed Wife

Zhai Yanjun scratched his head when he heard that question from Mu Chenyan. Who knew he'd run into her first thing after coming here? It was truly his bad luck.      

"How are you even allowed to leave the base whenever you want?"     

Zhai Yanjun cleared his throat and replied honestly, "It's because my current task is not at the military base. I'm stationed at the training grounds in the suburbs."     

Mu Chenyan frowned, "College isn't starting until September. Why are you already stationed at the training ground? Do you already have the task to oversee the military training of college students?"     

"I'll be in charge of that but currently, we are training with a film crew."     

Mu Chenyan raised her brow and sighed, "Wow! Anything to bring people close to the army, eh?"     

"Something like that," said Zhai Yanjun.     

"Forget that, what the hell are you doing here?" she asked.     

"I... I came..." Zhai Yanjun didn't know what to say. He was here to see Xiang Wai because he learned she was sick. And he knew that Mu Chenyan also knew. But the fact was that they were all just not speaking this fact out loud. As if by keeping quiet, things will be different. "I came to see my Ayi!"     

Mu Chenyan rolled her eyes at that and saw how Yue Yue also went along with her favorite nephew saying, 'I called him here.' Well, she wasn't lying exactly. She was the one who told him that Xiang Wai was sick. So, it couldn't be considered a lie that she called him.     

Mu Chenyan shook her head at this pair of aunt and nephew before waving them off, "Do whatever you want to then. I'm off."     

'Come with me,' Yue Yue gestured for Zhai Yanjun to follow him. After his intense learning, at least, he could understand this much. So, he nodded and followed her silently.     

"Ayi, I'm sorry for using you as an excuse."     

Yue Yue chuckled silently. She caressed his hair before telling him, 'It's okay. I don't mind being your shield. Don't let it bother you.'     

Zhai Yanjun smiled brightly at her and nodded his head.     

As she took him to Xiang Wai's room, they found Xiang Weimin sitting beside Xiang Wai.      

"Ge, why do you think Raelle keeps reminding us that she doesn't need siblings?" They heard Xiang Wai's hoarse and nasally voice.     

"Lie down, will you?" replied Xiang Weimin. "You and I both already know she isn't in need of siblings. You should be happy with whatever space we have in her life right now. And we try being a little more shameless, we can squeeze a little more into her inner circle. Why are you so impatient? I already warned you, don't let her words get to you."     

"Hm, you shouldn't."     

Both Xiang Weimin and Xiang Wai looked up and saw Zhai Yanjun who said that.     

"If you let Raelle's words get to you, how will you live? You need to understand that whatever she says, she isn't trying to hurt you or put you down. She is just being herself. Let her be."     

"See? Even Yanjun understands her better than you," said Xiang Weimin.     

Xiang Wai frowned at her boyfriend, "Why do you understand my sister so well?"     

Zhai Yanjun felt his back go cold and hurriedly said, "She is the wife of my best friend. I heard a lot about her from Shui Xian. You know, he likes to show off his wife at every chance he gets."     

"Oh," said Xiang Wai. And suddenly, she said, "Wait! What are you doing here?"     

"I'm here to see you," replied Zhai Yanjun.     

"Who told you?" asked Xiang Wai and looked at her brother.     

Xiang Weimin stood up and held up his hands saying, "I'm innocent. And I'm not coming between you two as well. I'm leaving." Before leaving, he stopped and said to Zhai Yanjun, "Since you're here, put her to sleep. She has taken medicine but isn't willing to sleep."     

"I already slept too much," said Xiang Wai in response.     

"It's not enough."     

Zhai Yanjun sat down on the bed and held Xiang Wai's hand, "What's wrong? You're fine just last night? How did you get sick?"     

Xiang Wai didn't dare look at him. What to say? That she fell sick because the secret was messing inside her? It had ruined her whole inner system. She still hadn't come to a conclusion. No, the answer was clear. She couldn't tell him anything. She wasn't the only one keeping this secret.      

"I'm fine," said Xiang Wai. "It's a little bit of cold. Nothing serious. I'll recover in no time. We even used to swim in the river in the middle of winter and still survived. How can this little cold do anything to me? It's just that because of the warmth of the family, I've become a little more fragile than usual. It's really nothing serious."     

Zhai Yanjun took in all her expressions but didn't question why she was dodging his eyes. He just held her hand and smiled at her, "Then you should rest more. How can you recover if you won't rest? It's okay to become a little weak when you know there are people who care about you and will support you. There is nothing wrong with indulging in this warmth."     

Xiang Wai smiled at him and he continued to smile back. They both understood the meaning of those words very well. They both were people who craved the warmth of the family. How could he not understand why she became so fragile all of a sudden?     

"You..." she wanted to say something but stopped when she saw his face closer to her own. She closed her eyes and waited while he chuckled at her reaction before pressing his lips on her forehead. Xiang Wai opened her eyes at looked at him before saying, "You shouldn't be so close. What if you caught a cold?"     

"I won't," he said fixing the blanket on her body. "I'm right here. Close your eyes and go to sleep. Don't think about anything else. You need to recover first. Whatever is bothering you, we'll solve it together when you get well."     

Xiang Wai just stared at him in silence before she squeezed his hand and closed her eyes just as he said.