Sweet Wife in My Arms

ly sad.
Why didn’t he come to see her? He never mentioned about not coming last week.
Could he have been too busy? But she knew him too well to know that that wasn’t the case.

Even if he was busy, he would have spared time for a visit.

When she was back at the unit, the guard told her that there had been a call for her.
She quickly got beside the unit phone and waited; she didn’t have a phone, and the phone in the unit could only receive calls.

She was leaning against the wall all high-strung when the phone suddenly rang.
She fumbled to pick up the receiver and held it to her ears.

“Hello, who is this?” she asked with a shaky voice, her heart pounding hard.

“It’s me, Huanhuan,” said Lu Yi, phone in hand.
He couldn’t move, and his fingers were so stiff that he had to clamp the phone between his head and shoulders to prevent it from slipping.
He had been calling non-stop, but was told that she wasn’t around.

He supposed she must have been waiting for him.
However, he wouldn’t be able to visit for a few weeks.

Yan Huan sniffed sulkily.
“Why didn’t you come today?”

“Work has been demanding lately, so I won’t be visiting for a month.
Take care of yourself.
I’ll be over in a jiffy once I have time, alright?”

“Okay,” nodded Yan Huan.
When the call had ended, she still couldn’t get used to the absence of Lu Yi.
Suddenly, she didn’t want to be a soldier anymore.
She wanted to go home.
Two months, just two more months before she could go home.

She felt thankful she had subscribed to milk and lunchbox delivery service for him, so that he would eat properly.
Men are handsome when they are working, but working has never been an easy task.

When Ye Shuyun went to Lu Yi’s residence, she found two bottles of milk, so she took them along with her to the hospital.

“Since when did you have the habit of ordering milk?” she asked her mummified son as she placed the milk bottles on the table.
In the past, he was contented with water and never cared for things like milk.
He has grown up now, she thought, and knows how to take care of himself.

“She ordered it,” said Lu Yi as he gulped down one bottle of milk.
Nothing could stop him from drinking these two bottles of milk daily.

It took a moment for Ye Shuyun to realize who her son was talking about.

So it’s her daughter-in-law whom she has yet to meet.
She does seem like a good kid.
At least she’s thoughtful.

“Oh, speaking of which, where have you hidden her?” asked Ye Shuyun.
She knew she had a daughter-in-law, yet she didn’t know her name, appearance, or even her whereabouts.

She felt herself the most pitiful mother-in-law in the world.

“Are you afraid of me devouring your sweet young wife? Come on, your mother isn’t an old witch.” Young indeed, a whole five years younger than her son.
She would have been a student if she opted for further studies or started school early.

And what’s this now? How long are you going to hide her from your own mother?

“She can’t come at the moment, Mom,” said Lu Yi, putting the empty bottles back on the table.
The exertion sent a stinging pain down his body.
He squeezed his hand.