She Lives without Regret in This Life

Chapter 741: Chapter 772: Caring for the Wife

Wu Houhai came back from his shift and ran into Xu Qigang head-on. At first, he hadn’t realized it, but when he came face to face with Xu Qigang and blocked his path, he found himself in front of the… Captain?

“Captain!” Wu Houhai greeted him, dumbstruck.

Xu Qigang frowned, pressing Sheng Ning’s face into his chest, saying irritably, “Are you still in the way?”

“No, no… go ahead, please go ahead.” Wu Houhai quickly stepped aside, not regaining his senses until Xu Qigang was out of sight.

He looked at the neighbors who had gathered around to see what the commotion was about, asking in a dumbfounded manner, “Was that just now the captain?” Good heavens! The cold and heartless Living Yama in his mind, the captain who never dared to talk to women, actually carried his wife all the way home from the family compound?

Could his eyes be deceiving him?

Li Duoxi amusingly rubbed her eyes, “You saw right, that was the captain.”

Holding a rolling pin in her hand, Xing Fang had clearly been too busy to put it down when she came out to join the excitement. She said enviously, “Ah! I never thought the captain would be so affectionate towards his wife. If I had known, I would have introduced my cousin to the captain.”

“Wishful thinking! As if your cousin would be a match.”

Xing Fang was left speechless, her cousin’s looks paled in comparison to the captain’s wife when combined with the rest of the family compound.

“Don’t talk nonsense in the future.” Li Duoxi glared disapprovingly at her own wife, “It wouldn’t be appropriate if the captain’s wife found out.”

“Yes, yes, yes…” Xing Fang hastily apologized, “Look at my big mouth, spouting nonsense.”

“Alright, everybody disperse! No one is to mention this tomorrow, whoever does will have bad luck.”

The bad luck was no joke, literally. The men present all shuddered in unison, each summoning their wives to head home.

*****

Sheng Ning slept in a daze until it was dark and woke up to the delicious smell of food in the house. As she climbed out of bed, she saw that her clothes had been changed and a soft, beautiful smile appeared on her face.

Xu Qigang, hearing the noise from the kitchen, made his way to the room in a few steps. Seeing her about to get out of bed, he leaned against the door frame, watching her intently without blinking.

“What are you looking at?” Sheng Ning, feeling awkward under his gaze, asked.

“Looking at how beautiful my wife is.” Xu Qigang said seriously, “Want to sleep a bit more?” He had been hard on her these past days, making her cry and beg for mercy night after night, and today she had cooked so many dishes.

“I’m hungry!”

“So am I!” he whispered in her ear, voice low.

“Hungry? I’ll make you some food.” Sheng Ning rubbed her stomach, suddenly feeling dizzy, and found herself swept into Xu Qigang’s embrace. He held her like one would a baby, supporting her buttocks with one hand, face to face with her.

Sheng Ning was startled and, afraid of falling, quickly wrapped her arms around his neck.

“I only want to eat you.”

The words from Xu Qigang made Sheng Ning’s hands feel scalded, and she quickly let go. As he moved, the motion of his steps made her think she might fall at any moment, so she had to hold on again.

“Put me down,” she pleaded, her entire skin blushing with embarrassment. Ever since getting married, the pride she took in herself vanished instantly; except during the time when he was away on missions, every other night she was pressed down, losing all her dignity.

“Be good, don’t move.” Xu Qigang slapped her buttocks, making Sheng Ning freeze. A jolt of electricity shot from the place he touched all the way to her tailbone, leaving her no choice but to lie helplessly in his arms, not daring to move.

Xu Qigang looked at her with a fondness in his eyes and carried her to the dining table to set her down.

Finally on the ground, Sheng Ning breathed a sigh of relief, staring at the large bowl of noodles on the table in astonishment. “What’s this?” The presentation was rather poor, with egg, greens, garlic, spring onions, and soy sauce?… Soy sauce in the noodles, really?