Qin Yi was imdiately flustered, his forehead sweaty from anxiety.
His dilemma seed more difficult than commanding operations from behind the scene or leading the three armies. Desperate and helpless, he clumsily comforted her in a murmur.
"Pan’er, honey, don’t cry. It’s my fault for neglecting Little Yanyan... It’s all on ..."
He quickly reached out to wipe the tears from her face, hastily kissed her lips, trying hard to soothe her.
She must feel wronged.
This little woman, whom he has cherished in his heart, he promised to give her the best according to his ans. Yet now, he has made her so upset, causing his heart to feel as if it was painfully clenched into a bundle.
However, at this mont, Little Yanyan, nestled in Pan’er’s arms, suddenly pouted her mouth, letting out a cry.
Pan’er was startled and quickly pushed away Qin Yi’s embrace: "Let go, you’re squishing Little Yanyan!"
Qin Yi was shocked and imdiately let go of her. Thinking back to his emotional outburst just now, he feared he might have hurt his precious daughter. He reached out to touch Little Yanyan, but then retracted his hand in haste.
"Did... did I hurt her?"
"Everything’s fine. Look at how lively she is now!"
Su Pan’er was holding Little Yanyan and lightly patting her back. The soft and tender comforting tones, filled with indescribable love, affectionately kissing Little Yanyan’s little face. Little Yanyan had stopped crying long ago. Seeing her mother sneak a kiss, she cheekily used her little hand to dig at Su Pan’er’s face, her little mouth letting out giggly laughs.
Seeing that the laughing Little Yanyan was unhurt, Qin Yi gave a sigh of relief.
Looking at the mother and daughter’s warm interactions, he wanted to join in and several tis extended his large hand, which eventually landed on Su Pan’er’s shoulder.
"I’ve made you go through a hard ti raising the child alone."
The hardship of raising a child; worrying about their hunger, thirst, cold, constantly having to divide your attention to take care of and be concerned about them.
These incidental things aren’t easy to handle well at all!
"Between a husband and wife, there’s no room for grievances or ntioning of hardships!"
There was a gentle smile on Su Pan’er’s lips. Her face was filled with love as she looked at Little Yanyan.
As she raised her eyes and t Qin Yi’s hawk-like eyes full of distress, her heart involuntarily ward. She was completely filled with a sense of being moved.
"I am not wronged! Not only do I have Little Yanyan’s company, but also your affection and understanding. Moreover, you didn’t confine within the four corners of the rear courtyard, enabling to utilise my talents for a free life. All of this is my, Su Pan’er’s, good fortune!"
With her fiery temper, had it not been for a man like Qin Yi who truly cherished her, cared for her, and protected her, perhaps she would not have had such a comfortable and free life as today’s!
They say a woman is like the most precious and delicate flower - beautiful, noble, and elegant.
Not only does she need a man’s heart as sunlight, his love as nutrients, and his hand as the soil, but also ticulous care, watering, and protection, to make this flower of a woman shine brightly, like a pearl, radiant and moving!
Although Su Pan’er is fiery, she has a delicate heart.
"I’m not as good as you put it, there are still so many, many places where I have not taken good care of you..."
Qin Yi was truly distressed. Seeing the chubby, soft, and adorable Little Yanyan with her starry eyes blinking up at him, he could not help but smile. He attempted to reach out and hold Little Yanyan in his arms.
"Little Yanyan, quickly say ’Daddy’, co, let Daddy hold you..."
Little Yanyan stared at the bearded face of Qin Yi in front of her, tilting her small head as if she could not recognize him. She twisted her neck and reached out for Su Pan’er’s embrace instead.
Su Pan’er quickly held her little hand, teaching her, "Yanyan, this is your daddy, say ’daddy, daddy’."
"Mommy, lan..."
Little Yanyan refused and desperately scrambled to Su Pan’er’s side. Seeing that her mother wouldn’t hold her, her small face suddenly scrunched up, and she started crying.
The crying reddened her little face instantly, breaking Qin Yi’s heart!
He quickly handed the child to Su Pan’er.
"I guess she isn’t used to the stench of blood on . She is crying so hard, it won’t cause her any problems, right?"
"No worries, children cry all the ti! It even exercises their lung capacity."
With a casual response, Su Pan’er quickly carried little Yanyan while comforting her. Seeing Qin Yi’s weary expression, she quickly ordered the servants to bring hot water.
"You should clean up before trying to sleep, I’ve asked Qingwen to prepare hot water for you. It’s in the small compartnt at the back, you should wash up before sleeping."
With acknowledgent, Qin Yi glanced over at the mother-daughter duo sowhat reluctantly before complying and heading towards the small compartnt.
Once little Yanyan was pacified, Su Pan’er handed her to Nanny Zhou to be fed.
When she returned to the small compartnt, she realized that Qin Yi had already fallen asleep leaning against the wooden bucket.
His relaxations in sleep left him looking as sweet as a baby. Long and dense eyelashes added a hint of shadow to his face, making his red eyes even more pronounced.
How many days and nights had he gone without proper sleep to be this exhausted?
This thought filled her with overwhelming heartache!
She carefully picked up a bath towel and began to bathe him. As soon as her hand touched his body, he reflexively grabbed her wrist!
This startled Su Pan’er, making her gasp!
Her reflection in his suddenly open eyes instantly made his suspicion fade away. Yet, he didn’t let go of her hand. Instead, he pulled her onto his chest and hugged her tiny waist before quickly falling back asleep.
"Did I... hurt you?"
"No..."
Before she could finish speaking, she saw that Qin Yi had fallen asleep again. Filled with concern, she carefully extricated herself from his embrace.
She picked up a cloth and ticulously started wiping down his body. In the process, she noticed – he had lost weight!
He had lost so much weight that he was all skin and bones!
His skin and bones appearance was hidden behind his clothes and armor. But once those were removed, his emaciated figure was fully laid bare. Prominent collarbones and clearly defined ribs served to highlight the several scars of various sizes that littered his body. The scars varied in seriousness, presumably the accumulated tolls from the past few months.
One scar in particular left a ghastly arc on his shoulder – from the looks of it, it had been a deep wound that cut into the bone. Would his entire arm have been severed if the blow had been just a little stronger? At that thought, Su Pan’er shuddered with cold.
He had been seriously injured, yet he hadn’t ntioned a word about it in these past months!
This realization made Su Pan’er a little irritated. She unintentionally pressed harder, which made him stir in his sleep, but he didn’t open his eyes.
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