Marrying My Bestie's Ferocious Brother - He Calls Me His Baby!-Chapter 66: Complaining to the Living Yama? Gu Yanshen’s Dominant Warning!

Chapter 66: Chapter 66: Complaining to the Living Yama? Gu Yanshen’s Dominant Warning!

"Is something wrong?"

Gu Yanshen’s voice had not a trace of warmth, like iron frozen in winter.

Zhao Xuerou’s tears fell instantly, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

"Mr. Gu..."

She choked on her words, filled with grievances.

"I... I just wanted to check on your wife, she’s pregnant, and I’m worried about her."

"I kindly brought her hawthorn soup that I made myself, but she... she seems to have misunderstood something..."

Her words were halting, deliberately ambiguous.

A few army wives who had just finished doing laundry walked by, slowing their steps.

Li and Sister-in-law Qian were among them, exchanging a look of anticipation.

Gu Yanshen did not stop his pace.

He walked up to Zhao Xuerou, his tall figure casting a shadow, engulfing her completely.

"Misunderstood what?"

Zhao Xuerou was stifled by the intimidating aura he exuded.

She instinctively stepped back half a step, her voice even more agonized.

"Your wife... she doesn’t seem to like me talking to you..."

"She even said... even said my gifts were dubious..."

"I really didn’t mean anything else, Mr. Gu, I just... just admire you as a war hero..."

Gu Yanshen looked at her and suddenly spoke.

"Admire?"

"Admire and then come crying at my door?"

"Admire and then speak ill of me in front of my wife?"

Zhao Xuerou’s face turned pale instantly.

"I didn’t! I was just concerned..."

Li, unable to bear it anymore, stepped forward.

"Mr. Gu, don’t speak like that to Xuerou, she means well."

"Exactly, living in the same courtyard, isn’t it normal to visit each other?" Sister-in-law Qian chimed in.

Gu Yanshen’s gaze shifted from Zhao Xuerou’s face, coldly scanning Li and Sister-in-law Qian.

"Do you want to explain for her too?"

That one look was like an icy shard.

Li and Sister-in-law Qian had their remaining words stuck in their throats, unable to utter a single syllable.

The surroundings fell entirely silent.

Gu Yanshen’s gaze returned to Zhao Xuerou.

"Comrade Zhao Xuerou."

His voice wasn’t loud, yet it cut through the nerves of everyone present like an icy blade, slice after slice.

"Today, I remind you of three things."

Zhao Xuerou’s body began to tremble, her complexion as pale as paper.

"First, my wife Lin Wan Yi, is my life."

"Anyone who makes her unhappy is stabbing me in the heart."

"Second, aside from work, I don’t want any female comrade reaching out to me or my family for any reason."

"My time belongs to my work and my family."

"Do you understand?"

Gu Yanshen stepped forward, the ominous aura from the battlefield rushing forward.

Zhao Xuerou could barely stand, her lips trembling, her teeth chattering.

"Third."

He spoke each word deliberately, his voice cold enough to shatter ice.

"Mind your own business, and do your own duties well."

"Don’t pry into things you shouldn’t, don’t entertain thoughts you shouldn’t."

"Next time, it won’t be just a conversation."

He withdrew his gaze, never looking at her again.

"Do you understand?"

Zhao Xuerou’s lips trembled; under extreme fear and humiliation, she couldn’t utter a word.

"I’m asking you, do you understand?"

"Un...understood..." she forced out, using all her strength.

Gu Yanshen walked past her, directly pushing open his courtyard door.

With a "bang," the courtyard door closed.

Sealing off all the sounds outside.

After a few seconds of silence, the surrounding chatter exploded like boiling oil.

"Oh my God, did you hear? Mr. Gu is so protective!"

"’My life’... ’stabbing me in the heart’... My goodness! Such words!"

"That Zhao Xuerou, now she’s disgraced the entire military district."

"Serves her right! Always playing the innocent flower, turns out she had these thoughts!"

Li and Sister-in-law Qian’s faces changed colors, they left hurriedly, carrying their basins.

The scattered murmurs were like countless needles, piercing clearly into Zhao Xuerou’s ears.

She stood there, frozen, feeling icy all over, as if stripped naked and thrown into the snow.

...

Inside the house.

Lin Wan Yi was lying on a recliner reading a book, a thin blanket covering her belly, in tranquil bliss.

She heard the door opening but didn’t lift her head.

"You’re back?"

The next second, an embrace carrying the chill of the outdoors wrapped around her from behind.

Gu Yanshen buried his face in her neck, not saying a word.

"Mm."

Lin Wan Yi felt tickled by his nuzzling, instinctively shrinking her neck.

"What’s wrong with you? Acting like a big dog."

His voice was muffled, with a hint of frustration barely detectable.

"In the future, people who don’t matter, don’t let them in."

Lin Wan Yi laughed.

She put down her book, turned around, and cupped his face.

"Got it, my big baby."

She kissed him lightly on the lips.

But Gu Yanshen didn’t respond as usual, just stared at her intently, his voice tight.

"What nonsense did she ramble to you?"

"Did she bully you?"

Lin Wan Yi saw his serious expression, like he was heading to battle, and found it amusing.

"Could she possibly bully me?"

She tugged on his hand, making him sit on the chair beside her, then mimicked Zhao Xuerou’s tone, speaking in a high-pitched voice.

"Oh dear, sister-in-law, Mr. Gu leads the army by day and cares for you by night, it’s too exhausting, men should focus on their careers!"

Gu Yanshen’s eyebrows furrowed.

Lin Wan Yi continued mimicking.

"Oh dear, sister-in-law, these dubious things you eat, it’s best to avoid them to stay out of trouble."

Gu Yanshen’s face turned grim.

Lin Wan Yi looked at him, smiling proudly like she had won merits.

"Then I told her, I told her not to let him revolve around me all day, but he just wouldn’t listen."

"I said, he said, I and the baby in my belly are his new career, the highest honor he must guard in this lifetime."

After she said this, she looked at Gu Yanshen smugly.

"How about it? Am I impressive?"

Gu Yanshen didn’t laugh.

He looked at her silently, then stretched out his hand and pulled her tightly into his embrace.

His arms wrapped tightly, as if wanting to merge her into his very bones.

"I’m sorry."

Lin Wan Yi was taken aback for a moment. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Sorry for what?"

"I didn’t handle it well, made you go through all this grievance."

His voice was deep, filled with self-reproach.

Lin Wan Yi’s heart softened, patting his back.

"Alright now, such a minor character, did she still manage to anger you? I didn’t even care about it."

"Besides, didn’t I already retort at her? Her face turned green when she left."

She pushed him back a bit, looking into his eyes.

"But, aren’t you going to ask what exactly she said to me? I might not have told the whole truth just now."

Gu Yanshen shook his head.

He reached out to caress her face, pressing his forehead against hers.

"No need to ask."

His voice was soft, yet incredibly firm.

"I only trust you."