Xu Qi wasn’t angry, but after that incident, she always suspected that people who came to her house looking for Ye Lan might have something inappropriate to say to him. Therefore, she rarely went out, staying at home every day to be with her husband.

Ye Lan was very satisfied with this kind of life. He was happy with his wife and just wanted to stay with her. Since his wife could stay at home to take care of him, he naturally felt very willing.

However, on this day, Xu Qi made an appointment with Xu Zhi to go hunting wild boars on the mountain, so she had to let go of her husband, whom she had been holding for several days.

Standing at the door, she said to Ye Lan seriously, “If someone comes today and talks nonsense to you again, you must not believe them. Otherwise, when I come back, you’ll be in big trouble, understand?”

Xu Qi poked Ye Lan’s forehead.

After that extremely pleasant experience, Ye Lan dared not overthink anymore. If it happened again, he would be doomed.

“I got it. I’ll wait for you at home, and you should be careful when you’re out.”

Ye Lan handed Xu Qi what she wanted, completely looking like a soft-hearted person.

Xu Qi comforted him, “I’m just scaring Xu Zhi. We can’t handle those wild boars ourselves anyway. I just want to make her stop nagging every day.”

With that said, Ye Lan felt much relieved, but then he remembered to remind Xu Qi, “You should come back early, I’ll make drunken chicken for you.”

Xu Qi’s eyes lit up, and she immediately agreed.

The process of hunting wild boars was very simple because after the two of them went up the mountain, they didn’t even see the shadow of a wild boar. Xu Zhi didn’t seem like she wanted to hunt wild boars either. Instead, she kept talking about her family affairs.

For example, how her father’s temper was getting worse, and how her brother didn’t want to get married. Xu Qi just occasionally nodded in agreement.

Finally, Xu Zhi sighed, “If possible, I also want to buy a husband to serve myself. There are clearly two men in my family, but I have to take care of everything myself, even their meals.”

Saying this, Xu Zhi couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

Xu Qi advised, “Then just buy one. What’s there to worry about?”

Xu Zhi looked miserable. “If my father finds out, he’ll break my legs.”

Xu Qi had nothing to say to that.

“What about you now?”

“What else can I think? Just sneak out from being busy and play with you. Oh right, where do wild boars usually appear?”

Xu Qi had never seen a live wild boar before, so she naturally didn’t know. The two of them wandered around aimlessly and finally found a wounded rabbit.

They looked at each other while holding the rabbit.

In the end, they decided to take the rabbit home with Xu Qi.

Xu Zhi also liked the rabbit very much, but those two men at home… they might end up cooking and eating the rabbit.

It might not necessarily be cooking; frying was also possible.

Thinking about it made them both unable to resist.

Xu Qi put the rabbit in her arms, already thinking of several dishes in her heart.

On the way back, Xu Zhi told Xu Qi that there was a plague in some areas, and it was said that the disease spread quickly among humans, so she reminded Xu Qi to be careful.

They parted ways at the intersection.

“Ah Lan, I’m back.”

“Oh, Qi’er finally came back.”

Uncle Man was standing at her door, holding something in his hand.

As soon as Xu Qi heard his tone, she had a bad premonition. “What’s… what happened?”

“Oh, your husband fell at home, and you still had the leisure to go out and catch a rabbit?”

Uncle Man looked at Xu Qi with eyes that were no different from those of a scumbag.

Xu Qi was shocked, but she didn’t have time to care about how Uncle Man looked at her. She just heard that Ye Lan fell, and she was so anxious, “Ye Lan fell? Where did he fall? Is he inside? Let me go in and have a look.”

Xu Qi hurriedly threw the rabbit into Uncle Man’s arms and rushed into the room.

Uncle Man, looking confused, followed with the rabbit in his arms.

In the room, Ye Lan was sitting on the bed with his shoes off, his ankle swollen and red, with some bloodstains from the abrasion, looking very pitiful.

Seeing this, Xu Qi couldn’t help but feel distressed when she entered.

“Ah Lan, how did you fall?”

She quickly walked over and sat on the edge of the bed.

Ye Lan didn’t expect Xu Qi to come back suddenly. He was startled and moved his foot, causing the wound on his foot to become unstable, and it hurt so much that he groaned.

Xu Qi hurriedly scolded him, “What are you doing! You’re injured and you’re moving around?”

Ye Lan dared not move anymore, but there was a hint of grievance in his eyes.

He was becoming more and more prone to feeling aggrieved. Obviously, he didn’t feel much pain before, but now that his wife had arrived, he suddenly felt so much pain, not only in his foot but also in his stomach.

When Xu Qi sat next to him, he couldn’t help but reach out to touch her neck. When he reached it, he buried his head in her chest and complained with a helpless tone, “Wife, my foot hurts so much, it’s swollen.”

Seeing him like this, how could Xu Qi bear to blame him? She had to pat Ye Lan’s back gently and comfort him softly.

“Is it really hurting? I’ll go call the doctor for you!”

Uncle Man happened to come in from outside and heard this. He immediately felt dissatisfied, “Call the doctor? I brought some safflower oil with me. Just apply it and massage it, and it’ll be fine.”

Both of them looked at Ye Lan, who hesitated. He didn’t want Xu Qi to go find a doctor for such a small matter, so he pulled her back, “No need, it’s not that painful, just rubbing some oil will do.”

The slight discomfort in his abdomen was suppressed by Ye Lan.

“But…”

Xu Qi still had some worries, “Are you sure you didn’t injure your bones?”

She asked Uncle Man again, and he affirmed confidently, “Do you think I can deceive you? I’ve lived for so many years; I can see through these things.”

With Uncle Man’s reassurance, Xu Qi finally relaxed and sat back next to Ye Lan. She took the safflower oil from Uncle Man, slowly opened it, and was about to apply some when Ye Lan weakly pushed her hand away.

In front of him, Ye Lan suddenly vomited twice on the ground and pushed away the safflower oil in Xu Qi’s hand weakly.

Xu Qi held the safflower oil in confusion.

Uncle Man didn’t realize it at first, but as an old man, he understood more than Xu Qi. He pushed Xu Qi aside and urged, “Qi’er, go quickly, find a doctor to check on your husband, hurry!”

Xu Qi’s body acted faster than her mind. Before she could figure out why she needed to find a doctor, she had already rushed out.

“Well, this pulse, there’s no doubt that it’s a pregnancy pulse.”

The doctor arrived quickly and diagnosed quickly, with a smile on his face.

Xu Qi’s eyes lit up. Pregnant? He was pregnant?!

In contrast, Ye Lan, who had always wanted children, was in a daze on the bed.

Xu Qi didn’t pay attention to him for a while and nervously asked the doctor what precautions to take.

When the doctor mentioned less physical activity, Xu Qi’s face blushed uncontrollably. But until she sent the doctor away, Ye Lan was still staring blankly on the bed.

Uncle Man was happily offering his blessings to her, but it didn’t take long before he left the space for the newlyweds who had just received good news.

“Ah, why aren’t you happy?”

Xu Qi calmed down and walked to Ye Lan’s side.

Ye Lan was a little confused. He had wanted children very much, and he was very happy when he heard that she was pregnant. But when he turned his head and saw his wife’s happy face, he wasn’t as happy anymore.

Especially when his wife was so happy that she forgot to ask about his injury…

“Hug me.”

Ye Lan reached out his hands.

Xu Qi immediately hugged him under his armpits and pulled him into her arms. She also lifted his buttocks and shifted him a bit so that he could sit completely on her lap.

He was deeply embedded in his wife’s arms, feeling the familiar smell and warmth, and he felt a vague panic in his heart.

Xu Qi knew Ye Lan so well. Seeing him like this, she knew he must be starting to overthink things again. She couldn’t help but touch him with her hand.

“Didn’t you promise not to overthink things anymore?”

Ye Lan raised his head in a daze and saw his wife’s face very close to him. He said softly, “Wife, you didn’t apply medicine for me.”

Xu Qi:…

“I, I got too excited just now and forgot.”

She felt a little guilty and kept blaming herself. How could she forget this? Was she losing her mind?

Ye Lan didn’t say anything and hung his head. Xu Qi could feel his displeasure, so she put him down on the bed.

She rubbed her head against his neck and sincerely apologized, “I was wrong this time. Forgive me, next time I’ll prioritize you in everything!”

“Even the child will come after me?” Ye Lan followed up with a tight question.

Xu Qi was startled for a moment, then she patted his fair face, “You’re even jealous of the child.”

She wanted to make a joke to ease the atmosphere, but Ye Lan’s eyes were fixed on her tightly, making it impossible for her to joke. She could only helplessly say, “Of course, the child is yours, so I love it, but you’re the one I care about the most.”

Xu Qi rubbed Ye Lan’s head.

Finally, Ye Lan was a little happier. He moved his feet lightly, but couldn’t help but cry out in pain again.

Xu Qi hurriedly looked over in distress, “What’s wrong? Does the wound hurt?”

Ye Lan lay in Xu Qi’s arms, weakly nodding, and said with a hint of complaint, “You didn’t even remember my injury just now…”

Xu Qi immediately blamed herself, quickly applied medicine to his foot, hugged him, and comforted him with kisses and sweet words for a long time before he finally felt better.