Urban Soldier Young Master

Chu Ge watched the expression on Qin Ruojing's face, and after a soft "hmm," she turned her gaze back to him.

To Chu Ge's surprise, Qin Ruojing's reaction was unlike anything he had expected. There was a touch of humor, a hint of helplessness, and, surprisingly, a trace of... guilt?

Amidst his confusion, Chu Ge saw Qin Ruojing shake her head with a complex expression, "Oh, you..."

Chu Ge blinked, gave an awkward laugh, and thought to himself, what's going on here? What is that "you" supposed to mean?

But Qin Ruojing didn't say anything further, just looked at Chu Ge, making him feel even more uneasy.

In such a situation, anyone would feel uneasy, let alone Chu Ge, who could vaguely sense that Qin Ruojing had some prejudices against Chen Jiatong and Xu Jingyuan. Surely, Qin Ruojing must be full of anger now?

The two stared at each other with different thoughts for a few seconds, neither speaking, making the atmosphere rather subtle, until Chu Ge softly swallowed, breaking the uncomfortable silence he felt all over.

Qin Ruojing lowered her gaze, glanced at the phone screen, handed it back to Chu Ge with an inexplicable expression, and walked towards the bedroom without saying a word.

Accepting the phone, Chu Ge hurriedly looked down, now seeing the screen displaying the shutdown screen, which quickly went completely black.

After checking the phone, Chu Ge looked at Qin Ruojing's back and thought, big sister, what on earth did you mean?

After hesitating for a moment, Chu Ge felt that speculating idly here wasn't going to solve anything. He at least needed to understand Qin Ruojing's stance on this matter before making plans, right?

Taking a deep breath, Chu Ge placed the phone, now turned off, on charge outside, hesitated for a bit while looking at the bedroom door Qin Ruojing left open, but ultimately went in.

Qin Ruojing had already lay back down, lying on her side, turned away from the door, on the inner side of the double bed, just like when they pretended to be a couple.

Chu Ge carefully got onto the bed, moving cautiously and without even taking off his clothes, lay down at a slight distance from Qin Ruojing.

This way, if Qin Ruojing suddenly turned around and kicked him out of the bed, he could at least sleep on the couch with something to cover. In case Qin Ruoying came out to use the bathroom at night, he wouldn't be too embarrassed.

In the darkness, listening to Qin Ruojing's breathing, Chu Ge naturally knew she wasn't asleep. Even though he prided himself on having thick skin, he was quite uneasy at this moment.

He wanted to say something, but he really couldn't bring himself to do it. But if he said nothing, he found it uncomfortable.

In the quietness, Chu Ge felt time was dragging on, especially since it was his mistake. He finally couldn't hold it in, making a sound from his throat to remind Qin Ruojing of his presence.

Qin Ruojing gave no response, as if she didn't know he was trying to get her attention and hoping for a response.

Chu Ge looked sideways at the back of Qin Ruojing's head, coughed again, but Qin Ruojing still ignored him, leading him to give a bitter smile. It seemed she was really angry.

Ah... in such a situation, any woman would surely be angry, right? Quinn Ruojing not kicking him out of the bed yet seemed quite forgiving.

Since she's pretending I don't exist, perhaps... just leave it for now? Talk when she's calmed down a bit?

After considering this, Chu Ge quickly dismissed the idea.

Qin Ruojing's silence didn't mean things were just going to pass. If he pretended to be naive and kept quiet, letting Qin Ruojing stew in her anger all night, the gravity of the situation would likely escalate. Solving it then would be much more troublesome than now.

"Honey?" Chu Ge tested the waters with a call.

Qin Ruojing remained still, leaving him with the back of her head.

Chu Ge scratched his head, inching closer to Qin Ruojing, gently patting her shoulder, "Honey, uh..."

Before Chu Ge could finish speaking, Qin Ruojing, who had been silent for a long time, finally moved and turned to meet his gaze calmly.

"You mean those jokes you were reading online just now? Hmm… they really don't seem particularly suitable for me to see."

Chu Ge chuckled awkwardly. He would rather Qin Ruojing exploded in anger than deal with this veiled sarcasm.

Seeing Chu Ge silent, Qin Ruojing elegantly lifted the corners of her mouth slightly, "Why don't... you tell me another joke? I'll see if it's funny."

"Uh... there's no need, right?"

"Tell one. I'm not that sleepy now."

Chu Ge thought, of course, you're not sleepy now; you're simmering, ready to deal with me. Despite this, after a moment of hesitation, he rubbed his nose and nodded, "Then... shall I tell you another one?"

"Mm." Qin Ruojing looked into Chu Ge's eyes with a tranquil smile, as if she was genuinely looking forward to his joke.

Chu Ge internally gave a wry smile, but since he had to face the storm, telling some jokes before it arrived was actually not a bad choice. He didn't expect it to calm Qin Ruojing down, but at least it could lighten the atmosphere a bit.

Chu Ge pondered for a moment, cleared his throat with a couple of coughs, and told Qin Ruojing a joke about a master and a scorpion.

Qin Ruojing smiled faintly. From the beginning of the joke to the end, her expression didn't change much.

Chu Ge gave an awkward smile, touched his nose, and said, "Uh... it seems that wasn't very funny. Let me tell you another one, this time it's about a master and seven balls."

"No need, this one was quite funny, really." Qin Ruojing shook her head gently, looking tender and held Chu Ge's hand, "Husband, I'm sorry, it must have been hard for you..."

Hearing Qin Ruojing say this, Chu Ge was immediately puzzled. Was Qin Ruojing speaking in opposites? Not only did she call him "husband" again, she even apologized?

Chu Ge was stunned for a few seconds, "Uh... huh?"

Seeing Chu Ge's bewildered look, Qin Ruojing's eyes became even softer, shyly leaning on Chu Ge's shoulder, she spoke in a soft voice.

"I know you care for me, seeing that I was sleeping, you didn't want to disturb me, so you watched that kind of thing alone outside... even keeping the sound off..."

Feeling Qin Ruojing's tenderness and apology, Chu Ge started sweating, really sweating, sweat like a waterfall. The expression on his face was indescribably amazing.

By now he finally knew what was going on. Qin Ruojing wasn't speaking in opposites; it was all a super massive misunderstanding!

After all this time, Qin Ruojing actually thought he was secretly watching a small movie on the couch alone!

Although the result was simply unbelievable, upon careful thought, it was surprisingly predictable for Qin Ruojing to think so.

After all, at the time, the screen showed Chen Jiatong and Xu Jingyuan with heads bowed halfway, not fully showing their faces. Qin Ruojing just took a quick glance at the phone, failing to recognize them was completely normal, and when Qin Ruojing looked at the phone screen again, it just happened to auto-shutdown.

This was simply a stroke of luck. Qin Ruojing wasn't angry; instead, she felt full of guilt.

After pondering through everything clearly, Chu Ge finally felt at ease, his heart returning to his chest. While secretly rejoicing, he was also dumbfounded. His luck was off the charts, such a bizarre thing happening to him?

"Husband." As Chu Ge was sighing, Qin Ruojing's gentle voice came through his ears again.

"Hmm... huh?"

"Although I said it before, I want to say it again, it's really been hard for you. I realized I'm really dense. I never noticed before just how considerate you are."

Qin Ruojing held Chu Ge's hand, her expression was full of gentleness, from inside out radiating a full sense of femininity.

This Qin Ruojing was not the strong woman who could hold her own in the business world, but merely a little woman nestled beside her husband, her heart filled with happiness.

"Actually, I..." Chu Ge sighed internally, turned his head to meet those gentle eyes, hesitated for a moment, but eventually smiled slightly, "Actually, I'm not as good as you think. Marrying a wife like you is my fortune, a great fortune."

Qin Ruojing was slightly taken aback, then suddenly chuckled, "Husband, you can actually say such cheesy things? Honestly, it sounds really unfamiliar."

Chu Ge scratched his head, chuckled awkwardly and said, "Well... if you don't like hearing it, I won't say it anymore. Actually, I'm not used to it myself, feels like I'm not myself, kind of strange."

"Who said I don't like hearing it?" Qin Ruojing hurriedly shook her head. Then she seemed to think she overreacted, lowered her eyes, and mumbled softly, "Maybe if you say it often, I'll gradually get used to it..."

Seeing Qin Ruojing's rare expression, Chu Ge's heart felt a sudden wave of soft warmth, giving her a slight smile, gently squeezed the soft hand he was holding.

"Okay, I'll say it often in the future, just afraid you'll get tired or annoyed of hearing it."

Qin Ruojing opened her mouth, but didn't say anything more. She just met his eyes, at this moment, silence spoke louder than words.

They just quietly looked at each other, several minutes passed.

"Husband."

"Hmm?"

"Actually... earlier, you weren't really with some old Li or old Chen, eating or drinking, right?"

Chu Ge felt a stir inside, but on the surface, he stayed calm with a composed face. But just as he was about to say something, Qin Ruojing raised her hand to press against his lips, stopping him from speaking.

Qin Ruojing sighed softly, "Husband, don't rush to deny it. Maybe I'm not particularly smart, but... at least I still have a woman's intuition."