Faced with this sudden, floral-scented hug, Ling Changfeng's back stiffened slightly.
His brain was in a trance for a moment, but his body had already responded—
He stretched out his hand and put it around Xu Xinghe's waist.
Turn a one-sided hug into a two-person hug.
Ling Changfeng lowered his head, the hair on his sideburns lightly brushed against his lover's neck, and let out a satisfied sigh.
As legal spouses, it's not that they didn't do anything more intimate than hugging, but that all happened in Xu Xinghe's sleep, or after he was drunk.
His little spouse never seemed to embrace him in a conscious state.
Marshal Ling recalled for a while in a trance.
The only time, it seems to be to prevent him from injecting himself with an overdose of tranquilizers...
But that probably couldn't be regarded as Xu Xinghe's initiative.
Ling Changfeng lowered his eyes, thinking that the pheromones emitted from him at that time were very different from what they are now.
That is to say...
Ling Changfeng buried his head a little lower, and sprayed all his hot breath around the sensitive and fair neck of the man.
In other words, this should be the first real, active hug from his little spouse.
This cognition caused Ling Changfeng's thoughts to stagnate for a short time.
It seemed more like a signal than a hug, a new chapter of music.
He selfishly wanted this hug to last longer, but after all, it was still in front of the operating room, and it was not appropriate to hug for too long.
Ling Changfeng sighed, patted his lover's back lightly, finally straightened up, and comforted in a low voice: "Okay, let me sit with you for a while."
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the winter sun pierced through the clouds, scattering fine specks of light like gold leaf.
In the gray-blue sky, white patrol boats flew by, like flocks of white pigeons, soaring in the wind.
Xu Xinghe took a deep breath, smelling that person's unique, sea-like smell.
The hour bell rang in the distance, everything was so normal, but it seemed different from usual.
What's the difference
Before Xu Xinghe had time to think about it, the person opposite had already let go of his arms.
In an instant, a weak, subtle emotion that can be called "disappointed" came to mind.
Xu Xinghe's heartbeat gradually calmed down, and he nodded slowly: "Yes."
"Don't worry, Lu Sen told me that the success rate of the operation is very high." Ling Changfeng sat side by side with him on the corridor of the hospital, bathing together in the warm winter sun.
Xu Xinghe's eyes lit up, but he held his breath immediately, and said cautiously: "But Doctor Lu Sen told me..."
"Risks always exist, so doctors can't talk too much when facing patients' families." Ling Changfeng turned his head to him and said, "I don't dare to talk too much, but..." He stretched out his right hand , holding Xu Xinghe's left hand, "Believe me, at least everything is developing in a better and better direction."
Xu Xinghe looked at him, and nodded under the gentle gaze of those different pupils, his voice was trembling with joy and excitement: "Okay."
"What about the two young ones?" Ling Changfeng glanced around.
"A Fei took Lily for a walk outside." Xu Xinghe said, "You know, in front of Lily, we didn't say that mother's condition was serious... After all, she is still so young."
"You're not too old." Ling Changfeng looked sideways slightly, and said in a low voice, "Don't try to resist everything by yourself."
Speaking of this, Marshal Ling pursed his lips and brought up the old matter again: "The operation time has changed, why didn't you inform me?"
Xu Xinghe: "..."
He opened his mouth and was struggling with what kind of rhetoric he should make up. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught sight of the two people returning from their walk. He couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly got up and waved towards the end of the corridor: "You guys are back."
Chu Yufei saw this situation from afar, and stopped in his footsteps.
Lily held her brother with one hand, stretched out her other small hand and waved at Xu Xinghe: "Hey, brother Changfeng is here too."
As a result, just as he was about to rush forward, he was pulled back.
Chu Yufei glanced at Xu Xinghe, who was waving warmly at them, and then at Ling Changfeng, who was beside him with a calm expression.
Feeling that the atmosphere was not good, he decisively pulled his sister around and said, "Go, I'll take you for a walk."
As he spoke, he quickly disappeared around the corner of the corridor.
Come and go like a wisp of smoke, leaving no trace.
Xu Xinghe: "???"
The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, thinking that this younger brother can't be taken anymore...
Turning around, he met Ling Changfeng's meaningful gaze again.
Xu Xinghe smiled embarrassingly, and suddenly he couldn't utter the righteous reasons that he planned to make up.
He sneaked a glance at Ling Changfeng, sat back beside him and whispered, "I didn't think you had a meeting in the afternoon, I was afraid you would worry..."
Ling Changfeng had no expression on his face: "I won't worry if you don't tell me?"
"..." Xu Xinghe thought for a while, and asked tentatively, "Then shall I inform you next time?"
"En." Ling Changfeng responded lightly, but his eyes were still attached to him relentlessly.
Xu Xinghe felt inexplicably guilty from his stare, he simply put his body on the bench, and asked self-destructively, "Is there anything else I did wrong?"
Ling Changfeng sighed silently, and opened his mouth and said, "You didn't do anything wrong, and I didn't mean to blame you..."
"You have." Xu Xinghe said with his head down.
"..." Ling Changfeng turned his head and looked at his little spouse speechlessly.
Xu Xinghe silently leaned to the side, and whispered: "Okay, you continue."
Ling Changfeng saw his small movements, and looked away calmly, then moved his body unhurriedly, and sat next to Xu Xinghe again.
He looked straight ahead and said without squinting: "I want to say that whenever you need me, you can come to me at any time. Although due to my military status, I cannot guarantee that I will be by your side at any time , I can’t even guarantee that I will be there in time when you need me, but I will try my best not to miss every moment when you need me.”
While he was speaking, the winter wind blew the wind chimes that someone had hung on the eaves, making a crisp and melodious jingle.
Xu Xinghe only felt his heart thumping, and his heart seemed to sway along with the string of wind chimes.
Shake and bang.
An indescribable feeling slowly melted in his heart, he twiddled his fingers, and said after a long time: "I don't want to delay your business because of personal matters."
"First of all, your matter is a personal matter to me, and it is also a business matter." Ling Changfeng looked sideways slightly, and his tone was very serious, but not serious. On the contrary, it was very patient and gentle.
"Secondly, you should know that if this afternoon's meeting was really important, I would not be here at all. I understand what you mean by 'business', and I will not delay them for any reason."
Xu Xinghe was silent for a moment, then nodded.
After getting along for so long, he knows what kind of person Ling Changfeng is. This man could be discussing honeymoon arrangements with himself one moment, and the next moment, when his secure communication line rang, he immediately changed his face and signaled himself to avoid it with a little apology—this is from the military department. Secrecy regulations require that even family members of senior military officers cannot listen in on the confidential channel.
"If you have any needs or encounter any troubles in the future, you can let me know boldly without worrying that I will be in a dilemma. I have made too many so-called dilemmas in my life. How to choose and how to make a decision, I have My own considerations. Taking a step back, even if one day I really made a wrong judgment due to some personal reasons, it is not your problem, and you don’t need to be responsible for it, let alone feel self-blame.”
Xu Xinghe turned his head and looked at Ling Changfeng in a daze.
The two looked at each other, the eyes of the latter were frank and open, as if the breeze of Jiyue had been embraced in a pair of different pupils.
Xu Xinghe thought that he could probably regard these words as a kind of promise.
Or, sincerity is more precious than promises.
So…
Maybe I should respond with something.
Xu Xinghe's eyes fell from those clear eyes to his pale thin lips.
He approached him slowly.
If it wasn't for the sudden sound of Ling Changfeng's communication equipment, Xu Xinghe felt that he would probably do something.
It's a pity that the adjutant's news came at such an inopportune time.
Ling Changfeng glanced at the communication sent by Qin Yuan, raised his head and looked at Xu Xinghe apologetically: "Sorry, I have to leave first."
He got up while speaking, and brushed off the folds of his clothes: "I'll be right back when things are done."
"It's okay, you can go get busy." Xu Xinghe got up to see him off, before leaving, he gave another hug, "Waiting for you to come back."
The estimated time for the entire operation was eight hours.
By the time Ling Changfeng finished handling the matter and rushed back to the hospital again, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.
The light indicating "operation in progress" remained on.
Although he was vaccinated in advance, the long wait can always magnify people's worries infinitely. As time went on, Xu Xinghe couldn't hold back the anxiety in his heart, and he felt restless.
Ling Changfeng knew that it would be useless to talk too much at this time, so he just quietly stayed by his side, waiting for the final result of the operation.
Finally, after seven and a half hours of surgery, at nearly ten o'clock in the evening, Mother Xu was pushed out of the operating room.
All of a sudden, everyone got up and surrounded him.
The attending doctor took off his mask, nodded at Ling Changfeng first, then turned around and said to Xu Xinghe with a smile: "The operation went well, the patient is in stable condition, and a minor operation will be performed in a week, but don't worry …”
All the voices gradually moved away from Xu Xinghe. After he heard the words "the operation went well", he felt that the world suddenly became quiet.
It wasn't until Ling Changfeng touched his arm lightly that he came back to his senses, his nose became sour instantly, but his star eyes were filled with joy.
It worked!
Xu Xinghe almost cried out, but in the end he just tightly held the hand of the attending doctor, saying thank you over and over again.
Ling Changfeng stood behind him, with a clear smile in his different pupils.
In the next few days, Xu Xinghe unexpectedly became busy.
Xu's mother's condition improved, her consciousness gradually became clear, and she was able to chat with her son and daughter normally during the day, so Xu Xinghe spent more time with her. In addition to arranging for younger siblings to go to school and live here—although Ling Changfeng's secretary is responsible for the execution, the finalization of the school and the choice of security are still left to Xu Xinghe.
Therefore, Xu Xinghe simply asked Fang Zhou for another week's leave, intending to arrange everything properly at once before going back to work.
And Ling Changfeng also had just returned to work and had a lot of things to deal with, so for a week in a row, the two of them stayed together less often.
By the time Mother Xu's condition improved significantly and she was able to walk on the ground, it was late November.
The temperature in Floating Star City breaks below zero, and people can let out a breath of white air while talking outdoors.
Xu Xinghe was finally freed from his busy schedule.
His long vacation is coming to an end and he will resume work soon, so he plans to cherish the remaining two days of good vacation and relax.
On a winter afternoon, in the Marshal's Mansion, he hugged Xiaoqi and lay down on the sofa, calling his smart butler: "KEY, bring me some songs suitable for listening to now."
"Okay, "Winter Sonata" is about to be played for you."
Xu Xinghe: "..."
Ling Changfeng's face flashed in his mind.
After that day, he actually wanted to say something to Ling Changfeng.
But firstly, the two of them are very busy these days, and secondly, he hasn't organized his language well, so this matter has been delayed.
The beautiful and moving melody echoed in the bedroom in the afternoon, Xu Xinghe looked up at the ceiling in a daze.
Sometimes my mind flashed with emotions, and sometimes it went blank.
At this moment, the group chat message of the Capital F4 suddenly popped up—
Lin Qi: "Friends! Do you want to get together tonight?"
Vincent: "Don't you even read the weather forecast?"
Lin Qi: "Look at the weather forecast. Is it possible that there will be thunder and rain in the winter?"
Qi Lier: "Tonight, Floating Star City will welcome the first snow since winter"
Lin Qi: "SO?"
Vincent: "The night of the first snow, how romantic! People who are interested are busy with dating, so why do you choose this time to have dinner?"
Xu Xinghe: "Where are you going to get together?"
The messages from the two were sent almost at the same time, within five seconds—
""Xu Xinghe" withdrew a message"
Lin Qi: "... I saw it"
Lin Qi: "Why did you withdraw it??"
Lin Qi: "Brother Xu, are you getting together?"
Xu Xinghe: "Not getting together"
Xu Xinghe: "Where do you guys go on a date? Give me a reference @任丽儿@贝丽特"
The group was quiet for a while.
Lin Qi slowly typed a question mark: "?"