Gu Lan's voice, filled with pain and sorrow, echoed in the empty house.
Lin Wan Yi looked at her, both angry and concerned, but instead of explaining, she calmly raised her hand, gently caressing her jade-like smooth cheek, a meaningful smile forming at the corner of her lips.
She leaned closer to Gu Lan, lowering her voice, a touch of appropriate shyness and helplessness lacing her tone, "Lanlan, you shouldn't say it like that. After all... we are newlyweds."
Gu Lan's eyes widened even more.
Newlyweds? Just because they're newlyweds, does it mean you can torment someone to death?
Lin Wan Yi noticed her expression and deliberately added more fire. She lowered her eyelids, her long eyelashes casting a shadow beneath her eyes, her voice soft and light, as if complaining, yet as if showing off: "Besides, your big brother, he may seem cold as ice, but actually... he's quite passionate."
The word "passionate" was heavily emphasized by her.
Gu Lan's mind went "boom," completely exploding.
She recalled her elder brother's six-foot-three frame, muscles as solid as iron, and then glanced at Lin Wan Yi's petite, delicate figure that looked like it could shatter with a pinch...
This isn't passion! This is practically life-threatening!
"How... how could he do this!" Gu Lan stamped her feet in anger, pulling Lin Wan Yi's hand, looking her up and down, "Are you okay? Did he hurt you?"
"I'm fine." Lin Wan Yi shook her head, smiling comfortingly at her, "Look at me, don't I look perfectly fine? My complexion even looks better."
Gu Lan looked at her face, tender enough to squeeze water from, charming enough to captivate one's soul, and was momentarily speechless.
Could this be the legendary "harmony of yin and yang"? My own living Yama brother, has such an effect?
She was still reeling from the shock of her worldview being overturned when the door clicked and was pushed open from outside.
Gu Yanshen, in his crisp military uniform, walked in from outside, bringing with him a gust of cold air.
The relaxed and slightly flirtatious atmosphere in the room instantly dropped to freezing point.
The moment Gu Lan saw her big brother, it was like a mouse seeing a cat, her previously righteous momentum vanished immediately, and she shrunk to the side.
Gu Yanshen's gaze swept around the room, finally landing on Lin Wan Yi. When he saw her face, even more radiant than yesterday, his gaze paused for a moment, his Adam's apple involuntarily moved.
He shifted his gaze to Gu Lan, his voice cold and hard, "What are you doing here?"
"I, I came to check on Wanyi..." Gu Lan said in a small voice.
Gu Yanshen didn't respond, walking straight to the table, placing his briefcase down, pulling out a stack of items, slamming them heavily on the table.
Another thick stack of cash and various vouchers.
Both Lin Wan Yi and Gu Lan looked over.
"The report for joining the army has been approved." Gu Yanshen looked at Lin Wan Yi, straightforwardly announcing, "In three days, you will come with me to the Beijiang Border Defense Group."
Beijiang?
Gu Lan sucked in a cold breath. That is the harshest place in the country! Cold enough in winter to freeze your ears off!
She instinctively looked at Lin Wan Yi, sure enough, seeing shock on her pale little face.
This is bad, this delicate capitalist lady, marrying my brother, the living Yama, is already something, now she has to suffer in such a place, is there any way to survive this?
Gu Yanshen saw Lin Wan Yi not speaking, assuming she was scared.
He pointed at the money and tickets on the table, his tone still commanding but slightly more tempered than before: "Beijiang is cold, and resources are scarce. Take this money, in the next few days go to the department store, buy everything necessary. Cotton clothes, quilts, snow boots... buy the thickest, don't save."
After finishing, he added another sentence: "If it's not enough, let me know."
These words left Gu Lan slightly bewildered.
Is this still her brother, who is stingy with words and cold as ice to everyone? He gave such detailed instructions?
Lin Wan Yi raised her eyes, looking at the man's tense face.
He was obviously caring for her, yet he had to use such a commanding tone, truly an awkward man.
She smiled.
In the surprised gaze of Gu Yanshen and Gu Lan, she openly stepped forward, collecting all the substantial "settling funds" from the table.
Then, she tilted her increasingly radiant face, sweetly smiling at Gu Yanshen, her voice soft and sticky:
"Understood, hubby."
"I'll manage all the money at home from now on."
When the words "hubby" came out, Gu Yanshen's body noticeably stiffened, that familiar red spreading uncontrolled at the tips of his ears once again.
He didn't dare to look Lin Wan Yi in the eyes, muttering an "mm," then grabbing his briefcase, as if avoiding something, quickly stepped into the little storage room, even closing the door behind him.
Gu Lan stood aside, completely dumbfounded.
She looked at the storage room's tightly closed door, then at Lin Wan Yi in front of her, smiling charmingly, who with just a few words made her big brother flee in defeat, suddenly feeling that maybe her previous worries were... a bit too much?
This sister-in-law doesn't seem to be some soft persimmon easily bullied!
After bidding farewell to the complex expression of Gu Lan, the house finally quieted down.
Lin Wan Yi carefully stored away the money and vouchers, looking around at this simple home.
Soon she would be going to that legendary place where water freezes in Beijiang.
For a delicate girl who grew up in the Jiangnan Water Village, this was nothing short of an exile.
But Lin Wan Yi's face showed not a trace of sorrow.
She closed the door, focusing her mind.
The next second, the scene shifted instantly in front of her eyes.
Once again, she stood in the misty, magical space.
Beneath her feet, the rich, oily black soil lay. Not far away, the rustic spring bubbled tirelessly, the air filled with a refreshing, sweet fragrance.
Beijiang's harsh cold? Resource scarcity?
Lin Wan Yi walked to the spring, watching the clear water reflect her radiant face, the curve of her lips widening.
For others, it may be a harsh land, but for her with this space, it's just a change of scenery, continuing her immortal life.
Moreover, she had a feeling, that man's pure yang and firm aura was the best nourishment for this space.
Going to Beijiang, staying together every day...
Her space would likely undergo a major upgrade soon.