Chapter 118: Junior Brother, I Want to Ride a Horse

“Fifth Senior Sister, aren’t you hot wearing so many layers?”

Gu Xiangnan’s face was flushed red from the heat. Yet Yun Lengyue was dressed in long sleeves and a long skirt, wrapped up so tightly that not a sliver of skin showed.

“Ah~ It’s alright, I’m not hot,” Yun Lengyue replied, her gaze flickering evasively.

Gu Xiangnan grew suspicious. He gestured for Yun Lengyue to sit on the edge of the bed and gently lifted the hem of her skirt.

On her slender sun-kissed legs were several scars.

“Fifth Senior Sister, how did you get these?” Gu Xiangnan furrowed his brow deeply.

From the varying ages of the scars, he could tell these were not injuries from just one incident.

Yun Lengyue remained silent.

Gu Xiangnan then grasped her arm and rolled up the sleeve.

There were many more scars there as well.

This was only part of the story.

Beneath her clothes were other wounds, some healed so well they were barely visible.

How many more were there?

Gu Xiangnan dared not imagine.

His heart twisted painfully.

So painful.

So aching.

He held Yun Lengyue’s hand firmly, his voice trembling as he asked, “Fifth Senior Sister, how did you get all these scars?”

In Gu Xiangnan’s eyes, Yun Lengyue saw genuine concern, and it warmed her heart.

“This one,” she said, “was from France, during a mission. The enemy stabbed me with broken glass. I pulled it out with all my might right then and there, and later had many stitches.”

“This one was in Fusang. It was raining, and the man held a long-handled umbrella. Suddenly, he drew a long sword from the umbrella handle and slashed at me—I didn’t have time to dodge.”

“This one is ridiculous. The Pyramid Kingdom is all desert. I got lost and lost contact with the main forces.”

“Do you know how dangerous that was? Running out of bullets and food, with only a dagger left. To avoid dying of thirst, I cut myself to drink my own blood.”

“Whenever I was thirsty again, I cut another wound. I kept doing that until I finally escaped the desert.”

“These scars are from the Arctic. I accidentally fell into an ice hole; shards of ice pierced through my clothes and cut me badly…”

As Gu Xiangnan listened, his eyes grew moist.

He never imagined that Fifth Senior Sister’s journey had been so arduous.

Others only saw her as the invincible, lofty Northern Border’s female war god.

But her achievements came at the cost of relentless struggle.

She endured the same hardships as any man.

And yet, she could still smile as she recounted it.

Gu Xiangnan felt profound admiration.

He gently pulled Yun Lengyue into his arms. This towering woman was so petite.

He kissed her forehead.

“Fifth Senior Sister, you don’t have to keep doing this. I can take care of you for a lifetime.”

Yun Lengyue looked up at him in his embrace and asked,

“Well then! Junior Brother, you must grow quickly. When you’ve made a name for yourself, the seven of us sisters will retire.”

“Give me half a year; I’ll earn enough money. Then we’ll live together happily every day,” Gu Xiangnan resolved.

Yun Lengyue was deeply touched.

After drifting all these years, she was indeed tired.

She longed for a safe harbor.

She wondered when Junior Brother would be able to achieve that.

They held each other’s gaze for a few seconds; the air seemed charged with a strange chemistry.

Yun Lengyue hooked her arms around Gu Xiangnan’s neck and pulled him close.

Their passionate kiss lingered for a long time.

Their lips seemed glued together, impossible to part.

Gu Xiangnan’s hand slowly moved toward the buttons on Yun Lengyue’s dress.

There were several buttons, and he began to undo them one by one.

One…

Two…

Three…

He peeled the dress downward, his face following.

Suddenly, Yun Lengyue snapped back to reality.

She hastily gathered the loosened clothes back around her.

“Fifth Senior Sister, why?” Gu Xiangnan asked.

“I… have too many scars. It’s not pretty,” she said.

Though she didn’t mind the scars herself, she was still a girl.

Tonight would be her first time, and she wanted to leave a good impression on Gu Xiangnan.

To bare all her scars to him—she felt she couldn’t do it.

In this moment, Yun Lengyue lacked confidence.

Gu Xiangnan suddenly stood and started to leave.

Yun Lengyue was startled.

Had he gotten angry and didn’t want to continue?

She quickly stood and gently held his hand, softly saying,

“I don’t dislike you; I’m just afraid you won’t like my scars. We can turn off the lights.”

Gu Xiangnan turned back and smiled warmly.

“Fifth Senior Sister, what are you saying? How could I not like you? I like all of you, including your scars.”

“But I feel you’re not confident, so I want to apply something to you. After applying it, about eighty percent of the scars will fade.”

“Really?”

“Really. Wait for me here; I’ll go get it now.”

Gu Xiangnan walked to the foyer and pulled a bottle from his bag—Rejuvenation Cream from Su Hanyan’s company.

“Fifth Senior Sister, sit on the bed and take off your clothes. I’ll apply it for you.”

At the thought of undressing, Yun Lengyue’s face flushed bright red.

Partly from shyness, partly from insecurity over her scars.

After Gu Xiangnan’s repeated encouragement, she slowly removed all her clothes.

Gu Xiangnan saw countless scars all over her body.

He couldn’t help but feel heartache, his nose tingling.

“Senior Sister, I’m going to apply it now. It will feel a little cool.”

He dared not think too much, afraid he’d cry.

A grown man crying in front of his woman would be too embarrassing.

It took over half an hour to finish applying.

The bottle of cream was more than half empty.

“Senior Sister, you need to wait another twenty minutes. I’ll go take a shower first.”

When Gu Xiangnan came out, wearing only a towel around his waist, Yun Lengyue had seen too many male bodies in the war division to be shy.

But today, seeing Gu Xiangnan’s eight-pack abs and defined V-line, she felt a flutter in her heart.

“The time’s almost up,” Gu Xiangnan’s voice brought her back.

He wiped the cream off a scar.

Sure enough, the scar vanished.

Yun Lengyue stared into the mirror, delighted.

Gu Xiangnan said,

“Senior Sister, why not take a shower too? It’s faster than wiping it off with paper.”

Yun Lengyue slipped into the bathroom.

The water flowed loudly for quite a while.

“Ah~~”

A scream echoed from the bathroom.

Gu Xiangnan was startled.

Had something happened to Fifth Senior Sister?

He rushed over in a few strides.

The bathroom door was unlocked; he entered effortlessly.

Yun Lengyue stood naked in front of the mirror, admiring herself.

All her scars had disappeared!

She screamed excitedly again.

Gu Xiangnan breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, in the next moment,

Yun Lengyue suddenly leapt onto him, wrapping her legs around his waist.

Gu Xiangnan instinctively cupped her hips.

He was careless—

He forgot she was completely bare!

Yun Lengyue felt a sudden touch in a sensitive place, and her body shivered involuntarily, like an electric shock.

Gu Xiangnan carried her carefully toward the bed.

She whispered in his ear,

“Xiao Nan, I want to ride horseback.”