After Rebirth, My Wife Turned Out to Be Myself - Chapter 57

The two arrived at the military camp entrance together.

Only now did Xie Wan get a clear look at this Miss Li.

On the day of the Winter Flower Fest, she was far away, and the snow curtain obstructed her view. Plus, Miss Li had cried so much her face was a mess, leaving no room for beauty.

But today was different.

Miss Li seemed to have dressed up specifically. Her face was small, about the size of a palm, with a rounded chin, showing some of the baby fat of someone not yet fully grown.

Wrapped in thick winter clothes, she looked round and cute, like a girl next door.

It was just that her demeanor was slightly less refined compared to someone from the capital.

Xie Wan examined her closely, her gaze not leaving Miss Li but falling instead on the bundle in her hand.

When Miss Li saw Anyu, she was a little hesitant to recognize her. At this moment, Anyu was not wearing a dress but a set of soft armor clothing and trousers. Her long hair was tied back in a ponytail, casually fastened with a red ribbon, and she wore a pair of practical boots, looking clean, sharp, and full of heroic spirit.

Her face flushed slightly, clearly quite taken with Xie Anyu in this appearance.

“Sister,” Miss Li called out softly.

Xie Wan raised an eyebrow.

Anyu rubbed her nose and smiled, “It’s you. Did that Wang family bother you again?”

Miss Li shook her head, “No, they didn’t. Thanks to Sister’s help that day, if not for that, I’m afraid…” Miss Li didn’t want to mention those things again and instead smiled, saying, “I heard the Northern Army is leaving Jinghe… Is Sister leaving too?”

Anyu nodded, “I am leaving.”

A clear trace of disappointment flashed in Miss Li’s eyes. “Then… will you ever come back?”

“…” Anyu smiled, “That depends on Her Majesty’s command.”

“So… it’s possible you might…” Joy appeared on Miss Li’s face. She was secretly delighted, then raised her hand to offer the bundle she had brought. “Sister, my family runs a cloth shop in Jinghe city. My parents and I wanted to thank Sister for your kindness, so we made a set of winter clothes. I hope Sister won’t dislike them…”

Xie Wan narrowed her eyes, looking at Anyu beside her.

Anyu didn’t notice Her Majesty’s gaze, only frowned and said, “Miss Li, I am a general of the Northern Army. Protecting the people of the north is my duty. I’m sorry, I cannot accept this.”

Miss Li’s face paled, “Then just take it as… my family’s token of appreciation.”

Anyu shook her head, “Miss Li, please take it back.”

Miss Li pursed her lips and then said, “Does Sister dislike these clothes?”

“No…”

“If you don’t dislike them, please accept them. It’s just a set of winter clothes, nothing valuable. It’s a small token of gratitude for Sister saving me that day.” Miss Li held the bundle out to her, her expression resolute.

Anyu hesitated.

“Anyu, take it. It’s just a set of winter clothes, Great General won’t be angry,” Xie Wan suddenly spoke from the side.

Anyu turned back in surprise.

Miss Li’s shy and timid appearance, she didn’t believe Her Majesty couldn’t see it. Could it be that Her Majesty wanted to set them up?

Thinking of this, Anyu felt a little unhappy.

She could accept that Her Majesty didn’t like her for the time being, but she didn’t want her to push her towards others.

Xie Wan gently stroked her head and chuckled, “Take it. I won’t be angry either.”

Anyu: ?

Miss Li hadn’t paid much attention to the person beside Anyu before, because her eyes were filled with the deputy general sister dressed in military attire.

Only now did she notice that the person beside Sister…

Was also a woman, wearing winter clothes that looked expensive. They should have been bulky thick clothes, but she somehow wore them with a hint of noble elegance.

Her features were also excellent, her face slightly pale, but her overall demeanor clearly showed she was a pampered noble. She was a little older than Sister Anyu and slightly taller. Her pair of peach blossom eyes seemed born to smile, making her look like a gentle and beautiful older sister.

But, but…

She was stroking the deputy general sister’s head.

And Sister didn’t dodge. It was as if she was used to such intimate gestures.

Moreover, the older sister’s words meant…

“Sister, what is your… relationship?” Miss Li couldn’t help but ask. After asking, she realized what she had said and lowered her head shyly.

“Married for a year.”

The voice came from beside her. Anyu was surprised, because it was Her Majesty who spoke, not herself.

A flustered and anxious expression appeared on Miss Li’s face. Finally, she looked at Anyu and saw Anyu nod.

Instantly, Miss Li lowered her head in panic, making a tearful expression, “I, I didn’t know… I, I’m sorry.”

She really didn’t know that the deputy general sister was already married. If she had known… it wouldn’t have been her who came this trip, but her parents.

Xie Wan looked very virtuous, “It’s alright. As I said, I’m not angry.”

Miss Li bit her lip, “I’ve disturbed Sister and your wife.” Miss Li gathered the bundle back into her arms, “These winter clothes probably won’t fit well… I won’t ask Sister to accept them. I, my family’s shop still has things to do, I’ll leave first. Thank you, Sister, for the matter on the Winter Flower Fest.”

She no longer insisted on giving the bundle to Anyu, but was so eager, as if afraid her tears would be discovered. After speaking, she hurried away.

After running a few steps, she slowed down, her head drooping. Her back looked unusually lonely.

Xie Wan didn’t withdraw her gaze for a long time.

She had seen this kind of loneliness on Anyu before.

That time in the palace, Anyu, rejected by her, had rushed away from her sleeping quarters, returned to her palace under the thin moonlight, and finally cried out in front of Wanyi Palace.

Thinking of that time, Xie Wan’s eyes couldn’t help but show heartache.

However, this expression of hers, seen by Anyu…

“Does Your Majesty want to go comfort her?” Anyu felt her fingertips turn cold.

She hadn’t expected to see Xie Wan show such heartache towards someone else.

That was supposed to be hers, something unique. How could it fall upon Miss Li today?

Anyu felt a bitter taste in her mouth.

“Comfort whom?” Xie Wan returned to her senses, very puzzled.

Anyu grabbed the hem of her clothes, “You’re not allowed to show that kind of look to anyone else.” The still young hawk chick was angry. In her sharp, bright eyes, possessiveness was almost undisguised, overwhelming everything.

Xie Wan: “…”

The heartache disappeared, replaced by a strange joy. The fierce little hawk chick before her, angry yet seemingly begging her.

“I didn’t,” Xie Wan gently stroked that head, trying to soothe the angry little hawk chick, “Shouldn’t I be the one who’s jealous? Miss Li gave you flowers and made you winter clothes.”

But clearly, Anyu wasn’t buying it right now. Her hand still held the hem of her clothes, and she said in a muffled voice, “But Your Majesty isn’t jealous. Not only not jealous, but you were staring at Miss Li, lost in thought.”

Thinking of this, Anyu was even sadder, “Your Majesty doesn’t like me.”

Xie Wan’s heart tightened.

She didn’t know what to say, like stepping into a mud pit, unable to move forward, gradually surrounded by darkness and stickiness.

Anyu gradually released her grip on her clothes, saying weakly, “Let’s go back.”

If she went back, would she hide and cry again?

Did she want her affection that much?

Even though she knew she was her, and she was herself?

In Xie Wan’s chaotic thoughts, the scene in front of Wanyi Palace that night suddenly flashed.

She had rarely felt regret in her life.

But that little bit, it was all used up on Anyu.

Miss Li’s appearance, however, made Xie Wan realize something.

Anyu wasn’t unloved. Many people in this world might covet her little Anyu, the little Anyu with bright eyes, who was active and hardworking, dedicated to becoming a little general, like a little sun.

People cannot withstand repeated rejections.

After too many times, they get tired. After repeated disappointments and departures, they eventually meet someone better.

Xie Wan couldn’t bear to see Anyu disappointed and sad, and even less did she want her to meet someone better in the future and then say to that person, ‘You’re not allowed to show that kind of look to anyone else’.

It would be better to just keep her by her side.

Selfishly, holding her hostage in the name of love.

Thinking of this, Xie Wan closed her eyes and sighed, “If I didn’t like you, why would I travel thousands of miles to the north?”

Anyu turned back, her sadness still unconcealed, “Your Majesty doesn’t do useless things. Coming to the north naturally has a purpose.”

That was true. Xie Wan was choked up. After a while, she said, “But Xie Anyu, Jinghe is too far.”

There was no purpose that required her to come to Jinghe personally.

Just like she didn’t have to buy flowers during the Winter Flower Fest, but she ended up buying them.

Because ‘wife would be happy’.

She shouldn’t have bought them.

Just like she shouldn’t have come to Jinghe, but she still came.

Because…

Xiao Anyu would be happy.

Xiao Anyu would be happy, so she was happy too.

Understanding the meaning behind her words, Anyu bit her lip, her slightly red ear tips betraying a hint of shyness, and said, “Oh.”

“I wouldn’t sleep in the same bed with someone I don’t like.”

Anyu looked up, “But… even sleeping in the same bed, we didn’t do anything…”

“Your Majesty’s liking for me isn’t the same kind of liking I have for Your Majesty,” Anyu said angrily.

“What kind of liking do you have for me?” Xie Wan raised an eyebrow.

Anyu covered her face and shouted, “A liking that has desire!”

“Quite bold,” Xie Wan thought for a moment and said, “For you, it’s hard for me to have…”

Saying this, she reached out and gently rubbed Anyu’s chest through her soft armor, startling Anyu so much she almost jumped.

“Your, Your Majesty, what are you doing!” Who was the bold one now!

This was the military camp entrance!

Xie Wan withdrew her hand, thinking about that sensation. She began to seriously consider it.

The body was indeed her own body, the size was no different, the waist was taut, there wasn’t an ounce of excess fat on her legs, and her buttocks were sufficiently shapely. A body that had trained martial arts year-round possessed a taut and sexy beauty.

Her figure was certainly not bad.

But before, it was herself looking at herself. Now, it was her looking at Anyu.

But the point shouldn’t be this.

She liked to tease Anyu, and she also liked the way she blushed.

Reaction…

Right, it was the reaction.

Xie Wan’s gaze fell back on Anyu’s face.

Was it because of the different personalities shaped by their experiences? Anyu’s reaction was different from her own.

Xie Wan: “Want to try?”

Anyu: ?

Anyu covered her chest and took two steps back, “Try, try what?”

Xie Wan approached her, lowered her head, and before Anyu could react, she captured her lips.

Anyu’s eyes widened, but she didn’t dare to move.

Only one thought filled her mind—

Her Majesty’s lips were really cold. And soft… and cold.

Seeing Anyu standing frozen in place, her eyes seeming to have spring water flowing through them, looking dazed, Xie Wan’s heart softened completely.

The person who had kissed her on her own initiative moved back slightly, smiling like a lecher, those peach blossom eyes seemingly hooking her again, “Anyu, I… it seems I can.”

Anyu: “…”

Big Xie: Opening a new world.