My Black Moonlight Wife Says She Loves Me - Chapter 7

After finishing her meal, Huo Jianan had Ruan Langlang push her around her luxurious hospital room.

As they strolled, Grandma Huo called to ask how her meal had been and whether Ruan Nianning was taking good care of her.

Huo Jianan’s own grandparents had passed away before she was born, so she had never experienced the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren. Her father had four brothers, and as the only granddaughter, even if her own grandmother were still alive, she likely wouldn’t have had time to dote on her. She felt a curious, fresh sense of closeness toward this newfound grandmother.

“It was good, Grandma. I ate well, and Ningning took excellent care of me.”

“Get some rest early tonight. Don’t play games right after your surgery,” Grandma Huo said, her tone as stiff as if she were issuing a work order.

“Okay, Grandma. I’ll go to bed early. Thank you.”

Grandma Huo paused noticeably at the word “thank you.” “Hmm, I’ll visit you tomorrow morning.”

After hanging up, Butler He asked, “Miss, would you like a bath now? Xiao Man isn’t here, so I’ll assist you.”

Huo Jianan: “……”

Even though Butler He was a woman, and roughly the same age as her mother, Huo Jianan still felt deeply embarrassed at the thought of having her help her bathe.

“No need,” she insisted. “I can wash myself. Just get me a small stool, and I’ll sit on it and wash myself.”

Butler He remained firm. “Absolutely not, Miss. You can’t bathe alone. Someone must be present. Remember when Xiao Man went to fetch a towel and you slipped in the tub? We can’t let that happen again.”

Huo Jianan: “…I’ll be careful. I’ll take it slow and won’t slip.”

“Miss, with your head still injured, if Old Madam were to find out we let you bathe alone, Sister Wang, Sister Mei, and I would never be able to bear the responsibility.”

Huo Jianan sighed inwardly. As a corporate drone herself, she understood Butler He, Sister Wang, and Sister Mei’s worries and caution. If anything happened to her, their jobs would be on the line. But to bare herself completely before others… that, that…

Thinking about this, Huo Jianan felt deeply uncomfortable, even the tips of her ears, visible beneath the gauze, began to burn.

Ruan Nianning suddenly reached out and touched Huo Jianan’s flushed ear, smiling as she said, “Butler He, Jianan is shy. She’s not used to having others help her bathe. I’ll help her. Just tell me what to do.”

No, no way! Ruan Langlang is going to bathe me?!

How can that be? She’ll see everything!

Huo Jianan frantically refused, “No, no need! I can do it myself. I can manage.”

She twisted her head, trying to escape Ruan Langlang’s grasp, but Ruan Langlang refused to release her burning ear.

“Don’t be silly, Jianan. Just relax and enjoy your bath.” Ruan Langlang even winked playfully. “You still have gauze wrapped around your head, and the doctor specifically warned against getting it wet. Letting you bathe alone? Neither Butler He nor I would feel comfortable with that.”

Huo Jianan: “……”

Ruan Langlang’s smile was sweet and gentle, radiating innocent charm. Yet Huo Jianan couldn’t shake the feeling that this Ruan Langlang was up to no good.

A flicker of joy lit up Butler He’s eyes. The Young Mistress and Miss were now wife and wife, and Miss clearly adored her newlywed wife. If the Young Mistress offered to bathe Miss, she wouldn’t object.

“But these tasks…” Butler He hesitated, still slightly worried. “Young Mistress, these are our duties. Would it be too much to ask of you?”

Ruan Nianning’s lips curved into a smile. “What’s so burdensome about it? I’m Jianan’s wife. Taking care of her is my responsibility. I’ll bathe her from now on.”

Her tone was gentle and affectionate, devoid of any disdain or impatience, perfectly embodying a caring wife.

Butler He beamed, unable to contain his delight. The Young Mistress isn’t at all like what the Old Madam feared—someone who married into the Huo Family solely for luxury and doesn’t truly care for Miss. Seeing her proactively offer to bathe and care for Miss filled him with unexpected joy. “Then we’ll leave it to you, Young Mistress.”

Huo Jianan was reluctantly pushed into the bathroom.

“Young Mistress, after the shower, let Miss soak in the bathtub. The warm water massage will be good for her,” Butler He explained the details before leaving the bathroom, leaving the newlyweds to their privacy.

The bathroom was warm and cozy. Ruan Nianning had already taken off her coat and sweater, leaving her in just a base layer.

The form-fitting base layer accentuated her exquisite figure: a generous bust, a slender waist, and long legs. Huo Jianan glanced at her briefly before looking away, inwardly sighing with a sense of inadequacy.

Ruan Nianning tied her hair up, fully revealing her refined features. Her cold, alluring face remained strikingly beautiful and alluringly sexy. She approached Huo Jianan’s wheelchair and leaned down to unfasten the buttons on her collar.

The sudden proximity and the slender fingers nearly brushing the buttons startled Huo Jianan like a frightened rabbit. She recoiled, clutching her collar nervously. “I, I can do it myself,” she stammered.

Huo Jianan was currently wearing a loose-fitting hospital gown, which was easy to remove.

Ruan Nianning found her skittishness amusing. An Alpha afraid of being taken advantage of by an Omega like me?

“Alright,” Ruan Nianning said, straightening up without pressing the issue.

“You, you turn around,” Huo Jianan insisted.

Ruan Nianning glanced at her, shook her head, and turned away.

The top came off easily, but Huo Jianan struggled with her pants, making it even more difficult than going to the bathroom. She had to completely strip them off.

Hearing the heavy breathing behind her, Ruan Nianning turned back and wordlessly helped Huo Jianan up, guiding her to grip the wall-mounted handrail. Then, she crouched down and swiftly yanked off Huo Jianan’s pants, pulling down her underwear along with them.

Huo Jianan: “……”

Not only had she been stripped completely naked, but she had also been thoroughly exposed!

Huo Jianan’s face burned crimson, her ears tingling with heat. She wished she could disappear into a crack in the floor. In all her twenty-plus years, she had never felt so utterly humiliated!

Fine streams of water sprayed from the showerhead, cascading warmly over her skin.

“Is the water temperature okay?”

Huo Jianan’s face remained flushed, her voice hoarse as she replied, “Good… just right…”

She looked like a timid little chick, shivering and huddled into herself after being soaked. One hand gripped the handrail, while the other instinctively covered her chest.

Ruan Nianning pulled Huo Jianan’s hand away and placed it on the handrail. “Hold onto the handrail.”

Now Huo Jianan was truly exposed, with nothing left to hide.

Huo Jianan: “……”

This is so embarrassing! So, so embarrassing…

The shower gel lathered into white bubbles as a beautiful hand moved across her body, from her shoulder to her slender, firm arm, then to her collarbone and lower. Her fair, delicate skin flushed crimson, making it impossible to tell if the redness was from the hot water or the hand’s touch.

“I can do this part myself,” Huo Jianan said, her voice trembling slightly, the shyness in her low tone unmistakable.

Ruan Nianning glanced at her. The girl before her resembled a flower drenched in rain—delicate and timid.

“Jianan, I never realized you were this shy.”

Huo Jianan kept her head lowered, avoiding eye contact. “I… I’ve always been shy.”

Ruan Nianning’s lips curved into a smile. Huo Jianan’s behavior today had surprised her. Now that they were legally married, some things could go her way, and she couldn’t refuse anymore. Yet Huo Jianan was acting like a pure-hearted maiden.

Ruan Nianning continued washing her, following the curves of her body. Even when cleaning sensitive areas, she moved with the professionalism of a caregiver, without a hint of teasing or provocation.

Huo Jianan’s face felt like it was about to burn.

Ruan Nianning handed her a towel. “Wipe your neck. Can you manage that yourself?”

“I can,” Huo Jianan replied, taking the towel and wiping from her chin down to the back of her neck. She found it odd. She washed every part of me, even the private areas, so why is she making me wipe my own neck?

Just as she was thinking this, she scrubbed too hard, and a spot on the back of her neck felt abraded. A sharp pain shot through her, making her wince.

“Ouch!” she gasped, reaching back to touch the area. There was a raised bump with smooth skin around it, showing no signs of breaking, yet the pain was intense. Huo Jianan turned to Ruan Nianning, instinctively asking, “Can you check what’s growing on my neck?”

Ruan Nianning visibly stiffened, glancing at Huo Jianan as if to gauge whether she was serious or joking.

It was clear Huo Jianan was serious. She even turned her head, fully exposing the back of her neck to Ruan Nianning.

Now it was Ruan Nianning’s turn to blush crimson.

“What’s wrong? Is it a boil?”

Ruan Nianning’s gaze darted awkwardly in that direction. “No boil. The glands seem normal.”

After saying this, Ruan Nianning’s gaze darkened as she lowered her head, a cold smile playing on her lips. Just moments ago, she thought I was shy? Turns out she’s been plotting all along. This blatant hint—is she so eager to mark me? What a performance! A bump?! As if I wouldn’t recognize her scent gland!

Whether it was Huo Jianan’s imagination or not, she felt a chilling aura radiating from Ruan Langlang. She had no doubt that if not for the rule of law, Ruan Nianning would have already slit her throat.

No way, Huo Jianan thought, a chill running down her neck. I only asked her to check my nape, and she’s this furious?

Wait… The gland is normal? Gland!

Huo Jianan jolted, suddenly remembering this was an ABO novel.

Both male and female Alphas and Omegas possessed scent glands—highly private organs essential for reproduction.

Huo Jianan’s face flushed crimson. She had just eagerly exposed her nape for Ruan Nianning to see. This was… utterly indecent.

“Thank you,” Huo Jianan said, forcing herself to remain calm. She wrung out the towel, dried her neck, and let her hair fall back into place.

Before, she had been clueless, unaware of what the bump on the back of her neck was. Now that she knew, she was too embarrassed to casually expose it.

After Ruan Nianning finished washing her, she offered to help Huo Jianan into the bathtub for a soak. Huo Jianan shook her head, offering an excuse: “My head hurts. I don’t want to soak anymore.”

Soaking would require tying up her hair, and tying up her hair would expose her gland to Ruan Langlang. It wasn’t the headache she feared, but the embarrassment.

Ruan Nianning didn’t press the issue. She grabbed another towel and dried Huo Jianan’s body.

“Jianan, which one do you want to wear?”

Three folded pairs of underwear lay on the counter: a mature and alluring black pair, a modern blue pair with polka dots, and a cute pair with strawberry patterns.

Huo Jianan immediately chose one: “The strawberry ones.”

Ruan Nianning picked them up, unfolded them, and gently lifted one of Huo Jianan’s legs to slip on a foot, then lifted the other leg to slip on the other foot, carefully putting the underwear on her.

The blush on Huo Jianan’s face never faded. She would never forget this bath for the rest of her life.

Ruan Nianning helped her into a bathrobe, then assisted her into her wheelchair before pushing her out of the bathroom.

After the bath, Huo Jianan’s skin seemed to have absorbed the water, glowing with a rosy, delicate radiance, as soft and fragile as a newborn’s.

Huo Jianan admired her reflection in the mirror. Her lips were red, her teeth white, and her complexion radiant. Even the pallor caused by her disability couldn’t diminish her allure; instead, it lent her a proud, ethereal beauty, like a Cold Beauty in ill health.

As expected, Huo Jianan mused, Alphas in the ABO world are all blessed with exceptional physical traits.

After Ruan Nianning finished applying various skincare products to Huo Jianan’s face, she wheeled her into the bedroom, removed her bathrobe, and helped her into pajamas. Then, she carefully assisted Huo Jianan into bed and tucked her in.

Huo Jianan noticed that Ruan Nianning was completely soaked from bathing her, her hair plastered wetly to her forehead, looking rather disheveled.

“Wife, thank you for your hard work. You should go take a bath too,” Huo Jianan said, genuinely grateful for Ruan Langlang’s attentive care. It must be difficult for her to care for her enemy like this.

Ruan Nianning smiled. “It was just a bath. What’s so hard about that? I’ve endured far worse.”

She gently pointed to the gauze wrapped around Huo Jianan’s head. “Does your head still hurt?”

“No, it doesn’t,” Huo Jianan replied.

“Tell me immediately if you feel any discomfort.”

“Mm, I know.”

“Then I’ll go take a bath.”

“Mm, enjoy your bath.”

Ruan Nianning took her clothes to the bathroom, but before bathing, she made sure to greet Sister Wang and Sister Mei. “I’m going to take a bath. Please keep an eye on Miss.”

“Of course, Young Mistress.”

As Ruan Nianning bathed, Huo Jianan lay in bed, listening to the sound of splashing water. Her mind, however, was preoccupied with Ruan Nianning’s words.

Something much harder…

It seemed Ruan Nianning must have endured a very difficult period in her life. Perhaps she had grown up in poverty, barely scraping by; perhaps she had lived as a dependent, constantly having to please others; perhaps she had worked tirelessly while studying, juggling jobs to earn money; perhaps she had suffered unfair treatment with no recourse.

Huo Jianan took a deep breath. She only wondered if Ruan Nianning had lost her mother during that time.

Just as Huo Jianan was lost in thought, her phone rang. She picked it up and saw “Wang Baobao” on the caller ID.

Answering the call, she felt like she was speaking to Köke Temür, the renowned general of the late Yuan dynasty.