Chapter 85

Chapter 85

"As a commander, I need to lead by example. It's part of my job. Besides, I took protective measures, and after getting injured, I had a doctor check on me immediately... Mmm..."

Before he could finish, his mouth was roughly silenced.

Lin Ze trembled, his legs nearly giving way...

Soon, he was placed on the bed. Li Xiujin broke the kiss, glowered at him for a moment, then ripped open his shirt...

Remembering something, Lin Ze shamefully tried to cover himself, but it was still discovered.

"Xiu Jin, the marks are a bit noticeable, so I..."

Li Xiujin's breathing grew slightly heavier. Without a word, his hand reached behind and began unwinding the wrappings for him, one loop at a time...

Lin Ze's face burned as he tried to stop him, but his hands were pinned above his head...

He kissed those rosy lips again, then trailed slowly down his neck and sucked hard there...

A shiver of arousal instantly spread throughout his entire body, and Lin Ze shook uncontrollably...

Late into the night.

"Xiu... Xiu Jin, I have no strength left..."

Lin Ze was astride him, his face flushed crimson, being rocked continuously...

Feeling as if he was about to faint, Lin Ze pleaded in embarrassment...

"How could that be? Weren't you so energetic at work?"

"Hmm?"

Li Xiujin taunted, driving into him forcefully.

Overwhelmed, Lin Ze finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed limply onto Li Xiujin's shoulder...

Li Xiujin sneered coldly and held him tight.

"If you dare do it again next time, I won't let you off as easily as today."

"Mhm, mhm."

Li Xiujin found his release hastily, scooped him up to clean them both, then held him and fell asleep together.

Lin Ze slept until noon before opening his eyes, only to find Xiu Jin still asleep, nuzzled against his chest. Lin Ze felt a twinge of embarrassment. He originally intended to get up without disturbing him, but the moment he moved, Li Xiujin woke up. Frowning, with the grumpiness of someone just awakened, he rubbed his face insistently against Lin Ze...

"Xiu Jin, I need to go check on Chong Yi..."

Li Xiujin locked an arm around his waist.

Trapped, Lin Ze stroked his cheek: "Xiu Jin, are you still angry with me?"

"Mhm."

Lin Ze was at a loss for a moment, then added: "Then tonight, if you still want to... that... you can..."

Li Xiujin snorted inwardly. Lin Ze had no idea what he was really angry about.

*

A few days later, Li Xiujin quickly wrapped up his official duties.

Yang Yu drove him home, but unexpectedly, he changed destinations at the last second.

"Head to the command center."

"To Lieutenant General Lin's place?"

Li Xiujin nodded.

Yang Yu had a thought, remembering what he had heard from the soldiers last time—that Lin Ze thought highly of a new inspector. He immediately understood.

"General, Lieutenant General Lin's regard for him must just be professional."

Li Xiujin snapped coldly, "Just drive."

Yang Yu didn't dare say anything more.

Half an hour later, they arrived at Lin Ze's workplace. In the past, to avoid disturbing Lin Ze's work, he would wait at the entrance. But today, wearing his uniform with its general's insignia, he went inside.

Once inside, he didn't go directly to find Lin Ze. Instead, in his capacity as a general, he conducted an inspection of the command center.

So, before long, the entire command center knew that Lin Ze's husband, General Li, had arrived.

Gu Changyun, who had come out to fetch documents as instructed by Lin Ze, saw a man in an immaculate military uniform. His face looked very young, yet he radiated immense authority. Those deep-set eyes and brows also gave off a grim, aloof air.

Gu Changyun felt he should have seen him somewhere before but couldn't place him. He asked the person beside him, "Who is he?"

"That's Li Xiujin, General Li! You mean you don't know who he is?!"

Only then did Gu Changyun remember—he was the youngest general in their country.

"He's also Lieutenant General Lin's husband. Although he looks a bit intimidating, his face is truly handsome, and he's genuinely capable. Moreover, he adores Lieutenant General Lin very much..." The colleague confided in a gossipy tone: "Aren't you also twenty years old this year?"

Gu Changyun nodded.

"This General Li is the same age as you."

As they were chatting, that young, cold-faced general walked towards them. Logically, since Gu Changyun wasn't under his jurisdiction, he still bowed his head along with the others. As he passed by, Gu Changyun felt a sudden tightness in his scalp...

The general had glanced at him.

Why did he look at me?

Only after he left did the tightness in Gu Changyun's scalp fade. He looked up and saw the general heading towards Lin Ze's office.

"How can the difference between people be so vast? When I was twenty-five, I was still just fooling around. Look at General Li—not only is he a general, but he also manages the family conglomerate, and he doesn't neglect his family either. Lieutenant General Lin gave birth to a little alpha for him two years ago... Enviable..."

Gu Changyun nodded, indeed feeling envious, even jealous.

Lin Ze, who was working, heard the door open and thought it was Gu Changyun returning with the documents. Without looking up, he said, "Changyun, just leave the documents there. You can clock off for the day."

There was no sound for a while. Lin Ze turned around and saw Li Xiujin instead.

Lin Ze was slightly taken aback, then revealed a gentle smile: "Xiu Jin, why didn't you make a sound?"

Li Xiujin's expression was cool: "If I had made a sound, how could I have heard you being so intimate with your subordinate?"

Lin Ze understood and explained: "He's the same age as you, and he works very hard, so I've been giving him a bit more attention at work. Xiu Jin, don't misunderstand..."

Li Xiujin's expression was still cold as he walked over, suddenly hoisted him up by the buttocks, scooped him onto the desk, cupped his face, and stared at him.

"He looks quite handsome and young, and you're together every day. Hasn't it made your heart skip a beat?" Li Xiujin sneered.

Realizing Li Xiujin was jealous, Lin Ze thought for a moment, then shyly cupped his face: "But... Xiu Jin is even more handsome, younger, and more impressive..."

Li Xiujin's breathing grew slightly heavier: "More impressive?"

"Where am I more impressive?"

Lin Ze had only meant to say he was more impressive at work, but Li Xiujin seemed to have misunderstood. Lin Ze's face flushed. To humor him, he still said: "...More impressive in every way."

Li Xiujin gripped the back of his head, sealed his lips, pried open his teeth, and forcefully invaded. This was his office. Lin Ze struggled in shame, but soon he relaxed and stopped moving, allowing his tongue to wreak havoc in his mouth...

After the kiss, Li Xiujin knelt down once more...

Lin Ze hurriedly stopped him: "Xiu Jin, Xiu Jin, not here, let's go home, okay?"

Li Xiujin scooped him up in his arms. Lin Ze felt embarrassed again: "People will see..."

"Let them see," Li Xiujin said coldly.

Seeing General Li enter Lin Ze's office, Gu Yun guessed they had matters to discuss and didn't disturb them, waiting in the nearby lab. When he saw a figure hurry past, he chased after it and saw the General carrying Lin Ze out of the command center...

Although he had heard that Lin Ze and his husband had a good relationship, seeing it with his own eyes still gave him pause.

At first, your superior is a handsome, gentle person who values you highly and cares for you. For anyone, it's impossible not to be smitten.

But now...

The bit of affection Gu Yun had for Lin Ze vanished completely.

During the late stages of pregnancy, Lin Ze's baby bump was very noticeable. No matter how loose his clothes were, they couldn't hide it anymore. So, Lin Ze handed over his work to Lu Mo and began focusing on preparing for the birth.

Li Chongyi was three years old now and had gotten smarter. Lin Ze couldn't pull the wool over his eyes anymore; sometimes the boy would even tie him in logical knots.

"Mom, I can learn without going to kindergarten."

It was time for Li Chongyi to start kindergarten, but he was very resistant.

"But kindergarten isn't just about learning; it also teaches life skills and making friends."

"But I can make my bed, dress myself, put on shoes, and even fix Dad's car."

"Chong Yi is amazing, but you need friends your own age."

"I have some. When I go to Dad's office, I often play with Uncle Yang's kids."

"Kindergarten will have even more friends."

"The books say, it's about the quality of friends, not the quantity."

Lin Ze put a hand to his forehead: "Chong Yi, people need to be around others and learn how to get along."

"Mom, I'm already very social. I don't need to socialize more."

After arguing logically, Li Chongyi started playing the pity card: "Mom, please don't send me to kindergarten, okay? The kids in kindergarten are all annoying and always crying. My head hurts from the noise. I don't want to be with them."

"Noise is harmful to a child's development."

Lin Ze smiled wryly: "No matter what you say, you still have to go to kindergarten, Chong Yi."

"Mom, I'm going to kindergarten because I can't bear to leave you, but you're so heartless sending me away," Li Chongyi started throwing a tantrum: "You have a baby in your belly now, so you don't love me anymore. I'm going to find Grandpa."

With that, Li Chongyi angrily packed his clothes, wouldn't let the servants catch him, stomped to the car, and ordered the driver to leave.

The servant watched the car drive away, then looked at Lin Ze. "This child is only three, look how clever he is."

Lin Ze told the servant to go about their business and called Zhou Dingshan.

When Li Xiujin got home and didn't see Li Chongyi, it didn't surprise him anymore.

"He ran off to Grandpa's because he didn't want to go to kindergarten."

"If he doesn't want to go, let him be homeschooled." Li Xiujin wasn't so old-fashioned about this matter.

"That's true, but I think he should still interact with all kinds of different children," Lin Ze said. Li Chongyi was a well-off second-generation rich kid. Lin Ze was afraid that if he always stayed in a privileged bubble, he might grow up unaware of hardship and lack empathy.

"Then I'll talk to him," Li Xiujin said.

"Don't be rough with him..."

"Don't worry, I won't," Li Xiujin chuckled.

Li Chongyi, who had vowed to run away from home, was pestering his grandpa in the middle of the night to go home to his mom. His grandpa had no choice but to bring him back.

Having completely forgotten the afternoon's argument with Lin Ze, Li Chongyi threw himself into Lin Ze's arms as soon as he saw him, feeling wronged, and asked Lin Ze to coax him to sleep.

Lin Ze, already accustomed to this, could only pat his head helplessly.

Li Xiujin remarked sarcastically from the sidelines: "Li Chongyi, next time you run away from home, could you have a bit more backbone? Make it last longer, so people won't laugh at you, okay?"

Li Chongyi buried his face in Lin Ze's chest and said nothing.

The next day, Li Xiujin took a day off first to deal with Li Chongyi's refusal to go to kindergarten.

Early in the morning, after breakfast, he summoned Li Chongyi to the study and stayed there for two hours before coming out.

Afterward, he said to Li Chongyi: "Now, tell Mom what you just promised."

Though he was reluctant, Li Chongyi said: "Mom, I'll be good and go to kindergarten tomorrow. In kindergarten, I won't bully classmates or teachers."

Lin Ze asked Li Xiujin how he got him to agree. Li Xiujin didn't say, just helped him with his coat and took him for a prenatal checkup.

After a full checkup, everything else was normal, but after taking scans, the doctor said: "The baby is measuring a bit large. To ensure a smooth delivery later, it's recommended to dilate the birth canal a bit."

Sitting in the car on the way back, Lin Ze looked up how to dilate the birth canal. Soon his ears grew hot, and he quickly locked his phone.

Li Xiujin was driving and didn't notice.

Li Xiujin didn't mention it at home, thinking Lin Ze didn't care.

Little did he know, after Li Chongyi fell asleep, Li Xiujin parted his legs.

"Xiu Jin, I know you're frustrated, but the doctor said we shouldn't have sex right now..."

Li Xiujin chuckled, "Lieutenant General Lin, I'm just helping you dilate the birth canal..."