My Koi Fish Wife

Chapter 39: You Can Look As Long As You Want

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Qin Yiling immediately tried to act like she was looking somewhere else and diverted her gaze naturally. Then, she started organizing her suitcase even though it was already über neat and couldn’t possibly be any tidier. Little did she know, that every action of hers had long been noticed by his devoted eyes.

Yan Ze’s mouth curved into a slight smile. He felt completely at ease and full of joy now, putting on his clothes slowly and leisurely, as if not caring at all that he was baring his skin.

As for that sense of shame he had felt initially, it had long been tossed far out of his mind. What was there to be shy about when he was showing it to his wife-to-be? She could look as much and for as long as she wanted.

There were a few cuts in his winter jacket, but fortunately, winter clothes were thicker and could still keep him warm. In comparison, his pants were in a much worse state.

Fortunately, he had been fit and healthy since a young age, so he was always able to keep warm and was not afraid of the cold in winter at all.

“Squeak squeak squeak!” Little Monkey squeaked just in time to save an utterly awkward and embarrassed Qin Yiling.

“What is it, Little Monkey?”

It hugged the chocolate box with one arm and gesticulated with the other, pointing in another direction.

Qin Yiling immediately remembered that before Yan Ze woke up, she had been asking the little monkey about the exit of this ravine. Yan Ze was injured so there was no way he could not climb up the cliff using the vines.

Therefore, if they wanted to leave, they had to find a flat path that led out of this ravine.

Just then, a now fully-dressed Yan Ze asked, “This little monkey, does it know the way out?”

He vaguely remembered hearing her ask the little monkey about finding a new exit back when he had just woken up. Now that he saw the little monkey gesturing about with its arm, he could more or less guess what it meant.

Guessing that he must have finished dressing up behind her, Qin Yiling turned around and said, “Yes, Little Monkey is very familiar with the terrain of this mountain. It knows where the exit is and how to get out of the mountains quickly.”

“How do you feel now? If you think that you can manage, then we can set off now. There had been quite a number of people from the village still looking for you when I came up into the mountain yesterday. “

“I’m fine, no problem.” Yan Ze’s tone sounded firm and resolute.

“Alright then.”

Qin Yiling quickly packed her clothes, then picked up her suitcase with her left hand and supported Yan Ze with her right. He couldn’t overexert himself, so he required a little support to stand up.

Without hesitation. he casually held on to her arm and stood up slowly.

He paid careful attention to how his body felt. Even though he didn’t have any internal injuries, he felt pangs of pain in his chest and back, and especially in the wound on his waist.

Fortunately, before he fell down the steep slope, he had been able to remove the arrow from his waist in time. Otherwise, the arrow would definitely have pierced even deeper into his flesh as he tumbled down. If that had happened, his waist would probably have been completely mangled.

At the thought of the arrow that had been shot at him so suddenly, his eyes turned cold.

What a fine ‘gift’. He would be sure to remember it!

“Let’s go.”

After standing up, Yan Ze didn’t let go of Qin Yiling. Instead, he moved his arm and conveniently put it around her shoulder as he continued forward slowly.

She turned slightly to glance at him and then quickly looked away, not saying anything. She merely followed his pace as they walked forward together.

After all, this was her destined partner–some physical contact should be fine.

“Squeak squeak!”

Little Monkey walked in front and led the way, stopping from time to time to wait for them. After seeing that they had caught up, it would then leap and jump again, all the way back to the front.

“This little monkey’s as smart as a spirit[1.’spirit’ can, in some cases, be used to describe someone who is particularly sharp and intuitive in a certain area].” Yan Ze walked slowly with Qin Yiling in his arms, as they followed the little monkey. Looking at its human-like mannerisms, he couldn’t help but to praise it..