Chapter 1090: A Wife's Duty

"Why else would I come looking for you? To apply the ointment, of course. Or did you forget what your teacher said?" Qin Yiyan said.

Liu Xin'ai was startled upon hearing this.

Apply the ointment?

So it wasn't...

Realizing she had misunderstood him, Liu Xin'ai felt a subtle shift in her mood.

She... really seemed to be a bit too jumpy.

But this was all thanks to the person in front of her!

Hearing the person behind him let out a soft breath, Qin Yiyan suddenly laughed playfully: "What, did you think I came to find you late at night because I wanted to do something? I don't have the mood for that at all times."

Liu Xin'ai did not want to discuss this topic with him, so she simply acted as if she hadn't heard.

She turned around in silence and took the ointment her teacher had given her out of her bag.

First, she wiped her fingers clean with an alcohol wipe, then squeezed a dollop of transparent paste onto her fingertips.

And then...

Looking at the man's broad back, Liu Xin'ai felt a sense of resistance.

Her fingers also hesitated to touch him.

Forget it.

Just treat him like an ordinary patient...

It's just applying ointment, after all.

Thinking this, Liu Xin'ai stopped being awkward, and her fingertips landed on Qin Yiyan's skin.

The ointment was cool and refreshing.

As soon as it was applied, it brought a wave of comfort to Qin Yiyan.

And Liu Xin'ai's fingers felt like a little snake slithering back and forth.

The little snake wandered along his skin.

It even had a tendency to burrow into Qin Yiyan's heart...

He couldn't describe what kind of feeling this was.

But... it seemed to be somewhat addictive.

Just then—"Done."

Liu Xin'ai abruptly withdrew her fingers.

And without the skin-to-skin contact, Qin Yiyan felt... a certain place in his heart go empty.

However, he did not show the slightest sign of it.

He put on his pajamas as if nothing had happened, and out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Liu Xin'ai handing the ointment over.

Qin Yiyan glanced sideways and said, "What is the meaning of this?"

"Take the ointment; let the servants help you apply it from now on."

Qin Yiyan did not take it, but instead raised his eyes coldly: "As a wife, you are already very derelict in your duties. Now you even want to avoid such a small matter?"

"Since it is a small matter, what is wrong with letting someone else do it?" Liu Xin'ai retorted.

Qin Yiyan was choked for words.

He discovered that this woman could be quite sharp-tongued at times, and she always hit the mark.

Qin Yiyan wanted to refute, but he didn't want to waste energy on unimportant things.

After two seconds of silence, he simply spoke directly, using an authoritative tone: "I want you to do it."

Having said that, Qin Yiyan walked out of the room.

The moment he closed the door, he couldn't help but look back.

And it was this look that allowed him to see Liu Xin'ai wiping the remaining ointment off her hands with a tissue.

Her face still wore...

An expression of disgust!!!

Disgust?

She was disgusted while taking care of her own husband?

Qin Yiyan sneered, feeling dissatisfied in his heart.

He felt that he had been too tolerant of her, which was why this woman had forgotten her duty.

However, it didn't matter if she had forgotten.

He could help her remember it slowly anyway!

Qin Yiyan slammed the door shut with force.

That "bang" startled Liu Xin'ai.

Liu Xin'ai frowned sharply, feeling a bit of dissatisfaction in her heart.

What kind of madness is this guy having again?

Forget it, go wash your hands first.

This ointment is too sticky...

Li Family Old Residence—two small figures were hiding behind the bushes.

They were holding CS toy guns, wearing bulletproof vests, and their little faces were painted with camouflage.

This getup clearly made them look like two little soldiers.

And not far from them, a tall figure was wandering around, asking as he walked: "Little cuties, where are you hiding?"

After Li Xiao finished speaking, he heard the sound of feet stepping on branches behind him.

That sound made the corners of his mouth curl up.

Yet he did not immediately turn around to search.

Yanbao and Mobai did not know they had been exposed, and remained full of vigilance.

After waiting a while, Yanbao made a gesture to Mobai, signaling him to go attract Li Xiao's attention while he snuck up from behind.

Mobai understood, crouching down and circling around to the front.

Afterward, he jumped out together with Yanbao, pulled the trigger at Li Xiao, and fired red paintballs.

Bang, bang, bang—several gunshots rang out in the air.

But Li Xiao, who should have been hit by the bullets, did a roll and dodged the red paintballs.

He then fired back with both hands, one shot to the left and one to the right, sending each of the two little cuties a blue paintball.

The paintballs hit the center of their tactical vests, leaving a mark.

Li Xiao blew on the muzzle of his gun: "Total annihilation."

Mobai made a sound of annoyance and muttered, "Third Great-Uncle, can't you go easy on us?"

"I already let both of you attack together, isn't that enough?"

"Of course it isn't, the two of us combined don't even weigh as much as you!"

This reason...

Li Xiao laughed helplessly.

Then, turning to see Tiantian in the Pavilion, he gave Mobai an idea, saying: "You can ask Tiantian to join as well."

Mobai felt this idea was unreliable.

But thinking about it carefully, Tiantian was a little girl, and with a girl on their side, Third Great-Uncle would surely show some... some...

Right, chivalry!

Mobai dragged Yanbao along, intending to go over.

But Yanbao said: "Tiantian won't like this kind of game."

"Maybe if I persuade her, she will agree."

"But..."

Mobai leaned into Yanbao's ear and whispered: "We have already lost three rounds in a row; we must win this last round!"

At this moment, Mobai's little face was full of seriousness.

Yanbao: "..."

He really wanted to say... winning against Third Great-Uncle should be very difficult...

But before he could speak, he was dragged by Mobai toward the Pavilion.

Over at the Pavilion, Jiang Baobao and Cai Xiaotang were chatting.

Seeing the two little cuties run over, Cai Xiaotang said with a smile: "Yo, retreating to camp, are we?"

"Not yet, we need reinforcements!" Mobai said, breathing rapidly, and hurriedly extended an invitation to Tiantian: "Tiantian, we look forward to you joining us!"

Tiantian looked up.

Her eyes, like black grapes, looked at Mobai's face painted with camouflage, and then...

"Little fairies don't play those kinds of violent games!"

Upon hearing this, Mobai immediately widened his eyes and said with a sincere face: "Although it's a game, it... it really tests your adaptability, and it can exercise your body too!"

As he spoke, Mobai nudged Yanbao with his elbow, wanting him to say a few words too.

But Yanbao...

Was feeling a bit like resting.

Early this morning, Li Xiao, having nothing to do, had brought over live-action CS equipment, wanting to play with the children.

Mobai had originally scoffed at this game.

He hadn't expected that after playing once with Li Xiao, he would be unable to pull himself away.

Yanbao was just joining in the fun, thinking Mobai would give up after a while.

Unexpectedly, Mobai became more courageous with every setback.

Now, looking at the hint Mobai gave him, Yanbao hesitated and said:

"How about... we rest for a while first..."

"Yanbao, you're tired..."

Mobai felt a bit regretful.

But considering Yanbao's poor health, he nodded obediently and pulled him over to sit down and rest.

Then he set his sights on the toy in Tiantian's hands.

Girls' toys were all cute and lovely.

Especially the set Tiantian was playing with at the moment, which was exquisite and lifelike.