Her eyes reddened; a woman's heart is always the softest. As the man coaxed her, her voice weakened, she drew her shoulders in and then, habitually, moved closer to him. Nestling into the crook of his shoulder, she asked softly, "Wei Liao, when do you think this flood will end..."
His fingers moved to her face, caressing it for quite a while before Wei Liao didn't answer her question. Instead, he rolled over to press down on her body, his expressive eyes staring intently at her in the darkness.
"Niuniu, once we're back in Beijing, let's remarry, okay? Look, you can't leave me either..."
"Who can't leave you?"
After kissing her lips, Wei Liao was about to reply when he suddenly heard the clear voice of the communication officer on duty outside the tent.
"Report, Captain, we've just received notice that seepage has been discovered again at the Jingjiang Dike, and all brother units have gone up to the front. The instructor is asking if we should join the fight—"