Received A Wife From The Civil Affairs Bureau Ch.39

Meanwhile, Shen Yumo and the other two were kicked out of the room with the jar of wine. They glanced at each other, none of them had an idea of what was happening. 

Lin Cuo originally wanted to have some fun and then leave, but now she was worried about Jiang Ziquan. It was obvious that even Teacher Shen knew little about her grandfather, but she had to try. Thinking like this, she walked over to Shen Yumo and took the jar of wine out of her hands. 

“What the hell is going on?”

“I’m sorry, I-I don’t know either.” Shen Yumo lowered her head, a tight frown on her face. She was still sweating from the climb earlier and her brain was a mess. Su Qingwen in her memories rarely interacted with strangers and preferred to isolate himself in his study to read. He seemed to know Jiang Ziquan but Jiang Ziquan had never met him. Just what is going on? Could it be that Su Qingwen had seen Jiang Ziquan when she was a child but Jiang Ziquan did not remember it?

Lin Cuo raised an eyebrow and looked Shen Yumo up and down. She couldn’t find a hint of a lie in her body language and there was only a tense, strained expression on her face. She patted Shen Yumo’s shoulder gently but did not speak. 

“The two of them are speaking in hushed voices. I can’t hear anything.” Yu Chengjia was lying on the floor, trying to eavesdrop through the crack at the bottom of the door but still couldn’t hear anything. With no choice, she walked back to them and even received an eye roll from Lin Cuo that made her clench her teeth. 

Ten minutes later, Jiang Ziquan still hadn’t come out yet. Shen Yumo’s face was pale and she felt uneasy as time continued to fly by. Finally, she lost all reason and let emotion take over as she knocked on the door. She didn’t know why she was feeling afraid, but her instincts were screaming at her to do something. 

The door groaned under her knocks and Su Qingwen appeared at the door, a strong stench of alcohol on his body. 

Su Qingwen stared at them and then said to Shen Yumo: “Miss Jiang is drunk, you should go take care of her.”

Shen Yumo heard his words and hurried inside. Jiang Ziquan was lying on the table, sleeping soundly. There was an abnormal amount of red on her face and she was muttering something under her breath. Shen Yumo walked over and patted her gently on the shoulder. 

Jiang Ziquan mumbled and shifted a little, but her eyes did not open. Shen Yumo had no choice but to wrap Jiang Ziquan’s arms around her neck and lifted her. However, no matter how thin Jiang Ziquan is, she was still a full-grown adult and Shen Yumo could barely lift her up from the chair. 

Lin Cuo and Yu Chengjia also hurried over to help. Lin Cuo was very clear about Jiang Ziquan’s alcohol tolerance and guessed that the alcohol content was too high for her to become this drunk. She glanced at the wine in the jade glass next to her and could tell that Jiang Ziquan had drunk quite a bit.

“You should take Miss Jiang to her room and rest up.” Su Qingwen didn’t give them a second glance as he turned around, leading them towards the bedrooms. 

Shen Yumo originally thought that the accommodations would be relatively simple, but other than the bedroom being a little small, it was equipped with air conditioning, a bathroom with running water, and several other necessary toiletries. 

The three carried and dumped Jiang Ziquan on the bed and still, Jiang Ziquan continued to sleep soundly without waking up. One could tell that the wine must be really good to have this result on her. 

Lin Cuo glanced around the room and thought it would be fine to leave her friend to sleep here for one night. Looking at her watch, she saw it was time to go and signaled towards Yu Chengjia to leave. They had to leave now or else it would be too dark to see soon. 

“Then, Cousin, we’re leaving first” 

“En. Ok.” Shen Yumo escorted the two outside and then said to the frowning Lin Cuo, “Don’t worry, I will take care of her.”

Lin Cuo looked at her with a burning gaze and wanted to say something but was dragged away by Yu Chengjia. 

Shen Yumo turned around and closed the door behind her. She watched as Su Qingwen stared at the painting hanging in the middle of the room with a desolate expression. 

“Grandfather.” Shen Yumo felt like a little kid as she stood behind him. Although her Grandfather said he didn’t like people very much, he would always respond to any question she asked. 

Su Qingwen tilted his head and looked at Shen Yumo’s face, the beautiful face that could cause the downfall of empires. He sighed heavily, “What is it you wish to ask?”

Shen Yumo opened her mouth and then paused. She had so many questions she wanted to ask him. Why did his appearance remain the same after twenty years? Why did he want to meet Jiang Ziquan? Who or what is he? 

However, only one sentence escaped her lips, “Grandfather, are you going to hurt Ziquan?”

Her voice was gentle and warm, even softer than her voice from childhood. 

Su Qingwen stared at her and saw a rare stubborn expression on her face. He had seen stubbornness before, but not from Shen Yumo. He was stunned for a bit and then recalled her question. One of the only people in this world he would never harm would be Jiang Ziquan. He let a rare smile stretch across his face, “No.”

Shen Yumo nodded, “I understand, then I will take my leave.”

Su Qingwen absently waved a hand and let her go. 

Shen Yumo entered the bedroom and saw the still sleeping Jiang Ziquan. She felt herself relax and let out a sigh of relief. Then she realized that Jiang Ziquan’s makeup hadn’t been removed yet. She herself disliked wearing makeup so she didn’t bring anything that could remove it. With no choice, she could only search through Jiang Ziquan’s bag. 

Jiang Ziquan’s assortment of cosmetics really was bountiful as Shen Yumo, a modern young female didn’t even know what a few of the things were. 

She gently removed the makeup and idly thought that having a female lover made things like makeup a lot easier. They would never fight over it. She could remove the makeup for Jiang Ziquan when she felt tired and Jiang Ziquan could help her with some makeup tips if needed. Thinking like this, she suddenly realized she wanted a nice and happy life like that. 

After removing the makeup, Shen Yumo studied her face. Jiang Ziquan’s skin is smooth and fair, with no blemishes except for maybe the dark circles under her eyes. Her hand seemed out of control as it moved to gently trace that face, starting from the forehead to the high nose bridge before landing on those red lips that glowed despite having the lipstick removed. 

When she traced her fingers over Jiang Ziquan’s face, Jiang Ziquan only felt that her face was covered in feathers and caused her to feel itchy. Seemingly irritated, Jiang Ziquan suddenly grabbed Shen Yumo’s hand, muttering something under her breath. 

Shen Yumo was taken aback at the sudden movement. She thought that Jiang Ziquan had woken up and waited for her to move. However, after waiting for a long time, she gave her a funny look. 

“Let go.” Shen Yumo said softly. 

Jiang Ziquan didn’t move and Shen Yumo pushed her shoulder, trying to get her to wake up so she could let go of her head. However, Jiang Ziquan gripped her tightly, causing a red mark to appear. 

“Don’t move.” Jiang Ziquan felt sick after drinking and someone had come to disturb her peaceful sleep, so her tone sounded a bit harsh. 

Shen Yumo glared at her, biting her lower lip. She tried to twist her hand free and her white cheeks burned red with exertion. It was then that Jiang Ziquan’s eyes slowly fluttered open. 

Uh, what to do when your wife is looking down at you with an embarrassed and cute expression the moment you wake up? 

Jiang Ziquan reached up and wrapped her arms around Shen Yumo’s neck, pulling her down and kissed her lips. This kiss was different than when she was sober as she usually restrained herself a little. This time it was more eager and full of passion that it threatened to engulf Shen Yumo completely. 

Shen Yumo placed her hands on either side of Jiang Ziquan’s head, trying to keep herself from falling. She felt dizzy from being kissed so suddenly and the taste of wine bloomed in her mouth. She felt like she was drunk too, for why did she feel so dizzy? Her body seemed to react automatically to the kiss and pressed down into Jiang Ziquan. 

Their lips clashed with each other as their lips explored each other’s mouths. The rational part of Shen Yumo was telling her that the positions they were in were very indecent right now, but her body didn’t seem to care as her legs turned soft and she stopped resisting. 

At the end of the kiss, Shen Yumo panted heavily. She still didn’t know if Jiang Ziquan was awake right now or if Jiang Ziquan was in a half-awake state of mind right now. 

“Hic-!” 

Jiang Ziquan hiccuped and then pouted as she looked at the person above her, “Eh, isn’t this my dear wife? Come, and give me a kiss.” 

Shen Yumo felt speechless with a mix of embarrassment and anger. She touched her lips. This person beneath her had kissed her just now and actually didn’t feel it at all. She pinched Jiang Ziquan’s waist in frustration, grinning when she saw the pained and pitiful expression on Jiang Ziquan’s face. She let go and watched as Jiang Ziquan fell back asleep again in a matter of mere seconds. 

Shen Yumo shook her head and got up. She took a quick shower and dried her hair. After running out of the lights, she lay on the bed next to Jiang Ziquan. She gently kissed Jiang Ziquan’s cheek and then shifted into a more comfortable position before falling asleep. 

After climbing up a mountain and then dealing with a strange grandfather, both of them were exhausted and had a good night’s sleep. 

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“Cu-cuck-coo!”

The sound of a rooster crowing woke Jiang Ziquan up. She woke with a start and then glanced out the window to see that it was still dark outside. For a moment, she forgot where she was and panicked at seeing the unfamiliar scenery but then remembered she was here to see the mysterious grandfather who lived on the mountain. 

After realizing that, she wearily rubbed her temples, her head pounding like crazy. This was the side effects of a hangover and she couldn’t help but sit up painfully. It was only then that she realized there was someone else in bed with her. 

She almost jumped up in fright as her eyes widened before she looked closer and smiled as she realized it was just Shen Yumo. 

Jiang Ziquan laid back down and shifted closer to Shen Yumo, pretending she was asleep. Her mischievous hands wrapped around that thin waist. She always knew that Teacher Shen had a beautiful waist, but why did it always feel so good to the touch?

Feeling that Shen Yumo was waking, Jiang Ziquan didn’t dare to move as she laid still, pretending to still be sleeping. Sure enough, her hands were gently shaken off that thin waist and covered by a blanket. 

Shen Yumo didn’t know that Jiang Ziquan was already awake and slowly got up. When she went into the kitchen to make breakfast, the sun was starting to peek out. After she finished cooking, she went back into the bedroom to get Jiang Ziquan. 

Jiang Ziquan was putting on her makeup when she saw Shen Yumo walking up behind her. She smiled: “You removed my makeup yesterday.”

“En.” Shen Yumo cleaned up the bed and saw the numerous products laid out on the sink. She frowned, thinking that Jiang Ziquan was going to take at least half an hour to finish putting on makeup, “You’re natural face is pretty too, so no need to put on too much. Hurry up, and let’s eat.” 

Normally, when Jiang Ziquan was at home, she wouldn’t bother putting up makeup for breakfast. However, thinking that she was going to see Shen Yumo’s grandfather again, she felt that it would be better to put on a little makeup. She smiled and teased, “Lin Cuo always says that I act like a straight male, but I think Teacher Shen acts like one too sometimes.” [1]

Shen Yumo glanced at her blankly and then remembered how last night she thought that they wouldn’t quarrel over makeup but yet they were doing it right now. She frowned, “In any case, hurry up.”

Jiang Ziquan nodded but then stopped as she touched the skin around her waist. She lifted her clothes and saw a small purplish spot, “What happened to me?”

Shen Yumo also looked down at that spot and she knew that she was the cause of it. She looked away, her cheeks burning in embarrassment, “Probably got bitten by a bug.”

“What? A bug?” Jiang Ziquan froze and then studied the patch of purple again, “What kind of bug bites a person like this? I need to make sure to bring some kind of bug repellent next time. And what about you? Are you ok? No weird bug bites or anything?”

Shen Yumo gave her a vague answer and no longer tried to hurry her as she waited outside. 

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T/N notes: 

[1] Straight male stereotype = can’t understand why girls take so long to put on makeup

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