Saving the foolish general, she accidentally becomes his favorite.

Ye Li thought of all the possible answers she might hear, but she never expected this one.

Did you time travel too?

Annie the kitten complained:

"Humans are such a hassle, if you like them, just go for it!"

"You're being so slow in giving out 'friend cards,' young man. Your future is definitely going to be a nightmare of chasing after your wife!"

Ye Li, caught off guard by receiving the "friend zone" card, was filled with a huge question mark in her head.

???

However, Mo Chen was almost pressed against her at this moment, and the air from his panting breath sprayed onto her face.

The atmosphere was extremely ambiguous, causing Ye Li's face to turn even redder.

That distance! That's a foul...

A boy's magnetic whisper reached my ear:

"My wife smiles at me, cooks delicious food, is always quiet, and never scolds or beats me."

"Every time I see my wife, my heart beats so fast, it feels like it's going to jump out of my chest..."

"Did you...did you hear that?"

The boy's voice was anxious and inexplicably urgent, as if he was afraid she wouldn't understand.

He took her hand again and placed it on his chest, his body heat burning like fire.

The burning sensation made Ye Li want to escape, but she was held firmly down and unable to move.

Mo Chen's deep voice echoed repeatedly in the darkness, like a temptation.

It also carries the refreshing sweetness of youth, like fresh grass, seemingly shifting between wickedness and righteousness:

"If only my wife could stay with me forever."

He asked carefully:

Will you always stay with me?

He stared intently at her, not wanting her to escape, as if the answer was crucial.

At this moment, Ye Li's flushed cheeks and slightly glistening lips made him swallow hard, his burning gaze seeming to want to consume her completely.

Ye Li was at a loss. No one had ever asked her this before, and she didn't know how to answer.

"My wife, you'll always be with me, won't you?"

The deep voice in the darkness was like a devil's temptation, persistent and firm, slowly probing her heart.

Ye Li could feel the heat of his chest and the rapid beating of his heart in her palm.

Lost in Mo Chen's puppy-like expression, she couldn't bear to refuse.

After a long silence, she blushed and softly replied:

"Um……"

It was just a single sound, as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

However, Mo Chen seemed to be greatly encouraged. The boy's voice sounded like he had eaten honey, with a cloying sweetness in his tone.

While stroking it, he whispered:

"I won't leave either, I love my wife the most!"

Before Mo Chen could finish speaking, Ye Li covered his lips with her hand, leaving the rest of his words imprinted on her palm.

Ye Li was so embarrassed that Mo Chen didn't know the kitten could hear their conversation. She covered his mouth, which was full of sweet talk, and shushed him.

Ye Li wrote in his palm:

"It's late, get some rest, go to sleep."

Then he turned his back and decided not to turn around all night!

Annie, who was watching the two interact, jumped up and said directly:

"Humans are such a hassle; if you want something, you should just go for it."

Annie the kitten sat down next to Ye Li's pillow, and Ye Li skillfully picked her up and gently stroked her fur.

Ye Li thought to herself, "That's not quite right. It's that humans have greater emotional needs and hope to have a lifelong, monogamous partner."

When Mo Chen saw this, a strange look flashed in his eyes. He suddenly leaned forward, his body close to Ye Li's, and he gently stroked her from her cheeks and shoulders to her waist in a very professional manner.

Ye Li stopped his hand, preventing him from moving any further, but then she heard his voice in her ear:

"It's late, get some rest, go to sleep."

………………

! ! ! ! ! !

Who's not sleeping?!

Ye Li was speechless.

Annie the kitten exclaimed excitedly:

"Stop sleeping! Get up and party!"

Cats are nocturnal animals; they are not actually sleepy at all, they just try to accommodate their owners' schedules.

Mo Chen couldn't understand the kitten's language; he only heard a "meow," so he threatened it fiercely:

"Shh! Don't disturb my wife's sleep."

Mo Chen's hand did not stop, but continued to gently caress her. She was startled by his actions and instinctively shrank back to escape. However, because the bed was not big to begin with, this made their skin press tightly together, as if they were throwing themselves into each other's arms.

Oh no! This is a huge misunderstanding!

At Mo Chen's age, he naturally enjoys playing with friends. As if encouraged, he reached out and pulled her into his arms.

He touched the cat in the process, and it only took a moment for him to go from dislike to acceptance. He even stroked the cat along with it.

Mo Chen hugged her from behind, holding her petite body in his arms as if she were a rare treasure, and softly called her name:

"My wife."

"I like you."

The boy had been repeating this over and over the past few days. His voice was sweet, hoarse yet melodious, conveying genuine sincerity in the darkness.

Caught off guard...

It's hard to guard against!

Mo Chen gently touched her hand, and then their fingers intertwined.

Ye Li's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously tried to pull her hand away, but he held it even tighter, as if his fingertips were gently rubbing her palm.

He sniffed her like a puppy, then held her hand and sniffed it again.

A satisfied Mo Chen let out a muffled laugh, raised his handsome brows, and said softly:

"My wife smells so good, even the scent is my favorite."

Mo Chen clung to Ye Li relentlessly tonight, hugging and petting her for a long time. Ye Li felt that she was actually the pet!

Ye Li was ultimately unable to fall asleep.

Because he lasted too long!

Since cats are most active at night, Annie's noises kept echoing in her ears last night.

Ye Li barely managed to close her eyes as dawn approached.

However, not long afterward, the sounds of hammering and banging completely shattered this tranquility.

The general's mansion was once again bestowed by the emperor!

All the imperial treasures were arranged to circle the entire city. This grand bestowal of gifts demonstrated to the people of the city the emperor's high regard and favor towards the general. Then, with great fanfare, they arrived at the general's mansion.

As the newly appointed general's wife, Ye Li had no choice but to go to receive the imperial decree with dark circles under her eyes.

After the long and tedious ceremony, the eunuch looked at Mo Chen and the drowsy Ye Li with a grin, and said obsequiously:

"His Majesty has bestowed such a generous gift; General and his wife should go to the palace to express their gratitude shortly."

Ye Li was startled. Enter the palace?

Ye Li thought to herself, "I'm doomed. The emperor must have discovered something and wants to summon me into the palace to test me."

After the eunuch finished speaking, he was about to bestow the imperial edict upon Mo Chen, but Mo Chen remained unmoved.

He ignored the gifts scattered on the ground and only looked at Ye Li.

She gestured for him to take the imperial edict, but to her surprise, Mo Chen had no intention of taking it at all, and said indifferently:

"You can leave it here. My wife and I are going to eat something."

Ye Li was so frightened that her palms were sweating. This emperor clearly had ill intentions, so why was he giving her such an obvious punishment!

Who knows, they might just kill her over some seemingly disrespectful reason!

She quickly grabbed Mo Chen's hands, guiding them to accept the imperial edict and then put it away.

She couldn't speak, but fortunately, gold was a hard currency in ancient times. She stuffed the jewelry that Ru Feng had prepared for her into the hand of a eunuch, and then smiled.

Seeing that she was sensible, the eunuch smiled and nodded.

Ye Li stuffed another item into her bag; as the saying goes, it's never wrong to be too polite.

The previously pompous eunuch, beaming with delight, began to deflect blame:

"Oh, it's all part of my job, I can't accept this..."

Despite saying this, the eunuch tightly tucked the gold into his bosom.

He kept praising her, saying things like "The General's wife is so sensible" and "The General is very fortunate."

Ye Li was unable to speak to begin with, and at this moment she could only offer a perfunctory smile and nod.

Suddenly, he felt a gust of wind pass by, and the eunuch in front of him was knocked down.

Mo Chen rushed forward and kicked the eunuch to the ground.

"Don't take it!"

Ye Li was dumbfounded!

Mo Chen struck the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict!

Then Mo Chen snatched the things from his arms without asking.

They put the headband back on Ye Li.

Mo Chen carefully tidied Ye Li's hair and said gently:

No one can bully you.

"I will protect you."