Transmigrated as the Disabled Alpha Wife of the Black Moonlight and She Said She Loves Me - Chapter 65.2
Time flew by. Two nights passed in the blink of an eye, and Sunday was already over.
That evening, when Ruan Nianning returned home from the film set, Huo Jianan suddenly remembered something important. “Where’s Niuniu? Why isn’t she with you?”
“You just remembered Niuniu? You’re such an irresponsible mom,” Ruan Nianning said, taking off her coat. “Niuniu’s practically become someone else’s dog now.”
“What happened? Was she stolen?”
“She left voluntarily. She hit it off with Sister Ning’s Mooncake, and they’ve been playing together every day. When I left the set a few days ago, Sister Ning took Niuniu home. Now she’s so happy there she doesn’t want to leave—she’s practically become Sister Ning’s dog.”
“This…” Huo Jianan trailed off, lost in thought. “Is Sister Ning’s Corgi a boy or a girl?”
“A boy. The Corgi was abandoned and adopted by Sister Ning.”
“Ah, well, that’s fine then. I hope they grow up as close as siblings.”
“What if they end up as a couple?”
“If our Niuniu falls for him, there’s nothing we can do but let nature take its course.”
Huo Jianan imagined Niuniu as a mother, lying down to nurse her puppies. Suddenly, she wondered what their offspring would look like. Big white balls of fluff with Corgi ears and Corgi rear ends?
Just as they were talking, Xiaoman knocked on the door, delivering their dinner.
Ruan Nianning gazed at the table laden with vibrant dishes, the chili peppers glowing with vivid redness and enticing aroma, clearly promising intense heat and flavor.
“Why did you order from an outside restaurant?”
“I noticed you said the hotel’s dishes weren’t spicy enough yesterday. After checking, I found this place to be the most authentic with good reviews, so I had Xiaoman pick up some dishes to bring back. These are their signature dishes—try them!”
“Mm,” Ruan Nianning replied, a sweet happiness fluttering in her heart as they sat down to eat.
Ruan Nianning devoured the fiery chili pepper chicken, her lips glistening with grease. She puffed out her cheeks with each spicy bite, yet continued to devour the dish piece by piece.
“Wife, you love spicy food—why didn’t you say so before?”
“You and Grandmother don’t like spicy food, and Sister Meng doesn’t either. It would have been too much trouble eating alone.”
“What trouble? From now on, I’ll have Housekeeper He ask the kitchen to prepare some spicy dishes for you.”
Ruan Nianning narrowed her eyes in a playful smile, her greasy lips framed by a coy pout. “Jianan, promise to keep spoiling me like this forever.”
“You’re my wife, of course I’ll spoil you—forever and always.”
Ruan Nianning laughed like a child, her joy radiating. For over twenty years, she had silently yearned for someone to protect her, cherish her, hold her in the palm of his hand and treasure her in his heart—someone who would sacrifice his own comfort to make her happy. The person she thought she would never find had crossed time and space to meet her.
Ruan Nianning felt incredibly lucky.
“Want to try some?” Ruan Nianning held up a piece of chili chicken, its spicy aroma wafting through the air, and brought it to Huo Jianan’s lips.
Huo Jianan, who couldn’t handle spicy food, instinctively recoiled. “No thanks, you eat it.”
“Come on, just one bite! I want us to share this together.”
Ruan Nianning persisted, determined to feed her.
Left with no choice, Huo Jianan reluctantly opened her mouth and took the bite.
Holy crap! So spicy! Exactly as advertised—the restaurant’s signature super-madness level!
Huo Jianan gasped for breath, her face flushing crimson. “Too spicy! Too spicy! Too spicy! Help!”
Ruan Nianning quickly brought her a glass of juice. After gulping down six, seven, eight mouthfuls, Huo Jianan finally felt like she could breathe again.
Her naturally fair skin was now flushed with a vibrant crimson, her nose tip and the rims of her eyes red, her clear eyes glistening. As her beautiful red lips parted and moved, she looked especially alluring and tender.
Ruan Nianning stared at Huo Jianan in this state, her throat involuntarily swallowing.
“Jianan, want more juice?”
Huo Jianan, still recovering from the spice, picked up her cup to take another sip. Suddenly, a hand snatched the glass away. Soft lips pressed against hers, the sweetness of the juice mingling with the heat of the chicken and the fragrance of tuberose, overwhelming Huo Jianan’s senses.
Ruan Nianning only reluctantly released Huo Jianan when the latter was gasping for breath from the kisses.
The corners of Huo Jianan’s eyes were even redder, as if stained with henna.
Ruan Nianning tilted her chin up. “Beauty, you really know how to tease.”
Huo Jianan: “……”
This slut is the one with the appetite. Trying to get handsy while we’re eating? Even if she wants to do that, she should at least wait until she’s full.
“Eat! Eat!” Huo Jianan tapped her bowl. “We’ll finish cooking after you’re done.”
Ruan Nianning giggled, a mix of happiness, shame, and anticipation in her laughter.
“Three nights in a row… can you handle it?”
Huo Jianan’s sharp eyebrows twitched. “Just you wait. I’ll show you tonight whether your Alpha is up to the task.”
Later that evening, after a vigorous round of “cooking,” Ruan Nianning surprisingly didn’t tease or provoke her. Instead, she clung tightly to Huo Jianan’s arm, nestling quietly in her embrace.
“What’s wrong, Wife?” Huo Jianan noticed Ruan Nianning’s unusual docility and silence. “Are you exhausted?”
Ruan Nianning shook her head, burrowing deeper into Huo Jianan’s arms. “When are you leaving tomorrow?”
Huo Jianan paused, then understood.
Nianning doesn’t want to be separated from me. She’s dreading the parting.
“Darling, it’s less than a month until the New Year. Why don’t you fly back to spend it with us? We can cuddle and kiss again on New Year’s Eve.”
Ruan Nianning suddenly felt a surge of anticipation, mentally counting down the days. “Only… 20 days left.”
“Hmm, isn’t that soon? 20 days will fly by.”
Just as Ruan Nianning’s spirits lifted, the light in her eyes dimmed again. “But if the production team pushes to meet deadlines and doesn’t give us time off, I won’t be able to make it.”
“No way! With so many lead actors on the team, all needing to celebrate the New Year, they’ll definitely have to give us time off.”
“How are you so sure?”
“I have a gut feeling. Trust me, my instincts are usually spot-on.” Huo Jianan comforted her wife, gently kissing her forehead. “We’ll celebrate the New Year together.”
“Mm.”
Ruan Nianning nestled in her arms, breathing in the clean, pure, and gentle sunlit scent that emanated from her. In that moment, she felt an overwhelming sense of security.
After over a decade, she had finally found a home again, with a beloved partner and family waiting for her return.
Ruan Nianning closed her eyes and fell asleep quickly. Huo Jianan gently kissed her forehead and cheeks, tenderly kissing her beloved wife. Once she was fully asleep, Huo Jianan sat up, opened a drawer, and retrieved a medication from the bottom of a stack of papers.
The intense pain from the injection made her legs tremble uncontrollably. Huo Jianan clenched her teeth, refusing to make a sound. She bent over and massaged her legs, enduring the pain with unwavering hope, dreaming of the day she could stand again.
While Nianning wasn’t looking, Jianan wrapped her arms around her from behind. Amidst Nianning’s startled gasp and delighted laughter, Jianan pulled her tightly into an embrace.
In the morning, when Huo Jianan woke up, Ruan Nianning was already awake, holding a fragment of packaging and struggling to read the words on it: “A…XXX…”
Huo Jianan froze. That was the name of her medication!
It seemed she hadn’t been careful enough when disposing of the packaging last night, and a fragment had fallen to the floor. Ruan Nianning had found it early that morning.
“Wife, what are you looking at?”
Ruan Nianning turned around, waving the fragment in her hand. “I found some trash, looks like a medicine… How strange. Why would this kind of packaging be here?”
Huo Jianan, taking advantage of his wife’s grogginess, quickly sat up. “Picking up all sorts of junk! Do you even know what kind of medicine this is?! It could have drifted in through the window—who knows what kind of bizarre illness it’s for? Could it be contagious? And you’re still holding it and looking at it?!”
Terrified, Ruan Nianning hastily threw away the fragment. “What… what should we do now?”
Seeing his wife’s genuine fright had actually sharpened her senses, Huo Jianan felt both amused and apologetic. “It’s probably fine, just an empty package. Just don’t pick up random trash from the ground again. If you’re worried, go wash your hands.”
Ruan Nianning hurried to the sink.
Huo Jianan listened as she washed and re-washed, letting the water run for a long time. Turning calmly, he picked up the discarded fragment and tossed it into the trash.
When his wife emerged, her fingertips bright red from scrubbing, she gazed tearfully at Huo Jianan and asked pitifully, “Is this enough washing?”
Huo Jianan felt her heart ache; she shouldn’t have frightened her wife like that.
“Don’t worry anymore, Wife. You’ve washed thoroughly, and all the dirt is gone. There’s nothing to worry about.”
Huo Jianan took her wife’s hand and held it tightly. “Just don’t pick things off the ground randomly in the future.”
Ruan Nianning obediently nodded. “I won’t. Even when I was little, my mom used to scold me for always bending down to examine things on the ground.”
Huo Jianan hadn’t realized her wife had this habit. “You really are a curious little thing.”
Ruan Nianning chuckled sheepishly. “I just find everything new and interesting. Even an empty bottle will make me run over to see what drink it was.”
“What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever found?”
Ruan Nianning looked a little embarrassed. “TT, I actually asked my mom what it was. She grabbed me and pulled me away, telling me not to ask so many questions.”
Huo Jianan laughed heartily. “No wonder your mom didn’t want you rummaging through trash.”
After breakfast, Huo Jianan drove Ruan Nianning to the film set.
Xiaoman drove while the two women chatted in the back seat. “Wife, please tell Sister Song I send my regards. I’ve reviewed Luo Bufei’s proposal, but I’ve been swamped lately. You know Sister Meng is still recovering. I plan to formally propose this project after the Spring Festival. Tell her to stay patient.”
Ruan Nianning nodded. “I’ll let Sister Song know.”
When the car arrived at the film set, Xiaoman got out first. Huo Jianan said, “Wife, I won’t walk you in. Focus on your filming. We’ll see each other after the Spring Festival.”
“Mm,” Ruan Nianning replied, pressing her hand against the car door handle and turning to open it. But Jianan suddenly pulled her back, pressing her soft lips against Nianning’s in a lingering kiss.
Ignoring the lipstick on her lips, Ruan Nianning passionately returned the kiss, clinging to Jianan as if reluctant to part.
When the kiss ended, Huo Jianan released her. “Wife, it’s time to get to work. I’ll wait in the car until you’re inside the set, then I’ll leave.”
Ruan Nianning put on her mask and sunglasses before finally getting out of the car.
Huo Jianan watched her wife’s retreating figure, her gaze following the silhouette until it disappeared through the film set gates.
A sudden thought struck Jianan: someday, when her legs were strong enough to stand, she’d simply join Nianning on set. That way, she could be by her wife’s side every day.