Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 182: One hundred and eighty-two. She’s almost unable to breathe! _1

Chapter 182: One hundred and eighty-two. She’s almost unable to breathe! _1

It was almost ten o’clock now, and the weather was lovely today. The sunshine was bright but not scorching, and the air was moist, brimming with the vitality of spring.

Gu Chen held Ji Pianran in his arms, walking forward with his head lowered.

She was very light, her body soft, carrying a unique scent reminiscent of gardenia flowers.

Having her in his arms gave him a faint and surreal feeling.

Gu Chen seemed to sense the warm breath she exhaled as she breathed.

Looking at such a stunningly beautiful face and feeling the fragrant softness in his embrace.

Gu Chen’s heartbeat uncontrollably missed a beat, his blood feeling like it solidified at that moment.

The next second, it surged towards his heart even faster.

Such palpitations were simply uncomfortable.

Gu Chen’s house had a small courtyard, and it was only a few steps to Ji Pianran’s room.

Ji Pianran quickly let go of Gu Chen’s neck, cooperating by pushing the door open.

Ji Pianran’s room was truly simple, without any decorations. There were red silk hangings on the wooden beams of the ceiling, left from their wedding.

A bed, a wardrobe, and nothing more.

Gu Chen took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

"Where are the sanitary pads, I’ll go get them."

Hearing Gu Chen offer to get such a private item for her.

Ji Pianran sniffled, her eyes becoming flustered and with a nervous tone said, "I should get them myself."

After saying this, she struggled to get down from Gu Chen’s embrace.

Because the family was poor, she had always used toilet paper.

In those days, many villagers used toilet paper, the unpackaged kind. Although it was somewhat rough, five mao could buy you a large pack that lasted a long time. The most important thing was that it was cheap.

Sanitary pads, on the other hand, were three mao each, even for unpackaged ones. Compared to toilet paper, they were really expensive.

She didn’t know how to explain this to Gu Chen.

"Let me go instead, don’t move, just stand here," he said gently as he put her down on the ground and then spoke.

Ji Pianran pursed her lips, a look of difficulty on her face.

Gu Chen rubbed his forehead, considering her difficulty in walking, she shouldn’t be going for anything.

He’d better go himself.

Having said that, he began to look around, surveying her room.

Seeing his persistence, Ji Pianran felt helpless. Clutching her palms, she blushed, lowered her head and whispered, "In the cupboard."

After saying this, she added, afraid that Gu Chen wouldn’t be able to find them, "At the very bottom of the cupboard."

"Okay," Gu Chen agreed and went straight to the cupboard.

He reached for the wooden handle, squatted down, and began searching for sanitary pads for Ji Pianran.

He rummaged back and forth in the area Ji Pianran had mentioned.

Instead of finding sanitary pads, he found two thick packs of toilet paper and a set of undergarments.

It was black and quite nice looking.

The scene inadvertently caused Gu Chen’s temples to throb painfully.

After all, he was a young man in the prime of his life, full of energy.

Moreover, Ji Pianran was the wife he had married through a proper ceremony.

The person he loved, his beloved!

If he didn’t think about that aspect, he wouldn’t be normal.

Ji Pianran saw he had stopped moving, as if in a daze, and instinctively remembered what else was in the cupboard.

Her heart tightened instantly.

Dammit!

Her undergarments were also inside!

Now her privacy was completely gone!

Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated, as if it would leap out of her throat.

For a moment, time seemed to stand still in the quiet room, and Ji Pianran couldn’t hear anything except her own heartbeat. She even felt a little light-headed.

She couldn’t remember how she managed to blurt out that she had always used toilet paper.

He could only feel his own heartbeat, one after another, forceful and real.

But just because she didn’t remember, didn’t mean Gu Chen didn’t.

He admitted, in that moment just now, he had almost lost control.

However, when he heard that Ji Pianran was actually using toilet paper...

His heart felt like it had been suddenly stung, and it ached for an instant.

His wife, she was actually using toilet paper?

How much of a failure had he become?

God.

Trembling, he took out a package of toilet paper from the cupboard and walked over to Ji Pianran.

He held her tightly in his arms, filled with distress.

He kept whispering apologies, "I’m sorry, Pian Ran, I’m sorry."

He really hadn’t fulfilled his responsibilities as a husband.

His actions had caused her to pinch pennies, live in constraint, resort to borrowing money, suffer disdain from others, and it was all his fault — all because of his irresponsibility.

Ji Pianran was stunned for a moment, having not expected Gu Chen to react this way.

She reached out and gently patted Gu Chen’s back, "This, it’s nothing, everyone does this."

It was Zhou Nan from the village who had bought this toilet paper for her, and to speak of it, Zhou Nan’s family was also known in the village to be struggling.

Gu Chen’s heart was genuinely aching — she was even comforting him.

Thinking back on the days Ji Pianran had gritted her teeth to get through alone, he was truly ashamed of himself.

He tried his best to compose himself, and then he spoke.

"You wait at home for me, I’ll go buy some for you!"

After speaking, he clenched his fists and headed outside.

His wife must live the life a normal person deserves!

When Ji Pianran saw that Gu Chen was about to leave, she quickly stretched out her hand, grabbed his arm, and pulled him back.

Gu Chen only felt his arm being yanked forcefully, causing him to involuntarily come to a stop.

He was in pain, truly in pain.

His heart was burdened with a rage he couldn’t vent.

"Don’t leave, we still need to cook. To buy sanitary pads, you have to go to the coal mine’s convenience store. Even if you ride a bicycle, it takes ten minutes one way, almost half an hour round trip, which is too time-consuming. I’m okay, really, I’m fine."

Ji Pianran was always level-headed, thinking thoroughly about everything.

As she spoke, her face was utterly serious, with a bit of blush on her fair complexion, her moist eyes seeming to speak, and her pretty mouth moving gently, lips red and teeth white.

She looked like a rose with morning dew.

Watching her, Gu Chen felt a mix of emotions.

How could she be so good?

Eventually, he couldn’t hold back and pressed his lips softly against hers.

With deep love and guilt.

Gu Chen’s breathing was heavy, somewhat unsteady.

As he continued to draw closer, she could even smell his breath.

Slight and warm.

Ji Pianran’s mind went blank, her heartbeat skipping more than just one beat.

Gu Chen’s kiss was excessively fervent and searing, with a hint of aggression, sweeping over every inch of her territory.

She only felt her head booming, as if a slight current was running through her body.

This feeling was strange and tense, carrying a secret delight.

She was about to be unable to breathe.

After a long moment, Ji Pianran suddenly pushed Gu Chen away, and then took a deep breath of air.

If they kept kissing, she would be drowned!

She forced herself to calm down.

"Could you, step out for a moment?"

She hadn’t changed her pants yet.

Looking at the toilet paper Ji Pianran was clutching in her hand, Gu Chen suddenly came back to his senses, blinked, and tried to breathe evenly.