Hidden Marriage: Spoiled by the Imperial Commander-Chapter 596: Postpartum Depression?

"Okay, I’ll look forward to it," Yan Qianyi said to Shirley, "Oh, sister, once your personal system is restored, please remember to contact my brother. He has been asking about you for years, and I’ve already told him about you."

Yan Qianyi had now figured out the relationship between her brother and Shirley.

They had met at the Morris Military Academy and were simply close friends.

"Sure, I’ve wanted to contact him for a long time." Shirley didn’t expect that she and Yan Qianyi would have such a connection.

With the relationship with Yan Yao there, her gratitude towards Yan Qianyi was coupled with an added fondness.

Mai Hunter said, "Qianyi, we’ll head back first. Please thank the adults for me, for taking care of Shirley during this time."

After the two left, Yan Qianyi let out a long sigh of relief.

Finally, the matter with Shirley was coming to an end.

Although Shirley’s body had not yet fully recovered, with gradual recuperation and proper treatment, a full recovery was just a matter of time.

Yan Qianyi went to the nursery and saw Aunt Xue trying to put Mu Zerui to sleep.

But Mu Zerui was staring with his big watery eyes, showing no signs of sleepiness.

Mu Zerui was no longer like the month before, sleeping after every meal, and then eating again upon waking up.

Now, he would only sleep if he played enough to tire himself out.

"Aunt Xue, if Ruirui doesn’t want to sleep, let’s leave him. The weather outside is nice, let’s take him out to the garden for a walk."

Mu Zerui seemed to understand what was being said. As soon as Yan Qianyi finished speaking, he looked at her and smiled.

Yan Qianyi pushed the baby carriage, strolling through the garden and looked at Ruirui lying inside. She suddenly felt a moment of disorientation.

Sometimes it felt as if everything happening now was just a dream.

She had never imagined that she would be living the life of walking with a baby at this age.

Over this short span of a little more than a year since she woke up, she had married and had a child, as though life had hit the fast-forward button.

At that moment, Mu Yunlie returned.

He saw his wife and child walking in the setting sun and felt the fatigue of the day melt away, his face breaking into a tender smile as he walked up to them, "Are you out here to meet me?"

"Not me, but Ruirui probably is."

"What do you mean?"

Yan Qianyi looked at Mu Zerui, "Just now, Aunt Xue couldn’t get Ruirui to sleep, so I said I would take him out to play. He seemed to understand and was very happy. Now it seems, maybe Ruirui knew Daddy was coming home and wanted to come out to meet you, right, Ruirui?"

"Ee-ya..." Ruirui opened his mouth, waving his little hands and kicking his legs.

"Ah Lie, look, Ruirui is responding to me!"

Seeing how happy Mu Zerui was made Mu Yunlie’s heart melt.

He didn’t bother changing clothes or taking a bath and just lifted Ruirui out of the baby carriage.

Ruirui laughed even more excitedly and let out a couple of squeals.

Mu Yunlie, in his crisp military uniform, holding a little baby, made for a charmingly contrasting image.

Yan Qianyi quickly took photos of them, capturing this beautiful scene in the setting sun.

After playing for a while and seeing that Ruirui was getting tired, Mu Yunlie put him back in the baby carriage.

"Has Shirley left?"

"Yeah, Teacher Mai Hunter came to pick her up this afternoon."

Mu Yunlie asked again, "Can Shirley’s health be completely restored?"

Yan Qianyi said, "Definitely not in the short term, to fully recover, the quickest would be a year and a half. Do you have a new assignment for her in mind?"

"No, because her current physical condition prevents her from going back to the front lines, so today in the meeting, someone suggested transferring her to the training base to become an instructor, or to take a position at the Federation Military Academy. With her abilities and experience, there’s no doubt she can educate."

"Both positions are very stable and indeed very suitable for her current state. But I think, she probably won’t like it, she most certainly wants to return to her former job."

Mu Yunlie nodded, "I think so too, which is why it wasn’t settled at the meeting today. Once she reports to the Military Department tomorrow, I’ll have a chat with her first to understand her wishes before making a decision."

"Mhm, oh yes, Shirley said something today that I thought made a lot of sense."

"What did she say?"

"She said that sometimes men can be real bastards, not cherishing what they have when someone is nice to them and only realizing regret and appreciation after they’ve lost it."

Mu Yunlie couldn’t help but laugh, "She was talking about Mai Hunter, you’re not applying this theory to me, are you?"

"Are you not?" Yan Qianyi pouted slightly, "I think you seem to be a bit like that too."

Although Mu Yunlie was very nice to her now.

But the nicer time was before when she wanted to leave, and he was trying to keep her.

Mu Yunlie asked, "Are you having postpartum depression? Why are you having such wild thoughts that I might be a bit like that too?"

He had heard that women’s hormones can become unbalanced after giving birth, leading to wild thoughts and postpartum depression.

Yan Qianyi frowned, "I am not suffering from postnatal depression! Don’t dodge the question, answer me first."

"Alright, alright." Mu Yunlie smiled helplessly, "Maybe other men are, but I definitely am not, if you think I even slightly am, then it must be a misunderstanding."

He kissed her forehead and said patiently, "I’ve already lost you once, I will cherish you properly."

Yan Qianyi threatened, "If you don’t cherish me, I will run away with your son."

"You wouldn’t dare, don’t you even think about leaving me in this lifetime." Mu Yunlie held Yan Qianyi tightly in his arms.

Yan Qianyi leaned on his chest and smiled.

In reality, she was joking with him.

She had set her mind on him for life.

Even if he wanted to get rid of her, he wouldn’t be able to.

While they talked, Mu Zerui had fallen asleep in the baby carriage.

The evening breeze was gentle, and the years were peaceful.

In the blink of an eye, summer vacation was approaching.

Because of giving birth to Mu Zerui and treating Shirley, Yan Qianyi had missed an entire semester.

In the final days of the semester, she returned to school to apply to participate in this term’s final assessment.

If she passed the assessment, she could continue in Mai Hunter’s class after the summer break.

Mai Hunter went with her to the principal’s office to apply, and the principal agreed right away.

When Yan Qianyi applied for leave last semester, she had special permission from the Commander himself.

Now with Mu Yunlie’s identity revealed, the principal was more than eager to please Yan Qianyi, and there was no way he could reject her application.

The current Yan Qianyi was, after all, the First Lady of the Federation Empire.

After leaving the principal’s office, Mai Hunter said to Yan Qianyi, "There are five days left until the exams, I’ll tutor you in these next few days. You’ll surely have no problem with the special ability assessments, but some academic subjects still need brushing up."

"Okay."

"However, you’ve just had a baby not long ago, won’t it be too tiring to handle the exams now? Even though you can score high in the special ability assessment to boost your overall scores, I’m still a bit worried."