I Also Want to Be Your Wife

"How was it? Chihori and Karin weren't too frightened, were they?" Uchiha Chen asked with concern.

"Relax, I already calmed them down. But speaking of which, was Pakura the one who fought earlier? No wonder there was such a huge commotion! And... tsk, tsk, tsk, her back is so smooth~! Huh? Wait, why is her lower half all wet? Don't tell me you fought out in the open?" The Shadow Clone questioned suspiciously.

At that, Uchiha Chen immediately looked impatient. He rolled his eyes hard and snapped, "Enough nonsense! Get lost!" With that, he eagerly ducked into the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Karin was curled up like a well-behaved kitten in Chihori's warm embrace, immersed in sweet dreams.

Chihori gently rocked her body while softly patting Karin's little frame, humming an ancient nursery rhyme from the Land of Whirlpools.

Her soft singing seemed to possess a magical power, filling the entire carriage with a tranquil, peaceful atmosphere.

Just then, Uchiha Chen entered.

Chihori's face had originally blossomed into a delighted smile at the sight of him, but when she looked up and saw Pakura slung over Uchiha Chen's shoulder, her expression instantly stiffened.

Yet she said nothing. She merely stared silently at Uchiha Chen with her beautiful, grievance-filled eyes as she watched him carefully settle Pakura down beside him.

What was more, he even casually helped Pakura change out of her wet pants.

At that moment, the sense of crisis deep within Chihori surged like a tide. Especially now that a beautiful stranger like Pakura had suddenly entered their midst, that feeling grew even stronger.

*No! This absolutely can't continue! Chen is such a loving man. If I keep obsessing over the difference in our statuses, the distance between us will only grow greater and greater. No, I have to