Chapter 145 We Are Friends From Now On

Zhang Xi listened to Pan Guoyang's words, tears welled up in his eyes, his lips trembled slightly, and he said softly, "Brother Pan, thank you, I... I never thought about these things. All along, I had no choice but to accept my fate."

"Comrade Zhang, times have changed now. Women also have the right to pursue their own lives. You are still young and have a long way to go in the future."

Zhang Xi bit his lip, a hint of hesitation and struggle flashed in his eyes, "But, but my dad... and my brothers, they all need my care. And a child... a child is also a life!"

Pan Guoyang just smiled at her, left it at that, and said nothing more.

Just like what Lin Anan said to him at that time, whether to listen or not, and what to do, all depends on him.

The art troupe handled the matter very quickly. At this moment, this is a top priority matter and cannot be taken lightly.

Lin Anan brought her two children back home. Tired from shopping, they just stayed on the kang to rest. It was warm and very comfortable.

"Comrade Lin, are you home?"

Chen Tiezhu and his wife had not arrived yet, but Pan Guoyang arrived first.

Lin Anan hurried to open the door.

"Comrade Lin."

"Comrade Pan, why are you here? Have you resolved your issue?"

Pan Guoyang smiled and nodded, and handed over the bags in his hand. "It's settled. Comrade Lin, I came here to thank you. If you hadn't given me some advice, I really don't know what to do."

Lin Anan smiled and let him in. "Don't be so polite. It's good that it can be solved. Come in and sit down and have a sip of water."

Pan Guoyang followed her to the main hall and sat down. In a calm voice, he recounted the entire incident in detail.

"It's just... that easy to figure it out?"

Pan Guoyang was so amused by her question that he said, "Well, I prepared several plans, but I only used the last one."

"So, justice may be late, but it will never be absent, and the law will not let any criminal escape."

Pan Guoyang lowered his eyes and pondered these words over and over again, thinking that what she said was really very good.

Pan Guohe's sentence will not be light. It is not as simple as everyone thinks that just marrying Zhang Xi will do the trick. He has committed the crime of rape, which was carried out against the woman's will. Even if the woman forgives him now, it cannot be treated as if it never happened.

Unless Zhang Xi can completely change his confession.

But now that things have become like this, how can we change it?

"If it's a good case, he should be sentenced to three to ten years. If the army punishes him too severely, it may be the death penalty..."

After this incident, the ones who regret the most are probably Zhang's father and Pan's mother. If they had known this would happen, they would have just had a private chat between the two families. Why would they have caused trouble for the art troupe?

As for Pan Guohe, given his personality, he should have no regrets at all. He only regrets that he was not cautious enough and was tricked into revealing things.

Lin Anan was a little frightened...

No wonder! Pan Guohe has such a bright future, but no one knows Pan Guoyang, his twin brother who is even better than him.

If Pan Guoyang had followed the same pace as in his previous life, his ending would be predictable.

If he took the punishment for Pan Guohe, he would lose his future and everything, and the ending would naturally not be good.

"Comrade Pan, this is a good thing."

"Yes, I am very grateful to Comrade Lin. From now on... we can be considered true friends. I, Pan Guoyang, sincerely want to make friends with you and hope you will not give up. Comrade Lin, if you need me in any way in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. I will do my best to help you."

Lin Anan smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'm happy to have a friend like you. We can take care of each other in the compound in the future."

Pan Guoyang smiled, his smile was gentle, and his expression showed a sense of relief.

The two chatted for a while and gradually became familiar with each other.

"Comrade Lin, I want to break off the relationship."

As soon as the words came out, not only Lin Anan was confused, but Pan Guoyang himself was also a little stunned.

He is a soldier, so he shouldn't even think about breaking up the relationship, let alone think about it.

But he was heartbroken and wanted to leave that family.

"We have the same face, but I am always the unpopular one. Anything good is my brother's, and if he makes a mistake, I am always the one who gets punished.

I am also a human being, and I also feel sad. I used to tell myself that I am the older brother, and even if I have to bear some things for my younger brother, that is what I should do, and I will get through it if I endure it, and I should be more courteous in everything..."

Even when he was revealing his scars and talking about the saddest things, Pan Guoyang's voice remained calm.

To the outside world, he is a mature, steady and down-to-earth boss.

Internally, he is the elder brother who should be humble, hardworking and never complain.

No one ever asked him whether he was willing or happy.

Perhaps today's incident was an opportunity for him to sit here and confide his true feelings to Lin Anan.

Lin Anan opened her mouth but didn't interrupt him.

After Pan Guoyang finished speaking, she slowly spoke: "Comrade Pan, I understand your feelings. It has not been easy for you these years. But from a legal point of view, there is really no way to break off the relationship..."

"Then split up."

"This is a big deal after all. You have to consider it carefully. You can also talk to the elders in your family and ask them for their advice."

These were all too complicated for Lin Anan, and it was not something she could give any advice on. She could only make her words vague.

Pan Guoyang sighed deeply, "I understand, I've thought about it."

Just as Pan Guoyang was about to say goodbye, there was another knock on the compound door.

It was Chu Minglan who opened the door, and it was Chen Tiezhu and his wife who came.

Since they met each other, Lin Anan introduced the three of them to each other.

Chu Mingzhou hasn't come back yet, so she doesn't know what the specific progress is.

"Mingzhou should be back soon. It's already dinner time. Let's stay home and have a quick meal."

Naturally, several people refused.

Finally, unable to resist Lin Anan's kindness, Chen Tiezhu wanted to cook himself, but was stopped by his wife, "I'll go, I'll help Lan Jie'er and cook a few home-cooked dishes."

"Okay, then you go."

Only Lin Anan and the other two were left in the main hall.

Pan Guoyang and Chen Tiezhu are both kind-hearted people. After talking for a while, they got along well and chatted about random things.

"Brother Zhuzi, are you talking about the canteen of our military district?"

"Yes, it's the army's canteen."

“This is a very high requirement for partners…”

As they were talking, Lin Anan realized that her fellow villager was quite extraordinary. He used to be the head chef of "Northwest Diaoyutai" and held a senior chef certificate.

The senior chef certificate in the 1970s was very valuable.

It is because he has such qualifications that he has this opportunity.

Lin Anan has always believed that there is a saying that everything is destined. When you are kind to others, kindness will also come towards you.

After Chen Tiezhu finished his story, Pan Guoyang frowned and said, "I might actually know something about this."

"What? You said you knew about this?"