For Lu Yuanbao, the death of his biological mother was not death, but an eternal departure.

Life was hard in the past, and his mother was often crazy, but he was not alone, he was with his mother. When his mother was awake, she would hug him, touch him, tell him bedtime stories, and hum songs without a tune.

Since his mother left, he became a lonely person, and even the little yellow dog in the village bullied him.

A man walked on the ridge of the field, a man looked for food in the mountains, a man hid in a haystack to sleep, no one could talk, and later he was taken to the city by a stranger and was also stuffed into a corner by himself.

No one had anything to do with him and the whole world had forgotten him.

All this was broken until Chu Yue appeared.

Chu Yue bathed him, dressed him, fed him, made him obedient, made him do things, and made him stay where he was and not move...

Sometimes Chu Yue was obviously very fierce, but Lu Yuanbao just wanted to be with Chu Yue.

Because Chu Yue would hug him, touch his head, and look at him from time to time to make sure he was there.

It felt like going back to the time when his mother was around. He was no longer alone, but two people.

If one day they were to leave this place again, he wanted to follow Chu Yue.

Looking at Lu Yuanbao's shining eyes, Chu Yue felt as if her heart was pierced by a needle, because she truly felt the fragility and fear of a child.

She thought that as long as Lu Yuanbao was well fed, warmly clothed and safe, everything would be fine, but she forgot that even the youngest children have emotions.

"Yuanbao, listen to me. First, we will not leave here. Like I said before, we are going to live in this house for a very long time. That is a very long time."

"Second, I will not abandon you. Listen carefully, I will not abandon you. We are already a family. A family has a household registration book. In the household registration book, I am the mother and you are my son. I don't ask you to call me mom from now on, but we are indeed a mother and son relationship."

"I know you don't fully understand these words now, but you must remember them all. When you are scared, think about them. This will make you feel better. Remember?"

Chu Yue looked at Lu Yuanbao in the dim light, and spoke slowly, word by word, at a speed that Lu Yuanbao could understand.

After hearing this, Lu Yuanbao felt as if his heart was touched by an electric current and felt numb and tingling.

He tried his best to remember every word Chu Yue said, "Yes, I will remember it."

Chu Yue touched his face, which was slightly cold, but she did not cry. It was Lu Yuanbao who held back stubbornly.

Then, there is another important question.

"Yuanbao, don't you like Lu Zhanlin? He's your father."

When Lu Zhanlin was mentioned, Lu Yuanbao blinked quickly, shook his head, and said in a muffled voice, "It's not that I don't like him, he's very powerful."

Lu Yuanbao went to the military camp with Lu Zhanlin. Along the way, every soldier in uniform they met stood at attention and saluted Lu Zhanlin. The powerful aura that was everywhere was so strong that even children could feel it.

Lu Yuanbao knew that man was his uncle and now his father, but...

Lu Zhanlin is not a man who is easy to get close to.

Just like Chu Yue’s first impression when she saw Lu Zhanlin on the train, he was handsome, ruthless, and a very cold man.

All the sisters-in-law in the compound were afraid of Lu Zhanlin’s majesty, let alone a child of five or six years old.

"Yuanbao, he and your mother are siblings, which means you and he have similar blood. He is the only person in the world who is related to you by blood, and he will be good to you. Give him some time to get to know him slowly. I believe he will be a good father."

As Chu Yue spoke, she pulled Lu Yuanbao into her arms, gently held him in her arms, patted his chest, and spoke in a different tone.

"You are just a little kid of five or six years old. Why are you thinking so much? You should eat, sleep, and play mischief everywhere. Close your eyes and sleep with me."

Chu Yue's familiar strength returned.

Not only was Lu Yuanbao not disgusted, he also smiled secretly and slowly closed his eyes.

"Good night, Yuanbao."

…

The lights in the military district office building were on. The meeting lasted until late at night, with a half-hour break.

Xu Feng held a cigarette and puffed smoke by the window. The scarlet cigarette butt flickered in the night.

Lu Zhanlin stood beside him, facing the window sideways, his inky eyes gazing at the dark night sky with a focused and serious expression.

"It's late at night, there are no stars, what are you looking at?" Xu Feng was curious, so he moved closer to Lu Zhanlin and looked out the window. Suddenly, he cursed, "Damn it! Lu Zhanlin, are you worried about your wife and children?"

Professional soldiers have a very keen sense of direction, so Xu Feng only took a glance and immediately realized that the direction Lu Zhanlin was looking at was the military compound next to the barracks.

The lit cigarette in Xu Feng's hand shook and the ash fell to the ground.

He widened his eyes and looked at Lu Zhanlin in disbelief, just as surprised as he was this morning on the train station platform when he heard that Lu Zhanlin had a wife.

This is Lu Zhanlin, who has never been close to women in the past ten years!

Xu Feng and Lu Zhanlin had slept in the same trench and taken baths in the same bathhouse. They had known each other for at least eight or nine years, if not ten years. They had grown together from small soldiers to the current regiment commander and company commander.

In all these years, let alone seeing Lu Zhanlin being attracted to him, even hearing a woman's name from his mouth was something that had never happened before.

How could Xu Feng not be surprised that he suddenly had a wife and children?

"Brother, tell me the truth, is that girl really the one you want to marry? Or did you trick her into coming here just to reject the marriage?"

Xu Feng was familiar with Lu Zhanlin, so he asked directly, and once he started talking, he talked nonstop.

"Thinking back to the old days, our old leader valued you so much that she almost put her granddaughter in your bed. If you only agreed, she would immediately arrange a wedding for you two and transfer you to the capital military region as the chief. But you just didn't respond. You didn't want the granddaughter, and you didn't go to the capital. You kept reporting and fighting, and ended up in this godforsaken place, more than a thousand kilometers away from the capital. Why did you do that?"

The "old leader's granddaughter" in Xu Feng's speech refers to He Meijiao.

As for the fact that Lu Zhanlin was transferred to the Capital Military Region, the news spread throughout their unit at the time. After all, as the only person in the entire army who had won first-class individual merit, as well as first-class group merit, Lu Zhanlin was a favorite of the old leader.

But the falling flowers have feelings, but the flowing water is merciless.

Lu Zhanlin would rather hide in the remote southwest than marry He Meijiao.

But He Meijiao did not give up. She was transferred to the Southwest Military Region and became a medical worker in the medical team.

Xu Feng originally thought that Lu Zhanlin would not be able to escape no matter what, as the girl had behaved like this, she was just about to throw herself into his arms.

Who would have thought that Lu Zhanlin would actually apply for marriage registration, and somehow he got a wife and even a son.

Everything happened so suddenly that Xu Feng had to wonder whether this so-called "daughter-in-law" was deliberately fabricated by Lu Zhanlin in order to achieve the purpose of refusing the marriage.

Xu Feng’s imagination is quite big.

Lu Zhanlin retracted his gaze and gave Xu Feng a cold look. He wondered when this tough guy with a muscular body became so good at making up stories. In the future, he could be sent directly to perform stand-up comedy at the military's art evening.

Lu Zhanlin said coldly, "She and I have been engaged for almost ten years, but we just got the marriage certificate recently."

"Fuck! You two are childhood sweethearts, young married couple? No wonder she didn't recognize you on the train, you must have become too ugly after joining the army. No wonder you sent a lot of money home after receiving your allowance, it turns out you have a beautiful wife hidden in the countryside. If I had such a beautiful wife in my hometown, I would also be happy to send money back."

Xu Feng talked incessantly and expressed amazement. He did not even notice that the cigarette in his hand had burned out. He was still muttering to himself, and there was an obvious sour taste in his words.

They have been alone for a long time, who wouldn't want to have a wife and children?

But--

"That's not right! You've been engaged for ten years, but you've been in the army for the past ten years and have never been home. What happened to the child? How could your sister-in-law give birth to one all by herself? Could it be that... your sister-in-law cheated on you?"

Xu Feng suddenly yelled, and the corridor was filled with his voice.

Lu Zhanlin ignored Xu Feng's screams and didn't answer his questions. He turned around and walked straight towards the meeting room.

Xu Feng was left alone there, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Is Lu Zhanlin cuckolded? Or is he not cuckolded?

Is there anyone who can tell him?