Upon hearing this, Gu Huanian glanced at Su Li's expression and said to Ye Wanyu, "You can just give the clothes to Lu Yang later; the jacket originally belonged to him."

Lu Yang: When did he get this coat? How come he didn't know?

However, he didn't expose it, presumably because Hua Nian deliberately wanted to match him up with Ye Wanyu.

"Yes, Comrade Ye, I left these clothes with Hua Nian. You can just give them to me later."

Ye Wanyu smiled somewhat awkwardly; "Oh, okay!"

“Your clothes are all wet. If you stay here any longer, you’ll probably catch a cold. Can you still walk? If you can’t, I can carry you.”

"No need, I can walk by myself."

Su Li went to the previous spot and called Bai Zhenzhu, and then the five of them went down the mountain together.

Throughout the journey, Bai Zhenzhu showed no regard for Ye Wanyu.

Don't think she can't see that this guy surnamed Ye is trying to string Gu Huanian along while also having an ambiguous relationship with this Lu Yang.

Half an hour after descending the mountain, Ye Wanyu exclaimed, "Oh no! I forgot my bag. It's still on the ground in the pavilion. What am I going to do?"

Bai Zhenzhu rolled her eyes and glared at her, saying, "On the way down the mountain, you're always causing trouble. One minute you're dizzy, the next you're seeing things. We finally walked a little further, and then you forgot your things again."

Ye Wanyu apologized, "I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused you. I'll go back and get my things myself. You can go now!"

As she was about to turn away sadly, Lu Yang suddenly grabbed her arm.

"How can you talk like that? Comrade Ye didn't do it on purpose. She was already feeling unwell after falling into the water today. Stop talking nonsense."

"You're the funny one. She just put on an act in front of you, and look how infatuated you are. You're practically licking her toes." After saying that, she stuck her tongue out at Lu Yang triumphantly.

Lu Yang's face burned with anger at her words; "How can you talk like that? Is that how you talk to someone?"

He doesn't even dare to look at Ye Wanyu now; how could Hua Nian's girlfriend's friend say such awful things?

Does this sound like something a normal woman would say?

"Oh, so you're allowed to criticize me but not criticize me?"

Su Li tugged at Bai Zhenzhu's hand, signaling her to say less.

Lu Yang was embarrassed by Bai Zhenzhu's words. He said to Ye Wanyu beside him, "I'll go get your package now. You go downstairs with Hua Nian and the others first. Don't wait for me."

Then he looked at Gu Huanian and said, "Comrade Huanian is not feeling well. Please take good care of him on the way. I will come as soon as possible."

Gu Huanian nodded.

After Lu Yang left, Ye Wanyu quietly walked to Gu Huanian's left side.

Bai Zhenzhu saw this and pursed her lips.

He put his arm around Su Li's and said, "Look at her, she's going to hang out with your boyfriend again, aren't you going to do anything about it?"

Su Li chuckled and said, "If a man wants to cheat, it's no use just trying to stop him."

This was the first time Bai Zhenzhu had heard such a statement; "So we're just going to let them do all those immoral things?"

"Let me tell you! If he wants to cheat and you can't control him, then just leave him alone and find someone else."

Although they spoke very softly, Gu Huanian still heard what they said.

He quickly changed positions and stood to Su Li's right.

Bai Zhenzhu glared at Ye Wanyu, then glanced at Su Li, and gave her a thumbs up.

After everyone had gone down the mountain, Lu Yang still hadn't returned.

Gu Huanian took Su Li home and then went to the military family compound to take a look.

When Mr. Lu saw Gu Huannian, he smiled and said, "Huannian's here? Have you eaten so late?"

"Uncle Lu, I'm looking for Lu Yang. Has he returned?"

Mr. Lu shook his head: "That guy went out early this morning, I don't know what he went to do? He hasn't come back yet."

Gu Huanian's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

"Won't something happen to him?" But then he thought again, "Lu Yang is the battalion commander of the Third Battalion."

They have considerable fighting skills, so theoretically nothing should happen.

But Gu Huanian was still a little worried that he hadn't returned by this time.

Thinking he still had to go and check, he took a flashlight from Gu Aiguo.

When he returned to the mountain, it was indeed already dark.

Gu Huanian searched the mountain for a long time, covering almost the entire mountain range, but still found no one.

He thought that he might have already gone back by now.

The next morning, Gu Huanian went to Lu Yang's house, but he still hadn't returned, and Lu's father was getting a little anxious.

Gu Huanian went to the army base and immediately asked if Lu Yang from the Third Battalion had arrived.

The result was that the person did not return, so Gu Huanian went directly to his former leader and reported the matter.

The old leader looked at Gu Huanian seriously and said, "You mean, Lu Yang went hiking with you guys and hasn't come back yet?"

Gu Huanian nodded, "He went to help Ye Wanyu get her things and said he would catch up with us as soon as possible. We weren't walking very fast, and with his strength, he should have caught up with us long ago, but I didn't see him come back until dark. I think something might have really happened to him."

The old leader frowned deeply. Lu Yang's abilities were not low; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become the battalion commander of the Third Battalion.

"Do you think it's possible that this matter is related to Ye Wanyu?"

Gu Huanian nodded; she felt that she was most likely the one who did it.

There's no evidence right now, so she can easily find an excuse to get away with it.

“I will arrange for someone to investigate this matter. Besides, aren’t you getting married in a few days? The research institute here in the military has entered the final stage of its research. I’m thinking that you shouldn’t rush to take your wedding leave. I’ll have Li Qiang from the First Battalion keep an eye on things for the first two days after your wedding. You can come and take over his work on the third day after your wedding. I don’t trust anyone else to handle this matter.”

Gu Huanian nodded; "Received."

Gu Huanian left his old leader's courtyard with a heavy heart, and Lu Yang had no idea what had happened.

With Su Li's wedding day approaching, he was getting busier and busier.

Su Li and Chen Shujing were basically the ones preparing for the wedding.

Gu Huanian didn't return until the night before the wedding.

As soon as he returned, he pulled Su Li into the room and held her in his arms.

"Ah Li, you've worked so hard these past few days. These are things I should have been worrying about, and I'm the one who's wronged."

Su Li hugged his waist tightly and said with a smile, "It's okay, I know you're very busy in the army."

From the day she decided to marry Gu Huanian, Su Li was prepared to be a military wife.

He could actually accept these things.

Gu Huanian kissed her forehead; "I am truly blessed to have married A-Li. After tomorrow, you will be my wife, Gu Huanian's wife."