Zhao Huanhuan laughed in anger, "They take care of me? Haha, I'd be grateful if they didn't steal my things while I was away. What I told Aunt Chu when I came here was all true. Every night before I go to sleep, I can hear footsteps lingering outside my door. I'm so scared that I can only fall asleep very late when I can't hear those footsteps anymore."

As she spoke, her expression turned fiercer. "If the captain dares to ask, I will answer him properly."

Lin Yuan looked at her worriedly, "Huanhuan, if you don't know when you'll be able to leave here, it's best not to offend the brigade leader. Be careful not to get retaliated against later. I'll have my mom help you out."

Zhao Huanhuan fell silent.

She knew Lin Yuan was right, but if she didn't agree to the captain's proposal, wouldn't she anger him? If it were easy for him to refuse, she believed the original female lead, Yang Man, would have been able to refuse the Zhao family's marriage proposal back then.

Seeing her pursed lips and silent, Lin Yuan also sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). After a moment of silence, her fingers unconsciously gripped the edge of the kang, as if she had thought of something, but in the end she couldn't bring herself to say it.

"I understand, thank you, Brother Lin Yuan. I won't agree to this. I'll talk to Aunt Chu later and ask her to refuse if the captain asks her. I'd rather die than marry someone like Hao Qiang." Zhao Huanhuan jumped down, turned around, and solemnly thanked Lin Yuan, saying these words.

Lin Yuan nodded. "It's good that you know what I mean."

Seeing that he had nothing more to say, Zhao Huanhuan turned and walked out.

Lin Yuan opened her mouth, but still couldn't make a sound.

Watching her slender figure from behind, he silently clenched his fist.

He never expected that this family visit would lead him to meet a girl, a girl who could stir his heart. For a moment, he even thought of telling her that if there was no better way to refuse the brigade leader, he could help by saying that he liked her, and if she didn't dislike him, he could say that they could get engaged in a few days.

He even planned that if she said she didn't like him, he could pretend to be engaged to help her get through this hurdle, and then they could break off the engagement when she returned to the city.

If it's an engagement, you don't need to apply to the military first. But having this status means you can protect her after you leave; as a military family member, others won't dare to bully you.

But seeing the serious expression on her face as she looked at him, he couldn't utter a single word.

He felt that if he spoke out, it would seem like he was being despicable, like taking advantage of someone in distress.

For a moment, Lin Yuan was very conflicted as she stared at the closed door.

However, what Lin Yuan didn't know was that after Zhao Huanhuan left his room, she stopped outside the door, remembering Lin Yuan's hesitant expression earlier.

In the kitchen, Aunt Chu and Wen Yan secretly watched Zhao Huanhuan, who was standing blankly at the door of the main house. They exchanged a glance, and their happy and expectant expressions slowly faded.

"Aunt Chu, what's wrong? I thought Brother Lin Yuan called Huanhuan over to confess his feelings. Isn't that right?" Wenyan didn't understand what was wrong with Huanhuan's expression at this moment.

Aunt Chu was also puzzled. "I don't know either. Could it be that Huanhuan doesn't like Lin Yuan, rejected him, and then felt bad about hurting him, so she's sad?"

"What should we do? Are they not going to make it?" Wenyan was a little sad. Both of them were people she thought highly of. If they could be together, what a wonderful couple they would be! Their child would be so beautiful and adorable.

She came in just now and said that Lin Yuan wanted to talk to Huanhuan. Aunt Chu smiled like an aunt, and the two exchanged a glance and immediately told each other what was going on. It turned out that they both thought highly of those two people.

Aunt Chu shook her head and said helplessly, "Aunt Chu doesn't know either. Originally, I was thinking that after Huanhuan and Yuan'er became a couple, Aunt Chu would take you as her goddaughter. I like both of you very much. One as a daughter-in-law and the other as a goddaughter, how wonderful."

Wen Yan was taken aback, then chuckled, "Aunt Chu, are you serious?"

Aunt Chu nodded, saying helplessly, "Yes, sigh, Huanhuan almost became your sister-in-law!"

"Oh, right, Aunt Chu, this has to work out. If they get together, I'll have an extra brother and a sister-in-law." Wen Yan suddenly realized.

The two looked at each other and laughed together.

After laughing, the two looked at each other again and looked outside. What they saw shocked them. Where was everyone?

Zhao Huanhuan, who was standing outside Lin Yuan's door just now, is gone.

The two of them quickly ran out of the kitchen and looked around the yard, but there was no sign of Zhao Huanhuan. Where was she?

After basking in the sun outside Lin Yuan's door for a while, Zhao Huanhuan gradually regained her senses, and the efficient problem-solving skills she had developed in the business world returned.

She quickly figured out how to resolve the matter most perfectly.

Therefore, she quickly turned around, pushed open the door, and went into Lin Yuan's room.

She was also stunned by the sudden news she heard.

If Lin Yuan truly likes her, then upon hearing this news, he would probably be even more upset than she is about it happening.

Since he called me over, he probably has a way to help me solve this problem.

So, from his hesitation just now, Zhao Huanhuan knew that he wanted to offer a solution, but seemed afraid of being rejected, so he didn't say it.

It seems that the method he had in mind was the same as the method I had come up with.

Well, if she could escape the fate of dying young in the original book and survive, and also gain the love and protection of such a man, she felt that she was already a winner in this life.

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