Wang Shan and his wife exchanged a glance and started putting on their clothes. It was so cold outside; they couldn't go without clothes.

Zhao Qinghuai waited outside for a while before Wang Shan opened the door.

What happened to the troops?

Zhao Qinghuai shook his head: "No, Political Commissar Wang, don't worry. It's my own private matter. I ran into my wife on patrol today and felt something was wrong with her. I was worried and came with the patrol team to check on her. That's when I found out that there seems to be a problem with the toxins in my wife's body. I need to go find some of my wife's grandfathers, so I wanted to ask Political Commissar Wang to cover for me in the army for a few days."

Wang Shan did not refuse upon hearing this: "Okay, I'll go right away."

Zhao Qinghuai looked at Wang Shan gratefully: "Thank you. I will handle this matter according to the rules and accept any punishment."

Wang Shan waved his hand: "These are not big deals. Your wife's health is more important."

Zhao Qinghuai then looked at Li Yue'e: "Sister-in-law, Lin Ying hasn't been feeling well these past few days and hasn't been able to sleep at night. She's finally finally fallen asleep. Could you please tell her children at home tomorrow not to come to my house so she can get a good night's sleep?"

Li Yue'e was also incredulous: "This, how come I haven't heard the children mention this? They haven't slept well for several days, how uncomfortable they must be?"

Zhao Qinghuai smiled and said, "That's just how she is; she doesn't like to let people see her vulnerable side. Then I'll have to trouble you, sister-in-law. You can go when she's feeling a bit better."

Don't let anyone visit her; she doesn't like those things.

Li Yue'e readily agreed, and Zhao Qinghuai thanked the two of them again before leaving.

Watching Zhao Qinghuai leave, Wang Shan couldn't help but sigh: "Go back and continue sleeping, I'm going to the army."

Li Yue'e still found it quite unbelievable: "No, how could she suddenly get sick? And these kids, going to her house every day, didn't they notice that their aunt was unwell? What a waste of all the food they've eaten!"

Wang Shan couldn't help but speak to the children: "You can't blame the kids. Don't you see Lin Ying every day? Didn't you notice anything? Besides, how old are the kids? What do they know? Remember to get up a little earlier tomorrow and stop all the kids going to Lin Ying's house. We can't let them bother her. I haven't slept well for days, it's really uncomfortable."

Li Yue'e echoed, "I know, alright, you can go now. Take the flashlight."

After seeing Wang Shan off, Li Yue'e glanced in the direction of Lin Ying's house, sighed inwardly, and couldn't help but feel that everyone has their own pain.

Lin Ying didn't expect that she would sleep straight until dawn.

When Lin Ying saw that it was ten o'clock on her watch, she still felt a little incredulous.

This was the first time she'd slept this late since arriving here. And it was strange that no children had come to her house today.

Feeling a little hungry, Lin Ying got up to wash up and cook. She then noticed a single character written on her notebook on the bedside table.

"Since you don't use this notebook much anymore, write down who bullied you in it. If anyone bullies you in the future, I'll take care of them for you!"

Lin Ying regained her senses and remembered Zhao Qinghuai returning home yesterday. Looking at the words on the notebook, she couldn't help but laugh.

It's been such a long, long time since I've felt this relaxed.

She carefully placed the sentence in the drawer, and spent the whole day smiling and very happy.

But as night fell, Lin Ying began to feel scared; she was afraid to sleep.

Just as Lin Ying was thinking that she might not be able to sleep again, Zhao Qinghuai returned from outside.

Lin Ying looked at him and said, "Why are you back again? It's not appropriate for you to keep coming back like this."

As Zhao Qinghuai took off his clothes, he said, "It's okay, I've taken leave. Wang Shan is keeping an eye on things over there, nothing will happen."

Lin Ying breathed a sigh of relief: "Then why did you come back again this time? I slept until ten o'clock today, so you don't need to worry about me."

Zhao Qinghuai handed a medicine bottle to Lin Ying: "Here, this is the antidote for the toxins in your body. I'm going to find Grandpa and tell him about your situation."

Lin Ying's hands trembled slightly: "Grandpa knows?"

Zhao Qinghuai knew what she was worried about and explained to her, "Do you really think Grandpa doesn't know anything? He's just worried about you and doesn't know what to do. Why do you think the neighbors are always so cooperative with you? It's all because Grandpa asked them for help behind the scenes."

Lin Ying trembled slightly, then covered her face. Before, she only thought that what she did was despicable. Now, after hearing Zhao Qinghuai say this, it turned out that everyone knew about these things and was cooperating with her.

This made her feel very awkward.

No wonder, no wonder everyone always says such good things about her, no wonder everyone cooperates so well whenever she throws money around.

However, although it was embarrassing, it also eased Lin Ying's guilt considerably. The person she cared about knew what kind of person she was and didn't dislike her because of it, which made Lin Ying feel a sense of relief.

Although it was already dark outside, Lin Ying felt for the first time that she could breathe easily and felt very relaxed.

Zhao Qinghuai gave the antidote to Lin Ying and then said, "Grandpa said that you are probably like this because the toxin has aggravated your negative emotions. Although this will indeed reduce a lot of trouble for you, it is nothing compared to your health. Moreover, Grandpa said that we can't stay childless forever. Grandpa also gave you a good scolding for your five-year plan."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ying touched her nose, feeling somewhat guilty, and said, "Why did you tell Grandpa about this too?"

Zhao Qinghuai said matter-of-factly, "I also think we should have a child. You like children so much, and besides, I'm not young anymore. My job is sometimes so dangerous. It would be good for you to leave me an heir, wouldn't it?"

Lin Ying was so angry upon hearing this that she wanted to hit someone: "You're just saying whatever comes to mind? If something happens to you, you still want me to have your baby? You can dream on!"

Zhao Qinghuai touched his chest: "No, you forgot? There are life-saving pills here that you gave me. I'll be fine!"

Lin Ying then let him go: "Then I'll cure the poison?"

Zhao Qinghuai nodded: "Let's get rid of the poison. Perhaps once it's gone, your ailment will be cured."

Lin Ying swallowed the pill without hesitation. She knew about the poison and knew that even if she took the pill, she wouldn't get better immediately; it would take time.

Watching Lin Ying take the antidote, Zhao Qinghuai said, "Let's go. I'll leave after I've watched you fall asleep."

Lin Ying nodded, no longer afraid to sleep, and followed Zhao Qinghuai back to the bedroom.

Zhao Qinghuai told Lin Ying to remove all the hypnotic devices. He had spoken with the old man and knew that using them for an extended period would make her more emotionally fragile.

Seeing Lin Ying take out so many things, Zhao Qinghuai's heart ached once again.