Chapter 11 Commander Zhou is on a mission

When Wen Jinzhou arrived at the communications room, he saw a young woman with tattered clothes—truly tattered, with patches visible on her shoulders (Xie Zhizhi was also helpless about the patches; the Xie family had not only plundered the original owner's money and food, but Xie Lanlan had also tricked her out of the several nice clothes she had bought for her wedding, leaving her with nothing but patched clothes to wear when she went out), messy hair, and extremely thin, sitting there drinking water from a teacup.

The teacup covered half of her face, leaving only a pair of almond-shaped eyes visible, their corners slightly upturned, resembling peach blossom petals. Her eyes were clear, bright, and lively.

Just from those eyes, Wen Jinzhou could guess why Zhou Lin's wife was so easily swayed, and why he didn't want a divorce.

"Battalion Commander Wen," a soldier in the communications room stood up and greeted Wen Jinzhou as he entered.

Wen Jinzhou raised his hand to salute the other party, and then said gently, "Commander Zhou sent me. He went on a mission and asked me to help pick up your wife."

Upon hearing the words "Commander Zhou," Xie Zhizhi quickly put down her teacup and stood up. "Is he picking me up?"

Wen Jinzhou's gaze fell on her again.

Sure enough, just as he thought, Xie Zhizhi's upper face was beautiful, but her lower face was even more beautiful.

Her nose was small and pert, her lips were full, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned. Her lips were rosy and looked like a beautiful flower petal.

She looked very well-behaved, and Wen Jinzhou developed a liking for her at first glance.

Xie Zhizhi was pretty, but at this moment, she was definitely not a beauty at first glance.

The main reason was that she suffered from long-term malnutrition, which not only caused her hair to turn yellow and dry, but also made her complexion sallow, thin, and emaciated.

Although her eyes were bright and her lips were moist and full from the steam of the hot water, she was too thin and looked rather bitter.

But Wen Jinzhou couldn't tell. He simply stepped forward and took the package from her hand. "You're Old Zhou's wife?"

He stretched out his free hand and said, "Hello, my name is Wen Jinzhou, and I am Lao Zhou's comrade-in-arms."

Wen Jinzhou looked at the handsome young man in front of her, who was more than a head taller than her, with a gentle smile and upturned eyes. She wiped her hands on her clothes before extending her hand. "Hello, hello, my name is Xie Zhizhi."

The two briefly shook hands before letting go. Wen Jinzhou helped her carry her things and said, "Come on, I'll take you there..." He stopped mid-sentence, then remembered Zhou Lin's instructions.

Then he changed his question to, "You haven't eaten yet, have you?"

"Come on, I'll treat you to a meal at our cafeteria. The food there is delicious."

Xie Zhizhi was indeed hungry, and she wasn't faking it. She just said shyly, "Then I'll trouble you."

Wen Jinzhou smiled gently, "What's the trouble? I'm not an outsider."

Wen Jinzhou was very outgoing and friendly.

The main reason is that he really likes Xie Zhizhi.

I inexplicably feel like being nice to people.

At this moment, Wen Jinzhou only thought that he was kind-hearted and liked well-behaved girls.

Xie Zhizhi could also tell that he was a very sincere person.

Without saying anything else, she simply asked, "When will Zhou Lin be back?"

And wasn't it Zhou Lin who just answered the phone?

But Wen Jinzhou was just someone who came to pick her up out of kindness, so she couldn't keep nagging and could only ask the key questions.

Upon hearing this, Wen Jinzhou remembered what Zhou Lin had said about Xie Zhizhi's purpose in coming to the army to see him. He quickly stopped smiling and said seriously, "It will take at least half a month!"

"...Zhizhi, is there something urgent that you need to see Lao Zhou?"

Logically speaking, Wen Jinzhou should call Xie Zhizhi "sister-in-law," but then he remembered Zhou Lin saying that his wife was eight years younger than him.

He was only three years younger than Zhou Lin, so he decided to call him by his name.

He can't bring himself to call such a well-behaved girl "sister-in-law".

Calling them by name makes it much better.

Xie Zhizhi came from the modern era, and everyone usually addresses her by her name, so no one thought there was anything wrong with it.

When Wen Jinzhou asked her if something was wrong, she shook her head. "Nothing, I came to join the army," she said, her voice tinged with worry. "I didn't know Zhou Lin had gone on a mission, and for so long..."

She was even planning to take Zhou Lin to ask for a house!

It seems I'll have to go alone now.

It's alright. Even without thugs, she believes she can handle dealing with the worst of the worst.

"Come...come to join the army?" Wen Jinzhou, holding Xie Zhizhi's cloth bag, was somewhat dumbfounded.

"Zhizhi, are you... are you sure you're here to join the army?"

Xie Zhizhi nodded, "I'm sure!"

What's uncertain about that?

Doesn't she know what she's doing here?

Seeing Xie Zhizhi's confident expression, Wen Jinzhou immediately said, "Zhizhi, stand here and wait for me."

He then turned and ran.

I hadn't run more than a few steps when a large green Jeep came towards me.

Wen Jinzhou glanced around and spotted a familiar face in the driver's seat; it was Zhou Lin driving.

Upon seeing Zhou Lin, Wen Jinzhou immediately jumped up and waved at him, his face full of anxiety.

Wen Jinzhou gestured for Zhou Lin to stop the car.

But when Zhou Lin saw Wen Jinzhou, who was "tortured to the point of madness," and then looked at Xie Zhizhi not far behind him, he stepped on the gas and drove the car even faster.

Wen Jinzhou opened his mouth and shouted, "Zhou Lin, stop the car, stop the car..."

Then……

"Cough cough..."

Zhou Lin's sudden acceleration left Wen Jinzhou with a mouthful of dust.

Even Xie Zhizhi, who was standing not far behind him, was not spared.

Xie Zhizhi "..."

Xie Zhizhi saw Wen Jinzhou call out to Zhou Lin at the car. She opened her eyes wide, ready to take a closer look, when a cloud of dust swept in, blinding her bright, beautiful eyes.

Xie Zhizhi "..."

"How many fathers do you have? How dare you drive like that?"

"You perfectly fit the description of someone who's easily moved by what they see. You look perfectly normal, but you don't do anything humanly!"

"You can learn if you're uneducated, you can get plastic surgery if you're ugly, but someone as wicked as you is incurable!"

"Rubbish!"

Xie Zhizhi couldn't even open her eyes. She put her hands on her hips and angrily cursed at the rapidly departing car.

Zhou Lin drove over quickly, but couldn't hear what Xie Zhizhi was cursing.

But you can see Xie Zhizhi gesticulating wildly and cursing in the rearview mirror.

Zhou Lin was glad he had dodged first, otherwise, given Xie Zhizhi's personality, she definitely wouldn't have let him off easily.

Thinking this, Zhou Lin pressed the accelerator even harder.

I'm sorry, Wen Jinzhou.

The poor child, he must have been driven "crazy" by now.

He felt that Wen Jinzhou's ability to withstand pressure was still too weak.

Look at him, he hasn't gone crazy, he's never gone crazy, haha!

Driven to the brink of madness, Wen Jinzhou coughed a few times, but could only give up as the car sped away.

He originally wanted to tell Zhou Lin that Xie Zhizhi hadn't come for family matters, but rather to accompany the army.

But Zhou Lin had already "fled in disarray".

He then walked towards Xie Zhizhi.

Before they even reached Xie Zhizhi, they heard her impassioned and angry outburst.

The insults made Wen Jinzhou afraid to admit that the person driving the car was Zhou Lin.

Xie Zhizhi's cursing now matched what Zhou Lin had said last week, so Wen Jinzhou didn't dare to say anything more.

Xie Zhizhi had gotten some in her eyes and was rubbing them frantically until they were red and swollen before she felt a little better.

Wen Jinzhou handed her a handkerchief. Although he didn't dare to say anything, Wen Jinzhou still subconsciously treated Xie Zhizhi kindly.

Xie Zhizhi took the handkerchief, said "thank you," and began wiping her eyes. After her eyes felt comfortable, she asked, "Who was that driver just now?"

"Zhou Lin is in the car?"

Although Xie Zhizhi was asking Wen Jinzhou, she unconsciously clenched her back teeth after opening her mouth.

Wen Jinzhou heard the grinding sound of her teeth and chose to lie.

The usually honest young man shook his head decisively, saying, "I was mistaken."

"You misread it."

"If it were Zhou Lin... how could he possibly ignore us!"

"Moreover, Lao Zhou has gone on a mission, he has gone on a mission."

"When I heard you call Zhou Lin's name, I thought it was Zhou Lin!" Xie Zhizhi said, folding Wen Jinzhou's handkerchief and putting it in her pocket. "I got this handkerchief dirty, I'll return it to you after I wash it."

Seeing that Xie Zhizhi believed him, Wen Jinzhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief. What a close call! He almost made their already unstable relationship worse.

As for the handkerchief...

"No need, you don't need to return it. I don't usually need this. You can keep it!"