Yuanyuan stopped crying the moment Fan Hua picked him up. He opened his little mouth and looked at the person holding him, then his little head began to explore Fan Hua's arms.

Seeing that Yuanyuan finally stopped crying, Geng Ailing felt relieved and took Zhao Yilu to the lobby of the guesthouse to sit down.

"Comrade Zhao, how is your injury?" Geng Ailing felt that it was a bit awkward for the two of them to sit like this, so she took the initiative to ask.

"It's nothing, it will be fine in a few days!"

"Then, Lihua was so worried when she heard you were injured. It's obvious she really cares about you! Even before her water broke and she went into labor, she was asking Director Xie how long the troops would be away on missions!"

"Yeah!" Zhao Yilu's tone was a little low.

"Lihua is the cutest girl I've ever met. Not only is she beautiful, she's also incredibly talented and thoughtful. Anyone who marries her is blessed after several lifetimes! Although... although, she and your brother... she's the one who's been hurt the most. I spend every day with her and know her temper best. If she didn't truly love you, she wouldn't have the courage to take this step!"

Seeing that Zhao Yilu was listening attentively, Geng Ailing opened up completely and continued to chatter...

"To be honest, I've actually advised her many times to just go find your brother, but she always says she won't accept a loveless marriage and doesn't like your brother! So I hope that if you decide to be with her, you won't let her down! It's really not easy for her, she's suffered a lot these past few months..."

"You don't know, she ran away because her family forced her to have an abortion and marry an older man. When we first moved south, she spent every day thinking about how to make money. Even when she was pregnant, she didn't act pretentious at all. She followed me to the black market and helped me to serve customers. During that time, her appetite was particularly poor. She couldn't eat a single bite of meat. She was getting thinner and thinner, and she didn't grow any stronger until the second trimester!"

"The most terrifying thing was that our neighbor pushed us down the stairs. Lihua almost had a miscarriage and was hospitalized for several days before the baby was saved! After she was discharged, the doctor told her to rest and recuperate. To save money, she continued to make clothes for others every day and worked as a translator, fearing that she wouldn't have enough money when she gave birth..."

"Luckily, Lihua was capable and had saved some money. After the baby was born, Xiaoxiao was too light and needed to be kept in an incubator, which cost eighty yuan a day and lasted a full ten days. Even a nanny in the same ward suggested she just keep Yuanyuan and not spend so much money on Xiaoxiao's treatment. But she still spent all her savings on Xiaoxiao's treatment! She's really a very strong and brave girl. I admire her so much!"

The darker the dark eyes grew, the more Zhao Yilu listened. His fingers unconsciously clenched the fabric at the hem of his clothes, and his brows knitted into the shape of a "川" (Chuan character)...

"In the past few months of being with Fan Hua day and night, I've never heard her complain. She's only an 18-year-old girl. She's faced so many things these past few months. If you were to replace any of them with someone else, they would probably have collapsed long ago... If you two decide to be together, I hope you can be her support and make her life easier. Otherwise, you'd better stop provoking her and don't let her suffer any more injustices!"

Geng Ailing blurted out everything that she had been holding in her heart like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube. No matter whether Zhao Yilu really liked Fan Hua or simply wanted to take responsibility on behalf of her brother, she hoped that he would cherish Fan Hua!

"Um!"

Zhao Yilu's answer was very brief, with no expression on his face, but his heart was already in turmoil!