Chapter 77 Ji Xuening and Chen Xiangxue were not familiar with each other.

Wang Yuqing looked at him with a smile: "You're so concerned about me? Do you have a crush on me?"

She asked jokingly, but Ji Xuening's face instantly turned bright red. His eyes were bright but flickering. He quickly said, "You got a fever yesterday because of me."

Wang Yuqing remembered how she had cried and screamed while holding a wild boar the night before, and felt instantly embarrassed. She coughed and said, "Yesterday, did you hear me? You heard me screaming?"

Ji Xuening nodded.

Wang Yuqing tugged at the blanket: "Do you think I look like an idiot?"

Ji Xuening: "A little bit."

Wang Yuqing glared angrily.

He quickly corrected himself: "Not too stupid."

Wang Yuqing was furious.

He organized his thoughts for a moment before saying, "Not stupid, very cute."

Wang Yuqing pouted in satisfaction, then suddenly stared at him intently and asked very seriously, "Ji Xuening, why did you lie? I never thought you were this kind of person! You clearly have someone in your heart, yet you still came to propose marriage and said you'd live a good life together in the future. Do you know that's scumbag behavior? You have a problem with your character."

“I feel that your behavior is disrespectful to both me and her.”

Ji Xuening clearly didn't catch the shift in her words.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Wang Yuqing assumed he was shocked that she knew the truth. She became even angrier and wanted to teach him a lesson: "A man should be loyal in his relationships and see things through to the end. He should also be honest and not hurt others. A mature man should be responsible for his promises."

Ji Xuening didn't understand: "What are you talking about?"

Wang Yuqing said seriously, "You usually seem calm, upright, honest, kind and innocent. I never expected that this was just a facade. You are actually a passionate, fickle and irresponsible person."

Ji Xuening didn't understand what she meant: "What do you mean by being amorous and loving, fickle and irresponsible?"

Wang Yuqing was furious and simply called out the female lead's name: "Chen Xiangxue!"

Ji Xuening raised an eyebrow: "Hmm? Who is she?"

Wang Yuqing studied his expression for a moment. He seemed genuinely unaware, but it was also possible he was just putting on a good act. She said loudly, "Let me remind you again, it's the woman you took to the military clinic by bicycle."

Ji Xuening thought for a moment: "Oh, her name is Chen Xiangxue?"

Recalling what Liu Huo had said that day, she added, "I think her name is Chen Xiangxue. Who told you that? Liu Huo?"

Wang Yuqing frowned, scrutinizing Ji Xuening's facial expression intently: "Are you faking it? You started something and then abandoned it?"

She even had more outrageous and vain ideas: "Did you return home after being demobilized, and were forced to propose marriage because of Grandpa Ji's last wish? You found out that I am smart and capable, beautiful and cute, brave and resourceful, and also have the tenderness and sexiness of a woman. I can not only be presentable in the living room and cook in the kitchen, but I can also make money, I am knowledgeable, and most importantly, I am kind, approachable, and can get along well with your whole family. I have many rare advantages."

"So, you weighed the pros and cons, fell in love with someone else, and abandoned them after starting something?"

Ji Xuening: "..."

He thought that this eloquent woman, who could spout idioms one after another, along with her advanced personality, thinking, and speech these days, was nothing like Wang Yuqing, who had been suppressed by her family for many years, was honest, hardworking, and had low self-esteem and was timid.

Why can a person's personality undergo such a dramatic change?

Wang Yuqing stared straight at him: "Why aren't you saying anything? You have nothing to explain, huh? You're too lazy to explain, aren't you? Anyway, explaining is just covering up, and covering up is explaining?"

Ji Xuening's mind was buzzing. He quickly said, "If I said I didn't understand, would you believe me?"

"I don't believe it!"

"You're faking it!"

Wang Yuqing blurted it out.

For the first time, Ji Xuening felt a headache coming on. He patiently said, "It seems there was a female comrade named Chen Xiangxue. I think I was the one who took her to the clinic, but I don't remember her. I didn't have much contact with her. As for what you're saying about weighing the pros and cons, falling in love with someone else, and starting something and then abandoning it, I'm listening..."

He didn't dare say it aloud because he found it a little funny.

"You're just being stubborn!"

Wang Yuqing wanted to get the truth out of him.

Ji Xuening said helplessly, "Then what do you want?"

Wang Yuqing snorted: "You know perfectly well why you weren't selected as the militia company commander."

Ji Xuening's eyes dimmed slightly, as if with apology: "I really didn't get elected as the militia company commander. Liu Huo was elected. The director told the cadres that he was more suitable."

Wang Yuqing twitched her lips: "And then? Why aren't you suitable? Just tell me the truth."

Ji Xuening: "I didn't ask. I didn't get elected as the militia company commander, so I ran for the basic militia but didn't get elected either. Then the director said that I would be assigned to Wajiao in the future, so I left directly."

Hearing the words "earthenware cellar," Wang Yuqing felt a pang of sympathy for him, but she was mostly shocked: "You didn't know? Why didn't you ask?"

Ji Xuening: "Why would I ask? Since the results have already been announced, asking is pointless."

Wang Yuqing pondered for several seconds. She looked closely at Ji Xuening's innocent and straightforward expression, wondering if he hadn't read the letter. Was he really not familiar with Chen Xiangxue?

But what's the story behind this letter?

Wang Yuqing stopped interrogating and questioning, and truthfully told Ji Xuening everything about her trip to the brigade headquarters to find the secretary and the letter she wrote.

She asked, "Is there anything you want to say?"

Ji Xuening's expression remained clear and upright: "I would never do anything that violates discipline in the army. I am not familiar with this Comrade Chen Xiangxue. I admit that I do think I gave her a ride on my bicycle to the infirmary, but we had no other contact. I have even forgotten her name."

Wang Yuqing's expression turned slightly serious: "Then what's the deal with this letter? How do you explain the contents of it?"

Ji Xuening looked at Wang Yuqing seriously: "None of these things happened. I have never corresponded with her, let alone developed feelings for her."

Wang Yuqing persisted: "Is she pretty? Is she fair-skinned? Is she tall? Is she thin? Does she have a great presence? Is she very elegant?"

Ji Xuening answered without hesitation: "I don't know, I don't remember, I have no recollection."

Wang Yuqing squinted and stared at him suspiciously for a long time before looking away and asking curiously, "If that's the case, then what's the deal with this letter?"

Ji Xuening was also deep in thought. The next second, the two of them realized the reason at the same time: the person who had been corresponding with Chen Xiangxue was Liu Huo!

According to Ji Xuening's description, Liu Huo did indeed like to interact with female soldiers in the army, and even secretly exchanged flirtatious glances.

Wang Yuqing felt much happier and even laughed out loud.

Ji Xuening's voice was low and hoarse: "So, shouldn't Comrade Wang Yuqing apologize for what he just said to me?"

Apologize?

Wang Yuqing awkwardly clutched the blanket, but still stuck out her neck: "Why should I apologize? Anyone would misunderstand. Besides, I only heard your side of the story. Who knows if you're lying?"

After saying that, she asked again, "Are you really not familiar with that Chen Xiangxue?"

Ji Xuening looked at her, a gentle look appearing in her eyes: "We're not familiar, we're not that close."

Wang Yuqing was stunned. It felt like her heart was being gently covered by a pair of rough but warm hands, and she felt an indescribable sweetness in her heart.

She looked up at him, and he was looking right back at her.

This time, Wang Yuqing didn't look away. Instead, she boldly examined his eyes and found that they possessed a man's depth and a boy's innocence, making them very charming.