Chapter 103 Stubbornness Will Lead to Regret
Zhou Xiye gave him a cool look: "Are you free? I'll tell Uncle Xiao later and introduce you to someone."
Xiao Minglei quickly reached out to stop him: "Alright, alright, I didn't have that idea. By the way, what's going on between you and Jiang Zhizhi? How did you suddenly get a marriage certificate? You're about to be transferred to a new post, what will happen to her?"
Zhou Xiye remained silent, but he still insisted that it would be better for Jiang Zhizhi to return to Beijing.
Xiao Minglei and Zhou Xiye had been together for over a decade, so Xiao Minglei was one of the few people who truly understood him: "Really? You don't just want to get married and give her a title, then use that title to protect her? After all, because of you, most people wouldn't dare to touch her?"
Zhou Xiye nodded: "I did it for her own good."
Xiao Minglei found it strange: "You're going to be relieved of your post, not to die. You'll be back in a few years. If she can get pregnant before you leave, you can be busy in Yunnan while she stays home taking care of the child. By the time you come back, the child will be old enough to run errands. Wouldn't that be great?"
Zhou Xiye strongly disagreed: "She's only nineteen years old. Her life has just begun. She shouldn't be held back by a child. Besides, once she returns to Beijing, she'll have more options. There's no need for her to endure a life with a husband who can't come home and is practically irrelevant."
Xiao Minglei paused for a moment, then gave a thumbs up: "Your thinking is advanced, your awareness is high, you are great. I'll wait until the day you regret it."
They've been brothers for so many years, sharing life and death; doesn't he know their temperaments well enough?
If Zhou Xiye didn't like Jiang Zhizhi, he wouldn't agree to get a marriage certificate; he wouldn't have the time or inclination for that.
I like him, but he's so stubborn. I really want to see him regret it someday.
...
After returning home, Wang Qinglan became increasingly angry, never imagining that the little village girl was actually Jiang Zhizhi.
After sitting in the room fuming for a while, I suddenly remembered who Jiang Zhizhi's eyes resembled!
Like Bian Suxi, the daughter of the Bian family who died young back then!
Suddenly, she stood up and went to find Bian Xiaoxiao in the next room: "Xiaoxiao, do you still remember what your aunt looks like?"
Bian Xiaoxiao rubbed her still swollen face: "My aunt? Grandpa forbade me to mention it, and he even put away and burned the photos. I can't remember."
Wang Qinglan held her hand, somewhat anxiously: "Look at that village girl, doesn't she look just like your aunt? Those eyes?"
Bian Xiaoxiao thought hard for a moment, then exclaimed, "Ah, it really is! I was wondering why it felt so familiar; her eyes really do look like mine."
Wang Qinglan unconsciously gripped Bian Xiaoxiao's hand tightly: "Could it really be? Could she be Bian Suxi's daughter? If so, then wouldn't that mean..."
How did she treat Bian Suxi back then? If Bian Suxi were still alive, she definitely wouldn't have let her off the hook.
Bian Xiaoxiao thought it was impossible: "My aunt has been dead for almost twenty years. What could she possibly have to do with that little village girl?"
Wang Qinglan shook her head: "She's not a country girl, she's Jiang Zhizhi. She and Zhou Xiye got their marriage certificate today."
Bian Xiaoxiao jumped up and screamed, "She's Jiang Zhizhi? They got their marriage certificate? Mom, didn't you take Aunt Fang Hua over? Didn't she stop you?"
Wang Qinglan is no longer concerned about Zhou Xiye and Jiang Zhizhi getting their marriage certificate; instead, she is panicking about whether Jiang Zhizhi is actually Bian Suxi's daughter.
If so, is Su Xi still alive over there? Will she come back to seek revenge?
After all, Bian Suxi has a fiery personality; back then, someone even dared to hold a gun to her head. If Grandpa Bian hadn't returned in time, she might have shot herself.
Therefore, as long as Bian Suxi is alive, she will definitely not be allowed to have an easy time.
Seeing her mother remain silent, Bian Xiaoxiao became anxious: "Mom, why did they suddenly get their marriage certificate?"
Wang Qinglan pushed her hand away: "Let me have some peace and quiet. I need to think about it carefully. Could it just be a mimicry?"
Bian Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered Sun Xiaoyue's words: "It must just be similar, just the eyes are similar. Besides, she is not the biological daughter of the Jiang family. She is just the daughter of a person from the mountains in the countryside. Her biological mother died a long time ago."
Wang Qinglan was not comforted by what she heard.
She felt that wasn't the case; the first time she saw Jiang Zhizhi's eyes, she felt a tightness in her chest and discomfort.
Today, the somber mood was even heavier, probably because of the fear of Bian Suxi.
If it were just a stranger who looked similar, she wouldn't have felt this way.
She needs to investigate quickly to find out if Jiang Zhizhi is indeed Bian Suxi's child.
If Bian Suxi was pregnant on the day she died, the child she gave birth to would be about the same age as Jiang Zhizhi this year.
Seeing her mother's frightened and uneasy appearance, Bian Xiaoxiao was both angry and anxious. How come Jiang Zhizhi was still alive?
...
After Jiang Zhizhi helped Tian Aiqin clean up the kitchen, she sat down with her in the courtyard to chat.
Listen to her tell me about Zhou Xiye.
Tian Aiqin has known Zhou Xiye for many years and has always had a good impression of him: "He is nothing like the son of a high-ranking official in Beijing. He is particularly hardworking. I remember once, I don't know what mission they were carrying out, but he was seriously injured."
"I received several critical condition notices and was in a coma for several days, but I managed to pull through and then recuperated for three months before I fully recovered."
"You have no idea how thin Zhou Xiye was during that time. He was so tall but only weighed around 50 kilograms. When Old Li changed his clothes, he was moved to tears by his protruding ribs."
"That's how it is. He didn't ask anyone to notify his family, and he got through it all by himself."
Jiang Zhizhi held her face in her hands, tears welling up in her eyes as she listened. Actually, it's normal to get injured during a mission.
But when this injury happened to Zhou Xiye, she felt very sorry for him.
I don't know why, but I always felt that this resolute man should stand tall like a mountain.
They should never fall, nor should they ever fall.
Tian Aiqin sighed, "Although he was injured again later, none of them were as scary as that one. I heard from Lao Li that the reason he wasn't allowed to notify his family was because if his parents found out, they would definitely force him to return home after his military service. I heard that his father is a pretty high-ranking official."
He then laughed and said, "But now it's all good. From now on, Nishino will have someone to take care of him."
Jiang Zhizhi sniffed, rubbed her eyes, and smiled, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will definitely treat him well."
He checked the time and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm a little sleepy. I'll go back to the guesthouse to rest for a while. If Zhou Xiye comes looking for me, tell him to go to the guesthouse to find me."
Tian Aiqin waved her hand: "Okay, you must be tired after a long day. Go back and rest. Remember to come over for dinner, we need to hand out wedding candy at the cafeteria."
...
It was quite late when Zhou Xiye left Xiao Minglei's place. He went to the military region again, and by the time he got to the family compound, the sun had already set behind the treetops.
Upon learning that Jiang Zhizhi had returned to the guesthouse, he turned back to look for her.
He knocked on Jiang Zhizhi's door several times, but there was no response for a long time.
Zhou Xiye was puzzled, thinking that Jiang Zhizhi was still sleeping, so he turned around and went back to his own room first.
I opened the door and went in, and was stunned by the scene on the bed...
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