That night, Shen Jichuan changed quite a bit.
Last night, he ignored Wen Qiao and kept her at arm's length.
This morning, he very attentively went up to pack Wen Qiao's luggage and clothes.
He also asked Wen Qiao if she wanted to change her clothes.
Wen Qiao nodded, and Shen Jichuan immediately chose a light blue long dress and picked up a beige trench coat.
Wen Qiao was still wearing the same pair of lambskin high-heeled shoes she had worn when she arrived.
After Wen Qiao changed her clothes, Shen Jichuan was about to lead her outside when...
They watched from a short distance as psychological counselor Yu Li walked towards them.
Her gaze first fell on Shen Jichuan, her hands in her pockets, a gentle smile on her face.
"Commander Shen, I haven't seen you all morning. Didn't you go to the canteen for lunch?"
Shen Jichuan said, "I have something to attend to. Dr. Yu, I have other things to do, so I can't talk to you any longer."
Yu Li never expected that Shen Jichuan, who had always been quite helpful to her, would suddenly seem like a completely different person.
Yu Li felt that the reason for this was definitely because of the woman standing next to Shen Jichuan.
Without thinking, blinded by jealousy and anger, she went straight to Shen Jichuan and asked, "Commander Shen, who is this female comrade? I see you seem to care about her quite a bit."
Shen Jichuan might not understand the meaning behind those words, but Wen Qiao could—it was tinged with sourness.
Yu Li was clearly jealous of Shen Jichuan's attention to Wen Qiao.
Before Shen Jichuan could answer, Wen Qiao said softly, "I am the biological mother of Shen Jichuan's children. Dr. Yu, who do you think I am? You should have gotten to know Shen Jichuan quite well these past few days. He is not the kind of person who puts in a lot of effort."
"He is very sentimental."
That's quite an interesting point.
Shen Jichuan's ex-wife, who works as a psychologist with Yu Li, said that Shen Jichuan was a sentimental person...
Doesn't this mean that Wen Qiao is telling Yu Li that Shen Jichuan is loyal and devoted to her and can't forget her?
Shen Jichuan could sense Wen Qiao's anger and displeasure, so he immediately explained, "Dr. Yu, we only have a working relationship. Perhaps my consultation with you regarding psychological issues caused you to misunderstand something, and I will correct it."
"I'll find a professional male psychologist, and you won't have to take care of me anymore."
After Shen Jichuan finished speaking, he barely gave Yu Li a chance to speak before helping Wen Qiao with her luggage and leaving.
I waited until I got on the bus.
Seeing Wen Qiao remain silent, Shen Jichuan tried several times to speak to her, but she looked very unhappy with a long face.
Shen Jichuan finally said softly, "Are you angry again? I've already explained everything to Yu Li. I'll just find another therapist later, and I won't need to see her anymore."
"It was by chance that I met her. She was at the garrison providing psychological counseling to the soldiers. I..."
"What?" Wen Qiao then turned her gaze to Shen Jichuan.
Knowing that the two of them would definitely have some private conversations on the way back, Shen Jichuan didn't bring a driver with him when he returned to the city from his post. He personally drove Wen Qiao back.
How come I didn't know you had psychological problems before?
"Why didn't you tell me about this? It's troublesome for me to contact you, but it's very easy for you to contact me. Feng Yan can contact me, but you've never said a word."
Shen Jichuan said that he was obsessed with Wen Qiao, which led to a morbid state of mind.
He kept telling himself that he should trust Wen Qiao.
Wen Qiao's trip abroad to find Wen Zhengnian was merely a task assigned to her by the organization. However, in Shen Jichuan's mind, he repeatedly fantasized that Wen Qiao was having an affair with her husband abroad...
She even dreamed that Wen Qiao was lying naked in their bed with another man.
He dared not let himself think about it, so he rarely went home.
In order to suppress his unfounded delusions, he could only keep working and keeping busy, but once he stopped, images that he shouldn't be thinking about would involuntarily appear in his mind.
Shen Jichuan attributed all of this to the fact that he missed Wen Qiao too much.
“Wen Qiao, I’ve told you before, you’re the only person I can love without having any reservations. I love you, that’s real. But as a normal man, when I see my wife, my beloved wife, divorce me because of something else and marry someone else abroad, I can’t help but think that you might already be with someone else.”
Wen Qiao knew what Shen Jichuan meant by "together"—it meant sleeping together.
Wen Qiao fell silent.
She had expected Shen Jichuan to overthink things, but she never imagined that it would cause him to develop a mental illness.
Wen Qiao understood one thing: why Zhao Qingzhou had given her Shen Jichuan's address.
Because they all knew that Wen Qiao and Shen Jichuan were a loving couple who were separated because of some missions, but this separation caused Commander Shen to develop a mental illness.
Zhao Qingzhou wanted Wen Qiao to go to Shen Jichuan so that Shen Jichuan could treat his mental illness through contact with Wen Qiao.
They were the ones who started all this, so Zhao Qingzhou's secret arrangement to increase the opportunities for Wen Qiao and Shen Jichuan to meet was to help them maintain their previous relationship.
But the damage has already been done.
Wen Qiao immediately softened her tone, which had changed from anger to a hint of guilt.
“I’m sorry, it’s my fault. I thought you could understand me, but I overlooked how important I am to you, which is why you developed a mental illness because of those outsiders and things.”
"Shen Jichuan, I'll stay with you. I'll divorce He Muye as soon as possible. I'm not going to get involved in the He family's affairs anymore."
She outlived Wen Zhengnian, but only if she interfered.
But Old He was too cunning. All his food and drink were prepared by people he found himself. Not to mention Wen Qiao, even He Muyi couldn't get in touch with him.
It's simply impossible to get rid of Old He quickly in a short period of time.
After weighing the pros and cons, Wen Qiao worried that her marriage with Shen Jichuan was about to end before Old He even died.
Shen Jichuan glanced at Wen Qiao and said softly, "I'm so glad you came back. You even came straight to me after you came back. Wen Qiao, I will believe in you and support you."
His initial resistance to Wen Qiao stemmed from a psychological episode. He felt that Wen Qiao had been having an affair and was now coming back to him. Although he didn't say he didn't want Wen Qiao, he harbored suspicions.
But last night, when he faced the passionate Wen Qiao, he felt that his familiar wife had returned.
That brought him some comfort.
Wen Qiao hummed in agreement and gently shook Shen Jichuan's hand.
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