When Huo Shizhou learned that Jian Si Ning had taken the initiative to come to the military region to find him, he was so excited that he not only changed into a clean and tidy military uniform, but also put hairspray on his head.
Jian Si Ning, wearing a blue and white floral dress and carrying a white shoulder bag, was waiting for him under a tree on the roadside outside the military area.
The sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting mottled light on her fair face. She was so peaceful and beautiful that she looked like a painting.
Huo Shizhou was stunned for a moment, as if he couldn't bear to disturb her. A minute later, he quickly ran towards her with an unconcealable smile on his face.
"Ningning, why did you come to see me suddenly?" Huo Shizhou's voice was full of joy.
Jian Si Ning raised his eyes to look at him, his eyes were cold and cold: "There is something I want to ask you."
Huo Shizhou's smile froze for a moment, then returned to normal: "It's too hot here, let's find a cooler place to sit down and talk."
Jian Sining followed him to a restaurant near the military area and sat down at a window seat.
Huo Shizhou ordered three dishes that Jian Si Ning liked, and his attentiveness made Jian Si Ning very uncomfortable.
"I'm not busy anymore. I didn't ask you out to reminisce about the past."
Huo Shizhou was immersed in the joy of being alone with her: "You say."
"You know that Anya has never taken the college entrance examination, why did you send her to register?"
Huo Shizhou paused while pouring the tea, and the corners of his mouth lowered into a straight line, as if he didn't know how to answer her.
"Have you seen the girl you chose to be Anya's stepping stone? She jumped into the river and committed suicide yesterday."
"Bang——" Huo Shizhou's hand shook and knocked over the teacup beside him.
Jian Si Ning looked at his pale face from being struck by lightning and said coldly: "Luckily he was found in time and saved his life."
Huo Shizhou breathed a sigh of relief.
Jian Si Ning's next words were like steel spikes piercing his heart: "Do you know what her ideal is? She wants to build rockets for the country through her own efforts and realize the great national rejuvenation as soon as possible."
"But she didn't expect that just because she had the same name as some scumbag, her noble ideals would be cut short, and she would be forced to marry a man she didn't know."
Jian Si Ning looked at the man's face, which was pretending to be calm, becoming increasingly chapped, and his hands, which were trembling as he clenched the cup. She knew that the little conscience he had left was suffering tremendously.
"Ningning, this is the last time. Anya and I are done with each other. I will not care about her anymore. We have a good relationship and a child. Please give me another chance and we can start over."
"How dare you talk to me about relationships and children?"
"Ningning, I know I have done a lot of things wrong, but I am..."
Jian Si Ning interrupted him immediately: "Huo Shizhou, I used to think that you were just a little stupid and blind in your treatment of Anya. At least you have lived up to your conscience as a human being and your responsibilities as a soldier. But now I find that I was wrong... I overestimated you."
Huo Shizhou could no longer remain calm: "Ningning, I can explain this. It's not what you think."
"That's not what I wanted. Didn't you ignore the legal and moral constraints and abuse your connections to deprive an innocent girl of her dreams and future just to satisfy Anya's selfish desires?"
"Jian Sining, stop slandering us!" Anya's angry voice rang out beside the table.
Jian Si Ning was not surprised by her arrival, but her shamelessness and lack of bottom line were enough to refresh people's three views.
She just sat down next to Huo Shizhou and said this without any regrets: "That's one thousand yuan. How long will it take for a family like her to save enough? We have helped her get rid of poverty. She should be grateful to us."
Jian Si Ning just looked at Huo Shizhou calmly, "Do you think so too?"
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