Chapter 96 Maybe I Like You
Upon arriving at the military region, Zhuang Xueming went to Luo Yongnian's office. The two had a lifelong friendship, so he didn't mince words. He stared directly at Luo Yongnian and asked, "Are you dating Tong Lu?"
Luo Yongnian was writing a report. He put down his pen but said nothing after hearing his words. He was wondering whether he should tell him something.
"What do you mean by not talking? Are you dating Tong Lu?" Zhuang Xueming asked anxiously, even with some anger.
Unlike his eagerness, Luo Yongnian was silent for a while before saying, "Tong Lu is pregnant. She..."
"What do you mean?" Zhuang Xueming was so angry that his whole body seemed to be on fire. He raised his finger and pointed at Luo Yongnian, "Luo Yongnian, are you still a human being? How could you do such a thing? Can you be worthy of Zhou Cheng? Zhou Chengcai..."
"Can you calm down?" Luo Yongnian interrupted him, "The child is Zhou Cheng's."
"Is it Zhou Cheng's?" Zhuang Xueming was silenced for a moment, then he heard Luo Yongnian continue, "You were unconscious at the time, and before Zhou Cheng died, he told me that Tong Lu was pregnant and asked me to help take care of her."
Zhuang Xueming took a moment to digest what he had just said, "So what do you mean now? Why didn't you tell me? Zhou Cheng sacrificed himself to save me. How could you hide such a big thing from me?"
Luo Yongnian leaned back in his chair, feeling a little tired. "Tong Lu wants to give birth to the child. But she and Zhou Cheng haven't married yet, so the child will be born as an illegal resident."
"So you two decided to get married?"
"It's a fake marriage," Luo Yongnian said, his voice even. "What we agreed on is that I'll file a marriage registration in the next two days, and we'll get the marriage certificate once it's approved. Then she'll go abroad, and when the child is born, she'll come back to register the child, and we'll get the divorce certificate."
Tong Lu had suggested going abroad a few days ago. She insisted that he liked Gu Yimin and was afraid that he wouldn't be able to explain it clearly later. Tong's family had a relative living abroad who could allow her to go abroad, so she chose to go abroad to give birth.
Zhuang Xueming wiped his face and said, "No, you can't do this. It's me. Zhou Cheng sacrificed himself to save me, so I should do this."
"What about your girlfriend Zhao Xue?" Luo Yongnian considers himself not a particularly selfless person. He can sacrifice for his comrades on the battlefield, but in life, he will not sacrifice everything for others.
If Zhuang Xueming insisted on a fake marriage with Tong Lu, he wouldn't have given in. Just like Zhuang Xueming said, Zhou Cheng sacrificed himself to save him. The key point was that Zhuang Xueming already had someone he was about to marry, which was why he hadn't told Zhuang Xueming before.
"Don't you have a girl you like?" Zhuang Xueming said, "I think Zhao Xue can understand."
Luo Yongnian didn't comment on Zhao Xue's understanding of the matter. As for the fact that they all said they liked Gu Yimin, he himself couldn't explain it clearly.
Although he had been married once, he was still a little unfamiliar with love. When he got married, it was his grandmother who said he was old enough to get married, so when he went home to visit, she introduced him to a girl for a blind date.
Because of time constraints, they got married after just three days of dating. Three days after the wedding, he returned to the army, and they lived apart for years. She was illiterate, so they didn't exchange letters. Their only connection was the monthly money he sent home.
During the previous two years of instability on the border, he was either on the battlefield or intensifying training in the army, and had no time to spare for her to accompany him. When things finally stabilized and he planned to let her accompany him, he came home to find her in another man's bed.
How did he feel at that moment? Angry, I suppose. A feeling that a man's dignity had been trampled upon. But I wasn't really angry. They'd only been together for three days, and there was no affection, so there was no anger.
How do you feel about Gu Yimin?
The first time they met, he thought she was pretty and smart. The second time, he was going through a divorce, and her father wanted to treat him to a meal as a thank you, but he wasn't in the mood and declined. He didn't have much feelings for her at the time.
Then she mailed him a sweater. No one had ever knitted a sweater for him before. It was the first time someone had thought of him, and it was a very beautiful girl.
I feel a little strange.
But he still sent the sweater back. First, his grandmother had just passed away and he had just divorced. He would not consider personal problems for a while. She could not delay such a good girl.
Secondly, I felt they were not suitable. They were about ten years apart in age, and he was divorced, so it would be a shame for the girl to marry him.
Then I saw her in Lizhou. I was surprised to see her; I hadn't expected her to be there. Seeing him in danger, I asked Zhuang Xueming to drive after him. I didn't expect to see her punching and kicking someone. Thinking about it now, I still find it funny.
When he left, Zhuang Xueming kept asking about her situation, but he didn't tell her. It was only later that he would occasionally think of her, and when he thought of her, his heart would soften and he would unconsciously feel good.
The last time he saw her at the entrance of night school, he felt a little surprised and a little disappointed. He had already agreed to a fake marriage with Tong Lu, and he hadn't thought much of it before, but after seeing her, he felt inexplicably uneasy.
But the decision had been made, and there was no going back on it. Furthermore, Zhou Cheng had sacrificed himself, and he couldn't let Zhou Cheng's child become an illegal immigrant. Even though he felt a little apprehensive, he suppressed it.
Maybe he really likes it!
"It's settled, Tong Lu and I will have a fake marriage." Zhuang Xueming announced his decision again. Luo Yongnian came back to his senses and asked, "Does your partner really understand?"
"able"
He had to understand even if he couldn't. This was the only thing he could do for Zhou Cheng. Besides, it had nothing to do with Luo Yongnian. He also wanted to find a partner and get married. He had already been divorced once. If he divorced again, who would want him?
He and Zhao Xue had been together for two years and he knew her. She was gentle and sensible, so she would definitely understand and support him in doing this.
Luo Yongnian nodded and said, "Listen to her opinion first." It probably won't work, so let him try.
He didn't understand the relationship between Zhuang Xueming and Zhao Xue, but if he and the girl were already dating, he would not get into a fake marriage.
Why should the little girl suffer such injustice?
As for whether Zhao Xue would be wronged, it was not within his consideration.
Before night school started, Tong Lu called Gu Yimin outside to talk. The two sat on a bench next to the small flower bed. Gu Yimin saw from the corner of her eye that Tong Lu's belly was a little bloated. She thought to herself that she looked very thin, but she didn't expect her belly to be so big.
"I called you out to tell you that there's nothing between Luo Yongnian and me. I can't say there's nothing. The relationship between him and me is quite complicated."
Seeing that she wanted to express herself but couldn't express herself clearly, Gu Yimin smiled and said, "Why are you explaining to me?"
Tong Lu turned her head and looked at her carefully, trying to see something from her face, but there was nothing.
"You don't look eighteen or nineteen," she said.
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