"Qiao Muting, oh no, He Ye. Do you know who my mentor is?"
Qian Lai felt a mix of emotions.
Her teacher has been single for so many years, and it's hard to say whether she still has feelings for Qiao Zhengshan.
Qiao Zhengshan's infatuation brought no sunshine to Teacher Yang. On the contrary, it brought endless pain to another woman and inflicted lifelong wounds on the child.
Moreover, the child who was hurt was the person he loved most.
“My teacher’s name is Yang Tinghua. During those unbearable ten years, she did always have someone on her mind. However, even though she has now returned to Beijing, she has never thought of going to see that person again. Simply because she knows that he now has his own family.”
Qiao Muting stared at her in disbelief. Was the world really that small?
"I was forced by Qian Jiangang to go to Houfu Village. It was Teacher Yang who cared for me like a mother, taught me the principles of being a person, and encouraged me to never give up my studies."
She was like a guiding light for me.
Comrade He Ye, please don't blame her, okay? She's really pitiful.
Besides, ever since she learned that your father got married, she has never had the thought of disturbing their lives again.
Even now, she lives alone in northern Beijing.
As she spoke, she almost burst into tears. Thinking about how much Yang Tinghua had suffered over the decades, her heart ached even more.
"Of course I won't blame her. What does this have to do with her? All the sins were caused by Qiao Zhengshan." After hearing Qian Lai's words, Qiao Muting was even more convinced of his previous guess. "Qiao Zhengshan is just using the guise of infatuation to alleviate his guilt for betraying his promise."
How selfish he was! He selfishly abandoned the one he loved, then his self-pitying infatuation plunged my mother into the abyss of despair, and even took out his anger on our vulnerable child...
I'd rather not have a father like that.
Qiao Muting covered his face with his hands and silently shed tears.
Qian Lai moved closer to him and rested his head on his shoulder.
Although thin and frail, such a shoulder truly gave Qiao Muting boundless warmth.
"Heye, why don't you just change your name back? For the rest of your life, let's be ourselves. Okay?"
The pitch-black night did not bring darkness to people, because the bright moon and countless stars in the sky would light up the way forward.
The next morning, Qiao Muting drove to pick up Qian Lai and her two daughters to attend the wedding banquet.
Today, Tang Yazhu wore a red cheongsam, which added a touch of femininity to her simple elegance. Gu Hanchuan rarely smiled.
Qian Lai finally saw the big day that Gu Hanchuan was getting married. She solemnly returned the betrothal gifts she had received to Tang Yazhu intact.
The wedding was held in the military headquarters' small canteen. The banquet was simple, with only a few tables for close friends and family.
The Gu family sat at one table, their military colleagues at another, and the rest were friends like Qian Lai.
Qiao Zhengshan sat at the main table with the Gu family, while Cheng Fang'an warmly pulled Liu Huiru and Qian Lai to sit together.
During the meal, Liu Heqing nudged Qian Lai several times while she kept her eyes fixed on Gu Wei's house.
"This is the third time he's visited my aunt. Don't you think there's something wrong with that?"
Qian Lai gently patted the back of her head: "Little girl, why are you thinking about this? Quickly take a look and see if there are any soldiers you like among Gu Hanchuan's colleagues."
You're not getting any younger, why don't you take advantage of this precious opportunity to settle down and get married?
"Why didn't Fang Wenjie come?" Qian Lai asked Qiao Muting in a low voice.
He looked embarrassed, swallowed hard, and then said, "I still have to praise your good sister, Comrade Huarui."
It turned out that just two days ago, Fang Wenjie made an excuse to ask Hua Rui to talk to the colleagues in the publicity department about how to capture news material from different perspectives.
When Hua Rui arrived, she rode her bicycle and sped towards the military hospital like a whirlwind.
To her surprise, when she got closer, she saw someone standing in front of her who had been waiting for her.
The car was going too fast, and she managed to jump off, but the car couldn't stop and crashed straight between Fang Wenjie's legs.
In an instant, Fang Wenjie was lying on her handlebars, unable to move.
It was only after the emergency room doctors and nurses brought in an ambulance that they were able to get the person in for treatment.
Unfortunately, wherever they went, all the medical staff and patients in the hospital knew about Fang Wenjie's embarrassing situation and that he had been injured in a vital area by a girl riding a bicycle.
Now, he is too ashamed to be hospitalized and can only go home to recuperate.
However, Hua Rui devoted herself to accompanying Fang Wenjie every day, fearing that she would ruin Fang Wenjie's happiness for the rest of his life.
Qian Lai almost burst out laughing when she heard Qiao Muting's story.
"But don't mention this to Wenjie in the future. He's too shy, and he probably won't be able to stay in Xinshi."
Happy holidays always pass quickly, and when Qian Lai returned to the research institute, she was greeted with amazing good news.
At the morning meeting of the entire institute, Director Wang first affirmed everyone's contributions to the National Day celebrations. He then told everyone that, with the cooperation of the National Security Bureau and the Public Security Bureau, they had apprehended Fan Haijiang, a corrupt official in the institute, and Chen Li, a newcomer to the equipment maintenance team.
Subsequently, following Fan Haijiang's confession, they uncovered a network of foreign agents operating under the guise of Global International Company.
More than 30 people involved in the crime were arrested.
"The reason why the institute was able to successfully arrange the plan to lure and capture Fan Haijiang is thanks to Comrade Qian Lai's keen political sense. The higher authorities specially sent our institute a banner and a letter of commendation to Comrade Qian Lai."
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