Huo Beian held Song Ning's hand, his eyes full of tenderness, "Wife, I'm late, I'm sorry you had to suffer."
"It's alright. Thank you."
At this moment, Teacher Yang, who had also witnessed the scene, stepped forward and said, "Commander Huo, our compound primary school originally decided to have Comrade Song Ning substitute as the art teacher, but now it seems that it's not advisable. You know that the situation is a bit tense, and in case... I'm really sorry, Comrade Song."
"It's okay."
Song Ning smiled politely. After all, she knew about that era. Later, as the storm intensified, it might have been a good thing for her not to teach at the school, given her family background.
After seeing Teacher Yang off, Huo Beian took her hand, feeling a pang of heartache. "Honey, my salary is more than enough to support you. You don't need to worry about finding a job. Just stay home and relax."
"Who wants you to support them? Have you forgotten we're getting a divorce?"
"Wife, we kissed last night, why are you still talking about divorce..." Huo Beian looked at her awkwardly, with a smile in his eyes.
“Last night was just an accident. You forced me, humph.” Song Ning rolled her eyes at him. “I want to find a job and prove my worth.”
Having traveled from modern society, Song Ning naturally knew that housewives had a very low status in modern society and were not respected for their labor, let alone in that era.
Seeing her persistence, Huo Beian sighed, "Alright, alright, wife. Whatever you say. Go ahead and do whatever you want, I'll support you."
Song Ning avoided his gaze and quickly changed the subject.
Huo Beian smiled broadly, his eyes filled with tenderness.
"By the way, how did the interrogation go last night?"
"The interrogation is over. People from the Public Security Bureau will be here soon, and I'll be in charge of coordinating with them."
"Then I'll go with you."
Song Ning followed Huo Beian to the entrance of the military base.
A police car pulled up, and several police officers got out and walked over.
Only then did Song Ning realize that the one leading the group was actually Gu Tingzhou.
Good heavens, if she had known Gu Tingzhou was coming, she would have been better off not coming at all.
Gu Tingzhou also saw Song Ning and waved to her warmly, while carrying a net bag of osmanthus cakes in his other hand.
"Song Ning!"
He volunteered to come when he heard that the military was coming to escort the suspect.
All I wanted was to see Song Ning.
Song Ning had no choice but to wave goodbye to Gu Tingzhou.
"Brother Tingzhou!"
But she secretly raised her eyes and glanced at Huo Beian.
At this moment, Huo Beian's face was shrouded in a layer of icy mist.
The only thing missing is three words written on their faces: unhappiness.
Gu Tingzhou walked over and handed her the net bag of osmanthus cakes he was holding.
"Song Ning, this time I brought you osmanthus cake, which you loved to eat when you were little."
"Really? Thank you, Brother Tingzhou."
Song Ning happily reached out to take it, but Huo Beian stopped her, saying, "My wife doesn't like osmanthus cake anymore."
"Who says I don't like to eat? I love to eat."
Song Ning slapped his hand away and took the osmanthus cake. Huo Beian was a little angry, but still held her hand tightly as if to assert his ownership.
Song Ning tried to break free, but he held her firmly.
Gu Tingzhou's gaze fell on their tightly clasped hands, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes. However, he maintained a nonchalant expression and deliberately raised his voice, "Song Ning, you told me last time you wanted a divorce. Looks like you two have made up?"
"I... I wouldn't say we made up..."
Upon hearing this, Song Ning immediately thought to herself, "Is Gu Tingzhou doing this on purpose?"
Sure enough, Huo Beian's face was quite ugly at this moment. He looked down at Song Ning and said in a very low voice, "Oh, wife, did you tell him that you wanted to divorce me?"
Song Ning thought to herself, "A true hero takes responsibility for his actions."
He gritted his teeth and stamped his foot. "That's right. That's what I was thinking when I came here. I finally met an acquaintance on the train, so of course I had to confide in them."
Huo Beian looked at Gu Tingzhou with piercing eyes, "Captain Gu, you've seen it yourself. My wife and I are back to normal now. You don't need to worry about it."
Unexpectedly, Gu Tingzhou laughed upon hearing this. He looked up at Huo Beian with a hint of amusement in his eyes.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple. She wanted a divorce from you because of your bizarre family. Although you're far away from your families now because of your military service, you're still related by blood. Can you handle the relationship between your family and Song Ning in the future? Can you even guarantee that you'll stand firmly by her side every time your family and Song Ning have a conflict?"
After finishing speaking, she paused for a moment and then added, "I don't have to worry about conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law at all, since I have no parents now."
Upon hearing this, Huo Beian clenched his fists involuntarily, and his gaze toward Gu Tingzhou sharpened.
What a Gu Tingzhou! Is he here to declare war? Or is he openly trying to steal her wife?
A love rival, definitely a love rival.
Upon hearing this, Song Ning couldn't help but secretly cover her mouth.
I have to say, Gu Tingzhou was really manly just now, saying what she had been keeping in her heart, wanting to say but not daring to.
That's manly!
I wonder how Huo Beian will answer.
At that moment, Huo Beian looked at her firmly and said, "Wife, I promise I will stand by your side unconditionally. I swear, if I fail to do so, may I be struck by lightning."
Song Ning pursed her lips, watching him earnestly swear, and felt a little touched, but she still pretended not to care, "It's just swearing an oath, what's the big deal? Anyone can say something."
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