Yun Muye had been on a mission for more than a month. Gu Zhinian thought he should be back soon, so he planned to call home and ask after returning to the guesthouse.
"Zhi Nian!"
Gu Zhinian stopped and looked back, and saw Li Lijuan running towards him happily with a book in her arms.
"Let's go together!"
"Um."
Li Lijuan said with emotion: "We will be separated in just over a month. I really can't bear to leave you."
Gu Zhinian smiled and said:
"What's the big deal? We can exchange contact information and call each other often, or write letters. Don't forget, I said I'd introduce you to someone. If you two really get together, maybe we can see each other more often in the future."
Li Lijuan was teased and was shy for once.
"I hope it's as you wish! If I could really marry a soldier, I would definitely give you a big red envelope!"
"I'll remember what you said!"
The two returned to the guesthouse. At the door of Room 201, Wang Qi was chatting with a strange man. When he saw Li Lijuan, he hurried over and grabbed her, whispering:
"Lijuan, please stay in Zhinian's room today. It's not convenient for me. Thank you!"
Li Lijuan shook her hand away and scolded her with a stern face:
"Wang Qi, that's my room too. How can I sleep if you bring some random people in there?"
Wang Qi turned his head and glanced at Gu Zhinian, who had an expressionless face.
"Lijuan, what are you talking about? You're making people misunderstand me. That's my girlfriend."
Li Lijuan sneered, looked at her with disdain, and said nothing.
"Zhi Nian, is it convenient for you? Otherwise, I'll go get another room."
It would cost a few more dollars to open another room, and Li Lijuan felt a little distressed.
"Wang Qi, I'll open another room, you pay for it!"
Wang Qi was unhappy. "You and Zhinian can just squeeze in. Why should I get you another room?"
Li Lijuan was irritated, "That's my room too, why are you kicking me out?"
The man standing at the door whistled, shook his hair, put one hand in his pocket, and strode over.
"You can come in if you want. I welcome you warmly. Is there another girl coming too?"
Gu Zhinian glared at him coldly, but the man didn't take it seriously. Li Lijuan stood in front of Gu Zhinian cautiously.
"What do you want to do!"
The man shrugged indifferently, spread his hands, and raised the corners of his mouth crookedly.
"What did I do? Nothing. It was you who didn't want to leave, and I just invited you along!"
Gu Zhinian didn't want to cause trouble, so he reached out and grabbed Li Lijuan.
"Go to my room!"
"good."
After Gu Zhinian and Li Lijuan entered the house and locked the door, the man made Gu Zhinian instinctively uncomfortable.
"Is that Wang Qi's partner?"
Li Lijuan curled her lips and said with disdain:
"No! The other man is! She has been with this man without telling her boyfriend. Her boyfriend is a very honest man."
Gu Zhinian made an imperceptible "hmm" sound, sat on the bed and took out a photo of the family of three to look at it. The little Tangyuan in the photo had big, innocent eyes. Gu Zhinian's gentle eyes were so strong that they could not be melted away. He put the photo gently to his lips and kissed it.
Li Lijuan glanced at him and said, "That's your husband and son. You have a very happy family."
"Yes, my son is three years old and is in kindergarten."
"That's great." Li Lijuan looked at her enviously, wondering when she would have such a happy family.
When she went to bed at night, Li Lijuan spread a quilt on the floor and put a pillow on it.
"That single bed is not big. It's too crowded for the two of us. I'll sleep here today."
Gu Zhinian:
"The ground is cold, and it's chilly at night. Why don't you just squeeze in with me?"
"No need!" Li Lijuan lay down, covered herself with the quilt, and patted it. "I'm not cold. I have the quilt. The bed is only 1.5 meters wide. If we squeeze in, neither of us will be able to sleep well."
Gu Zhinian stopped persuading her and lay on the bed, closing his eyes and going to sleep. In a daze, he seemed to hear people arguing and the sound of banging on the door.
"Wang Qi! You bitch! Open the door! If you dare to have an affair behind my back, I'll kill you! Open the door!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
There was a continuous banging sound on the door, and Gu Zhinian heard many people opening their doors and making noises.
"It's the middle of the night! What are you doing? Can't you let me sleep?"
"You're crazy! Why aren't you sleeping so late at night? We have things to do tomorrow!"
The man who smashed the door kept apologizing.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Everyone, please understand me. The woman in this room is my girlfriend, Wang Qi. She's been having an affair here behind my back, and I'm catching her in the act!"
Everyone looked at him sympathetically, closed the door and went back to sleep. The door creaked open and Wang Qi's shrill voice came out.
"Wang Zhigang, are you sick? What are you doing in the middle of the night?"
"Where is that man! Ah! Get away!"
Wang Zhigang pushed her away and went into the house to find the adulterer. After a while, the two men started to fight, and there were constant banging sounds. Wang Qi screamed, and Gu Zhinian turned over, frowned tightly, covered his ears, closed his eyes and went to sleep.
Li Lijuan sat up and patted the bed, "Zhi Nian, did you hear the fight in the next room?"
"I heard it." Gu Zhinian pinched his eyebrows irritably, "Don't worry about him, just go back to sleep!"
"Yeah." Li Lijuan lay down nervously. After a while, someone knocked on the door hurriedly.
"Open the door! Open the door quickly! Help! Someone is killing someone! Ah ah..."
Li Lijuan and Gu Zhinian sat up at the same time, looking suspicious. Li Lijuan wanted to get up and open the door, but Gu Zhinian got up faster than her and stood in front of the door with a cold tone.
"Don't open the door! I don't care if you want to die, but I don't want to die with you. My husband and son are waiting for me to come home. I can't die here!"
"Ah! Lijuan, save me! Ah! Open the door quickly!"
Li Lijuan was so anxious that she turned around and around, trying to open the door.
"Zhi Nian, open the door and let Wang Qi in. We can't just stand by and watch someone die!"
Gu Zhinian's teeth chattered, but he still guarded the door and refused to let anyone in.
"How can we two women save her? Once we open this door, it will only add two more lives to the murderer's body! Do you want to die?"
Li Lijuan was stunned, covering her ears tightly with her hands, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably. Gu Zhinian held the door handle tightly with one hand, and took out a photo with the other hand and held it against her heart. She must return home safely, as someone was waiting for her at home.
She did nothing wrong! Nothing wrong!
Outside the door, Wang Qi's voice gradually became smaller until there was no sound anymore. Gu Zhinian's legs became weak, and she slowly slid down to sit on the ground against the door, hugging her knees. She couldn't imagine what was happening on the other side of the door, nor did she dare to think about it. Maybe the person was not dead, maybe the murderer was holding a knife and waiting for her to open the door. She absolutely could not open this door.
In the photo, little Tangyuan was looking at her with a sweet smile, and Yun Muye's eyes were full of affection. She couldn't get into trouble. If something happened to her, how would the father and son live the rest of their lives?
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