Zhao Lihan asked in surprise, "What did you say? I don't understand."
Huang Yong kept nodding towards the left, indicating that he should look towards where the female soldier was sitting.
"That lesbian named Tan Xiaoling has been staring at you!"
Zhao Lihan didn't follow his instructions at all. He just glanced at the meeting room and looked at Huang Yong blankly.
Huang Yong lowered his voice slightly and said cautiously, "Hey, brother, stop pretending. Tan Xiaoling has been staring at you!"
Hearing this, Zhao Lihan immediately frowned and responded seriously: "Don't talk nonsense! You are the most frivolous one. You think about all kinds of messy and dirty things all day long. If you keep talking so recklessly, be careful of being criticized by your leader!" After that, he deliberately glared at Huang Yong as a warning.
However, Huang Yong wasn't frightened by Zhao Lihan's words. He immediately retorted, "Hey, how could I say that? Although I've never been in a relationship myself, I've seen many examples of people around me. I think someone will definitely come to us tomorrow to inquire about your situation."
Zhao Lihan glared at him speechlessly.
Huang Yong said, "If you don't believe me, then let's just wait and see!"
After saying this, he raised his eyebrows smugly, as if he was full of confidence in his judgment.
Zhao Lihan said in a deep voice, "You! I'm really impressed by you. Shut up! Girls need a reputation. That's all I have to say. Do you hear me?"
Huang Yong said, "Don't worry about this. I'm just saying it in front of you."
Zhao Lihan said, "You can't say it in front of me either."
At this time, the instructor walked towards them and gave them a warning with his eyes, indicating that the two of them should stop talking nonsense.
In the evening, Zhao Lihan had just finished washing up when Old Zhang from the reception room called out from downstairs:
"Zhao Lihan, Room 201, someone's looking for you at the door."
Zhao Lihan was very surprised and asked, "Who is looking for me? I don't have any friends here except my classmates."
Huang Yong ran to the corridor and asked curiously, "Comrade Lao Zhang, is it a man? Or a woman?"
Lao Zhang replied, "It's a female comrade. Come down quickly!" and then left.
Huang Yong approached Zhao Lihan and whispered, "I was right, wasn't I? It's earlier than I expected."
Zhao Lihan said, "Shut up your crow mouth."
After saying that, he went downstairs.
As soon as Zhao Lihan walked downstairs, he saw Tan Xiaoling greeting him with a smile.
"Comrade Zhao, I'm sorry. I wanted to ask you how to pronounce this word tomorrow, but I didn't want to stay overnight, so I came here to ask. I hope I didn't bother you."
Zhao Lihan simply replied, "Comrade Tan's spirit of learning is commendable. I must learn from you. Which word is it?"
Tan Xiaoling handed him the vocabulary book, pointed to a word in it, and said, "This is it."
Zhao Lihan took a look, taught her, corrected her pronunciation, and then left.
As soon as Zhao Lihan returned to the dormitory, Huang Yong came over and said, "Brother Zhao, I'm right. She's here to test you. You have to be careful!"
Zhao Lihan patted Huang Yong on the shoulder and said, "Don't gossip about this kind of thing, to avoid misunderstandings, okay? I'm married and have two children, there's no way I'll accept someone else."
Another roommate laughed and said, "Our Lao Zhao is so lucky!"
Zhao Lihan said seriously, "We are all soldiers. Don't make jokes like that. Be careful not to make mistakes."
He looked at Huang Yong and said, "Especially you."
Huang Yong nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand, I understand..."
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The next day.
Zhu Dayong's face was filled with worry. He was distraught over Li Fengjiao's situation, and he looked listless and dejected. With heavy steps, he slowly walked into the office compound.
Just as he stepped through the gate, he suddenly heard a loud shout: "Hey! Comrade Zhu Dayong, please wait a moment!"
Zhu Dayong subconsciously stopped and looked up, only to see the security guard at the door waving at him.
"Zhu Dayong, you have a letter from the court."
When Zhu Dayong heard it was a letter from the court, his heart skipped a beat. He felt something was amiss. He quickly strode towards the old man, took the letter from him, and hurried to a deserted spot. With a rustling sound, he tore open the letter. When he saw the conspicuous court summons inside, his eyes suddenly went dark. He froze in place as if struck by lightning. Then, regaining his composure, he turned and quickly walked out of the office compound.
Park lakeside.
Zhu Dayong sat limply on the long bench like a deflated ball.
He was slightly hunched over, his head bowed, as if a heavy burden weighed on his shoulders. Between his gnarled fingers was a cigarette, the end of which flickered faintly red as he took a deep breath. Then, he slowly exhaled a cloud of white smoke, which spread in the air and gradually dissipated.
He quickly finished a cigarette, and not long after, he brought another cigarette to his mouth, lit it with a lighter, and fell into puffing smoke again.
He repeated this process, smoking one cigarette after another, but the expression on his face never changed, still looking so frustrated and lonely.
He looked at the lake water lapping against the shore, and the court's verdict just now came to his mind:
Zhu Dayong, when Wang Xiaolan was going through a very difficult time, you failed to fulfill your responsibilities as a father and husband, cruelly abandoning them and their child. This is your first mistake. Instead of reflecting on your mistakes, you forced Wang Xiaolan to sign an abandonment agreement. This is your second mistake. Knowing that your current wife was infertile, you and your mother went to Xiangshui Village to steal the child. This is your third mistake. Later, your mother colluded with the women of Xiangshui Village, Huang Jinhua and her daughter, to steal the child. You knew this, didn't you? This is your fourth mistake.
After review by this court, the judgment is as follows: Wang Xiaolan retains custody of the child. From today onward, you may no longer harass Wang Xiaolan and the child. If you do, you will be punished according to the provisions of the law. You have visitation rights, but only with the consent of the child's mother. As for the child's future relationship, the decision will be made by the child himself after he turns 18.
Zhu Dayong, thinking of this, sighed, threw away the last cigarette butt in his hand, stood up and walked towards the entrance of the park.
Zeng Qiang’s home in the National Security Bureau’s family compound.
Wang Xiaolan looked at the verdict in her hand and smiled with satisfaction.
"Dad, thank you for helping me solve a big problem."
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