"Huo Tingxiao, slow down. You can't walk too fast."
Wen Xingyue followed Huo Tingxiao out of the hospital. Seeing that he kept walking without stopping, Wen Xingyue was worried that his legs would not be able to take it.
"Um."
After leaving the hospital, Huo Tingxiao also felt a slight pain in his knee. He slowed down and walked slowly with her.
"Huo Tingxiao, are you unhappy?"
He held Wen Xingyue's hand tightly. Inside the hospital, she asked him to slow down, but he refused. Only after they left the hospital did he agree.
"No, it's getting dark. Mom and Dad are waiting for us at home for dinner. You said last night that you wanted to eat wontons, so I told Wang Ma to make wontons with preserved egg and lean pork for dinner tonight."
Huo Tingxiao spoke softly.
I'm not so much unhappy as I'm worried that this little peach blossom spirit is after Chen Fangyi's face again.
Chen Fangyi works for the government; he has a refined and cultured demeanor and a tall, slender figure.
Although the little peach blossom spirit had nothing to do with Chen Fangyi, she thought about her own sharp, cold face and Chen Fangyi's handsome and gentle face.
He was a rough and uncultured man who had spent more than ten years in the army and had little experience with women. He didn't know how to say sweet words and wasn't exactly handsome. Compared to Chen Fangyi, the two were completely different types.
He was afraid the little peach blossom spirit wouldn't like him.
Therefore, it's best to avoid seeing Chen Fangyi.
Huo Tingxiao had never met Chen Fangyi before, since Chen Fangyi had urgently applied to be transferred to the south before Huo Tingxiao returned.
It was on the day the little peach blossom spirit arrived that Chen Fangyi was never heard of in the capital again. Over time, Huo Tingxiao even forgot that this person existed.
Seeing this suddenly made me feel a sense of crisis.
"Small wontons, okay, let's go back and eat them."
Wen Xingyue trusted Huo Tingxiao completely and had no doubt about his words.
Just thinking about the thin wonton wrappers, filled with tender meat and chewy preserved eggs, made Wen Xingyue swallow hard.
Having successfully diverted her attention, Huo Tingxiao took her hand and walked slowly.
He turned his head and glanced at the hospital behind him. He wouldn't be coming to this hospital anytime soon.
...
After they left, Yan Mingsheng and his wife questioned Chen Fangyi in the ward.
"Tell us! How did you and Yueyue meet? Why didn't you tell us?"
Yan Mingsheng's scrutinizing gaze fell on Chen Fangyi.
"...Dad, do you know why I urgently applied for a transfer away from Beijing? I'll go anywhere, as long as I'm away from Beijing."
Having witnessed his father's face change in an instant, Chen Fangyi curled his lip.
He was all smiles and kindness towards that girl, but when it came to me, he wished he could kick me several meters away.
"If we wanted to know, would we be asking you? What nonsense are you spouting? I vaguely heard Lao Fang say that you're trying to avoid some girl."
Yan Mingsheng glared at him.
"If you ask me, you're already twenty-five or twenty-six, you should be at the point of getting married. It's not easy for a girl to pursue you, but you don't even bother to get to know her, you're avoiding her. What kind of family do you want to marry into?"
"That's right, Fang Yi, you're not getting any younger. There are girls who like you, why don't you try to get to know them? Our family also values matching social status and such. As long as you like her and as long as she has good character, our family will agree to it."
Chen Wanjun echoed her husband's words.
She and her husband had only been in the capital for a short time, and no one knew them well. So even though they wanted to worry about their son's marriage, they didn't know much about the situation of girls in the capital, so they didn't urge him to get married for the time being.
But now that it's been mentioned, I can't help but say a few more words.
"The one who pursued me was Wen Xingyue."
Pressed for marriage, Chen Fangyi immediately felt a headache coming on. He should be focusing on his career now, how could he let marriage hold him back?
Seeing that my parents were about to nag endlessly, I simply closed my eyes and steeled my resolve.
Silence fell over the room.
"Mom and Dad, Wen Xingyue is married now. What kind of person do you think I would become if I got involved with her?"
Chen Fangyi spoke again.
He thought his parents would say he was right, but instead he saw them both looking like wilted eggplants, dejected and downcast.
"Alas, our family is unlucky; we met Yueyue too late."
Yan Mingsheng said with great regret.
If I had met Yueyue earlier, I might have been able to bring them together.
But now this brat has wasted the opportunity.
Chen Fangyi: ? ? ?
He looked at his mother, seeking her approval.
"You brat, why didn't you get to know Yueyue sooner? If you had met her before she married Huo Tingxiao, she might have been our daughter-in-law. Now it's too late. Sigh, Lao Yan, we still need to buy some things to take to the Huo family after we're discharged from the hospital. This brat didn't even tell us sooner. He left without a word. I wonder how bad it must have been for Yueyue when she found out."
And Tingxiao too… It’s really something today. No wonder Tingxiao left so quickly. I hope it doesn’t affect the couple’s relationship.”
Chen Wanjun was also dejected, and she turned to look at Yan Mingsheng.
She said that she had a vague feeling that Huo Tingxiao was eager to leave before.
Now I understand everything.
Chen Wanjun felt sorry for the incident, but she was more worried that it would affect the couple's relationship.
Regarding their son's urgent application to be transferred out of Beijing, he said he didn't care where he was going, as long as he was away from the capital, even if it meant going to the most difficult places in the south for training. The couple had vaguely heard that a girl was pursuing their son, but they didn't inquire about who it was.
We live in a new era now, where free love and freedom of marriage are valued.
Who knew it would be such a coincidence that it was Yueyue.
If I had known earlier, I could have tried to bring them together. But now it's too late, it's all too late.
Chen Wanjun was disappointed.
Such a well-behaved little girl, she almost became their child.
"Okay, we'll go together after you're discharged from the hospital."
Yan Mingsheng rolled his eyes at the bewildered Chen Fangyi.
The woman who was almost lucky enough to become their daughter-in-law was ruined by this guy.
Yan Mingsheng shook his head and sighed.
Their former daughter-in-law.
What a beautiful, well-behaved, and sweet little girl! It would be wonderful if she really became part of their family.
Unfortunately, due to a series of unfortunate events, they were destined to be apart.
Yan Mingsheng had vaguely heard the divorce rumors circulating about the Huo family some time ago.
But I haven't heard of it anymore.
Judging from how affectionate Huo Tingxiao and his wife were today, with Huo Tingxiao seemingly wanting to carry her around in his pocket at all times, it proves that the couple has a very good relationship.
It was just a fleeting thought.
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