After finishing her meal and sending her family home, Nangong Zixin then drove Shen Shiyi back to her unit. Just as Shen Shiyi was about to get off the bus, Nangong Zixin spoke earnestly to her again.
"Shiyi, I hope you will seriously consider what I have to say."
Shen Shiyi turned around, paused for a moment, nodded slightly, opened the car door and got out. Nangong Zixin waved to her, then drove away, leaving Shen Shiyi standing there alone.
As she walked back to her dormitory alone, she was preoccupied and didn't even notice Qin Ziming standing in front of her.
Seeing that she looked preoccupied, Qin Ziming reached out to stop her.
"Poetic Memories"
Shen Shiyi, who looked up blankly, was stunned.
What are you doing here?
The two were longtime friends and comrades-in-arms, and she was the woman he had kept in his heart for many years. Qin Ziming was very worried about her.
"What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" I should have come with him.
Shen Shiyi shook her head. "No, it was Zixin who brought up the matter of retiring from the military."
Qin Ziming was completely stunned. "What? Retired from the military?"
Qin Ziming: He never thought about the possibility of her leaving the military or changing careers.
Shen Shiyi nodded slightly. "Yes."
Somewhat helplessly, she explained, "She said that even if I don't think about myself, I have to think about the two children."
The children have nothing but her in name only. She is constantly on missions, always in danger, which she doesn't care about, as she can dedicate herself to the country. But thinking about it carefully, Zi Xin's words also make a lot of sense.
Qin Ziming understood that she was conflicted at the moment, and then pursed her lips.
"Then think about it carefully."
Shen Shiyi nodded slightly.
A month later, after much deliberation, Shen Shiyi finally entered the commander's office. Seeing the leaders inside, she momentarily considered backing out.
When Commander Nangong saw his beloved general, he laughed heartily and spoke.
"Shiyi's here. Please have a seat. Is there something you need?"
Shen Shiyi pursed her lips awkwardly. Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, Commander Nangong had a bad feeling.
"What exactly happened?"
Finally, Shen Shiyi took a deep breath and revealed the purpose of her trip.
"Commander, I want to retire from the military."
Upon hearing that it was retirement from the military rather than a change of career, Commander Nangong was completely stunned.
"What happened?"
Shen Shiyi looked directly into his eyes.
“My children are still young, and they have no other relatives besides me. Aunt Su is also in poor health. I want to go back and take care of them.”
Political Commissar Chen, who was standing nearby, knew about her family situation and was also at a loss for what to do.
"This is troublesome."
Commander Nangong also fell silent. After a moment, he solemnly addressed Shen Shiyi.
"Go back and think about it carefully."
Shen Shiyi understood that this was a delaying tactic, so she had no choice but to get up and leave.
After she left, the leaders exchanged glances, sat down, and started talking about the matter again.
What are your thoughts on this?
Everyone pursed their lips, unable to speak in response to the commander's words.
After expressing her inner thoughts, Shen Shiyi felt much more relaxed.
Two weeks later, news leaked somewhere, and Ye Yingjian walked in from outside the dormitory, looked at Shen Shiyi, and remained silent.
Shen Shiyi had a vague idea of what was going on and calmly spoke up.
"You found out?"
Ye Yingjian suddenly burst into tears, and Xia Yiran was stunned.
"What's going on? What are you talking about?" She was completely confused.
As Sun Zhiling walked in, she sensed the oppressive atmosphere and asked awkwardly, pursing her lips.
"What's wrong?"
Ye Yingying roughly wiped away her tears.
"Ask her."
Xia Yiran and Sun Zhiling looked at the eldest brother, and Shen Shiyi also felt bad.
"I also have my reasons."
Ye Yingjian sneered, "Your predicament? Is it abandoning us? Do you know that you're playing with your future?"
Xia Yiran roughly understood, looked up at her boss and questioned him.
"Are you leaving?"
Sun Zhiling was startled. "Boss, you're kidding, right?"
Shen Shiyi slowly stood up, unsure how to begin speaking to them. They had no children of their own, and they didn't understand the hardships and responsibilities of raising children; they couldn't empathize with her.
Xia Yiran, being more rational, guessed her reluctance to speak: "What's the reason? Can you tell us?"
Shen Shiyi looked up at her and met her gaze.
"child."
The three women were stunned. They had considered countless possibilities, but this was the last one they had ever thought of. All three remained silent.
The three women understood that they had never had children themselves and couldn't truly empathize with her. Xia Yiran patted her shoulder, and Ye Yingjian apologized for her earlier questioning.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know that was the reason."
She stepped forward and hugged Shen Shiyi tightly, and then Sun Zhiling and Xia Yiran also hugged her.
All four of them cried.
Two weeks later, Shen Zhifan was bullied at school. Several older children snatched his pocket money at the kindergarten, and one of the big fat kids even hit him.
"Hmph, nobody wants you, nobody wants you, poor thing, poor thing."
Shen Zhifan hadn't cried at all until later, when she heard that no one wanted her, she burst into tears and loudly protested.
"You're the one nobody wants. I have a mother, and my mother is a great hero."
The kindergarten teacher couldn't find many children and started searching everywhere in worry.
Finally, they found Shen Zhifan crying alone in a corner. He was a small, curled-up boy, sobbing uncontrollably. The kindergarten teacher felt heartbroken.
"Fanfan, what's wrong? Tell the teacher, okay?"
Sophie, who was taking a nap at home, was restless and kept fidgeting. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, she sat up and kept clutching her chest.
"What's wrong with me? I feel restless all day."
Soon her phone rang, and she picked it up.
"Hello, teacher."
When the kindergarten teacher saw that Shen Zhifan's grandmother had answered the call, she immediately spoke up.
"Hello, could you come to the kindergarten? Fanfan was bullied and he's crying very sadly."
Upon hearing this, Sophie immediately got out of bed.
"Okay, teacher, I'll get ready and head out right away."
The kindergarten teacher nodded slightly.
"good."
Sophie opened the door and knocked on Aunt Qu's door.
"Aunt Qu, I'm going to the kindergarten."
When Aunt Qu, who had been woken up, heard that she was going to kindergarten, she quickly got up and opened the door.
"What's wrong?"
Sophie quickly explained, "Fanfan was bullied, I have to go there."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Qu quickly said, "I'll go with you. With more people, we won't be easily bullied."
Hearing this, Sophie couldn't help but laugh.
"You're making it sound like we're going to war."
Aunt Qu laughed, "Haha, let's go."
The two drove to the kindergarten, where Fanfan was already in the teacher's office, having been comforted and stopped crying.
After parking their car, the two hurried into the kindergarten, registered, and went straight to the teacher's office. Upon seeing the well-behaved Fanfan, they immediately went up to her and inquired about her well-being.
"Fanfan, tell Grandma, what happened? Who bullied you?"
Shen Zhifan was somewhat reluctant to speak.
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