Chapter 108 Secret
She didn't intend to give up and continued to ask: "Is the man in the photo Xiaojun's biological father?"
After a long while, the person in his arms slowly nodded, as if this action required great courage.
"He is you..."
Before Ruan Chuxia could finish, he interrupted her, "Brother, his name is Xiao Kangjun, he is my biological brother."
The voice came low and hoarse, filled with unspeakable pain.
Ruan Chuxia suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the two looked so similar, it turned out that they were brothers.
The discovery filled her with mixed emotions.
"Then where is he now? Why did I give Xiaojun to you to raise?"
She continued to ask questions, wanting to know more about this unknown past.
Xiao Zhiyu suddenly tightened his arms around her, and after a long silence, he whispered, "He's passed away."
Her breath took a breath, died?
The person in the photo looks only a few years older than Xiao Zhiyu, how could he have passed away?
This is really unbelievable.
Xiao Zhiyu seemed to understand her doubts, "Axia, have you heard of the 'Hydrogen Dome Chasing Light' project?"
She was shocked and nodded immediately.
Of course I know about this plan. It was an important project set up by China to develop the first light single-handed missile. It is said that the participants were the most outstanding scientists in the country at that time.
At that time, the international situation was extremely tense and the nuclear threat was looming. It was in that context that the "Hydrogen Dome Chaser" was launched, aiming to provide strong technical support for national security.
But what does this have to do with Brother Xiao Zhiyu?
Why did this plan lead to his death?
She was filled with questions and was eager to know the answers.
"My brother joined the project..."
There was a painful glint in his eyes, and his lips trembled slightly. "In the last year, he secretly enrolled without telling us. He didn't write us a single letter during that entire period, and there was no news at all, until the last news we received was his death."
After hearing this, Ruan Chuxia's heart seemed to be suddenly tugged, and a wave of sadness surged in her heart, "What about Xiaojun?"
"Before he left, he didn't know he was going to be a father. Sister Ci Shuang only found out she was pregnant after he left..."
Sister Ci Shuang?
"Is that the blacked-out person in the photo?"
Xiao Zhiyu hummed and nodded, "Yes. They haven't officially married yet. Sister Ci Shuang has been waiting for him to return to complete the wedding, but she didn't expect to be greeted with bad news..."
"So, in order to protect Sister Ci Shuang, you declared to the public that Xiaojun was your own son?"
Xiao Zhiyu knew that society's requirements for women were always much stricter than those for men, and he was the only one who had to bear the pressure and prejudice brought about by having a child out of wedlock.
Ruan Chuxia pressed on, "Where did Sister Ci Shuang go? Why did she agree to let you raise Xiaojun?"
Xiaojun is the witness of their love, and she doesn't believe that Sister Ci Shuang would be willing to give up Xiaojun.
"Of course she wanted to raise Xiaojun herself," Xiao Zhiyu sighed, "but her parents threatened to commit suicide, so she couldn't stay in the country. Later, her parents forced her to get married, so she had no choice but to go abroad."
"Has she come to see Xiaojun?"
"No."
Xiao Zhiyu shook his head. "When she was in China, her parents wouldn't let her come over. After she went abroad, I also cut off contact with her."
Ruan Chuxia sighed secretly, thinking that Ci Shuang was also a pitiful woman.
She gently touched Xiao Zhiyu's head and comforted him in a gentle tone: "It's okay. If there is a chance in the future, maybe we can find her again. If we really can't contact her anymore, we can raise Xiaojun as our own child."
Hearing Ruan Chuxia say this, Xiao Zhiyu felt a warm current in his heart. He hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to integrate her into his body. "Axia, thank you."
He whispered, his tone full of gratitude.
Feeling that she was about to be strangled to the point of suffocation, Ruan Chuxia couldn't help but pull Xiao Zhiyu's ear and said in a joking tone: "Let go! The food is getting cold."
These seemingly complaining words are actually full of concern for the other person.
"What's so good about the food cooked in the cafeteria?"
Although he said this, out of consideration for his partner's feelings, Xiao Zhiyu let go of her hand and did not continue to insist.
After dinner, in order to maintain a clean and sanitary environment, Ruan Chuxia returned the thoroughly cleaned aluminum lunch boxes to the cafeteria.
When she returned to the room again, she found Xiao Zhiyu wandering around, sniffing here and there.
"What are you doing?"
Ruan Chuxia was very puzzled by Xiao Zhiyu's strange behavior, and she asked in confusion.
Xiao Zhiyu moved his injured leg, looked up at Ruan Chuxia, and hesitated for a long time before explaining, "I was injured the day before yesterday, and I rested in bed for two days after the operation. So, I haven't showered for three days..."
Although he didn't say anything else, Ruan Chuxia immediately understood his difficulties from his helpless and longing eyes.
Thinking of Xiao Zhiyu, who usually paid great attention to personal hygiene, and who had not taken a bath for three consecutive days, especially thinking of how he was covered with dust and dirt on the day he was injured, Ruan Chuxia suddenly felt sad.
It was fine when he was unconscious, but now that he was awake, the sticky feeling must be unbearable for him.
Considering Xiao Zhiyu's current condition, Ruan Chuxia frowned and immediately proposed a solution: "So what are you going to do? Do you want me to go to the hospital and ask them to arrange a professional nurse for you?"
Upon hearing this suggestion, Xiao Zhiyu's face immediately darkened and he stared at Ruan Chuxia with eyes full of anger and dissatisfaction.
Ruan Chuxia couldn't help but laugh when she saw him like that. "But I haven't showered for three days. What if I stink you when I get close to you?"
She sniffed herself deliberately and exaggeratedly, as if she was really worried that the smell on her body would affect Xiao Zhiyu.
Seeing Ruan Chuxia evading like this, Xiao Zhiyu's face became even uglier.
His brows were furrowed, the corners of his mouth were slightly drooped, and his whole expression revealed a feeling of helplessness and displeasure.
After teasing him for a while, Ruan Chuxia stopped teasing him and became serious. "Okay, okay, not taking a shower for three days is not a big deal. Can't I just wipe you down?"
There was a soothing hint in her smile, trying to ease Xiao Zhiyu's current irritable mood.
When I was in the countryside, it was common not to take a bath for a week in winter. The conditions were difficult at that time and there was no guarantee of hot water every day.
So for Ruan Chuxia, not taking a shower for a few days occasionally is not a very serious matter.
In order to make Xiao Zhiyu more comfortable, Ruan Chuxia had to go outside and fetch some hot water without complaint.
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