As Li Ying left the courtyard, she saw Tong Danian riding a bicycle parked in front of her.
"sister in law."
"Da Nian, you've come to see me?"
Tong Danian nodded and handed a document to Li Ying: "Brother Chi has already set off. He told me to give this to you."
Li Ying looked at the folder, her heart skipped a beat, but she still reached out and took it, saying thank you.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong between you and Brother Chi? Did Brother Chi do something wrong and offend you? Tell me, and I'll talk to him!" Tong Danian patted his chest and promised.
"It's nothing, there was just a small misunderstanding between us."
“Isn’t this normal between a couple? Brother Chi is like an iron tree, he’s never been in love before, so he might not know how to cherish someone. But he’s not a bad person, he just has a terrible temper sometimes. I’ve delivered the things, and I have things to do at the police station, so I’m going back. Oh, and Brother Chi also said that if you ever have any problems you can’t solve, just come to me, and I’ll definitely help you sort them out!” Tong Danian promised.
"Thank you for the New Year."
Tong Danian chuckled and rode away on his bicycle.
Li Ying, holding the folder, turned and went back to the courtyard house.
Having heard that Ye Jingchi had gone to the front lines, Yang Mei and Li Dongguo no longer mentioned getting together.
Upon learning that Jing Yingyan was staying here, Li Dongguo and his wife didn't pay much attention.
Regarding the matter between Jing Yingyan and Li Ting, they objectively sided with their son. The specifics still needed to be investigated by the organization, and they held no resentment towards Jing Yingyan.
Before going to bed, Li Ying finally remembered to take a look at the document.
Opening the file, besides Ye Jingchi's bankbook, there was a marriage certificate, a letter, and a red jade pendant.
"A jade pendant?!"
Holding the jade pendant, Li Ying saw the words engraved on it, and a scene from many years ago floated into her mind.
At that time, she had just become Qian Lao's disciple and went up the mountain to collect herbs. Unexpectedly, she encountered a wild beast. A young man saved her, and to thank him, she gave him the jade pendant she was wearing.
Later, Li Ying tried to find the other person but couldn't. Then she met Lu Xingzhou and subconsciously thought he was the one who saved her. She never expected it to be Ye Jingchi.
No wonder he agreed to a marriage of convenience with her, no wonder he was so good to her parents and did everything he could to protect her family's safety—it was all because he had once saved her life, and she had once vowed to marry no one but him.
Li Ying held the jade pendant, her eyes welled up, and tears streamed down her face.
Ye Jingchi, why did you leave so decisively without saying anything? Was it really because I broke his heart by mentioning divorce?
Li Ying wiped away her tears, hid the things in a box, and felt depressed. She couldn't sleep and got up hurriedly at dawn.
"Second Senior Brother, are you leaving?" Li Ying couldn't help but ask, seeing that Shi Bai had packed up neatly.
"I want to go back and offer incense to my mother."
Ye Jingchi went on the expedition with the main force, and there was no point in him staying here, so he wanted to go back.
"Second Senior Brother, is there something you're hiding from me?" Li Ying felt that her second senior brother had been acting mysteriously lately.
Shi Bai thought about Ye Jingchi's few months of life left, and knowing that telling her would only make her sad, it was better not to say anything.
"No, when has Second Senior Brother ever kept anything from you? I just went back to offer incense to my mother, but I've already promised Junior Brother that I'll come back in a few days and work in his research lab."
Li Ying was quite surprised.
"That's fine too."
After seeing Shi Bai off at the train station, Li Ying went to the Lu family home to change Lu Qingzhu's dressing. When she left, she learned that Lu Qingwan had not informed her family and had directly set off with the rest of the group.
Mrs. Lu was so angry that she fainted.
Li Ying admired Lu Qingwan's bold and passionate personality, and perhaps she and Ye Jingchi were the most compatible.
When he got home, he saw Lu Xingzhou waiting at the door.
This man is really a coward; while others volunteer for the mission, he just comes here to make his presence known.
“Yingying,” Lu Xingzhou said with a smile as he stepped forward, “How have you been lately? Look, I bought you some Xiangdao pastries, your favorite.”
"Platoon Leader Lu, you shouldn't be here!"
Lu Xingzhou smiled and said, "I know you think I'm afraid of death, but you also need to know that while some people go to war, there are also people like us who stay behind to guard the rear."
He was right, and Li Ying couldn't find fault with him either.
"In that case, Platoon Leader Lu should focus on protecting the stability of the rear, instead of trying to curry favor with me."
Li Ying decisively rejected Lu Xingzhou's deliberate and obvious flattery.
"Yingying, you know your attitude is because of the mistakes I made before. But I regret it now, and I will definitely change! Can you give me another chance?"
Li Ying chuckled, "Platoon Leader Lu, what's past is past. It's best if we don't see each other again."
"Yingying, are you waiting for Ye Jingchi? You won't be able to wait for him!" Lu Xingzhou blurted out, "Ye Jingchi has been poisoned by an incurable poison. Whether he goes to war or stays at home, he will die. It's just that Ye Jingchi is too ambitious. He wants to use this opportunity to gain a good reputation for himself and eventually be named a martyr."
Li Ying turned around and slapped him across the face.
How could he slander Ye Jingchi like that?!
Lu Xingzhou covered his slapped face, his eyes full of sarcasm: "I know you don't believe me, but it's true. He was injured when he went to Yunnan with you. He was poisoned and won't live much longer."
"Shut up!" Li Ying interrupted Lu Xingzhou sharply. "Even if Ye Jingchi doesn't come back, even if he dies on the battlefield, I won't give you another chance to ruin my sincerity! Do I look stupid? I've already given you three years, enough for me to regret for the rest of my life. How could I possibly jump into your Lu family's fire pit again?"
Lu Xingzhou's eyes turned sinister: "Li Ying, besides me, no one else will want you."
Before Li Ying could make a move, Zhou Qi strode out and punched Lu Xingzhou several times, leaving Lu Xingzhou with blood all over his mouth.
"Get out! Don't dirty the entrance!" Zhou Qi waved his fist and glared angrily.
Lu Xingzhou got up and gave Li Ying a cold smile: "Li Ying, you see? You're a jinx, a menace. If it weren't for you, Ye Jingchi wouldn't have been poisoned, let alone died! If the Ye family knew, do you think you could still stand in the capital?"
"roll!"
Zhou Qi was furious.
Lu Xingzhou staggered away.
Li Ying felt something shatter in her heart, causing her intense pain. Her vision went black, and she fell backward to the ground.
"Yingying!"
Yang Mei and Aunt Yang arrived just in time to catch Li Ying when she was about to fall.
It turns out that the reason why the second senior brother came to the capital was to suppress the toxins for Ye Jingchi. After Ye Jingchi went on the expedition, the second senior brother chose to return to Yunnan.
Why didn't she discover these things in time?
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