The two had never been in touch since they separated eight years ago. Shi Leyan had never even thought about the Chinese soldier she had saved and taken care of.
Even the soldier's identity was guessed by her.
His temperament, the calluses on his knuckles, the bullets in his body, and the fact that he taught her how to evade pursuit by US agents, many details made her believe that he was a Chinese soldier.
She had never asked about him. Three years ago, when she returned to China, she had wondered if they would meet one day. But even if they did, would they recognize each other?
When they met again, she was so happy and joyful. Qin Changshuo gave her a strong sense of security, but he was already married.
From then on, she no longer had the qualifications to call him "Brother Jinle".
Shi Leyan took two steps back, increasing the distance between them.
I kind of regret not asking earlier. It would be so bad if people misunderstood me.
She even felt a little sorry for Qin Changshuo's wife. After all, she had enjoyed the care Qin Changshuo gave her that went beyond the normal scope of friendship.
"I'm so sorry, I..."
Qin Changshuo raised his hand to stop her from saying anything. She knew he had misunderstood. "We divorced a year ago. Later, she was suspected of collaborating with the enemy and was executed."
Qiu Xiulan colluded with the enemy and became an enemy spy after divorcing Qin Changshuo, and the person she wanted to murder was Ji Xia, so the Qin family was not affected by her incident.
Shi Leyan was a little confused. Things turned around too quickly. She didn't know what to say. She also didn't know if Qin Changshuo said this to her to comfort her.
"I... I'm sorry, I don't know!" Shi Leyan said dryly.
"Le Le, I didn't expect that we would meet again. I thought that I would never see you again in this life." Qin Changshuo saw the light flashing in her eyes again, and a shy blush appeared on her face.
If he had thought that they would meet again in the future, he didn't know whether he would still marry Qiu Xiulan.
When Qiu Xiulan was arrested, he broke out in a cold sweat and regretted compromising and marrying Qiu Xiulan. He had already made plans to sever ties with the Qin family.
He also regretted not keeping an eye on Qiu Xiulan after marrying her.
He was mainly worried that Qiu Xiulan would bring trouble to the Qin family. At that moment, he finally understood the meaning of getting a wife. It is not like raising a woman like raising a cat or a dog.
"After I saw you in the United States that year, I often thought of you." Qin Changshuo had never said love words in his life, and he was completely improvising.
A smile appeared on Shi Leyan's face. "Is it the kind of thought that comes from remembering your savior?"
"No!" Qin Changshuo was amused by her. The lines on his resolute face softened, making him look very handsome. "It's the kind of thought that comes from thinking of a beloved girl. But I'm married, so I may not be worthy of you. But I still want to shamelessly tell you my feelings."
Shi Leyan understood his intentions from the few days he spent with her. Even when taking care of her savior, she didn't take care of him like this.
Hearing his confession, Shi Leyan was filled with joy. "I rarely thought of you before, but after meeting you, I found that even after so many years, I still feel very familiar with you."
Even though he said he was married, Shi Leyan didn't feel that he had changed at all. She always felt that he was still the same person.
"What kind of woman is she?" Shi Leyan asked curiously. Even though she was dead, she still wanted to know what this woman was like and how much weight she held in Qin Changshuo's heart.
Many times, the living cannot compete with the dead.
"It's very utilitarian. She married me not because of me as a person, but because of my identity and background." Even if Qin Changshuo didn't know that Qiu Xiulan was reborn, he could still feel it.
"When I was on a mission to the brigade she was with, I passed by the water and saw her rushing towards me and diving headfirst into the water..."
In fact, he really didn't want to go down to save people at that time, and he knew that if he did, something bad might happen, but he had no choice in wearing this military uniform.
Especially after Qiu Xiulan fell into the water, she struggled and shouted in the water.
He had no choice but to accept his fate, and at the moment he went into the water, he had made up his mind that if he was really relied on, then he would get married. Anyway, to him, it didn't matter who he married.
Sure enough, Qiu Xiulan came prepared. Qin Changshuo’s reasoning was futile. She repeatedly tried to commit suicide and even blamed him, asking why he saved her if he didn’t want to marry her?
Qin Changshuo had no choice but to marry her. His mother didn't know the situation and held a formal wedding, which was more grand than his brother's.
After they got married, they never slept together.
However, he did not tell Shi Leyan about this.
Shi Leyan was shocked. She thought of her own experience. After being rescued by Xie Zhiyi, she was forced to marry Xie Zhiyi. She couldn't help but feel sympathy for Qin Changshuo.
She took two steps forward, held Qin Changshuo's arm and said, "It's not your fault!"
Limited by time.
Qin Changshuo smiled and returned his gaze to her face. "Lele, I want to marry you and take care of you for the rest of my life, not because you saved my life. God has brought us together again, and I don't want to let this opportunity go to waste."
Shi Leyan pursed her lips, with an unextinguishable light in her eyes, "I have to think about it!"
Qin Changshuo suddenly became very nervous. He wanted to hold the girl's hand on his arm, but he held back and said solemnly, "Well, I should think about it carefully. Tomorrow morning, I will come to you to get the answer, okay?"
"So fast?" Shi Leyan was originally teasing him. She actually already had the answer in her heart, but she was still stunned by his words.
Do I have to figure out the answer to my lifelong question in just one night?
"I'll pick you up tomorrow morning and accompany you to the job interview." Qin Changshuo explained. In fact, he wanted the answer right now, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to sleep all night.
"Okay!" Shi Leyan saw his anxious look, held back her laughter, and sent him out.
Qin Changshuo looked back every few steps. Shi Leyan was standing on the side of the road. When he started the car, it failed three times.
Shi Leyan was worried that it would affect his driving, so she turned around and went into the staff quarters.
As soon as she entered the door, she jumped three feet high and went home, her steps were happy, and she felt like she was flying.
Seeing her happy look, Zhu Ruiyun didn't know what had happened and was also worried about her and Qin Changshuo. She would feel relieved if her daughter could marry into the Qin family.
"Why are you so happy?" Zhu Ruiyun asked indirectly.
Shi Leyan thought for a moment and said, "Mom, if I marry a divorced man, would you object?"
She has been in China for three years and knows the national conditions here. Although the country has long advocated freedom of marriage, people's thinking still inevitably has many feudal dregs and they believe that divorce is a very shameful thing.
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