"Meifang, don't make wild guesses. There's nothing going on between Xiaojun and Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan and my cousin Wen Ziqing were already engaged." Cao Zhizhi saw that Liu Meifang wanted to join in the fun and quickly stopped her. Zhou Yuanyuan was willing to help because of Zhu Xiaojuan. They couldn't help, so they should stop being a drag.
"Engagement isn't marriage. I need to keep an eye on my sister." Liu Meifang bit her lip, a little unhappy. Who doesn't know that the Zhu family is currently flourishing? Liu Meifang had never heard of Wen Ziqing, and she didn't think he came from a prominent family. Since Zhou Yuanyuan could get close to Zhu Xiaojun, even breaking off the engagement would be a good deal!
Liu Meifang thinks with her own mindset.
"Meifang, what do you want?" Cao was getting a little impatient.
Cao has always been arrogant since he was a child and has never had a good temper. Today he met Liu Meifang for the first time, and because his childhood friend Zhu Xiaojun "lost" Liu Meiling, he was so humble to Liu Meifang.
Cao had always believed that what he had done to Liu Meifang was the limit of what he could do. If Cao Yunfei hadn't been nagging him to choose a girlfriend and settle down, Cao hadn't had the patience to pay attention to Liu Meifang.
"Brother Yizhi, I'm just afraid that Zhu Xiaojun has been seduced away by that Zhou Yuanyuan..." Liu Meifang saw that Cao Yizhi looked unhappy, but she didn't want to give up the idea of following him to find out what was going on.
"Tsk~! Meifang, you really know how to tell a joke. You know that Zhou Yuanyuan is the pride of our circle, right? Who is Zhu Xiaojun? The Zhu family originally wanted to ask for Zhou Yuanyuan on behalf of Zhu Xiaoshan, but the Zhou family didn't like her, so how could Zhou Yuanyuan like Zhu Xiaojun?" Cao said with a gloomy face.
Thinking back to how Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing's engagement nearly fell apart a while ago, Cao Yizhi felt a pang of resentment. Both Zhu Xiaoshan of the Zhu family and Cao Yizhi had wanted to marry Zhou Yuanyuan, but Zhou Yuanyuan's heart was set on Wen Ziqing. His cousin was truly blessed! Marrying Zhou Yuanyuan meant more than just saving twenty years of hard work. Hadn't his cousin Wen Ziqing already become a regimental-level cadre? A regimental-level rank at just twenty-three years old was truly unprecedented. Cao Yizhi couldn't believe this hadn't been possible without the Zhou family's help.
"Ah? Sorry, Brother Zhizhi, I didn't know. Then... let's go home!" Liu Meifang saw that Cao Zhizhi was unhappy and quickly said something flattering. For their Liu family, Zhu Xiaojun was already a very good marriage partner. As for Zhu Xiaoshan, they really didn't dare to think about it. Zhou Yuanyuan didn't even like Zhu Xiaoshan, so she definitely didn't like Zhu Xiaojun, who was not as good as Zhu Xiaoshan.
Cao didn't say anything else. After waving to the waiter to come and pay the bill, he stood up and left Qingxin Bar.
Cao Zhizhi knew he was taking his anger out on Liu Meifang. But somehow, when he saw Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhu Xiaojun chatting and laughing while ignoring him, he felt a pang of anger and wanted to get angry. He knew he had offended Zhou Yuanyuan today, and if possible, he wished he could turn back time to a time before Zhou Yuanyuan disliked him. Of course! If he could turn back a dozen years, to a time before Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing got engaged, that would be even better. If that day ever came, Cao Zhizhi would definitely beat Wen Ziqing to the punch and get Zhou Yuanyuan engaged for him.
Cao Zhizhi's admiration for Zhou Yuanyuan grew with each encounter. Previously, when Cao Yunfei considered marrying into the Zhou family, Cao Zhizhi felt it was a bit of a curry of favor and couldn't bring himself to do so. But now, seeing his cousin Wen Ziqing, a student who hadn't even graduated from a military academy, receive a higher rank than him, a veteran with over a decade of service, simply because he participated in that counterattack and earned several meritorious service, Cao Zhizhi felt a pang of discontent.
Not only Cao Yizhi, but even Cao Yunfei didn't know Wen Ziqing's true abilities. Wen Ziqing wasn't one to show off; he acted according to his heart.
Cao had always been unaware of Wen Ziqing's abilities, only aware of his promotion. He had always believed that Wen Ziqing's promotion was ostensibly due to his military exploits during the war, but in reality, it was undoubtedly due to the support of General Zhou and others. A successful career and a beautiful wife were within Wen Ziqing's reach. All of this filled Cao with envy and resentment.
Cao Zhizhi was very angry and walked with big and fast steps. Liu Meifang didn't dare to keep Cao Zhizhi waiting, so she had to bite her lip and trot behind Cao Zhizhi.
Cao was walking too fast and almost bumped into someone as he walked out the door.
The never-ending training in the army made Cao's reactions very quick, and he took a step to the side before bumping into someone.
Wen Ziqing received a strange mission this evening: to return to Kyoto to find a missing girl.
When Commander Zhu Zhenhua called Wen Ziqing in for a talk, he was a bit puzzled. The new regiment had only been in existence for less than six months, and although he had already conducted all the necessary training with his idiots, he still had a lot of other things to do! Why would his superiors assign him such a strange task?
Two minutes later, Wen Ziqing heard his future father-in-law's booming voice on the phone, and he finally realized it was Zhou Zhixin's idea to send him back to Kyoto for the mission. What a father-in-law! He wondered if he hadn't been able to get a favor from some powerful figure, so he had "tricked" his future son-in-law.
However, considering that he could see his beloved little girl when he returned to Kyoto, Wen Ziqing decided to forgive his father-in-law for his rare "stupid behavior".
In order to see Zhou Yuanyuan earlier, Wen Ziqing did not take the train. Instead, he waited until dark and flew back to Kyoto on a flying sword for more than two hours.
Wen Ziqing flew all the way, envious of his little girl's "Shrinking the Earth into an Inch" technique. Zhou Yuanyuan only needed half a minute to travel from Kyoto City to the Northern Military Region, while he, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, had taken over two hours. Such a huge gap! No! He had to work harder, striving to catch up with the little girl sooner rather than later.
Wen Ziqing flew all the way and also created an aura shield on the flying sword so that he could stand on the flying sword and practice every minute.
When Kyoto City was in sight, Wen Ziqing stopped practicing, conjured a water mirror, and looked at his appearance. He was satisfied when he found that under the protection of the spiritual energy shield, not even a hair was out of place.
After Wen Ziqing flew into Kyoto City, he did not go home. Instead, he found a secluded place, put away his flying sword, and quickly ran to General Zhou's house.
Wen Ziqing hadn't seen his beloved girl for several months, and his mind was filled with Zhou Yuanyuan's beautiful image. If he hadn't really been short of time, Wen Ziqing would have wanted to run back to Kyoto a long time ago.
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