Wen Ziqing was stunned, his grip loosening. He really didn't understand the little girl's mentality. He hugged her tightly, but she kicked and hit him. He, the one being kicked and hit, was fine, but the little girl was crying instead?
Also, why did Zhou Yuanyuan give him a strange feeling? She didn't look like a five or six-year-old girl, but rather like... like a grown-up girl? Could it be...
Taking advantage of Wen Ziqing's daze, Zhou Yuanyuan slipped out of Wen Ziqing's arms and ran back to the room with her short legs, ignoring Zhao Qingshan and Wen Yulun who were watching the fun.
After bolting the door, Zhou Yuanyuan threw herself into the big quilt on the bed, tears silently covering her face.
After her rebirth, Zhou Yuanyuan first recalled her past life's disastrous marriage. To raise money for Zhao Yunxiang's medical expenses, Zhou Yuanyuan agreed to her aunt's matchmaking and "sold" herself to the old bachelor. However, on the first night of her wedding, Zhao Yunxiang died, and Zhou Yuanyuan's sacrifice became a meaningless joke.
Zhou Yuanyuan hated her own cowardice and stupidity. It had been like this in her previous life, and this one wasn't much better. After her rebirth, she seemed incapable of anything but foolishness. When would she become strong? When would she seek justice for her past self and her family?
Wen Ziqing stood in the yard, the expression on his face changed several times, then he pursed his lips, his eyes looking towards the door, as if he wanted to see the small figure inside through the thick wooden door.
"This child, I'm afraid she's shy!" Zhao Yunxiang felt that her daughter's behavior today had embarrassed her as a mother. During this period, Yuanyuan had been both well-behaved and considerate, giving Zhao Yunxiang the illusion that her daughter had grown up. Yuanyuan's temper today made Zhao Yunxiang realize that her daughter was still a child after all! It was a child's right to cry when they wanted to, to get angry when they wanted to.
But no matter what, Zhao Yunxiang would always protect her daughter. What she said to Wen Ziqing was meant to make him not take it personally.
"Child, don't be angry with your sister. She and you are not familiar with each other yet. It will be fine after a few days." Zhao Qingshan also persuaded the dazed Wen Ziqing, fearing that the boy's kindness would be hurt by his granddaughter.
It was obvious that Wen Ziqing was an introvert. Since entering the room, he had been nodding and shaking his head, with no expression on his face. This kind of child would keep everything to himself and not say it out loud.
Zhao Qingshan knew a little about the Wen family's affairs, and he also knew why Wen Ziqing was a quiet child.
"Grandpa Zhao, Aunt Yunxiang, I know." Wen Ziqing nodded. It turned out the little girl didn't dislike him, but rather they weren't familiar with each other. Yes, that was it. Wen Ziqing accepted Zhao Qingshan's words from the bottom of his heart.
Only Wen Ziqing knew the feeling he felt when he first laid eyes on Zhou Yuanyuan. Bitterness? Guilt? Or perhaps a hint of relief?
After being blown to pieces by a bomb, Wen Ziqing opened his eyes and found himself back in his childhood, at his grandfather's house. In his previous life, Wen Ziqing joined the army at the age of sixteen and never returned home, not even to his grandfather's house.
It wasn't that Wen Ziqing was hard-hearted. He hadn't had any vacation time in his first few years in the army, and after his grandfather's death, his former home was no longer big enough for him. His cousins stared at the contents of his grandmother's pockets with skeptical eyes, and they were actually glad that Wen Ziqing wasn't going back.
During this time, Wen Ziqing had been pondering what had caused a dead person to return to the past. Was it because he had broken his promise, betrayed a brother's earnest trust? Or was it because he couldn't let go of the woman who had lived a life of misery?
Because of his negligence, Zhou Yuanyuan in her previous life ultimately jumped to her death. If he hadn't been so focused on his mission, if he hadn't spared even a few hours to arrange for Zhou Yuanyuan, she would never have been found by that man. Perhaps Zhou Yuanyuan would have lived a completely new life, and died peacefully.
It was his hesitation that killed Zhou Yuanyuan.
If there is a will in the universe, let him atone for his sins in this life! He won't risk his life on a mission just to get that person to look at him once more, nor will he let such a lovely girl suffer the same fate as in his previous life. He will protect his brother from his previous life, and there will be no chance for him to take the blame for him again. He will protect the girl his brother cares about most, and let her live a carefree life.
When he came to Zhaojiagou and saw the lively and lovely Zhou Yuanyuan in her childhood, Wen Ziqing couldn't help but want to get closer and closer. He never knew that Zhou Yuanyuan, who had a sad and helpless face in her previous life, also had carefree years and had such a bright smile on her face.
"Ziqing, can you speak now?" Wen Yulun's face was full of surprise. You know, Wen Ziqing hadn't spoken for more than half a year. No matter who asked him, he would always look dull or just shake his head.
More than a month ago, one day, Aunt Liu, a staff member of the Wen family, found Wen Ziqing lying on the bed in his room, convulsing all over.
After being sent to the hospital for treatment for a few days, Wen Ziqing finally woke up, but he looked dazed, with no expression on his face and no words.
The Wen family was extremely worried, especially Wen Yulun's grandmother, who cried all day long. How could her handsome grandson become mute overnight?
Wen Ziqing had just been reborn, and his situation felt unreal. The blockage in his body caused his Qi to scatter wildly, causing him to experience excruciating pain. Naturally, he wasn't in the mood to show affection to his mother.
In the previous life, after Wen's father died, Wen's mother believed the words of a sorcerer and thought that Wen Ziqing was a "lonely star" who would bring misfortune to his father, mother and everyone around him. She was so busy trying to avoid Wen Ziqing that how could she possibly care about him at all?
If it weren't for Wen's mother's indifference, Wen Ziqing's stepmother in the previous life would not have been able to do something behind the scenes and transfer Wen Ziqing to the most dangerous front-line battlefield.
Unfortunately, fate played tricks on them. In that battle, Wen Ziqing did not die, but Zhou Yuanyuan's biological brother Zhou Jiasheng died.
"Uncle Zhao, your place is truly a treasured place. Ziqing can already speak as soon as he arrives here." Wen Yulun was so happy that he babbled incoherently: "No, I have to make a quick call back to Qingshan City and tell his father, and my father as well."
Wen Yulun carried the meat and fish in his hands, slipped into the kitchen, and ran out quickly with a "whoosh". After circling the yard twice, Wen Yulun found the door and ran out.
His dad? My dad? It took Zhao Qingshan and Zhao Yunxiang a while to figure out the relationship.
"Hey~!" Before Zhao Qingshan said that the Zhaojiagou Brigade had installed a new telephone, he saw Wen Yulun running to the village entrance and still moving forward quickly.
"This kid, why doesn't he listen to me!" Zhao Qingshan muttered in annoyance as he looked at Wen Yulun's receding back.
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