"Sister, where are you going?" When Zheng Xinyue chased out, she couldn't even see her shadow.
Cuihua came out of the kitchen with dishes and chopsticks and asked Zheng Xinyue who was standing at the door: "Daughter, what's wrong?"
"I don't know what happened to my second sister. She ran out in a panic after waking up." Xinyue said, pointing in the direction she left.
Zheng Shaochun and Cuihua looked at each other, their hearts suddenly panicked, and they quickly pulled Zheng Xinwei over: "What are you still standing there for? Let's go and see what's going on."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Xinwei trotted away.
Zheng Xinyi ran to the Cheng family's house in one breath, holding onto the wall and breathing heavily. She happened to meet Cheng Haoting who had just come out of the dirty water. She was stunned at first, but after seeing Zheng Xinyi's face clearly, she was completely stunned: "Sister Xinyi?"
Zheng Xinyi wiped the sweat from her forehead: "Haoting, I'm looking for Cheng Haoyu."
Cheng Haoting touched his head. "Haven't we just been apart for a while?" Besides, she's going to get married tomorrow, and now I can't stand being apart from my brother anymore. He looked at Zheng Xinyi, walked in with the washbasin, and replied to her, "I'll go get you."
A moment later, Cheng Haoyu pushed the door open and came out. Seeing Zheng Xinyi was wearing thin clothes, he quickly took off his coat and put it on him. With his hands in his trouser pockets, he leaned against the courtyard wall with a cool look. Seeing Zheng Xinyi's serious expression, he asked, "Xinyi, do you have something to talk to me about?"
Zheng Xinyi swallowed and raised her head seriously: "Yes, can we go out for a walk? I have something to tell you."
The atmosphere was extremely depressing. Cheng Haoyu's intuition told him that something must have happened. The two of them walked until they were under the willow tree outside the village. Cheng Haoyu turned around and looked at her in surprise: "Didn't you say you had something to tell me? But we've been walking for so long, and you haven't even started talking."
"Actually, I don't think you need to compromise yourself for the marriage arranged by grandpa." Zheng Xinyi said.
Cheng Haoyu was shocked, his eyes rolling around: "What do you mean?"
"The reason you agreed to marry me was because of grandpa's dying wish, wasn't it? Otherwise, why would you marry me when you're so outstanding?" Zheng Xinyi said with her head down.
Cheng Haoyu grabbed her shoulders with both hands, causing her to raise her head involuntarily and meet his sharp gaze: "I never thought I was so outstanding, nor did I ever feel wronged by marrying you, Zheng Xinyi."
Zheng Xinyi's heart began to beat violently. To be honest, it was really difficult to reject such a handsome and frank man. Zheng Xinyi pushed away his arm that was holding her shoulder with a little force and turned around mercilessly: "Cheng Haoyu, I don't want to marry a soldier."
"Why?" Cheng Haoyu asked puzzledly.
"Because being a military wife is really hard. From the day you joined the army, your life no longer belongs to you personally, but to the Party, the country, and the people. Every time you go on a mission, you are hovering between life and death. I don't want to live in a world worried about you day and night, and I don't want you to ignore me because of the hard daily training. You may not even be by my side when I need you the most. This is not the marriage I want." Zheng Xinyi turned her back to him and spoke out her thoughts that had been suppressed for a long time from the bottom of her heart: "The marriage I want is actually very simple. It means having a man who loves me, who can be with me day and night, who will be the first to appear when I need him, and who will give me a shoulder to lean on when I am sad. Then we can have a child, do some small business together, and live a happy life together as a family, without all the worries and torment of waiting."
After a moment of silence, Cheng Haoyu said from the bottom of his heart: "I understand, Zheng Xinyi, I wish you happiness."
Zheng Xinyi's heart ached at these words, and her whole body shuddered, but she still didn't turn around. Cheng Haoyu turned his back to Zheng Xinyi and said, "Although we are not destined to be husband and wife in this life, I promised Grandpa that I would take good care of you. So no matter when, as long as you need me, I will do my best to protect you."
After he finished speaking, Cheng Haoyu strode away without looking back.
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