“I disagree, Xiao Ci. I’ve said so much, but you haven’t mentioned that child once. You’re only thinking about Qi Bowen.”
“You turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to what Qi Bowen did to that child, and you keep making excuses for Qi Bowen.”
“You think Qi Bowen is innocent, but isn’t that child even more innocent? He could have lived a good life, but someone stole his identity, and he’s living a life of hunger.”
"And the person who replaced him has been living a life of luxury all these years. If he comes back and finds out that we are still unwilling to give up the fake one, what do you expect him to think?"
“We have already wronged him, we should make it up to him, instead of constantly thinking about Qi Bowen who is not worth our time and effort.”
"Besides, don't you know what he's thinking by daring to attack that child? After that child comes back, will Qi Bowen tolerate him? At that time, tell me, whose side will you be on?"
Qi Feng understands that his wife is soft-hearted, but he won't let her go that far, and his father-in-law wouldn't agree either.
Not taking action against Qi Bowen was his last act of mercy. Once the child returned safely, he had no intention of letting the Wei family off the hook.
If it weren't for the fact that the child was still in that brigade, and that he had to deal with those people, just the fact that he raised the child would be enough to cause gossip.
People only believe what they see, and he didn't want his son to be said anything bad about by others.
He wanted his son to come to Beijing safely, and then he would make his move. It would have nothing to do with him. His son was to have a brilliant life.
“Ah Feng, I… I didn’t mean that. I want that child too. I just don’t think we need to send Bowen back.”
"When that child comes back, I'll have Bowen apologize to him properly, so that the two brothers can help each other out in the future."
Li Ci felt that the child she raised wouldn't be so unreasonable, and besides, she hadn't even met that child yet. If anything went wrong in the future, they wouldn't be able to rely on him.
"Xiao Ci, after all these years, it feels like I'm only just getting to know you today." Qi Feng felt that she was a complete stranger to him.
When they first got together, she had only been brought back by his father-in-law for a year or two, and she was innocent and kind.
She was only sixteen years old at the time, the daughter of an old marshal, and a green recruit. The two of them fell in love.
They secretly dated for two years afterward. He worked hard to climb the social ladder for her sake, and she never looked down on him, always waiting for him.
Even when he felt that there was too much of a disparity in their social status and wanted to give up, she still kept encouraging him.
Later, his father-in-law intervened, and they were finally able to get together.
Because of the child, he had always been very accommodating to her. If he hadn't taken her back, this accident wouldn't have happened.
Those were the happiest years I spent in the Sichuan Provincial Military Region.
After everything stabilized, the old marshal, who should have returned much earlier, finally returned to Beijing in 1953.
His family also returned, and everything changed after they returned to Beijing. The Li family became even more unapproachable.
The old marshal's achievements brought her unparalleled glory, as well as a hidden vanity.
His wife had become arrogant, and he noticed it all, but he felt that she had the right to be arrogant.
This confidence comes from her father, even though she often throws tantrums later on, and even argues with him every few days because of Qi Bowen.
He wanted to control Qi Bowen, but she tried to stop him. He said there was nothing wrong with Qi Bowen, and she felt that he looked down on the son she had given birth to and that he disliked her for not being able to have any more children.
She would often get angry and leave home with the child, while he silently protected her and tolerated her little temper tantrums.
All these years it's been his fault. He seems to have never seriously considered that his lover has long since become someone he doesn't recognize.
"Qi Feng, what do you mean? Do you look down on me? I know you don't like Bowen, and now you finally have a chance to get rid of him. You must be overjoyed, right?"
"You get attached to a cat or dog, right? You just say you don't want it anymore? It's not that you can't stand it, it's that you can't stand me."
“Let me tell you this properly. I never thought about ignoring that child. We will both raise him. It’s not like we can’t afford to raise him.”
“You insist on arguing with me. I think you’re doing it on purpose. Bowen has called you ‘Dad’ for so many years, but it still can’t warm your heart. You’re so heartless.”
Li Ci was stung by Qi Feng's icy gaze. What did he mean? Was he trying to get rid of Bowen or vent his pent-up frustrations from all these years?
Bowen was raised by her, but he looked down on the child she raised. He preferred a child raised by a country person. He just couldn't stand her.
“Li Ci, I’ve always felt indebted to you for what happened back then, and I’ve tried my best to make it up to you over the years.”
"When I was with you, I was desperately trying to climb the social ladder. What I cared about was you as a person, not how many children you would have to carry on the family line."
“But you keep getting stuck on this one point. No matter how I try to comfort you, you can’t get out of it. I’m not good with words, but I haven’t done anything I was supposed to do.”
"It seems that no matter how much I do, I can't reach your heart. Since you insist on bringing Qi Bowen back, I agree."
Qi Feng finished dressing and stood up. He turned around and looked at Li Ci, who was excited and had a little pride in his eyes, as if he had given in again.
“Li Ci, let’s get a divorce. I will find my son. You can stay with Qi Bowen, but he is not my son, Qi Feng. You can change his surname, and he will still be the pride of your Li family.”
Qi Feng looked at the person calmly, and the words he said made Li Ci freeze on the spot.
"Qi...Qi Feng, what did you say? You want to divorce me? You dare! I...I won't divorce you. If you dare to divorce me, my dad won't let you get away with it."
Li Ci pounced on Qi Feng like a madman, punching and kicking him.
She never imagined she would divorce Qi Feng. She didn't say it, but she cared about Qi Feng a lot.
She was the one who took a liking to him first. Qi Feng was very handsome when he was young, and he was one of the most handsome men in the military region.
She looks like her father, which is to say she has a very heroic air, but Qi Feng doesn't mind her appearance and keeps climbing the social ladder for her sake.
She's so reckless with her missions that even her dad says she has good taste.
Sure enough, as she progressed, she rose higher and higher, and everyone who saw her looked on with envy.
Rumors even circulated within the compound that if her father hadn't been an old marshal, she wouldn't have been good enough for Qi Feng.
She can't have children; she's a useless woman.
She was afraid that Qi Feng would hear what those people were saying and start to act childishly, arguing and making a scene with her.
She enjoyed seeing him at a loss and then coaxing her. Even if she threatened to move to another place, he would come to her door to beg for forgiveness.
Everyone in the compound said she was lucky; her father was powerful, her husband loved her, and her son was filial.
She never imagined that Qi Feng would one day say the word "divorce" to her.
"It doesn't matter, I'd rather go back to farming." Qi Feng wasn't intimidated by her words at all.
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