The things Zhao Qinglan was holding fell to the ground when Li Huai suddenly picked them up.
As soon as Li Huai pressed down on her, she struggled, but her strength was no match for him.
Feeling hopeless from her struggles, she suddenly felt a surge of resentment, and her eyes reddened.
Li Huai hadn't originally planned to do anything in particular, but Zhao Qinglan's attitude always seemed to provoke him.
After subduing and pinning her down, he was thinking of kissing her again when he realized that Zhao Qinglan had stopped resisting. Upon closer inspection, he saw that her eyes were red.
He immediately straightened himself up, somewhat at a loss, and said, "Qinglan, you, you don't cry, I'm sorry, I won't do this anymore."
"You bastard." Zhao Qinglan pushed him away and turned to the side, sniffing.
Li Huai wanted to put his hand on her shoulder to comfort her, but he was afraid of provoking a strong reaction from her, so he could only whisper, "I'm sorry, I really know I was wrong."
Come to think of it, he already has two kids, so why did he act like a little kid just now? He despises himself for it.
Actually, the two are already husband and wife, so if we're being serious, Li Huai's behavior just now doesn't seem like a big deal. But Zhao Qinglan just felt very wronged.
But now, hearing Li Huai apologize, she blushed a little. She had lived to such an old age in her past life, so why was she acting like a little girl, being so pretentious?
"No, it's okay, just don't do that again," she said shyly.
Hearing that she was no longer agitated or angry, Li Huai finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I definitely won't do it again, don't worry."
Based on Zhao Qinglan's reaction, he now realized that his suspicions about her were probably unfounded.
If someone with problems is really planted next to you, wouldn't you just go with the flow and make them a real couple as soon as possible?
It's best to deceive yourself into not knowing anything, so that you can gain your trust, extract useful information, or do something else.
Zhao Qinglan was unaware that this unexpected emotional shift had lowered her suspicion level in Li Huai's eyes; it was simply a lucky accident.
After this little incident, Zhao Qinglan couldn't go back to do any more work, so she quickly went out to wash up.
While washing up, she blushed as she recalled the scene of Li Huai forcefully picking her up and pinning her down.
I felt wronged just now, but now that I think about it, I think he's a real man.
If Li Huai knew about Zhao Qinglan's changing feelings, he would probably just sigh and say that women's minds are indeed complex and ever-changing.
After washing up and lying down, that inexplicable ambiguity between them returned.
Li Huai wanted to talk to Zhao Qinglan about this, but he opened his mouth but didn't say anything.
Forget it, let's talk about this later, so as not to upset her further.
The two turned around at the same time and went to sleep back to back.
Next door, Wu Mei and her husband were chatting about Battalion Commander Qu's family.
"You said Comrade Wei Hong used to be a teacher, and after coming here, she'll still be a teacher, right?"
"Yes, she was assigned to teach at a military primary school."
"That's not bad. It's good to be educated." Wu Mei was a little envious. Like her, she had no education and no special skills, so she could only cook and do housework at home. The family's income depended entirely on her husband, Lao Sun.
“You didn’t say that a few years ago,” Sun Shengli said, bringing up old stories.
"You have such a good memory," Wu Mei couldn't help but glance at her husband.
"Alright, alright, go to sleep. You're such a chatterbox."
"Who are you calling an old woman?" Wu Mei raised her hand and pinched her husband's waist.
The two of them started arguing, and things quickly took a turn for the worse.
"Be gentle, the child is still outside."
"Okay, cover your mouth."
...
The Li family partitioned off the room where their eldest son and his family lived, while the Sun family simply drew a curtain in the outer hall to create a small private space where their daughter slept alone at night.
Early in the morning, before dawn, Li Huai got up.
Hearing the noise, Zhao Qinglan opened her eyes.
"Wait a moment, I'll make something to eat, you can eat before you leave."
"No need, I'll eat at the cafeteria. Oh, by the way, there's something I wanted to tell you." He suddenly remembered what he wanted to say yesterday.
"What's up?"
Li Huai recounted those idle words.
After listening, Zhao Qinglan scoffed, "These people are just bored."
"That's right. Don't worry about it. If anyone says anything unpleasant to you, don't hold back. But try not to fight back. I'll tell you when I get back."
"Okay, I understand."
The warmth and comfort of being in bed all night in winter is indescribable, especially in the morning. It's so comfortable that you don't want to get out at all.
Since Li Huai didn't eat breakfast, Zhao Qinglan stayed in bed and dozed off a little longer.
As she prepared breakfast on the stove outside, the three children, drawn by the aroma, got up one by one.
As the three children took their things to the bathroom to wash up, Wei Hong from next door happened to come out of her room. When she saw the three children next door, her face showed indescribable envy, as well as some surprise.
Upon seeing Wei Hong, Zhao Qinglan greeted her.
"Teacher Wei, have you eaten yet? If not, come to my house for a quick bite."
"No need, Comrade Qinglan. You look so young, I didn't expect you to have three children already." Wei Hong was genuinely envious.
Zhao Qinglan laughed. "You think they were all my children?"
Wei Hong was stunned. "What do you mean?"
“Big brother and second brother, look, those two boys are my husband Li Huai’s children with his ex-wife. Only my daughter is my daughter,” Zhao Qinglan explained generously, not minding mentioning Li Huai’s ex-wife at all.
Wei Hong was new to the area and didn't know any of the inside story, so she felt a little embarrassed when she heard this.
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