Reject him
"Yes. When we get married, you'll come to our wedding."
Ye Wanqing looked at him with a smile.
Zhao Tingfeng immediately felt his face turn bruised and battered. He had originally intended to treat them to a meal, but now he felt like a third wheel.
The woman he had loved for so many years—
She's dating someone, but it's not him.
He'd dated one after another, but it just never came to him.
"I have something to say to you. Girl, come here for a second." Zhao Tingfeng's eyes were serious.
Xue Mubai realized that he had feelings for Wanqing and signaled her not to go, but Ye Wanqing felt that it was better to make some things clear in advance.
Ye Wanqing comforted Xue Mubai and followed him out to a corner.
"Girl, what is it about me that he doesn't? Why did you choose him and not me?" Zhao Tingfeng was somewhat dissatisfied and insisted on getting to the bottom of it.
"Because I love freedom. Marrying you and becoming a military wife would be too restrictive."
"But I can give you freedom too! You can be yourself to the fullest. I can even retire from the military for you if you don't want to be a military wife. I haven't gotten married before because I had you in my heart. My love for you is no less than his."
Zhao Tingfeng looked at her with red eyes. He wanted to take this opportunity to explain things clearly, or at least to find out the truth.
"Retired from the military? Don't be ridiculous." Ye Wanqing found it amusing. "If you really liked me that much, why didn't you ever come back to Shanghai to see me in the past four years? Or is your so-called liking just an obsession, an obsession that I didn't return your calls when you left back then?"
Ye Wanqing looked directly at him.
"I..." Zhao Tingfeng was speechless. "No, I thought about coming back to you, but I wasn't sure, because I didn't know if you liked me..." Zhao Tingfeng felt a little guilty.
Yes, why hasn't he returned to Shanghai in these four years...? He himself doesn't understand what he's thinking... Maybe he's just being stubborn...
“No one will wait for you in the same place. If we were right, we would have been together four years ago. Why wait until now? Besides, you are so much older than me. We probably have a generation gap. And someone I haven’t seen for four years suddenly says to me, ‘I’ve liked you for four years. I haven’t gotten married for you.’ I don’t feel touched. I feel shocked.”
Ye Wanqing smiled and said that she was a clear-headed and independent female protagonist, and she would not be moved by these so-called sweet words that she had waited for four years. It might fool young girls, but to fool her? Forget it.
She then took Xue Mubai's arm and said sincerely, "Xue Mubai is the one who truly waited for me for four years. During these four years, we spent every day together, supporting each other through thick and thin. We are not just lovers, but we are even more than lovers. We like each other, but we have never said it out loud. He has been waiting for me all along. Moreover, Xue Mubai was willing to give up everything to come to the Northwest to find me. This is something that no one else can do."
Hearing that she thought he was highly regarded, Xue Mubai straightened his chest instantly.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Tingfeng fell silent, unable to speak for a long time.
It turns out that his so-called four-year wait was so fragile, more like a joke...
Even he himself felt deeply ashamed...
Especially compared to Xue Mubai's love, her own was utterly insignificant... more like a form of self-indulgence...
He didn't want to stay any longer, so he forced a smile and said, "Then I'll be waiting for your good news."
After saying that, he turned and left.
...
Zhao Tingfeng walked down the road in a daze, his mind filled with Ye Wanqing's words.
A complex mix of emotions welled up inside me: jealousy, anger, and shame.
Just then, Ji Xinxin happened to walk over here.
"Battalion Commander Zhao, are you feeling better?"
The moment Zhao Tingfeng saw Ji Xinxin, his eyes darkened, and he grabbed her wrist with one hand.
Ji Xinxin was somewhat surprised and blushed. "Battalion Commander Zhao, what's going on?"
"Don't you like me? Let's be a couple."
"What?" Ji Xinxin exclaimed in disbelief, her face beaming with joy.
She had been pursuing him for so long without ever agreeing, but now he's actually taking the initiative to date her?
"I'm telling the truth."
Since he saw no hope, Zhao Tingfeng decided to give up entirely.
He's waited so many years, he can't wait any longer. He's over thirty.
Ji Xinxin is a good match in every way, marrying her would be prestigious, and she treats me well. Rather than not being with the one you love, it's better to marry someone who loves you.
Thinking of this, he immediately grasped her hand, "If you're willing, we can get our marriage certificate as soon as possible."
“Zhao Tingfeng…that’s great…” Ji Xinxin couldn’t hold back any longer and immediately rushed over to hug his neck. It was wonderful; the iron tree had finally blossomed…
Since Xue Mubai came to Gancheng, having given up his cadre status and without a letter of introduction, he had to find his own way.
He rented a two-story building near the military base and opened a restaurant. Business was pretty good. He had customers almost every day, quickly recouped his investment, and his income was quite good.
After all, they come from a family of businessmen; they are quick-witted and resourceful.
The restaurant is located on the edge of a poplar forest on the east side of the military camp, with strings of red silk lanterns hanging under the eaves of its blue brick and gray tile roof.
When Ye Wanqing had free time, she would come back to help out, and the restaurant staff all tacitly accepted that she was the boss's wife.
Xue Mubai and Ye Wanqing spent every day together. The couple, who had been in love since college, finally achieved a free love in the Northwest.
In the morning, they love to go horseback riding on the grassland north of the city.
In the late summer Gobi Desert, Xue Mubai would set up a campfire on the gravel pile, roasting a whole lamb over it, the lamb fat dripping onto the embers with a soft "sizzling" sound.
The two chatted and laughed as they ate the whole roasted lamb.
After eating, exhausted, the two lay on the grass, gazing at the stars, and kissing...
It was drizzling that day. Xue Mubai and Ye Wanqing shared a green bamboo umbrella and strolled along the road hand in hand.
But then they saw Zhao Tingfeng and Ji Xinxin walking on the road and bumped into each other.
Zhao Tingfeng's voice sounded more deliberate than usual. He raised his hand and pulled Ji Xinxin to his side, saying, "Ye Wanqing, this is Ji Xinxin, my girlfriend."
Ye Wanqing did not expect that Zhao Tingfeng would actually get together with Ji Xinxin.
Ji Xinxin's earlobes flushed red, and she proudly raised her head, "Ye Wanqing. See? Battalion Commander Zhao is my boyfriend now."
Ye Wanqing ignored him and instead took Xue Mubai's arm. "Congratulations. Let's go."
She showed absolutely no reaction.
After all, her heart is now completely devoted to Xue Mubai; she has no time to care about other men. Who other men are with is none of her business.
All she needs is to be with her Xue Mubai.
When Zhao Tingfeng looked at Ye Wanqing, there was a lingering trace of infatuation deep in his pupils.
This girl isn't jealous at all. Clearly, she doesn't care about him at all.
A bitter feeling suddenly welled up in Zhao Tingfeng's throat.
The rain suddenly intensified, and Ji Xinxin gently tugged at Zhao Tingfeng's sleeve. "Tingfeng, I... I'm a little cold."
"Can't you wear more clothes if you're cold?" Zhao Tingfeng angrily grabbed his umbrella and left. Ji Xinxin quickly chased after him, "Wait for me."
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