Xie Zhiyan hung up the phone and was about to leave when he saw Qi Zecheng following behind him.
Seeing his hurried expression, Qi Zecheng paused slightly: "I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation. I thought there wouldn't be many people queuing for the phone at the logistics department. I didn't expect you to be here too."
Xie Zhiyan nodded without speaking. He quickly followed up: "I know what you're thinking, but Shuying's current situation is not optimistic. You've been on the front lines for so many years to achieve your current merits. If you go back now and bring Shuying over, forget about this promotion. You might not even be invited to the most basic commendation ceremony. Are you really going to give up your promising future for a woman?"
Qi Zecheng and Xie Zhiyan grew up together. They joined the army in the same year and were fortunate enough to be assigned to the same unit. It would be no exaggeration to say that they were inseparable.
Xie Zhiyan didn't even need to say a word; a single glance was enough for him to understand what was on his mind.
“We are already married. I am her husband in name only, so I should protect her. If I can’t even take care of my own wife, how can I be considered a human being?”
Xie Zhiyan had made up his mind. He had no news of Shu Ying before, but now that he knew she was not doing well, he could no longer sit idly by and wait for his fate.
Currently, he is the only one who can solve Shu Ying's current predicament, and his only consolation is that he can still help her.
“Zecheng, you don’t need to feel sorry for me. Husband and wife are one. She is in trouble now, and I should help her.”
Qi Zecheng sighed helplessly, looking at him with disappointment and frustration.
"But she has to be worth it for you to do this. Don't you know Shu Ying's current situation? Even the Shu family's huge business couldn't protect her. Yes, I know you are loyal and righteous, but can you think more about yourself? All the military merits you've worked so hard to earn over the years are just going to be wasted like this. Is this what you want to see?"
Xie Zhiyan clenched his fists, his expression cold and stern: "Zecheng, you are not married yet. You will know when you get married that the responsibility on a man's shoulders is not just about his future. As a man, you must be responsible. As long as she is my wife, I will be responsible for her."
"As for the promotion, I'm still young, and it would be better to show off now. It's better to settle down and hone my skills first. Besides, a higher position isn't necessarily better. If it can't provide protection for my wife and children, then the promotion is just an empty title."
Xie Zhiyan understood very well that he had plenty of time ahead of him, and as long as he had the ability, why should he worry about not having a better future?
Moreover, no matter what position he held, he always did his best for the military and the country.
He couldn't change his wife, he couldn't be heartless, and he couldn't abandon Shuying.
She could have had better options back then, but she married him because of the Shu family's promise, and he couldn't forget that kindness.
Qi Zecheng stared blankly at Xie Zhiyan. He had thought that Xie Zhiyan would be unable to let go, but he never expected that this guy would be so love-struck.
"Then I beg you to think carefully about how much sincerity Shuying has for you. I'm not trying to sow discord here; I want you to be happy more than anyone else. But you know that Shuying has a childhood sweetheart. How can you be so sure that what you're giving her is what she wants?"
Qi Zecheng understood Xie Zhiyan's lingering feelings for Shu Ying.
During his first family visit, he met Shu Ying. She was a bright and flamboyant rose. She was beautiful and had a very distinct personality. She was clearly a girl who had been carefully cared for by her parents since childhood.
At that time, he was thinking, how could there be such a confident girl?
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