"I'm giving you one last fig leaf as a gesture of respect. Considering we're all from the Shu family, I won't go so far as to wipe you out. But your good days are yet to come."
She snorted coldly, took the jade pendant in her hand, locked the door, hailed a car by the roadside, and hurriedly went to the port.
There weren't many cars on the road, but Shu Ying was extremely anxious.
Although I knew there was still time, every moment on the road was torture.
She clasped her hands together nervously, her eyes fixed on the road ahead.
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At this moment on the border, Xie Zhiyan, who was walking with a limp, stood out in the crowd.
His face was still stained with blood, his hair was covered in dust, his bloodshot eyes were bloodshot, and the dark circles under his eyes indicated that he hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time.
Seeing him frantically digging at the soil, Wang Zhande earnestly advised, "Commander, we all know this pocket watch is very important to you, but finding something so small here is like looking for a needle in a haystack. You haven't had much rest yet, and now that Zhangzhou is finally over, you should go and get some rest. Otherwise, even an iron body can't withstand this kind of damage."
This war lasted for nearly half a year, but in reality, they had not been home for at least three or four years.
Everyone has someone they care about. When Xie Zhiyan was on the march, he always carried a pocket watch with him. Some people even teased him, saying that the pocket watch was as important as his wife.
Xie Zhiyan just smiled and didn't explain further. Now that the war was over and the front lines were winding down, everyone could finally take a good rest during this time. However, while cleaning up the battlefield, Xie Zhiyan insisted on searching for the pocket watch again.
He gazed at the red flag fluttering in the distance, his eyes filled with an unyielding sorrow.
"There was a picture of my wife in that pocket watch, which is very important to me."
This was the first time Xie Zhiyan had spoken up to explain.
He didn't own many things, and the photo in his pocket watch was the only one he owned.
Wang Zhande was stunned for a moment. The commander had returned to his unit not long after his marriage. The two of them had spent less than a month in their honeymoon. They had finally managed to get a vacation after a year of hard work, and then this war broke out.
A newlywed couple has only met once in the past few years. If they have a bad memory, they might forget what the other looks like.
“I sent so many letters home from the front lines but received no response. I don’t know what the situation is like back home. Seeing her photo makes me feel a little more at ease.”
He was injured a few days ago and just underwent major surgery. He is very weak now. He was not originally needed for cleaning up the battlefield, but because he needed to find something, he ignored the doctor's advice and insisted on doing everything.
Wang Zhande didn't know what to say. His chapped lips moved slightly: "The war is over. You'll see your sister-in-law soon when you get back. You two can take a picture together. At worst, you can just buy a new pocket watch. It's more fun when you're together."
Xie Zhiyan lowered his head and said nothing more.
It's been so long, I wonder how Shuying is doing now?
He left not long after his wedding night, and at that time he was filled with guilt.
But his calm wife simply said, "I didn't want to marry you before, not because you're a bad person, but because of the nature of your job. I always felt that I should find someone who would wholeheartedly cherish and love me. But your mission is to follow military orders. Marrying you would mean that we would be apart more often than not. For me, being married or not is the same."
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