Speaking of these things, Ling Ruoke also felt a little heavy-hearted. She knew that Mei Yanting wasn't prepared. She didn't want Mei Yanting to have a bad life, and she especially didn't want Chen Shan to face a broken marriage in the future. Perhaps she shouldn't have been so pessimistic about this young couple, but they were indeed worrying. It was also clear that the problems likely lay more with Mei Yanting. Her past attitude towards Xu An showed that she was afraid of being alone and longed for someone by her side. And that was something Chen Shan couldn't provide.
This young girl was desperate to grab onto a piece of driftwood, and Chen Shan happened to appear at that moment, becoming that driftwood. Her current life was adrift and lonely; she longed for a man and a home. But what if life became stable? Would she be content with the mundane realities of daily life, the infrequent meetings, and the loneliness and solitude of living alone in a home?
Ling Ruoke stood up and patted her on the shoulder. "Think it over carefully. Be responsible for yourself and for others."
"Yes, I'll think about it carefully." Mei Yanting smiled, her expression still somewhat dazed. Ling Ruoke's words were like a blow to her head. She had originally envisioned a wonderful future with Chen Shan, but now someone was telling her that it wasn't like that at all. The contrast was too great, and it was a little hard to accept.
Ling Ruoke smiled. "It's getting late, so I'll head back now. You should get some rest too."
"Hmm. By the way, Sister Ximeng, are you going back to the company tomorrow?"
Ling Ruoke thought for a moment, but still couldn't be sure. "Let me see, I probably will, but I won't stay for long."
"Oh," Mei Yanting responded, then added, "I'll call Chen Shan and tell him to come back with the captain."
"No need. They're definitely not far downstairs. I'll go down and call your brother-in-law; he has a cell phone." She wondered how the two men's conversation had gone; she hoped the colonel wouldn't be too harsh on Chen Shan.
Mei Yanting took her keys and phone and followed. "I'll go down with you."
Ling Ruoke thought for a moment, then went downstairs with her without saying anything. Once they reached the path outside the building's main entrance, she took out her phone and dialed the colonel's number. "Hello, can we go back now?"
"Honey, give me a little more time, it'll be done soon."
"Okay, I'll wait for you downstairs." Ling Ruoke hung up the phone. Turning around, she saw that Mei Yanting seemed a little uneasy. "What's wrong?"
"Brother-in-law, will you be very angry?" Mei Yanting asked, her face filled with fear. In fact, although she had never seen him angry, she knew that Huo Qingfeng's anger would be terrifying.
Ling Ruoke chuckled. "He's not angry at you." The colonel never gets angry over unrelated people, unless that person has hurt someone he cares about. It's just a relationship, how could it possibly have hurt Chen Shan?
"Oh," Mei Yanting responded, kicking at the pebbles in front of her, clearly feeling a little uneasy.
Ling Ruoke knew that her words had been too harsh. She wanted to say something to comfort her, but the words caught in her throat. Perhaps only when she was feeling bad could she truly and seriously think things through.
After a moment of silence, Ling Ruoke finally couldn't help but call out to her, "Yanting."
"Hmm?" Mei Yanting looked up.
"There's something I've always wanted to tell you. When someone is eager to get something or a certain lifestyle, their mind isn't clear, and the choices they make are often wrong. So, at this time, you must calm down and stay composed. And more importantly, don't be self-conscious. No matter your background, you have your strengths. If someone is good, there will always be someone who appreciates them, and life will gradually get better. Don't be self-conscious; when people are self-conscious, they're prone to impatience and making mistakes. Many times, once you take a wrong step in life, there's no going back. Do you understand?"
"Hmm." Facing her direct gaze, Mei Yanting lowered her head and started picking at her nails. After a while, she whispered again, "Actually, I don't understand. I don't understand why just having a relationship would cause so much trouble."
Ling Ruoke suddenly felt that everything she had said was in vain. This girl was indeed as Yuan Mengxia Mo had said, too obsessed. If it weren't for the kindness in her heart, she really wanted to angrily say: Do whatever you want.
Mei Yanting probably realized she had said something wrong, and looked up at her, hesitant to speak. "Sister Ximeng, I... I didn't mean anything by it, I just..."
"Yanting, have you ever heard the saying? If someone doesn't care about you, they won't say a single bad word to you. If they don't care about you, what do your happiness or your life and death have to do with them? If it weren't for that relationship in Y City, I probably wouldn't have said a single word to you. I don't like lecturing at all, you should know that!" This was the first time Ling Ruoke had spoken to her in such a tone.
Mei Yanting panicked immediately. "Sister Ximeng, I didn't express myself well, I really didn't mean that."
"I might not say this again in the future, I'm only saying it this once. If you still don't understand, then I'll keep explaining until you do. Like with you and Xu An, if you weren't insecure and eager to find someone to face life's harshness with, you might not have chosen him. You felt in your heart that you were inferior to others in every way, and that successful men wouldn't like you. I believe that before you got together, you should have known something about him. But you suffered too much growing up, and you were afraid of facing difficulties alone. You felt that two people were always better than one, so you got together with him. Later, even though you were often beaten, you still didn't leave. You couldn't believe you would meet another good man, and you didn't want to struggle alone..."
Mei Yanting bit her lip tightly, tears welling up in her eyes. She knew that Ling Ruoke was absolutely right; she had spoken to her heart.
Ling Ruoke didn't even look at her, but looked elsewhere. "Xu An's disappearance might be a good thing for you. Someone like him, let alone hitting you, could even kill you if he went crazy. Of course, Chen Shan isn't a pervert like Xu An, but you'd better think carefully about whether he's right for you."
Just then, she saw two men walking towards her from another direction. "They're back. I should go back now. Think about it yourself."
She had intended to pat Mei Yanting on the shoulder, but ultimately dodged past her; she was furious. Two men approached, and she asked with a smile, "What are you talking about, taking so long? Chen Shan, did your captain find an excuse to beat you up?"
"Sister-in-law, this isn't the military base. The captain won't find an excuse to beat me up." The implication was that this would be commonplace in the military.
"I'll kick you to death, you little brat!" Huo Qingfeng kicked out, and Chen Shan jumped away like a rabbit. He pulled his leg back and pulled Ling Ruoke over. "Let's go, wife, let's go home."
Huo Qingfeng opened the car door and let Ling Ruoke get in. He then got into the driver's seat himself.
The car started quickly, and Ling Ruoke waved to Chen Shan. Turning around, she looked at the colonel and asked, "What did you talk about with Chen Shan?"
"We didn't talk about anything." It was clear he was in a bad mood.
Ling Ruoke looked at him, considering whether to ask further. The colonel wouldn't easily lose his temper unless it concerned her. Could it be that Mei Yanting and Chen Shan's relationship had some hidden agenda?
“That Mei Yanting, she really isn’t a good woman,” Huo Qingfeng suddenly said.
Ling Ruoke frowned slightly. "She deceived Chen Shan?" If he had said this before, she would have immediately defended Mei Yanting. But now, she wanted to hear the truth.
Huo Qingfeng was silent for a while, looking at her. "It's more accurate to say it's a temptation. The two of them have already had that kind of relationship, and Chen Shan definitely has to take responsibility. But, I don't have any confidence in this marriage at all."
Perhaps it was because she knew Chen Shan would take responsibility that Mei Yanting was so eager to bring the two of them together as husband and wife.
Ling Ruoke was taken aback, but she knew very well that the colonel wouldn't speak based on conjecture. "Well... this kind of thing involves two people, so we can't blame her entirely, right? Besides, it's their business; they're both adults, so let's not interfere."
She didn't dare say that even if Chen Shan could control himself, they might not end up having sex. But then she thought that a young man full of vigor would easily act impulsively if she hinted that she wanted to marry him and spend her life with him.
"In short, stay away from her in the future and have less contact with her."
Ling Ruo didn't dare to add fuel to the fire, so she could only agree. She thought to herself that if they really got married, as Chen Shan's wife, she would probably get even closer to him.
Back home, Huo Qingfeng hadn't fully recovered. However, given his personality, he wouldn't show his displeasure to his woman. "You must be tired. Let's take a shower and go to bed."
"Come with me first." Ling Ruoke pulled him to the sofa, pushed him down, and straddled his lap. She playfully cupped his face and rubbed it. "Don't be upset. We outsiders can't say for sure about these things. Like Mom and Dad, they didn't approve of us being together, but we're doing fine, aren't we?"
"How can Mei Yanting compare to you? She can't even compare to a single hair of yours!" It was rare for him to be so excited.
Ling Ruoke hugged him, both amused and exasperated, and kissed him. "Maybe Chen Shan can change her. Feelings are unpredictable. You're their captain, not their parent. Even if you were, you couldn't control your child's marriage."
Huo Qingfeng looked at her and after a while said, "You're right. I just need to take care of my wife, and, well, I'll also have to take care of my son in the future."
"Yes, that's the right way to think about it." Before she could finish speaking, she exclaimed, "What are you doing?"
"How can we have a son if we don't try harder?" Huo Qingfeng picked her up and flew upstairs.
Ling Ruoke giggled and accused, "You're just making excuses for your lust, you're so wicked!"
"There's worse to come, you'll find out soon enough. It's settled then, nine times tonight!" He hadn't forgotten what he'd said on the way.
Ling Ruoke screamed. "That could kill someone!" Nine times? You don't even need to do that many times a week! No way, someone could really die!
"No, don't worry, leave it to your husband." He said, carrying her into the bathroom and starting to undress her.
Ling Ruoke struggled, but he subdued her in no time, even silencing her protests with a gag. She was quickly aroused and completely forgot to resist.
Soon, heavy breathing and soft moans filled the bathroom, lasting for quite some time.
As for whether there were actually nine attempts, that's a question for them to answer.
...
When Ling Ruoke woke up in the colonel's arms the next day, she felt like she was dreaming. She had woken up in his arms for three days in a row. Usually, when he came back, he would only stay for a day and then disappear.
Suddenly, she sat up abruptly, staring wide-eyed at the colonel.
Huo Qingfeng reached out and pulled her back, asking in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Is there something you haven't told me?" Ling Ruoke looked intently into his eyes, trying to discern something.
Huo Qingfeng raised an eyebrow. "Why are you suddenly asking that?"
Ling Ruoke frowned, thought for a while, and then said, "You used to only come home for one day or even one night, but now you've been home for three days. Does that mean that matter is never over?"
Huo Qingfeng chuckled softly and pinched her cheek. "You always scare yourself. I used to have to go on missions all the time, but now that my injury has healed, I still can't go on missions. I just handle some routine work in the army, so I naturally have more free time."
"Is that so?" Ling Ruoke was still somewhat suspicious. She had a feeling that he wasn't telling her something. However, perhaps it was a military secret. Oh well, as long as he was alright, she didn't presume to pry into military secrets.
Huo Qingfeng looked at her, took her hand, and kissed it. "Don't worry. Just trust your husband."
Ling Ruoke smiled gently, wrapped her arms around his waist, and nuzzled her face against his chest. Being a military wife has this downside: there are many things you can't ask. If this continues, she wonders if she'll go crazy from holding it all in.
Ling Ruoke rubbed against him forcefully and looked up. "Where are we going today? Or are we just staying home all day?"
Is there anywhere you'd like to go?
Ling Ruoke shook her head. "I can't think of anything. But I'd like to go to the company for a bit. There are some things I might need to review."
"Let's go to the company first, then take a walk around Cuiping Peak? When we come back in the evening, let's visit Fu Peigang's son and share in the good fortune." The last sentence is the most important.
Cuiping Peak is a local tourist destination. It doesn't have any particularly special scenery, but it is a beautiful place with clear waters and fresh air.
Ling Ruoke blushed instantly upon hearing his last sentence and pinched him hard. This guy always had having a son on his mind. "So eager to be a father?"
"Of course, I'm 34 years old. Other people's kids are running around everywhere, it's no wonder I'm anxious." Having a little one wouldn't make her feel so lonely. Ever since Yuan Meng left with Fu'an, she's truly been lonely.
Ling Ruoke smiled and poked his chest. "I want children too." But the bond between children and parents is a matter of fate, and it can't be forced.
Upon hearing this, Huo Qingfeng hugged her and kissed her repeatedly. Fortunately, he didn't ramble on about needing to work harder and sow more seeds.
As per Huo Qingfeng's plan, the two ate breakfast and then went out. Just as they were leaving, they received a call from Mei Yanting, asking if she was going to the company.
I arrived at the company building.
"Are you coming up with me? Or will you wait in the car?" Won't it be too boring to be alone?
Huo Qingfeng raised an eyebrow. "Would it affect your work if I sat next to you?" He was hoping she could finish quickly and had no interest in lingering in the office.
"Of course not. It's all very simple, it'll be done quickly. Let's go."
The two entered the office hand in hand, causing a stir. The happy couple, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, always inspire envy and jealousy.
It seemed that this was Huo Qingfeng's first time coming up here; he usually waited downstairs. So when he saw the complaint wall, he went over to take a look with great interest.
Ling Ruoke glanced at him and walked towards the office. Everyone greeted her warmly, exclaiming how handsome her brother-in-law was, which made her both amused and exasperated.
Mei Yanting also ran over, carrying something that looked like a cake. "Sister Ximeng, someone asked me to give this to you."
Ling Ruoke didn't take it, looking at it suspiciously. She remembered there weren't any holidays recently. "Is this a birthday cake? Who gave it to you?" Everyone also came over curiously, wanting to see what was inside; the packaging was quite exquisite.
"I don't know what's inside. A man gave it to me, saying he's your good friend and wanted to give you a surprise." Mei Yanting placed the item on the table in front of her, explaining as she fumbled behind her back for something that looked like a remote control.
Ling Ruoke frowned and asked, "What kind of friend?" Before she could finish her question, alarm bells suddenly went off in her head.
"Everyone, scatter immediately and lie down, quick!"
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