Jia Jing looked at Han Junche with suspicion and uncertainty: "You... what do you mean?"
"Literal meaning."
Han Junche looked at the Jia father and daughter with an indifferent expression: "I acknowledge the two lives lost by the Jia family. After all, without them, I would never have seen Chi Xia again. But you shouldn't try to compare yourselves with Chi Xia, because there is no comparison. Instead of thinking about those things, you should think about what you really want."
He stood up, straightened his wrinkled cuffs, and looked at Jia Li, saying, "Chi Xia is still waiting for me, so please forgive me for not being able to have dinner with Uncle Jia."
After saying this, Han Junche turned around and walked outside.
Jia Jing stared in disbelief at his departing figure, about to speak, when she heard Jia Li say, "Stop!"
Han Junche frowned and turned around: "Uncle Jia, is there anything else?"
Jia Li's chest heaved violently, clearly indicating that his emotions were extremely unstable. He looked at Han Junche and said, "Weren't you going to leave? Didn't you ask us for some compensation? Well, I'll tell you now, I want you and Jia Jing to have a wedding!"
Upon hearing this, not only Han Junche, but even Jia Jing thought her father had gone mad.
Han Junche protected Chi Xia like the apple of his eye; two lives were not worth comparing to Chi Xia in his heart. And now her father actually wants Han Junche to marry her?!
Han Junche frowned deeply, looking at Jia Li as if he were a lunatic.
Jia Li naturally noticed Han Junche's gaze. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down before saying, "Don't rush to refuse. Let me finish. I know I can't stop you from leaving, but if you leave, Jia Jing and I will lose our prestige at the base. Forget about managing the base, I'm afraid we'll end up being kicked out."
"So I demand that you and Jia Jing hold a wedding at the base, so that everyone at the base knows that you are one of us. After the wedding, the Jia family will be even."
Upon hearing this, Han Junche's brows furrowed even deeper, and his dark eyes turned as cold as frost: "Impossible. Change your terms."
"I only have this one condition."
Jia Li looked at him: "Didn't you want to compensate us? This is the final compensation I want. This is the apocalypse; there are no marriage certificates or civil affairs bureaus now. We're just using your remaining influence, so you're not losing anything. As for Chi Xia, if she truly loves you, she should understand your difficulties. As long as you agree to this condition, we will never mention two lives or the Jia family's kindness to anyone again! After the wedding, you can live happily ever after with that Chi Xia!"
Han Junche did not answer. He just gave Jia Li a deep look before turning around and leaving.
Jia Li and Jia Jing stood there, watching his departing figure.
Only after Han Junche's figure disappeared from sight did Jia Li collapse into a chair as if all his strength had been drained away.
Jia Jing stared blankly at Jia Li: "Dad, why did you make this request? He... he won't agree."
Jia Li stared blankly in the direction Han Junche had left, then suddenly smiled: "No, he'll agree. This is his best chance to get rid of us. How could he not agree..."
Jia Jing didn't really understand why he would make such a request. In her opinion, even if she and Han Junche held a wedding, even if the whole base knew that he was the son-in-law of the Jia family, so what?
He left after the wedding. They could keep it a secret for a while, but not forever; the truth would come out sooner or later.
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