Ye Wenjun hesitated for a moment, but still moved closer to Jiang Shiyue, then opened his arms and tentatively approached Jiang Shiyue.
Jiang Shiyue wanted to hide in her heart, but her body did not move.
Perhaps it was because deep down she longed for a mother's embrace that didn't belong to her.
Ye Wenjun hugged Jiang Shiyue, mentally prepared to be pushed away.
After waiting for a while but seeing Jiang Shiyue not move, he hugged Jiang Shiyue's arms a little tighter.
"Yueyue. Your father and I missed your growth, your marriage and having children. But that doesn't mean we don't care whether you are doing well. From our interactions with Chen Shanhe, he is indeed a very good person, a very outstanding young man, and it can be seen that he cares about you very much. As for what happened between you two, whether it was a misunderstanding or something else, I don't know.
I only know that you are my daughter and I only hope that you are healthy, safe and happy! If you are unhappy and want to give up this marriage, I support you. Although, you don’t need to.
Jiang Shiyue's tears flowed without warning.
She didn't cry when she was wronged.
She didn't cry when she was asked those heart-wrenching questions over and over again in the interrogation room.
She still didn't cry when she told Chen Shanhe about the divorce.
She cried behind people's backs, but she never shed a single tear in front of others.
At this moment, I couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Mom!" Jiang Shiyue hugged Ye Wenjun and cried loudly on her shoulder.
Like an ordinary girl, she would go home to seek comfort from her mother when she was wronged outside.
***
The rooms in the guesthouse are not very soundproof.
Jiang Yinqing and Chen Shanhe, who were sitting opposite each other in front of the coffee table, both heard Jiang Shiyue crying.
Especially Chen Shanhe, because of his job, he had sharper ears. He would look at the wall between the two rooms from time to time. When he heard the noise, he put down the wine glass in his hand and subconsciously wanted to get up, but then he remembered something and sat back down.
Jiang Yinqing noticed Chen Shanhe's abnormality, followed his gaze, and only heard it when Jiang Shiyue started crying.
"Did you make her cry?" Jiang Yinqing asked in a positive tone.
Chen Shanhe lowered his head.
Jiang Yinqing picked up the kettle and poured a glass of wine for Chen Shanhe, who hurriedly took it.
"Although, as a father-in-law, I should give you a few words without any discrimination at this time. However, as a derelict father, I have no right to comment on your affairs. However, my work allows me to understand a little. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve at the same time. Sometimes, it's not just filial piety that is difficult to achieve, but the people around you are also wronged."
Chen Shanhe still said nothing, he just raised his wine glass and clinked it with Jiang Yinqing's, with the rim of his glass slightly lower than Jiang Yinqing's.
Jiang Yinqing snorted, "I understand, but I won't say anything good for you."
Without waiting for Chen Shanhe to speak, he smiled bitterly, shook his head, and added, "Of course, it's no use for me to say anything."
"Well, thank you, Dad!" Chen Shanhe nodded.
"I don't dare to agree to your calling me dad now. Shiyue has been stubborn since she was little and has her own ideas. If she doesn't plan to live with you, it's useless for you to call me dad."
Chen Shanhe raised his eyelids, looked at Jiang Yinqing, and nodded.
***
Perhaps it was this hug that gave Ye Wenjun courage.
She waited for Jiang Shiyue to calm down before speaking, "Yueyue, everyone will suffer grievances of one kind or another throughout their lives. I haven't participated in your lives, so my words may not be objective. But as someone who has been buried in the earth for most of his life, I can see that you care about him, and I can also see that he cares about you.
I don’t know the whole story, but I can tell you about his behavior during the time he was looking for us.”
What Ye Wenjun said was more detailed than what Jiang Yinqing had said in the teahouse before.
Ye Wenjun said that actually when they first entered this experimental project, they already had two identities.
The first level is the identity of an ordinary person, the kind that can be checked by the neighborhood committee and the police station. This is also the set that Jiang Shiyue later provided during the political review.
The other layer is the laboratory researchers.
But the confidentiality level was not high enough at that time, so she and Jiang Yinqing went to work on time like an ordinary couple, but of course they might not get off work on time.
Their neighbors probably have the impression that they are a very busy couple.
Until later, it turned out that their public identities happened to be within the scope of the attack.
During the period when the top leaders were under investigation, they also suffered a lot. They were taken to the streets every day and were often asked to write self-criticisms and be criticized.
Later, the higher-ups made a prompt decision to hide the entire project, while also carrying out the follow-up work openly.
Everything was done in a hurry at that time, so it was inevitable that there were some omissions.
The political review requirements for Chen Shanhe and Jiang Shiyue's marriage were low. It was nothing more than checking whether Jiang Shiyue and her immediate family members had a criminal record.
The files of the police station and the street have been modified, so they will naturally pass the review.
However, this time Jiang Shiyue was suspected of stealing military secrets. The matter was relatively large and the investigation was relatively detailed, so it was inevitable that many false details would be found.
Because of this, even though there is solid evidence proving that it was Xu Li who stole the secrets, Jiang Shiyue still cannot clear herself of suspicion.
During Jiang Shiyue's investigation, Chen Shanhe should have avoided suspicion, so from the beginning of Jiang Shiyue's investigation, he and Jiang Shiyue had to separate.
Chen Shanhe took this opportunity to take a leave of absence and go to Beijing to investigate.
The level of the original experimental project has been upgraded again and again, and the experimental results have become an honor that can influence an era.
Jiang Yinqing also rose from laboratory assistant to project leader.
The project has ended long ago, but the confidentiality period has not yet passed, and the couple's food, clothing, housing and transportation are all under surveillance and protection.
It’s a bit of an exaggeration to say house arrest, but that’s pretty much what it means.
They stayed in a sanatorium in the suburbs of Beijing for two years. There was only one year left, and after the confidentiality period was over, they could return to ordinary life.
"I tell you this to tell you how difficult it is to find us under such restrictions!" Ye Wenjun gently patted the back of Jiang Shiyue's hand.
Ye Wenjun and Jiang Yinqing have disappeared from the public eye for so many years. In addition, they have always deliberately kept a low profile and rarely interacted with relatives and friends, so fewer and fewer people know them.
Both children were hypnotized and neither of them remembered the other.
Most of the information about them that can be found in public channels is false.
It is to prevent being targeted by agents from other countries.
With the intelligence kept so secret, it would be extremely difficult to find the couple.
But after Chen Shanhe arrived in the capital, it only took him three days to find them.
"I don't know how he did it. Frankly, Lao Jiang and I were both surprised. He was a completely different person when we met him. He looked extremely miserable. His beard was unshaven, his face was haggard, his eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was so hoarse that he couldn't speak."
Ye Wenjun paused, his eyes falling on the hand he was holding.
When Jiang Shiyue heard these words, his hands unconsciously clenched into fists.
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