Xu Ruantang patted her chest as she recalled the sounds and noises she had heard last night.
Still shaken, she asked Wang Xiuxiu, "Is Yang Weidong in cahoots with her?"
Wang Xiuxiu nodded, seemingly lost in thought. "Before I transmigrated into the book, I felt like my life was miserable. Now that I've transmigrated, I realize that compared to what I'm experiencing now, all that suffering is nothing."
She chuckled softly, "Who would have thought that the person next to me would be of that kind of background?"
“When Lu Shishen said it, I understood why she was willing to get hurt herself to push me downstairs that day.”
"At the time, I thought she just wanted to drive a wedge between me and Lu Shishen, and I even said something about whether or not I needed a man in front of her."
......
That afternoon, Wang Xiuxiu and Jia Shuling were discharged from the hospital together.
Chen Gang also returned to the Chen family.
They all had injuries of varying degrees and should have been hospitalized for a while longer.
I wonder what happened this time.
Wang Xiuxiu and Lu Shishen had both obtained divorce certificates. She originally did not want to return to the military region and planned to find her own place to live.
It was Xu Hanli who did the ideological work, and he talked about some things that involved confidentiality.
She repeatedly assured her that Lu Shishen would not be going home during this period, and told her to stay there with peace of mind.
Furthermore, during the time she was injured, the military region provided her and Xiao Zhao with three meals a day so that she wouldn't have to worry and could rest and recuperate.
Lu Shishen did not reappear throughout the entire process.
Only after seeing them off did Xu Ruantang feel truly liberated.
She also went home to take a shower and tidy herself up.
As Xu Ruantang sat in the courtyard drying her hair, lost in thought after taking a shower, the courtyard gate was hurriedly pushed open.
Xu Ruantang did not move as she looked at that tall figure.
Chen Ji walked to her side, took the towel from her hand as usual, and gently dried her hair.
Xu Ruantang remained silent.
Chen Ji pursed his thin lips and said, "Wife, you've worked hard."
Xu Ruantang pouted, "It's not hard work, it's just that my life is miserable."
Chen Ji chuckled softly.
"When I first asked you to investigate Chen Youyou, you kept stopping me."
Xu Ruantang held a strand of hair in her hand and slowly said, "Back then, you already had your eye on her, didn't you?"
Just as Chen Jigang was about to speak, Xu Ruantang spoke again.
"No, you've been keeping an eye on her since the time Jia Shuling and Shen Youyou got into a fight outside the daycare and she asked you to settle the score."
"Or rather, was it intentional to let her into the compound in the first place?"
Chen Ji paused in his hair-drying motion, his Adam's apple bobbing. "Wife, how are you so smart?"
Are you praising me or insulting me?
Xu Ruantang grabbed his hand and bit it hard.
Chen Ji didn't try to avoid her and followed her.
After Xu Ruantang let go of his hand, she spat out a few times.
"It's salty and filthy."
"If I were any smarter, I wouldn't have been manipulated like a pawn by you."
Xu Ruantang turned around abruptly, looked directly into Chen Ji's dark eyes, and asked, word by word, "I only have one question: was Lu Shishen chosen, or was it a coincidence?"
Shen Youyou went to Lu Shishen, probably because he had something they needed.
Whether the choice to place this item on Lu Shishen was a coincidence or something else remains unknown.
Chen Ji's eyes flickered slightly, and his expression darted away for a moment.
Xu Ruantang understood immediately.
She stood up abruptly. "Chen Ji, I really didn't expect this. I used to think that what you told me about putting the country first was the real first priority."
"Now I know, you guys aren't soldiers, you're a theatrical troupe, you're making TV shows!"
Chen Ji stood up and took her hand, his tone softening: "No, it's not that simple. The only choice is between Xu Hanli and Lu Shishen."
"It has nothing to do with me."
The first time, Chen Ji's voice was noticeably lacking in confidence.
Xu Ruantang narrowed her eyes, then laughed angrily, "This matter? What about the others? Are you all really willing to sell yourselves for the country?"
"I didn't understand what people meant by the hardships of being a military spouse before. I thought it just meant being separated from each other most of the time."
"Now I understand, so that's where the difficulty lies!"
"What... how am I supposed to explain this?"
Xu Ruantang felt a surge of grievance.
Thinking of all the things Lu Shishen had done to Shen Youyou and the harm he had caused Wang Xiuxiu, she now felt a sense of justice.
It was incredibly heartbreaking.
Wang Xiuxiu will not be the first, nor will she be the last.
Chen Ji tried to hug her to comfort her, "Wife, this was a last resort because of an emergency and my second uncle was injured."
"Having learned from past mistakes, this kind of thing will not happen again."
"I know you've been wronged. The military region takes this matter very seriously and will give you a satisfactory explanation."
Xu Ruantang shook off Chen Ji's hand and struggled to prevent him from hugging her.
Chen Ji couldn't hold her down for a moment, and after a brief struggle, he smiled softly.
"You're still laughing!"
Xu Ruantang sighed, "Sister Xiuxiu is right, you are all birds of a feather."
With a slight smile on his face, Chen Ji stood there watching Xu Ruantang, his voice clear and gentle: "I'm not laughing at that."
"Then what are you laughing at?"
"I laughed at what you said before, that you would hug me more when we argued."
Chen Ji's smile widened. "I'd like to hug you, but you're harder to hold than a pig during the Lunar New Year."
Xu Ruantang: "......"
We can't afford to live like this anymore.
Enraged, she turned and walked into the house.
Footsteps sounded behind him, and Chen Ji picked her up by the waist and carried her to the sofa to sit down.
Xu Ruantang was held tightly in his arms.
Chen Ji wrapped his arms around her, buried his head in Xu Ruantang's neck and rubbed against her, his voice slightly tired: "Wife, let me hug you."
Xu Ruantang suddenly remembered the dark circles under Chen Ji's eyes that she had just overlooked.
She didn't move. "You didn't sleep last night?"
Chen Ji gave a deep "hmm".
"Then go to sleep."
Xu Ruantang lowered her eyes, her heart softening unconsciously.
Chen Ji remained motionless, as if he were about to fall asleep.
After a moment, he said, "Honey, I have to go. We'll meet in an hour."
Xu Ruantang was still reeling from the sudden news.
"Oh, then you go first, come back to sleep tonight."
Chen Ji smiled slightly and gently patted Xu Ruantang's back with his large hand.
"Honey, I might not be back for another month."
"While I'm gone, you need to eat well, take good care of yourself, and not lose any more weight."
"I'll check when I get back."
Chen Ji's voice grew softer and softer.
He leaned back into the sofa, his eyes tightly closed, revealing two prominent dark circles under his thick eyelashes.
Xu Ruantang tried to get up, but he held her waist tightly.
Chen Ji said with his eyes closed, "Wife, can we call a truce for now? I don't want you to have nowhere to vent your anger when I'm not around."
"Wait until I get back, then you can settle the score with me, okay?"
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