"Do you think I'm just spouting nonsense? Ask the neighbors next door. Which one of them didn't see her being picked up by a military vehicle?"
Another neighbor stepped forward anxiously to explain, "Old sister-in-law, don't be too sad. Your daughter-in-law was never really part of your family. If there's a good man, of course she'll remarry, especially since the other guy is an officer."
"By the way, your daughter-in-law has transferred the house. The housing authority said that since your son has passed away and you don't have jobs in the city, you should go back to the countryside."
Listening to everyone chattering away...
Zhou Manfeng felt as if the sky was spinning and the earth was collapsing. Her throat tightened, and her vision went black as she fainted to the ground.
...
Sitting in the car, Lin Wanning was in an extremely good mood.
She tilted her face and stared blankly at Zhou Huaian, who was driving.
But then she thought that she was about to go to the countryside, while Zhou Huaian, as a military commander, would surely stay in the local military base.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh and reluctantly withdrew her gaze from Zhou Huaian's extremely handsome face.
Zhou Huaian keenly sensed that Lin Wanning was no longer as relaxed as when she first got in the car. He stepped on the brake.
"What's wrong? Is it because you can't accept Zhen Dong's passing all at once?"
As he said this, his heart ached.
But as long as he could comfort Lin Wanning, he thought he could bear the pain.
Especially when he saw the sorrow in Lin Wanning's eyes, his chest tightened again.
Lin Wanning forced a faint smile and said, "His passing has actually set me free. I'm not worried about anything else now. I'm just worried about my parents in the countryside."
"I want to go to the countryside to accompany them, but I'm already married, so I can't go as an educated youth."
Hearing Lin Wanning say this, Zhou Huaian's dark, bottomless eyes instantly lit up.
He never expected that Lin Wanning really didn't like Gu Zhendong!
"Leave this to me. First, come home with me."
Seeing Zhou Huaian so calm and composed.
Lin Wanning's heart, which had been dead for a long time, finally started beating again.
But she was the daughter of a capitalist. If she got too close to Zhou Huaian, whose career was on the rise, it would surely have an impact on him.
In her previous life, it was precisely for this reason that she never agreed to Zhou Huaian after Gu Zhendong's fake death, because she really didn't want to hold him back.
At this moment, she could only secretly feel regretful. However, she clearly knew that love was not the whole of a person's life.
"I'll go stay in the hostel. Then you can help me inquire, and I'll go through the formalities myself."
Zhou Huaian pursed his lips but didn't say anything. Instead, he stepped on the accelerator and took Lin Wanning straight back to the military family compound.
"Don't worry. Your background won't have any impact on me. Besides, I don't care about these so - called titles."
"First, go to my room and rest. I'll tidy up a room for you."
Lin Wanning forced back the soreness in her nose and nodded with difficulty.
Having stayed up all night, she was really tired!
However, she felt that she was so dirty, covered in mud and grass seeds. So she might as well take a bath and have a good sleep.
Zhou Huaian, who had been busy tidying up, saw that Lin Wanning had finished taking a bath. He quickly put down what he was doing and handed her a clean towel to dry her hair.
If he hadn't turned around, it would have been fine. But when he did, Lin Wanning almost bumped into his arms.
Seeing that she was about to hit a wall of flesh, Lin Wanning instinctively bounced back.
She almost fell, but fortunately, Zhou Huaian reacted quickly and caught her.
Held tightly in his arms, Lin Wanning's face instantly flushed, and her heart couldn't help but pound wildly.
Her pair of wet peach - blossom eyes accidentally met Zhou Huaian's in the panic.
From the moment they met until now, this was the first time they had looked at each other so defenselessly.
The emotions of finding what was lost, regret, secret joy, and passion were all intertwined...
Zhou Huaian looked at Lin Wanning in his arms. She was so fair that she seemed to glow, and her blushing face was like a peach after the rain.
He could hardly believe that the woman he was holding now was Lin Wanning, the one he had been longing for day and night.
Even though he was already aware that Lin Wanning had regained her balance, he just didn't want to let go of his hands.
It was because he was afraid that once he let go, all this would be just a dream.
When the dream ended, everything would disappear.
From Zhou Huaian's eyes, Lin Wanning could feel how intense his gaze was. It seemed that it could burn her skin in the next second.
Her face gradually became hot, and her heart grew flustered. After so many things in her previous life, she knew that he had feelings for her.
And she, in turn, also had feelings for him!
The room was completely silent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop...
"Commander Zhou, are you home?"
A female voice broke the silence, and the two people who were hugging quickly separated.
Only then did Zhou Huaian come to his senses. He realized that he had been a bit carried away just now, and his face quickly turned red to the tips of his ears.
"I'll go and check. You rest."
Lin Wanning lowered her head and gave a shy smile. But when she saw that Zhou Huaian had taken away the towel she was going to use to dry her hair.
She quickly followed him to get the towel.
As soon as she came out of the room, she saw a girl in a floral dress holding the hand of a five - or six - year - old little boy.
The little boy was holding an aluminum lunch box and handed it to Zhou Huaian. "Uncle Zhou, these are the dumplings my mom made. I brought them for you to try."
Zhou Huaian squatted down and lovingly stroked the little boy's head. "Uncle isn't hungry. You keep these dumplings for yourself, little Lele."
While her son was talking to Zhou Huaian, Song Shuyao, who was holding her son's hand, sized up Lin Wanning out of the corner of her eye.
She didn't understand how Zhou Huaian, who had always refused to let women get close to him, had brought a woman home.
Moreover, this woman had taken a bath in his house and even come out of Zhou Huaian's room?
She couldn't believe it and tentatively asked Zhou Huaian, "Brother Zhou, is this your sister?"
"No, she is my..." Zhou Huaian hesitated and stood up. "She is a friend of mine."
"Oh, a friend. I just made dumplings. She probably hasn't eaten yet. Hurry up and eat them while they're still hot."
Without hesitation, Song Shuyao snatched the dumplings from her son's hand and stuffed them into Lin Wanning's hands.
Zhou Huaian, who had originally wanted to refuse, also thought that Lin Wanning might be hungry. Seeing her standing there stunned.
He immediately took the dumplings. "Wanning, just eat these for now. I'll go to the canteen to get you some food."
Such a considerate tone almost made Song Shuyao faint with anger.
Since her divorce, Song Shuyao had been living in the military family compound with her son.
Her grandfather had once introduced Zhou Huaian to her, but she hadn't taken a fancy to him. Instead, she had fallen for her ex - husband, who had a much higher military rank.
But unexpectedly, just two years after she got married, something happened to her ex - husband's family.