"Where to go after leaving the capital? In this vast world, where isn’t filled with Xing Ye’s spies?" Gu En exhaled a puff of smoke and smashed the cigarette under his foot.
"Smuggle across the border and leave this country. Once we’re out, the sky is the limit. We have enough money now, there’s no need to stay here. In another country, we can make this money grow just the sa," the man said with confidence. "Then, maybe, we won’t have to keep hiding like this."
"Hiding?" If it weren’t for the lack of eyebrows, perhaps Gu En would have raised his brow indifferently at this action. "It’s you who’s hiding, not . I’m walking openly on the streets, even Lin Chan and the others can’t recognize anymore."
The man sneered, "If you weren’t hiding, why would you bother moving to such a filthy place after leaving Ding Long’s place?"
"Am I hiding? I just like it here, it’s so convenient. When I’m lonely at night, I can listen to the noises next door, or make a call and spend so money to have a couple of cheap n for company. It’s so free; nobody bothers anyone," Gu En finished, no longer speaking to the man. She simply asked him to leave the ti and place, stating she needed ti to organize, then had him leave her room to wait at the agreed location.
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Kang Xing, who had been by He Teng’s side but was suddenly transferred to the border forces, left with a face full of unspoken grievances. However, bound by military orders, he resignedly headed to the border unit.
Little did Kang Xing expect that upon arriving at the border unit, he would et Lin Deng, who then unexpectedly took him out of the unit and led him to a small mountain village. There, he saw He Zhilan, who was over six months pregnant.
Once Kang Xing confird he wasn’t seeing things—that this soon-to-be mother was the very He Zhilan he thought had left this world—he directly burst into tears in front of the villagers, crying pitifully like a child.
"Sister-in-law, why did you hide and deceive us all into thinking you were dead? Did you know I couldn’t eat properly for days after I heard? Seeing you now is such a relief! Sister-in-law, I’m so glad you’re alive! I missed you so much~ And now I understand why Deputy Commander He transferred here, I’m not mad at him anymore. Sister-in-law, I’ll take care of you from now on!"
He Zhilan was both comforted and unable to explain while being hugged by the sobbing Kang Xing. Finally, he stopped crying and she gained her freedom.
"A grown man crying like that, aren’t you ashad?" Lin Deng teased, but recalled how his own eyes reddened when he first saw He Zhilan again.
"Sister-in-law, now I understand why even when you were gone, Deputy Commander He kept bringing ho things he bought for you. One day it’s a coat, another day a silk scarf, the day after a pair of beautiful shoes, and he kept tending to the flowers you planted. The entire unit thought he’d gone crazy missing you, and now it seems he really has!"
He Zhilan couldn’t help but burst into laughter, unable to imagine He Teng continuously buying things for her even in her absence.
The first gift He Teng ever gave her was the Red Tourmaline necklace around her neck. She thought such a gesture from He Teng in her lifeti was enough to surprise her, but she never imagined he’d still be thinking of buying things for her when she’s not there?
It seems that while she was missing him in the village, He Teng at the base wasn’t thinking of her any less.
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