Old Madam Xiao"s listless eyes looked at the pale ceiling as all the medical staff walked past. The sun was high outside the window, and the room was filled with the mournful mournfulness of someone who had just left.

Xiao Yao stood against the wall outside the sickroom. The incandescent light above his head was a little blinding. He closed his eyes subconsciously and looked like a lonely old man about to age. He rested his hands on his knees and slowly slid down the wall.

"Dong, dong, dong." A pair of legs stood two meters away from him.

Hearing the voice, Xiao Yao instinctively raised his head. The child"s figure was swaying slightly, and he slowly stood up with one hand against the wall.

"Actually, you don"t have to force yourself." She looked at the old man"s condition through the gla.s.s window. The old lady of the Xiao family, who had once enjoyed limitless glory, was now in an unspeakable state of desolation due to a stroke that had caused her right side to be completely paralyzed.

Xiao Yao lowered his head in remorse, "I said that I will take good care of you two. It was my fault, I don"t want to go back on my word. Mother"s wrong is wrong, I will not side with anyone."

"Father, a family shouldn"t be like this."

"Yes, it shouldn"t be like this, so I"m trying my best to repair it. I hope that I can make it up to them in time."

Xiao Jing sat on a nearby chair. She looked at the tall figure on the floor in front of her and said, "Aunt just came to look for me."

Xiao Yao"s expression became serious as he asked anxiously, "What did she tell you?"

"Father, have you ever loved her?" Xiao Jing looked at him with an unprecedented seriousness.

Xiao Yao sat beside her. Had he loved her? It was like he had loved her, yet it also seemed like he had never loved her. Was his love like love? It was as if there were more responsibility mixed in.

"I heard brother say that you actually like second brother"s mother a lot, right?" Xiao Jing asked again.

"She"s very good. She"s only been with me for three years. I like her a lot because she"s like my first love."

"Your first love?"

Xiao Yao solemnly nodded his head, "Perhaps it is because of her family background that she finally separated from me. Perhaps she also saw through the essence of our Xiao family and decided to leave earlier. This is good."

"Father, do you really love anyone?"

Xiao Yao went silent. His love was too narrow, even extreme. It was as though in the coming decades, he would have no other feelings besides being responsible.

"Father, will you like my mother?"

"Little Jing, I"m already past the age when we can pa.s.sionately talk and talk about love. Isn"t it right for a family to have parents, children, and laughter?"

"Do you think there"s going to be a smile on your face when it comes to a relations.h.i.+p that looks like a husband and wife who are at odds with each other?" Xiao Jing stood up. "This is the first time I"ve ever wanted to ask you this. If you really don"t like my mother, you can divorce her."

"No." Xiao Yao decisively rejected her words and emphasized, "Little Jing, do you think parting with your mother is the best choice for her? I am trying my best to make it up to you. I know that my compensation may be a little insignificant, but I will do my best to do my duty as a husband and a father. "

"Father, did you see mother"s eyes? You are the sun in her heart, and even after being abandoned in the mountains for so many years, you are still her religion. But now, her eyes have lost all light, and they are like a vortex of darkness, unable to find where the faith is. "

"Child …"

"Just treat it as me begging you, just let her go." Xiao Qing stood up and respectfully saluted. "I will bring her back to grandmother"s home. Please take good care of your mother."

As Xiao Yao watched Xiao Jing leave, he subconsciously took two steps forward. However, he felt that the child"s figure had long since moved far away. It was as if his surroundings had become an invisible barrier and he was no longer able to catch up.

The door to the ward behind him was opened carefully, and the chief doctor walked out with a troubled expression on his face.

Xiao Yuan closed his eyes. "How"s the situation?"

"Sir, if we send the madame away now, the situation might worsen. Are you sure you want to send her away?" the director asked.

"You guys keep a close eye on her. Wait until her condition is better before leaving. I"ll leave first and take care of her properly." Xiao Yao walked unsteadily towards the elevator. He looked at the old man on the elevator wall and clenched his hands into fists.

The Xiao family was empty.

As night fell, the lanterns began to light up. A faint fragrance of flowers wafted into the empty window.

Xiao Jing leaned against the bed, her hands under her chin as she looked at the woman who had just woken up.

Qin Ran seemed to have already adapted to the light coming from one eye. She noticed her daughter"s gaze and raised her eyebrows. With a hoa.r.s.e voice, she asked, "Why haven"t you gone back yet?"

"The captain said he"ll come pick me up later." Xiao Jing raised the bed higher, "Are you still dizzy?"

Qin Ran shook her head, "I"m a bit thirsty."

Xiao Jing hastily poured a cup of warm water and brought it to her mouth. "Drink slowly."

Qin Ran bit the straw, took small sips of the warm water, and said: "I"m fine now, go back quickly, it doesn"t taste good in the hospital."

"Yes, I know." Xiao Jing put down the cup of water and sat on the chair, straightening her back.

Seeing that she wanted to say something, Qin Ran hesitated and said, "You still have more to say to me?"

"Mom, I"ve already informed Grandfather and the others. They will be rus.h.i.+ng over from M City tomorrow."

Qin Ran"s subordinates tensed up, "Why did you inform them? Your grandfather has been in poor health all these years, so there"s no need for them to come all the way here."

"Father has agreed to divorce you."

"..." Qin Ran became anxious and directly sat up from the bed.

Xiao Jing pressed her body down as her eyes reddened. "Mother, do you still want to stay in the Xiao family?"

Qin Ran laid back on the bed and looked at the ceiling with empty eyes. Do you still want to stay in the Xiao family? It was a place she had once looked forward to, a place she had once dreamed of, but now? She felt that it was like a living h.e.l.l, constantly delaying her hope and light.

She shook her head, "You"re right. I don"t want it. I don"t want it. I don"t want it. I don"t want it. My poor child, you"re going to get married soon. Mommy doesn"t want you to suffer any criticism."

"Even if they don"t say it in front of everyone else, they would still talk about our Xiao family"s matters behind our backs. We don"t need to tire ourselves out even more just because of a single word or two of gossip, do we?"

"My child is right." Qin Ran caressed her face, "No matter what, you"re right."

Xiao Jing heard footsteps behind her and stood up from her chair.

Shen Chengfeng came in a hurry, his body was slightly cold, he pushed open the door, looking at the two pairs of eyes looking at him, his stern face revealed a smile.

"Captain." Xiao Jing walked forward with a smile and looked at the item in his hand. "What did you buy?"

"The roast duck of Xu Ji." Shen Chengfeng placed the bag on the table, "I bought some porridge for mother."

Xiao Jing opened the bag of roast duck and smelled a fragrant aroma. She was overjoyed. "How do you know I want to eat these things?"

"As long as it is edible, I think you will like it."

Xiao Jing frowned, "Are you saying that I"m as hungry as a pig?"

"Hmm, I really want to turn you into a pig, white and fat, and warm when you"re in my arms." Shen Chengfeng opened the bowl of porridge and personally placed it in front of Qin Ran.

Qin Ran felt flattered and hurriedly said, "I can do it myself."

"This is what I should do as a son-in-law." Shen Chengfeng scooped up a spoonful of porridge and brought it to Qin Ran"s mouth.

Qin Ran"s nose turned sour. She controlled her emotions and opened her mouth to drink a mouthful, "It"s very delicious."

"I also think it"s delicious." Xiao Jing opened her mouth, revealing her white teeth as she gnawed on her duck leg.

Qin Ran couldn"t help but smile as she said, "You must be joking. This child has always been greedy for food since he was young."

"This is good, very easy to raise." Shen Chengfeng scooped another spoonful.

"When we went to the military camp that first year, I was worried that she wasn"t used to studying the soup and cabbages in the military camp. Only later did I find out that Team 525 wasn"t as difficult as I had imagined."

"Mom, actually, it"s quite tiring. I"m living a very tiring life. You should know that there"s no television or mobile phone to play, so the days are quite boring." Xiao Jing stuck her mouth in.

"She doesn"t sound like she"s talking at all. Don"t believe her jokes. She"s pretty hardworking." Qin Ran glared at her, as if she was telling her not to speak nonsense in front of her superior. She wanted to establish a good image of diligence and diligence and let her superior know that you were flexible and motivated.

Shen Chengfeng replied, "En, she is indeed working hard, eating and drinking very hard."

Qin Ran smiled bitterly and said, "She actually worked hard for a while."

"Yes, I know that. She worked hard to create the first place in the first 100-meter race of the 525 group. It only took her a minute and a half."

"..." What he feared the most was a sudden silence.

Shen Chengfeng looked at the small soldier behind him who did not have a single expression of guilt and then said, "I can imagine what a magical existence the 525 Regiment is."

"Hahaha." Xiao Jing smiled guiltily as she slowly walked in front of Shen Chengfeng, intentionally lowering her voice, "Captain, I am your wife after all. Give some face to your wife, we can better meet in bed together."

Shen Chengfeng lightly coughed, "Later on, she came to the Iron Eagle. Although it was a little disappointing in the beginning, but she was really hardworking, training hard, working hard in front of my eyes --"

Xiao Jing saw that he swallowed the latter half of his sentence and hurriedly said, "Do your best to carry the spear on your back. It is unbeatable."

Shen Chengfeng pursed his lips and smiled, "En, anything my wife says is the truth."

Xiao Jing smacked her lips and kissed the captain"s forehead in front of her mother.

Qin Ran didn"t know whether to laugh or cry as she shook her head, "Alright, alright, I"m full. Quickly bring her back."

Shen Chengfeng placed the bowl of porridge to the side, tidied up a little, and left the ward with Xiao Jing.

Qin Ran was about to sleep again when she suddenly realized that the door was open.

The footsteps were intermittent, as though the walking was very difficult.

Xiao Yao stood in the middle of the room and found it hard to speak.

Qin Ran opened her eyes and looked at each other.

"I knew the children were gone before I came to see you." In his hand was a bowl of porridge. When he saw the bowl of porridge on the table, he frowned, "Have you eaten?"

Qin Ran nodded, "It"s already so late, so you don"t need to come over."

"Qin Ran, I respect your decision. If you really want to leave, I won"t force you." Trembling, Xiao Yao opened the bowl.

"Master, I asked myself repeatedly a long time ago, why didn"t I leave? Why should I stay in the Xiao family? "My dignity is nothing, my honor is nothing. I wanted to give my child a complete home, but only now do I understand that even if I force her to stay in this house, it would still be a form of harm."

"I"m sorry."

"..." Qin Ran was shocked in her heart, "Master, you don"t need to apologize to me."

"Can we go through the formalities, just after the child"s wedding?" Xiao Yao asked.

"I know, after the child"s wedding."

Xiao Yao sat on the sofa and scooped the cold porridge into the bowl. Then, he quietly ate it all by himself.

The sickroom quieted down once again.

After a while, Xiao Yao finished the bowl of cold porridge. He stood up and faced the woman on the bed.

Qin Ran was a little afraid of those eyes, as if there were many unspeakable regrets mixed within.

Xiao Yao asked, "Qin Ran, can I chase after you this time?"

"..."

"You don"t need to turn around and don"t need to follow me anymore. How about I follow you?" "Let me try what Little Jing said about "being in love", okay?"

"Master, you-"

I"ve been thinking about this for a long time. I know that you"ve lost heart because of me. How about this?

"Master, you don"t have to force yourself."

"I won"t force you." Xiao Yao walked up and stood by the bedside, "You have already waited for me for over twenty years. Isn"t it better if you wait for me a little longer? Don"t go too fast, I"ll catch up. "

Qin Ran lowered her head as her vision became blurry. She didn"t know if it was because the liquid in her eyes blurred her vision, or because this was just an illusion. She only needed to blink for a moment before she could wake up.

Xiao Yao squatted beside the bed and carefully held her hand, "Little Jing is right. A marriage without feelings is a grave. Let"s try to dig it up and see the light again, okay?"

Qin Ran retracted her hand and shook her head, "Master, you just don"t want to get divorced and don"t want to be with me. That way, even if we temporarily open up this grave, it will be covered by sand and wind soon, don"t force yourself."

Seeing that she had decisively laid back on the bed and watched her back facing him, Xiao Yao didn"t move for a long time. The person in front of him was very close, but he couldn"t reach her.

The wind outside the window blew against the curtains, and the silence of the room could be heard.

Xiao Jing stood in front of the window of the dormitory, looking down at the figures of her comrade-in-arms that ran across the yard from time to time.

"Why aren"t you sleeping?" Shen Chengfeng simply took a bath, leaned behind her, and wrapped his arms around her waist.

Xiao Jing"s head rested on his shoulder. She turned around and placed most of the weight on his body and said, "I"m not very tired. Perhaps too many things happened today and I can"t fall asleep."

"Do you want me to tell you a sleep story?" Shen Chengfeng held her hand and walked over to the bedside, pulling out a book full of stories from under the pillow.

Xiao Jing didn"t know whether to laugh or cry as she held his hand. "Captain, I"m twenty-five years old. I"m not five years old."

"Hmm, how about I tell you the story of the big bad wolf today?" Shen Chengfeng flipped ten pages.

Xiao Jing was lying on his lap as she looked at him seriously flipping through the books. She smiled and said, "Captain, are you really going to tell me this story?"

"Once upon a time, there was a big grey wolf. It was especially hungry. One day, it saw a little white rabbit by the roadside —"

Xiao Jing grabbed his neck and pushed his head down, stopping him when he wasn"t looking. She teased him, "I"m that especially hungry big bad wolf."

Shen Chengfeng threw away the entire story in his hands and placed the big bad wolf, who was l.u.s.ting after his beauty, on the bed.

Xiao Jing"s finger gently hooked at his clothes. "Captain, how could we let down the beautiful sight of a beautiful morning?"

Shen Chengfeng smiled and said, "Indeed, I am not one to disappoint you."

Xiao Jing closed her eyes, waiting for him to use his rude and barbaric mouth to shake hers, and then use his powerful hands to corrode her clothes.

Shen Chengfeng pulled over the blanket and placed it on top of her, "Sleep."

Xiao Jing stared resentfully at the little white rabbit lying next to her. She bit her lips and leaned over. "Captain, your big bad wolf is quite hungry."

"What do you want to eat?"

"You." Xiao Jing bit his lips.

Shen Chengfeng supported her waist, "There are two more grey wolves in the big bad wolf"s stomach."

Xiao Jing grabbed his collar with both hands and knocked her head against his chest. She said in all seriousness, "Captain, I am drooling over your beauty. What should I do?"

Shen Chengfeng held onto her body and said gently with a deep voice: "I"ll give you a hug."

In other words —

Xiao Man doesn"t need to save any ma.n.u.scripts anymore, so Xiao Man prepared to write as much as she can every day. Occasionally, when her luck breaks out, it would be 230,000 yuan. Hahaha, hurry up and praise me.