I emptied my family's possessions to join the army, and my abstinent superior doted on me.

Chapter 83 was arranged by the Gu family.
Qian Lai put the chicken in the kitchen, took two bottles of soda, and invited Tang Yazhu to sit in the pavilion.

Tang Yazhu followed her to sit under the pavilion, her hands constantly stroking the soft cushions on the recliner. Looking at the swing in the yard, the stove in the pavilion, and the garden and vegetable patch, tears streamed down her face.

Qian Lai handed her the soda and asked with concern, "Why are you crying?"

Tang Yazhu took the soda, took two deep gulps, and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Comrade Qian, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have bothered you again."

You're such a kind person, I'm very grateful to you. If it were someone else, they probably would have kicked me out long ago. They certainly wouldn't have accepted my stewed chicken.

Tang Yazhu pouted, feeling wronged, and tears slid down her reddened eyes, making her look more like a noble lady from a wealthy family who had suffered hardships in the misty rain of Jiangnan, a pitiful sight.

When are you planning to get married?

Tang Yazhu's sudden change of topic caught Qian Lai off guard.

"We won't get married. I'm just here to take care of the commander."

Qian Lai's words surprised Tang Yazhu even more.

Last time, Gu Hanchuan clearly called her "wife" himself!
"You don't want to marry Han Chuan? Is it because you dislike his legs?" Tang Yazhu's face was full of worry.

Qian Lai smiled and shook her head: "It's not that I dislike him, but..."

She recounted her true thoughts and the entire story to Tang Yazhu.

So, all those words he said last time were just lies to get me away from him as quickly as possible?

Tang Yazhu was skeptical.

"Is what you said true?"

"Of course. I swear, I will never marry Gu Hanchuan. I'm trying my best to find a way to cure his leg."

"I'll leave here once his leg is healed."

Is there really still hope for Hanchuan's leg?

Tang Yazhu's eyes shone with anticipation.

"There should be a chance, right?"

Qian Lai stole a glance at her expression, then changed the subject, asking the question that had been on his mind for a long time: "If I'm not mistaken, you and Deputy Division Commander Gu must have been in love, right?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Yazhu began to shed tears again.

After a moment, she slowly spoke: "Hanchuan and I fell in love six years ago. At that time, I had just joined the military region's cultural troupe, and he was just a company commander."

We hit it off at first sight during that year's Spring Festival gathering. After that, I often went to military units to perform for them, and he frequently went out on missions.

Even though we rarely see each other, we often exchange letters.

In three years, 1,095 days, we wrote 968 letters.

These letters are our spiritual nourishment. We love passionately and openly.

We both thought we were each other's destined happiness.

Han Chuan has even decided to submit his marriage application as soon as he returns from the mission.

But suddenly, rumors about me started circulating in the army.

Tang Yazhu choked up as she spoke. She remained silent for a long time, her eyes seemingly recalling those unbearable memories, tears gradually welling up and flowing like a river.

Qian Lai quickly handed her a handkerchief and waited quietly for her to calm down.

"At the same time, both the cultural troupe and the women's federation in the family compound received reports about me."

They say I'm not connected to anyone, that things are unclear between us.

Some people even spread rumors about my family, and my sister-in-law's family was also implicated.

In an instant, my world was completely over.

My brother was sent to the countryside, and my sister-in-law almost divorced him.

And I, almost overnight, went from being a beloved pillar of the performing arts troupe to a despicable toilet cleaner whom everyone despised.

Everyone looks down on me.

Several of my former close friends have turned their backs on me.

On several occasions, they even deliberately framed me while I was cleaning.

Overnight, I lost everything.

I don't know why all the world's malice seemed to be directed at me. Comrade Qian, at that moment, I truly wanted to end it all. But I couldn't bear to leave Hanchuan behind.

Tang Yazhu looked at Qian Lai with a sorrowful expression.

The grief affected Qian Lai, and she too shed tears.

"When Hanchuan returned from his mission, I was completely unrecognizable. I knew that I was no longer worthy of him."

But he never thought of giving up on me.

Until, until he investigated the whole incident and discovered that it was all actually…

Tang Yazhu suddenly lost her voice. After a moment, she uttered a few words in a low, hoarse voice with difficulty: "It's Hanchuan's mother!"

Qian Lai was greatly shocked!
How could the Gu family go to such lengths? It's utterly inhumane.

She took Tang Yazhu's hand, and the two shared a moment of empathy.

"The Gu family looked down on me, thinking I was not good enough for Han Chuan. But Han Chuan insisted on marrying no one but me. So, Han Chuan's mother arranged everything."

I know that Han Chuan must have had a fierce argument with the Gu family. Perhaps he even risked his future, or even his life, to give me a chance to be reborn.

The price is that we can never be together again.

Soon, someone came to me and asked me to sign a letter of determination. The condition was that as long as I agreed to sever all ties with Gu Hanchuan and have no further involvement, they would arrange for me to be transferred out of Xinshi and start over.

At first, I refused to sign.

On one hand, I do feel that I am not good enough for Hanchuan, but on the other hand, separating from Hanchuan is more painful than dying.

I can't bear to part with him.

Just as I was hesitating, that night, Tang Yazhu could no longer speak and buried her head in her knees, sobbing uncontrollably.

Qian Lai was truly shocked by Cheng Fangping's ruthlessness and decisiveness.

I never imagined that this ethereal figure from the painting would suffer such cruelty. (Was my original writing too vulgar?)

"Fortunately, Han Chuan arrived in time. I was just a hair's breadth away from being..."

Qian Lai put his arm around Tang Yazhu's trembling shoulders and gently comforted her, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably.

"Hanchuan came to persuade me. He said that I should go to Hangzhou first, and he would definitely be able to arrange everything. Then we can find a chance to reunite."

I listened to his advice and went to Hangzhou with hope in my heart.

But the Gu family proved to be one step ahead.

The place they arranged for me to work wasn't Hangzhou at all, but some isolated island to the south.

The area was sparsely populated, lacked resources, and even communication was extremely difficult.

In order to completely cut me off from Hanchuan, they even fabricated a story that I was engaged to the son of a Hangzhou official, and published the engagement announcement in major newspapers.

Since then, I have never heard from Hanchuan again.

I only heard about Hanchuan later.

Later I learned that after I was exiled to the island, Han Chuan had desperately tried to find me.

It was his mother who threatened him with our family's future careers and even my life, leaving him with no other choice but to give in.

Unexpectedly, after he became paralyzed, Hanchuan's mother contacted me again. She wanted me to get engaged to Hanchuan so I could take care of him.

I was willing, but my family was all against it.

They were scared!

They hate the Gu family too!

Over the years, our family has lost far too much. It's something that money can't buy back simply by taking care of the household.

So they refused immediately.

But I'm not reconciled. I feel sorry for Hanchuan, but I don't hate him. What did he do wrong? It's all the fault of his family. He's so pitiful to be born into such a family.

This chapter has offended someone, and even Qian Lai was greatly shocked!

This is considered a violation. He's been locked up for a day and a night. Nobody knows when he'll be released.

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