long-term marriage

Chapter 30

Seeing that the two disappeared like a gust of wind, Qiao Zhi inside the door and Gu Yechen outside the door looked at each other for a long time.

Qiao Zhi stood on one foot, and her injured foot could not use any strength. After a while, she became unsteady and staggered. Gu Yechen stepped into the door with her long legs, and grabbed her horizontally with her big hand. , Qiao Zhi exclaimed and subconsciously grabbed the shirt on his chest with a nervous expression on her face.

Gu Yechen carried her into the living room, carefully placed her on the sofa, squatted down, and gently kneaded her injured ankle a few times with his big hands, Qiao Zhi's body was tensed.

Gu Yechen straightened up and looked at her, and said softly, "How did you hurt your foot?"

Qiao Zhi instinctively avoided Gu Yechen's direct gaze, and whispered what happened yesterday.

Gu Yechen nodded, sat down on the sofa beside her, and said, "Fortunately, I didn't hurt my bones, and I'll be fine after a few days of rest. Don't use too much force during this time."

Qiao Zhi nodded in response.

With a tired expression, Gu Yechen sank himself into the sofa, stretched out his long legs, letting himself relax completely.

Qiao Zhi turned her head to look at his haggard face, and there were still some blue stubbles on his chin, which showed that he hadn't had a good rest in the past few days.

Sensing Qiao Zhi's gaze, Gu Yechen turned his head, this time Qiao Zhi did not avoid his gaze, "You look tired, do you want to go to the room to rest?"

Gu Yechen shook his head slowly, "I'll just stay here for a while."

Qiao Zhi glanced at him, stood up and wanted to go out, Gu Yechen raised his arm and grabbed her hand, "Your foot is still hurt, where are you going?"

"I see you are so tired, I want to squeeze a hot towel to wipe your face."

The corners of Gu Yechen's lips curled slightly, and the other hand wrapped around her slender waist and let her sit slowly on the sofa, "Sit down first, I have something to tell you."

Qiao Zhi sat down obediently as she said, turned her head to look at him, and smiled faintly, "Okay, tell me, I'll listen."

Gu Yechen looked at her and was a little silent again, as if he didn't know where to start, his thumb rubbed unconsciously on the back of her pale hand, Qiao Zhi didn't rush, just waited slowly.

"Qiao Zhi..." Gu Yechen spoke slowly, but paused again.

Stretching out his hand to press the center of his eyebrows, Gu Yechen sighed softly, "Qiao Zhi, I don't know where to start, did I start when I first met you four years ago, or when I went to join the army when I disobeyed the old man without hesitation?" ..."

Qiao Zhi's heart trembled, she looked at him, Gu Yechen looked at her with deep eyes, her voice was hoarse and dry, "Back then, the old man and I were at odds with each other, and I have never understood why the old man opposed me to join the army so much , why he can, but I can't?"

Gu Yechen turned his eyes to the lily petal wallpaper on the opposite wall, his eyes were in a trance, and he fell into the memories of a long time ago, "I found out about you later, and I feel sorry for you, and I feel sorry for the old man, but even if I see you in the hospital When you are like that, I just feel sorry for the old man, but I never give up the idea of ​​going to that place..."

"The old man said that he didn't want me to see death. At that time, I thought it was ridiculous. I should be a soldier, especially since I was going to that place. I was already prepared for life and death. How could I be afraid of seeing death? "

Qiao Zhi had already faintly sensed something, and felt a little nervous for no reason.

"However, when you really see your comrade-in-arms die in front of you, the feeling will make you crazy. There are so many people, each of whom is a comrade-in-arms who has been with you day and night. Just now they smiled and gave you a high-five, but the next moment Lying there covered in blood..." Gu Yechen smiled wryly.

Qiao Zhi stared at him blankly, she saw the sadness of the boundless wilderness in his eyes.

"Yan Zeyi, I went there with him. We are brothers who can hand over our backs to each other. As long as we have each other, we will feel at ease and feel that our backs are safe..."

Qiao Zhi felt a strange feeling in her heart, and Fu Xuan's words echoed in her ears unexpectedly.

"At that time, Battalion Commander Gu and the Chief of Staff of the Marine Corps were outstanding in that place..."

"It's just a pity that I can't see the chief of staff..."

"Last year, the Chief of Staff Yan died in the line of duty..."

"The specifics are all confidential. We can't know. We only know that the case was a sensation at the time, and many people died..."

Qiao Zhi bit her lower lip tightly, and subconsciously clenched Gu Yechen's somewhat stiff palm with her small hands. It seemed that the thing she least expected to happen had become a reality.

The house fell silent, the sky had already darkened, the lights in the house were not turned on, only the afterglow of the sun left a trace of mottled light and shadow in the living room.

On weekdays, Gu Yechen was indifferent and confident, always calm and unhurried in controlling everything, but at this moment, he seemed to have let go of all the strength in his body, and even his voice was full of exhaustion, which made her feel throbbing in her heart.

Qiao Zhi cautiously leaned towards him, stretching her arms around his muscular waist, some things cannot be comforted with words, all she can do is to make him feel that she is by his side.

Gu Yechen stretched his arms around her, gently stroking her long hair with his big hand, his voice was hoarse, full of remorse and annoyance, "I always think, if my gun was one second faster that day, things would be different. It looks like, in fact, it really only takes a second..."

Qiao Zhi hugged him tightly, covered his mouth with her little hand, and shook her head desperately, "No, no..."

Gu Yechen put her little hands in the palm of his hand, and slowly closed his red eyes, "During that incident, for half a year, I didn't dare to touch the gun. When I picked up the gun, my hands trembled." , I will think of those who fell in front of me, I know, I will never be able to stay in the army again, I will never be able to stay..."

Qiao Zhi bit her lower lip tightly, she didn't know if she was thinking of her father, or Gu's father's sorrows over the years, or because she felt sorry for Gu Yechen, tears could not stop falling from the corners of her eyes, the soldier's iron blood , The feeling of life and death is always moving.

Gu Yechen hugged her tightly, buried her head on her neck, a drop of warmth on her neck burned Qiao Zhi's heart.

The two hugged each other like this, until the sunset gradually fell into the sky, the street lights came on one after another, and a little yellow light came through the floor-to-ceiling glass cabinet on the balcony.

Gu Yechen gradually calmed down, "Ze Yi always talks about his wife and children, you know it's hard to find a wife in the army, especially soldiers in the special forces, one of our old team members often doesn't see his own Wife, it was hard to see him that time, but his wife was going to divorce him the next day, and the reason for the divorce was that she accidentally touched him while sleeping in the middle of the night, and was almost suffocated by his neck."

Normally, Qiao Zhi might think it was a cold joke, but now it just feels sad.

"Ze Yi's wife treated him very well and helped him raise a son. Ze Yi always showed me the photos and said that he must compensate his wife and children well after leaving the army in a few years..."

"But after Ze Yi passed away, the child became a burden. Ze Yi's wife wanted to remarry, but the man refused to accept the child. The child's grandparents felt that the child was a burden, so naturally it was not decent. Ze Yi's parents He died early, and he has no relatives..." Gu Yechen suddenly lost his voice as he spoke.

He raised his head from her shoulders and looked at her with deep eyes in the darkness, "Qiao Zhi, I have discussed this matter with my father for a long time, but I don't know how to tell you..."

"Do you want to adopt that child?" Qiao Zhi looked at him and said gently, with tears still in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)