Capítulo 1100: Chapter 732: Worries
I’ll do less today and make up for it tomorrow.
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It wasn’t until Chuxia lay in bed at night that she realized she had been tricked by Captain Tongzi, so she glared at him with resentnt and turned her back.
“What’s wrong?” Zhou Mikang gently patted his young wife’s exposed shoulder, “Why are you suddenly angry for no reason? Are you uncomfortable? Or did I do sothing wrong?”
Chuxia didn’t turn around but snorted, “Pretending, keep pretending!”
Zhou Mikang pulled her into his arms with a chuckle, “What am I pretending about? Tell .”
“You obviously don’t want to go out, but you ca up with so many excuses…” Chuxia pouted unhappily, “Hypocrite!”
“I really don’t want you to go out…” Zhou Mikang turned her face towards him, making his young wife look directly at him, “You’re still in a risky period now, you have to be careful.
Jiang Qi and Ma Chao have returned to the unit. If you girls don’t have anyone with you, what if you encounter danger? Besides, it would be inconvenient for to go with you.
If we take Wenjie and Wenxiu, it’s fine if we’re just visiting Fang’s place, but if we look for a neighbor girl from the Fang Family, what if people read into it too much? Right…?”
Chuxia interrupted him, “It’s just eting a classmate; do you have to make such a big deal out of it? In broad daylight, I don’t believe anyone would dare to kidnap us. You could just have the driver take us, but instead, you ca up with all those excuses. So annoying!”
“Do you really want to see your classmate that much?”
“Not really…” Chuxia paused, still looking unhappy, “I just don’t like you scaring . Actually, I just got a bit excited and wanted to go et them. If you honestly told you were worried about my safety, I might have argued a bit, but I would’ve let it go after thinking about it.
Instead, you piled on so many reasons. I even talked to third sister-in-law for a long ti, and she just acknowledged it. Thinking back to her expression, I know she was just giving a way out.
I was so foolish to take it seriously, kicking myself over it. I bet third sister-in-law had a good laugh when she got ho, probably even thinking I was a bit of an idiot.”
“Alright, I’ll tell you the truth from now on. Actually, the main reason I didn’t want you to go today is because I don’t want to be apart from you. Once you start school, we won’t be able to see each other every day.
In five days, you’ll be starting school, which ans five days from now, I might only see you once a week. If a mission cos up, it could be months.
Chuxia…” Zhou Mikang placed his hand on Chuxia’s still-flat belly, “I want to spend more ti with you and the little ones inside, let them feel my presence more.
If I go on a mission for months and they don’t recognize when they’re born, what then? You wouldn’t want them to be distant from , right?”
Oh, the big man has turned sentintal!
Chuxia chuckled, “We’ve talked about this before; according to the historical trajectory, there shouldn’t be any issues in a year and a half. What are you worrying about?”
“If…” Zhou Mikang looked at Chuxia seriously, “I an if…” He paused again before continuing, “If I’m gone gloriously, have you thought about what you’d do?”
“No,” Chuxia shook her head, “But if you really did die gloriously, I’d just despise you. Knowing you have a wife and kids at ho, yet not keeping yourself alive, that’s just irresponsible!”
“I just an ‘if’, as in if sothing beyond my control happens. Even if I work hard, even if I persist, I can’t change the outco. You know, if I’m really on the battlefield, I can’t ignore my comrades and just save myself.”
“Tch!” Chuxia shot him a disdainful look, “Excuse. Fighting’s not all about brute force. You don’t know how to use your brain? With all the future scenarios I’ve told you, if you still can’t keep yourself safe, then I really would look down on you.”
“Silly girl…” Zhou Mikang gently stroked her cheek, smiling, “I’m just teasing you. Do you think I’d really joke with my own life? Given that I’ve been honed through fierce battles, now that I have a wife and kids, how could I really get caught?
I’m just giving you a heads-up, letting you prepare ntally. The world is uncertain, so being more prepared is always a good idea, right?”
“Don’t you find what you said contradicts?” Chuxia looked at him speechlessly, “First you say there’s no problem, and then you say you’re giving a heads-up. Fine, I understand what you an now.
But I don’t believe you’d say such things for no reason. Tell , what’s happened? Don’t hide things from because I’m pregnant.”
“You, with quite the keen sense…” Zhou Mikang’s eyes were full of admiration, “Honestly, keeping you at ho as a housewife would be a pity.
Little uncle’s getting transferred, moving to the military, taking over the position of the recently retired Deputy Commander Lu. The organization decided I’d take on the responsibilities, with more responsibilities cos more to consider.”
“Should I congratulate you on your promotion then?” Chuxia sat up, looking Zhou Mikang up and down, “Getting promoted to Division Commander at such a young age, isn’t it exciting?”
“I was a bit excited when I first heard.”
“When did you get the news?”
“Today. Little uncle called at noon, said a few words, and told to definitely co tomorrow for the handover. He said my appointnt letter has been delivered and I’ll officially take over in the next few days.”
“Am I the Division Commander’s Wife now?” Chuxia giggled, “Can I just strut around the division from now on?”
“If you feel comfortable strutting around, then go ahead. I have no objections.”
Chuxia sighed, “From what you’ve said, I get it. A Division surely will go to the frontlines, and possibly be ahead, right?”
“Right.” Zhou Mikang nodded, “Born in this era, it’s my duty, so you can understand how I feel. I originally didn’t want to ntion it now.
But, I also feel that hiding it isn’t good. Knowing sooner helps you prepare ntally, so if anything happens, you and the kids won’t be unprepared.”
“Don’t worry, you’ll be fine.” Chuxia patted him, “We’ll have an entire lifeti together, no need to worry now. Trust , my predictions are accurate. If I say you’ll be fine, you’ll definitely be fine. Now, let’s sleep!”
Though she said so, the slight tremble in her shoulders as she lay down let Zhou Mikang know that her heart wasn’t as light as she pretended.
He also regretted his rash decision a bit, but Lin Wenbin was right. Telling her in advance is a form of respect, allowing her to build a stronger inner strength. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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