"Did you really have to think for so long? Quickly tell us about when you and your husband got married!" Chen Xiting also became interested, seeing He Zhilan appeared to be lost in thought, he lightly nudged He Zhilan’s arm to hurry her.
"It’s very ordinary, there’s nothing much to say." He Zhilan smiled, spreading her hands with a helpless shrug, "Our rural weddings are all pretty much the same..."
A telephone ring interrupted He Zhilan’s words, Chen Xiting grumbled under his breath, cursing whoever had the nerve to call at this time, then got up and went to answer it.
Upon answering the call and hearing it was He Teng, Chen Xiting was delighted. He exclaimed enthusiastically, "Commander He, are you and Zhilan telepathically connected? We were just asking Zhilan about your wedding, and after thinking for so long, it turns out she missed you so much that it reached you!"
After this teasing remark, Chen Xiting gestured to He Zhilan and said, "It’s your brother’s call! He’s definitely looking for you. I won’t keep it tied up, come and answer it real quick!"
He Zhilan was delighted and carefully walked over to answer the phone. The joy in her voice was evident. "Brother, why would you call me at this time? Didn’t you nap? You’re training so hard, why wouldn’t you take advantage of lunchtime to rest?"
"Nothing important." He Teng’s voice remained steady on the other side of the line, "What are you doing? What’re you planning to do today?"
He Teng’s queries puzzled He Zhilan. He Teng usually wouldn’t ask her what she was doing or what she was planning to do – he would only ask how her last few days had been and whether studying was tough.
"It’s the weekend. Without you here, what else could I do? I’m chatting with Jiang Biyun and the others in our dorm room!" He Zhilan replied.
"And what about tonight? Are you planning to attend Mr. Gu’s birthday banquet behind my back?"
He Teng’s tone was very calm, calm to the point that it was like a stagnant pool of water.
He Zhilan’s heart skipped a beat. How would He Teng, who was stationed in the military, know about this?
"Brother, who told you?" He Zhilan asked. After completing her sentence, an answer flashed in her mind, "Was it Gu En?" She spoke this name tentatively.
Because she wasn’t quite sure if Gu En had confirmed her attendance at Mr. Gu’s birthday banquet tonight. Yet, the only people who knew about her plans and could inform He Teng in the military were limited. After mulling it over, she could only think of Gu En.
"Who told me isn’t important. What’s important is that you, He Zhilan, were indeed planning to attend Mr. Gu’s birthday banquet behind my back. How long has it been since you forgot what you promised when I was in the capital? You said you would behave, is this your idea of behaving properly? Is it because the more I don’t want you to get close to Gu En’s circle, the more you insist on barging into it?"
"Brother~" He Zhilan was left speechless under He Teng’s accusation, and could only call his name softly, her lips trembling.
"He Zhilan, haven’t you tried to enter Gu En’s circle before, and what was the result? What did you get? If it weren’t for Ding Jinshi, you probably would have been completely devoured by Gu En by now, right? Now what? Do you think because of Gu En’s car accident and Mr. Gu’s apology, you’ve become fearless again?"
On the phone, He Teng let out a sigh, he couldn’t muster up any anger when facing He Zhilan.
A sense of powerlessness was deeply rooted in his heart.
"He Zhilan, after pretending for so long, after accommodating me for half a year, don’t you feel tired? Do you feel that marrying me has buried you? Do you feel that the He family is dragging you