If possible, she wished that only she would know about this matter in this world. If she didn’t speak of it, it would disappear, along with the foolish effort she had spent searching for thirteen years.
She didn’t think being Gu Zhilan was something to be proud of. How ironic and ridiculous was it for a daughter, who was nearly driven mad by her biological parents’ threats, to be living in this world?
Without having experienced her despair of intense pain, how could anyone understand how her heart had truly turned to ashes?
After a moment, He Teng nodded. "As you wish." His voice suggested some disapproval of He Zhilan’s rash decision.
If anyone were to ask He Teng how sure he was about He Zhilan’s identity, he would dare to say that even if it wasn’t eighty percent, he was still seventy percent certain. All he lacked was to hear He Zhilan admit it herself.
"Brother, I’m sorry for my attitude just now." He Zhilan sighed, raising her hand to tug at He Teng’s arm. "Brother, don’t be mad. You have said it yourself, didn’t you? I am always He Zhilan, right?"
"I’m not mad." He Teng replied.
"That’s good then!" He Zhilan’s tone changed, and she let out a soft laugh. Then she said, "Brother, a lot of young female relatives have joined the troops. You can’t deny most of them are here for you. Let me tell you, when you go back, you’re not allowed to glance at them for too long, nor talk too much to them!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Why should I look at them?" He Teng tightened his face, serious.
"Hehe." He Zhilan laughed shaking her shoulders. Then she leaned towards He Teng’s shoulder and whispered, "Brother, even though we’re divorced now, I’m not planning to give you the opportunity to marry another woman. The position of being Mrs. Captain He still belongs to me, He Zhilan. I’m notifying you in advance, so don’t think about giving another woman my place just because she pleases your eye more than me. Brother, the original intention of me insisting on divorce was not to leave you, but to admit my many mistakes that made you not trust me. Therefore, I wanted to slowly prove my love to you after the divorce. I hadn’t planned to tell you all this, but after seeing so many female relatives going after you today, I couldn’t hold it in. I fear that if I return to the capital for a week, the next time I come, there might be another woman by your side!"
Seeing that it was about time, He Zhilan straightened up. "Brother, I have to catch the train now! I’ll come see you next week!"
Once she finished speaking, without waiting for He Teng’s response, she lowered her head to gently kiss He Teng’s lips. Then, picking up her stuff from the car, she ran all the way to the entrance, waved goodbye to He Teng and showed her shy, rosy face after the sneaky kiss with happiness in her eyes.
Once she boarded the train, He Zhilan was in a great mood, even when Tang Tang happened to be sitting not far from her, she was not affected at all.
Tang Tang didn’t have super hearing skills, so naturally, she couldn’t hear what He Zhilan was saying to He Teng, but she saw everything that happened inside the car clearly.
She saw that He Zhilan kissed He Teng, and He Teng did not push He Zhilan away, nor did he show any sign of anger or disgust.