"I want to go to the flower market to buy some plants today." Her and Kang Shaonan's new house was too deserted. Putting some fresh flowers in it would probably make it more lively.
"Then we'll go with you! It's settled!"
"Great, then you call Xiaotong!"
Kang Shaonan had been on a mission these days, so he didn't call his wife. Fortunately, the mission was completed ahead of schedule, and Kang Shaonan returned to the garrison on Thursday morning. He was somewhat tired from the combat missions for several consecutive days, and he took a nap on the way back to the garrison. When the car arrived at the gate of the garrison, the soldier on duty at the gate ran out and called him.
"Captain, someone is looking for you!"
"Looking for me? Who?" Kang Shaonan was a little surprised. Could it be his little wife who came to find him at this time
"It's a woman! She didn't say anything, she just told you to come back to the guesthouse to find her!"
"Got it!" Kang Shaonan waved his hand and asked the driver to turn the car to the guesthouse.
The car arrived quickly. Kang Shaonan got out of the car and went to the room the soldier on duty had mentioned. He knocked on the door and heard a pleasant female voice from inside: "Come in!"
When Kang Shaonan pushed the door open and entered the room, he saw a woman with curly hair and a shawl standing by the window. Her back looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her before.
"Excuse me, who are you?" Kang Shaonan spoke first, looking at the woman's back.
The woman turned around slightly, and a familiar face instantly fell into Kang Shaonan's eyes. He frowned slightly, closed the door casually and looked at her: "Jingya, why are you here?"
An Jingya looked at him and smiled, then slowly walked up to him, her eyes full of joy: "Shaonan, I heard that you went on a mission, I've been waiting here for three days, and finally I've seen you."
"Jingya, go back! Don't come here again! I'm married!" Kang Shaonan looked at her with a cold face and answered cruelly.
"Married? Haha, you're just lying to me. You don't even have a girlfriend, who are you going to marry?" An Jingya smiled and didn't believe him at all. She walked up to him and reached out to hug his waist, but Kang Shaonan dodged her.
"I'm going home this afternoon and the wedding will be on Sunday! Don't come looking for me again!"
"Who is she?" An Jingya smiled, still not believing what Kang Shaonan said.
"That girl from seven years ago!"
"Did you find her?"
"Yes!"
Kang Shaonan's words made An Jingya a little emotional, and tears of grievance kept swirling in her eyes: "Shaonan, you...you lied to me, right?" She shook her head vigorously in disbelief, unable to believe that the news was true.
"I'm sorry!" Kang Shaonan stood there motionless, watching her tears falling. There was no future between them, and he couldn't give her any hope. That would only hurt her more.
"I don't want to apologize for anything, I just want to marry you! Shaonan, I love you! I really love you..." An Jingya ran over uncontrollably and hugged Kang Shaonan, crying in his arms. For this man, she willingly waited for five years, but after five years, she got such news.
Kang Shaonan reached out and pushed An Jingya away, holding her shoulders with both hands hoping that she could calm down: "Jingya, don't be like this! I told you five years ago that I can't give you anything! You are still young now, don't be stubborn anymore! I'm not worth your waiting!"
"Why? Why are you so nice to a stranger? Why can't you marry me when we obviously love each other?" An Jingya looked at Kang Shaonan with tears in her eyes. She had been thinking about it for several years but still couldn't figure it out.
"You are wrong, she is not a stranger to me, she is already my wife! Jingya, go back!"
"Shaonan, it was not your fault seven years ago. Why do you have to take the blame on yourself? Why do you have to marry her? Even if you feel sorry for her, we can give her money. I have earned a lot over the years. I will give her all my money. Please don't marry her, okay? Shaonan, please..." Hearing the news that he was already married, her heart was broken and the last bit of hope in her life was shattered.
"Jingya, don't say such things! If money could solve the problem, maybe we would have been married long ago. Go back, find a good man to marry, and don't think about me anymore. Because from now on, there will be no room for another woman in my life except her." After Kang Shaonan said this, he let go of her arm, turned around and walked towards the door resolutely.
"Kang Shaonan! Don't you think you are too cruel? You can't do this to me!" An Jingya cried with tears streaming down her face, shouting in sadness and despair.
Kang Shaonan stopped and looked back at An Jingya who was crying bitterly. His heart ached a little. He retracted his gaze and looked ahead and replied coldly: "Jingya, I'm sorry, I can let you down! But I can never let her down!" After that, he strode away without looking back.
“Shaonan… You can’t do this to me… You can’t…” An Jingya chased after his back and ran to the door. Watching the strong and upright figure gradually disappear from her sight, her body softened and she slid along the door frame to the floor.
Kang Shaonan returned to his house, packed up briefly, changed into a clean casual outfit and went downstairs. It was ten o'clock in the morning, and thinking that he would be home at three or four in the afternoon, he took out his cell phone and called his wife first. When the phone was connected, Yu Xiao was tossing around in their new house. She was looking at some small gadgets she had bought in the past two days and hanging them here and there.
"Wife, where are you?" Kang Shaonan got into his SUV while talking on the phone. The driver Xiao Zhang immediately started the car and quickly drove away from the military camp.
"In the house! Is your mission finished?" Yu Xiao, wearing pink bunny ear slippers, sat back on the sofa with her cell phone in hand. As soon as she received Kang Shaonan's call, her mood instantly improved a lot.
"It's over. I just left and am waiting for my husband in the house. Did you hear me?" The little girl's voice was very nice. Kang Shaonan looked at the scenery outside the window and smiled.
"It will take you four or five hours to come back." Yu Xiao just lay on the sofa and rolled his eyes and answered.
"It's almost noon now. Go out for a meal first, then go home and take a nap. When you open your eyes, your husband will be home!"
"Okay, so what if you're not here when I open my eyes?"
"Your husband is willing to be punished!"
"Okay, I have to think about how to punish you!" Yu Xiao giggled.
"Haha!" Kang Shaonan laughed heartily and continued, "Wife, go eat first. We can think about it when we have the energy. I'm going to hang up first!"
"Okay, be careful on the road!"
Kang Shaonan hung up the phone and looked at An Jingya standing at the gate of the military camp not far away. He raised his hand and rubbed his forehead.
The car stopped beside An Jingya, but Kang Shaonan did not get out. He rolled down the window and looked at her, with no expression on his face: "I have something to do and I have to leave first. Don't come again in the future."
"Where are you going?" An Jingya looked at him with red and swollen eyes, tears floating in her eyes.
"I'll go home and hold her wedding. I'm leaving first!" Kang Shaonan rolled up the car window and told the driver Xiao Zhang in front in a cold voice: "Drive!"
Seeing that his car was really leaving, An Jingya was anxious. She rushed forward and kept hitting the car window and yelling: "Shaonan, Shaonan, you can't do this to me! You can't marry her... You can't..." No matter how sad she was, the car still ruthlessly left her side and went farther and farther away from her sight. An Jingya ran far after the car, and finally fell down in the middle of the road, watching the place where Kang Shaonan's car disappeared, tears kept rolling down.
Kang Shaonan leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes slightly.
When Kang Shaonan returned home, Yu Xiao was busy in the kitchen. In fact, she had never been able to cook since she was a child, but thinking that Kang Shaonan had come so far, she wanted to cook something for him. However, after a long time of struggling, she managed to stir-fry a simple dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes into black, and was choked by the smoke and cried.
As soon as Kang Shaonan entered the house, he smelled the smell of burnt food. He turned his head and saw his young wife busy in the kitchen. He didn't bother to change his shoes. He walked over to turn off the gas, then turned on the range hood. Seeing Yu Xiao choking and crying, he reached out and pulled her out of the kitchen.
"Have you ever cooked before?" Kang Shaonan couldn't help laughing when he saw Yu Xiao's embarrassed look.
"No!" Yu Xiao blushed in embarrassment. From childhood to adulthood, her mother had never let her cook a meal.
"Is this your first time today?"
"Yeah." Yu Xiao nodded and looked at the floor, feeling a little embarrassed.
"It seems that your husband is very honored, not bad!" Kang Shaonan raised his hand and rubbed her face lovingly, looking at her and asked: "Have you had lunch?"
"Yeah, we ate outside."
"Have you slept yet?"
"I slept for a while. Sorry, I burned the food..."
"It's okay if it gets burnt. Your husband will teach you next time you want to make it. Don't do it by yourself at home. But you did a good job today and your husband is very happy. Tell me what you have done at home these two days?" Kang Shaonan took her hand and walked to the sofa to sit down. By the way, he looked around and found that there were some more small things and green plants in the living room. He smiled and said, "Not bad! It seems that you are starting to treat this place as your home."
Yu Xiao smiled, looked at Kang Shaonan and asked, "I felt it was a bit lonely in here, so I bought some small ornaments. By the way, have you told your parents that we will definitely live here after we get married?" She was still too young. If she moved into the Kang family villa after getting married, she would definitely not be able to adapt to such a large family. Living here, no one would disturb her and she would be freer.
"Don't worry about that. They all know about this house. We will live here after we get married, but I can't come back to accompany you often. If you feel lonely, you can go back to your parents' home." He was a little worried about letting his wife live here alone. She might not be able to adapt to living in the Kang family villa, so when he is not around, it is most feasible for her to go back to her parents' home. (To be continued)