NOVEL NEXT Back in his room, Bai Chongxiu recalled President Bai’s words, and he must admit that he was still a novice at using power to satisfy his own personal interests.
After thinking it over, he realized that only by hiding this matter from Leng Yuhe could they always keep their interests to the maximum. So he decided to keep it a secret from Leng.
Thinking of Leng Yuhe, he naturally thought of that girl with a pale face. He wondered how she was now… Then he smiled self-mockingly, because he had nothing to do with her anyway.
After Shen Nan’s death, Province S was leaderless, and for a time it was in chaos. In order to stabilize the situation, Kato appointed a new puppet commander.
“Miss Su, this is the new commander, and his name is Wang Shicong. You two can communicate more in the future to better complete my tasks.”
Looking at the young man in front of her, Su Zhiyou didn’t understand why Kato chose such a person. In terms of social experience and appearance, he was far inferior to Shen Nan.
Seeing that Su Zhiyou just kept silent, Wang Shicong reached out his hand and took the initiative to greet her. “Miss Su, I am delighted to make your acquaintance. You are indeed a beautiful woman.”
Su Zhiyou just extended her fingers and shook his hand. “Mr. Wang, you are flattering me. Hope we can work well together in the future.”
She could feel that Wang Shicong had a thick calluses on his hand. It was strange for such a young person to have rough hands, but her doubts dissipated instantly. Shen Nan’s death had made her more mentally-mature.
However, Leng Yuhe didn’t take any interest in all the changes and turbulences in Province S. Before he could handle the follow-up work on the battlefield, he hurriedly rushed back, for he could only rest assured after seeing Su Ruoqing.
Su Ruoqing had been lying in her room since she returned. She didn’t go out or talk to anyone, and she rarely ate the food sent by the servants. Although her situation worried the housekeeper and servants, they didn’t dare to interfere in her personal affairs.
She didn’t sleep all night. Since Leng Yuhe had cheated on her, she shouldn’t stay here anymore, but she didn’t know where she could go. She had no family now.
Leng Yuhe finally returned. He directly rushed home without going to the army.
“General, you’re finally back.” The housekeeper and servants were delighted to see him coming back.
“Where’s Miss Su? Is she in her bedroom?” Leng Yuhe strode to the bedroom.
“Madam came back a day ago, but…”
Leng Yuhe suddenly interrupted the housekeeper, “A day ago? Where did she go?”
“General, don’t you know it?”
Leng Yuhe thought for a while, and he was convinced that Su Ruoqing went out to meet Mingzhe. He became more distressed, and he felt it was unnecessary to see her in such a hurry.
“I know. You can continue.”
“After she returned, she has been in low spirits. She lies in bed all day long without coming out or letting us in, and she refused to eat the food we prepared.”
Leng Yuhe didn’t understand why she had become like this. Truth be told, he never believed that Su Ruoqing had cheated on him.
“When Miss Su came back, her feet were badly injured. The doctor said her tendons were torn.”
Although Su Ruoqing might have an affair with Mingzhe, Leng Yuhe became worried after hearing that she was injured. He just wanted to see his beloved girl and hug her tightly.
Leng Yuhe opened the bedroom door. With the curtains closed, the room was a little dim. Su Ruoqing lay on the bed with a quilt covering her whole body. Hearing the sound of the door opening, she moved slightly.
Leng Yuhe went to the window and opened the curtains. Sunlight flooded in. Looking at the girl who was pretending to sleep, he didn’t know what to say. The two of them remained silent for a long time.
“I’m back.”
Leng Yuhe finally broke the silence. “I heard you were injured. Are you alright? Show me your wounds.” As he said it, he reached out to lift the quilt on Su Ruoqing.
Su Ruoqing slowly opened her eyes, grabbed the quilt and stared at Leng Yuhe. There was an unreadable look on her face.
“General, you don’t need to worry about me. I am just a lower-class girl, and I don’t deserve your concern.”
“Don’t talk to me like this. Do you know how worried I am about you?”
Looking at Su Ruoqing, he suddenly felt exhausted and irritated.
“Why on earth are you angry? I haven’t asked you about your affair with Mingzhe. I’m really tired. Can you have a good talk with me? Don’t try to enrage me.”
Hearing his words, she suddenly lifted the quilt and sat up.
“Who can be more experienced than you in enraging others?”
Thinking of the fact that Leng Yuhe asked her to fuck off when she saw him with Bai Peiya, Su Ruoqing became so upset that her blood seemed to boil. Recalling his previous gentle attitude, she couldn’t help smiling bitterly.
Looking at Su Ruoqing’s cold face, Leng Yuhe was confused. He wanted to figure out why she had become like this, but he didn’t know how to ask her. He had no choice but to ask the question he was most concerned about.
“Don’t be so sarcastic. Is it true that you have an affair with Mingzhe?”
“Does it have anything to do with you? Do you even care who I’m with?” Su Ruoqing still misunderstood him, and she misinterpreted his question.
With a smile, she continued, “I know I don’t deserve you. If you’re not interested in me now, just let me go.”
She thought that if Leng Yuhe no longer took a fancy to her, then she shouldn’t stay here any longer. She was tired of arguing with him, and she just wanted to leave.
But when Leng Yuhe heard this, he felt that she was determined to leave him, and he couldn’t suppress his anger anymore.
“What do you mean? Do you want to leave this mansion and leave me forever?” He suddenly came to her side and pulled her arm. “Is the news in the newspaper true? What is your relationship with Mingzhe? Do you really love me? Tell me!”
Since Leng Yuhe was boiling with rage, he had been unable to control his strength. He held her arm so tightly that Su Ruoqing felt a sharp pain, but she didn’t say a word. Instead, she just looked at the familiar face in front of her.
Leng Yuhe was still so handsome, but his angry look was unfamiliar to her. At this moment, she only wanted to run away from him.
“Leng Yuhe, what you said is so ridiculous! How can you be so shameless to ask me whether I love you or not? What about you? Have you ever loved me?”
While Su Ruoqing was shouting, tears fell down her cheeks. “Just let me go. I don’t like you anymore.”
After saying it, she regained her composure, as if she had already given up on him. The room fell silent again.
“Do you mean the news in the newspaper is true? Are you really with Mingzhe?”
“So what? I’m with him. I like Mingzhe.”
Su Ruoqing answered too quickly and calmly, and it was easy to tell she was lying. However, Leng Yuhe had lost his mind at this moment, and he couldn’t tell the truth from the false.
He didn’t understand why he lost his beloved woman after going to the battlefield. “Is Mingzhe better than me? Why did you go find him once and again?”
“Because I’m the only one he loves.”
Su Ruoqing wanted him to understand why she was like this, but Leng Yuhe couldn’t take the hint. Due to misunderstanding, they could only hurt each other’s feelings.
Leng Yuhe left. He was a proud man with high self-esteem, so he couldn’t spend more time with a woman who loved another man, even if he was unwilling to give up on her.
Looking at Leng Yuhe’s receding figure, she felt that she had lost him completely. She saw his indifferent and ruthless expression, but she ignored his blue-veined hands and slightly trembling chest.
“Drive me to the army.” After telling the driver his destination, Leng Yuhe closed his eyes and leaned against the back of his seat. The driver didn’t dare to say anything. He felt that General Leng’s angry look was more scary than before.
After they had finished half of the journey, Leng Yuhe suddenly said, “Stop. I’ll drive.”
The driver immediately stopped and got out of the car. Then Leng Yuhe sat on the driver’s seat and stepped on the gas pedal. He didn’t stop driving until the car was out of gas.
This was a strange place, and Leng Yuhe could finally release his emotions. He then walked back with heavy steps…
On the other side, when Leng Yulin heard that Leng Yuhe had returned, he hurriedly went to his residence to look for him.
Although Leng Yulin didn’t catch Su Zhiyou red-handed, the spies had already told him who was the culprit. Fearing that there would be a misunderstanding between Leng Yuhe and Su Ruoqing, he was in a hurry to find Leng Yuhe and explain the whole thing to him.
“Mr. Leng, why did you come here?”
“Yuhe is back, right? I’m here to look for him.”
“General Leng did come back, but he left soon after he returned.”
Leng Yulin frowned slightly. “Where did he head to?”
“It seems that he is going to the army.”
“Is there anything wrong between him and Miss Su?” Leng Yulin had already noticed that something was wrong. The relationship between Leng Yuhe and Su Ruoqing had always been good. Why did Leng Yuhe head for the army immediately after returning home? He hadn’t seen her for a long time, and they should spend some time together.
Sure enough, the housekeeper looked embarrassed. “After General Leng came back, he went to see Miss Su, but the two of them seemed to have a quarrel…”
When hearing this, Leng Yulin almost confirmed his guess.
“Take good care of Miss Su. I’ll go to the army to find him.” With that, Leng Yulin turned and left for the army.
But Leng Yuhe had not returned to the army at this time.
“Tell Yuhe that I have something urgent to discuss with him. Please ask him to return to the Governor’s Office.”
“Yes, Mr. Leng.”
Until late evening, Leng Yulin didn’t see Leng Yuhe. After leaving a message, he left.
In Province S.
Kato’s subordinates came to report to him, “Colonel, our men saw that Leng Yuhe was alone. I wonder if we have to take action.”
“No. Instead of taking any action, we should send someone to protect him. Make sure General Leng is safe.”
Kato knew Leng Yuhe’s excellent ability and wanted to make him become his own subordinate, while others did not understand his idea.
“Leng Yuhe’s army has great fighting power. He is a capable and prestigious man. If he can be used by us, our plan of expansion will surely succeed.”
After taking the order, the subordinates left to carry it out. No one noticed that Su Zhiyou was secretly hiding behind the door to eavesdrop.
After getting the news, Su Zhiyou couldn’t wait to find Shen Nan’s former subordinates. In order to avenge Shen Nan, these people decided to follow Su Zhiyou temporarily.