Chapter 560: If There Is a Next Life
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
If it were someone else, Fu Huai’an probably wouldn’t feel anything about it.
After all, everyone in this world had a path they had chosen for themselves. Everyone had different statuses, encounters, and endings. There was nothing to make a fuss about.
As a soldier, they had yet to be discharged from military service and chose to continue on the path where they helped to share the country’s burdens. Since that was the case, they should have known that there might be a day where they were sacrificed on this path and that they might not have a good ending.
However, while they put their lives on the line in the front lines, the people behind were going through dirty transactions for the sake of money and interests. This made the soldiers who had put their faith in their country and risked their lives become like a joke.
Lin Nuan, who was in Fu Huai’an’s embrace, moved a little. Her small head kept diving deeper into Fu Huai’an’s embrace until his familiar smell had covered her completely. It was only then that she fell asleep with her mind at ease.
Fu Huai’an looked at the woman in his arms and recalled the words she had said earlier. The smile in his gaze grew wider, and his eyes were filled with so much gentleness that it felt as if they were going to overflow.
“Thud thud thud…”
Little Lu knocked on the door and said, “Sir, it’s time. Should I send your friend off now?”
“I’ll be right there!”
Fu Huai’an carefully removed the arm wrapped around his neck, but he still ended up waking her up. She raised her head and looked at Fu Huai’an, appearing very sleepy.
Fu Huai’an stroked Lin Nuan’s long hair and kissed her forehead, saying in a soft voice, “Qin Zhe is leaving. I’ll go send him off. I’ll come back in ten minutes!”
Lin Nuan’s mind was still muddled, and she unconsciously nodded. She watched as Fu Huai’an got up, took out the clean clothes that Lin Nuan had hung up in the cabinet, and changed into them.
“You can continue to sleep for a little longer!” Fu Huai’an said to Lin Nuan.
Lin Nuan’s mind had gradually cleared up. She sat up, holding the blanket to her chest with one hand. Her eyes, which still felt a little swollen, looked at Fu Huai’an without blinking. “I should be getting up too…”
Fu Huai’an walked to the bed, put both hands next to Lin Nuan, and half-knelt on the bed, gently kissing Lin Nuan’s eyes and lips. “I’ll be right back…”
Lin Nuan nodded and watched as Fu Huai’an left the bedroom. She no longer felt sleepy.
Lin Nuan saw the watch that Fu Huai’an had left by the bedside. It was the one that she had given to him. Its surface had already shattered.
Lin Nuan picked it up and took a look, not minding it at all. As long as Fu Huai’an was fine, the watch didn’t matter. If the old ones didn’t go, new ones wouldn’t come. Lin Nuan could buy a better one for Fu Huai’an!
Her entire body felt very sticky and uncomfortable. By the time Lin Nuan took a shower and changed into clean clothes, Tuan Tuan was already very energized and was eating fruits downstairs.
…
Fu Huai’an walked Qin Zhe to the car and opened the door for him.
He had one hand on the door and the other on Qin Zhe’s shoulder. Qin Zhe looked at Fu Huai’an with red eyes.
“Little Lu will make all the arrangements for you. You can just rest a.s.sured and go back!”
“Commander Fu! I’m thinking…”
The hand that Fu Huai’an had on Qin Zhe’s shoulder tightened its grip. “Don’t think about anything! Anything that you want to do would require you to pay the price with your life. It isn’t worth it! Go back to our country first!”
Qin Zhe didn’t say anything.
This time around, the death of Feng Yang, Qin Zhe’s partner who had worked alongside him for many years, gave him too much of a shock. After his emotions erupted, Qin Zhe had gradually calmed down.
He was a soldier. Before he had completed his mission, how could he possibly return to his country?
He knew that Fu Huai’an’s arrangements for him were out of consideration for their relations.h.i.+p…
Qin Zhe didn’t say anymore and looked at Fu Huai’an’s eyes. “Commander Fu, I don’t know if we’ll still have a chance to meet again after parting today! If there’s a next life… I’d still be willing to be your soldier!”
Fu Huai’an gripped Qin Zhe’s shoulder hard. “Get in the car!”
Qin Zhe turned and bent down to enter the car, but he then turned back to look at Fu Huai’an, smiling at him.
He had already made up his mind on some matters…
It was like how Qin Zhe had sworn upon entering the Water Ghost Division in the past. He was the Water Ghost Division’s 29th soldier. He was willing to be like the 19 admirable soldiers before him who had been sacrificed, giving his life for the mission’s success.
He straightened his body and performed a military salute toward Fu Huai’an with reddened eyes.
Fu Huai’an had already been discharged from military service and was no longer a soldier. He merely nodded and revealed faint hints of warmth in his cold and solemn features.
Qin Zhe entered the car without turning back. He didn’t watch as Fu Huai’an closed the car door.
Little Lu walked up to Fu Huai’an. “Sir, then I’ll be sending this mister to the airport!”
“Be careful on the way there. Send him back to the country personally and keep an eye on him!” Fu Huai’an recalled how Qin Zhe had performed a salute toward him and felt a little uneasy.
Given Qin Zhe’s capabilities, after the flight had taken off… it’d still be very easy for him to disappear from the plane without a trace. Fu Huai’an wouldn’t feel at ease if he didn’t get someone he trusted to look after him personally.
Little Lu was a bit surprised. “Then, Tuan Tuan…”
“Xiao Nuan and I will take care of him! Keep a watch over him!”
Little Lu nodded. “Sir, don’t worry. I’ll call to report to you at all times!”
After seeing off the car that Qin Zhe was in, Fu Huai’an continued to look for a very long time with his hands in his pockets before he turned around and returned to the villa.
Lin Nuan’s white T-s.h.i.+rt had been stained by fruits. Seeing that Fu Huai’an had come back, she got up and said, “Look after Tuan Tuan for a while. I’ll go upstairs and change my clothes!”
“Go on!” Fu Huai’an nodded and sat on the sofa. Seeing that Tuan Tuan was holding onto a plate of fruits and eating happily, he couldn’t help but remind him, “The sugar content in fruits is high. Fat Tuan Tuan, you’re going to become even fatter!”
Lin Nuan changed into a white strapped babydoll top and hot pants, then she headed downstairs…
Fu Huai’an sat next to Tuan Tuan in the living room. Tuan Tuan forked another piece of fruit, propped one hand on Fu Huai’an’s thigh, and then raised the fruit to Fu Huai’an’s mouth. The father and son appeared to be on joyful and harmonious terms.
Fu Huai’an looked at his fat son, ate the fruit, then slapped Tuan Tuan’s small b.u.t.tocks. He took the opportunity while Lin Nuan wasn’t around to have another talk with Tuan Tuan about whether he wanted a younger brother or younger sister…
“Tuan Tuan, secretly tell Papa the truth. Do you want a younger brother or younger sister?”
It was after Fu Huai’an suddenly asked this that Lin Nuan recalled that they hadn’t taken any precautions earlier…
Tuan Tuan used his hands and legs to climb up onto Fu Huai’an’s lap and sat there. Almost without any hesitation, he said with a solemn expression, “Younger sister!”
“Why do you want a younger sister? Isn’t a younger brother good?”
“Younger sister! Like Mama!” Tuan Tuan said firmly.
This… It seemed that based on genetics, boys tended to look more like their mothers, and girls tended to look more like their fathers.
Fu Huai’an nodded earnestly. “Remember to tell Mama later!”
Tuan Tuan nodded furiously and then covered his mouth with his small hands, asking, “Is Papa afraid… of being beaten?”
Tuan Tuan recalled how Little Happy had told him and Little Candy that his father had brought him to his mother’s place and said that he wanted to give him a younger sister…