Leng Yuhe always knew that Su Ruoqing was just pretending to be mentally strong, and he liked her gentleness and kindness the best.

“Ruoqing, don’t think about this anymore. I’ll take care of the rest for you. Now go back and have a rest.” After saying that, he took Su Ruoqing back to her bedroom to rest.

The factory and land of the Su family were taken away by the people sent by Leng Yuhe. Although Su Zhiyou’s parents were weak and feeble, they still waited to meet Su Zhiyou at the gate of the prison. Leng Yuhe had long ordered to free Su Zhiyou. So this time, they took their daughter away without any difficulty.

After losing too much blood, Su Zhiyou had already fallen into a coma. Since her parents were penniless, they couldn’t take her to the hospital for treatment. Having no other choice, they decided to go to the Ming family to find Mingzhe.

Mingzhe’s father had already known what had happened, so he turned them away and prevented Mingzhe and Mingzhu from opening the door.

“Brother, in fact, they’re also very pitiful. Why don’t we help them secretly without our father’s notice?” Although Mingzhu had always disliked the Su family, she became soft-hearted at this moment.

As soon as Mingzhe heard what she said, he immediately agreed to her suggestion. After all, he still liked Su Zhiyou. He was now very worried about her since the Su family had gone bankrupt.

After making up their minds, Mingzhu and Mingzhe secretly went out.

“Mingzhe, Youyou is seriously injured. She’s bleeding all the time. Please save her.” Su Zhiyou’s mother clutched Mingzhe’s sleeve and begged.

Looking at Su Zhiyou, who was pale and weak, Mingzhu was shocked, and she immediately got a taxi and sent her to the hospital.

Mingzhe stood there motionlessly for a long time.

“Bro, what are you doing standing there? Come and help us.” Mingzhu knew Mingzhe’s feelings for Su Zhiyou, and when seeing that he did nothing at this moment, she was very confused and anxious.

It was reasonable that Mingzhu did not know what Mingzhe was thinking. He was also a man, so when seeing the bruises on Su Zhiyou’s body, he had already knew what she had experienced. He couldn’t accept the truth for a moment.

At the Leng family’s villa.

Su Ruoqing had been low, and Leng Yuhe stayed beside her in silence all the time.

“Yuhe, you’ve been with me for a long time. Are things in the army okay?”

“I’ve said that from now on, I will be with you every day. I can handle the affairs of the army at home, so don’t worry about it. Your good health is the biggest reward for me.”

Perhaps Leng Yuhe felt sorry for her because she had experienced intense mood swings, or maybe it was because of her serious injuries. As a result, he comforted her in an extremely soft tone. He made up his mind that he would never let anyone hurt her again in the future.

After half a month, Su Ruoqing’s wounds slowly healed, and since Leng Yuhe accompanied her every day, her mood was gradually brightened up.

“In a few days, the etiquette course I have enrolled in will begin. Fortunately, now that my wounds have healed, I will take the course normally as other students.” Removing the thick gauze on her arm, Su Ruoqing felt very relaxed.

Leng Yuhe immediately objected, “Even if the wounds have healed, you should rest at home.”

Su Ruoqing pouted with dissatisfaction. “Do you know how expensive my tuition is? If I don’t go, it’ll be a waste of money. Besides, I want to study etiquette to be a better wife for you. So please don’t interfere in my decision.”

Listening to her words, Leng Yuhe knew that she was no longer bothered by what had happened before, so he finally rested assured.

“Ruoqing, I’ve never disliked you. I promise that I will love you forever.”

Su Ruoqing was moved and her tone gradually became serious.

“Yuhe, let me be stubborn for once. I know that in terms of my background, I am definitely not worthy of you. So I try to make myself better so that I can get closer to your world and be qualified to stay with you, okay?”

After saying that, she hugged Leng Yuhe’s strong waist and breathed in the familiar minty smell on his body.

“I will definitely be a better woman for you. Do you believe me?”

“Of course I do. You are always the best woman to me.”

…

In the hospital.

Su Zhiyou finally woke up after being treated by the doctors. Seeing that her parents had aged a lot, she was filled with remorse, for she thought that they had become like this because they were too worried about her.

“Uncle and Auntie, she’s awake. Go and take a rest.” Mingzhu put the food she had just bought aside. Seeing that the old couple were exhausted, she felt sorry for them. “If you fall ill, Su Zhiyou will have nobody to depend on in the future. I will help you two take care of her.”

Perhaps Su Zhiyou’s parents were really too exhausted, so they listened to Mingzhu and went back to rest.

Maybe because Su Zhiyou had died once, she now viewed everything in a different way, and she had no hostility towards Mingzhu now.

“Thank you. Is your brother here too?”

After experiencing all these terrible things, Su Zhiyou only wanted to be together with Mingzhe. Although she had been raped by others, it was fortunate that no one knew about that. So she still had a chance to start over with him.

At this moment, Mingzhe happened to walk in. “Mingzhu, please go out first. I have something to say to her.”

Mingzhu nodded and left, leaving only the two of them in the ward.

Staring at Mingzhe, Su Zhiyou couldn’t help but cry.

“Brother Mingzhe, I thought I would never see you again.” As she said it, she reached out to hold Minghe’s hand, but out of her expectation, he just stood there motionlessly.

“Brother Mingzhe, what’s wrong with you?”

“Why did you get so badly hurt? What happened?”

Su Zhiyou slowly put down her hand and kept silent for a while. Finally, she chose to tell Mingzhe the truth, but she hid the fact that she had been raped.

After hearing her words, Mingzhe just smiled without saying anything. He was utterly disappointed in Su Zhiyou.

However, Su Zhiyou thought he was feeling sorry for her. “Brother Mingzhe, it’s okay. I don’t have any pain now. When I’m completely recovered, we’ll start over, okay?”

“Do you think you still have the right to be with me? You’ve lost your virginity and the Su family has gone bankrupt. We have no chance of starting over.” Mingzhe didn’t want to be so cruel to Su Zhiyou, but he couldn’t stand her deception.

Su Zhiyou couldn’t believe what he had said.

“How did you know… Wait a moment… What happened to my family?”

“Ruoqing is already the Young General’s wife. How dare you hurt her? Now Ruoqing is fighting back, and your family has nothing left.”

After saying that, he couldn’t bear to see Su Zhiyou’s tears. He turned around and walked away.

“Mingzhu, let’s go. Don’t worry about the Su family anymore.” Mingzhe pulled his confused sister away and left the hospital.

Su Zhiyou stayed in the ward alone. Tears had blurred her vision, and she couldn’t understand why Mingzhe abandoned her and why the Su family had gone bankrupt.

Thinking about what Mingzhe had said just now, Su Zhiyou suddenly clenched her fists. It was possible that Su Ruoqing did these things to get back at her…

Su Zhiyou had intended to forget the past, but now her hatred for Su Ruoqing intensified again.

It was true that she wanted to hurt Su Ruoqing in the past, but she had already been punished for her bad deeds.

Why? Why would her parents have been implicated? What’s worse, Ruoqing also told Mingzhe that she had been raped, which deprived her last chance to start over with him.

After Su Zhiyou came back home, her parents were startled by her fierce look. “Youyou, what’s wrong with you? Don’t scare us.”

“I’m fine. After I recover, we’ll move to another city to start a new life.” Looking at her weeping parents and thinking of what Su Ruoqing had done to her, Su Zhiyou decided to live well. Only in this way could she become stronger, and when the right time came, she would take revenge on Su Ruoqing.

…

At the Leng family’s villa.

“Young General, the presidential palace sent someone to invite you over, for they have something important to discuss with you.”

Leng Yuhe was about to reject it, but Su Ruoqing answered for him, “OK. You can go back and tell them that the Young General will be there soon.”

“Ruoqing, I’m worried about you.”

“Hurry up. You hold an important post in the army, so you can’t pay your full attention to me,”

By saying this, Su Ruoqing seemed to have made great sacrifices, which really amused Leng Yuhe.

“Alright then, I’ll return home as quickly as possible.” After kissing her on the forehead, Leng Yuhe changed into a military uniform and left.

Inside the presidential palace, Bai Chongxiu had waited a long time before finally seeing Leng Yuhe’s car parked at the door.

“Tell me. Why are you in such a hurry to see me?”

“There is an emergency, so I have no choice but to go to you. The people we sent to Province S just sent back the news that the military in Province S are speeding up their training. If everything goes smoothly, they will soon launch a war against us.”

Leng Yuhe thought carefully about the reliability of this news. Realizing that Leng Yuhe was not convinced by it, Bai Chongxiu continued, “Young General, the people my father sent have been lurking in Province S for a long time. The news is true, and since we share the same benefits, I will definitely not deceive you.”

Bai Chongxiu’s words made sense, and Leng Yuhe had no choice but to believe him for now.

“I am not familiar with the things in the army, so I have to ask you for some advice.”

“You are flattering me. One thing I can tell you is that if Province S is going to wage a war, they might use some despicable methods like assassination again. Therefore, the presidential palace and the residences of all high-ranking officials should strengthen their guard to ensure everyone’s safety.”

“OK, I’ll send someone to do it right away.” Bai Chongxiu agreed quickly, as if he was really obedient to Leng Yuhe.

Ignoring whether Bai Chongxiu was sincere or not, Leng Yuhe continued to give him some suggestions.

“Don’t tell anyone about the war. If our soldiers lose their morale, we will definitely be defeated by the enemies. You don’t have to worry about the army, for I will take full responsibility.”

“I understand. Thank you, General. Please do your best to prepare for the war.”

Leng Yuhe nodded, took a glance at Bai Chongxiu and left.

On the way home, Leng Yuhe kept thinking about how to keep a balance between his daily work and his time spent with Su Ruoqing. Once he was ready for war, he could not accompany Su Ruoqing often…

For the first time in his life, Leng Yuhe felt distressed because of his high position. If he was not the Young General, he could accompany his beloved woman every day. But now, he should make every effort to protect his family and country, and therefore, he had to pay less attention to his private life.

Scenes flashed through the car window and he soon returned to his villa.

It suddenly began to drizzle. Su Ruoqing stood in the courtyard with an oil-paper umbrella, and she was reaching out her left hand to feel the raindrops falling from the sky.

Hearing the car stop, Su Ruoqing slowly turned around and smiled at Leng Yuhe.