Just when everything seemed to be getting better, the god of fate once again waved his magic wand, causing the people in the red dust to experience the catastrophe again......

When Xu Enhai and Song Yuanyang appeared at the same time, Zhou Ruikang was really surprised, he never thought that these two people who were inextricably linked with his first wife Xu Manlin would stand in front of him again.

Xu Enhai still scanned everything around him with sharp eyes as sharp as a blade, the cigar smoke in his mouth and the ring on his finger were still showing off his wealth, and his arrival was an order from above.

And Song Yuanyang's appearance is very strange, no one invited him or ordered him to come to Chongqing, this city that was bombed indiscriminately, he was born in a famous family, how precious his life is, like his life experience, he should have hidden overseas, but he came, very silent, seemed to be full of worries, and his eyes often stayed on Zhou Ruikang.

Zhou Ruikang didn't want to communicate with them more, as soon as he said goodbye to Shanghai, he had already torn his face, and now goodbye, everyone also has a mustard in their hearts, why bother with hypocritical politeness, so Ruikang just nodded slightly with them after the meeting, and wanted to leave.

Unexpectedly, Xu Enhai called out to him: "Mr. Zhou, I haven't seen you for many years, and your official luck is prosperous." I heard that you already have the rank of lieutenant colonel, and you are highly respected by the chairman. The future is limitless. ”

"Boss Xu, I haven't seen you for many years, but my demeanor is still the same, and I am still thriving." After many years of officialdom, Zhou Ruikang has long since faded from the student spirit of the year and is a little more sophisticated, but Mei Ruoli's death and Xu Ziyan's secret are both thorns stuck in his throat, and he has been fooled by him several times, so he naturally has to be careful.

Xu Enzeng spit out a puff of cigarette, walked up with a smile and said, "Hehe, is Mr. Zhou still worried about the events of the year?" He glanced at Zhou Ruikang out of the corner of his eye, and then said: "Hey, back then, your position was unclear. The party is so close, I naturally want to guard against you, but now that you and I are in the same camp, we are naturally friends rather than enemies, so let's write off the past. ”

Zhou Ruikang looked at his cold and unpredictable face, he really didn't know what he was thinking, although he had a lot of military exploits, but in terms of scheming, he knew that he was by no means Xu Enhai's opponent, and shook his head with a chuckle: "Boss Xu is thoughtful, and can share worries for the chairman, which makes me admire, and I am ashamed of myself, so I can only stand by at any time, go into battle to kill the enemy, and serve the country with flesh and blood." So you and I should do our part. ”

"Well said, well said!" Xu Enhai clapped his hands, looked at Song Yuanyang on the side, and said with a smile: "Back then, I knew that Mr. Zhou was a dragon and phoenix among people, a rare talent, and wanted to develop into my Central Unified Bureau, but unfortunately Mr. Zhou didn't appreciate his face, but sure enough, I have a good eye, look, now he is a rare brave general in the army." Hehe. ”

Zhou Ruikang didn't know what he was trying to do with all the other things he was trying to pat himself on the back, but he felt that their conversation was very boring, because he still had to go to the urban area of Chongqing to check the disaster situation, and then arrange all kinds of air defense work.

Shaking his head, he was about to say goodbye, but Song Yuanyang suddenly stood up and said, "Mr. Zhou, I am now living in the villa of the chairman and his wife in Jinyun Mountain, where there is a good hot spring, I would like to invite you to go with your wife." Although we had some contradictions and misunderstandings in the past, the past is over, even for the sake of the deceased Man Lin, I think we can be friends. ”

Compared with Xu Enhai's unpredictable weather, Song Yuanyang's attitude is much more sincere, and he also Song Yuanyang does not have much grievances in essence, it is nothing more than jealousy with himself back then, so he couldn't refuse strongly, so he had to nod and say, "Okay, I'll go home and discuss it with my wife." ”

was busy until late at night, Zhou Ruikang dragged his tired body home, and then walked to the door, the piercing baby cry has reached his ears, yes, he has been upgraded to a father half a year ago, Jiaqi took an abandoned baby boy from the nursery, officially adopted, and wrote a letter to tell Master Zhou and the second elder of the Cheng family, Zhou Ruikang didn't say anything, he knew that this was Jiaqi's heart disease, but also his heart disease, the two tacitly agreed, no one told the elders in the family about it, Jiaqi named the baby boy Zhou Dingbang.

Ruikang doesn't dislike children, it's just that he is really tired, there are countless deaths and injuries in the city of Chongqing, countless streets, houses have collapsed, he can only sleep for four or five hours a day, plus he is very worried, physically and mentally exhausted, as soon as he hears the child's cry, he has a nervous breakdown, and he doesn't even want to step into the door.

But where can you go if you don't go in? He had to go home, he had to sleep.

Before he could knock on the door, Jiaqi had already heard his footsteps and opened the door, her hair was unkempt, she was wearing a nightgown and slippers, holding the child in one hand and a bottle in the other, and the child was crying with her mouth open.

"Oops, you're finally back, I don't know what's wrong with Dingbang, he's been crying for hours, what should I do?" Jiaqi seemed to see a savior, hoping that her husband could help her, and stuffed the child into Ruikang's arms. I muttered something to find a thermometer, and what could it be a fever.

Ruikang had to carry the child into the room by himself, the clutter in the room made him even more annoying, the table was piled with newspapers, rice bowls, milk powder boxes, milk powder spilled all over the ground, a pile of shoes at the door, a pile of clothes on the bed, a mess of manuscript paper on the desk, Jiaqi may be a good work partner, but not a life partner at all, she is suitable for a servant to live together, not to be a housewife who takes care of the housework.

Ruikang put the child in the cradle, he didn't know how to make the little baby stop crying, he didn't know how to coax, he didn't have the strength to coax, he himself was almost tired and fainted, he threw the big ball of clothes on the bed in the wicker chair, he had no strength to say anything, he took off his clothes and fell to the bed.

"Ruikang!" She shouted, "Why did you sleep?" The child doesn't coax me, you get up and help me, he cries like this, I'm going crazy! Is he sick? Should you take him to the doctor? Help me hold him......" Jiaqi kept talking, reaching out to push him, she thought that with a child, their marriage would ease a lot, she thought that with a child, their marriage would not have any regrets, but she was wrong, the arrival of this child made their relationship worse and worse.

Even she couldn't hold on anymore, she didn't know that Ruikang was very busy and hard, and she could go to the front again at any time, but she didn't know what to do? Although he never loses his temper and never complains about anything, she knows that he is unhappy, he has no smile on his face for a long time, and every day when he comes home, he is either in a daze at the window or smoking, except for work, he is a soulless shell.

For a long time, Ruikang faced the wall, sighed deeply and said, "Tomorrow I will pay someone to come back to help you." If one is not enough, please ask two, don't get tired. After saying that, he fell asleep to the sound of the child's shouting.

He didn't expect anything from this marriage at all, he knew that he had never had feelings for Jiaqi, she was very good, very smart, and very good to him, but she had never been able to attract him for so many years since they had known him, but he had to keep his promise and spend his life with her.

His heart locked on a person as early as the day he stood on the wall and peeked into the Mei family's courtyard, he still remembered that she was wearing coarse plain clothes, no jewelry on her body, no fat powder on her face, only the two blue ribbons tied to her braids, her lips were red without dots, her eyebrows were picturesque, she looked at him curiously, and their eyes were destined for a lifetime when they looked at each other for the first time.

He regrets it now, why did he hesitate at that time, if he had been braver and pursued her before she and her eldest brother got married, all the stories might have been different.

He only slept for more than four hours and woke up, Jiaqi was tired, he slept very soundly, the little baby was also tired of crying, he slept very sweetly, he walked to the cradle and gently stroked the baby's little face, a poor child, his body was written with the tragedy of war, he sighed, a wife without love, a child without blood relations, he didn't know who was more pitiful than whom in this family.

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Perhaps, every bit of happiness needs to be assessed by fate before it comes, and the exam questions of the goddess of fate are always so difficult and full of contradictions.

In the early morning of Jinyun Mountain, the fog was filled, dyeing the beautiful scenery in the mountain like a fairyland, very beautiful, Ding Xiaohui was freshening up at the door, and said to Mei Ruojun in the house: "Ruojun, the air in the morning is a little cold, you put on a mask, it's best to wrap a scarf, don't catch a cold." “

"Okay." She replied softly, helped him take out the sweater and put it on the stool, and then began to fold the quilt, he stood in the doorway and looked at her with a smile, she was the perfect wife, beautiful, virtuous, quiet, he looked forward to the day when he would be united with her, he looked forward to their bright future.

Dressed properly, they held hands as usual, and walked down the narrow stone steps down the mountain, the scenery of Jinyun Mountain is beautiful, if it were not for the war, this is not only a tourist spot for the nearby people, but also a place for high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen to recuperate and relax.

In the middle of the morning mist, there was a group of people slowly walking up from the bottom of the mountain, there were a large number of people, there were about 20 people at a glance, half of them were escorts and bodyguards, and there were seven or eight people in the middle, some men and women, some wearing Mao suits, some wearing suits, and some wearing military uniforms.

The stone steps were very narrow, and there was no fork in the road, and by the time the two sides approached, three bodyguards had already stepped forward to drive Ding Xiaohui and Mei Ruojun to the mud on the side.

Halfway through the team, her eyes were firmly attracted by the figure in military uniform at the end of the team, her whole body kept trembling, and she looked at that person with wide eyes, he was still so outstanding, more upright and strong than before, the beautiful military uniform and white gloves lined him with majesty, and the instrument was magnificent, that handsome face, still so charming, the strictly trained military pace, so that he had already transformed from an innocent college student to a man full of masculinity, she looked at him like a fool, Long forgotten everything.

She didn't expect that the thousands of reunions she had been looking forward to for a long time would happen on such an ordinary morning, so accidentally, so closely.

He was not walking alone, he was holding a beautiful woman in his hand, Cheng Jiaqi, she was still beautiful and elegant, she was wearing a delicate cheongsam, her hair was very good-looking, with a shiny headdress, her eyes were shining, she looked at her husband with love, her face was full of happiness and proud smiles, they clasped their fingers tightly, whispering something.

She suddenly had a feeling of ten thousand arrows piercing her heart, he walked past her, glanced at her casually, she felt that she was about to suffocate, quickly lowered her head, pulled the mask on her face with trembling hands, covered her face tightly, and hurriedly looked for Ding Xiaohui's embrace, God, she was so scared, afraid that he would recognize herself, she turned around, Ding Xiaohui had already hugged her trembling body tightly in his arms.

"You see, it turns out that there are loving couples in the mountains." Cheng Jiaqi also glanced at them, and whispered to Zhou Ruikang: "But why does that man keep frowning at you?" ”

"I don't know." Zhou Ruikang thought about how to enhance Chongqing's venting facilities, and he didn't care about this inconspicuous mountain couple at all.

Cheng Jiaqi didn't care anymore, she was very happy that Ruikang took her out for a walk, and after climbing the mountain and watching the perfect view, they would go to the villa to party, and today Ruikang's attitude towards herself was very gentle, she was in a good mood and felt that everything was good.

Mei Ruojun looked at their figures that were gradually drifting apart, his eyes had already been blurred by tears, he didn't recognize her, although she didn't want to be recognized by him, but his strangeness still made her feel painful, she loved him for so long, missed him for so long, waited for him for so long, the astronomical days, days, months, months, minutes and seconds, he walked past her in a hurry, walked over, was this the last time they met?

Her body suddenly seemed to be emptied, losing all her strength, losing all her hope, losing all her expectations, it was over, it was over, she couldn't find the support point of life anymore, she felt that the world was spinning, she glanced at Ding Xiaohui in front of her apologetically, looked up to the sky and let out a long breath, and slowly collapsed.

"Ruojun ----!" He looked at the small body that was paralyzed in his arms, and cried out in horror! His shouts echoed through the empty valley.

Zhou Ruikang was shocked! Cheng Jiaqi was shocked! The two of them stopped unconsciously, did they hear it wrong? The echo still lingers in the mountains.

He let go of the hand holding Jiaqi, and his heart vibrate, how could the name he had shouted thousands of times a day in his heart come out of another man's mouth?

He gasped, remembering the strange appearance of the pair of men and women just now, he seemed to see the woman trembling all over, why was she trembling? And the man had indeed been frowning at himself, why did he look at himself like this? Don't? Don't? Does he know himself? But he was pretty sure he didn't know him.

Don't...... Don't...... Is it really Ruojun? How is that possible? It is impossible for Ruojun to come to Chongqing, she has never even been out of Beiping City, how can she run to Chongqing? He frowned, stunned, and shook his head.

No, maybe it's really Ruojun? He didn't want to give up any possibility, so he turned and walked back, trying to figure out who the couple really was, but his arm was grabbed.

Cheng Jiaqi shook her head in panic and said, "No, no, no, it's impossible, you heard it wrong, maybe it's just the same name and surname, or maybe her surname is Luo?" Or is it a homonym? Impossible. She tried desperately to stop him from turning back.

He didn't speak, gently broke free of her hand, and walked back quickly.

The fog in the mountains was getting heavier and heavier, and the scenery two paces away could not be seen clearly, and when he returned to his place, the couple had long since disappeared.

He stood on the stone steps in frustration, the suspicion in his heart was getting bigger and bigger, she was wearing a big mask, she was trembling all over, as if she was scared, she pulled the mask, as if she was afraid that he would recognize her...... Why? If she was just an ordinary village woman, why should she panic like this? His heart suddenly ached and soured and bitter, and he was almost certain that she was, God, why was he so careless?

"Lieutenant Colonel, the chairman called you over." A bodyguard ran down to deliver the word.

Zhou Ruikang couldn't do it, so he punched hard in the air, so he had to follow the man to the mountain, but his heart was foggy.