Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 145 - 123 Group Leader Tongzi’s Confession

Chapter 145: Chapter 123 Group Leader Tongzi’s Confession

Midnight passed.

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"Knock, knock, knock..."

"Come in!"

Looking up at the small figure pushing the door open, Zhou Mikang’s lips hooked into a rare smile, "I guessed you’d probably come to see me by now."

With a snort, Chuxia asked bluntly, "Why has there been no news from Director Xu? Didn’t you say this deal was certain to go through?"

"What’s with the attitude?" Zhou Mikang glared at her, "Can’t you speak properly?"

Chuxia’s tiny brows furrowed tightly, "You said it, this was a masterpiece of Director Xu and your mother, a game for those in power. I have no say in it, but us common folks need to live our lives. Too much public pressure can crush us."

"Director Xu fell ill, Xiao Miao is taking care of her. Director Xu did arrange for someone to pick up Luo Xiaoqiong, but I stopped them. Without anyone to look after her, there’s no point in her going. Don’t worry, once Director Xu’s health is better, she’ll bring Luo Xiaoqiong over immediately."

"You..." Chuxia glared at him, infuriated, "You knew all along, why didn’t you tell me beforehand? Do you have any idea how ugly the rumors have gotten now?"

"I’ve been a bit busy lately."

"Busy?" Chuxia raised an eyebrow at him, "You did it on purpose, deliberately making me anxious to come find you. Hmph, the first thing you said when I walked in has already fully exposed your intentions! Despicable!"

"Lin Chuxia..." Zhou Mikang stood up, looking down at her from his height, "You were the one who set so many rules for me, always coming to find you would reveal our relationship, so who is really breaking the rules?"

"Psh!" Chuxia kicked his shin, observing his face for any change of expression, but there was none! Hesitating, she thought about kicking him again— but the regimental commander sat back down!

Looking at the legs of the table linking them, she could only give up. After a cold snort to express her anger, she then said, "You still have the nerve to talk? You’ve already broken the rules yourself. Why did you tell Doctor Jing about our relationship?"

Zhou Mikang’s face darkened in an instant, "How did you find out?"

"We’re talking about you breaking the rules, don’t change the subject. You promised I could continue working, but then you warned Doctor Jing not to let me be his assistant. Don’t you think you owe me an explanation?"

Chuxia had been holding back her anger the whole time Yang Xiaoli was talking, and now she’d finally found a place to vent. Damn it! The opportunity she’d struggled so hard to get was simply dismissed by this man with a single word. Did he think she had the same background as him, with nothing to worry about?

Even if she were to marry him, she wouldn’t be sold to him. Besides, he promised to let her continue working. How could he go back on his word? To think he’s both a man and a soldier!

With a sneer, Zhou Mikang’s brows twisted into a knot as he looked at Chuxia, "Is this what he told you?"

On the verge of denial, Luo Ye swallowed her words and stiffly replied with a "Yes!"

"So you’re saying, coming to see me, the matter about Luo Xiaoqiong is just one aspect, and what’s more important is to question me why I wouldn’t let you become Jing Zhe’s assistant, right?"

"Wrong!" Chuxia certainly wouldn’t admit to something she shouldn’t, especially since the expression on the other person’s face was reminding her not to be blindly loyal. You can’t make your arm twist your thigh; currently, she was that arm.

"That’s how it seems to me," he said.

"My primary purpose in coming here was to ask about Luo Xiaoqiong’s situation. As for your meddling with my job, it just suddenly came to mind, so I asked about it.

Of course, I’m not saying my work isn’t important, but previously, I’ve been so preoccupied with the situation Luo Xiaoqiong is facing that I overlooked the issue of you interfering with my job."

Listening to Chuxia’s convoluted explanation, Zhou Mikang’s expression softened, "Why did you dismiss what I have to say without listening? In your heart, am I really such an unreasonable and domineering person?"

Yes! While thinking this, of course, she couldn’t admit it out loud. Chuxia laughed awkwardly, "Not really, maybe there’s a problem with the way I expressed myself.

I really hope to be Doctor Jing’s assistant. I want to stand on my own two feet through my own efforts and make my parents proud."

Zhou Mikang casually leaned back in his chair, "Then why did you even take my salary card in the first place?"

"A man with money turns bad, and I want to prevent that beforehand!" As the words left her mouth, Chuxia wanted to knock herself out—why did she let her true thoughts slip?

Zhou Mikang’s gaze flickered, "You don’t feel secure about marrying me?"

"Yes!" Chuxia stared at him seriously, "I know you married me not because you love me. We’ve discussed the specifics before, so there’s no need to go over it again.

So, it’s normal for me to feel insecure. Moreover, I’ve said before, at your age, it’s impossible for you not to have dated. I can feel it, your last relationship, you loved deeply.

As for why it didn’t work out, I don’t know. But, I do know your feelings for your ex-girlfriend are definitely deeper than what you have with me. If one day..."

"There’s no ’if’!" Zhou Mikang rudely interrupted her, "This assumption of yours, it will never exist. Since I promised to marry you and treat you well, I would never abandon you!

The thing I hate the most is that kind of... person. So, whatever I say, I will never become that kind of person. Now, can you rest assured?"

"Not assured." Chuxia shook her head, "No one dares to predict the future. Your strong reaction now just shows that she is still in your heart. Don’t deny it. Where there’s love, there’s hate."

"Lin Chuxia..." Zhou Mikang’s eyes revealed a trace of pain, "must you rip open my wounds for you to be happy?"

"Regimental Commander Zhou..." Chuxia suddenly leaned forward, her eyes directly gazing into Zhou Mikang’s, "I am someone with emotional purity. If your heart is filled with another woman, yet you’re forcing yourself to marry me, then, in this lifetime, the person I will hate the most is you!"

" I am just like you! I also value emotional purity. Hence, for the woman who betrayed me, I will never forgive her in this life.

This has nothing to do with love, because all my efforts in her eyes turned to mockery and shame. So, if I still get angry when bringing it up now, it’s not because of love, but because of the shame! Do you understand?"

Seeing his face contorted with rage, Chuxia suddenly lost her interest in prying. She didn’t love him, so why bother inquiring about this?

She wiltingly withdrew herself, sat down on the chair opposite him, and looked at him blankly, "I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to."

Her attitude made Zhou Mikang freeze for a moment.

After a while, the expression on his face softened, and he let out a deep sigh, "You’re right. To marry you but not tell you anything is indeed unfair."

Chuxia nodded aggrievedly, "Of course, I haven’t even had my first love yet."

Zhou Mikang’s expression softened instantly. He reached out his hand slowly towards her but suddenly halted, looking at Chuxia sitting stiffly. He gave a helpless smile, "Don’t look so defensive. I bear you no ill will; you need to learn to trust me.

As for... as for Ye Meiru and me, our families arranged our marriage when we were very young. I am rather single-minded and felt that since the marriage was set, she had to be the only one for me.

She is the youngest daughter of the Ye Family, spoiled from a young age. Therefore, she took my kindness for granted..." Seeing Chuxia’s mouth twitch slightly, he cleared his throat unnaturally, "Of course, I’m not the kind of man who is particularly considerate or good at taking care of others. It’s normal she didn’t feel it.

But my feelings for her were sincere. I wouldn’t say they were incredibly deep, but since I became sensible, I have thought she was to be my wife for life and I shouldn’t have thoughts for any other.

Later, we both went abroad to study. After the initial novelty wore off, she often felt bored. She wanted me to be with her every day and not attend classes.

But we were there to study, not play. How could that be possible? One day, she told me she had found someone to keep her company and warned me that if I continued to neglect her, she might just run off with someone else.

I took it as a joke at the time, but in the end..." He paused for quite a long while before continuing, "One day, when I returned to our rented place, I found her... in bed with a blond man.

I was so angry that I beat up that man. However, she shielded him from me, adamantly saying she sought someone else’s company because I hadn’t been with her.

After that, I moved out. After completing my studies, I returned to China. When our parents asked, I simply said she hadn’t finished her studies, and left it at that.

Not long after, she returned too, found me, apologized, and said she did such a nonsensical thing because she was too young at the time; she hoped I would take her back.

She also told me that she only fell for that man’s sweet talk because she was feeling empty, mistook it for love, and thanked me for not exposing her affair.

I’ve said that I value emotional purity. How could I ever accept her again? I rejected her and told her that even if I were to remain single all my life, I would never marry her.

Of course, she didn’t give up, going to my home every day. My grandmother was particularly fond of her, and she would stick to my grandmother all the time. Later, pushed by my grandmother’s threat of death, I had no choice but to pretend to agree.

Just when I had agreed and was looking for an opportunity to discuss it with her, that blond man unexpectedly showed up in China.

In less than three days, she and the man started living together again. This time, she made no attempt to hide it from anyone, and so I became the biggest laughingstock in our circle.

At that time, I felt like killing someone. If it weren’t for my sister who stayed by my side, comforting me, perhaps I might have done something extreme.

That’s the whole story. Now, can you rest easy? If you’re still not reassured, you can ask Jing Zhe; he knows all about this."(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your votes for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)