CHAPTER 192: 192 RETURN

I woke up in the middle of the night. I opened my eyes feeling a bit confused, and it took me a while to remember that I was already home.

Finally home, it’s truly not easy. I felt a bit hungry, so I got up to rinse my mouth, found a big beef bun, and ate it all. Despite making so many preparations, I didn’t eat on the train because I had no appetite.

Just finished eating and drank some milk, but I still couldn’t sleep. I blew out the candle, lay in bed with my eyes open, emptied my mind, and didn’t know how much time had passed when I heard something outside.

Jiang Xinyu was startled, and then heard the sound of the door being pushed open.

She had bolted the door of the main room last night.

"Who is it?"

"Wife, it’s me."

Jiang Xinyu’s eyes immediately reddened. She hurriedly got out of bed, put on shoes, and went to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, she was embraced. "Wife, you’ve lost weight."

"I’ll work hard to gain it back."

Wei Kaiyun carried Jiang Xinyu into the room, put her down on the kang, lit a candle, and moved closer to Jiang Xinyu.

Seeing the emaciated Jiang Xinyu, whose eyes seemed sunken, Wei Kaiyun, a big man, shed tears.

"I’m fine. I feel much better at home. You haven’t eaten yet, right? I’ll go cook for you."

"Why are you doing this? What are you holding on to?"

"I don’t know either; it’s hard to explain. Okay, let’s not talk about this. You go take a bath, and I’ll cook. I can also eat a bit with you."

Anger, heartache, and grievance swirled in Wei Kaiyun’s heart.

But seeing Jiang Xinyu sitting in front of him, all those feelings vanished.

"I’ll go cook, you wait. Don’t worry, I’ll take a bath after eating."

"No need, I’ll do it. I’ve been lying down too long and feel tired, so I want to move around." They simply boiled noodles in clear water because there was nothing else at home.

After eating, Wei Kaiyun went to bathe and came back to find Jiang Xinyu sitting on the kang.

He picked her up and let her lie on him. He gently stroked her back as if she would break with any force.

Soon, he noticed her breathing had become steady again; she had fallen asleep. No matter how furious he was, he couldn’t get angry looking at his wife like this. He hated Shen Xueqi, Qian Jun, and Tao Juncheng deeply.

The superiors wouldn’t let him deal with them, hmph, nothing is that simple. Hmph, Shen Xueqi, just wait for a good show when you get home.

Tao Juncheng wants to accumulate achievements? Dream on.

As for Qian Jun, he hadn’t acted yet, not because of any feelings, but because there was no rush. Thinking about it, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The next day, they both woke up past eight, startled by the knocking on the door.

"Who’s so annoying this early?" But the knocking kept going.

"I’ll go."

"No, you stay inside, I’ll handle it."

Jiang Xinyu put on her clothes and went out. "Who is it?"

"It’s me, Qian Jun."

Jiang Xinyu opened the door but didn’t step aside, "Mr. Qian, do you need something?" She saw him carrying a lot of things.

"I came to bring you some food."

Jiang Xinyu didn’t stand on ceremony, reaching out to take them, "Thank you, Mr. Qian."

Qian Jun wanted to enter, but Jiang Xinyu blocked him, making her point very clear. He had no choice but to smile and leave.

Jiang Xinyu bolted the door, bringing the eggs, vegetables, and a piece of meat back to the main room.

Wei Kaiyun had already folded the bedding. "Wife, when someone like Qian Jun shows kindness without a reason, he’s either up to no good or has ulterior motives."

"Haha, I think he’s making amends? Okay, don’t talk about him anymore. I feel like eating dumplings with three fresh fillings; I’ll go soak the seafood."

"Wife, why don’t we stay at the seaside for a few days?"

Jiang Xinyu shook her head, "Not these days, losing 120,000 needs an explanation. I’m not going to work today, but I must go tomorrow. Once I’ve handled everything, I’ll take a month off."

"Alright." Losing 120,000? What if it was all lost?

Because they had scallions and bok choy, their breakfast noodles had vegetables and eggs.

At noon, they made dumplings together. Although Jiang Xinyu said she wanted to eat, she only ate one bowl.

"When are you going back? Don’t worry about me, I’m fine."

"I’m going back tomorrow; the situation there is tense."

"Okay, how did you get here?"

"Drove, Secretary Lu is at Old Yang’s house."

"Hmm, if there’s an emergency, go back today."

"I can’t bear to leave you; I’ll go back tomorrow morning."

After lunch, she lay on him again. "Wife, tell me about this time in detail."

"Shen Xueqi brought someone who speaks Russian, but nothing was exposed. I think he was being cautious.

This time, I didn’t take a single step out. I just followed him.

At the border, the other side was very unfriendly; a crew member almost got shot.

They treated me okay, gave me a separate room, and prepared every meal.

The person in charge over there applied, and the final result was a fine of 100,000 and detention for a month.

I gave an additional 20,000, which is why we were allowed to return."

"They didn’t harm you, did they?"

"Not me, but I think they did have intentions."

"Hmm, it’s all over now, wife. The higher-ups have approved the textile factory’s application to send you to university, although it’s within the province."

"I’m not going; in one year, I can pass the university entrance exam myself. I don’t want to learn a trade."

"Haha, why?"

"It’s too tiring."

"Wife, this way you’re even more tired."

"It’s fine; if something like this happens again, I’ll resign. Even if they refuse, I won’t continue. The domestic drought should also be alleviated, right? On my way back, I noticed the crops in the fields looked good."

"Yes, it’s much better this year."

The two of them chatted until Jiang Xinyu fell asleep again, and Wei Kaiyun also took a nap holding her.

At five the next morning, Wei Kaiyun held Jiang Xinyu tightly, "When you take a break, come see me."

"Sorry, but I don’t want to take the train anytime soon. I’ll just stay home, and you don’t need to come over either. When I’m better, I’ll come find you. This year, I’ll visit you for the New Year."

"Alright, I’ll wait for you."

After seeing Wei Kaiyun off, Jiang Xinyu didn’t go back to sleep, got up and organized things, made herself a pot of seafood congee, ate it, packed it away, and then rode her bike to work when it was time.

When she arrived at the office building, many people looked at her in surprise and greeted her with concern.

Jiang Xinyu smiled brightly, "I’m fine."

It took her ten minutes to get back to her office. It was already cleaned up, and the only one who had keys was Song Qingqing. Haha, everyone was worried about her.

Still, she accepted their kindness. She put a piece of chocolate in her mouth and placed her things on the desk.

As soon as she sat down, Song Qingqing and Pan Xiulan came over, "Director Jiang, everyone says you’ve lost a lot of weight. It’s true, Director Jiang, you’ve suffered."