CHAPTER 176: MAJOR 170’S WIFE

When Lu Chi returned home, it was already dark. He hurriedly had dinner and went into the bedroom.

"I heard you brought home a pretty female soldier?" His wife, Li Qiong’er, was wearing a loose purple pajama set, sitting in front of the mirror applying "Fragrance" brand moisturizer.

Lu Chi glanced at her slightly plump back and replied instead, "You’re pregnant, so don’t use all that junk makeup; it makes me lose my appetite."

Lu Chi had married Li Qiong’er in Beijing. After the wedding, instead of staying at home to nourish the fetus, she chose to join the army with him. Her maternal family had a few relatives in East Sea Province, but they were mostly from mountain villages. However, over the years, thanks to her connections, she had indeed gained a lot of benefits. So, she wasn’t unfamiliar with this place in East Sea. She had only been back to her parental home for a few days, and upon her return, she heard such rumors, which naturally made her unhappy. After all, there are no walls without leaks.

"Not using makeup?" She stood up and walked over to him, affectionately helping him take off his coat, "What if you’re seduced by another woman? I and the child would cry to death."

Lu Chi rolled his eyes, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Fine, I’ll be serious," Li Qiong’er looked at him, "What’s the origin of that female soldier? Is she from Beijing, so your family asked you to take care of her?" Lu Chi wasn’t the type to help people without reason. Unless it was a relative, Li Qiong’er couldn’t think of any other reason. She heard a surname Guan, what was her name again. When she first heard it today, she thought it was a man.

"No."

Li Qiong’er changed her expression, "So... it’s because she’s pretty?"

"No." Lu Chi felt a bit irritated, took a towel, and was about to go out to take a shower. For what reason exactly? He wanted to know too.

Li Qiong’er grabbed his hand, "You need to make it clear to me. What did you say when we got married... promised we would live well and that you weren’t interested in other women, and yet how long has it been?"

"She’s a natural soldier; you have no idea how talented she is. I dare say no other woman in this world can match her."

"Ha... You’re not one to appreciate talent, there are so many talented men in the army you don’t appreciate, and it’s rare for you to appreciate a woman." Li Qiong’er didn’t believe it, sneered. "In your heart, isn’t the best woman in the world Jiang Jiaqi in that photo you keep? And now this Guan woman can also make you take notice."

"Don’t mention Jiang Jiaqi to me! When I say I’ve forgotten, it means I’ve forgotten!" Lu Chi shouted coldly and stormed out.

"If you didn’t remember, mentioning it wouldn’t matter." Li Qiong’er clutched her stomach angrily and sat on the bed, "One Jiang Jiaqi left, and now comes another little demon. Is it a horse or a mule, you have to take it out to see. Tomorrow I’ll go have a look at her."

"Cousin, I went to see, she really is pretty, no wonder brother-in-law brought her in. She’s aloof; when I talked to her, she didn’t respond, as if she didn’t understand me." Li Qiong’er’s cousin, Ji Yao’er, who had come through connections to the military art troupe, had always been close to Li Qiong’er in the army.

Li Qiong’er listened with a smile to her cousin’s sweet voice and said, "There’s no real aloofness in this world, only superficial aloofness."

"Right, I also think she’s faking it," Ji Yao’er chimed in, pointing a finger, "Look, that’s her, the one with no expression on her face."

The mess hall was bustling, and though there were many people, Li Qiong’er followed the direction of Ji Yao’er’s finger and immediately spotted the woman.

She was neither fast nor slow, like a clear stream among the crowd, calm and unperturbed, with a tall and slender figure, and a serene, yet striking, face that made her presence unmistakable.

Like she had seen a ghost, Li Qiong’er’s face turned pale, "She... Jiang Jiaqi."

"What Jiang Jiaqi?" Ji Yao’er asked, baffled, "Cousin, what are you talking about? She’s called Guan Kunling, from this province, from the countryside." She emphasized the last four words. From the countryside, unfit for the stage. What’s the use of looking pretty? Without real skills or family background, one can’t survive in the army.

The woman seemed to have finished eating and slowly walked toward the door.

Li Qiong’er chased after her.

"Cousin... don’t run. You’re pregnant."

"Don’t follow me; I’m going to meet her," Li Qiong’er said with a somewhat fierce expression.

In her memory, her cousin was always high and mighty, with a gentle demeanor, but today she seemed a little scary. She wasn’t particularly beautiful, average in appearance, but she had good fortune. Her mother was the Lu Family’s nanny, so naturally, she met Lu Chi and eventually married him. No one knew why someone like Lu Chi took a liking to Li Qiong’er, and even sometimes, Li Qiong’er herself was puzzled. But definitely, half of it had to do with Jiang Jiaqi’s death... or so it was related.

"Qiong’er, what are you doing? Are you feeling unwell?" some of the familiar military wives asked with concern.

Li Qiong’er suddenly stopped in her tracks, the panic on her face dissipating, and she forced a smile, "It’s nothing, doesn’t matter."

That’s right, she was Li Qiong’er, she wasn’t the nanny’s daughter; she was the wife of a major. How could she lose her composure in front of everyone because of a little demon? She was different from these crude people; she was noble.

Li Qiong’er adjusted her breathing and gracefully stepped outside.

Once outside the mess hall, seeing the graceful figure ahead, she called out, "Jiang Jiaqi."

Guan Kunling stopped and slowly turned around, "Are you calling me?"

Taking a few steps to reach her, Li Qiong’er scrutinized her features, too much alike, eighty percent resemblance.

"Yes, I was calling you. Are you Jiang Jiaqi?"

"No, I’m not."

"Stop pretending," Li Qiong’er sneered contemptuously, "Are you human or ghost? Can you climb out of the coffin after dying? If you’re not her, why did you stop when I called her just now?"

"A few days ago, Lu Chi called me the same way. I’m curious, who is Jiang Jiaqi?" Her mouth curled into a cold but faint smile, "I have a name, Guan Kunling. Don’t call me Jiang Jiaqi again, or I’ll kill you."

"Kill me? Let me tell you, I fear neither heaven nor earth; even if you’re a ghost, I can find someone to destroy you!" She grabbed her hand, her sharp nails digging into the flesh on the palm and back of her hand, and said viciously, "If you could kill me, you wouldn’t have waited until today."

Guan Kunling unceremoniously shook off her hand.

Li Qiong’er said, "I married Lu Chi. You probably don’t know, but I’m already pregnant. You better not set your sights on him, or I’ll make sure you can’t stay in the army. After all, I’m the wife of an officer now."

"Mrs. Lu, huh," Guan Kunling left a remark, "These words you should tell Jiang Jiaqi."

Li Qiong’er stared at her carefree silhouette and shouted angrily, "Stop! I’m telling you to stop, don’t you hear? I’m ordering you with my superior status!"

Guan Kunling looked back, "Apart from this status, what else do you have?"

Still claiming not to be Jiang Jiaqi, only Jiang Jiaqi would dare disregard her! "At least I have this status."

"Hope you can keep it."

This bitch! Li Qiong’er muttered, "I was able to make you die once, I can make you die a second time." Suddenly, a dull pain came from her abdomen; it had never hurt like this before, it was just stuffily painful today. However, overwhelmed by anger, she didn’t pay attention to this abnormality.