CHAPTER 782: CHAPTER 778: A CYCLE CALLED DESTINY

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In life, every step involves making choices, some choices startling, some mundane.

When Yan Jinsu saw her husband again and learned about the decision he had made for her, the horror on her face lasted for a very long time; her almond-shaped eyes widened immensely, as if she couldn’t accept this ’choice’ her husband had now made.

"Silly wife, it’s okay, this step I chose is very deliberate. Currently, the military situation is fine, the kids don’t need me to pave the way for them, they can choose their own paths.

We, should take advantage of my body not yet failing, I should accompany you wherever you want to go before it’s too late, in a couple more years, even if willing, I might not have the strength."

Xie Jingchen cupped his wife’s rough little hand in his coarse palm and said in a calm manner, then, before his beloved wife could react, quickly added:

"Yeah~ So, wife, get better quickly. Without your medicine, my old back will start hurting again."

The gunshot wound at the time was very precise, if it weren’t for the great elixir from Yan Jinsu, and the previous enhancement of his body, Xie Jingchen might have become paralyzed long ago.

"You’re just humoring me!" Yan Jinsu’s eyes brimmed red as she looked at her husband.

"Little girl, don’t blame yourself, this is a decision I made myself. You’ve silently supported a big family for me, an old man. Even if I retire for you this time, I’ve gained a lot! Besides, I’m really tired. And, I’m not completely leaving the military, just shifting to logistics.

Be a good wife, your body is still overworking, don’t make me worry, alright?"

"Okay." Yan Jinsu nodded.

Perhaps for her husband, stepping back from the rushing currents isn’t a bad thing.

Being his confidante and from a medical background, how could she not know that her husband’s health was deteriorating?

Even the back pain he mentioned might actually be real. Otherwise, if there was medicine for the injury, why would the military allow such a reason for retirement?

This is why her husband is so honest with her.

Fortunately, she still has some treasured good medicine privately stored. She’ll take it out later to properly nourish her husband’s health; he should improve a bit...

With her husband retiring, it’s also a good time for her to wash her hands of it. After all, for the greater good, she had trained many alchemists; there will always be someone to take over.

Even her husband could let go of his career, for Yan Jinsu it was even simpler.

But as for fame and status? Hah, not brought by birth, nor taken in death, she had already let go.

Right now, Yan Jinsu didn’t care about all these, she just thought about how, in the future, she wouldn’t need to constantly worry about her husband’s safety due to his career!

The couple can live like ordinary people, accompanying each other day and night, her heart filled with anticipation—

Let her be selfish just this once.

Yan Jinsu cherished these current days deeply, perhaps by a karmic cycle, she always felt that she didn’t have much time left.

In fact, Yan Jinsu is only thirty-five and her husband merely forty-five. In others’ eyes, they are in their prime.

However, while outsiders may not notice, family members can see that although the spirit of the couple seems fine, their bodies are visibly aging rapidly.

When Xie Yuyue first impulsively left home, causing Yan Jinsu to have heart palpitations and shortness of breath leading to hospitalization, it seemed to have triggered Yan Jinsu’s hidden disease, causing it to proliferate. In half a year, Yan Jinsu had been hospitalized twice.

And Xie Jingchen, bearing the pain in his back, also collapsed upon learning that his beloved wife was hospitalized for the third time.

Overnight, the five children of the Xie Family seemed to have suddenly grown up.

Especially the twins, Xie Yuchen and Xie Yuyue, who possessed spiritual power beyond ordinary people, understood better than their three younger brothers what their parents’ situation presaged—

Despite the warning signs, the siblings were still helpless.

However, Yan Jinsu maintained a good mental state. Even though her body was ill, she remained exceedingly affectionate and loving toward her husband every day—

Because of the children’s misunderstanding, ever since his wife fell ill, Xie Jingchen showed them what ’crazy about his wife’ truly meant!

The entire Xie Family, fed up with so much affection, all exclaimed that they couldn’t take it anymore.

Even amidst illness, the couple, with their similarly rough hands, would always find a way to hold each other and provide emotional comfort.

It seemed as if their illnesses and reactions were synced. Whenever Yan Jinsu was unwell, Xie Jingchen’s body would also weaken, but his strong will persisted. If not for the family noticing his emotional shifts from his habitual small actions, his true physical condition might have remained unnoticed.

As for outsiders, they would not detect any emotional exposure from him at all.

Over these two years, though Xie Jingchen and Yan Jinsu were often ill, they persisted and visited many places, mostly within the country, as traveling abroad was too cumbersome.

The originally planned four-year academic pursuit of Xie Yuchen ended in just two years. Now, following his mother’s expectations, he stays in the Zhongchengdan Pharmaceutical as the chief CEO, continuing to fulfill Yan Jinsu’s aspiration of making Zhongdan the biggest globally!

As for his major?

Heh, it was merely one of his many hobbies.

Besides, though his mother couldn’t verbalize many things, her consistently displayed ideals and expectations were clear to him, who had heightened spiritual perception—how could he not perceive them?!

Most unexpectedly, after more than two years of growth, the originally willful Xie Yuyue, who had wanted to go to the Military School, indeed enlisted.

This led her three younger brothers, without hesitation, to follow their sister into the Rong System—after all, they were not particularly ambitious at that time.

Protecting their sister felt quite good to the three brothers.

Moreover, their parents’ sudden aging and illnesses made them realize even more that only by the Xie Family sticking together could they form a powerful force.

The divergent paths of the Xie Rong District Chief’s five children truly defied everyone’s expectations, with the daughter, who was thought most likely to be pampered, being the first to enlist.

And the oldest son of the Xie Family, whom many speculated would be the successor, shocked everyone by becoming a shrewd businessman!

Of course, even as a businessman, he was the most powerfully backed.

After all, behind Xie Yuchen stood the colossal Zhongdan Pharmaceutical! Not to mention, how many family influences were backing him.

This year, during the swelteringly hot month of June, Yan Jinsu’s body weakened further. While ordinary people were still wearing shorts and skirts, she had already started wearing autumn clothes.

Three years of care didn’t even add a pound to her weight; on the contrary, she grew thinner each month. Fortunately, though her body appeared diseased, her face was bright and wise, showing none of the shrinkage common to many patients.

Just looking at her complexion, one would never guess that she had been tormented by physical illness for nearly three years.

This year, Yan Jinsu turned thirty-eight, while Xie Jingchen was exactly forty-eight—