Chapter 241: Hope to Always Walk On

Seeing Su Zhaozhao’s serious expression, Xie Huaizheng didn’t have the heart to keep teasing her.

But he also found her absolutely adorable, so he couldn’t help but lean in and kiss her again.

"You really don’t think it tastes sweeter this way?"

"No, I still think the normal way is sweeter," Su Zhaozhao said.

The moment she finished speaking, Xie Huaizheng leaned in to kiss her again.

"No way. Try again. Are you sure?"

"Mmph..."

After being kissed by Xie Huaizheng several more times, Su Zhaozhao finally wised up.

"Sweet, sweet, sweet! It’s much better this way. Xie Huaizheng, aren’t you being a little childish?"

If Xie Huaizheng’s men saw their commander acting like this, their jaws would probably hit the floor.

Xie Huaizheng chuckled lightly. "Zhaozhao, I’m as thick-skinned as they come."

He had always been shameless. Besides, Su Zhaozhao was his wife; wasn’t it normal for them to do intimate things together?

Seeing Xie Huaizheng like this, Su Zhaozhao finally sighed.

"Alright, alright, Xie Huaizheng, just shut up!"

But the next moment, the man leaned in and kissed her again. "Since Zhaozhao thinks this is so sweet, wouldn’t I be letting you down if I didn’t give you a few more kisses?"

Su Zhaozhao: "..."

She had to hand it to Xie Huaizheng!

Su Zhaozhao was getting a little overwhelmed by Xie Huaizheng’s antics.

Finally, Xie Huaizheng let her go.

All in all, he was in a great mood today. He was happy to see Su Zhaozhao was feeling much better, and he’d gotten to kiss her a lot.

’I really hope she can stay this carefree forever.’

’And if I can stay by her side and shield her from the storms of life, nothing would be better.’

’I will protect her,’ Xie Huaizheng silently vowed in his heart.

Turning his head, he saw the English textbook Su Zhaozhao had placed beside her and couldn’t help but ask, "Studying, Teacher Su?"

Hearing Xie Huaizheng suddenly call her Teacher Su, Su Zhaozhao shot him a look. "The semester is about to start, isn’t it? Of course I need to prepare."

"Well, you can treat me as your first student. Give me a lesson."

Xie Huaizheng said with a smile, looking at Su Zhaozhao.

Su Zhaozhao tapped him on the head with her textbook. "In your dreams!"

The main reason was, she wasn’t very good at it herself. So she always had to secretly enter her "space" and find modern English teaching videos.

Then she’d study how those teachers taught. Anyway, introductory English was simple, and the concepts were basic. However, Su Zhaozhao felt that teaching it to young children who had never studied English before would be a bit difficult.

But she believed she could overcome it.

"No more teasing," Xie Huaizheng said, ruffling her hair. "But you just recovered from being sick. I think you should put this stuff aside for now and get some proper rest."

But Su Zhaozhao immediately shook her head. "No, no, no. If I don’t work hard now, it’ll be too late."

The start of the school year was only a few days away, after all.

In two days, she had to go to the military district’s elementary school to complete her hiring paperwork.

She really had to thank Zhou Chengguo. Otherwise, how could she have possibly gotten a job like this?

Although the salary wasn’t particularly high, the job was stable and much less stressful. It would also be easier to transfer to a position in the city in the future.

The title of "teacher at the military district’s elementary school" was quite prestigious.

Seeing Su Zhaozhao working so hard, Xie Huaizheng decided not to bother her anymore.

After they ate and cleaned up, he went for a walk outside with Su Zhaozhao.

Su Zhaozhao thought about it and decided to tell Xie Huaizheng about her encounter with Xie Huaizhen.

She also told him that she had cleared up the misunderstandings and conflicts with him.

Listening to Su Zhaozhao say this, the man’s expression remained impassive, but he felt a little uncomfortable inside.

There was a sour feeling in his heart. He knew he was getting jealous again.

Even though there was nothing going on between Su Zhaozhao and Xie Huaizhen.

But the reality was, they had almost gotten married.

And Xie Huaizhen was a good man, too. Xie Huaizheng still didn’t want them to have any further contact.

He squeezed Su Zhaozhao’s hand and said to her, "It’s good that the misunderstanding is cleared up. From now on, keep your distance from him."

Hearing the sour, jealous tone in his voice, Su Zhaozhao said helplessly, "Xie Huaizheng, don’t worry. I only like you."

After she spoke, she reached out and hugged Xie Huaizheng. "I’m tired. Can you carry me on your back?"

Hearing the reliance in Su Zhaozhao’s voice, Xie Huaizheng didn’t hesitate for a second. He crouched down, letting Su Zhaozhao climb onto his back, and then slowly carried her toward the military compound.

Su Zhaozhao rested on Xie Huaizheng’s broad shoulders, feeling the warmth radiating from his body.

She closed her eyes slightly, feeling as if the entire world had grown calm.

’If we can just keep walking like this forever,’ she thought, ’the path ahead is sure to be beautiful.’

Xie Huaizheng intentionally slowed his pace, feeling the soft body of the girl on his back. She wasn’t heavy. For someone like him, who trained with sandbags on his back every day, carrying Su Zhaozhao was almost effortless.

He also wished this road had no end.

Xie Huaizheng had a sudden training session tonight. After dropping Su Zhaozhao off at the military compound, he turned and headed back toward the base.

Their training never distinguished between day and night. Sometimes they would even be called out to train in the dead of night, all to hone the soldiers’ alertness.

The goal was to maintain sharp senses even while sleeping.

He hadn’t been walking for long and hadn’t yet reached the training grounds when he saw Xie Huaizhen.

Xie Huaizheng raised an eyebrow. It was as if Xie Huaizhen had been waiting here for him on purpose.

"Camp Commander Xie, there’s something I don’t understand. I’d like you to clear it up for me."

Xie Huaizhen looked at Xie Huaizheng, his expression serious.

Xie Huaizheng’s expression also grew serious.

"Go ahead."

He actually had a pretty good idea of what it was about.

Sure enough, the next moment, Xie Huaizhen said to him, "The reason Su Zhaozhao is with you... is it because she mistook you for someone else? Did she mistake you for me?"

Xie Huaizheng’s thin lips pressed together. He looked at Xie Huaizhen’s calm and composed eyes, which held a deep-seated stubbornness, as if demanding he explain what was really going on.

Xie Huaizheng let out a soft scoff, looking at Xie Huaizhen with a half-smile. "Deputy Battalion Commander Xie, what’s the point in knowing?"

Xie Huaizhen really did seem like a true gentleman. He was handsome and had an upright character.

He’d heard that Su Zhaozhao had hurt him in the past, yet he was still able to forgive her.

’What a magnanimous man.’

’If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t have just let it go.’

He suddenly felt a flicker of fear. If Su Zhaozhao hadn’t mistaken their identities back then, would she have married Xie Huaizhen?

Thank goodness there were no ’what ifs’.

"Of course there’s a point. I just want to understand the whole story. Our names are so similar... Did she... make a mistake?"

Xie Huaizhen had actually figured most of it out, but he still hoped Xie Huaizheng would give him a straight answer.