The train clattered along.
Su Yun had just given birth, after all. Unable to fight off the exhaustion, she closed her eyes.
...
Meanwhile, the Su family household was in an uproar.
Mr. Su and Su’s mother hadn’t managed to bring Su Yun back, and they cursed and grumbled all the way home.
Su Tong gritted her teeth against the pain and came out of her room.
When she didn’t see Su Yun behind her parents, she exploded.
"Where’s that bitch Su Yun? Where is she? Why didn’t you bring her back?"
"She got on the train. We couldn’t catch her. By the time we got there, the train was just pulling away."
Hearing this, Su Tong nearly fainted from rage.
She shrieked, "How could she just leave? If she’s gone, what’s going to happen to my son?"
Her fury found a new target. "I told you to swap them ages ago, but you wouldn’t listen! Now look! She’s run off! What am I supposed to do? What about my son?"
’Swap the babies. Let my own flesh and blood go live a life of luxury, and make that bitch Su Yun raise my son for me.’
’And I could torture that bitch Su Yun’s son.’
’I was going to make Su Yun spend the rest of her life watching her own son suffer at my hands.’
Mr. Su frowned. "What’s done is done. She’s already gone, what can we do about it now? It’s not like we can’t afford to raise a child. Just raise him well."
Su Tong’s voice grew even shriller. "How is that the same thing? My son was supposed to go live a life of luxury! Now that they haven’t been swapped, how is he supposed to do that?"
’Most importantly, how am I supposed to abuse her son right under Su Yun’s nose?’
’And with that bitch Su Yun gone, doesn’t that mean she’s escaped my control?’
’I won’t allow it.’
"You have to find her and bring her back for me!"
Mr. Su snapped, "And where are we supposed to look? We don’t even know which military base Qin Zhicheng is stationed at. That kid was always wary of us."
Su Tong’s expression turned vicious. "I don’t care! You just have to find Su Yun and bring her back!"
’That bitch stole my man. What right does she have to live a good life?’
*
The three-day train journey left Su Yun utterly exhausted.
Her body was incredibly weak from having just given birth.
Fortunately, she had a little money on her, so she was able to buy hot congee and meals on the train.
She also snuck into the lavatory every day to drink a little from her Spiritual Spring.
She had a feeling the Spiritual Spring was something special; it seemed to be helping her body recover faster.
Just then, the train pulled into the station.
Su Yun, carrying a bundle on her back and the baby in her arms, slowly squeezed her way off the train.
Looking at this unfamiliar place, she had no time for melancholy.
Outside the train station, she found an ox-drawn flatbed cart.
"Sir, could you give me a ride to the military base?"
The man with the ox-cart glanced at Su Yun, noticing her deathly pale face and the baby she was holding.
"Sure, hop on!"
Su Yun’s face filled with gratitude. "Thank you so much, sir!"
The man scratched his head, embarrassed. "No, no need to thank me."
Once Su Yun was settled on the cart, he spurred the ox onward.
Su Yun hadn’t realized the military base was so far from the train station; the journey actually took two hours.
"We’re here, miss."
Hearing this, Su Yun immediately climbed down from the cart.
She took out two yuan and handed it to him. "Thank you, sir."
"No, you don’t have to." The man didn’t take the money and simply drove the ox away.
Su Yun felt a little awkward.
But she had more important things to attend to.
She walked toward the sentry post and was stopped.
"Comrade, this is a military base. Who are you looking for?"
"Hello, I’m Qin Zhicheng’s wife. I’m here to see him."
The sentry was slightly taken aback by her words. ’This woman is Mr. Qin’s wife?’
’And she’s holding a baby?’
"Please wait a moment. I’ll have someone notify him right away."
As soon as the words left his mouth, someone went to make the report.
So, Su Yun waited.