Qin Zhicheng was on the training grounds, drilling new recruits.
Instructor Xie came over. "Old Qin, your wife is here. She’s at the main gate. You should go meet her."
His shout brought the training soldiers to a halt.
Every one of them turned to stare at the Black Yama.
They were incredibly curious. ’Where did the Black Yama get a wife?’
Qin Zhicheng’s face darkened. He roared at them, "What are you looking at? Give me fifty more!"
At his words, everyone scrambled back to their drills.
But they were still dying of curiosity. ’Does the Black-Faced Yama really have a wife looking for him? Can’t be real, can it?’
’We never heard he got married, did we?’
Qin Zhicheng turned to Instructor Xie. "What did you just say?"
"Tsk, you’re not deaf. How could you not have heard me? I said your wife is here, right at the main gate. Hurry up and go. Oh, right, she’s also holding a—"
The color drained from Qin Zhicheng’s face, and he took off running in large strides.
Instructor Xie: ...?
’Wait, I wasn’t finished talking!’
Qin Zhicheng quickly reached the main gate.
He saw the woman standing there and recognized her in a single glance.
He quietly took a steadying breath.
He walked over with measured steps.
"What are you—" The question died on his lips when he saw the baby in her arms.
His pupils contracted violently.
"You... this is—"
Su Yun looked up at the man. Even after two lifetimes, she still recognized him instantly.
The man was very handsome, with a stern face and sharp eyes.
But as she faced him now, she felt nothing.
"Your son. Born four days ago."
Her voice was calm, her words brief.
No matter how composed Qin Zhicheng usually was, her words shattered his expression.
’Born four days ago?’
"You came here right after giving birth?"
"Yes. Are you going to make me keep standing here and talking to you?"
Her body was at its limit. Not only was she cold and hungry, but she desperately needed to rest.
Even with the spiritual spring water she’d been drinking, she had only given birth a few days ago. On top of that, she had been on high alert the entire train ride and hadn’t rested well at all.
Hearing this, Qin Zhicheng immediately reached out and took the baby.
So small... He held the baby, feeling completely helpless.
Su Yun only glanced at him and didn’t try to take the baby back.
"Come on... let’s go! I’ll take you to my dorm first."
Qin Zhicheng had lost all his usual composure; he felt like he was floating as he walked.
He didn’t even dare to use too much strength, terrified he might hurt the child.
Su Yun walked beside him in silence.
’If, in her past life, she had insisted on getting their marriage certificate and joining the military with him right away, would their child still have been switched?’
Just then, someone cried out in surprise.
"Mr. Qin, is that—"
"My wife."
Qin Zhicheng’s answer was brief, but it was enough to leave everyone dumbfounded.
’He isn’t even married, so where did she come from?’
Someone even blurted the question out loud.
Su Yun didn’t miss that comment. Her expression grew even more vacant. ’So, he never even told anyone at the base he was married?’
She couldn’t quite describe the feeling.
She was just glad she hadn’t planned on entrusting the rest of her life to a man.
’So, coming here for a divorce was the right decision.’
Qin Zhicheng had no idea Su Yun was here to divorce him.
His attention was currently focused entirely on the small bundle in his arms.
The short walk to his dorm now felt longer than all the walking he’d done in the past few years combined.
They finally made it to the dorm.
He opened the door and looked at Su Yun, his eyes dark and deep.
"I haven’t applied for family housing, so you’ll have to stay here for now. Rest."
His tone was stiff, laced with a hint of complexity.