Lu Zhixin’s eyes widened, and his legs went weak. He nearly collapsed onto the ground.
Fortunately, he managed to steady himself.
“Regiment Commander, could you say that again? I think I must have been hearing things just now!” Lu Zhixin was convinced something had gone wrong with his ears. Otherwise, how could he have heard his boss, the man who had never shown the slightest interest in women, say that he had a wife?
Married?
It was the most shocking thing he had ever heard in his life.
Lu Changzheng frowned, his sharp brows knitting together.
“You’re still so young, yet your hearing is already that bad?”
“I said, Ji Wanning is my wife!”
Lu Changzheng repeated the words solemnly.
Hearing the answer a second time, Lu Zhixin finally realized…
What he had heard the first time had been real!
“Regiment Commander, then… When did you get married?”
“Yesterday.”
Fortunately, he had gone to the matchmaking event yesterday. Otherwise, Comrade Ji might have been snatched away by another man. So far, she was the marriage partner he was most satisfied with.
The mere thought of that possibility was something Lu Changzheng simply could not tolerate.
Lu Zhixin immediately remembered that yesterday had been the military district’s matchmaking event.
That certainly made it possible, but…
“Regiment Commander, don’t tell me you went on a blind date yesterday and got married on the same day?”
Lu Changzheng narrowed his long phoenix eyes.
“Why? Is there a problem with that?”
He thought there was nothing wrong with getting the marriage certificate sooner rather than later. Since he felt she was a good person, they might as well register their marriage immediately.
He had always lived by one principle.
Speed! If something could be done quickly, he would never delay it.
Besides, after hearing what that teacher had said that day, he had nearly wanted to punch someone.
As far as he could see, Comrade Ji was an excellent young woman.
Lu Zhixin was speechless.
Good heavens… Boss is unbelievably fast.
Blind date and marriage all in one day.
It was as though a tree that had refused to blossom for decades had suddenly burst into full bloom overnight, stunning… no, terrifying everyone.
Even so, Lu Zhixin still found it difficult to believe.
It all felt too unbelievable.
“Boss, are you absolutely sure you’re not joking?”
Lu Changzheng shot him a cold glance, and Lu Zhixin immediately shut his mouth.
Alright! His boss had never lied.
Questioning him like that really was asking for trouble.
“Boss, don’t worry. I’ll start asking around about Ji Wanning… I mean, Sister in Law, right away.”
“Mm.”
Lu Changzheng nodded in satisfaction.
The kid wasn’t bad after all.
“Boss, can I tell the other comrades that you’ve married Sister in Law?”
Lu Changzheng cleared his throat and glanced at him.
With a serious expression, he said, “Do as you like.”
Lu Zhixin froze for a moment.
Since Boss had never been married before and had only just gotten married, he probably didn’t want anyone to know.
“Understood, Boss. I get it. I absolutely won’t tell anyone.”
Lu Changzheng’s gaze turned icy.
“Lu Zhixin, I don’t think you’re suitable to remain a communications officer. You’ll end up passing along incorrect information and making mistakes on the job.”
Lu Zhixin!!!
Alright! Now he understood.
His boss really was unbelievably awkward.
If he wanted everyone to know, why couldn’t he just say so directly?
Sigh! He could never understand what Boss was thinking.
No wonder Boss had become a regiment commander while he was only a humble communications officer.
“Boss, I understand this time. I really understand.”
Lu Changzheng frowned, his fist resting lightly against his chin.
He had merely been considering whether Lu Zhixin should be reassigned to another position.
Apparently, the man had misunderstood again.
Forget it! A misunderstanding was a misunderstanding.
Lu Changzheng had never been someone who liked explaining himself.
Before long, Lu Zhixin headed back.
The other soldiers were all dying to know what the regiment commander had spoken to him about.
Unfortunately, training resumed, leaving them no chance to ask.
Since a senior officer happened to need Lu Changzheng, training also ended earlier than usual, well before noon.
Before leaving, however, Lu Changzheng glanced at Lu Zhixin.
Lu Zhixin immediately nodded.
Their exchanged look silently assured Lu Changzheng that he would complete the investigation as quickly as possible.
As soon as Lu Changzheng left, Lu Zhixin was instantly surrounded by his fellow soldiers.
One of them even threw an arm around his shoulders.
“Little Lu, Boss talked to you, so you ought to share it with the rest of us brothers.”
“Exactly. We’re comrades. You can’t keep it all to yourself.”
“Come on, tell us. What did Boss say? We’re not letting you leave until you do.”
Faced with everyone’s curiosity, and never intending to keep it secret anyway, Lu Zhixin immediately lowered his voice mysteriously.
“You guys have no idea. Boss really told me something that completely shocked me.”
Something shocking?
Has Boss completed some major mission and earned another huge achievement?
That didn’t seem right.
There was no reason to tell Lu Zhixin something like that.
Then what could it possibly be?
“Oh, come on, Lu Zhixin! Stop keeping us in suspense and spit it out already!”
Remembering that he still had to investigate Sister in Law’s situation for Boss and worried he might run out of time, Lu Zhixin got straight to the point.
“Our Boss…”
He deliberately dragged out the words.
“…has found us a Sister in Law!”
Silence filled the air for three full seconds.
Then a burst of laughter exploded all around him.
“Hahaha! Lu Zhixin, are you telling us a ghost story?”
“Exactly! Boss getting married is even scarier than seeing a ghost.”
“That’s right. Boss is famous throughout the military district for staying away from women.”
Lu Zhixin rolled his eyes.
Fine! He hadn’t believed it either at first.
Spreading his hands helplessly, he said, “Anyway, that’s exactly what Boss told me. Believe it or not. Alright, I’ve got things to do, so I’m leaving.”
He still had to hurry and complete the mission Boss had assigned him.
Otherwise, Boss definitely wouldn’t let him off the hook.
Just thinking about Boss’s unique and brutally demanding training methods made Lu Zhixin shiver.
Although anyone who survived his training improved tremendously, it was something no ordinary soldier could endure.
After Lu Zhixin left, the others remained where they stood.
“Do you think what he said is actually true?”
“Of course not.”
“Wait…”
At that moment, Chen Xiong suddenly remembered something.
“Actually… Didn’t I tell you guys before? Yesterday I happened to see Boss standing with a young woman. I only saw their backs, but I’m absolutely certain it was Boss. Too bad none of you believed me.”
Everyone fell silent once again.
Then they all sucked in a sharp breath.
Damn!
Could it actually be true?
Had their Boss really…
finally blossomed after all these years?
No way.
They couldn’t keep such earth shattering news confined to their own regiment.
The entire military district had to know!
The thought alone filled Chen Xiong and the others with excitement.
Even during the rest of training, they seemed to have far more energy than usual.
Finally, after surviving Lu Changzheng’s devilish training session, they charged off the training ground the moment it ended.
Their spirits were so high that they even linked up and began singing military songs together.
The soldiers leaving the neighboring training grounds were soon infected by their enthusiasm.
They joined in as well, marching toward the family housing compound while singing military songs together, their voices loud, powerful, and full of spirit.
Accompanied by the resounding chorus, Lu Changzheng turned and headed toward Division Commander Zhou’s office.
Inside the office, Division Commander Zhou looked at the young man standing before him.
He had to admit it.
The kid really was remarkably handsome.
His features were well defined yet carried an intimidating sharpness, while his tall, sturdy build naturally gave people a sense of security.
At only twenty five years old, he had already risen to the rank of regimental commander.
Looking throughout the entire military district…
Who else possessed abilities that could compare with his?
Even across other military districts, there were very few, perhaps none at all.
More importantly, Lu Changzheng had come from an ordinary background.
For someone with no powerful family connections to climb all the way to his current position was far more difficult than most people could imagine.
Back then, Division Commander Zhou had taken quite a liking to Lu Changzheng and had wanted to introduce his own daughter to him.
Unfortunately, not only his daughter, but every other young woman as well, had been frightened away by the man.
His daughter had even cried as she declared, “I never want to see Lu Changzheng again for the rest of my life, and I definitely don’t want to marry him. He’s terrifying.”
Those words had left Division Commander Zhou rather speechless.
Although Little Lu was admittedly…
a little colder, a little darker skinned, and looked a little fiercer…
He was actually quite alright.
Anyone hearing Division Commander Zhou’s opinion would probably say,
No wonder you’re Lu Changzheng’s superior. That filter you see him through is unbelievably thick.
Returning to the matter at hand, Division Commander Zhou spoke to Lu Changzheng about the mission that had originally been planned for him.
“Although you’re married now, there’s an urgent assignment that requires you to handle it personally. It will only take a few days.”
Lu Changzheng nodded in agreement.
“Alright, you may go.”
Division Commander Zhou waved him away.
He didn’t feel like looking at this fool who had apparently become a little silly the moment he got married.
Meanwhile, as soon as Lu Changzheng returned to the dormitory, he found Lu Zhixin pacing back and forth, clearly waiting for him.
Lu Changzheng strode over.
Before he could speak, Lu Zhixin anxiously blurted out, “Boss, this is bad! Sister in Law has been bullied!”