Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1378: Chapter 1379: The Terrifying Guilt

While speaking, Gong Juechen placed two more pieces of chicken in Ye Zhi’s bowl and cheerfully reminded her, ”You should eat more.”

Ye Zhi looked at the chicken thighs and chunks in her bowl, her emotions in turmoil. She really wanted to shout at him to stop pretending. The more he smiled now, the more distraught she felt.

Ye Zhi began eating the food in her bowl absentmindedly, while Gong Juechen ate his own meal and continuously added dishes to Ye Zhi’s bowl, encouraging her to eat more. He even said that she had treated him so well over the past few days, and that he intended to treat her even better in return.

Finally, Ye Zhi put down her chopsticks, not looking at Gong Juechen but instead staring at the food in her bowl. She spoke softly, ”Gong Juechen.”

”Hm?” Gong Juechen replied instinctively.

”The boss has told me everything...” Ye Zhi paused briefly before continuing, ”About your origins.”

Gong Juechen fell silent.

After a long moment, Gong Juechen finally smiled and said, ”Do you think I’m pitiful?”

Ye Zhi didn’t respond.

”I think I’m pretty pitiful myself,” Gong Juechen continued with a smile. ”Zhizhi, since I’m so pitiful, why don’t you marry me~?”

Ye Zhi: ”...”

”Zhizhi, I mean it. Marry me,” Gong Juechen was still smiling. ”Whether you feel sorry for me or for some other reason, marry me. I want to marry you. Everyone else has a home, and it’s just you and me who don’t. Please give me a home, and give yourself a home too.”

A home...

Truth be told, hearing the word ”home” made Ye Zhi’s heart waver. She had been here for over a year now, and although An Jing—the boss—treated her very well, she ultimately didn’t have a place that was truly hers here.

But—

”I don’t like you.” She thought she was speaking the truth, but the moment the words left her mouth, she felt a guilty pang.

”Is that so.” Gong Juechen chuckled lightly and added more food to Ye Zhi’s bowl. ”Then just keep stringing me along. Either way, I’m dying at the base of this tree—yours. Whether you believe it or not, as long as I’m still alive, I’ll stay by your side.”

Ye Zhi’s heart suddenly felt so tangled that even she couldn’t understand it.

Seeing that Ye Zhi wasn’t eating, Gong Juechen gently urged, ”Hurry up and eat. After you’re done, take a good rest. These past days, you’ve been taking care of me and haven’t rested properly.”

Ye Zhi still didn’t respond, but she started eating again, her emotions still as complex and unclear as ever. Yet she was aware of one thing—something between her and Gong Juechen seemed to have changed.

...

When An Jing went to Wolf Camp to find Xiao Changyi, Xiao Changyi had already finished inspecting and organizing the troops.

Then, the two of them returned home together.

At noon, they ate lunch at home with their four little ones, and afterward, An Jing and Xiao Changyi entered the palace together.

Xiao Changyi needed to meet Su Chengyu to discuss the specifics of the military expedition.

An Jing also needed to meet Su Chengyu to talk about the matter of female soldiers accompanying the army’s campaign against Chilin.

An Jing presented her case first.

Su Chengyu hesitated at first. After all, this was the first group of female soldiers, and there were only ten of them. They had only trained for ten months, while the campaign against Chilin consisted of elite troops. Chilin needed to be eradicated, and no mistakes could be afforded.

Then, recalling that the female soldiers had competed against the male soldiers before and even won, he thought that perhaps their presence wouldn’t be a liability.

Moreover, these soldiers had been personally trained by Brother Yi’s sister-in-law. Perhaps not only would they not be a hindrance, but they might also turn out to be an asset in killing a significant number of enemies.

Thinking this through, Su Chengyu agreed, ”Alright then, we’ll follow Sister-in-law’s plan and let the female soldiers accompany the army on the campaign.”