The military wife is pregnant and the tycoon, who has no heir, spoils her rotten.

Chapter 28 Invasion by Outsiders

Xia Zhi's lips moved, but she couldn't say anything.

Chen Yan then smiled and looked at her, saying, "Me? I can't have children, and nobody wants me."

As Chen Yan smiled and lowered her head, a few tears fell.

What she didn't say was that Chen Yang was his biological brother.

Xia Zhi felt a pang of heartache. She had always thought Chen Yan was in her forties, but she hadn't expected her to be only thirty.

"But auntie, having children isn't a woman's only goal. Loving yourself and enjoying life is what matters."

"And I'm twenty-one this year, you're only nine years older than me, so I'll call you Sister Chen from now on."

Xia Zhi smiled and put her arm around her, then changed the subject and chatted with her about other things.

Chen Yan's eyes were unfocused. Love yourself? Enjoy life?
How can this be.

However, her mood was quickly lifted by Xia Zhi, and the two started chatting and laughing again.

"Sister Chen, I'm going up the mountain. I'll bring you a gift when I come back!" She picked up the basket next to her and carried it on her back.

"Okay, be careful." Chen Yan smiled and got up to see her off.

Watching Xia Zhi's carefree figure disappear into the distance, she couldn't help but think of what she had said.

Her family started arranging marriages for her when she was sixteen. After a year of marriage, she still wasn't pregnant. When she went to a large hospital in the provincial capital, they told her she couldn't get pregnant.

The matter escalated, and she became known as an unwanted woman. The village's scorn, contempt, and various insults nearly overwhelmed her. After that, no one dared to come to her for matchmaking anymore.

She left her hometown with her brother when she was twenty and joined the army. It's been so long since then.
But she still feels that these things happened just yesterday, and every time she thinks about them, her heart aches.

Within a morning, everyone in the unit knew Xia Zhi, and they would greet her whenever they saw her on the road.

Xia Zhi breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the military base; they were so incredibly welcoming.

They bumped into Hao Liping and Gu Yunshen, who had just returned from town, as soon as they came out.

As soon as Hao Liping saw Xia Zhi, she smugly grabbed Gu Yunshen's arm and looked at her provocatively.

"Xia Zhi must be suffering from the pain of living a life of widowhood."

As Hao Liping spoke, she swayed her body and deliberately tugged at her collar, revealing some marks.

Xia Zhi glanced at the two of them speechlessly, then noticed some familiar faces from the compound behind her. She turned back and gave Hao Liping a meaningful smile.

Hao Liping's smug expression gradually froze. What kind of expression was that?

"Oh dear, Liping, you're not even married yet, and you're already going to a hotel with Gu Yunshen."

One sentence instantly drew everyone's attention.

Hao Liping's face immediately paled. "Xia Zhi, I think you're just jealous. Yun Shen and I are already engaged. From now on, I will only belong to him."

Xia Zhi smiled sarcastically, glancing at Gu Yunshen, who seemed annoyed by the stares of those around them, and then laughed out loud at Hao Liping.

"You seem to have forgotten that there are quite a few men like you who love to steal men. Can you handle it?"

Hao Liping's face turned pale, and she gripped Gu Yunshen tightly, "Xia Zhi, I'm not a piece of trash like you. I won't let anyone take Yunshen away from me."

She will be the boss's wife in the future!
Gu Yunshen looked at Xia Zhi, snorted coldly, and then put his arm around Hao Liping, "Liping, she's just jealous that I treat you too well. After all, she used to only have the job of doing chores at my house."

I haven't been kind to her at all.

Hao Liping's complexion improved. It was because Xia Zhi used to be treated like a slave in the Gu family, and now she must be jealous and resentful because Gu Yunshen treats her so well.

Xia Zhi's face also darkened, so the Gu family members knew very well what kind of person the original owner was in their eyes. Truly disgusting.

"Heh, Gu Yun Shen, someone like you will get your comeuppance sooner or later."

After Xia Zhi finished speaking, she slung her basket over her shoulder, bumped hard against the two men's shoulders, and then walked up the mountain.

Hao Liping was extremely pleased with Xia Zhi's exasperated appearance. She thought Xia Zhi really didn't care about Gu Yunshen anymore, but it turned out that she was just putting on a brave face.

Xia Zhi was angry for the original owner, who had offered her sincere heart only to have it trampled on.

As soon as Xia Zhi arrived at the mountain, she felt a weight on her shoulder, and then her hair was tugged. She turned her head and saw the little monkey on her shoulder, looking at her with a hint of resentment in its eyes.

“I had something to do yesterday and went to town. I brought you some candy.” Xia Zhi took out some candy from her pocket and handed it to it.

The little guy looked left and right before taking it from her hands.

Xia Zhi couldn't help but look at the little monkey on her shoulder. It seemed to be a different breed from the ones she had encountered before. This one had a round mouth and a round face, and its fur was shiny and strangely cute.

The little monkey led Xia Zhi through a winding path for quite a while before finally arriving at the bamboo grove from that day. As soon as they arrived, Xia Zhi saw a giant panda not far away, huffing and puffing as it waddled toward her.

Xia Zhi squatted down and looked at its wounds. They were a little better. If the fur could be shaved off, it might be easier to treat.

She redeemed an electric shaver with her points, and looking at the quiet and well-behaved panda at her feet, she reached out and soothed it.

"Good boy/girl, you're so cute. I'll shave your fur. It'll help your wound heal faster."

She turned on the switch, observed its movements first, and only began to use it after confirming that it wasn't frightened.

Throughout the entire process, there was only slight shaking, but fortunately there was no stress response.

Xia Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, then took out her medicine kit to bandage it up. After doing everything, she leaned against the side to rest, and then she saw the little monkey carrying a rabbit and dropping it in front of her.

Xia Zhi picked it up and saw that it was already dead. "This was for me?"

The little monkey nodded repeatedly.

Xia Zhi couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Not bad, at least you know how to pay medical bills."

She got up and looked around. One rabbit wasn't enough to eat. She wondered if there were any wild rabbits or pheasants.

The little monkey pulled her along, calling out to her, and then walked in one direction.

After walking for a while, Xia Zhi saw that there were many animal corpses around her. She squatted down and noticed that the wounds on these animals looked strange, like gunshot wounds.

Xia Zhi immediately became alert; if it were just a hunter, it wouldn't ignore its prey.

Xia Zhi turned around to inform the troops, but then she heard a conversation around her. She froze. If she left now, it would be too loud and alert the enemy.

She patted herself down and pulled out only a few candies.

Fine, I'll take the gamble.

"Little monkey, take these down the mountain and give them to the people in green, then bring them to me quietly."

As soon as she finished speaking, the little monkey immediately lowered its raised hand, then bent over and quietly walked outside.

Xia Zhi's lips twitched as she watched its actions; it was truly a spirit.

Xia Zhi hid in the grass and secretly observed. She quickly recognized the people as Chinese, but they were not dressed in local clothing.

"I've checked and there's no one here. We just need to hide the stuff here, and then have them come to hand it over later. That should work."

Xia Zhi frowned. What...what is that?
Just then, a cracking sound came from behind, the sound of a tree branch breaking.

(End of this chapter)