She was tricked into marriage for three years, then remarried a childless, tough guy and became preg

Shen Tang walked to the back of the tent, stopped, and turned around.

Li Meihua followed, arms crossed, chin raised, looking at her:

"What are you trying to say?"

Shen Tang looked at her and said, "Li Meihua, do you really like Huo Xiuyuan that much?"

Li Meihua was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

"Are you pursuing him because you genuinely like him, or because he's a good option?"

Li Meihua sneered, "You think you love Huo Xiuyuan more than I do?"

Shen Tang smiled. "I do like Huo Xiuyuan, but Huo Xiuyuan is definitely not my everything. I would say this even to Huo Xiuyuan's face. My life is not just about Huo Xiuyuan. I also have my own ideals and pursuits. I will never tie the rest of my life to a man."

Li Meihua looked at Su Tang, her eyes darting around, "Stop spouting those high-sounding words. The most important thing for a woman is to marry a good man. I don't believe you don't covet Huo Xiuyuan's status and position."

Shen Tang smiled inwardly. Compared to these things, she was more interested in Huo Xiuyuan's body.

"What are you laughing at?" Li Meihua frowned.

"Li Meihua, I truly believe you shouldn't waste your time and energy on someone who doesn't like you. You should know very well that even without me, Huo Xiuyuan wouldn't choose you. Why make yourself so miserable for a man who isn't yours?"

Li Meihua pursed her lips and remained silent.

"Think clearly about what you really want."

Shen Tang glanced at her, then turned and left.

Li Meihua stood there, stunned, her fingers clenching together.

Shen Tang returned to the tent, where Huo Xiuyuan sat shirtless, the old gauze still wrapped around his body.

"Why haven't you removed the gauze yet?" Shen Tang asked.

"I'll wait for you," Huo Xiuyuan said, his eyes lowered.

Shen Tang leaned closer, her fingers gliding across his chest, the bulging muscles feeling hard to the touch.

Shen Tang pursed her lips, unable to suppress the urge to smile.

Huo Xiuyuan looked at her with deep eyes, took her hand, and let it roam over his body.

"Do you like it?" His voice was deep and magnetic.

"I like it..." Shen Tang touched Huo Xiuyuan's body.

This feels so powerful, those muscles are so defined.

Huo Xiuyuan's Adam's apple bobbed, and he pulled her into his arms.

Shen Tang's softness collided with his firmness, and both of them let out a muffled groan.

Huo Xiuyuan placed his large hand on her waist, lowered his head and kissed her lips, his hot palm massaging her lower back with increasing force.

The two kissed for a long time, then Shen Tang suddenly turned her head away.

We can't kiss anymore, something bad might happen.

Huo Xiuyuan, however, persisted, grabbing her chin and kissing her again.

"Huo Xiuyuan," Shen Tang's eyes glistened with tears, her voice trembling, "stop now."

"I can't stop." Huo Xiuyuan's hand reached inside Shen Tang's clothes and lifted her up with his large hand.

Shen Tang was teetering on the edge of reason. She was already unable to resist Huo Xiuyuan's body, wasn't this just torturing her?

"Huo Xiuyuan, you asked for this." Shen Tang grabbed his belt and yanked it hard.

"Ah—" Huo Xiuyuan tightened his abdomen, "What are you doing?"

Shen Tang lowered her head, grabbed the leather belt, and tugged at it a few times, making it tighter and tighter.

"What kind of lousy belt is this? Why does it get tighter the more I pull on it?"

Huo Xiuyuan smiled helplessly, loosened his belt, and pressed Shen Tang down onto the bed behind him.

"You really want it?" His dark eyes stared into Shen Tang's eyes.

Shen Tang has now regained her senses and placed her hands against his chest.

"No, but it can't be here, can it?" Shen Tang said, forcing a smile.

Huo Xiuyuan looked at her with a deep gaze, "You were in such a hurry just now, what's wrong now?"

Shen Tang swallowed hard. "You're the regimental commander, you definitely wouldn't act like a hooligan, right? Some things, you know, should be saved for the wedding night, right?"

Huo Xiuyuan leaned down, pinched Shen Tang's cheeks, and kissed her again.

"Shen Tang, did you drug me?"

"What...?"

Why is it that I can't control myself when I see you?

Shen Tang thought to herself, who isn't?

"Commander Huo, I'm the resident doctor, here to change your dressing—" a woman called out from outside the tent.

"No need, my wife will change it for me," Huo Xiuyuan said.

Shen Tang opened her eyes wide, pushed Huo Xiuyuan away, and stood up.

Quickly turn your back and button up your clothes.

She glanced down at her chest. Was Huo Xiuyuan born in the Year of the Dog?

The woman outside the door was silent for a moment, then said, "Then I'll leave the medicine box by the door."

Hearing the footsteps leave, Huo Xiuyuan went outside and brought in the medicine box.

"You really know how to recruit people," Shen Tang said, glancing at him.

"Just one of you will do." Huo Xiuyuan put his arm around Shen Tang's waist and pulled her onto his lap.

"Let's change the dressing. I need to go out and check things out after that," Huo Xiuyuan said.

"How can I change when you're holding me?"

"Let's change it like this."

Shen Tang had no choice but to sit on his lap, remove the old gauze, disinfect it, apply medicine again, and bandage it.

Huo Xiuyuan kept staring at her, as if he wanted to devour her with his eyes.

"Shen Tang, I'll apply for marriage as soon as I get back," Huo Xiuyuan said.

Shen Tang looked at him and nodded, "Mm."

At this moment, Huo Xiuyuan stopped thinking about Shen Tang's secrets, and Shen Tang stopped thinking about the variables that might happen in the future.

With disaster relief efforts over and the earthquake behind us, the next step is reconstruction.

The cultural troupe got busy, performing one show after another. Huo Xiuyuan led the soldiers to send the disaster victims home.

Shen Tang and Huo Xiuyuan were both busy and hadn't seen each other for several days.

Since that conversation, Li Meihua stopped causing trouble for Shen Tang and devoted herself entirely to her performance.

Zhou Nan, on the other hand, has become much more distant from Shen Tang. He used to always cling to Shen Tang, but now he hides away by himself when eating or resting.

"What's wrong with Zhou Nan?" Zhao Wenjing asked, puzzled.

Shen Tang shook her head. "I don't know. I'll ask her when I have time."

After the performance that evening, Zhou Nan was carrying a basin to wash up when Shen Tang smiled and said,

"Nannan, let's go together."

Zhou Nan pinched the rim of the basin with her fingers. "You go first, I'll go later."

She started to walk back as she spoke.

"Zhou Nan," Shen Tang called out, "come out here for a moment."

Zhou Nan lowered her eyes, pursed her lips, and her eyes were slightly red at the corners.

She put down the basin in her hand and followed Shen Tang out of the tent.

"Come, sit here."

Shen Tang sat down on a large rock and moved aside to make room for Zhou Nan.

Zhou Nan hesitated for a moment, then did not sit down.

"What do you want to say?" Zhou Nan asked.

"Sit down," Shen Tang said, frowning.

Zhou Nan bit her lip, and Shen Tang reached out and pulled her to sit down.

"What's wrong?" Shen Tang asked Zhou Nan. "Who told you what?"

Zhou Nan lowered her eyes, and after a long while, she raised her head. "You and Qin Zheng were together?"

Shen Tang's eyes widened in shock. "Who told you that?"