Chapter 363

Although they weren't very familiar with each other, he was still Duan Huaichuan's superior, so he only said polite things. He was giving him a heads-up today so that if any gossip came out in the future, he wouldn't have to worry about saving face for Li Qingqing.

Shu Ying cupped his face in her hands. "Really? You put pressure on him?"

Xie Zhiyan nodded, "Of course, I've remembered everything you taught me. I'll say the same thing next time we meet. I'll definitely listen to my wife."

Shu Ying blushed and glared at him, "Stop being so glib."

Xie Zhiyan said seriously, "No, that's what I really think. He doesn't even care about his own wife. How can someone like that be entrusted with important responsibilities? Although he can be considered a qualified soldier, he is not a qualified husband. An excellent soldier has to pass many tests. He still has a lot to learn."

There was an indescribable arrogance in his words.

Shu Ying gently tapped his forehead with one hand.

"Stop being so vain. I've already prepared the food, but I didn't expect you to come back so late. It's already heated up. Go and eat something first."

Xie Mingzhu brought out the food, and Shu Ying quickly went into the kitchen to help her carry the bowls, though she was also talking non-stop.

“I know you and Duan Huaichuan will inevitably meet when you're working. I don't necessarily want you to go against him, but thinking about what he did in the past, I just can't swallow this anger. You don't need to make things too difficult for him because of me. Just do what you're supposed to do when you're working normally. Let him and Qingqing handle their own affairs. Although I don't want to give him a good face, I can't interfere with Qingqing's choices.”

Having been through so much together, Shu Ying had already thought it through. Li Qingqing was an adult, and she didn't need to make decisions for her.

Whatever she wants to do, she will support her wholeheartedly. They have been through thick and thin together, even risking their lives. From Shanghai to Beijing, they have supported each other all the way and made it to where they are today. Their lives are getting better and better. If Duan Huaichuan really can't think straight and can't tell who is more important, and does something foolish, and Li Qingqing insists on divorcing him, she will agree.

"Also, although South Africa may seem respectable, we don't know what she's really thinking. Even though you're her leader, you shouldn't interfere too much in this regard. If she holds a grudge, we won't be able to explain ourselves later."

Shu Ying and Duan Huaichuan hadn't been married many times, and she didn't know much about his character. She just felt that since her family was happy and fulfilling now, she shouldn't offend some insignificant people.

Yueyue and Yangyang had just finished their homework and were waiting for Xie Zhiyan to have dinner. The topics the adults were discussing were quite profound, and the two children couldn't get a word in edgewise, so they simply sat on the sofa, engrossed in reading the picture book they hadn't finished reading yesterday.

Xie Zhiyan sat down at the dining table. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Looking at his two children on the sofa, he felt a surge of satisfaction. Back in the hospital, he had worried that the children might feel distant from him, especially Yueyue, a little girl who always had high expectations of her father.

When he heard it from Shu Ying, he was worried that he was not a good father and whether his two children would truly accept him.

Shu Ying took the bowl and noticed that Xie Zhiyan hadn't taken it. She turned around and saw him staring at the two children, lost in thought.

Feeling a little puzzled, she pushed a chair over and sat down, serving him a bowl of rice and placing it in front of him.

"The children are doing well, and they've been behaving well lately. The teachers at school all say they're learning very quickly. So why are they looking at the two children with such strange eyes today?"

Xie Zhiyan's eyes were filled with undisguised love. "It's nothing. I just remembered that the boy told me that Tuantuan seemed to reject him. I know that's a normal phenomenon, but I still can't help feeling a little fortunate that both of our children like him. It shows that at least I'm a responsible father."

Although he missed out on his two children's upbringing for the past few years, he will do his best to make up for it in the future.

“Yangyang had a lot of complaints about me back then, but I know I can’t blame the child. If I had been there to protect you and the children, they might have accepted me sooner.”

He always stood from the perspective of a father, befriending his children as equals, rather than treating them as young appendages.

Shu Ying's smile deepened. "You are the children's biological father. There is a natural blood relationship between you. Even if the children may reject you at first, as time goes by, they will know your character and understand your good intentions. Everyone has their own unavoidable difficulties. The children are just young, but they are not ignorant. When they grow up, they will know what a great person you are."

Even during the years when Xie Zhiyan was out of contact, Shu Ying never said a bad word about him in front of the children.

She always felt that as the child's father, he should retain the right to visit the child, and even if the news of Xie Zhiyan's sacrifice came one day, she would take the children to his grave.

Fortunately, they were reunited as a family, and their current family happiness is the best possible outcome.

"You've worked so hard all these years, raising two children so well all by yourself. If it weren't for your help, the children might not have accepted me so quickly. I know that I haven't always done everything I could. I'm busy with work and don't have much time to spend with you and the children. Marrying such a wonderful wife like you must have been the best luck I've ever had."

Shu Ying felt goosebumps rise on her arms from hearing this, and she quickly placed a hand on Xie Zhiyan's lips to interrupt his continued spellcasting.

"Alright, alright, let's hurry up and eat. Let's stop with these mushy things. We've been married for so many years, and I still can't stand hearing these kinds of words."

Although she always speaks with a gentle and tender tone, she is not a sentimental person at heart. She always feels a little strange when she says these emotional words.

Xie Zhiyan smiled and looked down. He saw the two children staring intently at him, their round little faces incredibly cute. He couldn't resist reaching out and pinching them.