Jiang Yao was so indifferent while answering the phone and was ready to hang up after getting the message, but the familiar voice from the other end stunned her.
It was from Lu Xingzhi.
"Jiang Yao, it's me." Lu Xingzhi's usual monotonous and straightforward tone echoed into her ear through the phone line.
It was an astonishing moment for someone who didn't hold any hope.
However, after regaining her attention, Jiang Yao shouted right into the phone. "Lu Xingzhi! You've finally remembered to call, haven't you! Do you remember what you promised me before you returned to the base? You promised that you were going to call home once you arrived at the base, remember? Well? Did you know that I was worried sick about you? These days, I'm like a crazy person rushing to the phone as soon as it rings, thinking it's you! Ten days! I was worried for ten whole days! You, on the other hand, didn't even remember to call home! Argh!"
The more Jiang Yao said, the more agitated she got. After a series of continuous scolding, she immediately slammed the phone receiver down and hung up. Then, she glared at the phone, huffing and puffing in irritation.
At the moment, in Longteng Restaurant in Jindo City, Lu Xingzhi was a little astonished as he listened to the beeping sound on the phone. He was surprised that Jiang Yao had hung up instantly after scolding him.
She must be in so much rage to hang up without giving him a chance to say a word.
Lu Xingzhi wasn't upset about it though, as he thought about what she said. She had been worried about him for ten days and was waiting for his call every day. He understood the anxiety and misery of missing someone.
"Why? Has our sister-in-law hung up on you again?" Zhou Weiqi, the owner of the mobile phone Lu Xingzhi was using, glanced in amusement at the man who hadn't even managed to go out of the room to talk on the phone. He teased, "She is the best."
The buddies who sat around the table knew a thing or
Chen Xuyao kicked Zhou Weiqi, who was smiling a bright and teasing smile, under the table. It was not funny
of his eyes and snorted, "What I want to say is that there are so many women in this world, who
time, the kick was stronger than the previous kicks.
instant, Zhou Weiqi stood up in dismay and got into a fighting posture as
your mouth? Just eat." Chen Xuyao was certain that if Zhou
her and cherished her gingerly. The suggestion that he find another
to commit after being chided by Chen Xuyao. He sat back timidly and said while extending his hand to Lu
urgent?" Standing a few steps away from Zhou Weiqi, Lu Xingzhi questioned without even lifting his gaze while holding Zhou Weiqi's phone in his
Weiqi said sheepishly. "If you want to call her back, go ahead and make the call. After you finish talking,
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Author's note:
readers have questioned if Jiang Yao's feelings for Lu Xingzhi are merely reciprocal love and have found the progression of the story a bit strange as it unfolded. Here, I would like
for eleven years of their married life was because she was opposed to the concept of their arranged marriage by their parents and the lack of
the Jiang family. She had always been adored by her parents and her elder brothers, and had never been through hardship growing up. She excelled academically, but she had always been an independent girl with her own sets of thoughts. When her parents abruptly announced
to marry Lu Xingzhi. Her compromise later on was nothing more than a rebellious action that was evoked against the arrangement. She had wanted to use her own method to show her parents the consequences