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

Chapter 133 Recognizing it wasn't her

After the vigil, everyone went home. Xia Zhi leaned against Lu Beiting, too tired to move, and finally let him carry her home.

The next day, Xia Zhi stayed at home for a while, then went out to sit and bask in the sun. She could hear the voices of several aunties chatting nearby.

"That little girl from the military is still causing trouble."

"I really don't know what's so funny. Someone like Gu Yun Shen, I don't know what she's thinking, that she can't live without him. If I were her parents, I would be furious too."

"That's right. Look at all the despicable things the Gu family did before. Now, Zhi Zi is finally free from her suffering."

"That's right, look at the Hao family now, they deserve it."

Xia Zhi listened for a few minutes and frowned slightly. Although these trivial family chatter concerns her, she didn't want to get too involved.

She got up, picked up her things, and prepared to go up the mountain to visit the original owner's parents.

The mountain path was winding and rugged. Xia Zhi walked up step by step, surrounded by lush trees and the occasional clear bird song.

When she arrived at the graves of the original owner's parents, she put down what she was holding and silently cleared away the weeds around them.

Then, she squatted down, lit the paper money, and watched the leaping flames as her thoughts drifted away.

Xia Zhendong isn't dead, should she cremate him? Oh well, she's already cremated him all these years ago.

Suddenly, a slight noise came from behind her. Xia Zhi turned around alertly and was surprised to see Hao Yongsheng carrying things up the mountain.

Hao Yongsheng stood there quietly, his gaze fixed on her, then on the burning paper money in front of her.

This time, he unusually remained silent, just watching her quietly, his eyes seemingly concealing a multitude of complex emotions.

Xia Zhi stood up, puzzled, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Hao Yongsheng's gaze was fixed on her face, and the image of Qiao Haisheng, whom he had seen in the ward, involuntarily surfaced in his mind. Qiao Haisheng had a face that looked exactly like Xia Shu's, but with a different name and a different identity.

He remembered that Uncle Xia loved potatoes the most, and he would bring a few with him when he accompanied Xia Zhi to visit Xia Shu's grave.

And Aunt Su, who loves flowers the most.

But now, there's nothing at Uncle Xia's grave except for paper money and candles.

He asked the neighbors yesterday, and none of them knew about Xia Zhi's amnesia. This shows that she only has temporary amnesia and has not forgotten everything.

But she neither brought Uncle Xia his favorite potatoes nor Aunt Su her favorite flowers.

Today, she is admired by everyone in the military, possessing superb medical skills and even knowing how to use a gun.

How could someone be promoted to this level in just five years?
"Zhizhi, what's your favorite food?" Hao Yongsheng suddenly asked out of the blue.

Xia Zhi frowned slightly upon hearing this question.

What does the female lead like to eat?
In this era of scarcity, having food at all was already a blessing; there was no such thing as liking or disliking anything in particular.

In the few seconds that she hesitated, Hao Yongsheng had already guessed the reality that was hard for him to accept.

The woman before him was no longer the Zhizhi he remembered.

Looking at the man with tears streaming down his face, Xia Zhi suddenly realized something; he had been testing her.

Hao Yongsheng leaned against a tree and said to himself, "Zhizhi loved nougat the most, but unfortunately she hasn't had it since Uncle Xia died."

Xia Zhi looked at the crazy man in front of her. She wasn't afraid that he would tell anyone, after all, in a sense, she was Xia Zhi.

Hao Yongsheng stepped forward, put down what he was holding, took out two boiled potatoes, and gently placed them in front of the grave. He also took out some flowers he had picked from the roadside.

"Uncle Xia, Aunt Su, I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of Zhizhi." Hao Yongsheng's voice was choked with emotion. He turned to look at Xia Zhi, his eyes filled with pain and confusion: "Can you tell me where Zhizhi went?"

Xia Zhi looked at him calmly and said slowly, "She's dead."

"But why do you look exactly like her?"

Hao Yongsheng propped himself up and looked at the birthmark on her wrist. It was clearly the same person, but it felt like she wasn't her at all.

“She died, and I died, so I was reborn in her body.”

Hao Yongsheng stared wide-eyed in astonishment, his face filled with disbelief. How could such a bizarre thing happen?

However, his only child is already dead.

"How did those birds die?" His voice trembled.

"Excessive fatigue led to sudden cardiac arrest."

Hao Yongsheng felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and he fell straight backward.

Xia Zhi reacted quickly, squatting down and pinching his philtrum.

After a short while, Hao Yongsheng regained his senses, tears welling up in his eyes, and he kept muttering that it was his fault, that he shouldn't have left.

Xia Zhi pursed her lips and said softly, "If you really like her, you shouldn't leave."

Seeing how pitiful he was, Xia Zhi felt a surge of pity and, out of compassion, vaguely told him about what had happened after Xia Zhi married Gu Yun Shen.

Hao Yongsheng listened to these things, his heart filled with shock and regret.

"Then, could that one have also come back to life in another body, just like you?" Hao Yongsheng asked, his eyes filled with hope as he grasped her hand.

Xia Zhi was stunned for a moment. She had never considered that the original owner might wake up somewhere else like her.

She shook her head and said, "I don't know, but it's unlikely."

She was able to get here because of the system; otherwise, such a coincidence wouldn't have happened.

Hao Yongsheng staggered a few steps, looking at her face with lingering affection, and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you."

Then, he staggered down the mountain.

Xia Zhi watched Hao Yongsheng's retreating figure and sighed softly.

If he hadn't left back then, perhaps the original owner would have lived a happy life, and she wouldn't have all of this now.

However, this is a world within a book, and he, like Qiao Sheng, is a fictional character within it.

Perhaps it was Hao Liping's rebirth, or perhaps it was her involvement, that broke the original rules in the book.

Xia Zhi stayed in front of the grave for a while before getting up and going down the mountain.

As soon as she came down the mountain, she saw Qiao Sheng crying hysterically while holding Qiao Haisheng.

"Dad, are you really willing to let me stay here? Dad!"

"Qiao Sheng, it was you who insisted on following Gu Yunshen. Since that's the case, what are you still worried about?" Qiao Haisheng's voice was filled with helplessness.

"Dad, Mom, you can't treat me like this." Qiao Sheng held Qiao Haisheng's hand and then looked at Gu Yunshen not far away.

Xia Zhi looked at this scene and felt very strange.

These two have only known each other for a short time, yet Qiao Sheng is already determined to be with Gu Yun Shen?
Besides, her previous spoiled princess attitude didn't seem like the kind of person she would be interested in, like Gu Yun Shen.