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

Chapter 173 The Disappearance of 'Qiao Sheng'

After seeing Li Weimin off, Xia Zhi was still worried about not being able to let the troops know she was safe.

Her gaze fell on the landline phone beside her.

She walked over, picked up the receiver, and slowly dialed the number on the dial pad, connecting to the military unit.

The phone rang with a dial tone, and Xia Zhi waited quietly.

After a while, the call connected, and Li Jianguo's concerned voice came through: "Hello, is this Xia?"

Xia Zhi smiled warmly and replied gently, "Yes, it's me, Uncle Li. We've arrived safely and are now at Brother Li's house."

"Okay, it's good that you've arrived. You must take good care of yourself. If you need anything, just ask Weimin. Don't be polite with him and don't be afraid to bother him."

If you encounter any difficulties, no matter when, please contact Uncle Li anytime, understand?

Li Jianguo's words were full of worry and concern.

"Okay, I understand," Xia Zhi replied obediently, her heart filled with gratitude.

Standing to the side, Zhang Yi couldn't help but twitch his lips as he listened to Li Jianguo's gentle voice on the other end of the phone.

He thought to himself, "It really has to be my sister-in-law's face, otherwise I wouldn't have known that my commander has such a tender side."

"Alright, once you get there, remember to write home regularly. And when you give birth, don't forget to let us know."

Li Jianguo patiently gave her instructions again and again, feeling reluctant to part with Xia Zhi who had come all this way.

"I understand, Uncle Li, I will definitely tell you."

"Take good care of yourselves in the army, don't worry me." Xia Zhi listened to the series of nagging from the other end of the line.

Instead of feeling annoyed, I felt a warm feeling in my heart, as if a warm current was flowing through my heart.

The next day, the sun was shining brightly, and Lu Beiting offered to take Xia Zhi for a walk around the neighborhood so that she could get familiar with the surrounding environment.

Xia Zhi was filled with curiosity, looking around as she went, her eyes sparkling with the light of exploration for her new environment.

Lu Beiting and Zhang Yi followed silently behind her. It was clear that this was not their first time in Beijing, and they were somewhat familiar with everything here.

They walked slowly for more than ten minutes and arrived at the gate of Nan'an University.

Xia Zhi looked up and saw that the school gate had a very old feel to it, with mottled walls and a simple and ancient architectural style.

Looking at the university in front of her, Xia Zhi felt a strange sense of longing.

Lu Beiting also carefully examined the university, to see where Xia Zhi would work in the future.

Just then, Xia Zhi suddenly saw a familiar figure. Her eyes widened instantly, and she quickly tugged at Lu Beiting's sleeve, "Lu Beiting, look, isn't that Qiao Sheng?"

Lu Beiting looked in the direction she was pointing and narrowed his eyes slightly. It was indeed Qiao Sheng, who had disappeared for a long time.

I never expected her to come all the way to Beijing.

Xia Zhi looked at Qiao Sheng not far away. She saw that Qiao Sheng was wearing a white dress, carrying an exquisite pearl bag, wearing a large hat, and had a playful smile on her lips. She was greeting the driver next to her.

The more Xia Zhi looked at Qiao Sheng, the more she felt something was wrong. The Qiao Sheng in front of her was completely different from the one she had seen before.

Both their clothing and demeanor have undergone tremendous changes.

"Don't you find something a little strange?"

Xia Zhi frowned as she looked at Qiao Sheng, who was talking gently to the driver. Her doubts grew stronger, and a strange feeling kept spreading in her heart.

“Hmm, a little. Since you find it strange, why don’t you just go ask?” Lu Beiting said, then pulled Xia Zhi toward Qiao Sheng.

"Uncle driver, don't worry about me, I'll be careful."

"You go back first, I'll be fine on my own." Qiao Sheng waved her hand gently with a hint of helplessness on her face, urging her driver to leave.

"Miss, the master instructed me to keep a close eye on you and make sure nothing goes wrong with you." The driver looked troubled, his eyes filled with worry.

"Oh dear, I already told you I won't run around, so don't worry about it." Qiao Sheng kicked a pebble on the roadside impatiently, muttering to herself.

I don't know why, but lately my dad has been guarding her like she's a thief, afraid she'll run away, but she has no intention of running away at all.

As Qiao Sheng was speaking, she suddenly noticed two figures approaching her, and she instinctively turned her head to look.

She saw two men and a woman walking towards her, and a look of doubt instantly appeared in her eyes as she watched them warily.

"Hello, is there something you need?" Qiao Sheng frowned slightly, her voice carrying a hint of wariness.

"Sheng Sheng, you... sigh, Xia Xia."

Because he was worried about Qiao Sheng, Qiao Haisheng rushed over as soon as he finished what he was doing.

To his surprise, he found Xia Zhi there.

Xia Zhi looked at Qiao Haisheng, who had suddenly appeared, and gave him a polite but awkward smile, saying softly, "Hello, Mr. Qiao."

When Qiao Haisheng heard her polite yet distant words, he felt a strange pain in his heart, as if a dull knife was gently cutting him.

"Dad, you two know each other?"

Qiao Sheng glanced back and forth between them a few times, her mind filled with doubt, assuming they were just business partners of Qiao Haisheng.

Qiao Haisheng tugged at the corners of his mouth, trying to force a smile, but the smile looked extremely bitter.

He looked at Xia Zhi with pleading eyes and said, "Xia, something happened to Sheng Sheng. She doesn't remember anything from before. Could you... could you take a look at her?"

"Dad, I already told you I'm fine. I just took a nap. Didn't I already have a check-up at the hospital before?"

"The doctors all said I'm fine." Qiao Sheng tugged at Qiao Haisheng's sleeve, acting like a spoiled child, her face full of innocent charm.

Xia Zhi carefully examined Qiao Sheng for a few moments, then asked softly, "Miss Qiao, how long ago did this happen?"

Qiao Sheng blinked her beautiful eyes, looked at Xia Zhi, saw her cold expression, and then looked at Qiao Haisheng.

When she noticed her father staring at the woman in front of her, she felt a little uncomfortable, but she still honestly told him what had happened:
"Well, it was right after I graduated from high school, about two years ago. I only remember graduating, happily going home, then taking a nap, and when I woke up I found out it was two years later."

As Qiao Sheng spoke, a blank look appeared on her face as she recalled the days after she woke up.

She couldn't believe it, but the calendar clearly showed that it was two years later.

Xia Zhi didn't speak. She gently took Qiao Sheng's small hand and began to take her pulse.

She looked focused, her brows furrowed slightly, and after a few seconds, she slowly lowered Qiao Sheng's hand.

"Mr. Qiao, rest assured, Miss Qiao is in good health and has not suffered any serious injury. As for amnesia, it may not necessarily be a bad thing."

Xia Zhi looked at Qiao Haisheng, and she already had a guess in her heart. The Qiao Sheng before was not the real Qiao Sheng. Perhaps she was like her, but their goals were different.

Upon hearing Xia Zhi's words, Qiao Haisheng stared at her in astonishment. How could she be alright? She had completely lost two years of her memory.
This……

However, it was indeed a good thing that Qiao Sheng could stop thinking about a man like Gu Yun Shen, but he still had some worries in his heart, fearing that she would repeat the same mistake.

"Xia, what brings you and Beiting to Beijing? Why don't you come to my place for a visit?"

Qiao Haisheng snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Xia Zhi with a slightly ingratiating smile.

He had intended to go back to see her sometime, but then he saw Qiao Sheng collapsed at his doorstep, which delayed him for a while. He never expected that they would actually come to Beijing.

"No need, thank you Mr. Qiao." After Xia Zhi finished speaking, she looked at Lu Beiting beside her and said softly, "Let's go."

After Xia Zhi finished speaking, she walked directly past Qiao Haisheng without stopping at all.

Qiao Haisheng watched her retreating figure, his eyes flickering, tears welling up in them, his heart filled with guilt and helplessness.

"Dad, who is she?" Qiao Sheng couldn't contain her curiosity any longer and finally asked, looking at her father's strange behavior.

Qiao Haisheng looked at her hesitantly, then sighed deeply and said, "Let's talk about it when we get back."

When Qiao Sheng got home, she learned from Qiao Haisheng that the woman she had just seen was actually his ex-daughter. She glared at him angrily and shouted:

"Dad, didn't you say I was your only daughter?"

Qiao Yun frowned and quickly interrupted Qiao Sheng: "Sheng Sheng, don't talk nonsense. Your father lost his memory back then and doesn't remember."

Otherwise, she wouldn't be with her. Qiao Yun felt a chill run down her spine when she thought of this possibility.

Qiao Sheng pouted, looking aggrieved, and said softly, "I know, Mom and Dad. I was just a little shocked."

As Qiao Haisheng looked at Qiao Sheng, Xia Zhi's image involuntarily popped into his mind. He felt a pang of guilt, as if a heavy stone was pressing on his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.

“Xia has been alone all these years and has suffered a lot. She doesn’t want to acknowledge me, so I want to help her as much as possible.”

Qiao Haisheng looked at his wife and daughter, his eyes filled with helplessness and guilt.

Qiao Sheng immediately looked displeased. In her opinion, why should her own things be given to an outsider?
She said loudly, "Dad, I don't agree. That belongs to the Qiao family."

We can't just give it away because of a misunderstanding.

Qiao Haisheng was about to reprimand him when he suddenly realized that what Qiao Sheng said made sense.

He gave a bitter smile and said, "That's true."

He wasn't originally surnamed Qiao; everything he owns now was given to him by the Qiao family.

Seeing Qiao Haisheng's guilty and remorseful expression, Qiao Yun turned to scold Qiao Sheng: "Sheng Sheng, what are you saying!"

Then she looked at Qiao Haisheng gently and said, "Haisheng, Shengsheng is still young, don't hold it against her. I know you feel guilty. Do whatever you want, I will support you."

Qiao Yun comforted him understandingly, saying that if it weren't for Qiao Haisheng's support over the years, she, as a woman, probably wouldn't have been able to manage such a large family business.

Qiao Sheng was surprised that her mother had agreed, and for a moment she felt like the outsider.

Feeling both angry and aggrieved, she finally turned around and went upstairs, leaving Qiao Haisheng and Qiao Yun in the living room.

Qiao Haisheng sat down with a heavy heart and said to Qiao Yun, "Yunyun, don't worry. Even if I wanted to make it up to Xia, she wouldn't agree."

This child is just like her mother back then—stubborn and strong.

Qiao Yun looked at him, opened her mouth, but ultimately didn't say anything.

She also had her own selfish reasons. Although Xia Zhi was a good girl, she didn't want anyone to interfere in their family of three.

If it weren't for Qiao Haisheng, she would never have given in.

……

Xia Zhi stayed at home for a few days. When she went out shopping that day, she keenly noticed a suspicious figure behind her.

She calmly withdrew her gaze, and Lu Beiting beside her noticed the commotion and frowned in displeasure.

Finally, Zhang Yi couldn't hold back any longer. With a serious expression, he turned around and walked directly to Qiao Sheng, coldly saying:

"Miss Qiao, you've been following us all this way, what exactly do you want?" Her words were full of warning.

Qiao Sheng looked at the person in front of her and knew that she had been discovered, so she simply stopped pretending and mustered her courage to walk towards Xia Zhi.

Lu Beiting's eyes turned cold as he stood in front of Qiao Sheng like a wall, his gaze revealing a chilling intent, as if warning her not to act rashly.

Qiao Sheng felt the coldness in his eyes and couldn't help but shrink back. She swallowed hard and stammered, "I... I'm looking for Xia Zhi."

Xia Zhi raised an eyebrow, peeked out at her, and calmly asked, "What is it?"

Qiao Sheng thought and thought for a while before finally managing to say a few words: "Qiao Haisheng is my father. I... I won't give him to you."

Xia Zhi looked at Qiao Sheng, who was tense, and said calmly, "Of course he is your father. My father is dead, so is there anything else, Miss Qiao?"

Qiao Sheng looked at Xia Zhi's calm expression, which made her seem particularly shrewish. She immediately felt embarrassed and snorted coldly, "Hmph, it had better be that way."

After saying that, she picked up her bag and walked quickly away into the distance.

Xia Zhi watched Qiao Sheng's disappearing figure, then looked away, her heart unmoved.

For the next few days, Xia Zhi stayed at home, enjoying a moment of peace and quiet.

However, after learning that Xia Zhi had arrived in Beijing, Cai Yong'an insisted on seeing her.

That day, Cai Yong'an came to Xia Zhi's house. Xia Zhi looked at Cai Yong'an sitting opposite her, feeling extremely uncomfortable, and asked in a puzzled tone, "Principal Cai, is the sofa cushion uncomfortable?"

Cai Yong'an quickly waved his hand and smiled awkwardly, "No, no. By the way, Dr. Xia, do you know Commander Liang?"

The reason Cai Yong'an had the news that Xia Zhi was coming to Beijing was because Liang Junzhang's side released it.

This... is it okay?

"Huh? He, he should be my husband's boss, right? So we know each other?" Xia Zhi said truthfully, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

Cai Yong'an glanced at Lu Beiting beside him, and after seeing his expressionless face, silently shifted his gaze to Xia Zhi.

"Oh, I see. I came here today to ask Dr. Xia if there's anything I can help with."

As Cai Yong'an spoke, his mind was wandering.

Is Commander Liang a very idle person?

of course not.

Thinking of this, Cai Yong'an put on a smile as bright as a thorn: "Dr. Xia, please feel free to contact me if you need anything. I won't bother you any longer."

"Yes, Principal Cai, take care." Xia Zhi stood up with Lu Beiting's help to see him off. Watching Cai Yong'an's departing figure, she knew in her heart that she had benefited from Commander Liang's influence.