Married to the army by mistake, abstinent boss becomes addicted to pampering his wife

Chapter 385 Extra Chapter 46: The Sincerity of the Apology

The freshly cooked, thin-skinned pork dumplings are all crystal clear. Served with a special red oil dipping sauce, they are so fragrant that you'd almost want to swallow your tongue along with them.

Wu Meixia and Gao Mingchuan were engrossed in their food, but Lu Tingting was distracted.

"Meixia, if you have a friend who is usually very nice and enthusiastic to you, but suddenly one day their attitude towards you becomes very cold, why would that be?"

Wu Meixia swallowed the dumpling in her mouth in one gulp. "I'm unhappy, I'm angry, I don't want to talk to you."

Why is he angry?

"How would I know? You'd have to ask her directly. But who are you talking about?"

"Nobody here, just asking. Let's have dumplings."

Looking down, Lu Tingting saw that there were only a few dumplings left on the plate, so she quickly grabbed her chopsticks, picked one up, and stuffed it into her mouth.

Thin crust, generous filling, and incredibly delicious!
Lu Tingting turned to the waiter and called out, "Another half pound of minced pork, please!"

……

That night, Lu Tingting tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

Thinking about what Wu Meixia had said to her, and then recalling Zhou Nian's indifferent face, a sense of melancholy inexplicably arose in her heart.

……

In the evening, Lu Tingting, dressed in a blue and white polka-dot dress, waited outside the gate of No. 7 Middle School.

Seeing Zhou Nian pushing her bicycle out of the school, she turned her back to straighten her bangs before turning around to greet her.

"anniversary!"

"Lu Tingting, what brings you here? Is something the matter?"

"Zhou Nian asked in a clear, gentle voice, his handsome face revealing no emotion."

"I promised to treat you to a meal. I've saved up enough pocket money. I was wondering when you'd be free so we can go out for a meal."

Zhou Nian smiled faintly, "I appreciate the thought, but your allowance is hard-earned, so save it to treat your classmates to a meal."

Sensing his distance and rejection, Lu Tingting could no longer help but ask the question that had been lingering in her mind for two days.

“Anniversary, is something bothering you? You can tell me about it. Although I may not be able to help much, I can comfort and encourage you.”

Zhou Nian looked at her and said, "You came to have dinner with me and said you wanted to comfort me. Aren't you afraid that your friend will be unhappy?"

Lu Tingting was completely confused. "My friend is unhappy? Who is it?"

"The male comrade who had dinner with you yesterday."

"You mean Gao Mingchuan? He's my classmate. He came with us to Tongxiang yesterday to do some field research."

Zhou Nian gave a very slight twitch of her lips. "Lu Tingting, I'm offering you advice, not to create opportunities for you to get along with other male classmates."

Lu Tingting understood this time; they had mistakenly thought she and Gao Mingchuan were dating.

"Are you blind? Gao Mingchuan wants to pursue Song Ke, what does that have to do with me! This is ridiculous!"

She's always had a spoiled, pampered temper; after throwing a tantrum, she didn't wait for Anniversary's reaction before turning and walking away.

Back in the military compound, she instinctively went to her grandparents' house.

Jiang Moli was bored out of her mind when she saw her sullenly walk in and couldn't help but tease her: "What's bothering you? Tell us so we can all have a good laugh."

"You're the one who's crazy!"

An Hui looked at her: "Who upset you?"

"No one."

Lu Tingting said no one, but in her heart, a little devil was wielding a kitchen knife, wanting to chop Zhou Nian to pieces.

She was so angry.

Just as annoying as that wretched woman Jiang Moli! ...

Before we knew it, it was time for the agricultural university to start its semester.

Lu Tingting, Wu Meixia, and Song Ke went to the office together to pick up their course schedules for the semester.

As they passed the academic affairs office, Wu Meixia suddenly said, "Tingting, isn't that the anniversary?"

Following Wu Meixia's suggestion, Lu Tingting looked into the academic affairs office and indeed it was an anniversary.

The two haven't seen each other since their unpleasant parting a few days ago.

Today, for the anniversary, he wore a short-sleeved white shirt and black trousers, with the shirt tucked into his waistband, giving him a clean and sharp look.

As if noticing her gaze, Zhou Nian turned her head to look at her.

Before even seeing the anniversary, Lu Tingting snorted and turned away.

Wu Meixia caught up with her and gossiped, "Don't you know each other? Why didn't you say hello?"

"Who would want to say hello to him? I don't know him at all!"

“He’s from No. 7 Middle School, what’s he doing here at our school?”

"Anyone who knows him, don't mention him in front of me again!"

If you don't want to mention it, then don't.

Although Wu Meixia kept quiet, she secretly winked at Song Ke—

There's something fishy going on between the two.

When they came out of the department head's office and passed by the academic affairs office, Zhou Nianren was no longer there.

Lu Tingting glanced around unconsciously, but didn't see that familiar figure, and felt inexplicably uneasy.

What are you so arrogant about?

She's a pig if she ever speaks another word to him again!

Back in the classroom, just as I finished announcing the class schedule, someone outside called out, "Lu Tingting, someone's looking for you at the school gate!"

Arriving at the school gate, Lu Tingting saw Zhou Nian standing under the tree, and her heart, which had been pounding with anxiety, immediately settled down.

She approached with a stern face, her tone more foul than a rock in a latrine: "What do you want?"

Zhou Nian gazed at her and said in a gentle voice, "I didn't understand the facts that day and said some things that misunderstood you. I apologize and ask for your forgiveness."

Lu Tingting has always been someone who is easy to coax.

After Zhou Nian apologized, she had already forgiven him 90% of the time, with the remaining 10% being her pride.

However, her tone softened, "Are you done talking? If there's nothing else, I'm going back to class."

Anniversary smiled and called out to her, "I haven't finished yet."

"Then you tell me."

On anniversary, he took a palm-sized, beautifully wrapped gift from his briefcase and handed it to her.

Lu Tingting glanced at the gift but didn't take it. "What is it?"

“I don’t think verbal thanks are sincere enough, and I also think verbal apologies are not sincere enough. This gift is my sincere apology to you. I hope you can accept it and forgive me.”

Once inside the school, Lu Tingting opened the gift before even returning to the classroom.

It is a light gold ginkgo leaf brooch about the size of a thumb.

The brooch is exquisitely crafted, with even the texture of the ginkgo leaf surface depicted vividly, refracting a dazzling halo under the light.

Lu Tingting pinned the brooch to her collar, and the last trace of unhappiness she felt about the anniversary vanished completely.