I emptied my family's possessions to join the army, and my abstinent superior doted on me.

Chapter 39 Ethical Dilemmas
After being pushed by Qian Lai and hearing her words as if she were "protecting her master," Cheng Fangping remained slumped on the hospital bed, stunned, and forgot to get up.

It is simply contrary to Tiangang!

"You actually laid a hand on me!"

What Cheng Fangping found even more unbelievable was that Gu Hanchuan remained completely calm. Someone had attacked his mother right in front of him, and he hadn't even reacted?!

A stone is just a stone, and this son is a cold-hearted ingrate.

Cheng Fangping cursed inwardly, but said aloud, "I actually spent money to buy my son a dog! I can understand your eagerness to protect your master and your desire to prove yourself. But you've bitten the wrong person, I'm his mother!"

She said "I am his mother" through gritted teeth.

It seemed like he was speaking to Qian Lai, but he was actually whipping Gu Hanchuan.

"Brother, how can you be so heartless? Such a big thing happened in the family, and you just stood by and watched. Now you're even letting her hurt people?"

"Qian Lai, don't forget, you are the daughter-in-law of the Gu family. Without the approval of your parents-in-law, even if my brother marries you, you will have a hard time establishing yourself in the Gu family."

Gu Hanchuan frowned, lowered his eyes and remained silent. Qian Lai knew that she didn't need to say anything; a storm was about to break.

at last
"Crack!"
A potted plant on the windowsill was sent flying by Gu Hanchuan's palm, landing heavily at Gu Yue's feet.

"Enough!" he roared, stopping the Gu family mother and daughter from their verbal abuse. "This scandal has already become common knowledge in the municipal party committee's residential compound, and even the municipal party committee's general office is talking about it. Do you want the military to use the Gu family as gossip fodder as well?"

The room fell silent instantly, and both mother and daughter began to sob.

"Now what?"

"I'll say it again: apologize sincerely, the more sincere the better. Make compensation quickly, and it would be best if there were witnesses present."

As for who's behind this, I can have someone investigate. But," he raised his eyes, a flame-like glint in them as he swept over the two people opposite him, "I don't want to hear anyone slander Qian Lai anymore. She's the only one who truly cares about me, more so than any of you."

If I find out anyone has hurt her, I will not let them off easily. Understand?!

With eyes that could kill, Gu Yue's tears fell in a torrent, and she nodded hastily in fright.

"The bride price and dowry will all come from my savings. I can give them to whomever I want. No one can ask Qian Lai for them back. From now on, Qian Lai's freedom to make friends will not be restricted anymore, do you understand?"

Cheng Fangping was about to argue and rebuke when Gu Yue grabbed her arm.

They still had to rely on Gu Hanchuan for family matters, so they had to put up with it for now.

"Don't come to the retirement home anymore. If anything happens, just call Xiao Li."

Gu Hanchuan's tone softened slightly. Tears welled in Cheng Fangping's eyes as well: "Are you planning to cut off all contact with your family? Are you going to abandon them?"

"Abandoned? Weren't you the ones who abandoned me first?!"

When Gu Hanchuan was injured, his family only visited him once, before the initial surgery.

When they learned that he might never be able to stand up again, they decided to give up on him.

As long as they can retain the privileges and benefits that Gu Jia should have, they would rather cultivate a replacement for him.

As for Gu Hanchuan, he can find a woman to take on this burden, and then they can sleep soundly without worry.

When Gu Hanchuan learned of their thoughts, he realized that he had been abandoned by his family once again.

From that day on, he completely lost the will to live.

If it weren't for Qian Lai, he might already be...
Thinking of these painful memories, Gu Hanchuan no longer cared about their explanations; they were just sophistry.

He closed his eyes and said softly, "Let's go."

The Gu family mother and daughter did not gain any advantage and left with complaints.

But after that, Gu Hanchuan didn't say a word for almost the entire day.

He kept demanding that the training intensity and duration be increased, as if only this silent competition could vent the immense resentment in his heart.

Aside from training time, he spent almost all his time staring out the window in a daze. Qian Lai looked at the figure in the wheelchair by the window and felt a pang of heartache.

"Do your parents love you?" Gu Hanchuan suddenly blurted out, and Qian Lai answered in a panic.

"My mom is alright, but my dad only dotes on my cousins." Qian Lai recounted the original owner's childhood experiences to Gu Hanchuan from her memories.

"So, there really are parents in this world who don't love their own flesh and blood!" He said this weakly, as if forcing himself to face a cruel reality.

"Sir, what are your plans regarding the Gu family?"

Gu Hanchuan adjusted the wheelchair, stared intently into Qian Lai's eyes, and asked, "If you were me, what would you do?"

Yes!

This is such a difficult question about family ethics.

“But I’m not you, I really can’t choose.” Qian Lai looked dejected; on this point, she really couldn’t help him at all.

She grew up in a pampered family where she got whatever she wanted, and she simply couldn't understand why parents in large families would show favoritism.

Aren't we all flesh and blood that fell from our own bodies?
If she had to choose, she would hope that the wicked would be punished, and that Gu Yue and Cheng Fangping should have been punished by society long ago.

But she knew very well that the kind-hearted Gu Hanchuan would not make that choice.

Where is that newspaper?

Qian Lai took a newspaper out of the drawer and handed it to Gu Hanchuan.

He stared at the front page for a long time, then muttered, "Reporter, Liu Shifan, have Xiao Li find someone to investigate him."

Qian Lai glanced at the back of the newspaper and, by sheer coincidence, caught a glimpse of a photo on a "missing person" notice in the corner of the front page.

It's a small hair clip with a pair of rabbit ears on it.

Ok?
It was exactly the same as the hair clip from my future life.

"Sir, may I take a look at this newspaper?"

Qian Lai held the newspaper in front of him and carefully read the missing person notice twice.

Looking for you to take the XK945 bus from Nancheng to Xinshi!

After we parted ways on the train, we seemed like strangers. But do you still remember that rainy night when we fought side by side to get our child back?
That night, you saved me twice; you are my "lifesaver."

That night, we went through a heart-stopping experience of life and death together, and we have long since become "comrades-in-arms" fighting side by side.

Many things happened that night, and they should not be forgotten.

I hope to meet you again in this vast sea of ​​people. If you feel the same way, please contact me.

Next came a string of phone numbers.

Qian Lai swallowed hard. Was this a missing person notice published by Dr. Qiao?
Is he looking for himself?
Should I reply to this message?

This is yet another difficult problem.

She spent the whole day thinking about it while holding the newspaper, and finally went to the reception desk, borrowed a phone, and dialed the number: "Hello. I saw a missing person notice."

The caller turned out to be from the editorial department of the Metropolitan Daily. After briefly verifying the information, the person on the other end gave her a new number: "Comrade, the other party said that in order to protect the privacy of both parties, it is inconvenient to publish the phone number in the newspaper, so they asked us to relay it. Please understand."

Qian Lai dialed the number provided by the editorial department. After a few beeps, there was a click, and the call was finally answered.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

　For some, becoming parents is merely a way to bring a child into the world through their body. Others are like vengeful ghosts, haunting their victims throughout their lives. Isn't it all a kind of karmic entanglement?

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