B5SB -Chapter 308 Regret

The next day.

Gu Yihan was eating breakfast while Lu Huailin wiped Haohao’s cheeks with a towel.

He said casually, “Wife, start packing these days. We have to return to the capital before the end of the month.”

“What?”

Gu Yihan looked up at him in surprise. “We’re leaving by the end of the month?”

Lu Huailin nodded. “The military district over there is in a hurry. I have to go report in early.”

“There are less than ten days left until the end of the month. Isn’t this too sudden?”

After wiping Haohao’s face clean, Lu Huailin let him sit on the sofa and watch for a while.

Then he walked over and sat beside Gu Yihan, sighing softly.

“It wasn’t supposed to be this rushed.”

“My dad was worried something might change, so he retired early.”

Gu Yihan frowned and looked at him in confusion. “Why did Dad retire?”

“Doesn’t he still have two years before retirement?”

Lu Huailin replied, “If I want to move up another step, he has to step down.”

“If he doesn’t retire, the higher-ups won’t allow both father and son to hold important positions in the capital.”

“There’s such a rule?” Gu Yihan asked in surprise.

Lu Huailin nodded. “The army evaluates promotions every three years. My merits are enough, but my years of service aren’t.”

“Dad was afraid something might change, so he chose to retire and let me take his place.”

He recalled how his father had once told him on the phone that the country would not remain like this forever.

One day, things would be set right again.

What he could do now was help Lu Huailin reach as high a position as possible.

First, secure the position.

Otherwise, if they waited another two years, even if his achievements and age met the standards, someone who had been reinstated might take his place.

By then, his father would already be retired, and even if he wanted to help, he wouldn’t have much influence.

Gu Yihan didn’t think that far. She sighed and said, “Then what about my job?”

“Watch Haohao!”

Haohao suddenly raised his little head and spoke up.

Gu Yihan looked at him and smiled. “You go to daycare every day. Why would Mom need to watch you all day?”

Haohao pursed his lips and lowered his head, counting on his fingers.

He said sadly, “Before I was one, Great-Grandma took care of me. After that, Dad sent me to daycare.”

“Now I’m three, and Mom still doesn’t take care of me. Other moms stay with their babies.”

Gu Yihan widened her eyes and exchanged a glance with Lu Huailin.

She asked in disbelief, “Haohao, you still remember things from before you were one?”

Wasn’t it said that children couldn’t remember anything before the age of three?

Could it be because Haohao had eaten the spatial fruit?

Haohao blinked and looked at her curiously. “Why wouldn’t I remember?”

Looking into his clear eyes, guilt flashed in Gu Yihan’s gaze.

Thinking of his earlier aggrieved and obedient expression, her heart suddenly ached.

Deep down, had he always wished for her to stay with him?

When Haohao saw his mother’s eyes redden, he thought he had said something wrong.

He jumped off the sofa and rushed over.

“Mommy, Haohao is wrong. I won’t make Mommy watch me anymore…”

Before he could finish, Gu Yihan pulled him tightly into her arms.

Tears streamed down her face.

Choking up, she apologized, “It’s Mommy’s fault. Mommy will listen to you. I’ll stay at home and take care of you!”

“Really?”

Haohao lifted his head, staring at her without blinking.

Meeting his bright eyes, which seemed filled with tiny stars, Gu Yihan gently stroked his cheek.

“Mommy promises to stay with you.”

Haohao immediately broke into a wide smile.

Then he ran around the living room several times, waving his arms and shouting excitedly.

“Oooh—!”

Watching his happy figure, Gu Yihan suddenly realized she wasn’t a qualified mother.

Since Haohao was born, aside from her confinement period, she hadn’t taken care of him much.

Most of the time, he was looked after by Grandma Gu or stayed at daycare year-round.

Even on weekends when she was off work, he was still at daycare.

Lu Huailin reached out and held her hand tightly.

He said softly, “Wife, our family doesn’t lack money. Even if you never work for the rest of your life, I can support you.”

Gu Yihan nodded. “I’ll finish handling my work these next few days, then come back to pack.”

…

At the courtyard entrance.

Seeing Gu Yihan come out, Su Nian hurried over, holding her huge belly.

Anxiously, she said, “Xiao Han, for the sake of our many years of friendship, can you forgive my careless mistake this time?”

Gu Yihan subconsciously stepped back several steps.

She was afraid Su Nian might frame her using the baby in her belly.

After all, she felt she had poor judgment.

After knowing her for so long, she hadn’t realized Su Nian was someone who liked to stab people in the back.

“Comrade Su, your matter has nothing to do with me.”

“Xiao Han, I really didn’t mean it. Teacher Shen kept asking about you. I thought you used to be close. So I kindly told her your news. I never expected it would hurt you so badly!”

Su Nian wiped her tears while holding her belly, explaining anxiously.

She did feel a little jealous of Gu Yihan.

But she never meant to harm her.

She only wanted to cause her some minor trouble, make her embarrassed, and vent her jealousy.

Lu Huailin walked up behind Gu Yihan and coldly glanced at Su Nian.

His indifferent voice sounded.

“Didn’t Regiment Commander Zhou tell you?”

Su Nian looked up at him, sobbing softly.

“I know I hurt Xiao Han unintentionally, but this has nothing to do with Old Zhou! The army shouldn’t punish an innocent man for my mistake. He knows nothing. I did everything alone!”

That morning, when she woke up and saw Zhou Jun at home, she learned he had been suspended.

It felt as if the sky had collapsed.

If he were expelled from the army, their marriage would be finished.

Gu Yihan didn’t want to deal with Su Nian, who didn’t understand the situation.

She turned to Lu Huailin and said, “I’m leaving first.”

He nodded.

Su Nian tried to stop her, but Lu Huailin shouted sternly, “Comrade Su, my wife will never forgive you! And you’re not qualified to ask for her forgiveness!”

Su Nian stood there, holding her belly, her face pale, as if a gust of wind could knock her over.

Lu Huailin sneered at her pretentious look.

“As a soldier, he can’t even control his own wife! Letting her spread military family information freely—he’s not innocent just for that! Not to mention your collusion with spies!”

When Su Nian heard him accuse her of colluding with spies, her whole body trembled.

She was shaking like a sieve.

She wanted to explain, but her lips quivered and her throat tightened, unable to make a sound.

Silent tears streamed down her face.

Endless regret welled up in her heart.

Why hadn’t she controlled her jealousy?

What did Lu Huailin’s promotion have to do with her?

Why did she envy and resent Gu Yihan’s good fortune just because of it?