Exclusive Pampered Wife: My Wife Came to My Door

Chapter 498 Who are you looking for?

In the leader's office, Jian Ning stood there, feeling very uneasy.

Choose between your wife and Lucy...

With the deadline set by the leader fast approaching, which option should he choose?

To be honest, even now he has never thought about divorce. After all, he and his wife have had a relationship for several years, and it's not something that can just disappear. But he can't give up Lucy either, since he has a "relationship" with her.

Ever since Chi Moqing made him choose, he had been tossing and turning at night, unable to sleep. In all the years he had been by Chi Moqing's side, he had never been so conflicted.

Chi Moqing finished processing the documents at hand and looked up at him.

Time is up!

Jian Ning gasped sharply, his heart pounding. He cared about both women; why did he have to choose?

"The answer," Chi Moqing said calmly.

Jian Ning remained silent. Chi Moqing narrowed his cold eyes and said in a deep voice, "Very well, I heard that T City is short of people, you..."

"Commander, I've made up my mind!" Jian Ning was pushed to the limit and said resolutely, "I will be honest with my wife. As long as she asks for a divorce, I will agree to any condition!"

Chi Moqing narrowed his eyes: "Explain it clearly."

“I choose Lucy!” Jian Ning nodded emphatically, a pang of sadness passing through her heart.

"Okay." Chi Moqing glanced at him. "Go to the hospital later to check on Miss Lucy's injuries. Remember to call me."

"Yes, Chief."

Jian Ning drove towards the hospital, his heart heavy and agitated, as if he had lost something important. Now that he had made his decision, he couldn't think about anything else; from now on, he would be devoted to Lucy.

Lucy is a stunning beauty and incredibly talented, while he's just a guard. She's lucky to have chosen him; what more could he ask for? As for his wife at home…

He shook his head; once a choice was made, there was no going back. He had already let himself down, and he couldn't let Lucy down too.

When Jian Ning went in, Lucy was chatting with Song Yutong, and she looked much better.

Song Yutong joked, "Oh, so your boyfriend's here. Looks like I, the third wheel, should leave."

"Don't talk nonsense." Lucy glared at Song Yutong, then turned to look at Jian Ning with affectionate eyes.

Jian Ning was immediately captivated and chuckled foolishly, "Director Song, you don't need to leave. I came to check on Lucy's condition and will be leaving in a little while."

"No, don't leave so soon. Someone will be sad."

Lucy blushed and gave Song Yutong a coquettish glare.

Jian Ning felt even more embarrassed and placed the fruit in her hand on the bedside table. "What do you want to eat first? I'll peel it for you."

“I don’t need to. Lucy likes cherries, and there are some in here, so I’ll wash them for her.” With that, Song Yutong took a mango from the fruit basket. “I’ll eat this. You guys chat, don’t worry about me.” After saying that, Song Yutong walked out on her own, leaving them alone.

The large ward was empty except for Lucy and Jian Ning. Lucy looked at Jian Ning with a blushing face, which made Jian Ning's heart pound.

This is what love feels like. I haven't felt this way in so many years.

"Um..." Jian Ning scratched his head, like a young man in the throes of first love, "Did the doctor say when I could be discharged?" He regretted the question as soon as it left his mouth. What a nonsensical question! He patted his head and sat down next to Lucy. "I meant to ask, how are you feeling? Is there anything else bothering you?"

Lucy shook her head: "Everything's fine. The hospital said I should be able to be discharged in about a week. If you're busy, don't come over every day. I can take care of myself."

"How can that be!" Jian Ning immediately retorted, "You don't have any relatives here, and Director Song has to go to work. If I don't take care of you, who will?"

"But that's too much trouble, and you have a lot of things to do. The nurses here are very nice, so you don't need to worry."

Jian Ning's expression changed: "You keep telling me not to come over, do you not like me coming to take care of you?"

Lucy was taken aback, then looked aggrieved. "I was just worried about you. You're a soldier, how can you always neglect your duties to take care of me? Besides, your job requires you to be on call 24/7, what if General Chi Shang can't find you?"

Jian Ning pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and said, "Lucy, the chief asked me a question today."

"what?"

As if she had made up her mind, Jian Ning took a deep breath and said, "I actually came here today to ask you a question. Please answer me honestly, okay?"

Lucy met Jian Ning's serious expression and nodded, saying, "Go ahead and tell me."

“I wanted to ask…” Meeting Lucy’s beautiful, pure eyes, Jian Ning’s heart raced, and her face burned. “It’s…it’s just…”

"What?" Lucy blinked. "Is it hard to ask?"

"No!" Jian Ning shook her head, her whole body burning up.

Lucy looked at him, puzzled: "If it's hard to say, then don't say it. Say it when you feel like it..."

"Lucy, do you want to be with me?" Jian Ning suddenly asked, not knowing where the courage came from.

A look of surprise flashed across Lucy's beautiful eyes, her delicate face full of joy. Just as she was about to nod, she suddenly looked sad and said, "Jian Ning, we can't."

Jian Ning was initially overjoyed, but upon hearing Lucy's rejection, her heart sank to the bottom. "Why? Today, the commander asked me to choose between my wife and you. I chose you. Now the commander knows, and we can be together openly. Don't you like that?"

Lucy looked at him strangely: "You spoke to Admiral Chi? What about your wife? Did Admiral Chi agree to that?"

“I will go back and be honest with my wife. I will agree to whatever conditions she asks, as long as she wants a divorce. The superior didn’t say anything either. After all, it was my own choice.”

However, recalling Chi Moqing's stern tone today, Jian Ning felt a little guilty. It was clear that Chi Moqing was very dissatisfied with his choice; abandoning his wife, even if he really wanted to be with Lucy, would likely result in punishment from the military.

He didn't tell Lucy any of this. Since they were in a relationship, he would have to bear these things alone. Song Yutong said that Lucy had a car accident because she was in a daze, and he couldn't just abandon her.

"So, does that mean I'm breaking up a military marriage?" Lucy frowned. "Jian Ning, I told you, you don't have to take responsibility, and besides, this charge... I can't bear it..."

Jian Ning was taken aback, looking at her in surprise, "Don't you want to be with me?"

Lucy shook her head painfully: "I know you care about me, that's enough. Your wife is pregnant, and you're a soldier. I can't be with you, morally or logically. Jian Ning, let's just be friends from now on."

Jane looked at Lucy in disbelief. When he chose to abandon his wife for her, she only wanted to be friends with him?

On the street, Yan Zuo walked for a long time, turning left and right, looking anxious. Tong Shili followed behind him, almost losing him several times. "Director, slow down, wait for me."

Tong Shili didn't know what was wrong with her. Yan Zuozuo suddenly seemed to be looking for something, her belly was already showing, and she was still so careless. Frowning, she stepped forward and grabbed Yan Zuozuo's arm. "Director, you're pregnant, walk slowly."

Yan Zuozuo nodded haphazardly, muttering in a strange tone, "How did it disappear? I shouldn't be mistaken."

"Director, who are you looking for?"

Yan Zuozuo shook her head, stared at the bustling street, and sighed softly, "Maybe I mistook someone for someone else. It's no one."

Tong Shili nodded: "Even if you need to find someone, you can ask Chi Shangjiang for help. Your current condition is really not suitable for such strenuous exercise. There are too many people here, let's go, be careful not to get bumped into."

Yan Zuozuo nodded, then looked around, realizing she might have really mistaken someone for someone else. Just then, her phone rang, but she didn't have time to pay attention, her gaze still wandering through the crowd.

Ding Le and the fox stood guard not far from her, silently observing the situation around her.

Yan Zuozuo's phone rang for a long time, but she didn't pay attention to it. Finally, she sighed in disappointment and turned to walk to her car.

Tong Shili followed behind her, something seemed to flash in her eyes. Who could have made Yan Zuozuo lose her composure like this?

Once in the car, Yan Zuozuo didn't say anything, and Tong Shili didn't press her for details.

The phone rang again. Yan Zuozuo glanced at the unfamiliar number, hesitated for a moment, and then answered, "Hello, who is this?"

"Director Yan, it's me, Youyou..."

Yan Zuozuo said irritably, "Miss Youyou, listen carefully. I have absolutely no interest in your affair with He Cangyuan, and please don't bother me anymore."

"Director Yan, please don't hang up. I really have no choice... Hello, hello..." Youyou was very anxious on the other end of the phone, but Yan Zuozuo had already hung up and blocked her number.

He Cangyuan should have disappeared from her life long ago. She never wanted to have anything to do with him again in this lifetime.

She hadn't found the person, and Youyou called again to talk about the person she disliked. She was very annoyed and sat there without saying a word.

Tong Shili looked at her thoughtfully, pursed her lips, and remained silent.

When Yan Zuozuo returned home, Chi Moqing was not there. She sat in the living room, her thoughts drifting far away. There were memories of He Cangyuan's cruelty from a few years ago, and memories of her mother from a few years ago.

Mu Tianyang's daughter killed her mother, yet he protected her, even shielding her from legal punishment. But the wheels of justice turn slowly but surely; Mu Yaoqian ultimately met a tragic end.

At that time, she resented Mu Tianyang, but since becoming a mother herself, she has begun to slowly understand his feelings. His actions were wrong, but ultimately he was a father.

Over the years, they've barely kept in touch, only occasionally exchanging phone calls, but nothing much to talk about. Especially as her career took off, Mu Tianyang's contact with her decreased even further, and they've hardly seen each other at all over the years.

The person on the street just now looked a lot like him. She wasn't sure if she was mistaken, but she had a gut feeling that it was him.

Her mother had been gone for many years, and every year when she went to sweep her mother's grave, she would see the lilies her mother loved lying there. Not many people knew that her mother liked lilies, and she guessed that Mu Tianyang must have placed them there. But he avoided her time and time again; was it ultimately because of the guilt he felt over her mother's death?

Mentioning her mother brought a pang of pain to Yan Zuozuo's heart, but after all, her mother was gone, and some things should be let go. She actually wanted to see Mu Tianyang; she'd heard he hadn't been doing well these past years, as if he were punishing himself.