"There is indeed more to this," Zhan Jinchuan rubbed his hands awkwardly and said, "She’s... she’s pregnant..."

Gu Junzhu: "..."

It had been a long time since something had surprised him.

But at this moment, he was genuinely taken aback by Zhan Jinchuan’s words.

Premarital pregnancy is nothing to ordinary people, at most a moral condemnation.

However, for Zhan Jinchuan, it would be punished very severely.

He looked at Zhan Jinchuan incredulously, unable to believe he would make such a mistake.

Was this really his foster brother?

Hadn’t they seen each other for too long, and was he possessed by some wandering spirit?

Under Gu Junzhu’s shocked and suspicious gaze, Zhan Jinchuan waved his hands repeatedly, "Xiao Zhu, don’t overthink it, she and I... we got a marriage certificate, it was after that we had relations, we didn’t break any rules."

Gu Junzhu: "..."

He couldn’t even describe what he felt at this moment.

If they hadn’t been apart for more than three years, he’d want to drag Zhan Jinchuan to the training ground for a good workout.

"Are you insane?" he finally spat out after a long time, "Our dad has been worried sick about your marriage, always wanting to find you a good wife, and you went and got married without telling him? What are you doing?"

"My fault, my fault!" Zhan Jinchuan’s face turned red, admitting his mistake readily, "I mainly didn’t expect the two of us to end up together. The day we got the marriage certificate, I drank too much, acted on impulse, and she kept urging me, so I went along with it in a daze, and then it was a done deal..."

"You..." Gu Junzhu was exasperated, "Brother Chuan, if you said this directly to our dad, you could make him pass out with anger, okay? What is your status, how old are you? You’re thirty-five! Not fifteen, not twenty-five! What’s going on, tell me in detail!"

"Yes, yes, I know, what I did was unreliable, I was just afraid dad would be angry if he found out, so I’ve been keeping it from you guys," Zhan Jinchuan said, "Right after getting the certificate, I regretted it, and I’ve been talking with her trying to get a divorce, but we haven’t divorced yet, and then she told me she was pregnant..."

"Go cool off," Gu Junzhu said irritably, "Military marriages aren’t easy to dissolve, are they? I’m just baffled!"

He looked Zhan Jinchuan over carefully, "A military marriage requires reporting to superiors, right? It takes three to five days to get approved, doesn’t it? How did you manage to file the report, not regret it for three or five days, get the certificate, finalize the deal, and then regret it all over again?"

"No..." Zhan Jinchuan said dejectedly, "Her uncle is in charge of this, she took advantage of me being drunk, tricked me into writing the marriage report, then she submitted my report to her uncle, who immediately approved it... After approval, she took me to the civil affairs bureau, got the certificate and then took me to the hotel, and then..."

Zhan Jinchuan wiped his face and sighed.

He had lost all face in this matter.

A lifetime’s reputation ruined in a moment.

He wished he could travel back in time to kill the version of him who got the certificate that day.

Gu Junzhu: "...Who’s her uncle?"

Zhan Jinchuan sighed, "Siao Muyan."

Gu Junzhu: "..."

Siao Muyan, he knew.

The third son of Senior Siao.

Senior Siao’s status and position were slightly lower than his father’s, but not by much.

All three of Senior Siao’s sons were talented young men, all holding high positions.