Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander-Chapter 483 - 333: Love You Deeply, But It’s Hard to Say

The first watch of the night had passed.

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"Feeling guilty, are we?" Chuxia curled her lips and sat up straight, no longer staring at Zhou Mikang. "Why was Xiaoqiong transferred to room 401?"

Zhou Mikang’s expression didn’t change one bit. "It’s not obvious, but that child sure seems responsible."

"What do you mean?" Chuxia looked at him, puzzled. "What does this have to do with responsibility?"

"If it were you, originally thinking that the position you got was from your own efforts, but then you find out it was all because someone was using you, what would you do?"

After a moment of thought, Chuxia understood what Zhou Mikang meant and rolled her eyes at him disdainfully. "Having been used by you all, why would I stop? Why should I feel guilty? This is what I deserved! If anyone should feel guilty, it’s you!"

"Okay then, I underestimated people," Zhou Mikang replied with a smile. "Luo Xiaoqiong doesn’t plan to transfer departments, does she?"

"Why should she transfer?" Chuxia glared at him. "Now that you’ve achieved your goal, you want to kick her back to her old position? Let me tell you, it’s not noble to be so unscrupulous. That kind of behavior gets punished!"

Zhou Mikang was at a loss for words. "Can we not jump to conclusions so quickly? My mother had already done it before consulting me, by then she had already connived with Aunt Xu to arrange the transfer.

When she sought Aunt Xu’s help, my mother made it clear that regardless of whether Luo Xiaoqiong was competent or not, she must not be demoted. If she truly lacked ability, then Aunt Xu was to keep her close at hand until Aunt Xu retired and then arrange a comfortable and respectable position for her.

What my mother is worried about now is that Luo Xiaoqiong, upon learning the truth, won’t be able to handle it because of her pride and will ask to transfer. She was just fretting about it to me a few days ago. If you don’t believe me, you can go back and ask her."

"I wouldn’t even bother asking," Chuxia "hmphed". "Your family really does things high-handedly. I was thinking, if I kept on refusing, would your family force me into a corner so that I’d have no choice but to marry you?"

"No..." Zhou Mikang shook his head. "At most, I could make you so moved that you couldn’t help but marry me, but, either way, the result is the same. In this lifetime, you can only be my wife."

Chuxia: "..."

"Tell Luo Xiaoqiong not to feel burdened. Even if her initial transfer to room 401 had nothing to do with her abilities, the fact that she can now stay by Aunt Xu’s side is a testament to her personal effort.

Aunt Xu is very pleased with her. Just the other day, she called our mom to say that Mom had found her a capable and smart assistant, far better than Xiao Miao who was there before."

"We’re not fools..." Chuxia gave him another eye roll. "Don’t worry, Xiaoqiong won’t ask to transfer. We would never do such a foolishly proud thing."

Zhou Mikang suddenly nodded in realization. "I guess I forgot the saying ’A man takes on the color of his company.’ Being around you, she wouldn’t do such a foolish thing."

"What do you mean by that?" Chuxia twisted his arm and pinched him hard. "Are you saying I’m self-interested? Is that it? Spit it out!"

Zhou Mikang laughed. "You’re not self-interested, you just know how to maximize your own benefits, and you absolutely refuse to suffer a loss. Two dumplings for twenty food coupons, a chicken for forty taels of food coupons. Is there anyone better at making a kill than you?"

"Feeling the pinch?" Chuxia glanced around his face, smirking. "It’s too late for regrets now, plus you were willing. I didn’t force you, did I?"

"I’m not saying I have regrets. I’m just talking about this matter. Someone who can do such a thing would hardly think of themselves as high and mighty. You and Luo Xiaoqiong are so close, how could she not be influenced by you, right?"

"Does being lofty fill one’s stomach?" Chuxia gave him a sidelong glance. "Plus, it was a case of willing fighter, willing sufferer. Didn’t I see through you from the start, knowing you had ulterior motives for me? Would I have asked for so much otherwise?"

Zhou Mikang glanced her way. "Now that we’re family, have you ever regretted how you treated me in the beginning?"

Chuxia nodded vigorously. "Quite a bit..." Before Zhou Mikang’s smile could form, she continued, "Why did I only ask for sixty taels back then? I bet you would have given me a hundred and twenty taels if I had asked!"

"Do I look that foolish to you?" Zhou Mikang gave her a speechless look. "Did you really think asking for a hundred and twenty taels would have gotten you a hundred and twenty taels? ’Enough is as good as a feast’, get it?"

"Tch!" Chuxia flipped him off. "Can you say that back then you didn’t have feelings for me? Go fool a ghost!"

"The first time I met you, I felt your personality was too much like Xiao Rao’s, and I couldn’t help wanting to assist you. But in reality, after a short while, I realized you were completely different.

Still, I satisfied your request because you touched the softest part of my heart. Since Xiao Rao left, I’d never felt pity for any girl."

"Then you..." Chuxia looked at him with a touch of trepidation. "Being with me, is it because of a sister complex, or did you genuinely fall for me? I’m not trying to pry into your privacy, okay, but since we’re already husband and wife, you have to let me understand what exactly you feel for me, right?"

"As I said, once you get to know each other, you realize how different you are from Xiao Rao..." Zhou Mikang glared at her. "Think before you speak. What is a sister complex? If you really were like my sister, how could I lay a hand on you?"

"Right!" Chuxia nodded seriously, "I really did overlook that, sorry, so that means you’re deeply in love with me, aren’t you?"

Zhou Mikang: "..."

"Too embarrassed to answer?" Chuxia nudged him, "What’s there to be embarrassed about? We’re already husband and wife. Communication and interaction are very important between spouses, and it’s also very important to tell the truth when communicating. I want to hear your real thoughts."

"Lin Chuxia, can we not talk about this issue?"

"We can’t!"

Zhou Mikang looked helpless as he glanced at his little wife, "Haven’t I said before? Don’t always fixate on such things. No amount of talking can compare to actually doing something meaningful. Don’t you think so?"

"You better watch the road!" Chuxia straightened his head, "Even if there aren’t many people or cars on the road, you can’t do that. What if something happens?"

"Making a big fuss over nothing." Zhou Mikang hummed through his nose, "Even if I keep turning my head towards you, I can still drive the car safely. Do you think I’m an ordinary person? It seems I really need to find a place to show you my driving skills." As his words ended, the car shot forward with a "whoosh."

Chuxia was so scared that she quickly grabbed the car door, "Hey, are you crazy! Get home quickly. I didn’t go back this morning, dad and mom must be worried. If we return late tonight, they’ll be so worried they won’t be able to eat."

"Silly girl!~" Zhou Mikang stretched out his hand and ruffled her hair, easing off the gas pedal a little.

Chuxia checked the direction they were heading and reassured, leaned back in her seat, stealthily giving him a couple of glances, deliberately sour, "You’re afraid to speak your mind, huh? Hmph, who knows what kind of ghosts you’re hiding in your heart."

"Inner thoughts spoken every day would no longer be inner thoughts. I am a man, not a gossiping woman," Zhou Mikang said, rubbing his own head, "Sigh, you just don’t know when to be satisfied. Before, when did I ever explain myself? Since meeting you, I’ve had to explain everything to you, truly, I’ve met my nemesis."

"I’ll take that as a veiled confession," Chuxia smiled and patted his arm, "Don’t be shy, just say it out loud. If you don’t say it, who would know, right?"

Zhou Mikang shook his head with a smile and didn’t make a sound. Actually, he really wanted to ask, do you have feelings of love for me too? But when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back. He was about to leave, and if he asked, she would have surely agreed to some extent to his liking.

Just as she would tell him such an important secret, if it weren’t for the many dangers he currently faced in leaving, she would never have spoken of it, maybe not even for a lifetime.

What he wanted wasn’t for her to make a promise against her will, just to put his mind at ease or worry him.

Whether she loved him or not, he would wait until he returned to ask. Her heart, he had to win it! But he wouldn’t pressure her; he wanted her to fall in love with him bit by bit, to take pride in him, to be proud to marry him!

Chuxia was also struggling. She could see that Zhou Mikang was hesitant to speak, and she liked him being completely unguarded in front of her. But at this time, making any sort of confession would seem too fake, so silence was golden.

Fortunately, within a short while, the car entered the courtyard, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"Scared together?"

"Nervous together?"

They almost spoke at the same time, following which, they both laughed together.

"Now it seems we do have some chemistry, hmm, or perhaps we’ll be a loving couple!" Chuxia said earnestly.

Zhou Mikang had become quite accustomed to Chuxia’s occasional eccentricities, and went along with her, "Definitely, we’ll be like my dad and your mom, full of love for each other."

"I love hearing that, my dad and my mom really are a model couple. My dad always gives in to my mom, anyhow, I’ve never seen him raise his voice at her!"

"Is this a warning to let you have your way in everything?"

"You’re too smart." Chuxia winked at him, "A commendable student, indeed."

Zhou Mikang shook his head helplessly, "I’m nine years older than you, don’t be disrespectful."

"It’s six years." Chuxia leaned towards him, "Actually, it’s six years."

"What’s the difference between six and nine years?" Though he said so, the smile on Zhou Mikang’s face deepened, clearly preferring the age gap of six years.

"Oh, my dad and mom have come outside to wait..." Suddenly spotting Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe craning their necks to look this way, Chuxia panicked and patted Zhou Mikang’s arm, "Hurry up, hurry up, my parents are getting anxious."

As soon as Chuxia got out of the car, Lin Baohe and Zhao Yulan rushed up to seize their daughter from both sides and checked her over. Zhou Mikang smiled helplessly. With this, they still insisted on going back to their hometown. Ah, these in-laws... (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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