The Surrogate Bride of the Colonel He

C25 – Ji Guangming

“Colonel, Second Lieutenant, what’s going on? Weren’t you supposed to interrogate the prisoners?” Hee Jingyan felt like he was the one being interrogated.

The subordinates at the assembly point were all perplexed as they observed Hee Jingyan and Loong Shen’s injuries, unsure of what had happened.

When they realized that Hee Jingyan and Loong Shen were wounded, they weren’t too alarmed since it was common for soldiers to get injured in the army.

“Strange, why is the car door on the other side missing?” Someone noticed Xu Yangyi sitting behind Hee Jingyan.

All eyes turned to Xu Yangyi, dressed in a stunning white wedding gown, looking elegant and beautiful. The group exclaimed in unison, “Could this be our sister-in-law?”

“It’s a woman, and a gorgeous one at that,” someone commented.

“It’s like a painting come to life.”

“Finally, we have a military sister-in-law. I can’t contain my excitement. What’s going on?” another person chimed in.

“Will we get to eat dishes cooked by a woman in the future? Especially with our sister-in-law around?” someone joked.

“Did someone also help with laundry duty?”

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All eyes were on Xu Yangyi, waiting for his response, but they were taken aback by the fierce expression on his face. They were uncertain of what they had done wrong, but they felt uneasy under his stare.

Just as everyone fell silent, one of Xu Yangyi’s subordinates broke the tension by remarking, “Isn’t our sister-in-law shorter than we thought? Actually, I’d describe her as petite and exquisite.” Pleased with his choice of words, he beamed to himself. However, he turned to the black-faced man next to him and muttered, “She’s just a tad bit short.” Despite everyone gesturing for him to stop, he continued with a blank expression, “What’s wrong with you all? He isn’t even saying anything! Why are you waving your hands around?” Though he spoke with a regional accent, he was still quite handsome and stood out among the rough-looking men.

The group fell silent again, but they were surprised when Xu Yangyi suddenly spoke up, “I just returned. You can all go on without me.”

This startled everyone, and they all cursed him inwardly, “Go to hell, Ji Guangming.”

Just as they finished their curses, Ji Guangming exclaimed, “Didn’t you all say that sister-in-law was having a seizure? This is clearly low-quality milk!” Ji Guangming’s lack of filter made him seem like a god among men.

Everyone covered their faces in frustration, knowing that they could be punished by Hee Jingyan for Ji Guangming’s insensitivity. In the end, they feigned ignorance and whistled as they walked away.

“Why aren’t any of you speaking?” Ji Guangming hurried to catch up with them as they got into the car. However, Hee Jingyan suddenly spoke up, “Ji Guangming, take care of my sister-in-law from now on.”

“Me?” Ji Guangming turned around, pointed to himself and asked, “Colonel, I’m a man. It’s inconvenient for me to take care of your sister-in-law. Can’t you find someone else?” Although Ji Guangming seemed troubled, he was straightforward and honest.

Though others interpreted Hee Jingyan’s request as a sign of his bad temper, it was actually because Ji Guangming lacked the ability to lie. Thus, he was chosen to take care of Xu Yangyi.

Besides, what was there to be angry about? Xu Yangyi was short and had financial difficulties because his wife was a transgender person.

However, Xu Yangyi was genuinely upset that they all referred to him as “sister-in-law”.