Chapter 373: Troublemakers Have Arrived

The originally planned fifteen-day vacation was extended by another half a month. She was temporarily reassigned due to a matter at the research institute in Beijing City.

Qin Wenhao’s leave couldn’t be that long.

So, he had to go back first.

But he was extremely worried.

"Honey, if you’re traveling back alone, you have to book a sleeper car, you hear me? If there are no tickets for that day, then just wait a day. Or you can book it in advance. If you don’t have time to book it yourself, have Qin Wenshu do it."

Fu Mingxue was at a loss for words. ’What’s the difference between leaving a day earlier and a day later?’

"I got it."

"This is really important, don’t just brush me off. You have to take a sleeper car. Also, once you’re on the train, don’t talk to strangers. It doesn’t matter if they’re young or old. If they ask you for help, just ignore them."

"Even if it’s a pregnant woman, don’t get involved. There are transit police on the train; you don’t need to be a Good Samaritan. Human traffickers have been running rampant on the trains recently, and they’re experts at using the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled as a front."

Qin Wenhao was truly worried.

With his wife’s looks, the moment she stepped onto a train, she’d be a prime target for those traffickers.

How could that possibly set his mind at ease?

At that moment, he wished he could just pack up his wife and take her with him.

Fu Mingxue could clearly sense his anxiety and worry.

She said at once, "Don’t worry! I’ll be careful. Besides—"

She flexed her bicep. "See this? I’m strong. I can take on three guys at once."

That finally got a laugh out of Qin Wenhao.

"Alright, alright, you’re strong! You’re the strongest."

"Okay, you should get going! If you don’t leave now, you’re going to miss your train. And don’t just lecture me—you need to be careful, too."

"And don’t get hurt when you’re on a mission."

Hearing these worried words from his wife warmed Qin Wenhao’s heart.

’As I thought, she really does care about me.’

At that moment, he was very reluctant to leave.

But no matter how much he didn’t want to, he still had to go.

He took a deep breath, then pulled her forcefully into his arms.

"Honey, I’m leaving!"

With that, he let her go, grabbed his luggage, and strode away.

He was afraid that if he delayed even a second longer, he wouldn’t be able to bring himself to leave.

As for the word "goodbye"—he didn’t want to say it.

Fu Mingxue went to close the door just in time to see the car carrying Qin Wenhao drive away.

She wasn’t overcome with the sorrow of parting.

With her husband gone, she could actually focus more on her work.

There was one downside, though—there was no one to cook for her anymore.

Luckily, that wasn’t a major problem.

If she had time, she would cook for herself. If not, she could eat out or just go to the cafeteria.

Besides, the semester at the university was over, and the students were officially on break.

In fact, they should have been on break already.

There were no classes during the last part of the term anyway.

But because of her, these classes had been added on.

「The next day, Fu Mingxue went to the research institute.」

...

"This is it." Seeing the military base, Fu Mingya finally breathed a sigh of relief.

A wave of joyful relief washed over her.

’I have to stay here, no matter what.’

’Otherwise, Mom will really marry me off to some old man for a bride price.’

Old Mrs. Fu was exhausted and parched. The last few days on the train had been so awful she felt like she never wanted to leave her home again.

It had been so cramped.

Never mind the crowds; the stench had made her want to vomit every single day.

Now that they had finally managed to get a ride from the train station to the base, all she could think about was not letting those two bitches have an easy time of it.

"We’re here! What are you standing around for? Hurry up and get inside—"