Reborn in the 1980s: I became a stepmother in the 1980s Ⅱ

Part 243 I want to leave the rest of my life to my family.

One of the guards commented, "Given her relationship with Team Leader Zhou, it must be her."

"Why is Captain Yang suddenly looking into Team Leader Zhou's wife? Does she have some kind of issue...?"

Logically, since Team Leader Zhou had left the military for so many years, even if there were problems, it shouldn't be their concern to investigate.

The guards who arrived later were not very familiar with Zhou Yueshen and Yang Yujie's matters, and they were even more puzzled now.

They only knew that after the last time Deputy Captain Liu returned, she seemed to have changed completely.

This time, she had even actively applied to be reassigned here for a mission.

The tall woman in fitted military attire, with sharp features and an imposing presence, shot the guard an annoyed glance. "Didn't I tell you to forget everything I said?"

"Less talking, more working!" The guard straightened up. "Captain, I know I was wrong."

Yang Yujie watched the family walking away, her gaze lingering on that familiar, tall figure that had filled her dreams countless times—a broad, reassuring back.

Yet beside him stood a petite, delicate figure.

How could someone like him end up with a woman so mismatched?

She couldn't understand.

Others were unaware of the secret behind Zhou Yueshen's departure, but she knew.

She also understood that he would eventually return. As long as orders came down from above, this man, devoted to his country, would surely drop everything and go back.

That's why she had fought her way to this position, rejecting anyone who tried to get close, just to stand shoulder to shoulder with him, no longer gazing at his back.

She had finally endured to this moment, only to receive a cold letter refusing to return to the team.

His reasoning was utterly ridiculous.

He had devoted the first half of his life to the military, and now he wanted to spend the latter half with his family.

How absurd.

A man like Zhou Yueshen, so steadfast and principled, couldn't possibly refuse to return for something so trivial.

This selfish excuse was unacceptable to her.

There was no way someone like him could have written such a letter. It had to be a fabricated document.

At least before coming to this city, Yang Yujie thought this way.

But when she saw the man who had once remained unflinching in the face of death change his expression just because another man approached that woman—

Yang Yujie's dreams from these past years shattered completely.

She couldn't believe that a man who had never been interested in women would lose his composure for one.

He was now nestled among a few kids and a woman, exuding an aura of being utterly devoted to his wife.

Her heart twisted with pain.

She had no idea what had happened over the years that had dulled this man's sharp edges.

What kind of allure did that woman possess?

Yang Yujie's gaze landed on Si Nian's graceful silhouette; it was undeniable that she was a striking beauty.

But the Zhou Yueshen she knew would never be swayed by mere appearances.