[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pregnant-and-pampered-the-heiress-in-a-military-":3,"chapter-pregnant-and-pampered-the-heiress-in-a-military--pregnant-and-pampered-the-heiress-in-a-military--chapter-28":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Pregnant and Pampered: The Heiress in a Military Compound",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1885976,2506,"Chapter 28: Origin","pregnant-and-pampered-the-heiress-in-a-military--chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>’This is my chance to get away from the Xie Family parents, I have to take it!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So I don’t get dragged down by those fools!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yue Yihan returned, he saw his wife holding a piece of paper, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he got closer, he saw the top of the paper, where a few large words were written—Adoption Certificate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Yihan: \"!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shadow fell over her, and Xie Changning finally snapped back to reality. \"Yihan, when did you get back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just now. What’s... this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Yihan pointed at the paper in her hand, asking with a slight stammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hint of sorrow clouded Xie Changning’s features. She handed the adoption certificate to Yue Yihan and said in a dejected tone, \"I was never the favorite at home growing up. I used to think it was my fault.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I was a girl, my parents didn’t like me... I just never imagined this was the real reason they didn’t like me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Yihan looked at the information on the adoption certificate; it matched Xie Changning’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Xie Changning in astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never would have thought that the answer they couldn’t find while discussing it with the two commanding officers at the base just now would appear right here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It seems we’ll have to investigate the background of the Xie Family parents.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Changning, what are your plans?\" Yue Yihan asked, carefully choosing his tone and words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Changning looked up at Yue Yihan, and seeing his cautious expression, she couldn’t help but chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not that fragile. Part of the reason I came here was that my relationship with them had already hit rock bottom. Since they aren’t my parents, I think I need your help finding my biological ones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Yihan was in the military and had some pull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Investigating the Xie Family’s previous generation should be much easier for him than for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Yihan didn’t refuse. \"Okay.\" His reply was colored not only by a pang of sympathy for her but also by a thrill at being relied on by Xie Changning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My wife is relying on me! Does that mean she thinks I’m dependable? That I’m a man she can entrust her life to?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he thought about it, the wider his smile became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t suppress it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Changning didn’t understand why Yue Yihan was suddenly so happy. She just found him to be a strange person, capable of getting lost in thought in the middle of a conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing Xie Changning’s gaze, Yue Yihan tucked the adoption certificate away. \"I’ll go make dinner. You wait here for me.\" With that, he went to cook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Changning glanced around, taking in the red-decorated areas of the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xie Changning was about to look away, she saw a large item in the corner—a White Orchid brand washing machine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of surprise crossed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really hadn’t expected Yue Yihan to buy her a washing machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid her surprise, Xie Changning suddenly recalled how Yue Yihan had been chattering away with her a couple of days ago while she was busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had asked for some ideas on what the house needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had casually remarked, \"It would be nice to have a washing machine.\" Washing machines cost five or six hundred yuan in this era—very expensive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she hadn’t thought a television was too expensive for her to afford right now, she would have suggested buying one of those.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Changning hadn’t realized that her casual remark would be taken to heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yue Yihan, how much was this washing machine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not much at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Yihan’s voice came from a short distance away; he clearly didn’t want to tell Xie Changning the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he wouldn’t say, Xie Changning didn’t ask again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t asked for a bride price, but Yue Yihan had taken the initiative to prepare the \"four big items\" for her. She didn’t refuse them; this was his way of showing his commitment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wouldn’t refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he bought it, Xie Changning accepted it. \"Well, look at you, Yihan, so observant! You know how to dote on me, worried I’ll get tired from washing clothes~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Changning peeked her head out and called towards the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Yihan, who was chopping vegetables, heard Xie Changning’s praise, and his grin instantly stretched from ear to ear. \"I’m... I’m not as good as you say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My wife praised me!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’ROAR! My wife praised me! Does this mean I’m starting to win my wife’s heart?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Monkey jumping) (Monkey swinging on a vine) (Monkey wants to pick nits for his mate!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Yihan grinned goofily as he chopped vegetables, cooked the meal, and ate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a long time after, he remained in a state of dopey bliss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made Xie Changning, who was eating, want to stand her chopsticks up in her bowl to perform an exorcism on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yue Yihan, are you okay?\" Xie Changning asked tentatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Something seems off about Yue Yihan right now. Could he be possessed?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine! Honey, you go ahead and eat. Just leave the dishes when you’re done, I’ll wash them when I get back!\" With that, he rode his bicycle to the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived at the base, the Brigade Commander saw Yue Yihan grinning like a fool as he handed him an adoption certificate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yue Yihan’s dopey grin, the Brigade Commander frowned. \"What’s with that ghoulish look on your face? I don’t care who you are, get out of Yue Yihan’s body right now! I’m telling you, the soldiers in our unit have all seen real combat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he smacked Yue Yihan on the back of the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slap wiped the smile right off Yue Yihan’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk, Sir, what did you hit me for? Are you just jealous my wife praised me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Brigade Commander was speechless. The Brigade Commander wanted to curse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Yihan was completely wasting his concern!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re saying Xie Changning was adopted by her parents?\" Not wanting to look at Yue Yihan’s stupid expression any longer, the Brigade Commander immediately changed the subject to Xie Changning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He figured that only a topic involving Xie Changning could snap Yue Yihan out of his goofy daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the Brigade Commander’s decision was the right one. Yue Yihan did sober up and nodded very seriously. \"That’s right. I think we can start with the social circle of the Xie Family parents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Yihan wasn’t very familiar with the circle of people around the Xie Family parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, people as bizarre as them probably didn’t have many friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You might not know this, but the Xie Family’s ancestors were a family of scholars. It was only with the parents’ generation that they went into business. However...\" The Brigade Commander knew a little about the Xie Family’s affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had to vet the family of one of his men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xie Changning’s adoptive father has an older brother. He disappeared over twenty years ago, and his wife vanished along with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the Brigade Commander’s eyes narrowed sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calculated the timeline. It did indeed overlap with the period when Xie Changning was adopted. It was possible that Xie Changning was the child of her adoptive father’s brother!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Yihan had clearly thought of this possibility as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that’s really the case, then... where did my wife’s biological parents go?\" How could two adults just vanish into thin air?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did they go abroad, or...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their information is classified as a top national secret. I don’t have the authority to look it up.\" By the time he said this, the Brigade Commander was basically certain where Xie Changning’s biological parents had gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll contact Shanghai. We must keep a close watch on the person Vice Factory Director Lin is in contact with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1321,"2026-06-10T06:53:27.019Z",1,"novelbin.me","dff2abbeec76849d79002e0f16781457d6ca6746a583773863ed8f3e6d44d2da","pregnant-and-pampered-the-heiress-in-a-military--chapter-29","pregnant-and-pampered-the-heiress-in-a-military--chapter-27",230,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpregnant-and-pampered-the-heiress-in-a-military--cover.jpg"]