Chapter 275: I don't forgive

Yuan Qin made a scene at the entrance of the reception room for most of the day, begging the person on duty to ask Meng Jiusi to come over.

The soldier on duty: "..." This was too difficult.

Dr. Meng had clearly stated that he did not wish to see his ex-wife again; no matter how many times he called, it would be useless.

"You should go; Dr. Meng doesn't wish to see you." The young comrade with a dark complexion looked at the female comrade's desperate face, a flash of sympathy in his eyes, but he stood by his duty and refused her.

Yuan Qin tried to grab the soldier's arm, but he dodged.

"Comrade, please help me say it one more time, just say... just say I want to see my two sons, beg Jiusi to allow it."

Her eyes gradually moistened, "My introduction letter is almost expired, I have to go back soon, and I haven't seen my two sons yet. I've come from so far away, I have to see them before I leave. It's been... it's been almost a year since I've seen them. I don't know if they've grown taller or fatter..."

As she spoke, she was humble and earnest.

The dark-skinned soldier hesitated for a moment, but finally softened and compromised, "... I'll say it one last time."

Yuan Qin was full of gratitude, "Thank you, thank you."

The young man went to make another call, but was told that Meng Jiusi was not there.

Not surprising; seeing an ex-wife requires time to calm one's mood, so it was normal that he wouldn't return so quickly.

"... Dr. Meng hasn't returned yet, why don't you..."

Yuan Qin said eagerly: "I can wait, I'll wait inside. Please help me contact him again in a while, I beg you."

Facing the plea in her eyes, the young man on duty had to swallow the refusal on the tip of his tongue.

"I'll ask again in ten minutes; if he's still not there, don't make things difficult for me anymore."

Yuan Qin quickly agreed, "I won't make things difficult, I won't make things difficult for you, I just want to see my two sons."

Pulling the corners of her mouth at the dark-faced young man, she turned and entered the reception room.

"Sigh!" The soldier on duty sighed.

Why bother?

Since you couldn't let go, why did you divorce in the first place?

Now that you regret it, how can an arrow return once shot? Can spilled water be gathered back up?

Another ten minutes passed, and he called again, but still couldn't reach anyone.

The soldier on duty cast a helpless look.

"I couldn't reach him; Dr. Meng probably doesn't want to see you. You should go, don't wait any longer; it's useless even if you wait until dark," he advised.

Yuan Qin didn't believe Meng Jiusi could be so heartless to her.

She shook her head, "No, absolutely impossible. It must be... it must be that Jiusi doesn't know I'm waiting for him. Comrade, please help me contact him again, I beg you. It wasn't easy for me to come here once, and I still have things to say. Help me find him, help me, I can't leave like this..."

Yuan Qin was very restless, her speech becoming incoherent.

"I've helped as much as I can. Dr. Meng doesn't want to see you, and there's nothing I can do. I can't reach him. How about this: you leave today and come back tomorrow morning?"

This female comrade was pulling and begging him, which had a bad influence. The soldier on duty wanted to send her away first.

"... Alright." Yuan Qin saw that the other party was impatient and didn't dare to offend him completely, so she had to take a step back for now.

"Then I'll come back tomorrow morning. Sorry for the trouble today," she said, speaking nicely.

Seeing that she was still reasonably communicative, the young man's expression relaxed, and he sent her away.

The commotion Yuan Qin made was not small, and many people knew about it.

The family compound was buzzing with discussion.

The news reached the ears of Jingmo and Guangbai.

Facing the gossip of some busybodies, the older Jingmo didn't say a word and took his younger brother to find Meng Jiusi.

"Dad..." Jingmo hesitated.

Although Guangbai was young, he had reached the age where he could understand words. Knowing that his mother had come, the child's eyes lit up, and the expectation in his eyes was easy to see.

He was not yet five years old, well-protected by his brother, and the Yuan family he hated and feared was not his biological mother.

The child was still full of longing for his biological mother.

It was not strange for a child of this age to be clingy and miss his mother.

Meng Jiusi put down his medical record book and beckoned to his two sons.

"Heard about it?" he asked, knowing the answer.

Jingmo nodded with a stiff face, "Yes."

"What are your thoughts?" Meng Jiusi asked.

This question stunned Jingmo.

Jingmo hated the Yuan family and also had resentment toward his biological mother. As early as when he took his younger brother away from home, he had thought that his mother only cared about the Yuan family and not him and his brother, so they shouldn't care about her either.

Even now, Jingmo still held the same view.

This was...

He was afraid his father would think he was ungrateful, so he kept his head down and didn't speak for a long time.

Meng Jiusi embraced his son's shoulder and said warmly: "Is there anything you can't tell me?"

He held Jingmo's head with both hands, lifted his face, and looked at him earnestly, "I am your father, and you are my sons. There is nothing we cannot say to each other."

His eyes were so deep and so tolerant, as if no matter what heaven-defying disaster they caused or what heaven-defying words they said, it was no big deal!

Jingmo's heart stirred, and four words blurted out: "I don't forgive."

After saying this, the rest was easy to say.

"Dad, I don't like the Yuan family, and I don't want to forgive them!"

His words were extremely firm.

After expressing his view, he nervously gripped Meng Jiusi's white coat, "Dad, will you think I'm vengeful and petty? I..."

"No," Meng Jiusi interrupted him.

His clear, dark eyes looked at Jingmo, filled with gentleness.

"There is an old saying: don't persuade others to be kind if you haven't experienced their suffering. You and Xiaobai are the ones suffering, so you are the only ones qualified to decide whether to forgive or not. I won't interfere."

"As for what you said, whether I would think you are vengeful and petty if you don't forgive, my answer is... no."

He patted Jingmo's head, "I know my sons. You and Xiaobai are both good children. If you don't forgive, it means they have done things that make it impossible to forgive. If you don't forgive, then don't. It's nothing; just follow your own heart."

Meng Jiusi didn't treat his two sons as two-year-old toddlers who couldn't understand reason, but patiently expressed his own views.

Jingmo's tense little face completely relaxed.

"Dad, you're really good," he said.

A brilliant smile bloomed on his handsome little face.

Meng Jiusi's expression was gentle.

When Dad and Brother were talking, Guangbai hadn't said anything. After they finished, he spoke: "Dad, Brother, go find Mom?"

He used a questioning tone.

It was also a rare active request from him.

Meng Jiusi looked at him, not knowing how to explain to such a small child that his father and mother had divorced and would never be the same again.

"Dad, I'm taking Guangbai home!"

Jingmo left a sentence and pulled Guangbai home.

After arriving home, he sat face-to-face with his younger brother and said a few words.

As his words fell, Xiaobai's tears rolled down.

"Will there be no Mom at home from now on?" the child's soft, choked voice sounded.

Jingmo couldn't bear to look, but felt that Xiaobai had to accept it sooner or later, so he nodded.

"Waaah..." Guangbai cried out, ran to the room, pulled open the quilt, and burrowed his small body inside, crying until he shook, his face covered in tears and snot.

Crying and crying, he felt tired, and his little head rested on the pillow and fell asleep.

Outside the room, Jingmo heard his brother's crying, his eyes slightly red.

After a while, he walked into the room.

He pulled down the quilt on his brother, straightened his body, and went out again. With a wet towel in his hand, he wiped the dirt off Xiaobai's face and sat in front of the bed, dazed.

After a long time, Jingmo said in a low voice: "Aunt said a sentence, and I remember it very clearly. She said, 'If you don't cut it when you should, you will suffer from the chaos later.'"

"Mom is not good, the Yuan family is not good. They hurt us and also hurt Dad. If we go to see Mom, she will use us to pester Dad, and then the Yuan family will come too, and we won't have a good life!"

"Xiaobai, Dad has finally restored his reputation and returned to a normal life. We cannot harm Dad. If you harm Dad, I will hit you, and not only will I hit you, I will call Yu Bao and the others to hit you together, and then you'll be miserable!"

These words were all heard by Meng Jiusi at the door.

His eyes were slightly sore, and his heart felt indescribably warm and pained.

He didn't regret that marriage, because of these two sensible sons.

He didn't disturb the children and left silently, just as he had returned.

Entrance of the Military Hospital.

"Dr. Meng." A girl in her twenties greeted him enthusiastically.

Meng Jiusi looked over, his expression unfamiliar.

Li Can lowered her eyes, disappointed in her heart.

"I'm an intern, I've heard Dr. Meng's lectures before."

Meng Jiusi's gaze flashed with realization, and he smiled apologetically, "There were too many people before, I didn't remember all the names, sorry."

Li Can didn't expect Dr. Meng, who had such brilliant medical skills, to be so humble and easygoing, and she showed a bright smile.

"It's okay, it's okay, I understand."

"I have some questions I need to ask Dr. Meng for advice, are you free now?"

Meng Jiusi said humbly and gently: "Asking for advice is too heavy a word; I am happy to communicate and learn with any medical practitioner."

Li Can's favor for him deepened.

The next day, Yuan Qin came again.

It was still the same request as yesterday.

Meng Jiusi had already said everything that needed to be said; regarding his ex-wife's request to see him again, he ignored it.

Yuan Qin stood and waited for two hours, but didn't see a shadow of Meng Jiusi.

The longer she waited, the more sober she became. Seeing Meng Jiusi's heartlessness, Yuan Qin asked to see her two sons again.

She even threatened—if the troops didn't let her see her own sons, she wouldn't leave and would wait on and on.

After making the harsh threat, Yuan Qin returned to the reception room, assuming a posture of sitting for a long time.

There was no other way; the young man on duty told Meng Jiusi about the matter and asked him to think of a way. If this continued, it would have a bad influence and make people watch the fun.

Dr. Meng had made such a great contribution to the military region and the soldiers; he couldn't bear to see such a good person become a laughingstock.

"I know, I'll come to solve it in a while, sorry for the trouble," Meng Jiusi expressed his apology.

"No, no trouble, this is our duty, you don't have to be polite."

Not long after hanging up the phone, Meng Jiusi appeared again.

Yuan Qin was overjoyed, "Jiusi, I knew it, I knew you would come. You care about our home just as much as I do, right?"

Hearing this, Meng Jiusi suddenly smiled, "Home?"

"You're overthinking it, that home in the capital has long since scattered." He said word by word: "I hope you are sober and stop pestering me. You should know that I don't want to have any connection with the past; don't add waves to my peaceful life again, even if it's for the sake of me not mistreating you in the past."

His words were not heavy, but the sense of determination was very clear.

Yuan Qin froze in place, her heart sinking continuously.

"Is there not... even a sliver of possibility?" Her eyes were red, and she was still trying to hold on.

Meng Jiusi shook his head.

"I know I didn't do the right thing, but... but I was afraid. It's understandable to choose the wrong path when one is anxious, right? You've returned, and Jingmo and Guangbai are both fine. Why can't we... can't we return to the past?" Yuan Qin said eagerly, "I know I was wrong, I will change. In the future, my heart will be on our small family. Forgive me once, okay? I beg you, Jiusi..."

Meng Jiusi took a few steps back.

"You are too agitated," he said blandly, "If you keep being this agitated, there's no need to talk today."

Yuan Qin sobered up instantly, "Don't, don't, I'm not agitated anymore, let's talk properly, talk properly."

She was afraid.

She knew that once Meng Jiusi left, she wouldn't be able to see him!

"You go back, don't make things difficult for the comrade at the door. I won't come out to see you again, take care of yourself," Meng Jiusi said.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Yuan Qin hurriedly called out to him: "I want to see my sons."

Meng Jiusi didn't stop, just turned slightly.

"They don't want to see you," he said coldly.

Yuan Qin stammered, "... I am their mother."

"Have you fulfilled your duty as a mother?" Meng Jiusi asked back, "Not long after I left, you let them go hungry because of your maiden family, causing them to have no home to return to. If it weren't for..."

Afraid that Yuan Qin would go to find Zhaozhao without knowing better, he didn't mention Lin Zhao.

Taking a deep breath, he reiterated: "Jingmo and Guangbai are taken care of by me, no need for you to worry."

The moment he finished speaking, he strode away.

After that, no matter how much Yuan Qin made a scene, she never saw Meng Jiusi again.

Poor Meng family father and son had just started living a peaceful life, only to be plunged into rumors and gossip because of her.

Jingmo heard the criticism of his father in the family compound and was furious.

Burning with anger, he found Yuan Qin and said something to her.

On the same day, Yuan Qin left in a daze.

Meng Jiusi sensed that Jingmo had gone to find his mother, but he didn't ask much.

The Meng family father and son didn't want to tell the people in the Fengshou Brigade about the troublesome matter of Yuan Qin coming over.

But the military region had a little loudspeaker named Maodan.

Lin Zhao still found out.

While angry, she was quite puzzled.

Fourth Brother had said that his whereabouts were well-protected, and even his closest friends didn't know; how could it have suddenly spread back to the capital?

Strange.

Full of doubts, she wrote a letter to ask Gu Chenghuai.

After receiving the urgent letter, Gu Chenghuai began to investigate.

Before he could find out anything, a letter sent from a state-owned factory in the capital... gave an answer to everything that didn't make sense.

The person who wrote the letter was the director of the factory where Meng Jiusi had previously worked. He wrote a letter to the leaders of the military region, stating that their factory had received a letter detailing Meng Jiusi's current situation and work address. This involved a leak of secrets, and he hoped the military region would take it seriously.

Hearing the news, Gu Chenghuai sought out his fourth brother-in-law, "... Who did you offend?"

Meng Jiusi: "..." He was more bewildered than anyone.

"How would I know?" He frowned, "I don't have a clue." ===== CHAPTER 276 =====