1170 Wanting to Get Married
After Cheng Gu was arrested, the Xia family did not immediately release the news that Qiao Mei was still alive. The Xia family was worried that Cheng Gu still had accomplices who had not been eliminated. The Xia family wanted to capture all of them in one fell swoop this time and did not intend to let any of them off.

Back then, they did not investigate deeply enough and also did not have such an opportunity, leading to the tragedy that befell to the Xia family. This time, they must eliminate the root of the problem and wipe it out in one fell swoop. Otherwise, it was very likely that these people would make a comeback in the future.

When the Zhong family heard that the Xia family had finally taken revenge, they could not sit still anymore.

“Dad! Do you know that Xia Zhe is back! Quickly help me think of a way! I can’t just see him leave again! After they finish dealing with that person called… Right! That person is called Cheng Gu. He will definitely return to the army to continue his mission!” Zhong Wan pouted and said angrily to Zhong Ye.

Zhong Ye patted Zhong Wan’s head dotingly and said, “My precious daughter, how can I bear to see you so sad? I’ll go to the Xia family’s house tomorrow, alright? You can come with me to take a look.”

“I don’t want that! I want to see Xia Zhe today! Please think of a way~ Dad, you’re the best. Don’t you dote on Wan’er the most! If you don’t care about Wan’er anymore, then what will happen to me!” Zhong Wan became more and more agitated as she spoke and even covered her face and started crying.

Zhong Ye only had this one precious daughter and he gave her everything. Even if Zhong Wan wanted the moon in the sky, Zhong Ye would think of a way to get it for her. He would definitely be able to take down a mere Xia Zhe!

“Sure, sure, sure. Wan’er, don’t cry anymore. I’ll go to the Xia family house now, alright? Go freshen up and put on your most beautiful clothes. Let’s go to the Xia family house now!” Zhong Ye said.

Zhong Wan jumped up with joy and hurriedly went into her room to put on an extremely dressy light pink gown. If she did not say that she was going to the Xia family’s house for a visit, people would probably think that she was marrying into the Xia family!

“Dad! Do you think that I look beautiful!” Zhong Wan lifted the hem of her dress excitedly and walked around the house. Even though her dress overturned many furniture items, Zhong Ye did not care. He doted on his daughter a lot. If Zhong Ke dared to do this at home, Zhong Ye would have beaten Zhong Ke up with a big stick.

“My daughter is as beautiful as a fairy. It’s such a waste for you to be with that kid from the Xia family! Why don’t you reconsider? This will be a remarriage for Xia Zhe. Are you really willing to be someone’s second wife?” Zhong Ye said with heartache.

“Dad! How can you be so biased! It’s not like Xia Zhe got a divorce because of personal reasons! He’s a widow! It’s not his fault,” Zhong Wan protested.

“But he has two children. Are you going to take care of those two children? If you marry him, you’ll have to be a stepmother! Silly girl! It’s not easy to be a stepmother,” Zhong Ye said.

Zhong Ye’s wife passed away when she was giving birth to Zhong Wan. This was also the reason why Zhong Ye doted on Zhong Wan so much. Zhong Ke was a premature baby and was not in good health, but he was doing very well now and did not cause any worries. However, Zhong Wan was different. Zhong Wan had grown up being doted on by him.

Back then, there were many women who wanted to marry Zhong Ye and were willing to be stepmother to Zhong Ke and Zhong Wan. However, Zhong Ye rejected all of them. His work brought him outstation all year round. Although his work was not that tiring, he could only come back two days a week and he spent the rest of his time in the army.

At that time, Zhong Wan was still young and needed someone to take care of her, so he brought her everywhere with him. Later on, after Zhong Wan grew up, he hired two helpers to wait upon her at home! One of them was in charge of her daily life and the other was in charge of cleaning the house and sending Zhong Wan to and from school.

Under Zhong Ye’s dedicated care, Zhong Wan had never experienced the real world. Zhong Ye did not have any other wishes. He just hoped that Zhong Wan would be able to marry a man who could protect her like he did.
Xia Zhe was indeed an outstanding man, but he would not be able to protect Zhong Wan! Qiao Mei’s death already proved that Xia Zhe did not have the ability to protect his wife well, so there was no way that Zhong Ye could bear to let Zhong Wan marry into the Xia family.