Choosing to ignore someone in need isn’t really difficult; within the mission, casualties are unavoidable. What’s hard is facing one’s own conscience and the responsibilities we bear.
If Qi Taiguo truly chose to ignore someone in need, even if no one knew, could he still face his own conscience calmly?
To be human, one must first be true to oneself before being true to others.
Being true to oneself is harder than being true to others.
"You don’t blame me?" Qi Taiguo saw that she didn’t look resentful at all and couldn’t help but ask.
Cheng Su shook her head, "Why would I blame you? Taiguo, you must always remember, you are a soldier of the nation; you can’t mix personal feelings with national matters."
Qi Taiguo felt a pang in his heart, pulled her back down into his embrace, and said, "Ah, why did I marry such a calm woman like you?"
Feeling comforted, she always finds the right words to console him when he’s troubled by such vexing matters.
Thus, he increasingly wants to share his grievances with her, discussing certain conclusions, and from each discussion, he learns something from her, thereby growing.
Qi Taiguo felt happy again, and moved by emotion, continued his previous actions, saying, "Although we saved her, there was a bit of a mishap; she got her hand stabbed by a separatist. Haha, it’s rather satisfying!"
"Is she alright?"
"She’s fine, won’t die. Let’s not talk about her, it’s a downer—how about doing something fun instead!" Qi Taiguo flipped over again, pressing down on her.
Cheng Su, however, thought of last night’s phone call and said, "Wait, I have something to say!"
"Asking specifically for Commander Qi, and it’s a wrong number?" Cheng Su snorted and said, "Tell me, is there something you’re hiding from me? Previously, Hualing saw you in the hospital, being intimate with a woman. Confess honestly, who was that?"
Being intimate, what nonsense!
With reputation and loyalty on the line, Qi Taiguo couldn’t stay calm anymore. He sat up and said, "What are you talking about, there’s absolutely no such thing, what woman? I’m clean and pure, absolutely not fooling around outside!"
"Really nothing?" Cheng Su eyed him.
"Really nothing! If there is, call me a son of a turtle, strike me down with lightning!" Qi Taiguo blurted without thinking.
Making such a heavy oath, Cheng Su glared at him and said, "Then who was the woman Hualing saw? You should be able to explain that!"

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