Mr.President, Let's Get a Divorce
Chapter 189: Not bringing up love, all is well.

Chapter 189: Not bringing up love, all is well.

The days were filled with training that was already busying enough, consuming all her time and energy for studying and routine drills.

There was naturally no time to bother with matters of the heart.

But now, Lu Ziqing was right in front of her, in the empty space of the night, surrounded by the aroma of barbeque, the cool night breeze sobering, with the beer adding a touch of tipsiness.

Had it not been for Wen Nian... had it been Lu Ziqing...

Would her life have been much simpler, much happier?

Leaving aside romance, she simply felt comfortable being with Lu Ziqing.

His humor, his sharp tongue, his cunning acuteness—all were irresistible.

If not for all that had happened before, if she hadn’t been tangled up with Wen Nian for a full twenty years, if she had been like most girls who meet someone like Lu Ziqing at the age of eighteen or nineteen... she thought she might have fallen for him too.

After all, in her youth, she had absolutely no resistance to soldiers in uniform.

"A misunderstanding? Misunderstanding what?"

Lu Ziqing raised an eyebrow, his attractive eyes lifted to look at Song Lili, "Barbeque and beer, I like it too. It seems we get along quite well."

"It looks like Brother Lu likes me too!"

With a half-joking tone from Song Lili, Lu Ziqing couldn’t take her seriously and glanced at her,

"You little rascal!"

"Brother Lu, this barbeque and beer treat doesn’t seem to have paid off for me."

"How so?"

"Well, I brushed off the cost of the barbeque and beer, but I’ve also given you so much of my heartfelt thoughts..."

"So, what do you want to do about it?"

"Just give me a couple more days off."

Lu Ziqing smiled, raised his beer, and clinked glasses with Song Lili,

"Lili..."

"Hmm?"

"I know you see people and situations very clearly, so... I haven’t planned to hide my thoughts from you."

Song Lili listened, her lips curling up ever so slightly...

"I’m not that meticulous with emotional matters, but I understand what you’re saying. Just like this, having a barbeque and drinking some beer, chatting about this and that, it’s quite comfortable. Right?"

Going beyond their current relationship would be burdensome for both, yet being more distant would be awkward...

She still had feelings for Wen Nian, how could she possibly return his affections.

Song Lili’s smile widened.

"How about we do whatever makes us comfortable, okay?" Lu Ziqing asked.

They exchanged understanding smiles.

Song Lili didn’t want to distance herself from Lu Ziqing just because of his slight affection for her; after all, all male-female relationships are built on a foundation of liking each other.

This kind of liking didn’t necessarily have to lead to romance.

She was grateful that Lu Ziqing understood and accepted this.

Allowing their comfortable friendship to continue.

Afterwards, Lu Ziqing intentionally steered the conversation away from emotions, sharing with Song Lili many amusing stories from the army, as they laughed and talked...

As the night deepened, Lu Ziqing escorted Lili back to the residential area.

"Speaking of which... why didn’t you let your father know you joined the military in Xilin?"

"My stepmother is the daughter of the Anlin Miu Family, and the Anlin Miu Family has significant influence in both the political and military spheres. I applied to the military academy not to be an obscure foot soldier, but Song Lili would never achieve anything under the watchful eye of the Miu Family."

"...Your stepmother dislikes you that much?"

"She wants her daughter to become the President’s wife."

"...What?"