After Marrying the Officer Chapter 1253: 1252: A Phone Call from Ling County

Hearing Huo Shiqian mention over the phone that Guo Jiacheng's assistance wasn't required, Guo Jiacheng promptly replied from the other side, “Are you sure you really don’t need my help?”

“With my team stepping in, things would surely go smoother for you in G City!” Guo Jiacheng declared loudly. “You know well that I won’t demand any reward for helping you!”

“Simply wait until I finish this mission, and we can let our squads clash in a duel as my prize!”

Huo Shiqian: …

“What do you think of my idea? Pretty great, huh?” Guo Jiacheng laughed.

“Not great at all.” Huo Shiqian responded coolly. “Regarding Guo Kai… and Guo Jiumin, leave them be.”

Huo Shiqian deliberately stressed the words “Guo Kai”.

“You should just concentrate on wrapping up your mission and returning safely.” Huo Shiqian stayed utterly calm.

This meant: even with Guo Jiacheng keeping an eye on Guo Kai, he might still drop the ball. And Guo Jiumin’s issues? Guo Jiacheng had better stay out of them.

Surviving the mission intact was already Huo Shiqian’s top “hope” for Guo Jiacheng.

No matter how dense Guo Jiacheng might be, he caught the mocking edge in Huo Shiqian’s tone. “Huo Shiqian, you’re looking down on me!”

“Just you wait—once I’m back from the mission, I’ll head straight to the Capital City to spar with your unit in a drill!”

For Guo Jiacheng, every bit of his smarts went toward “battling” Huo Shiqian.

Huo Shiqian felt utterly at a loss for words.

“We’ll discuss that after your return.” Huo Shiqian kept his composure. “I’m ending the call now.”

Without waiting for Guo Jiacheng’s response, he simply hung up.

Once the call ended, Huo Shiqian went back to hosting the guests.

During the full moon banquet, aside from Huo Shiwu who made a quick appearance before dozing off entirely, and Xia Chuyi staying in the room with the baby, the rest of the Ou and Huo family members were exhausted yet content.

Toward the banquet’s close, Xia Chuyi got a call from Uncle Xia in Ling County.

“Sorry, Chuyi, your Uncle and Aunt couldn’t attend the baby’s full moon celebration…” Uncle Xia apologized over the phone, his voice full of regret.

“No worries,” Xia Chuyi assured him, gripping the receiver with a gentle smile. “Ling County is so distant from the Capital City, and with Xiao Gui in his senior year of high school, it’s understandable you couldn’t make it.”

Uncle Xia felt even guiltier hearing Xia Chuyi’s forgiving words, muttering again, “Sorry…”

Right then, Xia Chuyi picked up on something off in Uncle Xia’s voice… it carried an unusual guilt?

“Uncle…” The strange tone from Uncle Xia unsettled Xia Chuyi, prompting her to ask, “Has something gone wrong in Ling County?”

Why else would his voice sound so odd?

Xia Chuyi brimmed with questions.

“No, nothing at all…” Uncle Xia’s reply still dripped with guilt at Xia Chuyi’s question.

But then Xia Chuyi caught Aunt Xia’s voice in the background, saying, “What do you mean nothing? We’ve kept this from Chuyi for ages…”

Kept something from her?

Xia Chuyi froze in shock.

What exactly were Uncle Xia and Aunt Xia concealing from her?

Xia Chuyi grew even more baffled.

Moments later, Aunt Xia took the phone.

“Chuyi, let your Aunt explain: truth is, when we learned you were expecting, your Uncle and I intended to rush to Shangjing to visit you…” Aunt Xia revealed from the other end. “But right before departure, an issue arose here…”