Chapter 1 — Spring Falling On Red Dress

My fiance Tong Bach Xuyen once again forced me to stand in front of the gate of the military family area until dark just because I was wearing a red dress. He pulled down the brim of his hat, his voice as cold as ice: "A military wife must be simple and dignified. Don't always wear flashy clothes that attract butterflies and make me lose face." This time, I didn't cry to explain, I just nodded. In my previous life, I married him and became the wife of the regiment commander that everyone admired. But I didn't know that in his heart there was always a female military doctor who saved his life. He criticized me for showing off, blamed me for not understanding things, and after getting married, he considered all my resentments to be intentionally causing trouble. Having endured half my life, when I opened my eyes again, I was back three days before the marriage registration. That same night, I knocked on Tong's mother's door. "Auntie, I'm not getting married anymore." 1 When Tong's mother walked out wearing a cotton coat, the coal stove in the yard had just turned off, cold smoke drifted out from the crack of the door. "Thanh Chi? It's so late, why are you here alone?" The light bulb in the hallway was swayed by the wind, casting light and shadow on her face. In my previous life, this same face held my hand on my wedding night and said that Bach Xuyen had a straightforward personality, telling me to give in to him more. After that, I gave in for the rest of my life, but I couldn't get a single pitiful sentence in return. "Auntie, I won't marry this marriage anymore." The enamel cup in Tong's mother's hand hit the door frame hard, making a "ding" sound. Tong Bach Xuyen's voice came from inside the house. "Who is it?" He still hadn't slept. The curtains were lifted. Tong Bach Xuyen walked out wearing a military green shirt, the collar buttoned to the top button, his eyes as cold as a knife blade that had just been sharpened. Seeing that it was me, his face immediately darkened. "Tang Thanh Chi, are you still coming to my house to cause trouble?" As soon as he heard that sentence, Tong's mother's face turned pale. "Bach Xuyen, please stop saying a few words." Tong Bach Xuyen didn't listen. He walked down the steps, his army boots stepping on the frozen ground, each step approaching. "Today I made you stand for a while so that you would remember for a long time, not so that you would run here in the middle of the night to gossip." The familiar dull pain weighed heavily on his chest again. In my previous life, I was the same. Whenever I feel resentful, I cause trouble. As long as I explain, it's all an excuse. "I didn't come to gossip." The voice when he said it was calmer than I thought. "I came to annul the marriage." Tong's mother frantically grabbed my sleeve. "Thanh Chi, tomorrow is the day the two families have their engagement dinner, all the neighbors know. Now you want to annul the marriage, what will the rumors outside be like?" Under the light, the back of her hand was full of cracks left by many years of hard work. I know she's not a bad person. She only sees me as a cotton blanket that can warm Tong Bach Xuyen's cold heart. "No matter what the outside rumors say, I accept." Tong Bach Xuyen stared at me, his eyes suppressing anger. "Accept? What do you have to accept?" The door next door made a "squeak" sound and opened. The first person to stick her head out was Trieu's sister-in-law. "Oh, what happened to the Bach Xuyen family?" Immediately after that, the Chu family, the Ma family and the Tu family also turned on the lights. The military family area has never lacked people who like to watch the excitement. Tong's mother felt embarrassed and quickly pulled me into the house. "If you have anything to say, go inside and don't let others laugh at you." But Tong Bach Xuyen raised his hand to stop her. "Say it clearly right here." He turned to the people watching, his voice trying to stay calm. "Today, Tang Thanh Chi stood in front of the gate of the house wearing a red dress, how many passersby saw it? I just said a few words to her, and she called off the marriage."

Scared people." Sister-in-law Trieu took a breath. "What happens to a girl wearing a red dress? It's not like it's unbuttoned or has its legs exposed." Tong Bach Xuyen coldly glanced over. "A military family member must have the appearance of a military family member." The word "military family member" made everyone speechless. I lowered my head to look at the red dress on my body. The fabric was bought by my father from the province, the tailor shop took three days to complete. The hem of the dress was just above the knee, the collar was tight. In my previous life, on the day of marriage registration, Tong Bach Xuyen said. This dress was dazzling, telling me to change to a gray cotton shirt. From then on, red never appeared in my wardrobe again. "Tong Bach Xuyen, I'm not a member of the military." The surrounding was suddenly silent like a spark falling into a pile of dry grass. "We haven't registered our marriage yet. I'm just a daughter of the Tang family." Tong Bach Xuyen's eyes changed. It seemed like this was the first time he realized that I was not a soldier under his command, and would not immediately stand up and obey because of an order from him. "I'll say it again." "This marriage, I'm not getting married." Tong's mother suddenly hugged her breasts. "Thanh Chi, don't say angry words that will hurt others. This Bach Xuyen child is clumsy and clumsy in speaking but his heart is not bad." In the crowd outside the door, someone muttered in a low voice: "Can a clumsy talker make someone stand until it's dark?" "That girl's face is cold and pale." Tong Bach Xuyen couldn't save face and reached out to pull me. "Follow me." The moment his wrist was squeezed tightly, my whole body felt cold. In his previous life, he had also squeezed my hand. I was like that. I had a high fever and wanted to go to the infirmary, but he said don't embarrass the regimental commander's wife and pulled me from the door to the room. When I woke up again, I had lost a child. "Let go." Tong Bach Xuyen did not let go. On the contrary, he squeezed harder. "Tang Thanh Chi, don't force me to lose face here." The pain from my wrist went straight to my chest. Outside the gate of the compound, the sound of a bicycle brake rang out two voices. "Bach Xuyen." A woman's voice was gentle and soft. "What are you guys doing?" They all turned around. The female military doctor wearing a white cotton shirt was standing at the gate, her hair covered in night dew. Her eyes looked first at Tong Bach Xuyen, then at his hand holding my hand. Her name was Bach Tri Duong. The person who had been hidden in Tong Bach Xuyen's heart for half his life in his previous life.2 Bach Tri Duong had just appeared Presently, Tong Bach Xuyen's hand loosened a little. But it was enough for me to withdraw my hand. A blush appeared on Tong's mother's face. "Tri Duong, why are you here so late?" Bach Tri Duong hung the cloth bag on the handlebars. "Today the clinic gave medicine to treat sprains and bruises. I think Bach Xuyen, who regularly trains, can easily get injured, so I brought him along." She said the word "convenient" very gently. But the clinic is located in the south, she lives in the east, and the Song family is in the north. This "convenient" road is enough to bypass half of the town. Sister-in-law Trieu has sharp eyes and immediately burst out laughing. "Comrade Bach is really enthusiastic." Bach Tri Duong's face is a little red. "Sister-in-law Trieu, don't tease me. Everyone lives in the same area, taking care of each other is the right thing to do." The words were thoughtful, but his eyes fell on my red dress. "Thanh Chi, you look really beautiful today." If it were my previous life, I would have thought that she truly complimented me. Only later did I learn that gentle words are the things that can hurt people the most. Sure enough, Tong Bach Xuyen frowned. Bach Tri Duong hastily added: "But Bach Xuyen is Officer, it's normal

Pay attention to the influence. The two of you are about to register your marriage, Thanh Chi, don't be too impulsive." The faces of the people in the house all changed. A person came in the middle of the night with a drink, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he advised the other person's fiancee to understand. She was standing in a too high position, also standing too close. "Comrade Bach." I looked at her. "What is your relationship with Tong Bach Xuyen?" Bach Tri Duong seemed to be scared, almost dropping the cloth bag inside. “Thanh Chi, why do you ask like that? Bach Xuyen and I are completely innocent." Tong Bach Xuyen immediately blocked her. "Tang Thanh Chi, Tri Duong once saved my life. Don't use your dirty thoughts to judge her. "Saving lives. Again, saving lives. In my previous life, those two words weighed heavily on me for half my life. Bach Tri Duong could freely enter and exit the Song family's house, could call Tong Bach Xuyen to fix the roof during my stay, could use the excuse of leg pain to call you away when I was so sick that I couldn't sit up. Just because she once saved your life. "I just ask one question about your relationship. That's already dirty thinking." There was a fishy taste in my throat like rusty iron. "Is it proper behavior for you to force your fiancee to stand until dark?" In Tong Bach Xuyen's eyes, a troubled look flashed through. "You dressed like that, I said you only wanted to be good for you." "So she brought you drugs in the middle of the night because she wanted to be good for you?" As soon as the sentence ended, there was absolutely no sound around. Bach Tri Duong red. eyes, retreated. “Thanh Chi, I didn't know you paid that much attention. If I had known, I wouldn't have come." Tong Bach Xuyen's voice was even colder. "Sorry." I looked at him. "Sorry who?" "Sorry Tri Duong." Tong's mother grabbed his arm. "Bach Xuyen, are you crazy? Thanh Chi is my fiancee." "She humiliated Tri Duong in front of so many people, she must apologize." The cold wind whipped my face, I suddenly wanted to laugh. In my previous life, the first time I lost my temper in front of Bach Tri Duong was also when there were so many people watching. Bach Tri Duong broke the jade bracelet my mother left behind and said that she slipped her hand. I asked her to compensate. Tong Bach Xuyen again forced me to apologize, saying that I was too aggressive in forcing her. "Okay." Tong Bach Xuyen's eyes flashed a bit of relaxation like someone who had just won. Bach Tri Duong also lowered his eyes and quickly pressed down the corners of his lips. "Sorry." I nodded to Bach Tri Duong. "Sorry, I shouldn't have asked you what relationship you have with my fiance." Her expression stiffened. "Sorry, I shouldn't have paid attention to the fact that you went around in the middle of the night bringing drugs to my fiance." There were people around who couldn't bear it. laughed. Tong Bach Xuyen's face turned pale. "Tang Thanh Chi!" "Also, I'm sorry, I shouldn't stand here and make you two uncomfortable." I took off the red string on my wrist. It was something Tong's mother gave me last year, saying that when I entered the Song family's door, the red string fell into Tong's mother's palm, her hand shaking violently. "Auntie, give it back to you." Mother Tong. opened her mouth. Before she could speak, there was a bicycle coming from outside the gate. The car's lights swept across the crowd, shining on my father, Tang Thua Vien's pale face. When he got off the bike, he almost fell down. Manh Thu Binh's stepmother followed, wearing a scarf, her eyes red. "You kid, you ran here in the middle of the night, are you crazy?" Tong Bach Xuyen held her wrist. His eyes looked at me still coldly, but his words were for Manh Thu Binh.