“This is my wife, Lin Nannan!” For the first time, Lu Heng openly acknowledged her identity.

“Oh, right! Look at my memory!” Zhang Shengguo smacked his forehead, looking annoyed with himself. “I heard that the person who called that day was your wife, but I completely forgot about it.” Then, turning to Lin Nannan, he said, “Sister-in-law, my apologies. Ah Zhang, did you bring the stuff from the car? Hurry up and bring everything over. We specially prepared these gifts to celebrate your wedding.”

“You guys aren’t exactly well-off either. Why go through all this trouble?” Lu Heng said helplessly.

“It’s a joyous occasion—how can you call it trouble?” Zhang Shengguo replied, urging Ah Zhang to hurry.

Ah Zhang scratched his short hair and said awkwardly, “I can’t carry everything by myself.”

“Nannan, go tell Ah Ming to help out,” Lu Heng instructed.

Lin Nannan gave him a deep look, then responded with a simple “Mm” before turning to leave.

With two people stepping out, the room suddenly felt much more spacious.

“Your wife is impressive. If it weren’t for her, we wouldn’t have realized there was such a huge conspiracy hidden behind all those rumors,” Zhang Shengguo admitted, still a bit shaken.

Without Lin Nannan, the rumors would have spread uncontrollably. Even if Lu Heng was bedridden at home, he wouldn’t have been spared. Once the gossip wore down his will, that would have been the moment they took his life.

If something happened to Lu Heng, it would be a devastating blow to the Lu family—Grandma Lu would be the first to crumble under the weight of it.

The consequences would have been severe.

Lu Heng’s lips curved into a smile as he said in a low voice, “My wife is very protective.”

His slightly boastful tone left Zhang Shengguo and the others momentarily speechless, almost killing the conversation.

“You brat!” Seeing that Lu Heng remained in good spirits and hadn’t fallen into despair over his injuries, Zhang Shengguo felt relieved.

Lu Heng chuckled and steered the conversation back on track. “Regiment Commander, that last mission wasn’t simple. It needs to be thoroughly investigated.”

“I know,” Zhang Shengguo said after taking a deep breath.

There had to be a mole. That was the only explanation for how Lu Heng ended up severely injured and his identity exposed.

“Ah Heng, Han Li has been caught, but given your situation…” He hesitated. Assigning someone to watch over the Lu family wasn’t a long-term solution, but if they left them unprotected, something could happen. It was a dilemma.

Lu Heng understood what he meant and tactfully declined. “Han Li moved to the village over thirty years ago. He must have taken every precaution, which is why the villagers never suspected him. Now that he’s been arrested, the village chief should conduct a thorough investigation. As long as they keep an eye on strangers, there shouldn’t be too many problems.”

Besides, prevention was nearly impossible. The only real solution was to eliminate all threats at the root.

“Those people hold a deep grudge. They won’t give up on revenge,” Zhang Shengguo said, voicing his biggest concern.

Lu Heng sighed. “Given my current condition, they can only wait. After all, my house is never empty.”

Attacking a bedridden man was easy, but the Lu family lived in the busiest part of the village. People were constantly coming and going—doing anything without being noticed was impossible.

“Besides,” Lu Heng added, “I’m already like this, worse than death. Killing me would be too merciful. Letting me live in pain is much more satisfying for them.”

He was painfully aware of his situation.

Zhang Shengguo let out a deep sigh, at a loss for words.

Assigning someone to watch over him or making other arrangements didn’t seem right. After all, Lu Heng had no recovery period—he would remain this way indefinitely. And that made everything much harder.