Chapter 24

Shi Tingyu was unaware that her small action had already led Lu Weiguo to imagine a dramatic scene.

After finishing breakfast, he almost left with Zhang Jin.

Zhang Jin, 32 years old, was four years older than Lu Weiguo, so Mrs. Zhang also playfully referred to her husband as “Xiao Lu.”

Zhang Jin greeted Lu Weiguo, “Let’s go, Xiao Lu, together.”

Lu Weiguo followed Zhang Jin as they made their way to the training ground.

During their walk, Zhang Jin didn’t inquire about Shi Tingyu. They had a good relationship and needed to avoid suspicion.

As soon as Lu Weiguo left, Shi Tingyu locked the gate and headed to the corner to trim the flowers and plants she had brought from home.

She took the trimmed branches and placed each one in the space for propagation.

Additionally, she watered the plants in the corner with diluted spiritual spring water, instantly rejuvenating them.

May was a time for various flowers to bloom, and despite being previously dropped, Shi Tingyu thought the flowers would lose their buds. Surprisingly, each bud remained resilient. After watering with spiritual spring water, they began to bloom.

Shi Tingyu also planted some vegetable seeds in the space. According to her experience from reading novels, crops grown in the space were likely to be tastier and more nutritious than those grown outside.

She planned to mix them with the vegetables in her yard once they were ready, regardless of the taste differences.

With determination, Shi Tingyu grabbed a hoe and entered the space. Initially, she had to enter the space with her consciousness, but after experimenting, she found that her physical body could also enter.

She had tried to sow seeds with her consciousness before, but it exhausted her. Eventually, she decided that using her physical body was more practical.

Using the hoe inside the space was surprisingly effortless. After planting a small area, she watered it and then left the space.

Noticing the dirt on the hoe, she quickly covered it by flipping the soil before leaving.

After planting the vegetables, Shi Tingyu watered the soil with spiritual spring water. The diluted water could help accelerate the maturation of the vegetables a few days earlier than usual.

After the busy work, Shi Tingyu suddenly felt a burning sensation in her palms. Upon inspection, she found blisters, likely due to her hands being unaccustomed to such strenuous activity.

Fortunately, the blisters were small and didn’t require immediate treatment as her body would absorb them naturally.

During lunch preparation, she was extra cautious, fearful of accidentally bursting the blisters.

In the afternoon, Shi Tingyu had planned to do laundry, but with blisters on her hands, she had to give up on the task.

After taking a nap, she sat on the corridor, lost in thought. Suddenly, a dog’s bark caught her attention.

Following the sound, she discovered a hole blocked by grass in the corner where a small yellow dog was trying to squeeze into the yard.

The dry straw had already been dug into the yard by the determined little dog.

Once the dog entered the yard, Shi Tingyu could see clearly that it was only about three months old; otherwise, it wouldn’t have fit through the hole.

The dog seemed to enjoy the area, wandering around the vegetable patch she had watered in the morning.

Shi Tingyu quickly picked up the dog. “You little rascal, don’t you dare ruin the vegetables I just planted.”

However, the dog was eager to run towards the vegetable patch and the corner with flowers.

Shi Tingyu wondered what was attracting the dog to that spot.

Suddenly, a thought struck her—was the dog drawn to the spiritual spring water?

With this in mind, she poured a bit of spiritual spring water into her tea basin.

As soon as the spiritual spring water appeared, the dog stopped its leg kicking and wagged its tail happily, extending its head towards the basin to drink the water.

Quick to react, Shi Tingyu moved it away. Allowing the dog to drink the water might lead to unusual behavior, and since it wasn’t her pet, she didn’t want any complications with the owner.

Being in a military family residential area, there were many sharp-minded military personnel around.

In the end, she fed the dog some leftover food from lunch and sent it on its way.

After the dog left, Shi Tingyu found a stone to block the hole.

Meanwhile, the little yellow dog, having eaten its fill, wandered off towards the old courtyard.

Upon seeing her dog return, Jiang Yun’s anxious heart settled back. She lifted the dog and spoke sternly, “Where did you run off to? Be careful not to end up as someone’s dinner.”

The dog wagged its tail, trying to please Jiang Yun with a gentle woof.

Jiang Yun’s stern face softened a bit. She placed the dog in front of its bowl, saying, “You must be hungry. Eat quickly, and see if you dare to run off again next time.”

The dog glanced disinterestedly at the leftovers in the bowl.

It was then that Jiang Yun noticed the slight bulge in the dog’s belly, indicating it had already eaten.

She looked puzzled, “Who would be so kind as to feed you? It’s only because their family is well-off that they thought of keeping a dog. Nowadays, who would share their good food with a dog?”

The puppy let out a couple of barks, its eyes wide and innocent.

Jiang Yun thought to herself, “Well, maybe I shouldn’t have asked.”

After placing the dog back on the ground, Jiang Yun remembered the new wife of Lu Weiguo she saw in the car.

Her name seemed to be Shi Tingyu.

Not only was she beautiful, but even her name sounded pleasant.

It was surprising that a woman like her, who should be sought after by many men, ended up marrying Lu Weiguo.

Thinking about this, Jiang Yun felt that familiar sense of guilt creeping in.

It was her fault; she was the one who ruined such a beauty.

Little did anyone know, Jiang Yun harbored a secret.

Before Shi Tingyu and Lu Weiguo met, she had been involved with Lu Weiguo.

People always wanted to live a good life. The matchmaker had introduced him as a promising young company-level officer with good family background and morals. They had decided to meet and see if they were compatible.

However, during their meeting, she had offended him completely.

The matchmaker, in this context, was not a professional matchmaker but a military wife from the residential area. They worked in the same unit at the textile factory in town, and she had introduced them to each other.

When she first saw Lu Weiguo, she was filled with anticipation but was so intimidated by his aura that she ran off without giving him a chance to speak.

Thinking back to that encounter, she still felt a chill.

Later, the military wife had introduced her to her current husband, helping her move on from that experience.

She never expected that the beautiful Shi Tingyu would end up marrying Lu Weiguo. Seeing Shi Tingyu, she couldn’t help but feel that she was suffering on her behalf.

If she had married Lu Weiguo, Shi Tingyu might have found a handsome and suitable partner by now. With her looks, finding a compatible man would have been effortless for Shi Tingyu.