Chapter 973: Her Oddity 9
His little wife shouldn’t be like this.
He Zhilan might at first glance seem very quiet and not fond of talking, but that’s just because she’s shy and doesn’t really like interacting with strangers.
He Zhilan has always been guardful, and this started from a young age. In the village, whenever someone tried to talk to her, she wouldn’t even glance at them. On one hand, it was because she didn’t like to talk; on the other, it was because she was afraid of strangers.
Previously, He Teng didn’t understand why He Zhilan was like this, but later he realized it was due to her lack of trust in strangers, her fear of them, and the trauma of being abducted in her childhood.
It was only after He Teng became familiar with Lin Chan and others that he learned from Lin Chan’s occasional remarks that He Zhilan was actually very talkative and mischievous as a child, outdoing even boys. She was particularly afraid of being alone, so whoever was nice to her, she would cling to them non-stop, always chattering away and asking endless questions since she was little.
This side of He Zhilan was gradually returning in the process of their remarriage. She could be very lively, talkative, like a little chatterbox. She was quick-witted, capable of arguing until others were left speechless, and only then would she feel a sense of smug satisfaction. That’s the real He Zhilan, not the quiet one like tonight, so out of the ordinary.
He Teng understood that the death of Elder Gu and the loss of their child dealt her a blow that she, in truth, has yet to recover from. That’s why she seemed so suppressed and sad upon learning that the Gu Family was coming to the army base.
The next morning, as He Zhilan was preparing to leave, He Teng suddenly called out to her and asked, "Have you been busy at the translation agency recently?"
He Zhilan shook her head, "No, it’s not busy. Why?"