The Bravest

Ever since Lin Jie confessed his inner feelings to Ye Wulian, Ye Wulian finally knew the reason for the problems between her and Lin Jie.

The relationship between the two was originally forced together by political stances. In addition, she was unable to fulfill her wife's obligations. The oppressive life made Lin Jie want to find his own harbor. What could Ye Wulian do? Either leave or accept it.

Faced with a dilemma, Ye Wulian chose the latter. The problem is what to do with Sun Yuelan, who was forced in by the Japanese. This is irresistible. Can Lin Jie resist the temptation? Ye Wulian has no confidence at all. It is not that he has not thought about the instructor's suggestion to create an accident and make Sun Yuelan disappear directly, but there is a very big risk in doing so. After being detained last time, Ye Wulian and Lin Jie both understood that the Japanese would never unconditionally trust a Chinese. Besides, it is not impossible to get rid of one and force another one in.

In desperation, Ye Wulian thought: "Since I have chosen to accept it, I will find an ally for myself. This ally will certainly not be Sun Yuelan sent by the Japanese."

After coming to his senses, Ye Wulian acted decisively and immediately took the initiative to find Liu Haitang and arranged to meet him at a coffee shop. Without any unnecessary nonsense, he got straight to the point:

"Teacher Liu, can I call you Haitang? What I want to tell you today is that if you want to enter the Lin family, you must call me Big Sister and listen to me from now on. Do you understand what I mean?"

Liu Haitang initially thought that Ye Wulian was looking for her to question her, and she had already prepared herself mentally and would never back down, whether it was for the organization's mission or for her own love, there was no reason to back down. Unexpectedly, Ye Wulian retreated to advance, which caught Liu Haitang off guard.

"Um, does Miss Ye agree with Lin Jie and I?" Liu Haitang didn't have the confidence he imagined, and his voice was as small as an ant.

After all, she was stealing someone else's husband, even if he was just a nominal husband, and it seemed that the other person had given in. How could a kind-hearted girl like her be so stubborn?

"Hmph, the little girl is still young. I'll let you take a step first. Sooner or later, I will pull Xiaojie's heart back to me." Ye Wulian thought helplessly and proudly in her heart, but her words changed when they came to her lips.

"Since Xiaojie likes you and is afraid that I'm unhappy and is worried, as the housewife of the family, I will of course share his worries. But you have two choices. One is that you leave Xiaojie or let Xiaojie be kept as a mistress outside. The other is that if you are willing to call me big sister and listen to my arrangements in the future, I will agree to your marriage into the Lin family. This way it will be more legitimate." Ye Wulian gave Liu Haitang two choices, which was to subdue this latecomer before Lin Jie proposed to marry Liu Haitang, so as to avoid disrespect in the future.

"Ah, I won't leave Lin Jie." When Liu Haitang heard Ye Wulian asking her to leave Lin Jie, she was a little panicked for a moment and forgot all the resistance she had originally planned.

"Well, then either let Xiaojie find a house outside to raise you, or you have to call me big sister from now on. I don't have so much time to consider you. I also have to deal with Sun Yuelan's affairs." Ye Wulian was aggressive.

Liu Haitang was a little girl who was less than 20 years old and raised by her father. She grew up in a single-parent family. Ye Wulian came from a large family and was used to the fights between her mother and her aunt. So how could Liu Haitang be Ye Wulian's opponent?

Liu Haitang was overwhelmed by the aggressive Ye Wulian, and she didn't want to be a mistress. Lin Jie was not around, so she was at a loss for a moment. In panic, she couldn't help but call out "Big Sister".

"Hey, Haitang, since you call me big sister, we'll be a family from now on. This is my gift to you. I'll arrange things for you and Xiaojie. I'm leaving first." Ye Wulian took out an exquisite jewelry box and pushed it in front of Liu Haitang. Without giving Liu Haitang a chance to regret, she stood up and turned to leave, leaving Liu Haitang, who had not yet come to her senses, sitting alone in the cafe, staring at the exquisite jewelry box in a daze.

After dealing with Liu Haitang, Ye Wulian's next target would naturally be Sun Yuelan. This woman has the support of the Japanese and is also an agent who may be more professional than herself. She will not be as easy to deal with as a little girl like Liu Haitang.

These were actions that Ye Wulian had concealed from Lin Jie. There was no one to discuss with. Should she find an instructor? Ye Wulian was undecided.

"Well, forget it. I should discuss it with the instructor. After all, my marriage to Lin Jie is a mission-based one. I can't deal with Sun Yuelan's problem as simply and roughly as Liu Haitang did."

After figuring out the key to the problem, Ye Wulian came to the cafe opened by Lao Zhou and found an excuse to be invited into the private manager's office by Lao Zhou.

"Ms. Ye, what brand of coffee would you like to drink today? Why don't we try the new variety imported from Italy?" Old Zhou still looked like a cultured business elite.

"Whatever. Manager Zhou, you know about my husband's affairs. Before the second wife even got married, she found a mistress outside. I couldn't stop her, so I had to grit my teeth and agree. The mistress outside is easy to deal with. I have already negotiated. But the second wife has the support of the Japanese, so they can't do anything to her. I have no choice but to ask you for advice."

Only Lao Zhou could understand the purpose of Ye Wulian's family talk. Even if others heard it, they would think that it was just a somewhat ambiguous talk by a woman who was dissatisfied with her husband's cheating and seeking comfort from a handsome uncle. This was originally a way of covering up that Lin Jie taught Ye Wulian.

"Hey, Miss Ye, I shouldn't interfere in your family affairs, but since you asked, I will give you a suggestion. Since the second wife is difficult to deal with, is it possible to bring her to your side? Anyway, you can take care of one or both of them. What do you think?" Lao Zhou's words were ambiguous, but Ye Wulian understood. Lao Zhou meant whether he could make Sun Yuelan his own person.

"It shouldn't be that easy, right? She has someone backing her up." Ye Wulian didn't expect the instructor to have such an idea. It was probably not something he had just thought of. He might have had it from the beginning but just didn't tell her. For the first time, Ye Wulian felt disheartened. For the sake of her ideals, can beliefs really be exchanged for emotions?

"I've also learned about your husband's second wife. After returning from Japan, she has been with your husband and has never done anything out of line. You can still win her over. It depends on the methods of you and your husband." Lao Zhou made it clear that he wanted to find a way to win Sun Yuelan over once and for all.

Ye Wulian was silent, drinking the coffee brewed by Lao Zhougang in small sips. Maybe he forgot to add sugar, but Ye Wulian always felt that the fragrant coffee was extremely bitter.

"Old Zhou, what should I do in the future?" Ye Wulian's words were obviously a little tearful, and her eyes were full of loneliness.

Lao Zhou was silent for a long time before he started to persuade her: "What can we do in this environment? Let's talk about the future. Who can live to see that day?" Lao Zhou said helplessly that his student could not escape the sadness of being a female agent. Her appearance, body, love, and family were originally the best weapons of female agents. Once they entered the battlefield of the intelligence community, they could not help but use weapons.

"Yeah, I don't even know if I can live to see that day, so why think about the future? I'm leaving." Ye Wulian said self-deprecatingly before getting up and saying goodbye.

When Ye Wulian was looking for the instructor for guidance, Liu Haitang, who was at a loss but a little happy, called Lin Jie. After waiting for half an hour at the place where they watched the sunset together last time, he finally met Lin Jie.

"What's the matter? What happened that makes you look for me so urgently? And why are your eyes red? Have you been crying? Who made you angry? I'll go and help you get revenge!" Lin Jie felt a little distressed when he saw Liu Haitang's expression. He felt relieved when the two of them were together. Even though he now knew that the father and daughter were actually part of an organization and their purpose was not so pure, Lin Jie could feel that Liu Haitang relied on him, perhaps even more than on his father.

"No, I just have something to tell you. My name is Sister Ye Wulian." Liu Haitang's words were a bit vague and Lin Jie didn't understand them for a moment.

"Why do you call her Big Sister? Then what should we do? Marry two sisters home?"

"Tsk, you thought, Ye Wulian came to me and gave me two choices. One is that you find a house outside to support me, and you want me to call her Big Sister. From now on, I have to listen to her, only then can I enter the house legitimately."

"Then you agree to it?" Lin Jie didn't know that Ye Wulian actually had this idea. He was worrying about how to convince Ye Wulian to let Liu Haitang in. Lin Jie didn't want Liu Haitang to be just a concubine. That would be too unfair to Haitang.

"Hmph, it's all for you. But I don't know how to tell dad, he won't agree. I've always said that I wanted a fake marriage, and he only agreed because of the organization's mission. What should we do with Lin Jie in the future? How can we lie to him if we have a child?" Liu Haitang's words immediately turned to the child. Her feelings for Lin Jie were very pure, and she always believed that Lin Jie and Ye Wulian were only together because of the intimidation of the Military Control Commission.

"Well, Haitang, don't you know about my condition? I'm still seeing a doctor and haven't fully recovered yet. Can we have a baby in a few years?" Lin Jie actually enjoyed the feeling of being in love with Liu Haitang, but there were many things he hadn't thought through in this situation.

"You're lying. What's wrong with you? You can just use this to fool Ye Wulian and Sun Yuelan. When you gave me the necklace that day and hugged me from behind, I knew you were not sick. I'm not a child anymore. How can I lie?" Liu Haitang's face turned red. Thinking of that day when Lin Jie hugged her, she clearly felt some changes in Lin Jie's body, which made her feel a little weak. Fortunately, someone knocked on the door, otherwise who knows what would happen next?

"Well, how did you know?" Lin Jie didn't think about his gaffe that day. Lin Jie is now well-tempered. As long as he stays alert, he won't react. It can only be said that Lin Jie feels safe with Liu Haitang. He will naturally relax around her and even feel that he is still in the same world as before. There is no danger. A normal man. Holding a young and beautiful girlfriend in a closed space, it is inevitable that he will have some thoughts sometimes.

"Bad guy, how dare you ask me such a question?" Liu Haitang slapped Lin Jie on the back angrily. How could he say such an embarrassing thing?

"Oh, then I'll tell your father about our relationship. I'll lie to him first and say that we can be together openly so that it's easier for us to communicate. We can talk about the rest later."

"Well, I'll listen to you. I don't want people to say that I'm being kept by you. I just want to marry you openly."

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