Chapter 43.3

Chapter 43.3

Ke Jialings college life seemed very uneventful to many people.

She was obviously a journalism major but every day she only knew to read and study. Aside from going out to eat with her roommates, she basically didnt participate in any other club activities.

Whats the use of having good grades? With no connections, she would definitely suffer once she graduates and started working.

When she first entered college, she had attracted the attention of many upperclassmen. After all, it was quite rare to be so elegantly pretty in those days.

At that time, many seniors and peers pursued her but they were all directly rejected by Ke Jialing.

The reason for this rejection was also very simple.

She already had a boyfriend.

At the beginning, some people really did believe her. However, after a full year passed, no one had ever seen Ke Jialings so-called boyfriend, so even though she repeatedly explained that she really did have a boyfriend, a large number of people thought that this so-called boyfriend was just an excuse Ke Jialing used to reject others.

Because she basically rejected everyone as they came, gradually, no one confessed to her anymore. When they came back after the holiday and were promoted to sophomore year, her roommates were curious to find that Ke Jialing had been smiling ever since she returned to school.

Not that kind of smile from a good mood, but a honey-sweet kind of smile.

You must know, Ke Jialing had always been a very quiet person. In the past, even if she smiled, it was always a light smile, which made her look bashful. But now, she actually has been smiling since she returned to the dormitory to organize her things!

Their dormitory room had always gotten along very well, and one of the roommates couldnt help but ask, Jialing, what happened? What made you so happy?

My boyfriend and I came out to my parents.

Ke Jialing didnt hide anything from them, she put down her luggage and announced with a hint of eagerness, Weve already discussed, well get married as soon as I graduate.

The roommates who always thought Ke Jialings claim of having a boyfriend was fake: What?!

They couldnt believe she actually, really had a boyfriend.

Under their babbling inquiries, Ke Jialing honestly told them about her and her boyfriend.

How the hero saved the damsel, going out to fight alone to make a name for himself, the struggle, and the return to the hometown with success. Then finally, successfully paving the road to come out to the family and now their relationship was open and above-board, a bright road towards the future.

That sounds quite good!

One of the curious roommates asked, Is he good-looking?

A flash of Lin Shihengs face appeared in Ke Jialings mind, her white cheeks flushed red and she lowered her head in embarrassment, Very good.

Is that true or false? To have you be willing to say hes good-looking, then just how good-looking does he have to be?!

You must know, Ke Jialing was someone who could turn down even that school-acclaimed handsome upperclassmen from the next department.

Under the urging of this group of roommates, Ke Jialing could only promise to introduce her boyfriend to them when there was time.

They were all people just the same, why should the difference in treatment be so large?

She insisted on not allowing her husband to help and struggled just like her few good friends. The few of them were from the same school and also the same dormitory, so their relationship was naturally closer than others. Gradually, she was also able to sit at a high position using her own ability.

Of course, when Lin Shiheng said he wasnt helping, he would just cut off the claws of those certain people who coveted his wife instead.

Ke Jialing has dedicated her life to covering the dark scenes hidden from peoples eyes and unfortunate events behind the curtains that nobody paid attention to.

She suffered bitterness and experienced sweetness. Everyone knew that her husband loved her very much while her daughter was very sensible. When she was in her 40s, Ke Jialing announced her retirement.

She and Lin Shiheng waited until their daughter became independent before they both started traveling out of the country.

Ke Jialing took her camera and traveled all over the country with her husband, sending the photos onto the public viewing platform.

Some were very beautiful pictures, while some very nefarious scenes. More and more people started paying attention to her and envied her for being able to live such a carefree life.

The last photo Ke Jialing left in this world was of her holding hands with her husband on a hospital bed.

It wasnt until ten years after their departure that Chairman Lin published her mothers autobiography and it became clear that the husband she had mentioned at many points in time was Lin Shiheng.

I love my husband very much, not because he is handsome and humorous, nor because he is tall and gentle. I love the way he looks at me with respect and gentleness. Even though he could build an ivory tower to keep and protect me all my life, as soon as I said I wanted to live using my own ability, he willingly hid behind the scenes. And did not allow the identity of Ke Jialings husband to be revealed in front of people for a lifetime.

My fondest memory is of a time when I was tasked with interviewing him. When I first saw him, his smile was half exposed, but then he abruptly remembered and took it back before it got captured by the camera. After the interview, he still held his face and waited until we entered backstage before he grabbed my hand and asked me if I was cold. Why didnt I wear a scarf? He held onto my hands up until a second before he had to leave the backstage area.

When I retired, it was actually during the peak of my career. At that time, I wasnt young anymore. And neither was my husband. He already didnt like going to the company very much. Every day, he would lead the dog while carrying a birdcage to walk around the lake in the garden. He was obviously only forty years old but his lifestyle was the same as that of a 70-year-old man. It was then that I realized, my husband was waiting for me.

This retirement thing, I did it without telling him. When I told him, I said: Shiheng, I retired. Why dont we go on a trip together? He was as happy as a child. That night, he clearly mapped out what we needed to bring and where we would go for our trip and especially stated that I could bring my camera. It was not until our daughter came back at night that the two of us remembered that we couldnt go out yet, our daughter was still young. So we just stayed at home for another two years. Every day, he sat by the lake and looked at that road map in his arms. Up until our daughter couldnt stand it anymore, ran to me and said: you and Dad go have fun outside, I can see that he is about to die of anxiety. And so we just went. Then before we realized, it was already half a lifetime of fun.

Best dog food in history! My God, this pair really made me cry.

(TNote: dog food = public display of affection.)

When I watched the interview at that time, I had already felt that the way President Lin looked at Grandma Ke was a bit wrong. I had even thought that it was my eyes that were blurry, after all, they were already in their thirties at that time. I didnt think they were actually a couple ah!

Ahhhhhhh! How can a wife interviewing her husband be so sweet??

Life and death, hand in hand, really like the kind of love within a book!

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[Ding, the task is completed. Please choose (1) continue the task or (2) take a vacation.]

Lin Shiheng blurred away the emotional memories of this world, Continue the task.

When he opened his eyes again, he was lying on a wooden table with rough pieces of paper and a writing brush on it.

He looked at the coarse clothes he was wearing and flicked his sleeves.

An ancient scholar.