"Yes. The difference between her and him seems to be as great as the gap between two species; even though they both speak Chinese, they are completely unable to understand each other's thinking logic and true intentions.

Therefore, his "unable to refute" was not because he couldn't find the loopholes in her words, but because there were loopholes everywhere in her words, which made him unable to start for a while, so that he felt that there was no need to defend at all.

"I see you as family."

Although he didn't know how to retort to an unreasonable "little princess", Shen Changhe still closed his eyes and patiently explained: "You are the last family member I have left, so I will save you. What you think of as 'like' is two different things."

"You lied to me again!" Xie Chenzhou's voice was sharp: "Didn't you say 'you and I are not family members'? When you let Xu Manshu kill me, did you ever treat me as a family member?! Ha ha, what family, I don't want to be your 'family'——Shen Changhe, everything that should have happened and shouldn't have happened between us has happened, why do you still treat me as a family member calmly?!!"

Faced with Xie Chenzhou's first two questions, Shen Changhe was still speechless because of vague guilt; but when she said the last two sentences, his originally calm "pretend" was finally torn apart.

"Get out!"

All kinds of sorrow, all kinds of anger, all kinds of shame, finally turned into three deep and hoarse words that blurted out.Xie Chenzhou realized his slip of the tongue after venting his furious emotions, and was about to apologize immediately, but was suddenly choked by Shen Changhe's trembling roar...

She is the first one who can make Shen Changhe, who has not lost his temper for a long time, so angry.

After Xie Chenzhou went out with a livid face, Sophia dared to open the door and enter.Sure enough, Shen Changhe was leaning on the table with both arms, and his hands with slender fingers covered his forehead, covering his entire face.

Sophia could hear the quarrel in the room just now.She has been accompanying the general all these years, so she has a very good understanding of his character and mind:

The general is a person who distinguishes between public and private, calm and self-reliant, strong and resolute; but he is a human being after all, and as a human being, he will have weaknesses.The general's weakness is that he is not good at expressing, but his heart is more sensitive and soft than anyone else.Perhaps he himself has realized this point and tried to correct it, but how can his nature be changed as soon as others say it?

Such people will live a very painful life - because they can't bear to express their true thoughts to hurt the people around them, so they can only internalize all negative emotions into sharp knives and stab themselves riddled with holes.Sophia looked at him distressedly, and persuaded softly: "You must not get angry with Miss Chenzhou, she is just too young and can't let go of many things. After coming back this time, Miss Chenzhou has been emotionally unstable , and cried many times... In fact, she regrets the wrong things she did to you back then."

Sophia said with a guilty conscience: because she made up the above words by herself.How would she know if Xie Chenzhou regretted it or not?However, when she saw with her own eyes the horrible criss-crossing scars on the general's body after "that incident" and Shen Changhe's apparently reticent temperament, she knew exactly what kind of trauma Xie Chenzhou's actions had caused him.

However, Shen Changhe remained indifferent to her comfort.It wasn't until then that Sophia realized what was wrong - she immediately stepped forward and grabbed his icy wrist, but unexpectedly he suddenly got angry and pushed her away!

"General...?"

"Do not touch me."

With a hoarse voice, Shen Changhe gradually leaked suspicious bright red liquid between the fingers covering his face... that is, blood.

Sophia suddenly remembered that he hadn't drank human blood for a long time—since Xie Chenzhou "recovered" her own body, the general had never touched human blood again, so his body went from bad to worse.So she immediately rolled up her sleeves and handed Yubai's left arm in front of him: "You don't need to do this, I..."

This time, Shen Changhe finally raised his head.Long fingers wiped away the blood bubbling from the corner of his eyes, but his mood was as calm as usual, and he said softly, "I'm fine."

"..." Sophia knew that he always said what he said, if he didn't want to drink her blood, then there was no room for negotiation.So she didn't bother with this matter any more, and then continued what she just said: "Of course, Miss Chen Zhou has indeed done something that is unacceptable to heaven, and now she is so unrepentant. It is only right for you to be angry with her."

Unexpectedly, after hearing her words of comfort, Shen Changhe shook his head lightly and slowly, and said blankly: "It is not my fault that she is physically disabled, but why do I still feel sad when I hear her say it out personally? Even feel guilty and distressed?"

He seemed to be asking her, or asking himself.Sophia thought about it seriously, and then solemnly replied: "Because the general is a good person, and he is also a good person who cares about the world. It is precisely because you are such a person that everyone is willing to follow you."

"Nice guy..."

Shen Changhe muttered to himself, then laughed miserably, and laughed at himself: "What a weak description."

"However, such a 'weak' you are even more frustrating!" Sophia unexpectedly blurted out the words that had been kept in her heart for a long time: "The 'heartbreak' I mean is liking and admiration."

She clenched her fists and said in a timid but firm tone, "General, I have liked you for a long time."

Hearing this, Shen Changhe was not surprised at all.In fact, Sophia also guessed it - after all, during the Battle of Wuzhou, rumors about the ambiguous relationship between her and the general spread throughout the Yunnan Army. If the general himself didn't notice it at all, it would be impossible.

He could only hear him say indifferently: "Sophia, thank you for your wrong love for me, but I am an ominous man. I have already killed the love of my life, so I can't harm others anymore."

The expected refusal was unexpectedly euphemistic.Although Sophia was also a little sad, she has always been a person who can think freely, and immediately smiled cheerfully: "It's okay! In fact, I just want to tell the general this little secret, and I have never thought about it. I can stay by your side, Sophia Sansheng is already lucky."

She was telling the truth, and Shen Changhe also knew that she was not pretending to be false: otherwise, he wouldn't have kept her by his side for so many years.In other words, apart from Xie Chenzhou, no one who might threaten him has been able to stay by his side these years.

——From this point of view, Xie Chenzhou is really an "exception".

At this time, Xie Chenzhou, who was standing outside the door, did not leave, so he heard the conversation in the room.When she heard Sophia's confession, she felt her whole heart tugged, and then she sneered and turned to leave.

Fish and bear's paw ([-])

Another month later, a letter was sent to Beijing to invite Shen Changhe, General of the Southwest and Commander-in-Chief of the Restoration Army, to discuss post-war reconstruction.Prior to this, some high-level members of the New Party had discussed with him many times, and what these senior cadres who strongly supported him wanted was for him to participate in the next election of the New Party Council as soon as possible and replace Han Qing as the new chairman.

With such ardent expectations on his shoulders, almost as soon as he arrived in Beijing, Shen Changhe immediately proposed a change of course to the government—to allow new members of the opposition party to participate in state affairs and participate in the election of members of Congress fairly.

At this time, the armed forces of Han Qing and Duan Yan were developing and growing in various parts of Qin State, and their total military strength had far exceeded the Central Army of the reform government.In this situation, President Chen Xining no longer has any room for bargaining: no matter how unwilling he is, he can only honestly agree to Shen Changhe's proposal in exchange for his own safety.

After dealing with this matter, Chen Xining suddenly raised another question: "The two traitors of Qin, Zhang Zhicheng and Lin Xuehuai, have been imprisoned in the state prison. How does General Shen plan to deal with these two?"

Shen Changhe said without hesitation: "Just leave it to the court."

Chen Xining bit his lip and hesitated for a while before saying: "Lin Xuehuai deserves to die, but Zhang Zhicheng...he had secretly cooperated with the government many times before Dongying surrendered. .”

While saying this, the once arrogant President of the United States of Qin carefully glanced at Shen Changhe, as if he was afraid that the latter would get angry because of it.Times have changed, and now even his own life is under Shen Changhe's control, so how dare he make mistakes like in the past?

Shen Changhe squinted at him amusedly and disdainfully, but his tone was still very respectful: "Since you have made meritorious deeds, in theory, you should be lenient. It's just..."

He said leisurely: "His punishment should also be determined by the law, it's up to you and me to intervene, isn't it?"

"..." Chen Xining immediately understood what he meant.Zhang Zhicheng probably couldn't keep it, but there was one more important thing to be clarified, so he said cautiously: "So, if, I mean if——after the general election, your party can come to power, can you give it to the Reform Party? Leave a way out?"

The wind is turning.

"The President doesn't have to worry about this matter." Shen Changhe said seriously: "You have to believe that Shen has always been a very reasonable person."

Coming out of the state mansion, Shen Changhe immediately walked to the gate of the Supervision Department's state prison on a whim.The guards were stunned for this "strange man" holding an umbrella under the clear sky, and then recognized his true identity: "Shen... General Shen?!"

"Please let me know, I want to see you

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