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her mother. Elephant said that, at the least, even if

she really didn’t love him, she could use that chance

to tell him herself. So Xi Si decided to see the officer.

This time, as soon as Xi Si saw the officer, she

immediately expressed her attitude. She refused his

love. She told him that she enjoyed being single. She

didn’t want to marry. But he stopped her half-way.

He said that she sooner or later had to get married

and that she ought to consider him as her future

husband. She might not love him at the moment, but

he was certain that she would change her mind later.

He was a PLA regimental commander. He was a

soldier in the defense of the people and the country.

He was worth being loved. He had to have a

beautiful girl as his wife. As a beautiful girl, she

should love him.

But Xi Si said she didn’t want to set up a family

with him, even though she was fond of PLA men.

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