People who recognized Li Yi from watching the live stream called her husband: "Hey, didn't you say that your class monitor had been doing poorly after retiring from the army, but I just saw him working at a kid's livestreaming daycare!"
"Who?"
"Li Yi." She then sent a screenshot of the daycare.
The other person was a bit excited: "That's really my class monitor."
After retiring, Li Yi's comrade-in-arms took over his family's business. He ran a marble trade and had arranged several reunions for his former comrades.
Many had been contacted, but this class monitor was nowhere to be found, though many said he wasn't doing well.
Adults fear this kind of thing.
Back in the squad, Li Yi was the leader.
If he was doing poorly, he wouldn't want his former brothers to see him that way.
But one of them had been taken care of by Li Yi when they were on sentry duty together, and they were close enough to sacrifice for each other.
Seeing his former class monitor working as a security guard at a daycare, standing at standard attention with one of his legs being a prosthetic, was truly heartbreaking.
Touched to the core, he immediately posted in the comrades' group chat, saying they should get together.
That group had a unique quality - normally no one would say a word, but whenever there was a reunion or something, it would suddenly become active.
"I just saw our old class monitor Li Yi!"
"Huh?"
"Is it true or not?"
Suddenly a bunch of people exploded out.
Then the comrade sent his wife's screenshot.
"Seeing our old class monitor working as a security guard for others, I really feel bad."
"As long as our old class monitor is willing, I'm happy to hire him as my manager!"
"Ah, you know our old class monitor's stubborn temper, he definitely wouldn't agree!"
"Let's arrange a dinner!"
"Sure! I'll contact him right away."
"Hey you rabbit rascal, you had his contact info but hid it from me, watching me search for so many years."
"It's not that I didn't tell you, it's that our old class monitor hasn't been doing too well. There's been a bunch of messy stuff with his family."
"Tell us quickly!"
"It's like this..."
...
At the daycare's live stream, all the cameras were also focused on the self-service dining hall.
In an uncrowded corner, Teacher Tang brought a lunch box to Li Yi.
In fact, Li Yi wasn't picky about food and would eat anything.
But Teacher Tang was a considerate person who could find the dishes he liked!
Teacher Tang said: "How's it going? Tired today?"
It was hard to imagine that Teacher Tang, who was so much younger than him, would actually take more initiative as a woman.
Li Yi had been a bachelor for so many years. Seeing such an outstanding woman approach him, he wasn't unmoved.
But he still wasn't prepared.
Seeing Teacher Tang struggling to make conversation, Li Yi's heart softened, and then a pang of bitterness surged into his chest and spread throughout his body.
Li Yi said: "Don't bother with me anymore! With your qualities, you could find someone better than me just by randomly picking someone off the street!"
He didn't have much money now, had a prosthetic leg, and was old - wouldn't that just hold the young lady back?
Teacher Tang said: "Why?"
Although Teacher Tang wasn't a traditional beauty, she had an elegant air about her.
Plus, she was always around little kids, which gave her a soft radiance that many younger people couldn't match.
"I'm not worthy."
Teacher Tang said: "There's no such thing as worthy or not. If you don't dislike me, can we give it a try?"
By marriage age standards, Teacher Tang wasn't exactly young anymore either.
She had already lost hope for marriage and didn't want to try anymore.
She felt it wouldn't be so bad to remain single for life.
But the last time her former employer came looking for trouble, it was Li Yi who came to protect her.
She didn't know how, but he had touched her heart.
After getting to know him better, she found that although Li Yi seemed cold on the outside, he was actually very soft and considerate toward his own people.
The more she paid attention, the more her feelings changed.
Originally, the two of them hadn't broached the unspoken yet! But Li Yi's direct guy comment put their vague intimate feelings out in the open.
Li Yi wasn't one to beat around the bush, so he said: "My situation is quite complicated." Then he told her about his family situation.
He had cut ties with his family.
He had paid 100,000 yuan to buy out his image rights at the daycare, and after a few months' salary, he spent nearly 200,000 yuan on his prosthetic leg.
This set was a specially customized bionic prosthetic that could be used for life and looked very lifelike and comfortable.
Now when he walked, there were no signs that he had a prosthetic.
Just like a normal person.
But he had no money, no house, no car.
He really didn't dare to pursue a relationship.
Teacher Tang said: "It's okay."
Li Yi didn't expect that even saying all that wouldn't scare Teacher Tang away.
He wasn't heartless either. Faced with such a woman he was interested in repeatedly making advances towards him, it would be rude to refuse again.
Thinking it over, Li Yi said: "Then let's give it a try. If it doesn't work out, I'll respect your decision at any time."
Teacher Tang nodded, and in the security room, they both blushed.
Though they were both quite mature in age, they were unusually pure.
Li Yi's phone soon rang - someone had added him to the comrades' group chat, and everyone was now @-ing him.
Teacher Tang had just confirmed her relationship with Li Yi, her heart still pounding. Seeing this, she said: "You're busy, find me again when you're free." Then she hurriedly left.
Li Yi stared at Teacher Tang's back until she was out of sight before noticing his constantly buzzing phone.
"Old class monitor, we miss you so much!"
"You're so cruel, abandoning us brothers like this."
"How come we lost contact as soon as you were discharged?"
"Let's have a barbecue tonight!"
"Get together, get together." Everyone was making arrangements.
Someone said that they had only just learned what kind of life their class monitor had been living before. It really angered the whole group.
The people speaking at the moment weren't Li Yi's closest buddies.
The two who admired Warrior King Li Yi the most were having a private chat.
Their former warrior king had been bullied by his own family.
They didn't have the money to treat the injury to his leg, and all the money was taken by his younger brother and sister-in-law to build a house. In the end, they even forced him to leave.
After the people in the group chat finished speaking, many comrades cried.
Little Zhang and Little Li immediately headed out by car! They wanted to teach Li Yi's ungrateful younger brother a lesson.
If the class monitor had said this earlier, they absolutely wouldn't have let that ungrateful guy remain arrogant for so long.
Li Yi's level of bravery back then was famous throughout the whole region.
Everyone thought he would definitely serve in the military for life, until an accident cost him one of his legs.
But no matter what, they couldn't let such a stalwart man be bullied like that.
One of them was the owner of a marble factory, while the other was the general agent for a luxury brand.
These two were considered prominent figures in the local area.
Without connections, it wouldn't be easy to run into them at a banquet.
At that moment, the two of them were fuming with anger, rushing to Li Yi's old home.
After a two-hour drive, they finally arrived at this urban village.
It was hard to imagine that such a dilapidated and filthy place still existed in their city.
Many people had built extensions over their courtyards.
Just so they could get more compensation during demolition.
The houses looked dark and damp, exuding an oppressive atmosphere. So during the day, when there was nothing to do, everyone would gather by their doorways to chat.
Seeing their fancy car drive by, many people turned their heads.
Then they saw it stop in front of Li Yi's home.
When they got out of the car, dressed in branded clothes that even a non-connoisseur could tell were expensive.
The branded clothes were crisp, with a special sheen to the fabric.
The crowd couldn't help but ask, "Who are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for Li Yi."
The people around them looked puzzled, as Li Yi had left home for half a year now.
Soon, a woman from Li's family came out and said, "Why are you looking for my uncle?" She was his sister-in-law.
"I'm his war buddy. I came to let him know that this area is no longer being demolished. He shouldn't stay here any longer." They had inquired about this information beforehand.
They knew Li Yi's brother was a greedy and incompetent person, just waiting for the demolition so he could get rich.
They struck the snake's lair, aiming for his weak spot from the very first move.
His sister-in-law's face immediately changed: "What do you mean it's not being demolished? What would a young person like you know?"
For the sake of getting more land, they had even bought the front and back courtyards, waiting for the demolition to get a huge sum of money.
Because of rumors about the demolition, the prices were not cheap. Those dilapidated old houses cost three to five hundred thousand yuan each.
They had poured all their savings into it, and his sister-in-law had even borrowed over three hundred thousand yuan from her parents. Now they were saying it wouldn't be demolished, wasn't that just scamming them?
Little Zhang said, "If you don't believe me, go find out for yourself."
The surrounding neighbors immediately erupted in an uproar: "Ah!"
They had all built illegal extensions, pouring a lot of money into it.
When Li Yi's brother arrived, he said, "My brother isn't home, you can tell me whatever it is."
"Where did your brother go?"
"To work out of town."
"He has a lame leg, where can he work? Why don't you go work?"
His brother, feeling humiliated, angrily retorted, "He's a cripple, it's not bad that someone would even hire him! How can you compare him to me?"
These two guys were just looking to start trouble. After being soldiers for so many years, they had bad tempers. Seeing his brother still daring to talk back, they immediately got physical.
These two were ruffians. The first thing they did was punch him in the face, sending blood gushing from his nose.
The two targeted areas that were painful but not seriously injurious.
His sister-in-law was dumbstruck, and the surrounding people didn't dare intervene seeing how vicious these two were. It wasn't until Li Yi's father came out and brought people over that they stopped.
Li Yi's brother said he would call the police.
In the end, the police came to mediate, and the two men compensated Li Yi's brother five thousand yuan.
Although they paid five thousand yuan, beating that kid until he cried for his dad felt so satisfying.
After they left, everyone panicked and started inquiring around.
They thought these two were fooling Li's family, but who knew they were telling the truth?
If their area wasn't included in the demolition plan, didn't that mean their investment of hundreds of thousands of yuan had gone down the drain?
The surrounding neighbors were also furious! They pointed fingers at Li's family: "It's all your fault for driving Li Yi away. Li Yi's warrior king buddies are so powerful, having access to this kind of inside information. If we had known earlier, maybe we wouldn't have spent so much money."
Now their dreams of becoming millionaires had shattered.
Every family was gloomy and depressed.
Li's family was the most unfortunate, still owing three hundred thousand yuan.
If only they hadn't fallen out with Li Yi.
His warrior king buddies were so impressive. With a little help from them, their family's situation would definitely be better than it is now.
But now, it was too late to say anything.
After Li Yi left, they didn't even have his phone number, let alone a way to contact him.
After the two men returned, they actively found their old Platoon Leader to admit their mistake. They recounted everything they had done. "You can blame me and scold me, I accept it, but I can't let my brother be bullied."
Li Yi never expected that even after so many years since being discharged, there would still be people standing up for him.
Although touched, he still scolded the two with harsh words: "Do you know that if it had been more serious and left a record, your children would never be able to take the civil service exam again? Was it worth it for such a trivial matter?"
"It was worth it!"
"Say that again and I'll slap your mouth crooked. Reflect properly. Don't be so reckless again, understood?"
Despite being reprimanded, the two had red eyes, as their old Platoon Leader still cared about them.
"Sorry, we were wrong. It won't happen again."
"Don't be angry, Platoon Leader. We didn't beat your nephew, right?"
Li Yi snorted, then said, "Let's have a reunion tonight, old soldiers' barbecue."
"Okay!" The two immediately cheered up.
