Shen Tian looked at the envelope that had been forcefully stuffed into his hands. He glanced at the figure that had vanished without a trace and sighed. What was this child saying so incoherently?
"Sir, are we going up?"
the adjutant asked.
"Let"s go."
Shen Tian looked at the ordinary envelope over and over again. As a soldier, even if he was the leader, he couldn"t casually inspect his subordinates" personal belongings.
"Knock, knock."
The adjutant knocked on the door.
Xiao Jing stood at the door, quietly listening for any movement outside. If it was her own squad leader coming back, she wouldn"t have knocked.
The aide-de-camp turned the lock, found that it was locked, and knocked on the door. "Lieutenant Colonel Xiao, are you inside?"
Xiao Jing"s heart skipped a beat. She hurriedly covered her mouth, afraid that she would expose herself.
The aide frowned and looked back at the leader. "Sir, there doesn"t seem to be anyone here."
"Knock on it a little more, maybe you didn"t hear it."
Shen Tianyi said.
This time, the adjutant increased his strength and shouted, "Lieutenant Colonel Xiao, can you hear my voice?"
Xiao Jing walked around the room twice, how could they be so sure that they were here?
Did he know something?
What should he do?
Should I open the door or not?
What am I supposed to say when I open it?
But wouldn"t he feel guilty if he didn"t have a meeting?
"Lieutenant Colonel Xiao, I know that you are inside. Just now, General Yan Mo asked me to pa.s.s something to you."
The adjutant said again.
Xiao Jing took a deep breath and opened the door. She said with an apologetic tone, "I didn"t hear it in the toilet."
The aide took the initiative to move aside, "Sir, please."
Xiao Jing embarra.s.sedly moved her body away. What should she say to dispel this suspicion?
"This is the item that Yan Mo asked me to pa.s.s to you."
Shen Yitian handed over the envelope.
Xiao Jing originally wanted to decline. After all, what could this fellow give her? It was very possible that it was a love letter.
"What are you doing here?" he asked, placing the envelope on the table.
Xiao Jing stiffly straightened her back. She mumbled, "The captain said that his water pipe is broken. Let me change it."
"Why lock the door?"
"Maybe I was too forgetful, the captain forgot about my existence when he left."
"You seem to have had a bath?"
The faint fragrance of jasmine in the air that Shen Tianyi sniffed out was picked out very straightforwardly.
The corner of Xiao Jing"s mouth slightly twitched. "After changing it, I"ll also help the captain test how smooth the water pipe is."
Shen Tian smiled and said, "I was just randomly asking. You don"t need to be nervous."
Xiao Jing choked, "I know."
"When I asked you last time, you said you weren"t hurt, but then I heard that you were hurt."
Shen Tian stared at him without blinking, as if any cover could be shredded through by him.
Xiao Jing nodded and then hurriedly shook her head. "It"s fine, it"s just a small injury."
Shen Tian stood up, "The situation was urgent at that time, and you made a great judgment."
"It"s my responsibility."
Xiao Jing straightened her body.
Shen Tian squeezed Xiao Jing"s shoulder, "I just lost a bit of weight. I"ll have my family send you some supplements in a few days."
"T-there"s no need for that."
"How can I not? It was my fault that you almost couldn"t return. Unless you think that my compensation afterwards was fake, you can refuse."
Xiao Jing obediently swallowed her useless words. Since you"ve already said that, how could I dare to refuse?
"Alright, don"t be nervous. Come and sit with me and chat."
Shen Tiantian sat back in his chair.
Xiao Jing was sitting upright on the opposite side of him. There was an indescribably strange atmosphere in the entire room.
"Do you know how to play Go?"
Shen Tian looked at the chess case placed on the counter, looking at the random places placed on it. Could it be that his own son also wants to be elegant?
Xiao Jing followed his gaze and explained, "Captain has been studying Go and specifically asked me to be his sparring partner. I only know a little bit."
"Give it a try. Even though I have been in this field for over twenty years, I will give you a few sons."
The adjutant immediately brought up the game.
"I"m better at this than you. I play Bai, you pick Black Chess first."
Shen Tian took the chess box from Xiao Jing"s seat.
Xiao Jing was stunned for a moment. She nodded her head in a reserved manner as she looked at the crisscrossing corner of the board before landing on it.
"If I play chess, I won"t be here."
Shen One smiled and shook his head. "Young people are indeed bold. There"s no harm in it. Let"s just pretend it"s a tuition fee. It doesn"t matter if you lose."
Xiao Jing nodded, from her body movements to her facial expression, it could be seen that she was a little nervous, she was weighing whether she should just leave it like this.
Seeing that he was hesitant, Shen Tianyi said nonchalantly, "It"s alright. You have the guts to take out all your abilities and study them properly."
Xiao Jing said seriously, "Sir, I will do my best."
"I like the energy of you young people."
He was used to seeing his own leader"s chess skills. Although it was not one of the top skills amongst the various leaders, it was still an outstanding elite, probably at least at the fourth stage of the National a.s.sembly.
Only the end seemed to be getting worse, and the officer seemed to be sweating.
As soon as the sun set, Shen Tianyi"s face darkened. He was so perfect that even he himself was paving the way for his opponent.
Xiao Jing immediately put Blackie down and, without any surprise, ate a large portion of it.
Shen Tian looked solemn, "I was being careless. I didn"t see you, a man who had pulled teeth from the tiger"s mouth and put your life on the line."
Xiao Jing continued to fall, once again covering a large area.
His palms began to sweat. He frowned. "You …"
"I will leave first in the dark as an unfair showdown. It doesn"t matter if you lose this match. I"ll let you leave first in the next match."
"…"
Xiao Jing counted the number of chess pieces on the plate, it was clear that she had won a crus.h.i.+ng victory.
Shen Tian took a sip of water and looked at the small soldier beside him. "You are very powerful."
He was probably Marshal Chang Sheng himself, and this was the first time he had lost to him in this manner.
Xiao Jing laughed, "My mother taught me to play chess since I was young. I only learned a little about her."
"…"
"I"m sorry."
"May I ask what your mother"s position is?"
Seeing that his superior was sweating profusely from defeat, the deputy commander opened his mouth to inquire.
Xiao Jing thought about it carefully. "Before I joined the army, I was probably at Stage Nine. I don"t know now, but I haven"t played chess with her for a few years."
"What about you?"
"Me?"
"Seven."
After Xiao Jing cleaned up the chess pieces, she asked again, "Sir, are you still coming?"
"Hahaha."
Shen Tianyi deliberately dragged out a laugh, "It"s getting late. Let"s head back first and come back in two days."
Before Xiao Jing could finish her words, she saw her leader leave the dorm like a bolt of lightning.
The room suddenly became quiet.
Shen Tian let out a long breath after leaving the dormitory.
The aide kindly fanned him. "Sir, you don"t have to worry about that. After all, Lieutenant Colonel Xiao"s position is there."
"I only heard the sound of face slapping."
Shen Tianzheng opened his hand without a second thought.
The aide coughed lightly. "Lieutenant Colonel Xiao will not make fun of you."
Shen Tianyi stared at him grudgingly, "Do I still have to be happy that he doesn"t dare to mock me?"
"If it was Xiao Yao, who knows what kind of smile he would have?"
"The Fourth Young Master of the Xiao family is modest, he wouldn"t laugh at you."
"Don"t talk."
Shen Tiantian looked up at the night sky, the north wind Xiao Xiao, let his heart cool out.
The deputy wanted to say a few more words of consolation, but before he could say anything, he saw a person slowly walking into the night sky.
At first, Shen Chengfeng was not sure who the two people in front of the dorm were, but when he got close, he stood up straight and saluted, "Father.".
Shen Tianyi glanced at him, "You"re back?"
Shen Chengfeng could see the anger in his eyes and he reflexively looked in the direction of the dormitory building. He was terrified as he thought, "Did father go up?"
Shen Tian glared at his son with resentment, but when he thought of the young lady just now, and how he had instantly seen Yue Ming through the clouds, he smiled and said, "You left her alone in the military camp?"
Shen Chengfeng"s heart sank as he followed his father"s tone and said, "Who is it?"
"Still playing dumb with me?"
Shen Tianyi stepped forward with curved eyebrows and a smile full of wrinkles. He said, "I saw it all. I saw that lady."
Shen Chengfeng tried to control his composure, he guessed that Xiao Jing was hiding in the washroom again.
Shen Tian smiled and said, "Not bad looking, you have good eyesight."
"You really saw it?"
"Could it be that I"m still lying to you?"
Shen Tian smacked his lips. "As long as you"re hiding it, isn"t her surname Xiao?"
Shen Chengfeng fell silent.
Seeing that he did not say anything, Shen Tian became more and more certain of the lady"s ident.i.ty. It was indeed her.
Shen Chengfeng could not help but clench his fist, "Since you already know, I will not hide it anymore. Yes, she is Xiao —"
"Ding … …"
The phone suddenly rang.
Shen Chengfeng swallowed the latter half of his sentence and regained his sanity.
Shen Tianyi pressed the answer b.u.t.ton, "What"s the matter?"
"Old master, are you going to your son"s camp again?"
Yan Jun"s voice carried a hint of noise. It must be that she was holding something in her mouth.
"I came by to take a look."
"I"m afraid it"s Sima Zhao"s heart. Master, don"t scare the young lady away."
"Don"t worry, I know the severity."
"Remember to bring me two bottles of vinegar when you get back."
Shen Tian frowned, "I only bought you two bottles yesterday, and you"re already done?"
"I tried a new dish today. I wanted to make a gooseberry fish, but ended up making a gooseberry fish and soaked it all in a bottle of vinegar."
It wasn"t hard for Shen to imagine how tragic the fish had been in the end. He hung up the phone and said, "Your mother is cooking new dishes."
"En, I won"t delay for you to go home and try out some new dishes."
Shen Chengfeng turned around and prepared to head upstairs.
"Son, did you forget about the new year?"
Shen Tian reminded him.
"Father, do I look like someone who would joke about something like this?"
Shen Tian was very satisfied with his reply and nodded, "That"s good. At that time, there will be many elders at home, so it"s time to introduce them to everyone."
"This is not yet public."
Shen Chengfeng refused.
"You"re right," he said. "Then we"ll just close the door and wait until the date of our marriage."
"Yes."
Shen Chengfeng walked up the corridor.
The room was very quiet. It was so quiet that it was as quiet as if no one had ever been there.
Xiao Jing stared intently at the ordinary envelope on the table. She wasn"t sure if the item inside was General Yan Mo"s love letter.
Time pa.s.sed slowly. She had been deadlocked with this letter for about ten minutes. What should she do, open it or not?
In the end, Xiao Jing still opened it.
She slowly opened the envelope. The first thing she saw was red. She felt a bit panicked. The more she looked at it, the more it seemed like it was a sign of a love letter.
"Kacha! "A faint sound of a door opening came from behind him.
Xiao Jing quickly hid the envelope in her own clothes. She stiffly turned her head and said, "Captain."
"What are you hiding?"
Shen Chengfeng let go of the car keys and his gaze fell on the ball that was curled up inside her clothes.
Xiao Jing shook her head with a guilty conscience, "Nothing, nothing at all."
Shen Chengfeng narrowed his eyes, "Nothing?"
When Xiao Jing saw him approach her, she instinctively retreated a few steps. She was clearly an innocent person, so why would she not feel guilty?
She couldn"t help but want to slap herself.
In the end, Xiao Jing was forced to lean against the table, blocking her path of retreat. Her body couldn"t help but to lean backwards.
Shen Chengfeng placed one hand on the table and his gaze fell on the little soldier who had clearly done something wrong. He pointed at her waist and said, "I"ll give you two choices. I"ll do it myself!"
Xiao Jing sniffed the air as he approached and smelled a faint jasmine fragrance. She mustered up the courage to lean on his shoulder, "Take it off. Take it off now. Don"t hesitate, strip me."
"…"
Shen Chengfeng held her hands tightly and placed her hands behind her back. He lowered his voice and said, "Your cover is too obvious."
Xiao Jing bit his lips and forcefully pried open his lips, provoking him. "Yes, I am concealing it."
After saying that, she straightened her body, indicating that he should not be soft-hearted and quickly strip herself.
Shen Chengfeng covered her mouth with a kiss and gently lifted the corner of her clothes, pulling out the thing hidden at her waist.
Xiao Jing subconsciously grabbed onto his hand, her fingers pinching his pulse, gradually exerting pressure. She originally thought that the captain would take the initiative to let go, but before she could do so, her hand was once again clamped down by him.
Shen Chengfeng"s lips curled up slightly, "Do you still want to play?"
Xiao Jing knew that she couldn"t beat him, so she could only silently swallow her breath, turning it into a puffer.
Shen Chengfeng waved the crumpled envelope in his hand and said, "I"ll give you a chance to admit it."
Xiao Jing shamelessly sat on the floor with her legs crossed. She turned her head and didn"t say anything.
Shen Chengfeng squatted in front of her and carefully looked at the contents of the envelope, "This should be a letter from an ordinary military region."
Xiao Jing closed her eyes, "Captain, don"t look."
Shen Chengfeng sniffed at the envelope, and there was a strong smell of plum rain, he then said, "At this time, the place where plum rain should come from is Huainan District, there are only two military districts in Huainan District, one is the female barracks 538 military sector, and the other is the male barracks 238 military sector."
Xiao Jing was suddenly enlightened. She hurriedly rushed over and opened the envelope without any hesitation. On the red letter, there was a simple word: "Agreement": When the two children become adults, a wedding can be held.
Shen Chengfeng stood up, "This should be from your baby"s fiancee."
"Captain, how did you know?"
Xiao Jing didn"t know whether to laugh or cry as she kept the letter.
"I saw her before I left."
Shen Chengfeng poured a cup of water and was about to drink it when he suddenly stopped. He cautiously asked, "What"s your fiance"s name, Brute?"
"Xiao Man, is there a problem?"
Shen Chengfeng seemed to have understood something. Could the lady surnamed Xiao that his father mentioned earlier be Xiao Man?
Xiao Jing was standing beside him, and she seemed to notice some sort of conspiracy from his deep black eyes.
Shen Chengfeng put down his teacup, "Alright, it"s late at night. You can go back and rest."
Xiao Jing hugged his waist, "Captain, can"t I sleep here tonight?"
Shen Chengfeng loosened his fingers one by one and said without any doubt, "No."
Xiao Jing pouted, "I promise to lie down obediently."
"This is a special time. You need to rest properly. Have you drunk the brown sugar water yet?"
"Drink it."
Shen Chengfeng rummaged in his pocket and handed her the chocolate he had just bought from a shop, "I heard that a little chocolate can save your stamina, but this thing is easy to get fat. Don"t eat too much."
Xiao Jing shyly lowered her head, "Captain, how do you know all this?"
Shen Chengfeng took out a pill and placed it by her mouth, "Previously, I didn"t know because there was no one in my heart. Now that there"s someone in my heart, I have to know what I should not know and what I shouldn"t know. It"s my responsibility to take care of you."
The sweet taste of bitterness slowly melted in her mouth. She held his hand and rubbed his palm. It was light and heavy.
"After the New Year, we will announce our relations.h.i.+p. I, Shen Chengfeng, am married to Xiao Jing."
"Captain —"
"I will give you a fair and proper wedding and give you a marriage of national importance. I will let the entire world know that you, Xiao Jing, are my little princess."