Qi Taiguo returned home from the army and saw Cheng Su sprawled on the table, writing and drawing. He asked, "The exams are over, what are you busy with?"
"Oh, our company is entering a competition. I’m writing the plan and also thinking about the new sauce’s production process," Cheng Su replied without lifting her head.
"Competition?"
"Yes." Cheng Su flipped open the newspaper to the page with the competition announcement and handed it to him, saying, "Such a competition is a great opportunity for our company. If we win, our company’s reputation will greatly expand!"
Qi Taiguo looked, then put it down, and said, "So, you’ll be busy again, won’t you?"
Cheng Su lifted her head, gave a sweet smile, and said, "That’s right!"
Qi Taiguo patted her head and smiled, "Just right, I also have something to discuss with you."
"What?" Cheng Su put down her pen and looked at him with bright eyes.
Qi Taiguo sat down and said, "The Yanjing army is advocating for innovative training development. They are now organizing an officer training program to make future elite soldier training stronger. At that time, elite soldiers from all over the country will gather for a closed-door study session lasting three months. Our unit has recommended three people to go, and I’m on the list."
Cheng Su was taken aback. A three-month closed-door training meant that they couldn’t even make a phone call?
"Closed-door means no contact with the outside world?" Cheng Su asked.
Qi Taiguo nodded.
Cheng Su pursed her lips: "You want to go."
She used a statement, not a question.
Qi Taiguo said, "I do. Completing this study and training excellently will earn recognition and result in different levels of commendations, which are great for future promotion and honor accumulation. Susu, my current position is too low; it’s not enough to protect ourselves."
Cheng Su’s heart skipped a beat, she looked at him: "Are you saying?"
Qi Taiguo nodded, a flash of coldness in his eyes, and said, "Although I’m a company commander, compared to Jiang Conghe and the Loo Family, I’m nothing more than an ant that can be crushed at any moment. I don’t care for myself, but you, I can’t let you live in fear. So, I must climb higher, must acquire enough power to stand against them."
Cheng Su took a deep breath and asked, "What courses does this closed-door training have? Be honest with me, is it dangerous?"
Qi Taiguo hesitated a bit.
Cheng Su saw this, her face changed slightly, and said, "It’s dangerous, isn’t it?"
"There are combat tactics in the training courses, life or death regardless, so a life-and-death agreement must be signed," Qi Taiguo said.
Signing a life-and-death agreement means that if one dies during the training, they simply die!
The color drained from Cheng Su’s face. She wanted to say no, but looking at Qi Taiguo’s eager eyes seeking support, she couldn’t say it.
She herself was relentless for her career, so naturally, he wouldn’t want to stop either for his advancement.
If it were in the past, she might have said, let the promotion go slowly. But now, after the issue with Chiang Qing, both she and he understood the significance of power imbalance, so there was even less reason to refuse.
And for a couple, it’s impossible for only one side to progress. The one advancing quickly, even if going slow, will one day leave the one standing still far behind, reaching a distance impossible to catch up, and finally, only separation remains.
Cheng Su didn’t want them to end up like that, and neither did Qi Taiguo, so to maintain a long-lasting relationship, they must progress together.
As a saying goes: You are excellent, but I’m not bad either!
"Alright. You go!" Cheng Su bit her lip and nodded in agreement.