Qin Huaixin immediately wrapped her arms around Zhuang Shuqing’s shoulders, "You should have said earlier, Leng Yixing, so you’re a soldier."
In the time that followed, Zhuang Shuqing focused solely on eating while listening to Qin Huaixin curiously asking Leng Yixing all sorts of questions.
What she didn’t expect was that Leng Yixing actually had such patience!
As long as Qin Huaixin asked, he would explain a bit, and when there were topics he preferred not to talk about, he would steer the conversation elsewhere, to the point that Qin Huaixin nearly didn’t go sit right beside him.
Finally, the meal was finished.
"I’ll drive you guys home."
Zhuang Shuqing initially wanted to suggest that since Qin Huaixin had driven, she could take them home, but Leng Yixing spoke up again: "Both of you just ate drunken shrimp, you can’t drive."
The two women were stunned, then they realized—so that was the real reason he ordered the drunken shrimp and didn’t eat them!
Zhuang Shuqing didn’t even know how to refuse.
"Dude, what you’re doing isn’t right."
Zhuang Shuqing couldn’t help but to twitch the corner of her mouth slightly. Leng Yixing knew about her relationship with Lu Jinyang, yet he still managed to trap them . She felt that Leng Yixing probably didn’t want to be ’just buddies’ with Qin Huaixin.
Leng Yixing didn’t seem to mind the title; he smiled, "Right or not, what’s done is done. Ladies, please get in the car."
In the end, the two women still got into his car.
Leng Yixing first dropped Qin Huaixin home, and Zhuang Shuqing actually agreed with this approach. If he had taken her home first, Leng Yixing’s intentions would have seemed very suspicious.
On the way, Zhuang Shuqing stared at her empty cell phone for a long while, and couldn’t help but ask Leng Yixing, "Why don’t you need to return to the military base after Lu Jinyang has?" Find the newest release on novèlfire.net
Perhaps not expecting Zhuang Shuqing to ask this question, Leng Yixing was momentarily stunned before replying: "Sister-in-law, hasn’t Lu Shao shared his matters with you?"
"Are you two really husband and wife?"
Zhuang Shuqing awkwardly responded, "Perhaps... it should be, husband and wife."
Leng Yixing was speechless, "Lu Shao’s matters involve state secrets, it’s not appropriate for me to speak of them, but he is a Special Soldier among Special Soldiers. Sometimes his missions are top-secret at the Empire level; except for the higher-ups, no one can know."
"However, sister-in-law, when Lu Shao returns, you should inquire more about his affairs. In all these years, I haven’t seen him care about any woman as much as he cares about you..."
Zhuang Shuqing didn’t know how she managed to walk upstairs; the words that Leng Yixing had later said to her kept her dazed for a long time.
He said: From the time he enlisted until now, Lu Shao has hardly taken any leave, even that night when the accident happened, he left straight for a mission.
He also said: Lu Shao took all the leave he accumulated over the years to see you, and even his parents have seen him less than you have.
She leaned against the sofa, her mind filled with thoughts of that man who seldom smiled but yet was so attentive to her, causing her heartbeat to become erratic.
She had felt this sensation before; it was three years ago when Si Nanchen confessed to her, a kind of throbbing.
But now, the feeling was even more intense than it was back then, so intense that she was both frightened and eagerly anticipating it.
The days they had spent together flashed through her mind rapidly, and the only thought in her heart was to call him.
Zhuang Shuqing took out her phone, her fingers trembling uncontrollably, and it took her three tries to unlock it successfully.
She nervously placed the phone to her ear, the call connected, but all she heard was a mechanical female voice, bringing on a wave of disappointment.
Pulling back her phone, she mocked herself internally; when he was with her, she acted stubbornly, and now that he’s not around, she initiated the call.