"Living Yama..." Sheng Ning replied with enthusiasm, and it took them a long while to part reluctantly.
"Xiao Ning..." His voice was hoarse, as if he wanted to say something but ultimately said nothing.
Sheng Ning leaned weakly in his arms, consumed by guilt. "Living Yama, I’m sorry, I...I made a mistake..." She had wanted to explain why she had gone to see Shen Jianguo today, but since he didn’t ask, would explaining it herself seem like she was guilty of something?
Heaven knows she never anticipated things would turn out this way; she didn’t even know Shen Jianguo would be there and had found her way by asking around.
Standing at the door to wait was also because she didn’t want to do things secretly. If she was open and aboveboard, naturally, there was no need to sneak around. But, she had neglected Living Yama, neglected his feelings.
She truly deserved to die!
"I promise I’ll never do such a dumb thing again." She swore, raising her hand, but Xu Qigang held it down.
"Mm!" Her eyes wouldn’t lie, and he never doubted her from the beginning to the end. Feeling down was just because he was aching for her, an emotion that even he himself couldn’t control.
"Say you only like me!" Someone commanded arrogantly. "Say Sheng Ning only loves Xu Qigang."
"Mm... Sheng Ning..." She bit her lip, too shy to speak out.
Oh, God! How terrifying was this Living Yama? What could she do? She couldn’t control herself at all; it felt like her thoughts were being led by him, acting according to his wishes.
"Say Sheng Ning only loves Xu Qigang." He commanded again, with the same arrogance.
"... " As Sheng Ning was about to speak, he suddenly lowered his head as if he was going to kiss her.
"Mmm... let me go, I’ll say, I’ll say..." Sheng Ning couldn’t take it and had to surrender.
Finally, Qigang let go of her, but the place he had just kissed was still burning hot. She could still clearly feel his lingering warmth.
"Sheng Ning only loves Xu Qigang." She said obediently.
"I don’t want to let you go back."
Xu Qigang pursed his lips and suddenly asked, "Do you know Shen Jianguo has a mission to go on?" He had thought it through; the only reason for this girl to seek out Shen Jianguo must be that she knew he had a mission.
Frankly, the mission was really dangerous. Although the President acted normally, it was obvious he was sighing much more frequently.
"Yes! That’s right!" Sheng Ning nodded honestly, "S country is too dangerous, and it’s cold this time of the year. I’m afraid something might happen to them. After all, we’re friends; seeing innocent people die in a foreign land, I can’t bear it."
"You make sense, but how did you find out they have a mission in S country?" Xu Qigang gripped her shoulders, looking at her sternly. "This is top secret. Who told you?" Neither Su Hai nor Shen Jianguo were the types to divulge secrets. Where in the world did she get this information?
"I... I..." Sheng Ning stammered, struggling to explain.
Xu Qigang didn’t want to press her any further and sighed in resignation, cautioning her, "Remember, at no time are you allowed to mention the mission in S country in front of anyone, got it?"
"Got it." Sheng Ning, undeterred, asked, "Is it really that serious?"
"Everyone signed a non-disclosure agreement. If any information leaks, it will go before the General Union’s court." That girl didn’t have any sense of depth, with a simple mind whose thoughts were too easily discerned from her face.