Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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“What, it’s over?” On the helicopter, Qi Yue put down the communicator in disbelief.
Hearing his sudden exclamation, Xiao Jing’s heart leaped into her throat. The second match had ended in such a short time, so who had won?
Qi Yue pinched the bridge of his nose, his expression grave.
Xiao Jing carefully moved closer to him.
Qi Yue glanced at Xiao Jing sideways and said, “What are you doing coming closer?”
“Instructor, is it over?” Xiao Jing asked cautiously.
Qi Yue nodded, slamming his head against the chair, his expression anxious. “Do you want to know who won?”
Xiao Jing wanted to know, but she was also afraid to know. It wasn’t hard to tell from Qi Yue’s involuntary expression of sadness who had won.
Their Tie Ying Special Forces team had always been known for its formidable strength. Although their current rank was lower than that of the Zhan Yi team, their overall capabilities were second to none. If they lost, wouldn’t they become a laughing stock in the entire military?
Qi Yue slapped Xiao Jing on the shoulder and laughed loudly, “The captain wiped out the entire Zhan Yi team all by himself, hahaha.”
“…” Were you just teasing me with that worried look on your face?
Qi Yue clicked his tongue, “I’m afraid Captain Mo Luo will never forget our Tie Ying for the rest of his life.”
“Instructor, it’s not the thief who steals that’s scary, it’s the thief who’s eyeing you,” Xiao Jing said quietly.
Qi Yue’s laughter stopped abruptly, and he coldly snorted, “He might as well come to our Tie Ying to find some excitement. It just so happens that we all have a fire burning inside us this time.”
Xiao Jing fell silent. The helicopter began to land, and the vibrations from the wings startled all the creatures around it.
Pei Yi waved to the landing helicopter, signaling them to bring over the stretcher.
Shen Chengfeng stood up and waved his hand, saying, “It’s just a minor injury, no need for that.”
Pei Yi frowned deeply, “You’re injured like this, and it’s still considered a minor injury?”
Shen Chengfeng turned around, staring intently at him, and said seriously, “There is still a tough battle ahead, so act according to your strength.”
“Yes, Captain.” Pei Yi stood up straight and saluted.
Shen Chengfeng turned around and slowly walked towards the helicopter.
Xiao Jing stepped out of the cabin and looked at the blurry figure gradually approaching in the night. He was still wearing his thick military uniform and his steps were steady. If it weren’t for the lingering smell of blood in the air, no one would have thought that the invincible general was forced to retreat at the last minute.
Shen Chengfeng looked up. The huge wind generated by the helicopter was stirring up all the trees around him, and leaves fell to the ground. A drop of blood dripped down his arm and onto a leaf. He clenched his fist and did not take another step forward.
Xiao Jing jogged over and stood in front of him. After observing him, she noticed that there was liquid staining his military uniform.
Shen Chengfeng, in his usual calm tone, asked, “Who gave you permission to come here?”
Xiao Jing lowered her head and remained silent.
Shen Chengfeng turned his gaze to Qi Yue behind her.
Qi Yue shook his head hastily, “I already said he’d be confined for two days after we get back.”
“Captain.” Xiao Jing looked up at him intently. “I can help.”
Shen Chengfeng remained silent, their eyes meeting.
Xiao Jing was about to say something when she suddenly saw him sway his body and subconsciously spread his arms. The man who had just been taut and meticulous was now pouncing straight towards her.
Shen Chengfeng murmured, “So be it.”
Xiao Jing stood stiffly. She tried to support the fallen captain, but found that he had already fainted.
The helicopter soared high into the sky, gradually shrinking in the moonlight.
The door to the tightly closed ward of the military hospital was opened from the inside.
Shen Shengyi was the first to stride out from inside, unaware of Xiao Jing waiting for news in the corridor, and walked straight towards the hospital lobby.
A large group of people followed behind him.
Xiao Jing watched the group leave, then slowly made her way to the ward.
Shen Chengfeng lay neatly dressed on the hospital bed. He was different from the other patients. They could receive blood transfusions and medications when they were injured and lost blood, but he was just lying alone on the pale hospital bed. There were no instruments around him, and it was so clean that it looked like he was just taking a nap.
“His vital signs are dropping! Go and inform the hospital director immediately!” A nurse rushed out anxiously.
Xiao Jing entered the ward, and the nurse hurriedly stepped forward to stop her.
“I’ll just take a look,” Xiao Jing said.
The nurse waved her hand, indicating, “Please leave, sir.”
“How badly is he injured?” Xiao Jing asked.
The nurse remained silent, then shook her head and said, “Please leave.”
Xiao Jing was too lazy to argue with her, and her palm struck directly on the back of her neck.
The nurse’s eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Xiao Jing walked over, knelt down beside the bed, and lifted his clothes. Blood was still seeping from the two bloody holes on his body.
“Why did you come here?” A weak voice came from beside the bed.
Xiao Jing took out a short knife, but before she could cut her hand, she was forcibly stopped by a hand.
Despite his weakened state, Shen Chengfeng still managed to snatch the knife away forcefully.
Xiao Jing asked in a panic, “Captain, what are you doing?”
“I should be asking you what you’re doing,” Shen Chengfeng said, panting, as he threw the dagger into the trash can.
“I’m saving you,” Xiao Jing said.
“This is a hospital, the doctor will save me, you can go back now.” Shen Chengfeng closed his eyes, and in the blur, he couldn’t even see the persistent guy clearly.
“How can they save you? Are we just going to wait for you to bleed out?”
“There will be a way.”
“Team leader–“
“Don’t even think about using your worthless method, go back.”
Xiao Jing stood by the bed and said without hesitation, “But this is the only way to save you.”
Shen Chengfeng opened his eyes again, staring intently at the little face covered in graffiti, and forcefully and domineeringly refused, “Do you think my orders are no longer important to you?”
“Captain, I really just want to save you.”
“This is a hospital, the doctors will have a solution.”
“They couldn’t do anything; I saw your second brother leave.”
Shen Chengfeng gripped the bedsheet tightly and closed his eyes. “Then you should leave too.”
“No, you’ve already lost too much blood. If you keep bleeding like this, you’ll really die.” Xiao Jing picked up the knife from the trash can.
Shen Chengfeng once again snatched the blade despite his injuries, and simply took off his gloves, directly corroding the blade.
“Team leader–“
“That’s enough.” Shen Chengfeng leaned on the table, clearly exhausted. “I’m saying this one last time, you can leave now.”
“Captain, why—”
“My second brother will find a way; he’s been doing this for years.” Shen Chengfeng lay back down on the bed.
Xiao Jing didn’t understand. He clearly had a better and faster way, so why was he refusing her?
Shen Chengfeng closed his eyes, his voice hoarse, and said, “Aren’t you leaving yet?”
“Captain, why won’t you let me save you?” Xiao Jing stood by the bedside, stubbornly.
Shen Chengfeng opened his eyes, and the heroic spirit he had shown in the past few days seemed to have been replaced by a pitiful weakness.
He just said, “My second brother will figure it out.”
“…”
“You know he’s from the research institute. Apart from Dr. A, he knows my situation better than anyone else. Once he discovers that your blood can be mixed with mine, you will become his next research subject.”
“Team leader–“
“Nobody wants to be a guinea pig on the lab table, understand?”
Xiao Jing shook her head. “I’ve already said, I’m willing to save you.”
“I, Shen Chengfeng, am not so destitute that I need my own men to save me. You may leave now.”
“I’m not leaving, I’m going to find your second brother.”
“Stop.” Shen Chengfeng grabbed her hand, and although he didn’t have much strength, he still used all his strength to pull the disobedient little soldier back.
Xiao Jing swayed and lost her balance, falling down in the direction he was pulling her.
She leaned against him, and in the silence, they looked at each other.
“…” Xiao Jing blinked. His cold features disappeared, and he suddenly came into clear view. It was as if he had removed all the thorns from his body, making him approachable and easy to look at. His eyes were exceptionally bright, so bright that Xiao Jing could clearly see his unconcealed weakness.
“San’er, how many times have I told you? Don’t rush forward like you’re courting death during these real combat drills.” Yan Mo pushed open the door with a pained expression, then suddenly fell silent.
Hearing the noise outside the door, Xiao Jing instinctively stood up.
Yan Mo frowned. He was five meters away from the hospital bed. From this position, he couldn’t see who was standing next to the bed, but from the body outline and that barely perceptible sense of familiarity, he was certain that this person was his wife.
Xiao Jing stiffly twisted her neck, and sure enough, Yan Mo pounced on her like a madman.
Those melodramatic scenes from TV dramas were playing out again:
Enraged, the uncle punched his seriously injured nephew, shouting through tears, “You unfilial son! This is your aunt!”
The nephew coughed up a mouthful of blood, but his momentum didn’t diminish as he said, “Uncle, you may have misunderstood. She is not my aunt, she is my wife.”
“Get lost, I’ve already proposed to her, she’s my woman.”
“She said she likes me, Uncle, are you trying to force her?”
“What can you do if I’m going to take it from you? You think you can fight your own uncle?”
Xiao Jing was caught in the middle, torn between her beloved captain and the mighty general. What should she do? What could she do? This choice was so difficult.
“You may leave now.” The cold voice rang out again.
Xiao Jing suddenly realized what was happening and stood awkwardly by the bed. Had she been overthinking things?
Seeing that she didn’t move, Shen Chengfeng emphasized, “You can leave now.”
“Captain, I think—”
“Don’t waste your worthless ideas on me. You can leave now.”
Xiao Jing tugged at her clothes, but before she could speak, a figure darted in front of her and forcefully grabbed her hand.
Yan Mo grinned with a fawning smile and said, “Let’s go. San’er said you can leave now. I’ll take you back to camp. Why are you so disobedient? You were injured, so why did you run out?”
Xiao Jing intended to refuse his touch, but instead, he pulled her into his arms.
Yan Mo laughed and said, “Did you know I would be here? You little brat, you’re so proud. If you want to follow your brother Yan Mo, just say so. What kind of thing is it to sneak ahead of me and try to surprise me? If you worsen your injuries, your brother Yan Mo will be heartbroken.”
“General Yan Mo, please speak calmly.” Xiao Jing broke free from his arms and deliberately kept her distance.
Yan Mo continued with what he thought was a very gentle smile, and said, “You naughty little brat, come on, brother will take you home.”
“It seems my uncle has come to visit me while I’m sick.” A deep voice came from beside the bed.
Yan Mo waved his hand, “Judging from your appearance, you won’t die anytime soon. I’ll come back tomorrow.”
“Then you should go. I think I still need someone to stay here to take care of things.” After saying that, Shen Chengfeng grabbed Xiao Jing’s hand and subconsciously pulled her towards him.
Yan Mo’s gaze darkened. “There are plenty of nurses and doctors here. Xiao Jing is also injured; he needs to rest.”
Shen Chengfeng said nonchalantly, “He’d be happy to stay here with me, right?”
“You’re his captain, so naturally he wouldn’t dare refuse you. But with your uncle here today, don’t even think about bullying him.” Yan Mo reached out to grab Xiao Jing’s hand.
Xiao Jing subtly dodged the attack and nodded firmly, “General Yan Mo, I need to stay here to take care of the captain.”
“Alright, why are you taking care of him? He’s not missing any limbs. Look at you, your little face is so pale. Come with your brother.”
“Uncle, there seems to be something wrong with how you address him.”
“What’s wrong with that? What’s wrong with him calling me brother? Xiao Jing, you don’t need to be so polite to him anymore. You’ll be his aunt from now on, so he should be the one respecting you.” Yan Mo said to himself.
“…” Auntie!
“No, that’s not right. Not aunt, um, uncle?” Yan Mo muttered to himself, then realized the title was quite ambiguous. He waved his hand and said seriously, “The way you address him isn’t important. What’s important is that you must respect Xiao Jing from now on. He’s one of my people.”
Xiao Jing silently took two steps back, then two more, and finally hid behind Shen Chengfeng. She felt that General Yan Mo in front of her had intellectual problems and was very likely a fool.
Shen Chengfeng looked expressionlessly at the hand that was trying to grab Xiao Jing again, and stood between the two without making a sound. He then said, “Uncle is wrong. Xiao Jing has been my person from the beginning, and has nothing to do with you.”
“How can you say we have no relation? He’s the apple of my eye.” Yan Mo was too lazy to argue with him and forcefully prepared to push away his unreasonable nephew.
“Sir, you may have really misunderstood.” Xiao Jing glanced at the tall figure in front of her, thinking that the most urgent thing was to get rid of the stubborn General Yan Mo, otherwise how could she save her captain who was about to bleed to death?
Yan Mo smiled slightly and said, “I know your concerns, Xiao Jing. I’ve already said I’ll handle everything. Just rest assured and marry me. No one will gossip or say a bad word about you!”
“Uncle, don’t forget your status,” Shen Chengfeng reminded him.
Yan Mo waved his hand dismissively, “I can step down at any time.”
“…” Shen Chengfeng couldn’t help but frown. He really didn’t expect that the arrogant General Yan Mo would give up his identity as a soldier for personal feelings.
Yan Mo reached out his hand to Xiao Jing and said gently, “Xiao Jing, come here.”
Xiao Jing shook her head, “Sir—”
Yan Mo stubbornly reached out his hand to Xiao Jing, as if he would keep waiting and giving up as long as she didn’t agree.
Shen Chengfeng kept his eyes fixed on his stubborn uncle. He felt the small hands behind him tighten unnaturally. After careful consideration, he turned around and pulled her out from behind him.
Xiao Jing’s expression hardened, and her pupils widened. Did the captain still intend to push her out?
Yan Mo was overjoyed and reflexively reached out to grab Xiao Jing’s hand.
Shen Chengfeng held her in his arms, raised his head arrogantly as if asserting his ownership, and said in a strong voice, “Uncle, you may be disappointed, but the person in front of you is also the most precious person in my heart.”
“…”
“…”
Before he finished speaking, the entire ward fell so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Shen Chengfeng made no attempt to hide Xiao Jing’s stunned expression. He cupped her face in his hands, lowered his eyes, and breathed warmly on her face. Finally, he pressed his lips to her forehead.
“…”
“…”
“Clang.” Yan Mo took a step back in disbelief, clearly hearing his heart shattering.
Shen Chengfeng gently stroked Xiao Jing’s cheek with his fingertips, his words tender, “Do you also cherish me in your heart, hmm?”
Xiao Jing couldn’t help but shiver. She could feel her captain’s trembling fingertips. She snapped back to reality and nodded hurriedly, her face full of a faint smile. She said, “The person I like is the captain. I like him so much that I can forget that I am a lowly soldier. I can swear to the heavens that I will marry no one but him in this life.”
Shen Chengfeng pressed a finger to her mouth, his gaze fixed intently on her eyes and brows, and said, “Don’t make rash vows.”
Xiao Jing glanced timidly at General Yan Mo, who was in a state of shock, and then mustered her courage to stand on tiptoe and give her captain a quick kiss on his pale lips. Hmm, it seemed a little sweet, like it was coated with candied fruit.
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