Zhao Gang: “……”
Zhao Gang: “Then, Battalion Commander, how are you so certain that girl can cure your eyes?”
Si Chengchen: “She said so.”
An image seemed to surface in his mind of the confident little figure from noon.
At that time, she had patted his shoulder with her small hand.
Her voice was bright and bold: “Oh, it’s no big deal. I’ll look for the medicinal herbs and treat you. It’s just that the herbs are a bit troublesome, but that’s nothing.”
Si Chengchen hadn’t felt anything unusual then.
He only felt that the girl seemed to be very close to him.
He seemed to vaguely see her rosy lips and eyes as bright as stars.
When he came back to his senses—
His first thought was actually—
After he recovered, he would propose to her…
In Si Chengchen’s twenty-five years of life, he had never encountered a girl like Mu Qinqin. When he was in the military compound, he occasionally heard soldiers around him talk about how beautiful the girls from the art troupe were, how good their figures were, how beautiful their dancing was, and how their voices sounded like orioles.
But Si Chengchen only felt that they were no different from the soldiers around him.
Just a face, a pair of eyes, a nose, and a mouth.
But that day, a girl entered his room.
The moment he saw that figure, his brows furrowed.
But…
When that girl opened her eyes again while she was on him, he strangely felt that she had become a completely different person.
And everything she said and did unknowingly affected him.
Later on…
“Money.” Pulling himself back from his thoughts, Si Chengchen held out his hand toward Zhao Gang.
Zhao Gang reluctantly handed over the money he had been protecting to his battalion commander.
But…
“Commander, are you really bewitched by that girl? She must be incredibly beautiful!”
Bewitched…
Si Chengchen did not deny it, but—
“I didn’t clearly see what she looks like.”
“What?” Zhao Gang was stunned. “You didn’t see her face? Then what if she’s not good-looking?”
But looking at his commander’s calm expression, Zhao Gang understood…
The commander had already decided on her, no matter what she looked like.
Zhao Gang: “Then, Commander, do you know how old that girl is?”
Si Chengchen: “……”
He lowered his eyes.
He didn’t know her age.
Suddenly, Si Chengchen realized—
He might be much older than her.
Would she dislike him for being too old?
“It’s getting late. I’ve already found some clues about that human trafficking group. It will still take some time,” Si Chengchen said, his tone deepening as he thought of her age.
“Oh, oh!” Zhao Gang was pleased to hear there were clues about the traffickers.
But then he thought about his commander’s lifelong matters.
“Go.” Si Chengchen only said one word this time.
Zhao Gang: “……”
Even though he was slow, he could feel his commander’s displeasure, so he quickly started climbing out the window.
But just as he lifted his leg—
He suddenly turned his head and couldn’t help but ask, “Commander, what do you like about that girl?”
Si Chengchen: “……Get out quickly.”
Creaaak.
Zhao Gang awkwardly complied and prepared to leave through the window.
But just as he was about to step out—
A beautiful little face suddenly appeared in front of him.
He froze on the spot.
As for Mu Qinqin…
It seemed that—no, she clearly heard Zhao Gang asking Si Chengchen what he liked about that girl, so seeing someone popping out of the window didn’t surprise her much. She merely raised her eyebrows.
Unlike Zhao Gang’s stunned reaction, Mu Qinqin was calm and even waved at him.
“You…”
Zhao Gang barely managed to say one word.
Then he saw that his usually calm and cold commander suddenly changed expression and strode toward him… no, toward the girl outside the window.
“Why are you here?” Si Chengchen’s voice came out, and even he realized there was anticipation in it.
“To climb through the window,” Mu Qinqin said with a smile, blinking.
“But…” She glanced at Zhao Gang beside her, then looked teasingly at the man again. “Seems like things are pretty lively here at night. I’m not the only one climbing through windows.”
Si Chengchen remained silent: “……”
Zhao Gang: “……”
From his commander’s reaction, Zhao Gang immediately understood who the girl was.
The one who had bewitched the commander!
Looking at Mu Qinqin’s moonlit pale face and bright eyes, it took him a long while before he murmured, “Commander, the girl you like is actually this beautiful… she looks like she’s glowing, like a fairy.”
Mu Qinqin, standing against the moonlight behind him: “……”
Si Chengchen’s face darkened.
He hadn’t even clearly seen her appearance yet.
His voice turned cold: “You should leave.”
“Don’t, Commander! Let me meet my sister-in-law,” Zhao Gang quickly changed his attitude and said earnestly, “I think you’re right, Commander. Sister-in-law must be fine, she’ll definitely cure your eyes. I was too narrow-minded before.”
Si Chengchen’s face darkened even more: “……”
Mu Qinqin, hearing “sister-in-law,” smiled instead: “Sure, let’s get acquainted.”
Zhao Gang immediately grinned: “Great, sister-in-law! I can tell you about the Commander’s life in the camp.”
“Thanks, but…” Mu Qinqin looked at the dark-faced man and chuckled, “I’d rather have your commander tell me himself.”
Zhao Gang scratched his head, still clueless: “The commander doesn’t talk much. If you have anything you want to know, just ask me!”
Si Chengchen: “……”
“Alright.” Mu Qinqin nodded, smiling faintly as she looked at them. “But wouldn’t it be better if I come inside to talk?”
Hearing this, Zhao Gang quickly opened the window wider: “Sister-in-law, please come in.”
Si Chengchen wanted to say that he and she were not yet in a relationship.
But for some reason…
He felt that if he said it, she would be unhappy.
Just as he was thinking this, his subordinate had already opened the window for her, and his expression turned dark again.
Through the window, he saw Mu Qinqin smiling at him, as if waiting for something.
Si Chengchen pressed his lips together: “I’ll open the door. Come in from the door.”
“Alright.” Mu Qinqin agreed very readily, even waving at Zhao Gang. “Thanks. Your commander is opening the door for me. I’ll go through the door.”
Zhao Gang nodded blankly.
He felt like… something just happened.
And he was a little full.
At the doorway, Si Chengchen looked at the person who had arrived and hesitated before softly saying, “Sorry. His address was a bit inappropriate and may have offended you.”
“It’s fine,” Mu Qinqin looked at him and suddenly smiled. “I like that title.”
Then, without waiting for his reaction, she walked into the room with a smile.
After she entered, Zhao Gang finally snapped out of his daze and realized something…
That girl… was climbing their commander’s window in the middle of the night?!
And judging from how familiar she was, it wasn’t her first time!
But the commander said he hadn’t even officially started a relationship with her! What?!