Throughout the train, quite a few men noticed the pretty girl in the sleeper car.

A rare beauty, even without makeup, her face is as beautiful as a lotus emerging from water, a natural beauty.

It wasn't that no one dared to approach Xue Fu and strike up a conversation.

Those who can afford to travel in soft sleeper berths generally have decent social standing and backgrounds, and there are quite a few people eager to try it.

Xue Fu didn't want to pay any attention to her at all.

Any man with a modicum of manners would lose interest and stop bothering her upon seeing her cold, indifferent, and resistant expression.

However, there are also men who are extremely tactless and insist on coming up to get in the way.

I don't know where she got the confidence, but a young man of average appearance, height, build and slightly overweight shamelessly came up to her.

The man was well-dressed, wearing a military overcoat, black leather shoes, and a gold-plated watch on his wrist. He would occasionally raise his hand to smooth his hair, clearly showing off the gold watch.

"Comrade, are you also going to Haicheng? My father works for the Haicheng Revolutionary Committee, and my mother is the director of the Women's Committee."

The man was extremely confident, believing that once his family's financial situation was revealed, no one would refuse him.

Even though it's obvious to anyone with eyes that this girl's family background is definitely not bad, the man feels that her conditions are definitely not as good as his.

Otherwise, why didn't Miss Jiao stay obediently in Haicheng? Why did she take the train back from somewhere else by herself?

"Comrade, where do you live? I'll come to Haicheng tomorrow to propose marriage."

Even though Xue Fu hadn't given him any reaction, this man started talking to himself about coming to propose marriage. It was as if he were living in his own imagination, suffering from some kind of delusional disorder.

To be honest, this kind of person is scary. Because they don't understand reason and only believe what they want to believe.

This is the best of the best.

"My house is huge, not a tenement building, so it won't feel cramped. You know, three bedrooms and a living room, right? My mom and grandparents can move out of the master bedroom for our wedding; the master bedroom even has a balcony. I'm going to buy paper-cut decorations and 'double happiness' characters for the windows tomorrow. I'll meet your parents before the New Year, and then we'll get our marriage certificate after..."

The man rattled on and on, leaving Xue Fu speechless and incredibly annoyed. Finally, night fell, and she was starting to feel sleepy, but she was being pestered by this crazy man.

"Flight attendant!" Upon seeing the flight attendant checking tickets in the aisle, Xue Fu called out, "Could you please come over here for a moment?"

"What happened?"

The flight attendant hurried over, her face serious.

Xue Fu immediately explained, "I don't know this comrade. He's bothering me and disturbing my rest. Please ask him to leave."

Her delicate eyebrows were furrowed, her fox-like eyes were raised, and her red lips were tightly pursed. Her expression was one of great distress and worry, making one want to help her and feel pity for her.

Xue Fu didn't say a word to this crazy man from beginning to end.

The soldier in the berth opposite her chimed in, "This comrade isn't from our carriage, is she? It's late at night, during rest time, so comrade shouldn't wander around."

The soldier lowered his head, tugged at his sleeve, and said something unbecoming of a soldier, somewhat sarcastic and contemptuous: "It's best to avoid shameless behavior."

"You!" The man was provoked and was about to curse when two other train attendants rushed over and took him away, back to his original carriage.

The area where Xue Fu was finally quieted down. She looked across at the other side and thanked them gratefully, "Thank you, comrade."

This soldier actually helped her a lot today.

When those people came over to chat her up, he stood by and watched, making his presence very noticeable. Although he didn't speak up first, he still helped keep her in check.

If Xue Fu were the only one here, there would inevitably be those shameless lunatics who would try to take advantage of her.

"fine."

The soldier glanced away, but couldn't help looking back a few seconds later.

The words that had been swirling on the tip of my tongue for ages were finally uttered slowly and deliberately.

"My name is Zou Cheng, and I'm a soldier. What about you?"

When he was in her presence, he inexplicably became timid and hesitant, completely unlike himself.

He was clearly the most decisive and efficient person in the army; his code name in his squad was Jaguar.

His skin, tanned under the Zoucheng sun, was slightly red. He never expected to be so shy in front of a girl, like a little boy.

In return, Xue Fu introduced herself: "Hello, Comrade Zoucheng, my name is Xue Fu."

Zou Cheng wanted to talk to her more, but for some reason his mind wasn't working properly and he couldn't think of anything interesting to say.

He wanted to ask her if she was from Haicheng and if she was taking the train home.

He wanted to know more about her, such as how old she was, whether she had a boyfriend, and whether she was married.

But this involves the girl's privacy. He's a soldier, and he has principles, so he's embarrassed to ask.

Despite having learned so many interrogation techniques, he could easily pry open her mouth and get the information he wanted by simply changing his words a little more tactfully. But right now, he was like a mute, with only his eyes fixed on her face.

Fortunately, his military training had made him extremely discreet, and the girl opposite him never noticed that he was secretly looking at her.

Similarly, Zou Cheng could also see that the girl opposite him looked tired. If he asked her all sorts of questions, how would he be any different from the man who had just been taken away? It would only bother her.

Zou Cheng smiled knowingly: "Yes, it's nice to meet you." Then he turned to the side, no longer looking at her to disturb her rest.

The train lights were turned off around 9 p.m., with only the connecting areas between the carriages remaining lit.

Xue Fu was sleepy, and curled up into a small ball.

However, she remained cautious on the train and slept very lightly.

At the slightest sound, she would squint and open her eyes to see what was going on, just like a frightened bird.

I didn't get any rest at all after a whole night.

After a faint glimmer of dawn appeared outside the window, Xue Fu stopped lying down and sat on the bed waiting to get off the train.

When she gets home, she's determined to have a good long sleep.

Traveling by car is too tiring.

"Awake so early?" A hoarse male voice, kept low and not wanting to wake anyone else, came from the other side.

Xue Fu looked over and saw that Zou Cheng had also woken up.

He truly was a soldier; as soon as he got out of bed, he deftly folded the cups on the soft sleeper into neat squares. Xue Fu barely saw his movements before the perfectly shaped squares were formed.

"Good morning," she greeted.

He scratched the back of his head and smiled, revealing his very white teeth: "Good morning."

Zou Cheng seemed like a sunny and warm-hearted person, but he was less eloquent than she had imagined.

After exchanging good morning greetings, the two fell silent in tacit agreement.

However, the atmosphere wasn't awkward.

Because of his military background, Xue Fu trusted him quite a bit.

At least, Zou Cheng is much less likely to do petty theft than other men.