Chapter 26: Save me or torture me?

Xia Mi's thoughts were in a mess. Huo Jingchen had a great face and a great figure, and his physical strength was not much different from that of a soldier.

Actually, it's not impossible. Just when she was ready to risk it all and be brave once.

"Don't worry, I'm a man of my words. I won't touch you."

Xia Mi paused, then strode past Huo Jingchen and nimbly got into the bed, leaving only her head sticking out.

The quilts in the army are thin and hard, and the fabric used on the outside is not as soft as those used at home. In addition, this is a new quilt, so it is even harder.

Huo Jingchen pulled the light cord and the room fell into darkness.

She felt someone lying down on the other side of the bed. She turned around to face away, but a big hand came through and circled her waist.

Xia Mi screamed, and the next second she was easily pulled into someone's hot arms.

In the silent night, the sound of insects was amplified, and Xia Mi felt like her heart was about to jump out of her throat.

"Huo Jingchen?"

The other party did not respond, and then someone came up and a soft touch fell on Xia Mi's lips.

Xia Mi held her breath and waited for the storm to come.

The next second, the soft touch disappeared. When Xia Mi thought it was over, the man domineeringly hugged her and kissed her lips.

After the kiss, both of them had noticeably increased body temperature.

The man had a low voice, and the hot breath he spoke sprayed on her ears, like a feather gently brushing against her ears.

"Xia Mi, are you here to save me or to torture me?"

"Shut up! You took the initiative." Xia Mi was so ashamed and angry that she wanted to die.

"Go to sleep. We have to take the boat tomorrow."

Huo Jingchen lifted the quilt, his heart was burning with heat, and the freezing cold air barely allowed him to regain his sanity.

Xia Mi admitted defeat and simply found a comfortable angle in the man's arms and curled up to fall asleep. -The earliest boat at the pier was at six o'clock. When Xia Mi and Huo Jingchen went out, it was already dawn and the sun was rising.

The troops are some distance away from the dock and need to take a car to get there.

Xia Mi was worried about seasickness, so she didn't dare take anything else in the morning except seasickness medicine.

Seeing the familiar ship, Xia Mi's legs began to tremble uncontrollably. She took a deep breath and stepped on the pedal.

Seeing that she was afraid, Huo Jingchen reached out and carried her to the deck, causing people around to cheer.

"Thank you." Xia Mi thanked in a low voice.

Huo Jingchen snorted at her strangeness, "No need to thank me, we have slept in the same bed, I have an obligation to help you."

Xia Mi's ears felt hot and red after hearing this.

She quickly looked around and made sure no one heard her, then she relaxed her guard and asked, "Can you please pay attention to your image?"

Huo Jingchen didn't respond. He turned around, helped the old man who was getting on the boat behind him, and stood aside to help.

Fu Ming and Xia Mi went to find a location first.

Xia Mi sat on the side so that she could sleep against the wall later, and Fu Ming sat next to her.

After everyone got on board, there were still vacancies left in the cabin.

Huo Jingchen entered the cabin, locked onto the two people's positions at a glance, still talking and laughing.

The man walked straight up to the two of them with a cold expression and signaled Fu Ming with his eyes to give up his seat.

Fu Ming quickly moved his butt to make room for him, and the three of them squeezed together.

"There are so many places ahead, can't you see it?"

"But I still want to chat with Sister Xia Mi, and I was the first one to sit down, so I have to talk first..."

Fu Ming met Huo Jingchen's cold and sharp gaze, and his voice became lower and lower.

He had no choice but to take his luggage and sit in the front row.

After the boat set sail, Fu Ming turned around and saw Xia Mi resting on Huo Jingchen's shoulder.

"Have you seen enough? If you have, turn around. This is not suitable for children." Huo Jingchen reminded.

Fu Ming had no choice but to turn around, feeling suffocated. In his heart, he still wanted to talk to Xia Mi about things in the city or Brother Huo's past.

Even if you take seasickness medicine, the bumpy ride of the ship, the poor hygiene, and the mixture of various smells are really torturous.

The ship docked at the pier and passengers disembarked in an orderly manner.

Xia Mi was supported tightly by Huo Jingchen. She met the man's eyes and thought that her embarrassed appearance would be met with ridicule.

"Hold on for a while, there's a restaurant up ahead, just have a meal."

When they arrived at the restaurant that Huo Jingchen mentioned, Xia Mi just ordered a bowl of porridge.

"Brother Huo, can I go shopping with you? I don't want to go to Uncle Lin's house so early."

Xia Mi agreed quickly, "Sure, you won't have many opportunities to relax in the future, so take advantage of today to go shopping."

In this way, she won't have to worry about being followed when she goes shopping later, and Huo Jingchen will have a companion, so she can have more fun.

Huo Jingchen did not object.

After finishing their meal, the three of them first went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some daily necessities for Fu Ming, and finally headed to the department store.

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The Qingcheng department store is very large, with nearly twenty reception desks on the first floor. Each of them is separated by glass cabinets, with rows of cabinets displaying goods at the back, distinguished by conspicuous signs.

The first floor mainly sells food, home appliances, and many daily necessities. There is a stone staircase on each hand leading to the second floor, which sells electronic products, fabrics, and shoes.

During this time, Xia Mi found an excuse to go upstairs and came down exactly fifteen minutes later.

She carried her things and walked towards the two people standing at the door of the radio.

A person walking towards her deliberately bumped into Xia Mi's shoulder. Xia Mi turned sideways, frowned and looked at the man's back.

Huo Jingchen also saw it and quickly stepped forward, "Are you okay?"

Xia Mi shook her head, feeling strange. How could she have crashed into such a large space? She hurriedly checked if anything was missing, and when she looked down, she found that the watch on her hand was gone.

"My watch was stolen by that man just now." Xia Mi turned around, but the man was nowhere to be seen.

Huo Jingchen confirmed that Xia Mi was not injured and quickly came up with a plan.

"Stolen?!"

Fu Ming looked at Xia Mi's empty wrist. He remembered that he had just praised his sister-in-law's watch on the boat. It was gone in the blink of an eye? "Lend me your watch. Keep an eye on your sister-in-law. I'll go over and take a look."

Huo Jingchen put on his watch, patted Fu Ming on the shoulder, and blended into the crowd.

"Nothing will happen to your brother, right? What if there are more than a lot of them?" Xia Mi was worried. She looked around, but there was no sign of Huo Jingchen at all.

There were many people in the department store, and she was worried that there was more than one pickpocket and that it was a gang crime.

"No, there are so many people here. A thief is just like a rat crossing the street. Once he is discovered, everyone will shout and beat him. Brother Huo is not dumb."

Xia Mi thought about it and it made sense. Huo Jingchen was almost 1.9 meters tall, so there should be few people who could beat him.

Ten minutes, twenty minutes passed and no one came back.

Fu Ming also visibly began to panic.

"Catch the thief! There's a thief!"

Suddenly someone shouted loudly, like a drop of water falling into hot oil, which made the whole audience boil.

"There's a knife, the thief has a knife!"

Xia Mi's heart trembled, and she quickened her pace and squeezed forward. Others were retreating, but she and Fu Ming went upstream.

"If you don't want to die, get out of here!"

"Give me back my money. This is what my family has saved for two years!"

The money was stolen, and the person who was robbed became furious and rushed forward, swearing to get the money back at all costs.

The thief was also panicked. He took the knife just to bluff, but he didn't expect to meet someone who was not afraid of death.

The man said this as he lunged forward, and the thief dodged to the side.

He held a fruit knife in front of him and cursed angrily, "You lunatic, for a few dozen dollars, you don't even want your life!"

(End of this chapter)