It can burn a person's skin.

A dry, acrid feeling permeated the air.

As Lu Ting was carrying his suitcase, almost as soon as he stepped out of the train station, a very old-fashioned dark green military vehicle slowly drove up and stopped in front of them.

The car door was ruthlessly pushed open by a pair of large hands. The newcomer had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, with a cold and stern face. When he saw Bian Hongyi, he straightened up and gave a military salute, "Hello, Mr. Bian!"

Bian Hongyi's expression was not as gentle as when he was facing Su Miaoyan. He stepped forward and patted Su Miaoyan on the shoulder.

"You've gotten quite tanned since I last saw you."

Dai Yong'an scratched his head, looking somewhat doubtful. "Old Bian, I just went on a mission to the Northwest and came back. How did my skin turn dark?"

Lu Ting, Su Miaoyan, and Shi Tou, who was holding hands with them, couldn't help but feel a little restless as they looked at the soldiers in front of them, who were as tanned as coal.

Bian Hongyi coughed twice and changed the subject, saying, "This mission wasn't completed by me, it was completed by Xiao Lu's wife."

Xiao Lu's wife?

Dai Yong'an scratched his head, only then noticing the people next to him.

He knew Lu Ting, Lu Ting's wife... Lu Ting got married?

Isn't Lu Tuan a well-known eligible bachelor in their area? How come he's suddenly getting married?

Dai Yong'an shifted his gaze from Lu Ting's face to the fair and slender figure beside him, and upon seeing her, he was completely stunned.

No way, is this Lu Ting's wife?!

He couldn't help but ask, "Old Bian, is this Commander Lu's new wife?"

Bian Hongyi gave him a cold look. "Otherwise, is she your newlywed wife?"

As a powerful, murderous aura swept over him, Dai Yong'an shuddered. "No, no, no, that's not what I meant, Elder Bian. Please don't misunderstand me."

The hatred of having one's wife stolen is irreconcilable, let alone the wife that Lu Tuan married.

He had been on missions in the Northwest during this period and had no idea about this.

He stepped forward, saluted Lu Ting and Su Miaoyan, and said, "Greetings, Commander Lu, greetings, sister-in-law!"

He looked at the stone that Su Miaoyan was holding, "And this is..."

Su Miaoyan replied, "He is a child rescued from enemy agents, named Shitou."

Dai Yong'an nodded, Bian Lao's words echoing in his mind. He asked incredulously, "Sister-in-law, you completed this mission?"

Before Bian Lao went on the mission, he knew that the person he was going to capture this time was a Chinese-American enemy agent codenamed Stephen, using the alias Wang Guifen.

Hearing that the other side had explosives and that the mission location was a train, the higher-ups were worried about accidents, so they assigned the mature, steady, and still capable Bian Lao to complete the mission.

Unexpectedly, in the end, it was a young woman who completed the task?

Dai Yong'an clicked his tongue in amazement.

Su Miaoyan was a little embarrassed by his appearance. "Actually, the main credit goes to Lu Ting and Elder Bian. After all, without them, I alone would not have been able to catch the enemy agent."

"Oh, sister-in-law, don't be so modest." Dai Yong'an looked around. "Where is that enemy spy?"

Bian Hongyi said solemnly, “As soon as she stepped off the platform, the higher-ups sent people to take her to the secret base. The suitcase and letters she left behind were placed on our person, and we escorted them to the military region.”

Upon hearing the word "letter," Dai Yong'an's face darkened. He knew just how important the stolen letter was.

He immediately opened the car door. "Since that's the case, I won't waste any more words. Bian Lao, sister-in-law, Regiment Commander Lu, get in the car quickly and get back to the military region to submit your report."

"Um."

Old Bian nodded slightly and stepped into the front passenger seat.

The driver was an assistant responsible for picking up and dropping off important figures. As soon as everyone was seated, he got out of the car and locked the doors.

In the car, Dai Yong'an looked at Su Miaoyan sitting next to Lu Ting with curiosity, "Sister-in-law, how did you and Lu Tuan meet?"

Su Miaoyan: "Blind date."

"Oh, a blind date." Dai Yong'an clicked his tongue twice. "I remember this was the first blind date for the Lu Regiment, right? I didn't expect it to work on the very first time. I've heard those guys in the army say that nine out of ten blind dates fail..."

Another one is a scammer.

Su Miaoyan was amused by his words, "What's your name? What's your relationship with Lu Ting?"

Dai Yong'an said seriously, "My name is Dai Yong'an. I am currently a battalion commander and Lu Ting's meal buddy."

A meal buddy?

Su Miaoyan smiled and looked at Lu Ting with amusement.

So they do have a fixed routine of eating together.

Lu Ting's lips twitched slightly as he corrected himself, "I've been on a few missions with him, so we're comrades, but we're not close."

Dai Yong'an immediately objected, "Commander Lu, this is really unfair of you. We've been on several missions together, we're practically comrades-in-arms, aren't we close?! I consider you a brother to me."

Lu Ting spoke coldly, simply giving a curt "hmm".

That was the last time.

Dai Yong'an was heartbroken.

Having been rebuffed by Lu Ting, Dai Yong'an simply started chatting with Su Miaoyan.

"Sister-in-law, are you and Commander Lu from the same hometown?"

Su Miaoyan pondered, their families are all in Rongcheng, so they should count, right?

She nodded slightly. "Yes, we are all from Chengdu."

Upon hearing the name Chengdu, Dai Yong'an became quite agitated. "I heard it's been quite chaotic there lately. Many capitalists have been purged and sent to the countryside. Some who heard the news early on either went abroad or fled to Haizhou. But they deserve it; capitalists are just like that..."

Seeing that things were getting increasingly outrageous, Lu Ting interrupted in a deep voice, "Don't continue."

Dai Yong'an said with a smug look, "Hey, you don't want me to say it, but I'm going to say it anyway."

Seeing that he was about to continue, Old Bian, who was sitting in front, couldn't stand it anymore. He turned around and gave him a sharp look, "Shut up! Do you know that your sister-in-law is a capitalist's daughter? What you're saying is like reopening her wounds!"

What? Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, is a capitalist's daughter?

Dai Yong'an glanced at Lu Ting, then at Su Miaoyan. Seeing her unpredictable, even calm, expression, he felt a surge of emotions welling up inside him.

He immediately apologized to Su Miaoyan, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law, I didn't know who you were. Please don't take what I just said to heart."

He imagined capitalists to be all dressed in gold and silver, with permed hair and wearing suits or Western-style dresses.

But the woman in front of me was wearing a long dress, with a stunningly beautiful face, elegant demeanor, and graceful manners. She was like a lotus emerging from clear water, and had an exceptionally approachable personality.

She doesn't resemble a spoiled, extravagant young lady at all.

Su Miaoyan smiled at him and shook her head, "It's okay, I don't care about these things."

Even when she married Lu Ting, she had already guessed that the people in the military region would react and have this attitude.

Seeing that she not only didn't mind, but even smiled at him, Dai Yong'an felt even more guilty.

For a moment, no one spoke; hatred...