"Alright, you guys eat. I'll take Xiao Nian and Dan Nian out for a walk." Jiang Mingjing has a habit of wanting to go out for a stroll after eating to clear his head and digest his food.

Watching Jiang Mingjing take the two children out, Li Jiasheng quickly finished his meal, determined to stay close to his leader at all times.

"Xiao Li, don't follow me. You eat. I'm just going to relax in the family compound and won't go out," Jiang Mingjing said to Li Jiasheng.

"Yes." Li Jiasheng hadn't finished his meal yet.

Shen Qiaoyue noticed that Li Jiasheng seemed to have gained some weight since he came to work in Beijing.

Lu Chen asked Li Jiasheng, "Li Jiasheng, you've gained quite a bit of weight recently?"

"Commander, it's mainly because the commander and I have been eating a bit too much lately," Li Jiasheng explained with an awkward smile.

Lu Chen looked at him, his eyes full of disdain and brows furrowed.

“You can’t slack off just because you’re a commander’s bodyguard. You’ll still have to go back to the army in the future. You’ll be by the commander’s side, so you need to strengthen your daily training, understand?” Lu Chen looked at Li Jiasheng and saw that he was living a very good life. He had gained so much weight in the past two months. “If you get any fatter, you won’t be a bodyguard anymore. You’ll be on the verge of becoming overweight.”

"Yes, Commander, we'll go to training after dinner." Li Jiasheng could clearly feel that he had gained weight, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Shen Qiaoyue saw the fear on Li Jiasheng's face.

Lu He said, "After we finish eating, I'll go for a run with Jiasheng. I'll get some exercise too, and then we'll spar a bit."

“Okay,” Li Jiasheng nodded.

"You're a girl, calm down," Lu Chen said to Lu He.

“What does it mean to calm down? That’s what Jiahe and Jiasheng taught me before,” Lu He said earnestly to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen's expression instantly turned unnatural.

Thinking about Duan Jiahe's feelings for Lu He, Lu Chen felt uneasy.

Seeing Lu Chen's emotions, Shen Qiaoyue understood why he said that.

Li Jiasheng's expression was also strange, and he dared not speak.

It seems that Li Jiasheng was also aware that Duan Jiahe liked Lu He.

"Lu He, your brother Sheng is getting married. It's best to keep your distance. If all else fails, you can ask your brother, or Fei Ming, to teach you." Shen Qiaoyue changed the subject.

"I don't need my brother to teach me. He doesn't treat me like a girl." Lu He was still afraid of her brother when he trained her.

After venting her frustrations, Lu He couldn't bear it any longer when she recalled what had happened in the past.

"When we were practicing, they hurt me so much when they dropped me, they didn't care at all, they completely forgot that I'm a woman, and I was in pain for several nights." Lu He became more and more angry as she spoke.

Shen Qiaoyue stared at Lu Chen with a look of amusement.

Li Jiasheng nodded and said to Lu He, "Little sister Lu He, the commander is afraid that you will be wronged outside. If he is not tough on you, what if others are tough on you and hurt you in the future?"

"He's the cruelest person in the world to me!" Lu He said angrily while eating, "I've never seen him be cruel to my sister-in-law."

"How can that be the same! Your sister-in-law has the regimental commander, but Lu He, you can only rely on...yourself!"

Li Jiasheng realized he had spoken too quickly halfway through his sentence.

Lu He felt a pang of heartache; what did this mean?

He glared angrily at Li Jiasheng.

"Hehe!" Li Jiasheng picked up a bowl of rice in front of him and started eating, avoiding direct eye contact with Li Jiasheng.

Lu He gritted her teeth and looked at Lu Chen.

Shen Qiaoyue placed a piece of chicken on Lu He's plate, a smile on her face.

Lu Chen calmly met Lu He's gaze.

“What your brother Sheng said is not wrong. Besides, you often have to travel outside and there is no one to protect you. If we don’t teach you self-defense, what will you do if you encounter trouble?” Lu Chen added, “It was your sister-in-law who asked me to teach you.”

Shen Qiaoyue had originally been watching the play, but the topic was brought back to her.

"I just wanted you to have the ability to protect yourself. I had no other intentions," Shen Qiaoyue explained earnestly to Lu He.

Lu He wasn't angry; she always believed her sister-in-law's words without reservation.

After all, I did encounter some thugs on the train before, and it was by learning these self-defense techniques that I was able to protect myself.

"After I finish eating, I'll go find Fei Ming to learn from him," Lu He said while eating.

Lu Chen didn't speak, but he felt a tightness in his chest.

Li Jiasheng curiously leaned over and asked, "Lu He, what's your feeling about Fei Ming?"

"I don't feel anything." Lu He thought Xu Feiming was a good person, considerate and good at taking care of children. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Brother Feiming doesn't have any feelings for me."

"So, you still think highly of Fei Ming?" Li Jiasheng asked curiously.

Lu He hummed in agreement, thought for a moment, and then said, "It's a secret."

Li Jiasheng was very disappointed; it was no different from saying nothing at all.

Lu Chen remained silent.

After finishing her meal, Shen Qiaoyue helped Lu Chen wash the dishes and prepare the ingredients for tomorrow's New Year's Eve dinner.

Lu He returned to her room, closed the door, and drew the curtains.

Lu He took out the letter from her bag and stared at it blankly for a long time.

He took out a match and burned the letter.

Her love, like this letter, burned to ashes; the nascent passion was extinguished.

Lu He took a deep breath, as if everything had passed.

Shen Qiaoyue was in the kitchen, looking at Lu Chen and saying, "What are you thinking, poisoning this Fei Ming brother?"

"It's good, it's better than being with someone like Duan Jiahe!" Lu Chen could accept Lu He being with the right person, but as her older brother, he still felt uncomfortable seeing Lu He dating someone else.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. There aren't many people with a family background like Xu Feiming's, and even fewer who would be interested in Lu He.

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