"Comrade Lin?"

Hearing Liang Jihang's voice, Lin Xiaoxiao came back to her senses.

"Sorry, I was daydreaming." She put down her empty water glass, feeling slightly embarrassed.

Liang Jihang poured her more water, his smile as warm as a spring breeze. "Young comrade, you look quite young. Are your family members comfortable with you doing this kind of work?"

She looks like a young girl who has just come of age, risking her life to cross the ocean to carry out a mission.

Even he was somewhat surprised when he saw Lin Xiaoxiao.

Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "I still don't know where my biological parents are. They can't control me."

A hint of shame appeared on Liang Jihang's face. "I was the one who offended you."

He never expected Lin Xiaoxiao to have such a family background.

Those words just now really hit her hard.

Lin Xiaoxiao had a very open-minded attitude, and there was not a trace of sadness or distress on her face. "It's not true."

“My husband and younger brother treat me very well. I don’t ask anything of my biological parents.”

"As for why I do this job... it's because I like it, of course."

"I'm a genuine patriot, haha."

Liang Jihang was amused by her optimistic and cheerful attitude.

I thought to myself, "What an interesting little girl."

It was a bit of a surprise that she got married at such a young age, but considering the current situation in China, there are plenty of girls who get married at fifteen or sixteen, let alone eighteen or nineteen.

After chatting for a few minutes, the two started talking about serious business.

“Mr. Liang, my suggestion is to take a ship back to China, depart from San Francisco, go to Hong Kong, and then return to the mainland from Hong Kong. Do you have any other ideas?”

Lin Xiaoxiao shared her thoughts.

They even drew a simple route map, marking the places the cruise ship would pass through.

After reviewing it, Liang Jihang nodded and said, "I have no objection. I'll follow your arrangements."

He knew that the journey would be fraught with danger and turbulent waves.

He's good at research, but he shouldn't interfere in security matters.

Since Lin Xiaoxiao was chosen to meet and escort him, she must have some outstanding qualities.

For some reason, Liang Jihang trusted her and believed that she would escort them home safely.

Lin Xiaoxiao said, "Then please confirm your departure time so I can make arrangements."

After spending more than half a month in country M, it's time for them to go back.

As long as Liang Jihang hasn't left country M, he'll be fine.

The real crisis began the moment we boarded the cruise ship.

Liang Jihang thought for a moment and said, "There is a weapons exchange meeting organized by the military the day after tomorrow. I can't skip it. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll leave within two days after the meeting ends."

"Understood." Lin Xiaoxiao nodded, wrote a date on the paper, and showed it to him. "How about this time?"

Liang Jihang's gaze swept over that moment, then looked at Lin Xiaoxiao and smiled, "It couldn't be better."

From his changing expression and tone, Lin Xiaoxiao knew that he understood what she meant.

He raised an eyebrow in a good mood.

It's so comfortable talking to smart people.

The exchange meeting will be held the day after tomorrow. Lin Xiaoxiao will disguise herself as a student and go with Liang Jihang to participate.

It's called learning, but it's actually protection.

She planned to rest well the next day in preparation for the nearly month-long arduous journey ahead.

To everyone's surprise, Sean sent Ellie directly to pick her up and take her back to the Davis family's estate in New York.

"You're back?" Sean sat in the living room, holding a newspaper in his hand.

Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao follow Ellie in, he asked her in a good mood.

Lin Xiaoxiao plopped down on the single sofa opposite him. "Didn't you send someone to pick me up?"

She sounded resentful, which Sean noticed, but unusually, he didn't get angry.

He still had a smile on his face.

Seeing this, Lin Xiaoxiao looked at him with some curiosity.

The only thing that could please this capitalist is that he has gained some enormous profit.

Sean has indeed been very successful during this period, and under his leadership, the Davis family has reached new heights.

The industries he invested in brought him huge profits.

All of this was thanks to the information Lin Xiaoxiao provided, which allowed him to accurately grasp the government's policy direction for related industries.

Speaker Ike also provided him with a lot of information.

Sean asked Lin Xiaoxiao in a friendly tone, "How are things going between you and Lyle?"

"What development?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked casually, picking at her nails. "What development could there be between him and me?"

Sean frowned. "Didn't I tell you I was planning to get you and Lyle engaged? Didn't you spend any time cultivating your relationship with him in Washington?"

He was also thinking that if their relationship progressed, they would skip the engagement and go straight to the wedding.

Lin Xiaoxiao said "Oh," and added, "I already told you I didn't want to."

This old guy's calculations are really shrewd.

Sean gradually lost his patience. "Whether you're willing or not doesn't matter. I'll give you another week to cultivate your relationship with Lyle."

"Otherwise, I'll suspend your card."

Park anywhere, it doesn't matter.

Lin Xiaoxiao has a completely nonchalant attitude; she's about to leave, so who cares about these superficial formalities with her?

Immediately demonstrate your attitude.

Sean was furious after hearing her refusal to comply, but he also knew that Lin Xiaoxiao was a fool.

No matter how much you warn her, she won't take it seriously.

Sean changed his strategy and chose to offer a bribe: "If you agree to marry Lyle, I promise you two percent of the company's shares."

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