Chapter 5: Thanks for taking the extra chapter ②

The man's expression suddenly became stunned. He turned his head in disbelief and looked at Jiang Tingwan.

Jiang Tingwan had an iron rod in her hand that appeared out of nowhere, and she hit him on the back of the head with it.

Then, the man’s eyes went dark, he lost consciousness and fell to the ground. The others were so scared that their faces turned pale.

They looked at Jiang Tingwan as if they had seen a ghost. What just happened? ?

Where is a gentle and quiet student union president of their age???

The rest of the people didn't dare to stay here any longer. They looked at Jiang Tingwan, who still had a faint smile on her face, and quickly turned around and ran away.

If you hit him, you can't hit them!!

Xie Duo watched all this happen so suddenly.

Is she...crazy?

They didn't know each other, why did she do this?

He was still half-kneeling on the ground, looking up.

She was still wearing a pure white dress, standing in front of him, her back to the alley, her hair shining.

Just now when they surrounded him and were about to attack him, he didn't feel very nervous.

But for some reason, my silent heart suddenly began to beat violently.

how so……

Xie Duo clenched his fists, trying to suppress the movement in his chest, but the more he tried to calm it down, the more violently it beat.

The person who gets the higher score has no idea what is going on in his mind.

She threw the stick away indifferently, brushed off the dust on her skirt, noticed his gaze, raised her eyebrows and said, "Are you planning to kneel here all afternoon?"

Xie Duo paused, afraid that she would notice something unusual, and quickly looked away.

Her voice was not as soft as usual at school. It was more casual, lazy, and...joyful.

Stop talking.

Such a thought popped up in Xie Duo's mind.

In his heart, he prayed that she would not speak again, because every word that came out of her mouth was like a thousand layers of fine needles piercing his body.

It didn't hurt at all, but it made his whole body tingle and his heart beat faster.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, she glanced at his hand and smiled, "Don't be so impulsive. You will go to jail if you use this."

Xie Duo's grip on the knife tightened. When did she find out?

But that's not the point.

The point is, if she beat someone up, isn’t she afraid that they will call the police?

But Jiang Tingwan didn't give him the chance to ask questions.

She turned around, her voice lazy.

"Bye, little classmate."

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After this incident, Xie Duo kept an eye on Jiang Tingwan every day.

Every time she was called into the teacher's office, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

Whenever she was punished for that incident, he would immediately tell the teacher that he was the one who beat her.

Unfortunately, every time it was a false alarm, she really acted as if nothing had happened and was still the same as before.

Xie Duo looked at her and saw that she was still the same as usual, smiling gently at her classmates, but he felt much heavier in his heart and felt bitter.

It turned out that he worried for nothing.

But it's true, she is so outstanding and so perfect, she can't be a child from an ordinary family.

I see... he should be happy, right? Being saved by such an excellent and unique person.

But he couldn't be happy.

She has a wealthy family background, outstanding abilities, and stunning looks.

Xie Duo closed his eyes.

It is within reach, but out of reach.

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Xie Duo watched her from afar for a whole year.

She is truly a unique person.

Normally she looks gentle, but Xie Duo, who has seen her true face, knows that there is a calm and distant look in her eyes. When encountering things, she will never be so quiet and gentle. She is more decisive than anyone else.

She is good at disguising herself, and also good at seeing through other people's disguises.

She would keep her distance from those who tried to curry favor with her without leaving any trace, but she would always be able to spot those timid marginal characters and give them some help at the right time.

How could there be such a perfect person? Is there really anyone in this world who would not be attracted to her? Xie Duo wanted to ask.

At first, he was also dismissive of the campus goddess who was sought after by everyone.

But now, in a corner unknown to her, he was more obsessed with her than anyone else.

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Xie Duo thought he could continue to watch her from a distance.

He did not hope to own the moon, but greedily felt the moonlight from afar.

However, he didn't expect that he would never see Jiang Tingwan again when the new semester started.

Where did she go?

My classmates at school don’t know either.

With her status, she didn't even need to go through the departure procedures in person.

Xie Duo lowered his eyes, and this unknown greed was suddenly cut off.

He still goes to sit in the park near the school after school every day.

The kitten that she often feeds would run out at this time and meow, wanting to be cared for by her.

Xie Duo chuckled, bought a few sausages, opened them and placed them at the kitten's feet.

The kitten looked down at the sausage, then looked up again and called around.

Xie Duo stared at the sausage.

That’s right, even after she left, other people still don’t like her.

Xie Duo walked straight up to the kitten, which was so brave that it didn't even know how to avoid him.

Xie Duo bent down and picked up the kitten.

The kitten meowed and struggled against his restraints.

Xie Duo looked down and covered its mouth with his hand. But the kitten suddenly turned its head and bit him back.

But he didn't care about the stinging pain in his hand and just pinched the kitten's face gently.

Don't resist, she doesn't want me, and she doesn't want you. We are in the same boat.

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Xie Duo's grades were pretty good and he was successfully admitted to the military academy.

But simply having a reputation for excellent grades is not enough.

He trained harder than anyone else, focusing on both civil and military skills, and was at the top of the class in terms of technique.

In the office, the principal said to him earnestly, "With your current achievements, you can focus on technical research. There is no need to join the special forces."

Although it was not right to advise him not to go to such a dangerous place and to consider his own safety, he really didn't want such a talented person to go to such a place and wander between life and death before he could fully display his talents.

Xie Duo shook his head but still insisted on going.

Only in this way can he climb higher and faster.

Although I can't see her, but what if?

If he meets her again one day, he will at least have a respectable identity.

The principal sighed and thought, forget it. Everyone knew Xie Duo's personality. He was extremely stubborn, so he didn't hold out much hope of persuading him to quit.

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foreign.

On the battlefield where the smoke had not yet dissipated, the setting sun dyed the broken walls blood red.

The medical soldier of the peacekeeping force leaned against a half-collapsed brick wall, bit one end of the bandage, and used his teeth and right hand to wrap the blood-stained gauze around the gunshot wound on his left wrist.

Sweat mixed with dust flowed down his forehead, leaving a few shallow marks on his tanned skin. He squinted his eyes and looked in the direction of the gunfight in the distance, and his fingers expertly tied a surgical knot.

"Are you okay?" The comrade next to him threw half a pot of water.

The medic nodded, unscrewed the bottle cap with his teeth, and took a sip.

The clean water diluted the gunpowder taste between the lips and teeth. The Adam's apple rolled, and the blue veins on the neck rose and fell slightly with the breathing.

Xie Duo, who was standing by, was also injured. He lowered his head and put gauze on his abdomen.

"Xie, why are you always working so hard?" a foreign teammate said, "I heard you could have stayed in China."

"Is it for your mother?" He looked at the blood-soaked gauze on Xie Duo's body. Such injuries were common on them every day.

Xie Duo chuckled and shook his head. His mother passed away a few years ago, leaving him alone now.

The confusion on his teammates' faces became even more serious, "Is it for your girlfriend?"

Xie Duo paused for a moment, then shook his head.

no.

Not a girlfriend.

She... is just someone she likes.

He would not call her that for his own greed.

This is a defilement.

His teammates were even more confused. Why was he working so hard for no one? He had heard about Xie Duo's identity before coming here. He could have stayed in the country to do scientific research and technology. Although he would not be promoted so quickly, it would be safe.

"You don't understand this, do you?" Another Chinese teammate patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Have you seen the photo in his pocket? That's the girl he has a crush on. In China, we believe in building a career first and then starting a family."

"For the secret crush?" The foreign man was a little surprised. Is it necessary to go to this extent just for the secret crush?

That’s right, Xie Duo had a photo of her in his pocket.

He secretly cut this out of a certificate in the principal's office at his high school...

The principal was furious at the time and asked someone to check the surveillance footage.

"I see." The foreign teammate suddenly realized, "But if it were me, I would tell her my feelings before leaving the country."

"He's right, Xie Duo, you should have told the girl too." The Chinese teammates sighed, saying that if they didn't tell others about the mission they were carrying out, they might never have the chance to tell others again.

Xie Duo laughed. Even if he wanted to say something, he couldn't find anyone to talk to.

Anyway, apart from her, he had nothing to worry about, so he was fearless on the battlefield.

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"I was the one who let your mother down back then, but now you have no one around you. Coming back to the Xie family with me is the best choice."

The middle-aged man in front of him said that time and power have shaped his current calm temperament and invisible sense of oppression.

After returning to China, Xie Duo was inexplicably visited by the man in front of him. His secretary told him that this was his biological father and that he had a distinguished family background and an extraordinary status.

He listened on the side, his face calm.

Oh, so what?

You've ignored me for all these years, why are you complaining now?

He was too lazy to pay attention and stood up to leave.

"Wait." The man who claimed to be his father stopped him, "Don't leave in such a hurry."

Xie Duo paused, and a man's voice, neither loud nor soft, came from behind him.

"You've worked so hard for so many years to get good grades. I don't believe you did it just for yourself."

Having been in the officialdom for so many years, he could certainly see that Xie Duo must have someone in his heart. However, he sent people to investigate, but found nothing.

Seeing Xie Duo stop, it further confirmed what he was thinking.

The man understood and continued, "Since you are willing to do this for her, why do you reject me?"

"If you come back to the Xie family with me, you will be the only heir of the Xie family." The man stared at his back and noticed his slightly curled fingers. "You must know what the Xie family represents here."

The Xie family of Kyoto has more background than the chaebols and more power than ordinary families. Most of the high-ranking politicians have connections with the Xie family.

Seeing that Xie Duo did not move away, the man stood up and patted him on the shoulder.

"Young man, you should think more before making a decision."