Chapter 60 Seduction
Jiang Zhizhi watched Zhou Xiye's slender fingers tracing the watch face. She thought of the watch that had just left her wrist, still warm from her body heat. Now, wearing it on his wrist, she felt a strange sense of intimacy.
Furthermore, this watch had just felt the pulse of her heartbeat, and now, as it rests on his wrist, there's an inexplicable sense of ambiguity about it.
Zhou Xiye raised his eyelids and glanced at Jiang Zhizhi's small face, which was tense but her expression was normal. However, her earlobes, which were exposed outside her short hair, were red and bleeding. He slightly curled the corners of his lips and said, "Thank you for keeping it safe these days. I left in a hurry that day and didn't have time to say goodbye. I'm very sorry."
Jiang Zhizhi quickly banished the jumbled thoughts from her mind and smiled cutely, revealing her little tiger teeth: "It's okay, your job is special, it's normal to encounter unexpected situations."
Zhou Xiye glanced at the radio: "I'll have the communications team come over and test it in a bit to see if there are any other problems. You might have to wait a little longer."
Jiang Zhizhi was about to say that the radio was fixed and she should go back first, but after hearing Zhou Xiye say this, she could only nod and say, "Okay, I just tested it and it should be fine. However, your usage frequency may be different."
Zhou Xiye glanced down at her slightly dry lips and nodded: "Please sit down first, I'll go get you a glass of water."
Jiang Zhizhi didn't stand on ceremony. She had been by the river all afternoon and hadn't drunk a drop of water. Her throat was already parched.
Zhou Xiye went out for a while and brought back an enamel mug. He handed it to Jiang Zhizhi and was about to speak when he was interrupted by a voice from outside the door: "Report, Captain, two educated youths have come to see you. One of them, surnamed Sun, said he knows you."
Jiang Zhizhi was so shocked she almost dropped her teacup. Sun Xiaoyue was here! Her secret was out.
Zhou Xiye frowned slightly and glanced at Jiang Zhizhi: "Sit down for a while. The communications team might be a little late. There are books in the box next to the bed. You can take them if you're interested."
After saying that, he went out and quickly closed the curtain, leaving no gap at all.
Jiang Zhizhi was even more curious about what Sun Xiaoyue was doing here. She carefully carried her teacup to the door, taking small sips of water while listening to the sounds outside.
Sun Xiaoyue saw Zhou Xiye walking towards her with his tall, aloof figure, and a sense of cold indifference. She was moved. This man couldn't be allowed to fall into Jiang Zhizhi's hands! She would never tell him that Jiang Zhizhi was here!
As Zhou Xiye approached, she immediately smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, we sent you some mung bean cakes made by our educated youth group."
Zhou Xiye refused decisively: "No need."
Sun Xiaoyue said anxiously, "Brother Zhou, this is a token of our appreciation from the educated youth community. We see how hard you are working on the mountain, and we can't help you much. We can only cook something to improve your meals."
Zhou Xiye looked at Sun Xiaoyue and remained silent for a moment: "We appreciate your kind intentions, but we can't accept the gifts. You came from the Xiangshan compound, so you should know the discipline of the army."
Sun Xiaoyue, not understanding why Zhou Xiye suddenly brought up Xiangshan Courtyard, quickly said, "Brother Zhou, didn't you accept the village's mooncakes? Why can't we accept our mung bean cakes?"
Zhou Xiye frowned: "The situation is different. If you take the things back, it will get dark soon, and the mountain road is difficult to travel. If you don't cause trouble for the troops, you'll be helping us."
These words were extremely blunt and showed absolutely no leniency.
Jiang Donghua, who was listening from the side, couldn't stand it anymore, but he didn't dare to say anything out of line in front of Zhou Xiye. He could only push up his glasses and say, "Captain Zhou, the product is already made, how can we take it back? Besides, it wouldn't be good to explain to everyone if we went back. How about this, you accept it this time, and we won't cause any more trouble in the future, okay?"
Zhou Xiye showed no mercy, calling out to the soldier beside him, "Xiao Li, take them down the mountain and bring their things down with you."
I couldn't be bothered to waste words with the two of them.
Sun Xiaoyue was anxious. What would they do if they took the mung bean cakes back with them? They couldn't just take them all back and eat them if they couldn't sell them; wouldn't that mean losing all the money and food coupons?
Looking pitifully at Zhou Xiye, she said, "Brother Zhou, we've already made it. If you don't want it, wouldn't it be a waste? How about this, you can't just take a needle or thread from the common people for nothing, right? Give us the money and food coupons, and you can keep the mung bean cakes."
When Jiang Zhizhi heard this in the tent, she almost spat out the water in her mouth. Good heavens, Sun Xiaoyue's focus was actually on this? She actually wanted to sell the mung bean cakes to Zhou Xiye and the others.
She's got a brilliant plan, but what's wrong with her brain?
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiye's face instantly darkened: "This constitutes operating in secret. Do you know the consequences of operating in secret?"
Sun Xiaoyue's face paled. She had been so anxious earlier; how could she have forgotten that Zhou Xiye was inherently upright and unyielding? Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to stay in the desolate mountains of Northwest China despite his privileged background. She wanted to explain but didn't know how: "Brother Zhou, I didn't mean that, I didn't..."
Zhou Xiye had lost interest in listening any further and waved his hand, saying, "Let's hurry down the mountain before it gets dark..."
He called to the young soldier beside him to see the guest off.
Zhou Xiye didn't give her any face at all, and Sun Xiaoyue was a little embarrassed, but she didn't dare to pester him any further. What if Zhou Xiye revealed that Jiang Zhenhua had been sent down to the countryside and Jiang Donghua found out?
He hated Zhou Xiye's ruthlessness, and even more so Jiang Zhenhua's incompetence. That old bastard had no ability at all. Just when good days were about to come, he was demoted. He deserved to die of the plague!
Together with Jiang Donghua, they angrily carried the baskets down the mountain.
As she left the camp, she couldn't help but look at Jiang Donghua with tears in her eyes: "Donghua, I'm sorry, I didn't know Zhou Xiye was so ruthless."
Jiang Donghua inwardly resented Sun Xiaoyue's incompetence, but he still had to coax her aloud: "It's alright, it's not your fault. It's just that Zhou Xiye's rank isn't high enough, otherwise he wouldn't be able to handle such a small matter."
Sun Xiaoyue remained silent, her heart burning with anxiety. What should she do with all this stuff?
...
Hearing Zhou Xiye ruthlessly drive away Sun Xiaoyue without even giving her a chance to reminisce, Jiang Zhizhi happily took her teacup and sat down at the table.
She consciously made a mental distinction: she had a grudge against Sun Xiaoyue, and Zhou Xiye didn't give Sun Xiaoyue any face, which meant that she and Zhou Xiye were in cahoots!
Seeing Zhou Xiye come in, she smiled with her eyes crinkling: "Are you done with your work?"
Zhou Xiye could easily see Jiang Zhizhi's barely concealed smugness and joy; she was so happy to hear him reject Sun Xiaoyue.
With a calm expression, he said, "Well, the communications team just came over and said they have some things to take care of and won't be able to come over until after dinner, so we'll have to trouble you to stay for dinner."
Jiang Zhizhi hesitated: "Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
She didn't do anything special, just stayed for a meal, and still felt a little embarrassed.
Zhou Xiye spoke up again casually: "Perfect timing, the team is having a meal today, there's braised pork and rice."
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