Chapter 99 He's not in a hurry
"Let's go." Lu Jinye withdrew his gaze, turned around and walked out of the apartment building, with Qin Yuan immediately following behind.
Listen to the sound of the car starting and driving on the road.
Wen Ni pressed the elevator button and looked back.
The night sky was filled with twinkling stars and a bright, clear moon.
A gust of wind carried away the lingering aroma of alcohol in the air.
The silence of the night will eventually give way to the dawn.
The next day at noon
Wen Ni booked a car to go to Shuanglin City.
But as soon as she stepped out the door, a familiar car stopped in front of her.
The car window rolled down, revealing Lu Jinye's exceptionally handsome face...
"Get in the car." Lu Jinye took off his sunglasses.
"Do you know where I'm going?" Wen Ni stood still.
"Isn't the comrade you're visiting from Shuanglin City?" Lu Jinye raised his chin. "I have some business to attend to in Shuanglin, and it just so happens to be on my way."
"..."
That's an incredibly coincidental thing.
Although Shuanglin City is called a city, it is actually only the size of a town and is more like a suburban area.
With Lu Jinye's status, what business could he possibly have there? It's obviously just an excuse!
The car is traveling on the highway.
Wen Ni and Lu Jinye sat side by side, without saying a word.
"last night……"
You were drunk last night.
"...You can pretend I was drunk." Lu Jinye's hands, resting on his knees, were clasped tightly together. "Last night I asked you if you'd ever liked anyone, why did it take you so long to think about it?"
"I just haven't figured out how to answer yet." Wen Ni didn't expect him to come back to this question again.
Is it that hard to answer?
"yes."
Wen Ni was quite frank: "Given my status, I might die on some mission one day, and my remains might not even be found. If I were to like someone else, wouldn't that just be harming them?"
"Feelings are emotional; you're a bit too rational."
“On the battlefield, sentimentality can be a fatal flaw, Mr. Lu.”
Wen Ni felt that Lu Jinye had been acting strangely since last night.
Why is he talking to her about relationship issues like a caring older brother?
"And you? Lu Jinye, have you ever liked anyone else?" Since it would take several hours to get to Shuanglin City, and she was bored anyway, she decided to chat with him.
"I?"
Lu Jinye looked up at the window and slowly shook his head.
"That's terrible! Grandpa Lu is still waiting to hold his grandson, you'd better hurry up." Wen Ni said casually, "Who should we look for? We can't look for anyone in our line of work. They're not necessarily home 365 days a year, and who knows if they'll live or die if they go out!"
She regretted it as soon as she said it; she had accidentally touched a sore spot again!
Grandpa Lu once said that Lu Jinye's parents and uncles and aunts were all soldiers and rarely came back to visit, making Lu Jinye and his younger brother Lu Jinbai feel like left-behind children.
“That makes sense.” Lu Jinye actually agreed, nodding, and then said meaningfully, “Not only do you not go home, but people in your line of work are also emotionally dull and lack common sense.”
"Tsk!" It's true what they say, "It's better to say nothing than to disagree."
Wen Ni rolled her eyes inwardly, closed them, and ignored him.
The soft noise of the car, the whistling wind outside the window, and Lu Jinye's deep voice, "I'm not in a hurry."
"Everything will eventually settle down."
One sentence, yet it refers to so much.
Wen Ni smiled and fell asleep as the car swayed and swayed.
I could hear her soft snoring.
Lu Jinye turned his head and looked at her head, which was tilted slightly as she slept.
He subtly moved closer to her until her head gently rested on his shoulder...
He let out a soft breath and slowly closed his eyes.
She has her beliefs and her convictions.
He also has unfinished business and unresolved troubles.
There will always be a suitable opportunity, there always will be...
The car fell into absolute silence.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Qin Yuan glanced furtively at the rearview mirror, then secretly raised her phone and took a picture of the two people sleeping soundly, snuggled together in the back seat.
I immediately opened WeChat and sent it to Barron!
(Breaking News) Barron: [Thumbs up] Wow, quite a bit of progress! The old man will be very happy to see this.
Qin Yuan: You're overthinking it, zero progress! This photo was just taken to comfort the old man.
Baron: Huh? You've started forging things too? You've been hanging out with Miss Nini a lot lately, haven't you? Your brain has really improved, huh?
Qin Yuan: Hehe, you have no idea what I've been through.
Baron: ? ? Tell me about it?
Qin Yuan: Do you think I'm stupid? I told you this for your amusement, and then I spread it around the world! Don't think I don't know your despicable nature!
After sending the message, Qin Yuan ignored Baron and closed her eyes to continue pretending to be asleep.
He interrupted Master Lu and Wen Ni's conversation last night, and Master Lu was in a bad mood, so he fined him another month's salary.
This is absolutely terrible! He's losing money even at work now!
...
Five hours on the highway
They finally entered Shuanglin city as evening approached.
This is where Venomous Fang originated.
His real name is Zeng Manshan, and he is a native of Shuanglin.
Based on the information provided by Leng Feng, it can be confirmed that after returning, Duya has been living in his old house and has not moved to the apartment building assigned to him by the military.
This old building has no property management, and the neighborhood environment is relatively dilapidated and dirty.
When Wen Ni arrived, it wasn't completely dark yet.
A group of elderly men and women were sitting in the courtyard, chatting about this and that after dinner, bored and idle.
"What time is it? Is that family causing trouble coming soon?"
"Can they come every day? What kind of decent family could withstand such a hassle?"
An old man glanced at his watch, muttered something, and then someone else chimed in with a reply.
Wen Ni got out of the car alone and went over to interrupt their conversation, "Excuse me, sir, I'm here to visit relatives, but I can't remember which building they live in..."
"What's your relative's name? Young lady, I recognize almost everyone in this neighborhood!" an elderly woman said with a kind smile.
His name is Zeng Manshan.
"Who!? The Zeng family brat!?"
Including the elderly woman, the other elderly men and women also reacted with surprise when they heard this name!
"Young lady, why don't you come back tomorrow during the day?"
"Yes, we're very likely to run into that family causing trouble at this time!"
Their words were strange, as if they had some unspeakable secret.
"What do you mean? What happened at Zeng Manshan's house?"
"Huh? Little girl, you don't know?"
The elderly men and women exchanged glances, shook their heads helplessly, and sighed.
"Manshan's mother has had a hard life. Her husband died when she was young, and she raised her son by herself. He joined the army and served the country, which was a respectable thing. But who would have thought that he would lose a leg when he was about to be discharged from the army!"
“I know all that. But what about the troublemakers you’re talking about?” Wen Ni pressed.
"That's exactly what I wanted to talk about. I heard that before Manshan was discharged from the army, he went to Myanmar to carry out a mission and arrested a lot of fraudsters and brought them back to China! One of the fraudster leaders was from our Shuanglin City!"
"The people who come to Manshan's house every day to smash and loot are the family of that petty boss, just to get revenge on Manshan for arresting their son!"
"It's already hard enough for a lame person to find a wife, now it's even harder..."
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