Chapter 102 A Promise
Seeing that Ji Wanwan was really angry with him, Zhou Kai softened his tone: "Boss Ji, I'm not making a fuss. Please believe me, I will never become a hindrance to everyone on the battlefield, nor will I disrupt the rhythm of the battle."
Ji Wanwan rubbed his brows and said, "It's not that I don't trust you. I only have one request: protect yourself."
In the subsequent meeting, after listening to Ji Xing and Ming Jing’s report on the logistics arrangements, Ji Wanwan announced the adjournment of the meeting.
Wu Xun and Wen Yuheng left first.
The remaining team members and Ming Jing did not move for a long time. The team members did not move because they were in a heavy mood, and Ming Jing did not move because he planned to wait for Ji Xing to return to the villa together.
Perhaps everyone is aware of the danger this time, so they feel reluctant to leave.
No one knows whether, after falling asleep tonight and waking up tomorrow, we will still be able to sit here and hold a meeting or even eat skewers like we do now.
"Why aren't you leaving? It seems you're not tired!" The night was dark, Ji Wanwan leaned lazily on the soft sofa, her tone deep.
Ji Xing was the first to break the silence: "Sister, our team hasn't gathered for a while. Why don't we all have a drink together now?"
Anyone could see that Ji Wanwan was under a lot of pressure. After all, she was just a girl in her early twenties. The lives of so many people in the base depended on her, and it was not easy for her.
If we can have a party before the war, it will help ease the depressing atmosphere a lot.
Xu Siming immediately agreed: "I think this is possible!"
Xia Li nodded seriously: "I'm fine!"
Ji Wanwan is not stupid, so she naturally knows what everyone is thinking. She is grateful and relieved that she has such a group of like-minded partners.
All three of them spoke in succession. She chuckled and glanced at the two who hadn't spoken: "Where are Haozi and Brother Kai?"
Qi Hao raised his hand and said, "It's a small team gathering, can I be absent?"
Zhou Kai raised his eyebrows slightly: "I can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk!"
The smile in Ji Wanwan's eyes grew deeper.
Her beautiful eyes flickered as she looked at Ming Jing, who wasn't part of the team and was tapping her toes on the floor, internally complaining about why she hadn't left. "Little Ming Jing, how about you? Do you want to join us for a drink?"
Ming Jing was shocked, flattered. "I, I, I, it's okay if I'm not a member of the team?"
Ji Xing's mouth twitched, his face full of disgust: "My sister asked this, what do you think?"
The feeling of being accepted made Mingjing's face light up: "Great, great!"
After hearing that, Ji Wanwan stood up and stretched: "Alright! Let's get started!"
So, a group of people started to get busy.
Some went to get tableware, some went to get drinks, some went to prepare ingredients, some went to prepare snacks, and some even went to the outer city to pick two handfuls of vegetables grown by an unknown grandma.
Seeing everyone busy at work, Ji Wanwan's eyes flickered...
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After three rounds of drinks, everyone started to stagger.
Looking at Ji Wanwan's beautiful face bathed in the moonlight, Qi Hao's throat rolled, and his slender fingers couldn't help but gently rub the wine glass in his hand, as if he was caressing the cheek of his beloved, his eyes were affectionate and blurred.
Suddenly, he drank the wine in the glass, as if he had mustered up great courage, exhaled a long breath, then stood up and walked towards the figure that had been haunting him.
"Evening..."
A shadow fell around him, and the man's low and hoarse voice was filled with restrained love.
Ji Wanwan's eyelashes trembled, and she raised her eyes to meet Qi Hao's. Her heart skipped a beat.
The man took a long step and sat down beside her.
He raised his hand and took two grilled skewers and handed them over: "I've been eyeing these two skewers for a long time. They're a nice mix of fat and lean. They're almost cooked, so I brought them over right away. Come and try them."
"Thank you." The meat skewers were crystal clear and still sizzling with oil. They were indeed very tempting. Ji Wanwan smiled lightly and raised her hand to take them.
Qi Hao's eyes dimmed in an instant.
He twisted his fingertips and gave a bitter laugh: "Wanwan, when did the relationship between you and me become so distant and polite? It's just two skewers of meat, and you still have to say thank you to me..."
Ji Wanwan felt a lump in her throat and lost her appetite.
Putting down the skewers in her hand, she picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine. For a moment, they were speechless.
Since when did the relationship between them change?
Thinking back carefully, it should have been when I was in high school.
At that time, she was just beginning to fall in love, and she noticed for the first time that the way Qi Hao looked at her was different from when she was a child. It was also at that time that she suddenly realized that this big brother next door had developed special feelings for her.
She was so young at that time, so young that she couldn't face such passionate eyes and strong love, so she gradually began to distance herself from Qi Hao.
Later, the end of the world came, and the world was turned upside down overnight. Survival became a problem, and her heart had no room for these romantic feelings.
Come to think of it, what I did must have hurt Qi Hao a lot.
Ji Wanwan pursed her lips and raised the wine glass in her hand towards Qi Hao: "Cheers?"
Seeing that she was avoiding talking about his words, Qi Hao felt bitter, but he still raised his glass in cooperation: "I'll drink, you can do whatever you want."
Just as he was about to finish the wine in the glass, Ji Wanwan pulled his arm and said, "It's too late. Stop working. Drink less and rest well."
Qi Hao couldn't help but smile.
Wanwan is always so rational, so rational that it makes people feel helpless and distressed.
He patted Ji Wanwan's hand gently and pulled the little hand he had always wanted to hold from his arm: "It's just one cup, it's okay."
Under Ji Wanwan's guilty and concerned gaze, he drank the wine in the glass.
Not sure if it was the strong liquor that stung his throat or the bitterness in his heart, but Qi Hao's eyes were slightly red, and the moisture in his eyes was like scattered starlight, giving the man a layer of melancholy, which made Ji Wanwan's heart ache.
She couldn't help but raise her hand and gently brushed the corner of the man's eyes.
Qi Hao's body tensed, and there was a moment of confusion and shock in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by great joy.
He rubbed his beloved girl's hand with a gentle touch, and said in a low, tender voice, "After this battle, if I am still alive, will you be willing to watch the sunrise with me every night?"
Ji Wanwan was in a trance for a moment, and her thoughts went back to when she was sixteen years old.
That year, Qi Hao had just been admitted to university. As a gift, she agreed to accompany Qi Hao to Tianyun Mountain to watch the sunrise.
But later, because Ji Xing broke his leg due to mischief and his parents were busy with farming, she stayed at home to take care of Ji Xing for more than a month. After Ji Xing recovered, everyone had started school and the sunrise watching plan was abandoned.
But I didn't expect that after so many years, this matter would become Qi Hao's obsession.
She didn't like to say anything too sentimental, so she just smiled and said, "It's not customary to raise flags before a war!"
The disappointment in Qi Hao's eyes flashed away. Just as he was about to laugh it off to ease the awkwardness, his beloved girl pulled his hand: "Brother Qi Hao, you're amazing! So you'll definitely be fine! We must watch the sunrise too!"
Looking at the girl's serious eyes, Qi Hao was silent for two seconds. He then took the little hand that was holding his and held it in his palm, his eyes full of expectation: "Then...it's a deal?"
Ji Wanwan smiled lightly, her eyes curved: "It's a deal!"
(End of this chapter)
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