"Well..." Su Tang drawled, feigning mystery, "The secret is just two words."
"Which two words?" Jiang Yan's breathing involuntarily softened.
"It's just a matter of practice," Su Tang said seriously, but a barely perceptible smile flashed across her lips.
Jiang Yan caught a fleeting, vivid, and sly smile on her face, and he was completely stunned.
He had never seen Su An like this before.
Normally, she is always silent and calm, like a block of ice that will never melt, keeping people at arm's length.
But at this moment, sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting dappled shadows on her face. Her eyes sparkled, as if filled with shattered starlight, and the playful curve of her lips brought her to life.
Jiang Yan's heart skipped a beat.
He felt his cheeks burning and his throat dry. All the professional questions he had prepared about "ballistic correction" and "wind drift calculation" were now stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter a single word.
He could only awkwardly look away, muttering, "Practice makes perfect... Well said."
Su Tang found his expression amusing.
This king of soldiers, whom the entire battalion reveres, was just making a small joke, and he's already so reserved?
“Squad Leader Jiang Yan,” Su Tang decided to take the initiative and steer the conversation back on track, “You didn’t come to me today just to discuss these things, did you?”
She finally broke through that barrier.
The slight unease on Jiang Yan's face vanished instantly, replaced by a complex and indescribable melancholy.
He remained silent for a long time, so long that Su Tang thought he wouldn't answer.
“She…” Jiang Yan’s voice was low, tinged with weariness, “She’s caused you trouble.”
He didn't defend Bai Wei, nor did he blame Su Tang. Instead, he simply said, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
This opening was once again beyond Su Tang's expectations.
“She’s always been like that since she was little,” Jiang Yan said, as if talking to herself, or as if explaining to Su Tang. “She was spoiled by her family. She’s proud, competitive, doesn’t listen to other people’s opinions, and always thinks that everyone should revolve around her.”
“I have told her many times that she should control her temper in the army, but she will not listen.”
“I know everything she did to you… I saw it all. She was wrong, terribly wrong. I tried to advise her privately, but she… was too stubborn…”
Su Tang listened quietly without interrupting.
She could hear the helplessness and disappointment in Jiang Yan's tone. This was a brother's most genuine expression of emotion towards his disappointing sister.
“I know you’re angry. If I were in your shoes, I wouldn’t be able to swallow this either.” Jiang Yan’s gaze returned to Su Tang’s face, his deep eyes filled with a hint of pleading. “But, Su An, I’m not here to plead for her.”
Not pleading for mercy?
Su Tang's eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly. This is interesting.
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