"Then I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Jia."
Han Junche thanked Jia Li, released her wrist, and took her hand instead: "Come eat with me."
"No, thank you."
Although the matter that happened today has been resolved, Chi Xia still feels a bit uneasy.
She avoided him and looked at him, saying, "Li Han and the others have already prepared food for me. It should be almost ready by now. I'll just eat at their place."
Han Junche looked down at his empty hand, then looked up at Chi Xia, his dark eyes showing a hint of hurt. He parted his thin lips and said only one word: "Fine."
After saying this, he turned around and strode outside.
His expression was as cold as when he arrived, and once again everyone silently made way for him.
A short while later, the sound of a car starting up could be heard outside, followed by the sound of the accelerator being floored, and then everything returned to calm.
Jia Li withdrew his gaze from outside, turned to look at Chi Xia, and smiled at her: "Alright, it's all a misunderstanding. I hope Miss Chi won't let this affect your mood. In any case, Thunder Base welcomes you and your team members."
After saying that, he extended his hand to Chi Xia.
Chi Xia looked at his outstretched hand, lowered her eyes, and shook his hand in return. Then she looked at him and said, "I heard A-Che call you Uncle Jia, so I'll follow his example and call you Uncle Jia too. I hope you don't mind."
"I don't mind, I don't mind at all," Jia Li said with a smile. "I'm your uncle, how could I mind?"
Chi Xia clearly said she would address him according to Han Junche's title, but Jia Li said it was because they were of the same generation as an uncle, thus distancing herself from Han Junche with just one sentence.
Chi Xia's heart stirred slightly. She finally understood where Jia Jing's confidence came from, despite Han Junche's repeated orders not to call him A-Che.
The Jia family father and daughter had already tacitly accepted Han Junche as their own.
Unfortunately, she appeared out of nowhere.
Now that she knew that none of this was Han Junche's deliberate indulgence, Chi Xia understood what she needed to do.
She smiled and said, "I'll have to trouble Uncle Jia to take good care of me from now on."
Jia Li remained expressionless, smiling as he withdrew his hand: "Alright, alright, alright, then Uncle Jia will take the liberty of calling you Xiao Chi, and from now on we're family."
Chi Xia smiled back at him and nodded in response.
The farce seemed to have finally ended with a peaceful resolution, and the supplies no longer needed to be moved. Lin Yi walked out of the crowd and complained that he had been abandoned by Han Junche once again.
Instead of sympathizing with him, Wang Dalong and the others laughed gleefully, and even Chi Xia couldn't help but laugh along.
The supplies no longer needed to be moved, and they had seen enough of the excitement. The crowd dispersed, and Jia Li and his daughter Jia Jing also left.
Lin Yi led Wang Dalong and the others back, and as they left, he said with a smile, "In just a few days, our two teams will be combined into one!"
Liu Daniu nodded repeatedly: "I feel much more at ease following you guys from now on."
The group smiled and said goodbye outside the Ministry of the Interior's courtyard.
Liu Daniu took Chi Xia and Chunli to the high-rise apartment where he, Zhang Xin, and Li Han lived. As soon as they opened the door, they smelled the aroma of food.
Chi Xia had been carrying supplies all day and was starving. As soon as she entered the room and changed her shoes, she ran to the food on the table and took a deep breath: "Ah, it smells so good, I'm starving!"
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