Her strength is far from sufficient...
Seeing Ji Yueyao lost in thought, Chongyuan shook his head and said, "The relationships between these various forces are just that complicated. You'll understand once you've been in a high position for many years."
"Mmm." Hearing Chongyuan's serious voice, Ji Yueyao nodded obediently. However, this caught Chongyuan off guard. It turned out that Ji Yueyao also had a well-behaved side. He learned something new.
But she probably won't run away... Chongyuan was secretly delighted. You know, he always felt terrible whenever he saw those piles of documents. Now that someone else is taking over the base for him, why should he do all this stuff?
“Alright, I’ll leave tomorrow.” Ji Yueyao glanced at the wooden-faced Chongyuan, threw down the documents, and turned to leave.
Huh?! Even with all her experience, Chongyuan was completely dumbfounded. What kind of twist was this? Shouldn't she have obediently stayed behind to handle official business?!
"Hey, hey, hey, didn't you hear what I just said? Even if you go to the West Base to ask for the person back now, they won't hand them over to you!"
"I didn't ask for him openly; I just went over to bring him back." Ji Yueyao didn't turn her head; only her voice came through. It now seemed that her only way to take Wei Kang away was to infiltrate the Xiyu base and take him without alerting anyone.
Isn't this just asking for it openly? Chongyuan clutched his head in anguish and wailed, "What am I going to do with all these documents? Are you really making me take care of them all by myself?!"
"With Lin Xuan helping you... Besides, the defense department will handle the weapons, and the logistics department will handle the living arrangements. All you have to do is review the simplified documents submitted by various departments. Is it really necessary to make such a fuss?" Ji Yueyao waved her hand dismissively and strode out the door.
Poor Chongyuan felt utterly hopeless at the thought of the endless official duties he would face in the future. Suddenly, as if struck by a thought, Chongyuan's eyes lit up, and he chuckled as he looked at Ji Yueyao's retreating figure.
Ji Yueyao felt a chill run down her spine. She looked behind her, puzzled, and after confirming that there was nothing there, she shrugged and continued walking back.
Winter is almost over, and the new year will be here soon.
Stopping in her tracks, Ji Yueyao glanced at the swirling snow outside the window, remained silent for a moment, and then sighed softly.
Mom and Dad, how are you? In her previous world, her home was in the north, so it snowed every year, whether it was heavy or light. At this time of year, she would be building snowmen with her family, going shopping together, studying for her final exams, and preparing for the upcoming winter vacation.
It's been a long time since I've thought about the past... Ji Yueyao shook her head with a wry smile, looked away, and stopped thinking about those things.
Because... she was afraid she would become as vulnerable as before. Memories can sometimes bring joy, but sometimes they can only bring regret and melancholy.
After returning, Ji Yueyao told everyone her thoughts, but Lin Xuan and Zhu Mu didn't seem to agree.
"Captain, I want to go too." Lin Xuan stood up and said firmly, "I want to protect you. I really can't rest easy if I'm not there."
"I want to go too!" Zhu Mu chimed in at the opportune moment, but only received a glare from Ji Yueyao. "Don't cause me any trouble."
“I’m not trying to cause trouble. I also want to lend a hand to the protection captain,” Zhu Mu said firmly. However, Ji Yueyao still refused decisively, “You stay here with Lin Xuan to manage the Nanxiao base.”
This time, Ji Yueyao only planned to bring Kaqi and Baiyi. He brought Kaqi because she had a lot of connections at the Nanxiao base, which would make things easier. He brought Baiyi because she was a healing-type ability user, and bringing her along might help heal Wei Kang's body.
"Captain, I..." Lin Xuan seemed to want to say something, but before he could finish speaking, Ji Yueyao glared at him and said, "I went secretly this time. It's not good to bring too many people. Besides, how can I feel at ease without you guys watching over everything at the Nanxiao base?"
“Eh…but…” Takeki still refused, “But I want to protect the captain.”
"No buts, just obey orders." Ji Yueyao raised her hand and slapped Zhu Mu's head, her fierce expression indicating that no one was allowed to resist.
Zhu Mu wilted immediately, sniffing to show that his fragile heart had been hurt.
Lin Xuan looked quite disappointed, but he nodded and didn't say anything more. He understood that taking care of everything here was also a way to protect Ji Yueyao.
"Let's set off tomorrow then." Ji Yueyao stretched and prepared to eat in a cheerful mood. Now everything was ready, and all that was needed was the right opportunity.
However, plans can't keep up with changes, and Ji Yueyao was unable to leave the next day.
"My lord..." The secretary looked tremblingly at Ji Yueyao, who was sitting at his desk, fuming with anger, and cautiously spoke, "The First Master said... that all official business will be handled by you while he is away."
"Where did he go?" Ji Yueyao felt that every word she said was squeezed out from between her teeth. That bastard Chong Yuan actually thought of running away!
The secretary shuddered, coughed lightly, and tried to make her voice sound normal. "Lord Chongyuan said he wants to travel outside and broaden his horizons."
What a load of rubbish! This guy just wants to abandon his duties and run away!
"Chongyuan..." Ji Yueyao gritted her teeth as she uttered the name, her gaze sweeping over the extremely important documents—those neatly stacked piles covering the entire table, and others piled on the cabinet to the side because the table couldn't hold them all. She felt a sharp pain in her heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys... These documents were actually condensed versions submitted by the secretarial department after initial screening and filtering. Even after distributing the documents to the relevant departments, there were still so many documents for her to process! She finally understood why Chongyuan had looked so distressed yesterday; there simply wasn't a human being able to handle so many documents!
Even after arriving in this world, she still has to work overtime doing these brain-burning things, like solving math and language problems...qaq.
But is Chongyuan really going to hand over the base to her? He actually dumped all the official documents on her... This is clearly a measure of not wanting to manage it anymore and just throwing everything onto her!
Ji Yueyao sighed, looking at Lin Xuan who was standing to the side with an equally bewildered expression. She silently indicated that she could only deal with the documents for the next two days, otherwise Lin Xuan would not be able to handle so many things by himself.
"Let's set off again in two days," Ji Yueyao said speechlessly.
It would be best if Chongyuan never came back. If she dared to see him again, I'd knock a tooth out of him.
...
Military Region Headquarters.
Ling Yang, with his legs crossed, watched Mu Yanxuan sitting at her desk, head down, handling official business. His eyes crinkled into a smug grin. "Qin Lichang suffered heavy losses this time… but I really didn't expect that little brat to have this ability, taking over the Nanxiao base in one fell swoop… tsk tsk." (To be continued.)
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