Half an hour later, when Han Feng opened the door, Liu Mengran and Su Wanwan were curled up on the sofa watching a romantic movie under the warm light of the living room lamp. The light from the TV screen flickered on their faces.
"I'm back." Han Feng said, changing his shoes in the entryway, his voice tinged with weariness.
Liu Mengran immediately turned her head, a hint of joy and barely perceptible shyness flashing in her eyes. She was wearing Han Feng's loose t-shirt, the neckline revealing a section of her delicate collarbone, with a faint red mark on it, clearly a trace left by Han Feng during their passionate encounter last night.
"Hey, isn't this the heartless bastard back?" Su Wanwan spoke first, munching on potato chips, her eyes darting slyly between the two. "He just ate and ran off, and now he knows how to come back and care about someone?"
Liu Mengran's face flushed red to her ears, and her fingers unconsciously tightened around the hem of her clothes. Han Feng coughed lightly, walked to the sofa and sat down, deliberately ignoring Su Wanwan's teasing: "Feeling better?" he asked Liu Mengran, his gaze falling on her slightly tired eyes.
"Hmm..." Liu Mengran's voice was barely audible as she looked down at her fingertips, "It's just... my back still aches a little..."
Su Wanwan let out an exaggerated "Wow!" as she was hit on the head by a cushion thrown by Liu Mengran.
Han Feng shook his head helplessly and changed the subject: "Before I got back, I called Liu Xiaoran and told him he'd be coming over for dinner later."
"My brother?" Liu Mengran looked up abruptly, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes. "What's he doing here today?" Her fingers unconsciously gripped the sofa cushions, clearly worried that her brother would discover what had happened between her and Han Feng the night before.
Han Feng patted her hand reassuringly: "It's a mission from above. We're going to R country in a few days, and he's one of the members of this operation."
"R country?" Su Wanwan immediately became interested. She stopped watching the movie and knelt down on the sofa. "What kind of mission is it this time? I can provide technical support at the base!" Her eyes sparkled, and her face was full of anticipation. Ever since Han Feng joined Longyuan, Su Wanwan had been enthusiastic about Han Feng's missions.
Liu Mengran also regained some of her professional demeanor: "I heard that R country will be holding a new energy summit soon, so are you planning to have Maple Leaf Investment lead it again? I've had the materials from Silicon Crystal Technology prepared."
Han Feng shook his head and said, "This time, the state-owned assets department is leading the effort; we're only responsible for execution." He turned to Su Wanwan, a meaningful smile playing on his lips, "Besides, you're not providing technical support this time."
"Huh? What am I responsible for? Logistics support? You're not going to make me a logistics auntie so early, are you?" Su Wanwan tilted her head and guessed.
"You're also one of the personnel involved in this operation," Han Feng said, emphasizing each word. "It's a three-person team; you and Liu Xiaoran are both my team members."
Su Wanwan's mouth formed a perfect "o" shape, not even noticing the potato chips slipping from her hand. She blinked, and after a long pause, uncertainly managed to squeeze out, "You mean... I... I'm going too?"
Han Feng nodded solemnly. The next second, Su Wanwan sprang up from the sofa like a spring, spinning barefoot around the living room: "Yay! I can finally go on field missions! I knew it! I'm so capable, Old Man Lin just wouldn't let me participate in combat missions!" She excitedly waved her fist, "Hahaha, those little brats from R country, just wait until I take care of them!"
Han Feng sighed, now completely understanding why Lin Zhengguo had that ghost-like expression when he saw the list. Su Wanwan's combat strength was indeed up to par, but that eccentric personality...
"Wanwan, listen carefully." Han Feng lowered his voice, using the tone he used when training new recruits in Longyuan, "This is a mission, not a game. We're going to R Country this time to carry out some missions covertly, so you must follow orders in all actions. No unauthorized actions are allowed, and you absolutely cannot act recklessly. Do you understand?"
Su Wanwan immediately stood up straight, raising her right hand in an exaggerated military salute: "Yes, sir!" But the light in her eyes almost overflowed, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn upwards, "So what exactly are we going to do? Steal nuclear bombs? Assassinate dignitaries? Or...?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Mengran tactfully prepared to get up: "I'll go make some tea..."
"No need." Han Feng took her wrist and gently pulled her back to the sofa. "We're all family, there's nothing to hide."
The words "one of our own" made Liu Mengran's cheeks flush again, but a warmth flickered in her eyes. Su Wanwan pouted: "Hey, you haven't answered my question yet, why are you suddenly showing off your love?"
Han Feng turned around and gave Su Wanwan a hard flick on the forehead: "You assassinated political figures and stole nuclear bombs? Why don't you suggest bombing Japan instead?"
Su Wanwan winced in pain: "This is discrimination! But if we really want to sink R Country, it's not impossible."
Han Feng was speechless. What was wrong with this girl's thought process? He reminded her, "I'll explain in detail when Liu Xiaoran arrives. I don't want to repeat myself."
Su Wanwan could only nod reluctantly. Han Feng patted his leg and said, "You guys look first, I'll go prepare the dishes."
"Let me help you." Liu Mengran was about to get up when Han Feng stopped her.
"I told you to rest well today. Your brother won't be here for a while. You and Wanwan can just sit and watch TV quietly." After saying that, she went into the kitchen.
Just as Han Feng had almost finished preparing the meal, the doorbell rang. Liu Mengran went to open the door, and the person who came in was Liu Xiaoran.
As soon as he entered the door, he sensed that Liu Mengran was different. Usually, his younger sister always had a cold and aloof feeling, but today she seemed to have a little woman's demeanor. Just then, Han Feng brought out a plate of dishes from the kitchen. After seeing Liu Xiaoran, he invited him to sit down first and talk while eating.
Liu Xiaoran responded and turned to his younger sister, asking, "You guys...?"
He saw that Liu Mengran did not answer, but only lowered her head, and he seemed to understand something in his heart.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was somewhat tense. Liu Xiaoran stared at Han Feng with eyes that seemed to be spitting fire. His own cabbage had been taken away just like that, and of course he was unhappy. Although this person was indeed capable, he had only just arrived home and met his grandfather, and then he took away his own cabbage.
At this moment, Su Wanwan broke the silence first: "Han Feng, didn't you say you would talk in detail after Liu Xiaoran arrived? Now that he's here, you can speak."
Liu Xiaoran was taken aback. Han Feng had indeed called her here today because he had something to tell her.
At this moment, Han Feng cleared his throat: "Wanwan is right. We will be heading to R country in a few days. This mission is classified as top secret."
The people at the table looked serious, and even Liu Mengran had never seen Han Feng with such a solemn expression before.
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