Book Synopsis
Book Tags
Donation Rankings
Comment
0 Comments
You May Also Like
墨書 Inktalez
"You, how did you end up here..." Sometimes, people ask questions they already know the answer to, not seeking the answer itself but rather the reasoning behind it.
Li Xue smiled as she held up her work badge hanging around her neck, cheerfully saying, "From now on, I am the new assistant team leader of A Group. The official order has already been placed in the company, and Bear Team Leader has seen it."
"Is that so? What I want to know is, are you really so bored that you came here to mess around? Dawn Heavy Industries still has some matters that need your attention, and this place isn't exactly easy to get into," Chen Rui said helplessly as he sat down at his desk, which happened to be right next to Li Xue's.
Li Xue's words took Chen Rui by surprise. "I gave up my board seat at Dawn Heavy Industries and stepped back to the Shareholders Meeting. Now I truly have a lot of free time. Besides, with my connections, getting into a centrally controlled enterprise disguised as a State-Owned Enterprise may not be easy, but it's not too difficult either."
"You gave up... your board seat at Dawn Heavy Industries..." Chen Rui was somewhat taken aback, or perhaps he was too shocked to speak. As a cornerstone of heavy industry, any member of the board at Dawn Heavy Industries held a status comparable to that of a member of the Central Political Consultative Conference.
The Li Family was even more significant; although they had no real power to control Dawn Heavy Industries, their status still commanded respect from members of the Political Bureau.
To give up such a high status was indeed no small matter.
As the plane began to accelerate down the runway, Chen Rui realized there was no way to dismiss her now. Since she managed to board this flight, it was clear that Superior Orders had granted her the position of assistant team leader. There was no opportunity left for him to argue against it.
Damn it! Such a big issue, and not one person mentioned it when I called Xiang Xiao and Zhang Jun yesterday! They must have done this on purpose to make me feel bad!!! Chen Rui thought with his eyes closed, but there was nothing he could do about it. Xiang Xiao was his department head, while Zhang Jun was his direct superior. Although Deng Jun was nominally in charge, he had been absent for a long time and merely held a title. So it seemed that Zhang Jun had approved this arrangement.
"What's wrong? Are you unhappy?" Li Xue noticed Chen Rui's expression wasn't good and asked with concern.
"Uh..." Chen Rui couldn't bring himself to say 'yes.' After all, he had made a guarantee with Li Li. So now he could only swallow his frustration and forced a smile. "I'm just a bit tired; I haven't had much rest lately and didn't sleep well last night, so I'm feeling a bit worn out."
Li Xue gently pushed Chen Rui's head aside and leaned in closer to examine his eyes. The whites of his eyes were severely bloodshot, making him look like someone who hadn't slept for several nights. But he had barely been awake for an hour!
"It seems you're really too tired. If you don't mind, why don't you take a break now?" Li Xue smiled slightly. "I won't tell anyone."
"Uh... we're actually in a break right now, so it wouldn't matter even if you told someone!"
Chen Rui slightly closed his eyes and smiled, "Then I'm truly grateful. I'm just so tired."
"And even if you're in a bad mood because you're annoyed with me..." Li Xue continued, but Chen Rui immediately jumped up, hurriedly explaining, "No, how could that be?"
His voice was a bit loud, drawing the attention of the surrounding Execution Team members. Although they couldn't see the new assistant team leader, watching Chen Rui awkwardly explain himself made them want to laugh.
"Even if you're in a bad mood because of me... I still won't leave!" Li Xue said, sticking out her tongue playfully, looking adorably mischievous.
I just chuckled. Did you come here just to mess with me?
Taking a deep breath, Chen Rui sat back down in his seat. The soft sponge cushion made him feel drowsy, and soon he drifted off to sleep.
"Brother Chen... Brother Chen..." In his hazy state, he heard someone calling him. This form of address was quite rare; it definitely wasn't anyone from his team and couldn't be Li Xue beside him. So who was calling him?
Before Chen Rui fully fell asleep, he was jolted awake by the sight of six burly men beside him. He still seemed unaware of who was around him.
"Zijing, wake up. It seems someone is looking for you." Just as Chen Rui was waking up, he heard Li Xue's voice first. Suddenly realizing something was off, the pain in his ear shot straight to his brain.
"Ahhh... my goodness, that hurts!" Chen Rui cried out in agony while clutching his right ear. In just one morning—no! In just a moment—his ear had suffered two merciless attacks, both from the same person. To make matters worse, this person was an untouchable young lady, which only added to his frustration.
"Brother Chen seems quite happy," Tiger remarked with a chuckle from the corridor on the right side. He watched as a girl with her back turned tugged at Chen Rui's ear, resembling a couple playfully bickering.
The others couldn't help but stifle their laughter as well. Only Fox frowned slightly at the woman's back but even so, couldn't suppress a smile that crept onto his face.
"Come on, Tiger, I remember you had great eyesight! How did you end up so nearsighted? What happened?" Chen Rui had no good attitude towards this shameless person. He was already feeling miserable, and now Tiger was just adding fuel to the fire.
"Are these your friends?" Li Xue asked, looking at Elephant General, Tiger, and the others with a smile.
"Well... sort of, they're also clients. Don't look at me like that; I only have a professional relationship with them, and this mission is..." Once Chen Rui realized they were friends, he noticed Li Xue looking at him with jealousy and quickly waved his hands to explain.
Li Xue glanced again at the six people standing nearby and noticed they were all in a daze. She teased, "I see your friends seem a bit slow, huh? Hey! Why are you all staring at me?"
Chen Rui also noticed this issue and immediately realized they were stunned by Li Xue. He covered his mouth and laughed, "They are shocked by your stunning beauty; this bunch has never seen a woman before..."
"Go to hell!" Big Dog laughed and cursed but quickly realized he had cursed in public and immediately restrained himself.
"Yuki Chiba, nice to meet you," Tiger's brain was still in a daze, mistaking Li Xue for Yuki Chiba because the fox costume left a strong impression on him, so he subconsciously confirmed that the person in front of him was indeed Yuki Chiba.
It wasn't entirely Tiger's fault; on this plane, aside from their six people and Fan Yu in military uniform, everyone else was dressed in black suits and white shirts. The only one who stood out was Li Xue in semi-formal casual attire, which easily reminded people of Mr. Fox in a trench coat, shirt, and jeans.
"Have you lost your mind? How could this person possibly be Yuki Chiba? It should be..." Elephant General laughed as he patted Big Dog on the back. Just as he was about to say Li Xue's name, he froze. He couldn't understand why Sister Li Xue, the executive director of Dawn Heavy Industries, would be here.
At that moment, Li Xue stood up and smiled as she slightly bowed to Elephant General and the others. "Nice to meet you; please take care of me."
Chen Rui covered his mouth and chuckled softly. He didn't know that Li Xue could speak Japanese, but considering her closeness with Chiba, she probably knew a few everyday phrases. So he wasn't surprised that she could say "Nice to meet you; please take care of me" in Japanese.
However, she used a Kyoto accent while Yuki Chiba spoke with a Tokyo accent when they met before. It seemed that her Japanese wasn't learned from Yuki Chiba.
Elephant General and the others were indeed shocked by her words. One of the basics for spies is learning everyday phrases from various countries. While the requirements for special forces aren't as strict, proficiency in English is definitely necessary. Understanding languages like French, which is widely spoken in Western Europe, or Russian used in most Eastern European regions is also essential. Japanese is no exception since it is one of the closest countries with potential threats.
Is that really Yuki Chiba?
How did she end up on this flight?
Looking at Chen Rui and the reactions of those around him, there shouldn't be any issues.
What on earth is going on?!
The six of them exchanged glances for a moment, their eyes conveying various messages. Although they didn't speak, countless thoughts began to circulate in their minds. Even so, they couldn't understand why a Japanese-American girl would appear on a plane carrying the China Route team to the International Special Forces Competition, and why she seemed so close to Chen Rui!
"Hahaha—" Seeing the awkward expressions of Elephant General and the others, Li Xue finally couldn't hold back her laughter. This made Elephant General and the others truly realize the identity of the person before them; it was indeed Li Xue.
"Brother Chen, what's going on?" The big dog asked with a wry smile as he looked at the doubled-over Li Xue, who was laughing uncontrollably.
Li Xue managed to suppress her laughter and answered before Chen Rui could respond, "He's my fiancé. I came after him because he wanted to escape from the wedding."
What kind of ridiculous reason is that…? Shouldn't someone of your status have their fiancé under strict control by the country? The six of them continued to stand there awkwardly, unable to ask anything further due to Li Xue's response.
"Don't be reckless; it will cause misunderstandings." Chen Rui chuckled as he helped Li Xue, who had squatted down, back up and seated her in a chair. He smiled and explained, "His brother, who is also the chairman of Dawn, is a friend of mine. He asked me to look after her for a while."
Upon hearing Chen Rui's even more absurd explanation, Elephant General and the others nearly burst out laughing! Hey, that explanation doesn't make sense either! By your logic, it sounds like the older brother is just throwing his sister out because he's worried she won't get married! I’ve never encountered such a friend before!!!
Comment 0 Comment Count