The gunshot that was only so loud had shook Ye Jain till her heart was aching, it was too painful, it was so painful that her heart feels like a hole was bore into it, countless wisps of cold air emerged from within the hole; it was so cold that even if she had pressed on where her heart was, she still couldn’t prevent the coldness from injecting within.
The smell of blood travelled into her nose; in that instant, the tears she had been holding in flowed out of her eyes.
This was a bloody battlefield, a battlefield filled with cruelty yet she must face.
After putting on that olive drab military uniform, you must accept the cruel baptism of blood; only those who have gone through the baptism of blood can become qualified soldiers.
Tears dripped onto the back of Xia Jinyuan’s hand; after returning the pistol, his fingers moved a little, he didn’t console her, all he did was press the pistol into her hands, he maintained his usual calmness as he said lowly: “In ten minutes, I will lead the pursuit with them, you must absolutely get away within the next ten minutes. The speedboat is parked around 8 minutes away from you guys.
“All of you can go back home without a worry; it’s still not certain whether or not Antonio would come to meet a small shrimp-like me.”
He said that sentence to Ye Jiain; he knew she was worried, there was no need to say excess words, this is where his duty lies, all he could do was tell her… he will definitely return safely.
Maintaining a slight smile on his face, Xia Jinyuan gently patted Crane’s shoulder, “Protect Blue Bird, stay safe, my comrade.”
“Don’t worry.” Crane nodded his head solemnly; since they had come together, naturally, they will return together!
When he raised his hand to pat Ye Jian’s shoulder, Ye Jian, who reacted even quicker, was already holding his hand.
She wanted to say something, but her heart aches too badly; the drilling pain squeezing on her heart made her feel like she was about to suffocate.
His arm was still bleeding, with teeth marks on her lower lip; Ye Jian kept adjusting her breathing, she wanted to hug him,… wanted to very, very badly.
She wanted to, so she did.
In front of Crane’s face, Ye Jian pulled back her arm that was gripped tightly by him and suddenly embraced the man who had always led her forwards.
Avoiding the gunshot wound on his arm, she embraced him strongly, tightly, as if afraid of losing him.
“I’ll wait for you to come home, I’ll wait for you to come home, so you must come home safely.”
She didn’t ask him how bad his injury was; she was afraid that if she asked that, she would lose her voice from sobbing too much.
Xia Jinyuan returned her hug very naturally and gently patted her back; his little fox’s heart was aching for him.
“I’ll definitely return home safely; I’ve told you I will always walk alongside you, forever.”
That was a promise from a man to a woman, to forever walk alongside you, never leaving nor abandoning you.
The tears immersed into his collars, one drop, two drops… in just a short embrace, his collars already had water marks left behind by her tears, “Mhm, I’ve committed it to memory, Captain Xia, I’ve properly remembered each and every sentence you had said into my heart.”
She really cared for him, cared so much that she desperately wanted to be able to stay by his side to face the dangers together.
With a heart as soft as water, Xia Jinyuan closed his eyes; he turned his head, giving a light and quick kiss on her ear, “Remember that properly, if I break my promise, I leave myself to your mercy.”
“Be good, let go; we’ll be in trouble if you don’t let go.” He said morosely.
Maybe because it was gentle kiss that instilled her with power, or because of his promise that made her calm down a lot, Ye Jian released her arms and turned her head towards Crane: “Roadrunner is already on his fourth magazine, if we don’t leave now, then it’ll be too late.”
She hadn’t let her guard down once; that was totally out of habit.
She tried her best to control her emotions, as she didn’t want Captain Xia, who was on his own mission, to worry about her; no matter how painful her heart was, she still wanted him to see her strong side.
