But Captain Xia was really acting a little weird; he was too careful with her as if he was making up for something.
Ye Jian lowered her head and washed her hands. She totally didn’t think that Xia Jinyuan was acting like this because he was afraid that she would want to break up with him. Not only did she not think about breaking up, but she also didn’t think that what he did to her was wrong.
She had, indeed, made a mistake. She had played a silly trick and used her “life” as bait. This mistake was not small, so she accepted that she was punished by her leader, Xia Jinyuan.
Ye Jian, who was still thinking about all this, looked up at the mirror and saw her bruised, wounded face in the mirror. The corners of her mouth, eyes, forehead, and left cheek were wounded in a very frightening way.
She raised her hand and pressed the corner of her mouth lightly. Then, she saw a blinking light on the mobile phone that she had placed next to her, and then the body of the phone vibrated. Someone was calling Xia Jinyuan.
This was Xia Jinyuan’s personal mobile phone. Ye Jian hesitated, but then she reached out and picked up the mobile phone.
After opening the flip cover, Ye Jian’s heartbeat accelerated a little.
The caller ID was: Xia Lao Tou.
Xia Lao Tou was Commander-in-Chief Xia.
Commander-in-Chief Xia was calling. Should she answer? She really didn’t feel like answering, but was it okay if she didn’t answer?
After hesitating for a while, the call ended. Ye Jian, who inexplicably relaxed, was about to put the phone down when the phone started to flicker and vibrate again. The caller ID was still “Xia Lao Tou.”
“Hello, hi, Commander-in-Chief Xia, I’m Ye Jian.” Ye Jian finally answered, standing straight in the bathroom, and answered the call like a review.
When Commander-in-Chief Xia heard her voice and her name, he quickly glanced at the number he had pulled out. This was indeed his son’s number, and he didn’t have Little Ye’s number anyway.
Commander-in-Chief Xia even turned his phone away a bit, cranked his back, cleared his throat before talking to his future daughter-in-law, “Little Ye, how are you? Are you feeling better? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? Is Xia Jinyuan with you?”
After asking so many questions at a time, Ye Jian kept her mind focused and answered seriously, “Commander-in-Chief Xie, thank you for your concern; I’m okay. Captain Xia went down three minutes ago to help me get lunch. When he comes back, I will ask him to call you back immediately.”
Ye Jian wanted to hang up; she didn’t know why but she felt very wrong to be answering Captain Xia’s phone.
Commander-in-Chief Xia didn’t notice Ye Jian’s concern. Since his son was not around, this was a good time for him to talk to her privately.
“It’s okay. I just called to ask him how your situation is. Now that you are talking to me directly, I don’t have to ask him again.” Since the person he wanted to talk to had already answered the call, Commander-in-Chief Xia didn’t conceal his criticism about Ye Jian, which was necessary. His tone suddenly became serious as he continued, “I heard what you’ve done. This time, we really felt shocked, making such a big mistake as a soldier. Neither I nor the Army Major General nor the Navy Commander can accept your low-level, but an extremely serious mistake!”
Standing upright, Ye Jian accepted the criticism from the leader of the military. She looked solemn, and she did not resist. Even if her body hurt everywhere, she still stood upright and seriously accepted the criticism.
“Sacrifice has always been something we avoid as much as possible. We know that there will be sacrifices in battle, but knowing and accepting are the biggest differences between reason and emotion. As your comrades, they are all ready to sacrifice for each other. One day, if I learned that my comrade had sacrificed because of her own misjudgment. Ye Jian, do you know what impact this will have on your other comrades?”
