Shen Chengfeng"s car was blocked on the highway. He looked at his watch and saw that it was close to 8 o"clock.
Xiao Jing couldn"t help but ask, "Captain, is this heaven"s will?"
Shen Chengfeng shook his head, "My life is left to me."
With that, he opened the driver"s door.
Seeing him walk around the front of the car, Xiao Jing also opened the pa.s.senger door. She asked uncomprehendingly, "Captain, what are you trying to do?"
Shen Chengfeng took her hand and led her through the emergency driveway, directly flipping over the guardrail. The two of them followed the path and arrived at the nearest highway.
During the new year, there were no cars in sight before and after the trail.
Shen Chengfeng turned on his cell phone and fired at his position.
Xiao Jing followed closely behind him. The two of them walked to the wide lawn and she asked, "Captain, are we waiting for help?"
"Master usually takes the lead."
Shen Chengfeng looked towards the night sky and saw a helicopter flying over.
Xiao Jing was wrapped in a thick coat. She stood on the soft stairs, her smile curving at the corners of her eyes as she tightly held onto the clothes of the people around her.
Shen Mansion is located 50 km outside the capital, surrounded by green mountains and beautiful waters.
The fireworks shook the heavens, and the night sky was dyed in brilliant colors.
Xiao Man stood beside Shen Tian with a nervous expression. Why did this leader want her to follow him closely?
The curious gazes from the surroundings were like laser beams, making her feel uneasy.
Seeing his old opponent, Shen Tiantian took the initiative to walk forward. "So it really is little brother Xiao."
"Brother Shen"s banquet today is really out of my expectations. It seems that most of the famous and influential families in the imperial city have come. As expected of Brother Shen, who wouldn"t dare to give you any face?"
Xiao Yao noticed the female soldier beside Shen Tian. What was this fellow doing with this girl?
Shen Tian smiled brightly, "Xiao Man, come and get to know him. This is Marshal Xiao Yao, just call him Uncle Xiao in the future."
Xiao Man stiffly straightened her body. She didn"t dare to say the t.i.tle of "Uncle Xiao", so she could only respectfully salute him. "Yes, sir."
Xiao Yao took a sip of his wine and his eyes flickered as he looked at the girl. Could this be the female soldier that the legendary Shen Chenghuang liked?
"Brother Xiao, I have nothing better to do. I still have business to attend to tonight, so I won"t keep you company."
Shen Tian saw his old comrade again and quickly walked forward.
Xiao Yao looked at the back of the girl once again. She was no different from his daughter. She did not look as cold as the rumors said. Fortunately, Shen Chenghuang did not find a wife who was as perverted as he was.
Wait, what am I talking about?
Why did he want his daughter to marry into the Shen family?
Xiao Yao hurriedly shook his head to dispel this ridiculous thought.
Xiao Man felt that she was completely unsuitable for this sort of occasion. She quickly found an excuse to use the washroom and rushed out of the main banquet hall. She sucked in large mouthfuls of the cold air outside, feeling as if her blood had been restored to life.
Yan Mo walked out of the yard in a daze like a zombie. He seemed to be muttering something, "Why did I come here? Why am I torturing myself like this?"
"I, as the empire"s young lieutenant general, was actually forced to the point of wanting to climb out of the dog hole and leave."
With that, Yan Mo pushed aside the weeds in the yard, revealing the dog hole he had discovered when he was young. He tried his best to stick his head in.
"Sir, you"re back?"
Xiao Man did not dare to confirm whether the person she had just seen was her superior or not. She walked over and took a look. It was indeed him.
Yan Mo didn"t expect to be caught. He hurriedly withdrew his head, but the more nervous he got, the more he couldn"t get out of this dog cave. As a result, he was left hanging.
Xiao Man didn"t know whether to laugh or cry as she scratched her head for him. She found that he was pretty tight, so she hugged his waist and pulled it back while comforting him, "Sir, please bear with it."
Yan Mo complained, "Lighter, lighter."
"BOOM!"
Xiao Man successfully pulled the head out.
Yan Mo sat on the ground with his hair and face covered in dirt. He looked at the smiling face right in front of him, quickly took a step back and said, "Why are you here as well?"
"Strange to say, your father brought me here."
After saying this, a strange gust of wind blew across the courtyard.
Yan Mo shuddered for some reason, "My father brought you here?"
Xiao Man nodded with certainty, "He said he was your father. I"ve also checked the information. He really is your father. This is probably fate. He thinks I"m quite destined for you."
Yan Mo almost couldn"t catch his breath. He staggered to his feet, "Don"t say anything more. That"s impossible. That"s impossible."
Xiao Man frowned, "Sir, what"s wrong with you?"
"How could my father have brought you here?"
"He brought me here. He said you wanted to see me, so he brought me here. He said it was strange. Didn"t he say you were still on your way?"
When did you get back? "
Yan Mo felt something poking his spine. He shook his head. Could it be that his father found out in heaven that his heart belonged to Xiao Jing, so he couldn"t rest in peace?
Could it be that the woman in front of him was really sent to him by her father?
There was another gust of cold wind in the yard, which made people panic.
Xiao Man smiled, "But there"s no need to ask about those details. Why did you climb the dog hole just now?"
Yan Mo looked at the sky and the ground with a guilty look, "That"s not important. If I leave, you can just pretend that you didn"t see me."
With that, Yan Mo planned to continue climbing the dog hole.
"No, your father will be sorry to see you go like this. He is waiting for you to see him."
Yan Mo, who was picking the gra.s.s, suddenly stopped. His facial expression started to twitch as if he had a stroke. He looked at the little soldier behind him and asked, "Who did you say wanted to see me?"
"Your father, he"s still waiting for you inside. Why are you planning to leave the moment you arrive? He"ll be sad if you do that, but he"s been waiting for you the entire time."
"Cough, cough."
Yan Mo took a deep breath, "I, I still won"t see him. I"ll meet him at his manor in two days and bring him some tasty and fun things to drink."
"We"re here. Let"s go after we see them."
Xiao Man wanted to pull him back, but due to the difference in status between the two of them, she had no choice but to stand in front of him. "Come in with me, your father and mother are waiting for you."
"They … they"re here?"
The more Yan Mo felt, the colder the wind in the yard became.
Xiao Man nodded, "I"ve been waiting for you for a long time, hurry up and go in."
"No need, let me, let me calm down."
Yan Mo took a deep breath, then took another deep breath.
Xiao Man noticed his abnormally pale face and hurriedly asked, "Is there something wrong?"
"Since they are here, I will go meet them. Although I have been very disobedient these years, I will try my best to be a good son."
Yan Mo strode into the house.
Xiao Man followed closely behind, but before she could say anything, she saw Marshal Shen Tian striding out of the house not far away.
The sound of the helicopter"s wings flapping caused a sensation. All the high-ranking officers of various sizes were staring at the night sky.
The helicopter slowly descended, and the two men jumped off the ladder smoothly at the same time.
Seeing his son who had come late, Shen Ran"s eyebrows could not help but scrunch together, "Why did you only arrive at this time?"
Shen Chengfeng noticed a group of elders surrounding him. They stood in a military posture and saluted.
"Alright, let"s all go in."
Shen Tian took two steps forward and looked at Xiao Jing, who was standing behind Shen Chengfeng. He nodded and said, "Xiao Jing is here too. Coincidentally, your father is also inside. You can go in."
Xiao Jing was a little embarra.s.sed. Was she going in or not?
"Xiao Man, come here."
Shen Tian immediately called out to the little girl who was walking in with the rest of the troops.
Xiao Man"s feet froze as she blinked, "You called me over?"
The smile on Shen Tianyi"s face could not be concealed as he nodded, "Come over."
Xiao Man walked forward in a daze and asked uncomprehendingly, "Sir, is there anything you want me to come over for?"
Shen Tian deliberately moved his body away, allowing her to meet his future husband more closely.
Xiao Man rolled her big eyes and looked at the man and Xiao Jing seriously. She suddenly understood. Could it be that her superior had found out about her relations.h.i.+p with Xiao Jing, so he had taken this opportunity to create a little situation for them?
Xiao Jing"s heart skipped a beat. Why was Xiao Man here?
What was she doing here at this time?
Why did the marshal let her stay?
Wait, this guy couldn"t be thinking that he had betrayed her and was planning to rob her man, right?
But she doesn"t know my man.
"Xiao Man, didn"t you say my parents came?"
I"ve already looked around. Where are they?
Yan Mo yelled out loud.
Xiao Man was stunned. She looked at the inert Marshal Shen-Tian, then looked at the officer walking towards her, frowning, she asked, "You didn"t see him?"
As soon as he said those words, the entire courtyard was filled with cold intent.
Yan Mo observed his surroundings for a while, and then felt a little guilty, "Could it be that he"s right beside me?"
Xiao Man nodded affirmatively, "You really didn"t see it?"
You didn"t see such a big man? "
Yan Mo looked around in a flurry, only to see a few people in the yard, all of them seemed to be walking by in front of his eyes, he suddenly felt a little dizzy, as if he was suffering from a severe lack of oxygen.
Xiao Man stood directly beside Shen Tianyi, almost pointing at him and said, "Isn"t your father here?"
Marshal Shen Tieshou was taken aback, "Miss Xiao Man, what did you say just now?"
Yan Mo did not dare to take a deep breath. He swallowed his saliva and shouted towards Shen Tianyi, "Father?"
Shen Tian stiffly s.h.i.+fted his footsteps. Why was there a need for such a terrifying topic to be discussed so late at night?
Xiao Jing gently tugged on the corner of her captain"s clothes, "Why do I feel that General Yan Mo and this Xiao Man are a little bit like two r.e.t.a.r.ds?"
"These two must be idiots."
"Do you think my father misunderstood anything?"
"No, that"s not right. Everyone has misunderstood."
Shen Chengfeng"s words made sense.
Xiao Jing was suddenly enlightened, "What you mean is that Marshal Shen Tian mistook Xiao Man as your -"
"Seeing that Xiao Man was doing her best to introduce my father to uncle, she might have misunderstood that my uncle was me."
Xiao Jing covered her mouth and laughed. "Should we remind them?"
Shen Chengfeng held her hand as they walked past the three people who were making a ruckus and into the hall.
Xiao Yao was able to see his daughter from far away. Today, she wasn"t wearing a military uniform. Instead, she was wearing a neutral suit, giving off the air of a lady.
The hall was filled with customers. Shen Chengfeng brought her directly to the second floor.
Xiao Yao followed closely behind. The corridor was quiet without the noise that could be heard from the second floor.
Shen Chengfeng noticed the officer following behind him. He turned around, straightened his body and asked, "Marshal Xiao Yao, do you have something to say to us?"
Xiao Yao coughed softly, "Didn"t your father go to pick you up?"
"He"s talking to my uncle and won"t be back for a while."
"Are you sure you want to do this?"
Xiao Yao took two steps forward with a serious expression.
Shen Chengfeng replied without hesitation, "Do I look like the kind of person who would joke around?"
Xiao Yao placed both hands on the railing, looking down at the intertwined guests in the hall, before asking, "I hope you all have figured it out. There"s no turning back when you open the bow."
"Don"t worry, Marshal, this will be a pleasant night."
Shen Chengfeng opened the study door.
Xiao Jing took one last look at her father"s back before following her team leader into the house.
"What do you think a boy like you does up here as soon as he gets back?"
Yan Jun strode up the stairs like a meteor. She had not expected that there would be anyone else on the second floor. When she saw it was Marshal Xiao Yao, she hurriedly swallowed her words.
Marshal Xiao Yao was about to say something, but stopped himself. He gave a hand in greeting, "It"s very lively tonight."
"Why don"t the marshal go down and have a few drinks?"
"Still waiting for Brother Shen to buy me a drink."
Xiao Yao sat on a chair, suddenly in high spirits.
Without asking any further questions, Yan Jun walked towards the study room and knocked on the door. "Your father is still in the courtyard. Why did you come in?"
"What"s more, the girl is also in the courtyard."
Shen Chengfeng opened the door and stepped aside, "Mother, please come in."
Seeing that he was being secretive, Yan Jun followed him in. "Xiao Jing is also here?"
"Dong, dong, dong."
The footsteps on the stairs were getting more intense.
Shen Tian ran furiously up to the second floor. He now knew that he was completely wrong. After all, the girl he knew was not his own son, but rather his own brother. He had even gotten the two names wrong.
Xiao Yao smiled merrily as he took a sip of tea and set down the teacup as he watched Shen Tianyi anxiously walking over.
When Shen Tianyi saw Xiao Yao, he stopped abruptly, "Brother Xiao, why don"t you go downstairs and have a drink? Why are you here alone?"
"I think you"ll come with me later."
Xiao Yao said.
At this point in time, Shen Tianyi did not want to bother with the customers. He pushed open the door to the study room and roared, "Shen Chengfeng, explain to me exactly what happened to that lady?"
Shen Chengfeng brewed a pot of tea and poured two or three cups, "Father, please sit."
"Knock, knock."
The door rang again.
Shen Chenghuang pushed the door open and said, "I heard that all of you are upstairs. Is this a family meeting?"
"I"ve made a huge joke today."
Shen Tian facepalmed, recalling how he had been dodging non-stop in the courtyard, Xiao Man chasing after him, then Yan Mo following behind him, even yelling for his father to come out. Not only was this terrifying, it was also extremely annoying.
Shen Chenghuang, who was standing behind him, smiled and said, "I heard from uncle."
"Stop it, I don"t want to hear anything right now. Tell me what you"ve already done."
Shen Tian stared at Shen Chengfeng expressionlessly, but due to Xiao Jing beside him, he did not erupt with anger.
Wait, why was Xiao Jing here?
There seemed to be something wrong with her painting style. From the very start, Xiao Jing seemed to have been by her son"s side.
"Knock, knock."
The knock came again.
Shen Chengyi pushed open the door tiredly and said, "All the major highways in the suburbs were blocked today. Who knows how long it took me to reach here from Jiangmen City. It took 10 hours."
The room was quiet. Apart from the sound of boiling water, almost no one spoke.
Shen Chengyi sat on the chair and poked his brother on the right side, "Why do I feel that there"s something wrong with the atmosphere today?"
"What"s going on?"
"Didn"t you notice there was an extra person?"
Shen Chenghuang asked.
Shen Chengyi looked around but did not find any clues. He then asked, "Is there a problem?"
"Why is Xiao Jing here?"
Shen Chenghuang asked again.
Shen Chengyi was enlightened. This was the rhythm of a broken pot.
She was afraid that she would misunderstand something, so she tried her best to remain calm. "Third Brother, did you forget what you promised us earlier?"
"I haven"t forgotten."
Shen Chengfeng said straightforwardly.
"Is this person really the one you brought back for us to see?"
"Yes."
Yan Jun slammed the table and stood up. "You actually dared to fight against your own uncle?"
"…"
"Madam, this is not the main point. The main point is that Xiao Jing is the Xiao Clan"s Fourth Young Master."
"That"s right, why did you choose the Xiao family"s people?"
Yan Jun asked again.
Shen Tian stood up and helped her back onto the chair, "Madam, that"s not the main point. The main point is that he is the Xiao Clan"s Fourth Young Master, the fourth Young Master. He is a Young Master."
"…"
With that, the entire study was so quiet that even a needle dropping on the floor could be heard.
"That"s right, the person I showed you was indeed Xiao Jing. It was her, and she was the only one."
Overstatement --
It"s twenty o"clock today, it"s twenty o"clock. You didn"t see wrong, it"s really twenty o"clock.