Chapter 125

"Do you have time to chat during the day?" Xiao Zhi asked.

Zhou Yu smiled and replied, "Sure, I don't have any plans to go out in the next few days anyway."

"Good, then we'll head back now," Xiao Zhi said.

Zhou Yu nodded and led the three women back to his villa.

Once Xiao Zhi, his wife, and Xiao Beibei had returned home, his wife asked, "Old Xiao, are you alright?"

"I'm fine," Xiao Zhi replied, "It’s just that my secrets were all laid bare today."

"Are those kids really that strong?" his wife asked. "You were so arrogant when you were young."

"Qiulan," Xiao Zhi said, "I'm curious myself. What exactly have they been through? The aura they carry isn't something you’d find in ordinary special forces soldiers."

Li Qiulan, Xiao Zhi's wife, had been a performer in the military during her youth. During a national competition back then, she had participated as part of a performance troupe and caught the eye of a young, high-spirited Xiao Zhi. At the time, Xiao Zhi was the champion of that national competition and was highly sought after by many female soldiers, yet he had set his sights on Li Qiulan, who was singing in the chorus.

After the competition, he searched everywhere for her until, through a comrade, he discovered she was in the same military region. He rushed to the arts troupe and boldly declared, "From now on, Li Qiulan is my woman. Anyone who tries to pursue her will have to answer to my fists." His dramatic stunt at the troupe had earned him a disciplinary reprimand from the military region.

"They really do remind me of you and Old Yan when you were young," Li Qiulan remarked.

"Indeed," Xiao Zhi agreed. "Old Yan and I were just like that. But time has a way of changing us."

"We were so young and reckless back then," she sighed. "Let's find out more about these kids tomorrow."

"Agreed," Xiao Zhi said. He then called for Xiao Beibei. Once she approached, he asked, "Tell your mother and me, how do you feel about that boy, Haishan?"

Xiao Beibei blushed and said, "To be honest, I started liking him a long time ago, but he always acted so cold and distant. When he suddenly said he wanted to be with me today, I couldn't understand what he was thinking. Plus, I’m afraid he’s a playboy like Zhou Yu."

"So you made him challenge your old man to a duel?" Xiao Zhi asked.

Xiao Beibei nodded.

"And what are your thoughts now?" Xiao Zhi pressed.

Xiao Beibei gritted her teeth and said, "I don't want him to have me too easily. I still need to test him."

"Silly girl," Li Qiulan interjected. "Can't you see? Society is different now. Besides, Zhou Yu mentioned they save people. Who’s to say one of the people they rescue won't fall for Haishan? If he ends up with someone else, won't you regret this?"

"He wouldn't dare!" Xiao Beibei exclaimed, then sat down, her face turning bright red.

Li Qiulan looked at her daughter and said, "Beibei, remember: you must capture a man's heart. Don't try to bind him to your side, or he will only leave you that much faster."