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"You’re the one with a broken brain. If my superior officer is fine, I’m leaving," Gu Xiaoxi said as she turned to leave.

At that moment, Quan Shaoqing grabbed her wrist, unable to contain his anger, and said, "You better explain yourself. Do you love money that much? How could one of my subordinates be this kind of woman?"

"Superior officer, there’s nothing wrong with liking money, right?

Without money, you can’t even afford to eat, not everyone is born with a silver spoon in their mouth like you," Gu Xiaoxi retorted, pulling her hand back.

Even though Quan Shaoqing was strong, his skills were no longer a match for hers.

"It’s not your place to lecture me; you’re becoming more and more lawless," Quan Shaoqing said after Gu Xiaoxi wrenched her hand from his grasp.

Without hesitation, he moved to grab her again.

Gu Xiaoxi’s reaction was quick as she blocked his wrist with her hand.

Quan Shaoqing noted that she dared to counter.

He immediately moved quickly to spar with her.

This was the second time he sparred with Gu Xiaoxi.

Gu Xiaoxi still remembered the first time.

She was badly defeated and he even took advantage of her...

But this time,

Gu Xiaoxi didn’t hold back, moving with great speed. After a few moves, Quan Shaoqing found himself struggling to defend.

So, he prepared to bring out his real strength to spar with Gu Xiaoxi.

Gu Xiaoxi didn’t want to win and embarrass him, so she suppressed her Inner Strength to spar.

She planned to let him put up a fight before defeating him.

After ten moves, Quan Shaoqing had managed to grab Gu Xiaoxi’s shoulder.

Gu Xiaoxi, calm and composed, did a flip, passing over his head to land behind him, and threw a punch to his back.

Quan Shaoqing immediately turned to face her.

Caught off guard, he slipped on a stone underfoot and Gu Xiaoxi easily landed a punch that sent him tumbling backward.

Unfortunately, there was a stone bench where he was falling.

If he landed, he would surely hit his head.

Seeing this, Gu Xiaoxi was startled.

Without a second thought, she quickly stepped forward, appearing beside him in the blink of an eye, and wrapped her arms around his waist.

A few centimeters from the stone bench, his body abruptly stopped from the fall.

Relieved that he hadn’t fallen, Gu Xiaoxi quickly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before she could fully relax,

enthusiastic applause erupted from not far behind them.

"Oh! Beauty saves the hero. That life-saving embrace is so classic. Superior officer, how does it feel to be held by a beauty?"

"This female soldier is really strong! She actually caught the superior officer mid-air."

"Superior officer couldn’t beat her, wow, she’s so impressive!"

A group of oblivious onlookers were chattering on the side.

With her keen hearing, Gu Xiaoxi picked up on the group hidden behind the tree branches from afar.

At the moment, only Quan Shaoqing was stunned.

He heard none of the surrounding noise, but for an instant, he felt his heart leap involuntarily.

In the glow of the setting sun, his hand rested on Gu Xiaoxi’s slender waist, her face gradually enlarging in his eyes.

He had never thought anyone was beautiful or pretty.

Yet at this moment, his heart thumped like a drum.

The woman in front of him was truly beautiful; even the setting sun on her face couldn’t hide her tender skin shimmering with a glow. Her delicate features, and with every blink of her long eyelashes, a flicker of light passed by. He could see his own reflection in her clear eyes.

What moved him the most was Gu Xiaoxi’s eyes, like the waters in the Jade Pool, clean and clear. Accidentally crashing into them, he found himself unwittingly intoxicated.

The heartbeat he had never known before made him momentarily lose his composure.

"Superior officer, if you don’t get up soon, I’m going to let go. If you hit your head on that rock, I won’t be responsible," Gu Xiaoxi said, her gaze cold and her tone detached.

Quan Shaoqing then came to his senses, realizing their position was somewhat inappropriate.

He quickly assessed the situation, stood up, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Gu Xiaoxi had actually caught him when he fell. This woman was tough as nails, who would dare to marry her!

"You’ve got quite the moves!" Quan Shaoqing’s voice softened a bit.

As he spoke, he felt it couldn’t possibly be him saying these things.

It was unbelievable to him that he was being gentle to Gu Xiaoxi, whom he didn’t have a good impression of.

"If the superior officer is fine now, I should be leaving. Also, I would like to apply for the undercover mission," Gu Xiaoxi said, standing tall and saluting Quan Shaoqing.

Afterward, she walked away without looking back.

Quan Shaoqing remained rooted to the spot, watching Gu Xiaoxi’s departing figure, his mood plummeting to rock bottom.

This was the first time he had lost his composure in front of a woman.

It was also the first time he’d been saved by a woman, and in such an indecent position, at that.

What’s more surprising was that he didn’t feel the slightest bit angry. Instead, his heart felt as if it had been stirred, causing a fierce churning.

Just thinking about how this woman was his intended bride made the corners of his mouth turn up involuntarily.

Lin Mi watched as Quan Shaoqing chuckled to himself under the camphor tree, her heart filled with unease.

She strode to him and said, "Young Master Quan, it’s time to go home."

Quan Shaoqing immediately snapped out of his daze, coughed once, and looked into the distance. Gu Xiaoxi’s figure had already disappeared.

Not minding at all, he smiled, took out his phone, and made a call.

Soon, an elderly voice came from the phone, "Is there something you need, superior officer?"

"Are those divorce papers taken care of yet?" Quan Shaoqing asked.

"Young Master, I’m terribly sorry. I’ve been so busy I forgot. I’ll get right on it," said the butler, his voice trembling with fear. Actually, he was just trying to buy a little time to see if the situation could be salvaged.

Now that Quan Shaoqing was urging him over the phone, he had no choice but to go through with it.

"Wait! Don’t bother with it. Burn that agreement," Quan Shaoqing’s cold voice came through the phone.

Uncle Zhou thought he’d heard wrong, "Young Master, is this for real? You’re not getting a divorce?"

"You ask too many questions. Just burn it!" Quan Shaoqing said indifferently.

"Alright, I’ll take care of it," Uncle Zhou said, bursting with joy.

Quan Shaoqing hung up the phone, holding his phone and feeling completely baffled!

He wasn’t getting a divorce, so why the hell was the butler happier than him?

As Lin Mi overheard Quan Shaoqing’s words, he suddenly felt like crying.

He knew it, nothing good ever happened when Quan Shaoqing and Gu Xiaoxi met.

Gu Xiaoxi’s charm, how many men could truly resist it?

Not only was she beautiful and intelligent, but she was like a golden, glowing body that inadvertently attracted attention.

Both Gu Xiaoxi’s appearance and her inner strength made her likable.

What if Quan Shaoqing fell for Gu Xiaoxi again?

Wouldn’t that mean staking his life?

"Lin Mi, what’s with that face? You look as if you’re mourning. Is something wrong?" Quan Shaoqing pocketed his phone, and thinking of Gu Xiaoxi still being his wife, felt a bit of joy in his heart.

This woman, she dared to look down on him.

He, a living person radiating charm, couldn’t even compete with that measly break-up fee of hers.

Other than Gu Xiaoxi being blind, it only meant that she was playing hard to get.

Since Gu Xiaoxi wanted to take the money and leave so badly, he would simply not allow her to take the money nor to leave.

"Young Master Quan, there’s nothing wrong. Can you go home early?" Lin Mi felt that to separate him from Gu Xiaoxi, it needed to happen swiftly.

"Fine! I’ll head back now. And, go get Gu Xiaoxi for me. I need to talk to her," Quan Shaoqing said as he pocketed his hands and lifted his head to look at the setting sun, suddenly feeling uplifted.

This Gu Xiaoxi wanted to upset him, but he simply wouldn’t get upset.

Instead, he wanted to ensure she couldn’t succeed.

Thinking this, Quan Shaoqing suddenly started to whistle, feeling as if life suddenly had meaning again.

Lin Mi immediately collapsed onto a chair nearby.

The development of this situation seemed to be going against all their plans.

Young Master Quan’s personality was also becoming unfathomable.

With his previous temperament, he would have thrown out a disobedient Gu Xiaoxi straight from the military base!

So why was he still looking for her?

Gu Xiaoxi returned to her dormitory, freshened up, and had just changed her clothes.

Yun Xiao rushed in, panting, and said to her, "Xiao Xi, Director Lin is downstairs looking for you."

"For what?" Gu Xiaoxi was puzzled. Still, she quickly got herself sorted and went downstairs.

Lin Mi had already been waiting for her by the flower beds.

"Did you need something from me?" Gu Xiaoxi rubbed her slightly damp, short hair.

"This is serious. Young Master Quan had the butler burn the divorce agreement, and he wants to talk to you," Lin Mi said in a rush.

Gu Xiaoxi raised her brow in confusion, "Talk to me? Didn’t he despise me?"

"Ah! The bonds of fate that are meant to be can’t be avoided no matter what. Gu Xiaoxi, you must be careful and make sure Young Master Quan doesn’t make the same mistake," Lin Mi cautioned.

Gu Xiaoxi nodded, and after a moment of silence, said, "I know what to do."

At Quan Shaoqing’s villa.

Gu Xiaoxi followed Lin Mi inside, and upon seeing her, Lin Shu was about to greet her excitedly, only to be sharply glared at by Lin Mi, causing her to retreat.

After recovering, Lin Shu offered Gu Xiaoxi a nonchalant smile and said, "Young Master Quan is upstairs in the study. Xiao Xi, you can go up by yourself."

Gu Xiaoxi nodded, then said to Lin Mi, "You don’t need to follow me. I know what to do."