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Gu Xiaoxi accompanied Yun Xiao back to the room, which still hadn’t been returned to yet.

The room was pitch-dark.

Quan Shaoqing stepped forward and turned on the light.

The house was quite spacious, equipped with a full range of living supplies.

Even the beds in the bedrooms were imported brand names, and the bedroom was also decorated very luxuriously.

It seemed that the International Alliance was indeed very wealthy.

Soon, the sound of footsteps came from the doorway.

Quan Shaoqing left the bedroom and saw Gu Xiaoxi kicking off her shoes and striding toward him.

He immediately reached out his hands to her, Gu Xiaoxi threw herself into his arms, and playfully rubbed her head like a child.

"Tired, aren’t you?" Quan Shaoqing hugged her and walked over to the sofa.

Gu Xiaoxi merely felt sore all over. Tonight’s banquet had shown her what a battle without gunpowder smoke was like.

Every move she made was watched and schemed upon by others.

"If I hadn’t noticed the issue in time tonight, would we have been deported if something had happened to Yun Xiao and the others?" Gu Xiaoxi closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and felt a strong smell of alcohol lingering on her body.

"But you’ve won, haven’t you?" Quan Shaoqing caressed her face and gently kissed her forehead. Then, he carried her to the bathroom within the bedroom.

He placed her in the bathtub, turned on the hot water, and wanted to help her undress. A hot bath would make her feel a bit more comfortable.

However, just as his hands touched her clothes, Gu Xiaoxi grabbed them.

She looked at him with a pitiful expression, "I’m hungry, can you cook for me? I can wash myself."

"Really hungry?" Quan Shaoqing looked at the hand she was holding, then back into her pleading, watery eyes, and couldn’t help but kiss her forehead tenderly.

"Really hungry! I didn’t eat all afternoon, and I drank a lot!"

"Then I’ll go cook for you! Soak in the hot water for a while longer, it’ll feel more comfortable." Quan Shaoqing sighed, then stood up and left.

Gu Xiaoxi watched his retreating figure, and once he disappeared, she immediately climbed out of the bathtub and locked the door from the inside.

Because she had battled the Black-furred Rat King earlier, some wounds on her chest had not been properly treated.

She had wanted them to heal slowly on their own without wasting Spiritual Power, but after tonight’s ordeal, she had no choice but to tend to her injuries.

She took off her clothes to find that on the snow-white skin of her chest were three scars left by claws. At that moment, the scars were slightly bleeding.

If it had been an ordinary person, with just these three wounds, they would have needed medical treatment and at least a couple of weeks to heal.

After her battle, a quick treatment had healed her by seventy percent.

The recovery was quite fast; if it hadn’t been for drinking and rescuing people tonight, she might have already healed on her own by now.

Gu Xiaoxi summoned her spiritual power and began healing her wounds once again.

When she finished bathing and came out, the room was already filled with the delicious smell of food.

Gu Xiaoxi immediately noticed the aroma of crabs.

Quan Shaoqing had actually made her a salt-baked crab, along with a tasty vegetable porridge.

"It smells so good!" Gu Xiaoxi bit into a crab leg and savored it.

Quan Shaoqing quickly urged her to sit at the dining table, serving her the vegetable porridge, "Have some porridge first, then the crab. That way, your stomach will feel better."

Gu Xiaoxi obediently set down the crab leg, picked up the spoon, and began eating. The taste was just right, neither salty nor bland, and she could still smell the fragrance of the green vegetables.

As Quan Shaoqing watched her content expression, he took scissors and began to peel the crab for her.

"Can you hold on here?" Quan Shaoqing asked.

Gu Xiaoxi laughed softly, continuing with her porridge, and confidently assured him while patting her chest, "What’s not to hold on to!

Where is there not a challenge? The more others look down on us, the higher we must stand.

When all are used to looking up to us, they won’t underestimate us anymore. "

Quan Shaoqing gently smiled, "You do have an optimistic view! And such confidence!"

"Of course!" Gu Xiaoxi quickly finished the porridge and looked at Quan Shaoqing with a little pride, "Am I not awesome?"

Actually, she had been tired too. The intrigues between people were more exhausting than being on the battlefield.

If she were to give up just because she was tired, then she wouldn’t be herself.

The strong do not shrink back over trifles, nor are they afraid of difficulties.

After all, who in this world can reach the heavens in one step?

Quan Shaoqing looked at her confidently smiling face and reached out to wipe some grains of rice from the corner of her mouth, "You..."

At that moment, he didn’t quite know what to say.

Actually, sometimes he thought Lin Mi was right.

Liking someone can gradually change one’s principles.

So, he felt pain for her. He was somewhat reluctant for her to suffer here.

But from the perspective of the country, he should be relieved that someone as strong as her was earning merits for the nation.

"If you don’t know what to say, then don’t say anything. Are you rushing back? If not, stay with me!" Gu Xiaoxi said while eating the crab meat Quan Shaoqing had peeled for her, with a smile on her face.

"My wife has spoken, so I naturally have to stay!" Quan Shaoqing said with a gentle smile.

In the middle of the night, after having their late-night snack, they lay in bed.

"Shaoqing! Your illness is okay, right?" Gu Xiaoxi asked with concern.

In the darkness, Quan Shaoqing was silent for a moment, before nodding, "Don’t worry, I’ve found a way to suppress it."

"How do you suppress it?" Gu Xiaoxi was astonished, if it could be suppressed, it wouldn’t have occurred before.

But Quan Shaoqing wrapped an arm around her waist, bringing her back tightly against his chest, "Xiao Xi. Let’s get married!"

"What?" Gu Xiaoxi was startled, turning her head and looking at him puzzledly, "You’re not joking, right?"

After all, wasn’t he very afraid of the Nascent Soul?

How did he suddenly come to think of marriage!

"I’m not joking! We’ve been together for so long, it would be unfair to you if we didn’t get married.

If we make our relationship public, at least here, people wouldn’t dare to be too presumptuous.

" The Quan Family has an important international standing in the world, anyone who wants to hurt him would have to think twice.

Listening to him, Gu Xiaoxi felt a little thrill of happiness in her heart.

Last time they were ready to get married, but they missed it because of a mission. This time, she didn’t want to miss it again.

"Okay! You make the arrangements!" Gu Xiaoxi squeezed his hand, feeling the hot temperature of his palm. Closing her eyes, she felt this was the most comfortable way to sleep.

With him there, she could sleep soundly.

*

When Gu Xiaoxi woke up from her sleep, it was already well into the next day.

Quan Shaoqing had already left, leaving her a note.

"Don’t forget about the wedding. I’ll choose a good day and then tell you the details. Wife, be careful with your safety!"

Seeing the note, Gu Xiaoxi rolled around on the bed.

Waking up felt refreshed, full of energy.

She, Gu Xiaoxi, was afraid of no one; she could face soldiers and submerge floods. Those who weren’t afraid of death, let them come if they dared.

Huo Jin, Henry...

She remembered them.

Gu Xiaoxi got ready and left the house.

At the doorway, she just happened to run into Jing Rui.

Logically, at such an important time, she wouldn’t have left.

But in the end, she disappeared, which was a bit strange.

"Aunt Jing, where did you go last night?" Gu Xiaoxi asked worriedly.

Jing Rui’s action of pushing the door instinctively stiffened a bit, "I was held up by some business. It’s good that you’re all right."

Gu Xiaoxi had already guessed it would be like this!

Someone definitely didn’t want Jing Rui to help them, so they called her away. Of course, that person must be a high-ranking officer.

Gu Xiaoxi clearly saw that Jing Rui looked unwell, seemingly due to lack of sleep, looking particularly haggard.

"Aunt Jing, if there’s anything, tell me. I’m willing to help you!" Gu Xiaoxi and Jing Rui left the house together.

Soon, Yun Xiao and Jing Haoran also left.

Everyone went together to the International Center Building, ready to start official work.

Jing Rui, however, shook her head and said, "Xiao Xi, this is a critical moment for everyone. Your task is to protect yourself and protect everyone. Only when you all become stronger can you truly help me."

Although Jing Rui didn’t say it, Gu Xiaoxi could almost guess some of the insider information.

Or the hardships she was reluctant to mention.

It’s not easy for everyone to live.

In the elevator of the International Center Building.

As Gu Xiaoxi and the others just got on, another group of people came.

It was a stranger’s face, but the next second, Gu Xiaoxi recognized that the man was the deputy commander who hadn’t appeared last night, Mr. West.

"Hello, sir!" Gu Xiaoxi greeted first with the others.

The man glanced at Gu Xiaoxi quickly, then looking at her badge, nodded with a smile asking, "New here?"

"Yes!" Gu Xiaoxi and everyone made room, letting the officer on.

Mr. West nodded smilingly, then turned to Jing Rui, his eyes twinkling, "Not bad. She’s as good as you said she’d be."

Jing Rui just nodded politely without speaking, the atmosphere a bit odd.

Gu Xiaoxi carefully observed Mr. West, a man in his forties with a full beard, dressed neatly, big and fit. He had a rogue and rascally air that didn’t fit his status.

Especially the way he looked at Jing Rui, it was overt greed and ill-intent.