The Surrogate Bride of the Colonel He

C51 – Provocation from Nanxiao

On the other side, Nan Xiao, who had arrived with Hee Jingyan, cast down his gaze, his eyes growing dim. He didn’t dare to look up at the two of them, perhaps out of fear of feeling saddened.

At a short distance, Loong Shen approached, holding a stack of documents, making his way towards Hee Jingyan. Observing Hee Jingyan embracing Xu Yangyi in that manner, he shot Hee Jingyan a glance as though he couldn’t bear to witness it.

Hee Jingyan’s expression immediately tensed upon noticing Loong Shen’s gaze. He gently set Xu Yangyi down, ruffled his hair, and uttered, “I’ll be back in a little while.”

However, Xu Yangyi was far from appreciative. He promptly swatted away Hee Jingyan’s large hands and angrily retorted, “Don’t treat me like a child.”

Damn it! Every time, you belittle me!

Hee Jingyan anticipated Xu Yangyi’s reaction, so he simply smirked and turned his gaze towards Ji Guangming.

Ji Guangming understood Hee Jingyan’s intention, promptly saluted in acknowledgment, and swiftly made his way to Xu Yangyi’s side.

With a sense of relief, Hee Jingyan returned to his office after hearing from Xu Jing that Xu Yangyi had a knack for stirring up trouble. He believed it was necessary to have Ji Guangming keep an eye on Xu Yangyi to prevent Tie Wei from getting into trouble again. However, a significant reason for Hee Jingyan’s actions was his desire to keep others away from his wife. It was a purely selfish motive.

Observing Hee Jingyan’s overly protective behavior, Loong Shen smiled and glanced meaningfully at Xu Yangyi before following behind Hee Jingyan.

Xu Yangyi, who suddenly felt Loong Shen’s gaze upon him, furrowed his brow. He sensed that there was an underlying intention behind Loong Shen’s smile. However, he couldn’t discern its meaning, so he could only express his displeasure through a frown.

And what about Nan Xiao? Upon seeing Hee Jingyan depart, he quickly caught up as he served as Hee Jingyan’s aide. Unless Hee Jingyan explicitly forbade him from following, Nan Xiao would accompany him wherever he went.

While passing by Xu Yangyi, Nan Xiao cast a glance at him as if he was delighted to be able to walk alongside the Colonel, leaving Xu Yangyi to wait behind. Though it wasn’t overt, Xu Yangyi, with his keen perception, sensed something and met Nan Xiao’s direct gaze, finding no impurities within his eyes.

Then, in a sudden flurry, Nan Xiao hurriedly lowered his head towards Xu Yangyi and hastily trailed behind Hee Jingyan, as if he hadn’t been the one provoking Xu Yangyi just moments ago.

“What does this guy mean?” Xu Yangyi muttered softly.

He must have been deliberately provoking me just now! Did I provoke him again? It was the same yesterday. He kept stealing glances at me, but back then, he didn’t show any hostility. However, just now, he clearly issued a written challenge to me! But why is he like this? I only met him yesterday, didn’t I?

“Ji Guangming, what happened to that aide?” Xu Yangyi shifted his attention from Nan Xiao and asked Ji Guangming, who was beside him.

However, Ji Guangming was taken aback. “What’s going on?” After responding to Xu Yangyi, Xu Yangyi felt the urge to punch him.

Ji Guangming, who clearly noticed Xu Yangyi’s intention to attack him, twitched his mouth and said, “I don’t know what you’re talking about, but regarding the aide-de-camp, he can stay by the colonel’s side, so don’t be jealous, sister-in-law.” Ji Guangming thought that was the issue and spoke awkwardly, but Xu Yangyi rolled his eyes, as if to say, “Are you an idiot?”

“Huh? Isn’t that the case?” Suddenly, Xu Yangyi felt like he was about to die because he had no idea how to communicate with Xu Yangyi at all.

Xu Yangyi couldn’t be bothered to talk to Ji Guangming either, as they didn’t really converse much. He simply ignored Ji Guangming.

As Ji Guangming stood by, observing, the other soldiers felt pity for him. It seemed that Xu Yangyi was just as terrified and didn’t lose to their colonel.