Huo Beijiang was flanked by more than a dozen soldiers, all of whom were struck dumb with surprise. Once they recovered, their faces flushed with embarrassment as they hurriedly turned their backs, fearing that any lingering gazes might lead to a reckoning with Major General Huo come fall.
Nan Fei felt so tightly embraced that she could hardly breathe. She pushed against him slightly, but couldn't move him.
"What's wrong?" There were so many people around! She asked quietly and with a bit of embarrassment, "Has something happened?"
"Nothing!" Huo Beijiang buried his face into the crook of her neck, deeply inhaling before speaking: "I've got an urgent mission and cannot return home with you now. Wait for me to come back." He really didn't want to leave, especially not at this time when he simply couldn't go.
