Quan Caiwei wasn't stupid; she always felt that her eldest brother was avoiding Zong Ruoan.
But now, she wasn't so sure.
Quan Yuxun tossed away the cigarette butt in his hand and said, "I'll go change. Give me five minutes."
Quan Yuxun quickly returned to his bedroom. When he came out, he had changed into a smoky gray casual outfit. He must have used cologne because there wasn't a trace of tobacco smell on him.
Quan Caiwei also gave him a deep look before getting into the car with him.
Xia Chujian's car had just arrived when the two of them arrived.
Quan Caiwei and Quan Yuxun got out of the car and walked towards Xia Chujian's car.
When Xia Chujian got out of the car and saw Quan Yuxun beside Quan Caiwei, she felt a sudden pang in her heart.
Zong Ruoan and Quan Caiwei were easy to talk to, but this Chief Quan Da was not so easily fooled.
Xia Chujian's smile almost froze on her face.
It was already past one in the morning. The moonlight was like a hook, a gentle breeze was blowing, and the streetlights in front of the detached villa emitted a pale yellow light.
Xia Chujian, wearing a crisp black and silver-trimmed military uniform, stood in the moonlight.
She was tall and slender, her eyes as bright as stars, but the hideous blood-colored birthmark on her left temple added a touch of imperceptible killing intent to her unforgettable beauty.
Moreover, Quan Yuxun felt that Xia Chujian's killing intent seemed even stronger...
Xia Chujian maintained a polite posture and said, "Caiwei, Chief Quan Da, why are you here? Did Young Master Zong also invite you to keep him company?"
Quan Caiwei walked over, took her arm, and said, "It's so late. As the hostess, I can't let you talk to Young Master Zong alone. I have to keep you company."
Xia Chujian was a little surprised by Quan Caiwei's attentiveness and consideration, and she accepted the kindness with a smile: "Thank you, Caiwei."
Then she looked at Quan Yuxun again: "Chief Quan Da, are you here to keep Caiwei company, or to keep Young Master Zong company?"
Quan Yuxun put his hands in his pockets, looking very relaxed, and said casually, "If I said I was here to keep Second Lieutenant Xia company too, Second Lieutenant Xia probably wouldn't believe me. — Then let's just say I'm here to visit Young Master Zong as well."
Xia Chujian tried her best to restrain herself, so as not to let her expression reveal anything unusual.
This Quan Yuxun was indeed not easy to deal with.
Instead of speaking properly, he had to give her this!
Of course, she didn't believe that Quan Yuxun was as kind as Quan Caiwei and came to keep her company while she met Zong Ruoan.
She felt that Quan Yuxun came over late at night either to watch the fun or because he was worried about Zong Ruoan...
Xia Chujian wisely decided not to act too familiar with Quan Yuxun in front of Quan Caiwei.
She nodded and said with a hint of distance, "Is that so? Everyone is here to visit Young Master Zong. Young Master Zong is truly a hospitable person."
Quan Caiwei and Quan Yuxun couldn't help but smile.
Xia Chujian felt apprehensive when she saw Quan Yuxun smile.
She shifted her gaze and looked up at the detached villa where Zong Ruoan lived.
From the outside, it looked much more elegant than the villa near the entrance where they lived.
Although it was late at night, soft streetlights illuminated the front of the villa, adorning the small garden in front with tranquility and beauty.
The evening breeze brushed past her hair, and Xia Chujian gradually felt less irritable.
The three of them walked up the steps together.
Entering the gate, Xia Chujian subtly surveyed the furnishings around her and discovered that the luxury here was extraordinary.
The furnishings in the villa where they lived were already very exquisite and expensive, but the furnishings here were the kind that could be taken out and sent to a museum.
...
Zong Ruoan didn't expect Quan Caiwei and Quan Yuxun to come with Xia Chujian.
He invited them to sit on the sofa in the living room and said with a smile, "Why did you all come together?"
Quan Yuxun crossed his legs, looked at Zong Ruoan with a smile but said nothing, as if he would follow Zong Ruoan's lead in everything.
Xia Chujian yawned and said, "I met Chief Quan Da and Caiwei at the door, so we came in together. Young Master Zong has such a big reputation, how could ordinary people be qualified to have Chief Quan Da and Noble Lady Caiwei visit in the middle of the night?"
Zong Ruoan coughed lightly and said with a smile, "Chujian, I'm sorry, I know you're very sleepy, but my time is very tight. I can only stay on Cangge Star for eight hours to campaign for votes, so I have to make good use of every minute."
Quan Caiwei was exasperated, thinking, She's already yawning in your face, and you still say that?
Doesn't he understand any social cues?
Quan Yuxun was still smiling appropriately, but at this moment, he waved to a servant to bring over a few cups of black coffee.
Zong Ruoan patted his head and said, "I had people prepare black coffee. I know Chujian is very sleepy, but after drinking this strong black coffee, you definitely won't be sleepy."
Xia Chujian: "..."
She wanted to smash Zong Ruoan's head! If Quan Caiwei and Quan Yuxun weren't here.
Because of sleep deprivation, Xia Chujian felt her emotions gradually becoming irritable.
This is not good, this is not good, take a deep breath, take a deep breath...
Xia Chujian secretly adjusted herself.
Quan Caiwei sat next to her, smiling and saying, "Chujian, it's so late, we should have let you rest, but Young Master Zong is particularly concerned about you and wanted to see you right away, probably to see if you have any difficulties, so we can help you. So he took time out of his busy schedule to talk to you."
Xia Chujian couldn't help but give Quan Caiwei a thumbs up in her heart.
These words were truly impeccable, including her, whose sleep was being disturbed, and Zong Ruoan, who was disturbing other people's sleep, and even her and Quan Yuxun's sudden visit.
This Noble Lady isn't ignorant of social graces, maybe it depends on the person...
She doesn't bother with people she doesn't care about, doing whatever is convenient for herself.
But she's very good at talking to people she cares about, and very considerate.
Looking at her remarks, she subtly pointed out that she originally wanted her to rest, but Zong Ruoan disregarded that it should be rest time and wanted to talk to her immediately, so she came to accompany her.
At the same time, she put a layer of gold on Zong Ruoan, indicating that he was "particularly" concerned about Xia Chujian, so he didn't let people sleep late at night and called her over to ask questions.
Finally, she also hinted to Xia Chujian that if she really encountered difficulties, she might as well speak to Zong Ruoan, and because Quan Yuxun was also here, if Zong Ruoan couldn't handle it, Quan Yuxun could always handle it.
Xia Chujian heard the triple meaning in Quan Caiwei's words and could only smile wryly.
She had indeed brought out Zong Ruoan's name to find a strong backer for her accurate Gunmanship, so when Zong Ruoan looked for her, she had to come over.
Because she not only owed him a favor, but also had to "collude" with him...
But pulling Quan Yuxun in would definitely be a loss.
The name Quan Yuxun in Xia Chujian's mind was synonymous with "suffering a big loss."
After Xia Chujian waited for Quan Caiwei to finish speaking, she went along with the situation and said to Zong Ruoan, "Young Master Zong, there is indeed something I need your help with."
"Tell me," Zong Ruoan said, picking up the coffee brought by the servant and taking a sip.
Xia Chujian also took a sip.
It was black coffee, and she only tasted a sip before she felt an extremely bitter taste rushing straight to her taste buds, making her shudder and her whole body tremble slightly involuntarily.
No wonder Aunt Cai said that black coffee was the most refreshing, this taste, it's really hard not to be "refreshed"...
Xia Chujian gently put down the coffee cup.
Zong Ruoan and Quan Caiwei didn't notice her strange expression.
Quan Yuxun looked in Zong Ruoan's direction, but the corner of his lips curled into an imperceptible arc, then he leaned forward and naturally added two lumps of sugar and thick Unicorn Cattle milk to Xia Chujian's cup of black coffee.
Xia Chujian couldn't help but become more vigilant towards Quan Yuxun.
This Quan Yuxun, he was obviously observing her secretly all the time! This person is not easy to fool, too difficult to fool...
Xia Chujian cheered up and first told him about what happened at the Kanli Star Flying Base, and finally said, "...I had no choice at the time, they were all Nobles, and when they saw that my Gunmanship was accurate, they didn't believe that I had practiced it myself."
"My surface identity is a pilot of the Fourth Interstellar Fleet, so it's not good to say that I'm from the Dark Night Hunter Association, wouldn't that expose me? So I had to offer you up, saying that my family has some connection with the Zong Family, and it was the Zong Family that provided me with bullets to practice."
"Zong Military Industries is a famous existence in the entire Beichen Empire. As long as the Zong Family is mentioned, those people will shut up."
Zong Ruoan nodded indifferently, "It doesn't matter, anyway, our Zong Family also sponsors many poor students, it's not impossible to provide you with bullets to practice Gunmanship."
Xia Chujian looked delighted, "Thank you, Young Master Zong! Young Master Zong is generous! May you have a bright future!"
That remark coincided with Zong Ruoan's thoughts, and his smile deepened as he asked, "By the way, didn't you just finish the National Higher Education Entrance Examination? How did you end up as a pilot in the Fourth Interstellar Fleet? And undergoing special training at the Flying Base on Kanli Star?"
Xia Chujian had already turned over countless thoughts in her mind.
But considering Quan Yuxun was here, and he wasn't easy to fool, she chose a half-true explanation.
She said with a smile, "That's a long story. Actually, my identity as the Chief Pilot of the Fourth Interstellar Fleet is borrowed. Aren't I a Hunter from the Dark Night Hunter Association? I wanted to learn how to pilot a Warplane, so I asked someone to help me find an opportunity to send me over. Young Master Zong, please don't expose me!"
Zong Ruoan said with a smile, "So that's how it is. Your interests are quite broad. What made you want to learn how to pilot a Warplane?"
"It's summer vacation after the National Higher Education Entrance Examination, and I was bored anyway. It's always good to have more skills... We common folk rely on our skills to make a living..." Xia Chujian said with a chuckle, her words not entirely sincere.
Zong Ruoan glanced at her, thinking that Xia Chujian's words were not entirely truthful.
How could he not know how difficult it was to borrow a Military identity?
Besides, he knew Xia Chujian's family background. Back then, even someone operating an elevator could cause them trouble. Where would she find someone to send her to the Flight Training Base on Kanli Star...
But with Quan Yuxun and Quan Caiwei here, Zong Ruoan didn't press the issue.
He turned to ask her how she did on the National Higher Education Entrance Examination, but vaguely remembered that her grades weren't great, so he didn't bring it up. Instead, he asked the question he was most concerned about: "You really flew from Kanli Star twelve hours ago? It really only took twelve hours to fly across the Asteroid Belt?"
Xia Chujian had a look of mixed emotions on her face, and sighed, "You might not believe it if I told you. My roommates and I are still confused!"
"The four of us originally agreed to cooperate with each other in the Asteroid Belt and fly across together. But soon after we flew in, the other three fell asleep... Only I was piloting the Warplane."
Zong Ruoan's eyes widened: "You piloted it alone?! How did the Warplane fly?"
Xia Chujian spread her hands: "The Warplane flew by itself! I'm confused too! The Warplane has Mechanical Intelligence! Of course, it relied on Mechanical Intelligence, there was no need to pilot it myself."
"I held on for twelve hours, and I really couldn't hold on any longer, so I wanted to wake up a few roommates and switch with them to sleep. But before I could wake them up, I heard the Warplane's Mechanical Intelligence sound a prompt, saying that we had arrived at our destination."
"Then your Interstellar Terminal over there refused to believe it, and in the end, we were tricked by our own Instructor, and the Terminal's Fire Control Radar locked onto us, and we almost started a fight..."
Zong Ruoan frowned: "Mechanical Intelligence? The Mechanical Intelligence flew over by itself? But, that would require route locking, right? Is your Flying Base already able to lock onto routes in the Asteroid Belt?"
Of course not! Xia Chujian was about to deny it, when she suddenly remembered the Asteroid Belt star chart she saw on the Warplane. Anyway, that chart was gone, let them investigate...
Xia Chujian immediately changed her mind, and also said in confusion, "I really don't know about this. The Warplane is a training plane from the base, not our own Warplane. The programs and Mechanical Intelligence inside are all provided by the base. We really don't know what's going on."
She simply pushed all the problems to the Warplane's Mechanical Intelligence, knowing that it wasn't that advanced, but it was better than being studied herself...
This is the second update.
There will be a new update at 0:05 tonight.
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