207: Chapter 140 She’s a Lucky Girl 207: Chapter 140 She’s a Lucky Girl “Why did you only co now?” Lin Mi was not complaining, just curious about what she had been doing.
“Sothing held up.
What brings you to pick up today?” Gu Xiaoxi got in the car and sat in the back seat.
Seeing her settled, Lin Mi started the car.
“Your superior officer is looking for you.
For the specifics, you can ask him in person,” Lin Mi said with a smile.
Gu Xiaoxi nodded, found a comfortable position, and tried to catch up on so sleep.
Actually, over the past two months, Quan Shaoqing had used various excuses to have Lin Mi pick her up.
She went ho twice a month, and since it was only an hour one way, the trips were convenient.
After she arrived, there were never any important matters.
They would just enjoy a table full of delicious food together, then stroll around the headquarters’ recreation center and the famous Lover’s Valley.
Over ti, she had lost the sense of novelty for those places.
As long as he was with her, she was happy to go along for the walk.
Her relationship with Quan Shaoqing was also getting better.
Being with him felt like ho.
It was very comforting, so when he sent soone to pick her up, she would just go with them.
The car weaved through the forest, tree shadows dancing in the flickering light of the car.
Lin Mi looked at the beautiful girl in the back seat through the rearview mirror and shook her head helplessly.
She was actually a bit envious of Gu Xiaoxi.
She was a lucky girl, having t Quan Shaoqing, which had set her on the right path.
If she had continued living as the Gu Xiaoxi of Luoli City, no matter how capable she might have been, her future would have eventually collided with the law.
Only joining the military was the right direction for her developnt, and it could provide her with many more opportunities.
She was also a good soldier worth cultivating because her nature wasn’t bad—she loathed evil and possessed a rare kind of kindness.
As for Quan Shaoqing, he too was once a passionate and exuberant person.
But since that battle three years ago, in which he lost everything, he beca quiet, reticent, and ruthlessly stern.
Almost no one could truly get close to him, and even he could not fully understand his own heart.
Only Gu Xiaoxi!
Through their prolonged interactions, her beauty, talent, wisdom, and decisiveness all amazed Quan Shaoqing, and he felt deeply for her past.
Between them was a mutual admiration born of empathy.
Initially, Quan Shaoqing might have rely wanted to take in Gu Xiaoxi, for her own good.
Later on, a kind of emotion developed between them that even they couldn’t clearly define.
Although they hadn’t noticed it themselves, he had seen it all along.
The car finally stopped outside Young Master Quan’s apartnt building.
Under the shade of the trees, the playful moonlight sprinkled around the man reclining against the back of the bench, his long fingers holding a cigarette, wisps of smoke drifting before him.
His legs were crossed, and his moonlit profile looked distant and cool.
Gu Xiaoxi leaned against the car window, gazing from afar at his profile, her lips curling into a sweet smile.
In two months, she had seen Quan Shaoqing four tis, as he had been coming to pick her up almost every half a month.
It was as if he had beco an inseparable part of her life.
Gu Xiaoxi quietly got out of the car, unaware of what Quan Shaoqing was thinking at the mont.
She walked up behind him, covered his eyes with her hands, then giggled as she leaned on his shoulder.
Quan Shaoqing’s thin lips quirked up, the soft little hands blocking the light from his eyes.
He knew exactly who had the audacity to be so bold in front of him.
He grasped her small hands, took them away from his eyes, and imdiately snuffed out the cigarette in his other hand.
Gu Xiaoxi sat down in the chair beside him, her smile radiant.
“What are you thinking about, staying out here so late at night?”
Quan Shaoqing turned his head, his gaze falling upon her delicate face.
He noticed that Gu Xiaoxi’s hair had grown out a bit, a neatly trimd bob that made her look exceptionally fresh.
“I prepared so delicious food tonight, waiting for you to co back so we can eat together,” Quan Shaoqing said with a smile as he pulled her up from the chair, and the two of them walked leisurely toward the apartnt entrance.
Lin Mi watched from a distance, unable to resist being drawn to their beautiful silhouettes against the backdrop of the night.
Under the moonlight, the tall and the short figures cast long, slanted shadows.
They looked very well matched together, as if they were ant to be a couple from the start.
Gu Xiaoxi entered the house happily, greeted by the delicious scent in the air.
The table was laid with dishes, and there was a birthday cake.
Gu Xiaoxi’s eyes lit up imdiately.
“Keeper, is it my birthday today?
What’s the date?”
Quan Shaoqing was speechless as he changed his shoes and followed Gu Xiaoxi inside.
“I really don’t know how you grew up, not even knowing your own birthday.”
“Ah!
Is it really my birthday today?
I’m so happy.” Gu Xiaoxi couldn’t believe it; Quan Shaoqing had actually celebrated her birthday.
“After today, you’ll be nineteen years old, stepping into your twenties.
Xiao Xi, you’ve been in the army for a year.
I’ve seen your growth over this year.
So tonight, I’m celebrating your birthday.
Also, congratulations on becoming a qualified soldier,” Quan Shaoqing said as he placed a bottle of Red Wine and two glasses on the table, laughing softly.
Perhaps only in Gu Xiaoxi’s presence did his face show rare tenderness.
Gu Xiaoxi ruffled her short hair and sat down in the chair, her heart brimming with joy; today was her birthday!
She had celebrated every year before, either with so friends or with her master.
If no one rembered, she wouldn’t make a point to celebrate it.
Because her birthday was the day Gu Lirou had set for her, the day she was found.
In truth, she had no idea when her actual birthday was.
Clearly, having soone to celebrate with her made her very happy.
Quan Shaoqing placed a glass of Red Wine in front of Gu Xiaoxi, reminding her, “You can drink tonight, but don’t get drunk; you still need to return to the military base for training tomorrow morning.”
“I know!” Gu Xiaoxi grabbed the glass, clinked it swiftly against Quan Shaoqing’s, and then downed it in one go.
When she was happy, she behaved like a mischievous child.
Quan Shaoqing smiled, lovingly looking at her and reminded, “Drink less.”
After celebrating her nineteenth birthday, Gu Xiaoxi felt like she had suddenly grown up.
Stepping into her twenties, she was now an adult.
After dinner, Gu Xiaoxi had drunk a bit too much and beca slightly intoxicated, during which ti she completely disregarded Quan Shaoqing’s reminders.
She lay powerless on the couch, her cheeks flushed red.
Her large, sprite-like eyes, hazy with a charmingly intoxicating look, gazed at Quan Shaoqing, “Thank you for celebrating my birthday.”
“Didn’t you say I should take responsibility for you?
Since we’re family, I will definitely take care of you,” Quan Shaoqing said with an indulgent smile, trying his best to ignore the faint provocative charm in the arch of her brows.
Moonlight scattered on the balcony at midnight, and Gu Xiaoxi’s gaze fell upon the curtain at the window sill, the swaying shadows of the trees dancing in her sight.
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