Chapter 61: Rival in love Chapter 61: Rival in love It didn’t take long for the skinny man to beco vacant-eyed, just like the man before him.
Luo Shu nodded at Lu Hanmo, signaling that he could start questioning.
Lu Hanmo looked at the skinny man, “Tell , who inford you guys?”
“Dog Brother told us to evacuate, and it was him who ordered to set up the ambush here. I don’t know anything else, I just follow Dog Brother’s orders.” The skinny man’s eyes were lifeless as he answered dully.
Although Lu Hanmo had expected this result, he was still sowhat disappointed, “Take him away!”
This ti, Lu Hanmo didn’t take Luo Shu to the guest house but brought her to the base, arranging for her to stay in the quarters where he was temporarily residing. Now, with Shushu by his side, he could rest easy.
Furthermore, his mission was already over, and by tomorrow morning, he would be able to return to Cloud City with Shushu. Cloud City was the Lu family’s territory, where he could assign people to protect her.
After Lu Hanmo left, Luo Shu was alone in the room. Out of boredom, she surveyed the rather spartan room: a living room and a bedroom, featuring an old five-drawer cabinet, a wooden sofa, and a table, and that was it—except for a hard plank bed. On top of the bed, the quilt was folded impeccably, looking like a block of tofu.
Thinking of Lu Hanmo from her previous life, even as he entered middle age, he still liked to fold his quilt neatly. Luo Shu couldn’t help but smile at the thought.
After staying in the room for a while, Luo Shu went to the kitchen, intending to cook a delicious al for Lu Hanmo. However, after scrounging around, all she found was so slightly yellowed rice and nothing else.
Just as she was considering whether to take so vegetables out of her spatial storage, soone knocked on the door.
Luo Shu went forward and opened the door, only to see a young man standing outside, “Is sothing the matter?” She had seen this young man before; he had gone on a mission with Lu Hanmo. Although she had seen him, she was still sowhat wary of him. After all, the person who had shot at Lu Hanmo before was also one of Lu Hanmo’s subordinates.
The young man lifted his hand, shaking the bamboo basket he held, “The instructor sent to deliver these vegetables to you, he’s currently busy.” The vegetables in the basket were all purchased according to Lu Hanmo’s instructions.
Luo Shu looked at the bamboo basket and saw that it contained a piece of at and so fresh vegetables, all of which were the kind she liked. She felt a sweetness in her heart.
“Thank you!” Luo Shu reached out to take the basket.
“No need to be polite! I’ll be leaving now.” The young man scratched his head and smiled awkwardly. This young lady was indeed beautiful, no wonder even the “Cold-faced Yama,” the instructor, was moved by her.
Watching the young man leave, Luo Shu closed the door and was about to head to the kitchen when the door was knocked on again.
Setting the bamboo basket aside, Luo Shu turned and opened the door, only to find Qin Yue standing there. She had not t Qin Yue in her previous life, but she was no stranger to the Qin family.
“I can’t believe he actually brought you here,” Qin Yue said with a hint of chill in her voice. She could hardly believe her ears when she heard that Lu Hanmo had brought Luo Shu to the base. Lu Hanmo cared about Luo Shu to such an extent.
“This is a matter between Lu Hanmo and , and it doesn’t seem to concern you, does it?” Luo Shu said with a faint smile. She had noticed Qin Yue’s hostility towards her yesterday.
Qin Yue sneered, “Luo Shu, you’re too naive. Do you really think this is just between you and Lu Hanmo? Do you know what his status is? Do you know his family background? Do you really think soone of your birth deserves him?” She had looked up Luo Shu’s information the day before. A country girl aspiring to climb up to the Lu family was nothing but a fool’s dream.
“You needn’t worry about that; I’ve got things to do, so I won’t see you out,” Luo Shu said, about to close the door. She disliked wasting ti on irrelevant people.
Qin Yue put her hand on the door, smiling coldly, “What’s the matter? Feeling inferior? Afraid to face these questions?”
Luo Shu looked at Qin Yue with a smile that seed to see right through her, “You like Lu Hanmo, don’t you?”
“So what if I do? At least my status is more suitable than yours. Only soone with a status like mine is worthy of him.” Qin Yue didn’t deny it, looking arrogantly at Luo Shu. She wouldn’t show weakness in front of her rival.
She had liked Lu Hanmo for a long ti, but she had always kept her feelings to herself without showing them.
When she learned that Lu Hanmo would co to Yunnan Province for a mission, she was so excited that she couldn’t sleep for days. To spend ti with Lu Hanmo, she had specifically applied for this mission, replacing the person originally assigned to it.
Yesterday, at Xiao Hu’s estate, her heart raced when she saw Lu Hanmo. Especially when Xiao Hu let Lu Hanmo choose between her and Luo Shu, she was full of nervousness and anticipation because she could finally be alone with him.
But the truth brutally struck her, Lu Hanmo didn’t choose her; he chose Luo Shu. She admitted Luo Shu was good-looking, but beyond that, she couldn’t see what else Luo Shu had to offer. She really didn’t understand what Lu Hanmo saw in Luo Shu.
She still rembered the first ti she t Lu Hanmo; she was just eighteen then.
It was her grandfather’s sixtieth birthday. Due to the unstable political climate, her family didn’t dare to celebrate ostentatiously, simply inviting a few close friends over for a simple al.
When Grandpa Lu ca to offer his congratulations, he only brought Lu Hanmo with him. Although Lu Hanmo was just twenty at the ti, his calm, reserved, and noble deanor firmly captured her attention.
During the al, her grandfather and Grandpa Lu joked about pairing her and Lu Hanmo together. At the ti, she felt both shy and eager.
She stole glances at Lu Hanmo several tis, but he was always aloof, not even giving her a single glance, as if she didn’t exist at all. This stoked her competitive spirit.
After learning that Lu Hanmo had entered the base to beco an instructor, she changed her plan of becoming a doctor and chose to attend the Guard academy instead. She wanted to achieve sothing and make Lu Hanmo take notice. To show him her excellence, that only she was worthy of him.
But fate played a cruel joke on her. Just when she was about to et Lu Hanmo and show him her worth, he held another woman’s hand. If that person were better than her, she would have accepted defeat willingly, but Luo Shu was inferior in family, talent, and ability. This was sothing she couldn’t accept!
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