Chapter 152: Chapter 149: Captain Lu Felt Like Punching Someone After Hearing This!
Qinghai, Kekexili jurisdiction.
The cold moon hung high, its silver light dimmed as the sunset clouds at the distant horizon were being devoured bit by bit by the dark blue of the night.
A hint of crimson light waxed and waned in the night. There was no wind tonight; only the temperature, following the seasonal shift, rendered the earth beneath even chillier than before.
There, in the yard, stood a tall, dark figure who tilted his head up ever so slightly to gaze at the stars twinkling in the night sky, listening to the incessant chirping of insects in the wilderness.
It was his second night back.
Everything was as usual, business as usual. If not for experiencing it firsthand, some things would feel like a dream.
At this moment, the door, fastened with cotton strips, was pushed open.
A figure seemed to be suddenly thrust out from inside. Sang Nian staggered forward a few steps before he managed to stop himself; eventually, he turned to Lu Xiao with a forced chuckle and said,
“Captain, Captain, why are you standing outside in the cold ?”
Lu Xiao threw him a cursory glance and flicked the ash from the burned-out cigarette at his fingertips, “Nothing.”
Upon hearing this, Sang Nian hurriedly ruffled the short hair at the back of his head and gave an awkward chuckle, “Captain, ever since you came back, you’ve been so distracted. Is something wrong? Did something happen in Shanghai? Did you… see Sister Xian?”
In fact, they were all reluctant to bring it up.
Although everyone knew there was some ambiguous relationship between their captain and Sister Xian,
deep down, they also understood that no matter what, it was probably just a brief encounter flavored with romance. Those who had to leave would leave, and the two of them could very likely become just passersby in each other’s lives.
After all… the disparity in their careers, their positions in life… was just too vast.
So why did they so carefully avoid mentioning it?
Perhaps it was because their captain had somehow changed from before.
Especially after the advertisement featuring Sister Xian began to air, he would watch it intently, for a long time, in silence—an action previously unseen from him.
They thought, Sister Xian, being a big star, would continue to have her own life, and after a brief encounter with their captain, she’d move on.
But their captain might very well be trapped in the tender trap of that night, taking her into his heart, stirring his emotions.
So, they did not voice their thoughts, but in their hearts… each of them felt a pang of sympathy and distress for their captain.
Now, here they were, pushing him out, hoping he could provide some comfort.
But how the hell was he supposed to do that?
As he imagined himself trying to console their captain, he shivered and felt like maybe he was tired of living a long life.
After Sang Nian’s remark, Lu Xiao furrowed his brows slightly and stared straight at him.
“What exactly are you trying to say?”
Why did he feel that something wasn’t quite right?
Upon hearing that, Sang Nian immediately forced a dry laugh and said, “You know, Captain, you shouldn’t feel down. Some people are just passersby in life. Just think of it as a fleeting romance…”
At those words, Lu Xiao: “…”
His eyes were fixed intently on him.
Sang Nian immediately took two steps back, looking helpless, his expression almost as if he were about to cry.
Well, it wasn’t his fault.
Some things are hard to put into words.
No matter how formidable their captain was, once in the celebrity sphere of Shanghai, he was just an ordinary man. What if he saw Sister Xian return to her lofty position? Wouldn’t their captain’s heart experience an even greater sense of loss?
Lu Xiao watched as Sang Nian looked at him with a complex and even somewhat sympathetic expression…
In a moment, it seemed as if he suddenly understood something, and the next second, he snorted coldly, tossed away the cigarette butt, and crushed it hard under the sole of his shoe. Then, with one kick, he sent Sang Nian away: “Get lost, don’t get in my damn way!”