The captain of the national fencing team had waited for so long and finally received Xia Wanyuan’s response. He was originally extremely excited, but when he heard Xia Wanyuan’s schedule, he felt that something was wrong.
“Professor Xia, tell me honestly. Did you agree to the interview in America first, or did you think of me first?”
Xia Wanyuan coughed lightly. “Captain, don’t be too conflicted about such details.”
Pak! The captain’s heart broke.
“I knew it. You agreed to follow us to the competition because it was on the way!!”
Xia Wanyuan smiled. “Captain, that’s not important. Can’t we just win the competition?”
The captain had revived with full health. He had seen Xia Wanyuan use a sword.
Good lord!! Those who did not know better would think that Xia Wanyuan was going to fight the enemy! Her aura left him in the dust.
Just because he had seen Xia Wanyuan use a sword once, the captain was shocked and had the idea of adding Xia Wanyuan to the national team.
“You said it.” The captain looked at Xia Wanyuan eagerly. “Promise to win the championship for me.”
Xia Wanyuan thought about the fencing videos she had seen in modern society.
Although this sounded a little arrogant, to be honest, in Xia Wanyuan’s opinion, those moves were very simple.
Xia Wanyuan actually did not use the sword often.
After all, in her previous life, her main priority was to guard the rear. There were very few times when she needed to personally go forward, but that did not mean that Xia Wanyuan’s swordsmanship was bad.
Her father and mother were not like other members of the royal family who only let their daughter learn poetry and embroidery.
They had invited the most talented person in the world to teach Xia Wanyuan, including swordsmanship.
Under the Sword God, who had the highest sword skills at that time, Xia Wanyuan’s skills were naturally not something ordinary people could compare to.
Hence, facing the fencing captain’s words, Xia Wanyuan nodded very naturally. “Okay, I’ll get you a championship.”
“Awesome!” The captain was overjoyed.
One had to know that after China won the championship five years ago, the national team had been in low spirits and rarely obtained good results.
“Then I still have something on, so I’ll leave first.” After telling the captain what he needed to say, Xia Wanyuan prepared to leave.
“Okay!”
The captain still had something to do. After sending Xia Wanyuan off, he went elsewhere.
Hence, neither of them realized that after they left the training room, someone walked out of the changing room with a complicated expression. In her phone, the recorder was working.
This was Liu Qian, a member of the fencing team.
Her skills could not keep up with the average standards of the national team. She had been a reserve member for a long time.
This time, it was not easy for a girl in the team to fall sick and be unable to participate in the competition. The captain was forced to pull Liu Qian in to barely make up the numbers.
Liu Qian had been looking forward to this rare opportunity for a long time.
She had trained for so long to stand on the world stage and receive everyone’s attention.
However, who would have thought that she would hear Xia Wanyuan and the captain’s conversation in the changing room?
Originally, there was no place for Xia Wanyuan. If Xia Wanyuan wanted to join, wouldn’t that mean that I had to give up her position?
After all, the captain had never thought much of her. Now, looking at the captain’s attitude towards Xia Wanyuan, she could already predict that she was going to be replaced.
Looking at the recording in her hand, Liu Qian gritted her teeth. “Why do you always have to stand in my way?”
She saved the recording and walked out of the training room.
There was only more than a week left until An Rao’s wedding. Her stomach was getting bigger and bigger, and her pregnancy was serious. She was often in a bad mood. Recently, Xia Wanyuan would take some time to visit her.
“Yuan Yuan, do you think I’m pregnant with a son or a daughter?” An Rao touched her stomach and looked at Xia Wanyuan curiously.
“I don’t know.” Speaking of which, it was strange. A few months ago, An Rao still liked to eat sour food. At that time, everyone thought that she was pregnant with a son. Only recently did An Rao start to like spicy food again. “Maybe it’s a pair of twins?”
An Rao blinked. “Really?”
However, An Rao thought for a while. “Actually, it’s good to have a son or daughter. I like both very much.”
Although Bo Xiao said that he wanted a son, An Rao saw that Bo Xiao had prepared a complete set of things for his daughter. He had prepared for her much more diligently for his son.
At this point, An Rao leaned towards Xia Wanyuan. “Yuan Yuan, aren’t you and CEO Jun prepared to have a second child?”
Xia Wanyuan was stunned by the question. She recalled how Jun Shiling was forced to drink soup by Uncle Wang every day and was a little amused. “Let nature take its course.”
Actually, children were all spiritual. If he wanted to come to this world, he might appear one day.
For the entire afternoon, Xia Wanyuan and An Rao stayed together to chat. When Xia Wanyuan left, An Rao grabbed Xia Wanyuan’s hand reluctantly with tears in her eyes. “Sister, why don’t you take me away too? I want to go home with you.”
Behind her, Bo Xiao forcefully pulled her over. He waved at Xia Wanyuan. “Bye, ignore her. She’s crazy again.”
“You’re the crazy one.” An Rao turned around and glared at Bo Xiao. “Hmph.”
Bo Xiao closed the door and began his daily routine of coaxing his wife.
After leaving An Rao’s house, Xia Wanyuan drove back to the manor. When she walked to the Xingtan intersection to wait for the traffic light, she was caught off guard and saw Su Yueran.
To be honest, if not for her facial features, Xia Wanyuan really did not dare to believe that the bleak figure walking by the roadside was Su Yueran.
Every time Su Yueran appeared, she would wear exquisite makeup and look very calm and elegant.
But now, she seemed to have suffered a blow and looked very withered.
A man in a suit walked beside Su Yueran. It was not Lin Qingyuan, but a very handsome man who looked very gentlemanly.
At that moment, the green light lit up. Xia Wanyuan retracted her gaze, stepped on the accelerator, and drove forward.
By the roadside, Lin Qingdai looked at his nominal sister-in-law and felt a little helpless.
He had long heard about Lin Qingyuan and Su Yueran’s marriage on the way.
He was naturally familiar with Su Yueran.
When he left China ten years ago, Su Yueran had already been brought back to the Lin family. The two of them had even interacted as siblings for nearly two to three years.
Now that he was back in the country, his sister had become his sister-in-law. Furthermore, looking at Su Yueran’s condition, Lin Qingdai felt that something was wrong, but he could not ask.
Just as Lin Qingdai was in a dilemma, Su Yueran looked up. “Don’t you still have to attend the blind date banquet? Go ahead. I’ll go back myself. You don’t have to send me back.”
Lin Qingdai waved his hand. “I’ll leave after sending you back, Sister-in-law.”
“No need,” Su Yueran insisted. “I want to stay alone. You don’t have to send me back anymore. Go back.”
“Alright then.” Lin Qingdai hailed a car for Su Yueran before heading towards the Beijing Hotel.
In the Beijing hotel, Jiang Kui and Jiang Yun were already waiting in the private room.
“What kind of expression is that? Are you preparing to let the second young master of the Lin family come to the funeral?” During the meeting in the morning at the company, Jiang Yun had embarrassed Jiang Kui again. Jiang Kui hated her in his heart, and now that he had the opportunity, he wanted to mock Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun glanced at Jiang Kui. “No one asked you to come. Aren’t you very busy?”
Jiang Kui poured himself a glass of wine. “Father asked me to come and supervise you on this marriage. Otherwise, you know Father’s methods.”
Jiang Yun turned away and ignored Jiang Kui.
Jiang Kui smiled. Tsk, although Jiang Yun had embarrassed me in the company, after leaving the company, how could a woman like Jiang Yun turn the world upside down?
Just as they were about to reach the agreed time, the door of the private room suddenly opened and a handsome man walked in.
“I’m sorry, I’m not familiar with the route to Beijing. I came a little late.” Lin Qingdai walked forward and nodded politely at Jiang Kui.
“It’s okay.” Jiang Kui looked at the time. “Young Master Lin, you’re too polite. There are still five minutes before the agreed time. We were just early.”
Lin Qingdai smiled gently, then took out a velvet box from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Yun.
“Miss Jiang.” This was the first time Lin Qingdai had seen Jiang Yun. His eyes lit up and the tips of his ears turned red. “Hello, my name is Lin Qingdai. Nice to meet you. This is my gift to you.”
Although Jiang Yun hated marriage, Lin Qingdai still gave her a very gentle feeling. She reached out and took the box. “Thank you.”
Lin Qingdai smiled and subconsciously looked at Jiang Yun.
Jiang Kui watched this scene from the side and was smug. It seemed that this marriage was successful. He handed Lin Qingdai a cigarette.
Lin Qingdai waved his hand. “Thank you, but I don’t smoke.”
“What a good man.” Jiang Kui sat back and grinned. “In that case, it seems that my sister, is very lucky. I wonder if Master Lin has told you about the marriage?”
Lin Qingdai glanced at Jiang Yun. Initially, he had some resistance, but now, he nodded. “He did.”
“Okay, then let’s not beat around the bush. My father and Master Lin want us to settle it as soon as possible. Ten days later is an auspicious day. Why don’t we get engaged that day? Ten days is enough for us to prepare.”
Lin Qingdai nodded. “Okay.”
Although he had been abroad for many years, his family was still in China.
In other words, his family was in Lin Qingyuan’s hands. Although Lin Qingdai resisted, he had no choice but to follow Lin Qingyuan’s instructions.
Furthermore, after seeing Jiang Yun’s appearance, Lin Qingdai felt that he was not that resistant anymore.
“Alright.” Jiang Kui glanced at Lin Qingdai and saw that he was looking at Jiang Yun. “Then I’ll leave first. Young Master Lin, please send my sister back.”
“Okay.” Lin Qingdai stood up and sent Jiang Kui out.
After Jiang Kui left, Lin Qingdai walked to Jiang Yun’s side and said gently, “Miss Jiang, let me send you back.”
Jiang Yun glanced at him. “Okay.”
Lin Qingdai knew at a glance that she was someone who had received a good education.
He was elegant, gentle, and considerate. He would open the car door for Jiang Yun and carefully let her walk on the inside of the road. He would even care about her emotions when she spoke. Once he realized that Jiang Yun was not interested in the topic, he would quietly change it.
In all fairness, Lin Qingdai was a very good person.
If Jiang Yun had not met Xia Yu.
Although Xia Yu was immature, he had the vigor that Jiang Yun would always yearn for.
“Miss Jiang, we’re here.” Lin Qingdai’s voice pulled Jiang Yun out of her thoughts.
“Thank you.” Jiang Yun nodded slightly at Lin Qingdai and walked in.
Lin Qingdai stood rooted to the ground and watched Jiang Yun enter before getting into the car and leaving.
On the way back, Lin Qingyuan called. “How is it? Are you satisfied with your fiancée?”
Lin Qingdai’s ears flushed red. “Thank you for your concern, Brother. We’ve already discussed the engagement.”
“That’s good.” Lin Qingyuan was satisfied. “Your sister-in-law is in Beijing alone. Remember to help me take care of her.”
“Okay.”
After hanging up, Lin Qingdai held the steering wheel and crossed the night sky alone.
Actually, how could he not know how Lin Qingyuan used him?
But what could he do?
Born in such a big family, all his roots were in the Lin family. It was equivalent to having Lin Qingyuan hold his neck.
If only he was heartless enough and could abandon his family and friends and leave his hometown, he would not be restrained by Lin Qingyuan.
However, his heart softened. He was not that heartless. He hated his weakness, but he was helpless.
——
When Xia Wanyuan returned to the manor, she told Jun Shiling about Su Yueran she had seen on the way. Seeing Jun Shiling’s unsurprised expression, Xia Wanyuan knew that Jun Shiling must have known about this long ago.
“How did you know and not tell me?” Xia Wanyuan patted Jun Shiling’s shoulder.
Jun Shiling took the opportunity to pull Xia Wanyuan’s hand down and circle her on his lap.
Xia Wanyuan glared at him angrily. “What are you doing?”
Jun Shiling hugged Xia Wanyuan’s waist with one hand and moved his other hand on the keyboard. “Why should I tell you? Su Yueran is not an important person.”
“Who’s the man beside Su Yueran?”
“The young master of the Lin family’s second branch, Lin Qingdai, the person who is going to have a marriage alliance with Jiang Yun.”
“… Marriage alliance?” Xia Wanyuan was speechless. She thought of Xia Yu. “Does Xia Yu know?”
She could tell that Xia Yu still liked Jiang Yun very much. Now that Jiang Yun was about to get engaged, what would Xia Yu think if he returned and realized that the girl he liked was engaged?
Speaking of Xia Yu, Xia Wanyuan glanced at Jun Shiling. “Why isn’t Xia Yu back yet? Are you hiding something from me?”
Half a month ago, they had already said that Xia Yu’s team was about to return to China. It had been half a month, but they had not received any news.
Jun Shiling tightened his grip on her waist. “How would I dare to hide anything from you? Xia Yu and the rest are coming back soon. They’ll definitely return to Beijing in half a month. I promise you, okay?”
Hearing Jun Shiling’s solemn words, Xia Wanyuan was relieved. “Then I’ll believe you for the time being. Let go. I’m going to take a shower.”
Jun Shiling’s hand did not move. He hugged Xia Wanyuan. “Accompany me to read the documents and I’ll bathe with you. Isn’t that fair?”
“Damn you.” Xia Wanyuan laughed in anger.
“Alright, stop fooling around.” Jun Shiling patted Xia Wanyuan’s waist comfortingly. “Accompany me, okay?”
Xia Wanyuan had never been able to stand Jun Shiling using such words. She surrendered. “Okay.”
Jun Shiling smiled and kissed her before looking at the document seriously.
Xia Wanyuan accompanied him for a while before remembering that there was something she had not told Jun Shiling.
That she was going to America.
Thinking of another tug of war, Xia Wanyuan felt a headache.
Hence, while Jun Shiling was handling his work, Xia Wanyuan was thinking about how to make Jun Shiling happy.
Thus, when it was time to sleep at night, Xia Wanyuan fiddled in the fitting room for a long time. Only when Jun Shiling came to the door to rush her did Xia Wanyuan return to the bedroom.
“Where did you go? You came back so late.” Jun Shiling helped Xia Wanyuan warm the blanket. Seeing Xia Wanyuan enter, he moved to the side.
Xia Wanyuan did not speak. She was wearing a coat and walked towards Jun Shiling.
“What’s wrong?” Jun Shiling looked at her in confusion.
Xia Wanyuan reached out to switch off the light, then pulled Jun Shiling’s hand into his coat.
In the darkness, Jun Shiling’s breathing became heavy.
His voice was a little hoarse. “Tell me, what do you want from me?”
Xia Wanyuan smiled. “CEO Jun, why are you so smart?”
“Cut it out.” Although Xia Wanyuan’s tricks tonight were very flirtatious, Jun Shiling knew that it was definitely not a good thing to make Xia Wanyuan take the initiative to tease him.
Xia Wanyuan leaned forward. In the darkness, the coat fell to the ground.
Jun Shiling could not stand it anymore. “Go back. Don’t do this to me. Tell me what it is first.”
Although he said that, his hand on Xia Wanyuan’s waist did not relax at all. The warmth in his palm almost melted her.
“I’m going to America. Five days.”
“…” Jun Shiling reached out to turn on the lights, but Xia Wanyuan stopped him. She took the initiative to step forward and try out the tricks she had learned in the video and had never tried with Jun Shiling.
As expected, it had a miraculous effect.
In the end, Xia Wanyuan took advantage of him and obtained Jun Shiling’s promise not to be angry.
The next morning, Xia Wanyuan opened her eyes and kicked Jun Shiling. “Bastard, why aren’t you getting up?”
Jun Shiling smiled. “Where did you learn it? Call me next time and we’ll learn it together.”
“… Can you get up?”
“Yes.” Satisfied, Jun Shiling got up happily. However, thinking of Xia Wanyuan going to America, Jun Shiling was still a little worried.
He was not worried about anything else when Xia Wanyuan went to America. He was worried about the Blue family.
After some thought, Jun Shiling decided to accompany Xia Wanyuan.
“… What should we do about the domestic matters?” It was an eventful period. If Jun Shiling was not in Beijing, Beijing would be in chaos.
“Don’t worry about it. Just care about yourself.”
“…” Xia Wanyuan was amused. Alright, you’re quite fierce.
——
In the past few days, the country had been calm, but on the Internet, a recording quietly spread.
“Wow, I didn’t expect the Chinese to be so confident. Or have they already bribed their opponent? Is this Xia Wanyuan who spoke the Xia Wanyuan we know?”
[That’s her. I know her voice. What kind of person is Xia Wanyuan? Why do I feel that she has to interfere everywhere?]
[Funny, is the Chinese fencing team internationally famous?]
[Hahaha, the person in front, let me tell you, no. Fencing is the most popular sport in Continent O. How can there really be anyone in China who knows fencing?]
It was not easy for them to find a topic. A group of Han people with ulterior motives were leading the way on the Internet, trying to stir up the conflict between foreigners and China.
Instantly, the outer net was filled with mockery.
There were even people who pushed the topic “Xia Wanyuan champion” onto the trending list.
When they clicked on it, it was naturally mockery.
[Put your eyes here. When Xia Wanyuan wins the championship, I’ll kowtow 100 times to everyone here, hahahaha.]
[Then I’ll come too. If Xia Wanyuan wins the championship, I’ll give ten yuan to everyone who likes it, okay?]
[ Are you poisonous? You even specially opened a topic for Xia Wanyuan. How boring. She might just be talking nonsense. Is there a need to go so far? ]
[ The person in front, our Han Country is only saying that the Lantern Festival is ours. Then why are you still chasing after us? ]
Soon, the news spread to China, and the netizens were silent.
Everyone’s first reaction was that this recording must have been faked.
Xia Wanyuan did not know how to fence, so how could she participate in a fencing competition?
However, soon, some netizens realized that the national fencing team had posted a post on their official Weibo.
This post showed that the national fencing team was about to rush to America to participate in the world fencing competition.
Xia Wanyuan’s name was on the list of participants.
[May I ask if this Xia Wanyuan is the Xia Wanyuan we know?]
The netizens were a little stunned.
Soon, the fencing team’s official Weibo replied to the netizens’ comments. “Yes, it’s the Professor Xia Wanyuan that everyone knows!”
The netizens teased the official Weibo for acting cute while expressing their shock at Xia Wanyuan’s participation in the fencing competition.
[Yuan Yuan! How many more surprises do you have that I don’t know about?]
[Hahahahaha, Xia Wanyuan is amazing!! Forget about everything else, just kill them. What arrogance? Even if you lose, you won’t lose face. You’re the best!]
[ Ah yes! Xia Wanyuan, you can do it! Charge!!! Take the championship back and scare this group of blind things to death. When their Chinese father was playing with the sword, this group of people was still digging mud somewhere. Now, they’re riding on Daddy’s head. ]
After the chat between Xia Wanyuan and the fencing captain exploded, the team members were actually very nervous.
Everyone was afraid of being mocked by the netizens.
After all, over the years, the fencing team had indeed not performed well. Their international reputation was not good either. Everyone had lost confidence in themselves.
However, the netizens’ reaction surprised everyone and they were even a little touched.
This was the first time that everyone began to feel their blood boil before the competition.
This time, no matter what, they had to do their best to compete.
With the strong support of the Chinese, everyone had to work hard.
——
In Continent F, ever since they saved Lin Yi from those people, Xia Yu and Lin Yi had been walking along the southeast towards the coastal city.
Along the way, they would always encounter wars everywhere. They could only rest during the day and travel at night to avoid being captured.
In the dark night, Xia Yu pulled Stone with one hand and Lin Yi with the other.
When they passed by a shoal, the three of them stopped.
This was the safest path. There were people upstream and downstream not far from here. If they wanted to go to and opposite, they could only walk from here.
Lin Yi glanced at Xia Yu. “Wait for me first. I’ll go down and explore the water.”
“Okay.”
With that, Lin Yi tightened her shirt, picked up a long stick from the side, and tried to walk across the river.
The deepest part of the water reached Lin Yi’s chest, so there should be no problem going over.
Stone raised his hand first. “Sister, I can swim over. I know how to swim.”
“Okay, then follow me.” Lin Yi nodded at the stone.
Seeing that Xia Yu was about to go into the water, Lin Yi walked in front of him. “I’ll carry you over. Your wound can’t be wet. We don’t have any anti-inflammatory medicine anymore. There are many bacteria in the water. If it gets infected, the consequences will be unimaginable.”
Xia Yu hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he nodded. “But I’m heavier. It’ll be hard on you.”
“It’s okay.”
As Lin Yi spoke, he went into the water first. Then, Xia Yu leaned on her back. Lin Yi looked at Stone. “Swim with me.”
“Okay.”
The moonlight shone palely on this peaceful water area, and the water waves slowly floated out.
Even though there was a certain buoyancy in the water, Lin Yi still could not take it when she carried Xia Yu, who was such a tall person.
When she walked to the middle of the river, Lin Yi staggered and almost fell.
However, considering Xia Yu’s wound, Lin Yi still tried her best to stabilize her body. Then, she slowly carried Xia Yu ashore step by step.
When they reached the other side of the river, Lin Yi’s face was covered in sweat. Xia Yu reached out to wipe Lin Yi’s sleeve.
Lin Yi looked up and saw Xia Yu’s handsome eyes. She was stunned.
Xia Yu had only wiped it casually, but seeing Lin Yi’s gaze, Xia Yu felt a little awkward. He retracted his hand. “Let’s continue on our way.”
“Mm.” Lin Yi stood up, tidied his clothes, and walked forward with his bag.
“Is it heavy?Do you need me to help you carry a bag?” Although Xia Yu was injured, he was too embarrassed to watch Lin Yi carry all sorts of things.
Lin Yi dodged. “Alright, there’s no need to differentiate between men and women in this place. Take good care of your wound. Stone and I are still counting on you to protect us.”
“Mm.” Xia Yu did not say anything else.
Lin Yi was carrying a bag and two in her hands.
Stone was too young and could only take some very light things. Once Xia Yu took something, his wound would open, so Lin Yi’s hand was not empty.
Not long after, her forehead began to sweat.
Under the moonlight, Xia Yu would wipe Lin Yi’s sweat every time he walked for a while.
Lin Yi felt that she had never been in such a sorry state.
With a patient and a young child, they walked on the escape path. They had already eaten all their dry food and medicine. The three of them were exhausted from walking on dry roads and water.
At this moment, the moonlight quietly shone on this dry land. There was an unknown plant fragrance in the air, and in the distance was a desert reflected by the moonlight.
She was indeed in a sorry state.
However, at the same time, Lin Yi felt that ever since her parents passed away, she had never been as calm as she was now.
Lin Yi turned around and looked at Xia Yu’s handsome side profile. He suddenly asked the question he had been wanting to ask. “The last time you were sick, you kept calling me Sister and Jiang Yun. Are they your family?”
“Sister is my family.” Thinking of Xia Wanyuan, longing appeared in Xia Yu’s eyes. “She’s especially good. When I’m in university, she’ll prepare…”
In the quiet night, Xia Yu began to talk about Xia Wanyuan.
In Xia Yu’s heart, Xia Wanyuan was the best person in the world, so when it came to Xia Wanyuan’s good points, Xia Yu talked non-stop for a long time.
Lin Yi listened quietly and did not interrupt him.
After some time, Xia Yu finally stopped. “I’m sorry, I spoke a little too much.”
“No, I quite like to hear it.” Even just listening to Xia Yu’s description, Lin Yi felt that Xia Wanyuan was a good person to the core. “Unfortunately, I haven’t paid attention to China for a long time. When I have the chance, I really want to get to know your sister.”
“Sure. When we return to China, I’ll treat you to a meal.” Speaking of food, Xia Yu recalled the food made by the chefs in the manor. “My brother-in-law’s chef cooks really well. You must try it when you have the chance.”
After saying that, Lin Yi finally asked calmly, “Then who is Jiang Yun? You called out this name when you were sick last time.”
Speaking of Jiang Yun, Xia Yu was clearly silent for a moment. His handsome face was hidden in the darkness, looking a little lonely. “No one. Maybe you heard wrongly.”
“Alright, then I might have heard wrongly.” Although Xia Yu did not say anything, Lin Yi felt that she already understood.
It was still night in Continent F, but it was already dawn in China. A plane carrying Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan was flying towards America from the Beijing airport.
