Mr.President, Let's Get a Divorce
Chapter 306: Mission 309 complete, I’m coming to pick you up and take you back to Xilin!

Chapter 306: Mission 309 complete, I’m coming to pick you up and take you back to Xilin!

"Brother Lu... Senior Lu!"

Tang Xiaohua got out of the car at the entrance of the military district and handed over her delegate pass, while Lu Ziqing was greeting a captain company commander.

Lu Ziqing, upon seeing Tang Xiaohua, wasn’t surprised, as if he had known he would encounter her.

When the captain company commander followed the sound and looked at Tang Xiaohua, who was dressed in a naval marine uniform and standing at attention saluting,

"What a spirit! This girl really looks sharp!"

he remarked with a glimmer in his eye.

Tang Xiaohua quickly stepped aside and also gave the captain a military salute, "Hello, Captain! Commander of the Naval Marine ’Osprey’ Assault Team, Tang Xiaohua, reporting for duty!"

"Tang Xiaohua?"

The captain’s eyes lit up again. "Isn’t that... the one brought up by Commander Lu..."

"She’s now serving as a guard by Mr. President’s side."

Lu Ziqing explained briefly and waved to Tang Xiaohua, "Come on with me, it’s about to start."

"Okay!"

Tang Xiaohua greeted the captain and then followed Lu Ziqing.

Anlin Military District was standard in every respect, moderate in size, but with very modern military building facilities, a large parade ground, and spacious training fields, far better than the conditions in Xilin.

The way to the conferment ceremony hall was a shady boulevard, lined with sturdy plane trees.

March in Anlin had finally brought a hint of spring, as green buds emerged on the branches.

"By... his side, are you doing okay?"

Lu Ziqing asked, his tone relaxed, but there was a hint of melancholy in his eyes as he looked ahead on the path.

"Brother Lu, there’s no good or bad in it, it’s just carrying out a mission,"

Tang Xiaohua replied.

Lu Ziqing looked at her and chuckled lightly, "If I had known they would assign you this task, I would have brought you back to Xilin no matter what, and kept you tied to my side."

"..."

His joking words carried a tinge of frustration, annoyance, and a bit of overbearingness.

"Then... after the mission is completed, Tang Xiaohua will be at Senior Lu’s disposal!"

Tang Xiaohua quickly said seriously.

Lu Ziqing glanced at her, "You’re always supposed to follow Senior Lu’s orders. But I’ve never really seen you actually listen to what Senior Lu says..."

"Heh heh, speaking of which, Brother Lu, how come you’re here? I thought that for this ceremony..."

"It’s because you’re in Anlin that I gave those old men some face and made this long trip."

"Pah, you think I would believe that nonsense?"

Tang Xiaohua retorted casually, and Lu Ziqing just laughed, "Actually, seeing you so spirited, I don’t know whether to be happy or worried."

He looked ahead, his eyes filled with wistfulness...

"Brother Lu, I’m serious, after the mission ends, I want to go back to Xilin. Looking back now, the days spent in Xilin were about real passion and justice."

"..."

"That military camp, filled with the stench of sweat, was much more comfortable than the jade towers of the President Mansion."

Lu Ziqing raised his eyebrows and looked at her again, reaching out to ruffle her hair,

"Alright, once the mission is over, I’ll come to pick you up and take you back to Xilin."

Tang Xiaohua nodded firmly, "Okay, it’s a promise!"

"What about... the ’Osprey’ Assault Team then...?"

"Who knows, maybe a few days after getting back, the naval commanders will just sell me off again, not returning!"

Tang Xiaohua joked.

A transfer was just a matter of procedure; if she wanted to return to Xilin, Lu Ziqing surely had a way.

Lu Ziqing laughed softly, the cloud that had been hanging heavy on his heart clearing away at that moment, as he began to hum a tune leisurely.

Tang Xiaohua felt comfortable too...

She had always found Lu Ziqing’s company very comfortable, closer than a friend, warmer than a relative, more reliable than a lover.