0p0 Chapter 203 Another Attack on the Palace
Chapter 203 Another Attack on the Palace
"Oh! I was just kidding! I'll stay until after your birthday. I've come all this way to E country, and I want to spend a few more days with you," Jiang Chengcheng quickly corrected herself.
"Really?" Sirius's previously low spirits instantly lifted upon hearing this. Thinking that there was still some time until his birthday, he felt even more cheerful.
That's great, I can spend a few more days with Chengcheng.
Sirius couldn't help but feel secretly delighted.
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The van quickly arrived at the Kremlin. After Jiang Chengcheng was fully armed, she followed Sirius and a group of bodyguards toward the office building. Fortunately, for some reason, there weren't many foreigners visiting the Kremlin today, and there were hardly any Chinese faces among them, so they probably wouldn't recognize her.
Looking at the familiar scene around her, Jiang Chengcheng couldn't help but feel a little emotional. The last time she came here, she was only fourteen years old. In the blink of an eye, three years have passed, and now she is almost an adult.
Looking at the familiar guard uniforms not far away, Jiang Chengcheng recalled her first meeting with Sirius and couldn't help but find it a little funny.
"What are you laughing at?" Sirius asked, puzzled as he watched Jiang Chengcheng staring blankly in the direction of the guards.
"Thinking of you," Jiang Chengcheng replied jokingly when she saw Sirius suddenly lean over.
"Me? Aren't I right here? If you're thinking of me, you're looking in the wrong direction." Hearing Jiang Chengcheng's words, Sirius couldn't help but smile slightly, lowering his head to bring his face close to Jiang Chengcheng's, his eyes filled with a smile that could drown a person.
The bodyguards behind the couple: Seriously! They're provided with food and drink just for working! — They're fed dog food and given lemon juice!
"Hey! What are you thinking about? I was talking about the first time we met." Receiving the resentful looks from the group of bodyguards behind her, Jiang Chengcheng quickly changed the subject.
"Why did you suddenly think of this?" Sirius looked at Jiang Chengcheng's helpless appearance and stopped teasing her. Instead, he asked her what she meant.
"Hey! Sirius! You know what? I still have that photo of you that I accidentally took!" Jiang Chengcheng suddenly turned around and leaned close to Sirius, opened the picture on her phone, and handed it to him.
"Really? Let me see." Upon hearing this, Sirius thought for a moment and suddenly remembered that there seemed to be such a thing. At the time, he was only focused on talking to Jiang Chengcheng. Although he later learned about the photos, he did not deliberately pay attention to them and forgot about them over time.
Sirius took Jiang Chengcheng's phone and glanced at it. Jiang Chengcheng in the photo looked a bit immature because of her young age. Upon closer inspection, her forehead seemed to be covered with a thin layer of sweat, and her two slender fingers were making a peace sign, taking up most of the picture.
On that pretty little face, eight bright white teeth were clearly showing, but it looked like a fake smile. Her eyes were filled with a sense of despair that didn't belong to her vibrant age. Not far behind her, a man in a suit was slowly walking towards her. That man was Sirius from three years ago.
"Hehe, didn't expect that, did you? I still have this photo! We're quite destined to meet." Jiang Chengcheng said smugly as she leaned closer to Sirius.
"In your Chinese terms, this is called destiny," Sirius said with a smile as he uploaded the photo to his phone.
"You're quite good at flattering yourself!" Jiang Chengcheng rolled her eyes at Sirius upon hearing this, but her smile was tacitly acknowledging his words.
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Sirius's office was not quite the glittering place Jiang Chengcheng had imagined; instead, it was predominantly black, exuding a high-end and sophisticated feel.
"You probably don't have any travel plans these days, right?" Jiang Chengcheng thought that Sirius had just been discharged from the hospital, and even for the sake of his health, he probably wouldn't have many travel plans.
"No, it's mostly about dealing with some backlogged matters." As Jiang Chengcheng had expected, Sirius didn't have much work to do during his visit.
"That's alright, but your country is quite good at concealing information. So many days have passed, and there's still no news of your injury." Jiang Chengcheng sat on the sofa scrolling through the trending topics on her phone, and couldn't help but sigh.
“No, it’s mainly because that place is too remote. Our people don’t know how he found out about my itinerary.” Sirius said this with a furrowed brow and troubled thoughts.
What's most troubling about this matter isn't that the enemy is lurking in the shadows, but rather how they learned about Sirius's itinerary. The worst-case scenario is that there's a mole among the higher-ups or among Sirius's close associates.
"…Sirius, be careful when I leave in a couple of days, and don't give anyone an opportunity to take advantage of you." Jiang Chengcheng was a smart woman, and she knew exactly what Sirius meant. Thinking that there might be a mole among his men, Jiang Chengcheng felt worried and reminded him with concern.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Seeing Jiang Chengcheng's furrowed brows, Sirius bent down and patted her head to comfort her.
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night.
After finishing his work, Sirius saw Jiang Chengcheng diligently typing on the sofa. Instead of speaking, he quietly walked behind her and glanced at her computer screen.
"You like potatoes? Is that your online name?" Sirius asked curiously as he sat down next to Jiang Chengcheng.
After a period of intensive training, Sirius's Chinese proficiency has become quite high, so understanding the words on the website is not difficult for him.
Jiang Chengcheng was engrossed in her writing and had no idea when Sirius had walked up behind her. She was startled when she heard the voice that suddenly came to her ear, and then she realized that it was Sirius's voice.
"You scared me!" Jiang Chengcheng breathed a sigh of relief, calmed herself down, and playfully scolded Sirius.
Then, recalling the question Sirius had asked earlier, he replied.
"Yes, this is my online name. Let me see how it is written." Jiang Chengcheng didn't block Sirius from coming closer, since there was nothing she couldn't see anyway.
"What's written?" Upon hearing Jiang Chengcheng's words, Sirius moved the computer closer to himself and began to carefully read the contents.
"I wonder if you have any popular online novels in China, especially those aimed at male readers?" Jiang Chengcheng said, scratching her head uncertainly.
It seems that online novels are a product unique to China; they're not commonly heard of in foreign countries. Of course, it's also possible that Jiang Chengcheng simply hasn't paid attention to them.
“I’ve heard of apps for Chinese online novels, but most people here aren’t very good at writing them,” Sirius replied after a moment’s thought.
"Oh, then you must have much less fun living here," Jiang Chengcheng chuckled and replied teasingly.
“That’s not necessarily true. Ice fishing and winter swimming in winter are also great. I’ll take you to try it when I have time in a couple of days.” Sirius disagreed with Jiang Chengcheng’s words.
I'm thinking of taking Jiang Chengcheng to experience the joys of their country when I have time.