An 80s female translator was spoiled rotten by a rough and jealous man.

Chapter 55 is the same as hers...

Meng Youyou loosened one of her arms, glanced at the time on her watch, and was slightly alarmed. "Oh no! I'm running out of time. I have a class later."

Upon hearing this, Huo Qingshan released his grip, stepped back slightly, and created some distance between them. "Then hurry up and go."

Meng Youyou picked up her textbook from the table, making as if to leave, but then remembered something and turned back to Huo Qingshan, reminding him, "If you don't have work tonight, remember to make time for it. I have plans."

Huo Qingshan smiled and said, "Okay."

After Meng Youyou left, Huo Qingshan sat back down in his chair, reopened the document he had just read, and began to examine it carefully.

Suddenly, a rapid telephone ring broke the silence of the room.

Huo Qingshan reached out and answered the phone. The voice of a sentry at the military post gave a formulaic report from the other end: "Battalion Commander Huo, your little sister came over again today."

Huo Qingshan paused slightly, then replied crisply, "Just like before, take her to the meeting room on this floor of my office building."

"Yes, Battalion Commander Huo!" The sentry accepted the order and hung up the phone.

Huo Qingshan put down the receiver, stood up and straightened his military uniform shirt, which had been somewhat disheveled, and strode towards the reception room.

A moment later, the sentry appeared at the door of the reception room with a young girl.

The girl wore a light blue dress, her long, glossy black hair was tied in a ponytail, several exquisitely stacked lunch boxes were hanging on her right wrist, and she was holding a thermal lunch box tightly in her left hand.

The sentry gave Huo Qingshan a standard military salute and said loudly, "Battalion Commander Huo, the man has been brought here, I'll be leaving now."

Huo Qingshan nodded in acknowledgment.

After the sentry left, Cui Yan's face lit up with a bright smile. She walked quickly toward Huo Qingshan and said familiarly, "Brother Qingshan, today is your birthday. Grandma asked me to bring you a bowl of longevity noodles and some food from home."

The girl had a clear, melodious voice and a sweet smile.

Huo Qingshan looked at Cui Yan, nodded slightly, and said softly, "Xiao Yan, please sit down first."

Then he turned and walked to the kettle next to him, poured a glass of water, and handed it to the girl with a calm and natural movement.

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After class, Meng Youyou forgot to assign homework and rushed towards the office building.

The door to the reception room was wide open. As Meng Youyou passed by, she inadvertently caught sight of that familiar, upright profile and... a young girl's smiling eyes. She could clearly see the emotion in those eyes—admiration.

The man ate his longevity noodles intermittently, and at other times tilted his head slightly to listen patiently to what the girl was babbling on and on.

Meng Youyou paused, the happy smile on her lips freezing on her face without giving her a moment to process it.

Heaven one second, hell the next.

In an instant, Meng Youyou's mind went blank; she couldn't quite remember how she got back to the office.

He just sat there blankly, unconsciously drinking the water in his cup.

Finally, the water was finished.

She walked out of the office without hesitation, wanting to get some water because she had run out.

In late autumn and early winter, the hot water room at the end of the corridor had resumed supplying hot water.

The water heater made a "buzzing" sound when it was working. Meng Youyou's steps were a little unsteady. She stood in front of the faucet, stunned for several seconds, before slowly raising her hand and placing her fingers on the hot water switch.

The switch was suddenly turned on, and hot water gushed out, splashing onto the back of her hand.

Meng Youyou suddenly snapped out of her daze, but her eyes remained unfocused. The scene she had just witnessed kept replaying in her mind: Huo Qingshan had handed the girl a red bracelet, a "Spirit Sandalwood Jade Bracelet" from the Lingxi tribe, very similar to the one he had given her, except one was red and the other was blue.

Footsteps came from behind her, and Meng Youyou didn't notice until the person got closer.

Cui Yan politely asked, "Hello, have you finished? I'd like to get some hot water too."

Meng Youyou realized what was happening and quickly stepped aside to make room for him.

But she didn't rush to leave. She instinctively looked at the girl in front of her. She was very young, probably a little younger than herself. She loved to laugh, and even when she was getting water, there was a faint smile on her lips. She was also quite pretty.

Cui Yan noticed that the person hadn't left yet, and started a conversation as if they were old friends: "Is this lady new here? She looks a bit unfamiliar. I don't think I've seen you before."

Meng Youyou picked up the thread: "Well, I was transferred here a month ago," and then "casually" asked, "Do you come here often?...Who are you?"

Cui Yan replied with a smile, "I'm Battalion Commander Huo's sister. You should know Huo Qingshan, right?"

Meng Youyou nodded slightly to indicate that she recognized her, then repeated a word the girl had just uttered: "Little sister?"

"Oh dear, I might have misunderstood something, I'm sorry."

Actually, she's not my biological sister. My surname is Cui. I grew up with Brother Qingshan, so we're practically like half a brother and half a sister.

Our two families have always been neighbors, and our elders have a very good relationship. They even jokingly arranged a marriage between us when I was little.

As she spoke, the hot water was just filled up. Cui Yan bent down slightly to pick up the kettle on the steps, pulling her sleeve up a bit to reveal the red bracelet on her wrist.

Meng Youyou saw the bracelet up close this time, and it really does look like a real bracelet, and it's very beautiful.

"Her surname is Cui... and considering that she just heard Huo Qingshan call her Xiao Yan at the entrance of the reception room, Cui Yan? Cui... Yan... CY!"

So...CY isn't Chu Yao, but Cui Yan, right?
His childhood sweetheart with whom he had been betrothed since they were children.

The two walked out of the boiler room side by side. Meng Youyou's office was a little ahead of the reception room, so they went in first.

Cui Yan called out to Meng Youyou in a sweet voice, "Goodbye, Sister Meng. Can I come and play with you again next time I come here?"

Meng Youyou nodded blankly and closed the door.

Cui Yan looked at the tightly closed door in front of her, and the smile on her face gradually faded.

She looked down at the red bracelet on her left wrist, and the smile on her lips deepened.

She looked at it for a few more seconds, her eyes filled with longing, before finally reluctantly taking the bracelet off and putting it in her pocket.

Back in the reception room, Huo Qingshan had already finished his noodles; he always ate very quickly.

Seeing that Cui Yan had returned, Huo Qingshan tidied up the things on the coffee table. "I've finished eating, and it's getting late. I'll take you downstairs now."

I'll have Xiao Li drive you home later, but you shouldn't come over unless it's something important.

"Go back and tell Grandma that the army has everything, even longevity noodles for birthdays. It's not right for you, a girl, to always travel so far to bring me things. It's so late, I can't let you go back alone, but Xiao Li isn't always available."

His tone was calm.

Cui Yan was a little disappointed: "Brother Qingshan, why don't you take me home? It'll be a good opportunity to see Grandma. You haven't been home in a long time, and Grandma and Grandpa miss you very much."

Huo Qingshan refused without hesitation, saying, "I have something to do tonight."

This chapter was written just now, and I'll probably revise it again tomorrow. Please forgive any shortcomings.