Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

The dark clouds gradually faded, and the sun, which had been blocked for most of the day, finally struggled to reveal a little outline at dusk, hanging on the distant horizon, about to fall, and stingily casting the last few rays of warm afterglow.

Outside the commander's office, the police officer stood upright, enveloped by the halo of sunset light that slanted through the window panes and spread across the corridor. He felt warm all over and a rare sense of fatigue arose in his heart. While no one was paying attention, he quietly relaxed his back, which had been tense all day and was a little stiff, and immediately straightened it again.

Inside the office, the heavy Western clock made a regular ticking sound, intertwined with the rustling sound of the military map on the wall.

The unknown conversation between Commander Lin and Shen Jingyuan was gradually coming to an end.

"So I'll just leave this matter to you."

Commander Lin slowly stood up, walked around the large mahogany table, paced to Shen Jingyuan across the table, and patted his shoulder seriously.

Shen Jingyuan had recovered from his previous shock. Seeing Commander Lin approaching him, he quickly stood up from his chair, saluted him neatly, and then spoke solemnly.

"When to set off?"

Commander Lin narrowed his eyes and looked past Shen Jingyuan to the window. The setting sun cast a layer of dark gold on his profile, softening his deep and cold eyebrows.

"Next month, Xixi will have her birthday party. All the prominent figures in Shanghai's military, political, and business circles will be there, and there will be fewer eyes on the Commander-in-Chief's Military District." He turned around and stared at Shen Jingyuan with a sharp gaze. "That's the best time for you to leave."

Hearing the word "Xixi", Shen Jingyuan's eyelashes trembled slightly, and the pain when Lin Xi hit his lower jaw head-on seemed to be brought back by the name, and suddenly became clearer.

He calmly tucked his jaw in, then lowered his eyes and replied in a low voice, his voice so steady that no extraneous emotion could be heard. "Yes. I understand."

Seeing Shen Jingyuan's agreement, Commander Lin breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to withdraw his hand from Shen Jingyuan's shoulder, a sweet fragrance suddenly wafted into his nose, like orchid and osmanthus, so sweet that it was a bit greasy.

Commander Lin was slightly startled and rubbed his fingers unconsciously, but felt a delicate touch at his fingertips.

He withdrew his hand in surprise and brought it closer to his eyes for a closer look. In the dim sunset light, he could see a thin layer of almost transparent powder on his rough fingertips, from which the rich sweet fragrance emanated.

He twisted his fingertips, and the powder slid down silently. He subconsciously glanced at the place on Shen Jingyuan's right shoulder where he had just patted it, and sure enough, he saw an area on the dark military cloth that seemed to be slightly lighter than the surrounding area, as if it had been sprinkled with some fine powder but not brushed clean.

"This is……?"

Commander Lin raised his eyebrows, the slippery touch still lingering on his fingertips, and looked at the inappropriate shallow scar on Shen Jingyuan's shoulder with a probing look.

When Shen Jingyuan heard this, his expression stiffened slightly, and he pursed his lips uncomfortably. Lin Xi's gritted teeth face flashed through his mind quickly, and a slight irritation suddenly surged in his heart.

However, although he was somewhat annoyed by Lin Xi's unreasonable behavior and smashing things, given his personality, he still couldn't do anything like reporting his daughter to Commander Lin.

He could only reach out and vigorously brush the cloth on his right shoulder a few times, and said in a vague voice: "I accidentally got it on the way to get the documents."

"Did you do it by accident?"

Commander Lin put his powdered finger in front of his nose and sniffed it again. Finally, he realized what this cloyingly fragrant powder was. Isn't this the perfume powder that girls and ladies love to use?

Every time he saw Mrs. Lin sitting in front of the dressing table, facing the mirror, sprinkling this stuff on her face and neck like snow, he had to hold his breath and quickly find an excuse to leave, for fear of being choked by the pervasive "fragrant mist" and sneezing, which would then earn Mrs. Lin a roll of the eyes.

Because of Shen Jingyuan's previous instructions, the servants of the Lin Mansion did not dare to call the headquarters office to disturb him. Therefore, he did not know that Lin Xi had made another fuss this morning, and naturally he did not know that she had bumped into and bit Shen Jingyuan.

Commander Lin's rough fingers brushed Shen Jingyuan's shoulders twice again. Looking at the light traces of perfume powder, he suddenly seemed to understand something, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes relaxed.

Logically speaking, Shen Jingyuan is young and promising, and is at the age of full vigor, but he has never been in a hurry to get married, and has never gone to places of entertainment like the Paramount Nightclub.

But now, contrary to her usual behavior, half of her arm was covered with powder, and she was evasive and vague in her words. Commander Lin pondered for a long time, and suddenly it seemed as if he had an epiphany and he smiled knowingly.

"Finally I got it. That's a good thing, a good thing."

Commander Lin's voice was much gentler than usual, and even his usually serious face softened a bit. He reached out and straightened the collar of Shen Jingyuan's military uniform, his gesture carrying a bit of the kindness of an elder.

Good news? Seeing Commander Lin's serious face reveal a kind, almost benevolent smile, Shen Jingyuan stiffened slightly and looked away with some discomfort.

Although he didn't understand what Commander Lin meant at the moment, seeing that he didn't ask any further questions, Shen Jingyuan just thought that he felt that he and Lin Xi didn't really fight like they did when they were children, and praised him for being sensible, so he just nodded slightly and didn't say anything more.

But he didn't know that his slightly embarrassed look was seen by Commander Lin as a young man with a thin skin. He was too shy to speak after his thoughts were seen through.

Therefore, the smile on Commander Lin's face deepened, and the hand he patted on Shen Jingyuan's shoulder had a little more strength of relief.

In fact, it is not surprising that Commander Lin had wrong ideas, and he never thought that these perfumes would be related to his own daughter.

Firstly, he was a rough man who had been in the military camp all year round. He might not even notice when his wife got a haircut or changed into new clothes, let alone figure out how many boxes of perfume with different scents his daughter had, who changed her clothes every day and every month.

Secondly, Shen Jingyuan and Lin Xi were both older, and their personalities had become much calmer than before. Although they still disliked each other on weekdays, one always stayed in the military camp and the other wandered around Shanghai, so they seldom saw each other. Therefore, he naturally did not expect that the two of them would quarrel and fight when they finally met, causing chaos.