The little rose is so sweet and alluring, even the aloof CEO can't resist!

The Zhou family was naturally taken aback once again.

Liang Liangwei's father is actually a high-ranking military officer; she is a second-generation Red!

However, upon closer inspection, she and Commander Liang do indeed bear some resemblance. However, the latter has served in the military for many years and has a more masculine temperament due to his serious and unsmiling nature, while the former has more of a girl's gentleness.

Then the Zhou family realized—the two families had met under completely unexpected circumstances!

“So Chief Liang is Weiwei’s father. We’re all on the same side,” Mr. Zhou said to Zhou Mei. “Pour Chief Liang some water.”

Assistant Xu hurriedly went over to take over: "I'll do it."

Zhou Mei: "Chief Liang, please have a seat."

Commander Liang: "No need to be so polite. You can just call me Yu Cheng, Yu as in jade and Cheng as in achievement."

"..." Mr. Zhou couldn't bring himself to call him by his name, feeling somewhat embarrassed. "You are the commander, how can I call you by your name?"

Commander Liang glanced at Liang Liangwei beside him, his expression softening slightly, and said, "Although my primary identity is that of the military region commander, in front of Weiwei, I am her father and Mr. Zhou's junior. If you call me 'commander,' I won't be able to respond. It's best to call me by my name directly."

Mr. Zhou thought about it and agreed, then said with a forced smile, "Alright, then let's not call you 'Chief' anymore. Let's sit down and talk."

Several people sat down.

Xu Chaofeng handed over tea, which Commander Liang accepted.

Commander Liang: "Comrade Yan Zhixu has made a lot of investments in China, which is of great importance to the higher-ups. Knowing that his elders have returned to China for medical treatment, they have arranged for heads of various departments to come and visit him. In addition to me, the representative of the military region, people from other departments will also come later. You can be mentally prepared."

Mr. Zhou's eyes flashed with satisfaction as he smiled and said, "It's only right for Ah Xu to invest in national projects. Thank you for the government's attention."

Commander Liang: "Regarding treatment, if you have any requests, you can make them to the hospital, and we will try our best to meet them."

……

Commander Liang stayed in the ward for half an hour before saying goodbye.

Zhou Mei quickly said, "It's lunchtime now, Chief Liang, why don't you stay for a simple meal? Let's go to a nearby restaurant..."

Commander Liang: "You're too kind. It's not convenient for me to dine out. I appreciate Ms. Zhou's kindness."

Zhou Mei glanced at Liang Liangwei and winked at her.

Liang Liangwei spread her hands in a helpless gesture, looking as if she couldn't help.

The military region has many rules, one of which is that you cannot eat out with people at will; this is an ironclad rule.

Seeing this, the Zhou family stopped insisting and escorted Commander Liang out of the ward.

Taking the opportunity, Liang Liangwei whispered to Zhou Mei, "Auntie, I just told my dad that I would go down to eat with him, so I'll do it on your behalf."

Zhou Mei smiled and said, "Commander Liang and his troops have regulations, right? We don't know about that. You're very thoughtful. You've worked hard today. After you finish eating, you should go back and rest. We don't have anything to do here. After spending time with Grandma and Grandpa, we'll go back later too."

Liang Liangwei nodded: "Then I'll come again tomorrow."

She, Commander Liang, and two soldiers went downstairs, found a restaurant, and the four of them sat down to order food.

Commander Liang and his two companions arrived in civilian clothes, which made things very convenient and free for them.

Halfway through the meal, Liang Liangwei received a WeChat message from Zhou Mei: "Your father didn't mention A-Xu's detention earlier. Did you give those instructions?"

Liang Liangwei: [Yes, I happened to run into him outside the ward. Knowing he was there to visit my grandparents, I told him that beforehand.]

Zhou Mei: [Luckily you were quick-witted, otherwise it would have been troublesome~ Now I'm worried about the other visitors. Didn't your father say that people from other departments would also come? They don't know, and if they let it slip, it would be troublesome too.]

Liang Liangwei thought it made sense, so she said to Commander Liang, "Dad, you said other departments might come too. If they tell Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou about Yan Zhixu's detention, then we'll have wasted our time keeping it a secret. Can you think of a way?"

Commander Liang pondered for a moment and said, "I'll contact them and ask how many departments will be going. I'll call each of them and tell them to pay attention to this."

Liang Liangwei then gave Zhou Mei this reply.

Commander Liang glanced at her a few more times and saw that she was now completely focused on other people's families, which made him feel a little annoyed.

Why do I get the feeling that my house-grown daffodil is about to be taken away, pot and all, while the daffodil can't tell friend from foe and just smiles at the other side all day long?

He took a sip of his drink in a sullen voice.

He paused, then softened his tone and said, "As for Yan Zhixu, you can rest assured. America's ultimate goal is to negotiate with us, and they won't actually harm him as a hostage."

Liang Liangwei rummaged through the rice in her bowl with her chopsticks, her voice low and dejected. "I know that, but it's still different. I saw his photos from a couple of days ago. Although he seems safe, he's lost a lot of weight. If this goes on for too long, it might affect his health..."

Commander Liang glanced at her: "You got his photo? Didn't you say you couldn't contact him?"

Liang Liangwei: "The photo was given to me by his aunt. They used their connections to get it. There was only one photo."

Commander Liang: "How thin are you? Let me see."

Liang Liangwei then showed him the photos on her phone: "Look, haven't you lost weight? You have dark circles under your eyes, and you look so haggard..."

Commander Liang narrowed his eyes: "Isn't it the same? Two eyes, one nose, fair skin, and he's not lying there looking slumped over. How can it be as exaggerated as you say?"

Liang Liangwei opened her eyes wide and argued forcefully: "Everyone has two eyes and one nose... No, his skin is pale, and although he's not lying down, his hair is all messed up..."

Commander Liang scratched his brow, utterly speechless. He could only call out to the two soldiers who were just watching and not saying a word: "Hurry up and eat. We're going back after you finish eating."

After the meal, Commander Liang and his soldier drove away.

Liang Liangwei stood by the roadside for a while before turning around to find her car.

Today we are returning to Qinglan Bay, where Yan Zhixu once lived.

The apartment in Qinglan Bay was much larger than her small suite, and it was two stories high. Standing in the living room, she felt it was very spacious and cold.

I couldn't help but recall the times when the man was around. They would sit in the living room chatting, eat at the dining table, go to the study together to finish their work, and go back to their room to do all sorts of intimate things...

When we were together, we didn't realize how precious it was. But after we separated, we realized how difficult it was to go home every night without the other person.

I miss him so much~

She took out her phone and tapped on the man's WeChat profile picture.

In their chat window, she sent him a message every night for the past few days: "[Thinking of you for the Xth day]".

He didn't reply to any of them. Liang Wenyi said his phone was quarantined and he didn't have any extra tools with him, so naturally he couldn't contact the outside world.

The only channels through which information could be transmitted were Liang Wenyi and another assistant.

And this will be monitored and listened to.

She silently posted another message: "[5th day of missing you]".