Special forces soldier demobilization: Starting from the county government compound, a meteoric rise

With the Zhao family's dramatic collapse, the storm surrounding the "billion-dollar chip project" finally subsided.

With the strong endorsement of the highest level and Mr. Lin's unreasonable "protection",

The "National Strategic Technology Breakthrough Team," led by Liu Ming, has integrated the nation's top resources and talent at an unprecedented speed and has officially entered a closed-door phase of tackling key challenges.

Liu Ming, the "most hardcore director" who stirred up the entire capital, finally ushered in his first real vacation since arriving in Beijing.

……

The sun was shining brightly on a late autumn afternoon.

Liu Ming did not attend those dinner parties that would have been so popular they would have worn down the doorstep.

He simply moved a deck chair to that quiet courtyard house, where he basked in the sun and drank tea.

The two old jujube trees in the yard have lost all their leaves, leaving bare branches that cast dappled shadows in the sunlight.

Quiet and peaceful.

"Boss, are you really not going to go check on things at the ministry?"

Li Erniu, holding a large tea mug, squatted down beside him and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I heard that several newly appointed deputy directors are all going to pay their respects to you today. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to just disappear like this?"

"What's so interesting about it?"

Liu Ming closed his eyes, his voice tinged with laziness, "What needed to be hammered has been hammered. What needed to be cleaned has been cleaned. All that's left is the hard work. If they can't even do this much work well, then they're a waste of talent. I'll bring them up from below."

"But……"

"No buts." Liu Ming waved her hand. "Today is a holiday. Even if the sky falls, don't bother me."

He was really tired.

From Qingyun County to Ningzhou and then to Kyoto.

He traveled too fast and too dangerously along the way.

He needs some time to reflect and think.

It also takes some time to wait for someone.

"Ding-dong."

A clear doorbell rang out from outside the courtyard gate.

Li Erniu was about to open the door.

Liu Ming suddenly opened her eyes.

For the first time, a hint of "nervousness" appeared in those usually calm eyes.

"Go to the back and prepare some fruit."

He stood up, straightened his slightly wrinkled loungewear, and then quickly walked to the door.

He took a deep breath.

They opened the heavy, black lacquered door.

A beautiful, travel-worn figure stood outside the door.

—Xi Wanqing.

She was wearing a simple dark blue trench coat, and her long hair was casually draped over her shoulders.

Her face was without makeup, yet she was still so beautiful that even the late autumn sunlight paled in comparison.

She was also dragging a small, silver suitcase.

He didn't look like a deputy secretary coming to the Forbidden City to report on his work.

She resembled a young wife returning from a long journey, waiting for her husband to open the door...

Eyes facing each other.

All the unspoken words were transformed into the deep, unyielding longing in each other's eyes.

"You're back?"

"Yes, I'm back."

……

There was no passionate embrace like I had imagined after a long separation.

There wasn't anything particularly moving or tear-jerking.

The two of them quietly walked hand in hand into the sunlit courtyard.

It was as if they weren't a couple who had been separated for months.

They were just an old married couple who had lived together for decades and were so in sync that they no longer needed any words...

"You've lost weight."

Xi Wanqing reached out and gently stroked Liu Ming's face, which looked somewhat thin from staying up late for days, and her eyes were slightly red.

"The water in Kyoto must taste bad, right?"

"It's alright." Liu Ming smiled, took her slightly cold little hand, and gently kissed it. "It's just that the tea isn't as good as the one you brewed."

"Glib-tongued."

Xi Wanqing rolled her eyes at him, but couldn't help but let a sweet smile appear on her lips.

……

Night deepened.

A bright moon hangs on the bare top of the jujube tree.

The lights were off in the room.

Only the cool moonlight from outside the window shone through the panes.

The two figures, tightly embracing, stretched out long, very long...

The wine was a thirty-year-old daughter's red wine given to me by Old Lin.

It has a rich, lingering flavor with a powerful aftertaste.

Xi Wanqing only drank half a glass, but two charming blushes already appeared on her icy, pretty face.

She leaned against Liu Ming's chest, her usually cool eyes now seeming to be filled with a pool of spring water that could drown a person.

The water shimmered, and her eyes were alluring.

"Liu Ming".

Her voice was soft and gentle, with a hint of drunken languor and...boldness.

"Hold me."

Liu Ming's body suddenly stiffened.

He felt the blood in his body boil in that instant!

He looked down at the woman in his arms, whose breath was sweet and whose charm was irresistible, and his throat felt dry as if it were on fire.

He knew that the string of "reason" was on the verge of snapping at this moment.

"Wanqing, you..."

"I'm not drunk."

Xi Wanqing stretched out her slender finger and gently covered his mouth with it.

She looked at him, her deep eyes filled with a do-or-die, resolute, and...determined determination.

"I've been waiting for this day for a long time."

"It all started on that rainy night in Qingyun County."

"It all started with that unfinished kiss at the Ningzhou Hotel."

"Liu Ming".

"I don't want to wait any longer."

Done.

She no longer hesitated!

She stood on tiptoe.

She took the initiative and kissed him!

……

That night.

There weren't many words exchanged.

Only the most primal and passionate fusion of spirit and flesh.

When that last layer, that thin barrier, was brutally torn apart.

When the two burning hot bodies completely merged into one.

Liu Ming whispered in her ear in a hoarse, almost vow-like voice:

"From today onwards, the evening will be peaceful."

"You are the only woman in my life, Liu Ming."

……

early morning.

The first rays of golden sunlight streamed through the window and fell onto the slightly disheveled bed.

Xi Wanqing curled up in Liu Ming's arms, sleeping soundly and peacefully.

A satisfied and happy smile still lingered on her face.

Liu Ming didn't sleep all night.

He looked down at the woman in his arms, who now belonged entirely to him. His heart, which had become cold and hardened by years of killing and scheming, was completely melted at this moment.

He slowly lowered his head.

He gently placed a tender kiss on her forehead.

Then, he carefully lifted the covers and got out of bed.

He did not wake her.

He simply stood quietly by the bed, watching her peaceful sleeping face.

His eyes were so gentle they could melt your heart.

a long time.

He slowly turned around and walked to the window.

He opened the window.

A breath of fresh air, carrying a hint of chill, wafted towards me.

He took a deep breath.

I felt an unprecedented sense of power coursing through my entire body.

he knows.

Starting today.

He was no longer fighting alone.

He has found a weakness he will protect for the rest of his life.

He also has armor, enough to allow him to fight against the entire world...

He looked out the window at the rising sun and the red walls and green tiles gleaming in the sunlight.

A confident yet warm smile curved at the corners of his lips.

The years are quiet.

And he will fight to the very end for this peace and tranquility.