Bloody Grindstone

Qu Jianlei learned what weighed on You You's heart, but there was little he could do. He was not good at comforting people.

They could only wait for Xiao Moshan to return and have him talk to her—after all, the two of them were kindred spirits in misfortune.

Yet two days later, You You came to him on her own, hoping he could help inquire about her family.

She said she did not need to contact them. She simply wanted to know how they were doing.

She would have been better off asking Old Lady or Xiang Xue about this, but she was not familiar with either of them, and Xiao Moshan was absent.

Moreover, You You's family was not in the Hope Star Region. She was a soldier stationed far from home.

"There's no rush. I'll arrange it," Qu Jianlei could only reassure her.

Then he remembered something. "I know where Fourth Boss is. Would you be interested in seeing him again?"

"Fourth Boss?" You You was stunned. "He escaped from Zalifu?"

After receiving a definite answer, she pondered for a while before saying, "If it's convenient, then let's meet."

She knew very well that Fourth Boss had once been somewhat attracted to her.

She was not entirely indifferent toward him either, but it was not the sort of feeling that meant spending a lifetime together.

It had merely been two people sharing warmth in each other's misery during extraordinary times. She believed Fourth Boss had felt the same way.

After all, they had both come from the military and both bore the label of "wanted."

And another ten years had passed. As for whatever feelings remained between them... who could say for certain? Qu Jianlei did not know exactly how she felt. Seeing that she was not particularly