A Super-Sized Smile

"Hehe, you saw right through me, Captain." Su Jinbao looked a little embarrassed.

"All right, go back and train with the others. You'd better put in more effort this time." Xi Xiu's words carried particular weight.

"Definitely!" Su Jinbao saluted, then left the office with Qiu Shaorong.

Watching the two of them disappear through the door, a pleased smile curved Xi Xiu's lips.

Though times like these were dangerous, they were not so bad after all.

After a series of routine inspections, Xi Xiu led the team back to the ground.

Other than Yang Jiuqing and Hu Yingyi, who had been unexpectedly injured during this mission, everyone else on the team returned safely.

Only after landing did Xi Xiu and the others learn that several teams had suffered casualties.

Xi Xiu led her people to stop where they were. After silently mourning the fallen soldiers for several minutes, she sent the others back to their quarters to rest.

Qiu Shaorong and she still had to submit their mission report. Their direct superior was currently Qing Zhixun, so many matters had to be reported to him.

The two of them hailed a Hovercar from the ground training field, jumped in, settled into their seats, set the coordinates, and let the Hovercar drive itself.

Xi Xiu sat with her arms folded, her eyes half-lidded, clearly lost in thought.

Qiu Shaorong did not speak either.

Hearing that soldiers had died left both of them deeply saddened.

At a time like this, nothing anyone said could put them in a good mood, nor would it have been appropriate.

The training field was more than ten minutes' drive from Qing Zhixun's office. By the time they arrived, Xi Xiu had already returned to normal.

Qiu Shaorong could no longer see the fleeting sadness that had