Lin Xiuwen left, reluctantly heading back to the 749 Bureau.
Over the half month they had lived together, their feelings had rapidly deepened. Men and women in the throes of a passionate romance always found parting difficult.
But no matter how unwilling she was to leave, when she received a message from the 749 Bureau instructor team leader urging her to return, Lin Xiuwen had no choice but to set off for the 749 Bureau.
After Lin Xiuwen left, Zhang Shuai drove once more into Fuzhu County and returned to his old spot to cultivate.
Zhang Shuai had now perfected a closed loop for cultivation. He absorbed electrical energy from high-voltage lines, then fed it back into them. Not only did he avoid wasting the nation's electricity resources, but with every cycle, his meridians and acupoints steadily grew stronger, while the capacity of his Dantian also increased day by day.
And so, the days passed. In the blink of an eye, a month had gone by.
Qinling Mountain Base, 749 Bureau Headquarters.
Lin Xiuwen had a bit of a headache. She had only just returned to the base when Li Feng began harassing her from time to time, constantly confessing his feelings and spouting sickeningly sweet words.
Lin Xiuwen found him incredibly annoying. Why did this man have so little self-awareness? He had supposedly been part of the student union at a top university, yet even after she had rejected him clearly and unequivocally, he still refused to give up. Whenever he had time, he came looking for her, relentlessly pestering her.
Did he really think persistence alone could move her?
Her heart had long since been claimed by someone else. In this world, other than Zhang Shuai, no man could ever enter her heart again.
That evening, after dinner