Cheng Yunqi pulled her small suitcase and walked out of the airport exit. From afar, she spotted her elder brother and Cheng Cheng, her face lit up with joy. At the same time, her eyes scanned the crowd, searching for Shangguan Ning. After a while of not finding him, Cheng Yunqi pouted in annoyance, calculating that when she finally saw Shangguan Ning, she wouldn't give him a smile, making him feel guilty.

Cheng Cheng, seeing Cheng Yunqi approaching with sunglasses, long flowing hair, and dressed in casual white attire, felt his heart skip a beat. He rushed towards Cheng Yunqi and tightly embraced the person he had been thinking about. Muttering softly, "You're finally back..."

Pushing Cheng Cheng away, Cheng Yunqi smiled coquettishly and said, "What's this, missed me? Then remember to invite me for coffee more often from now on!"

Cheng Cheng, captivated by Cheng Yunqi's innocent yet seductive smile, indulgently said, "I'll invite you for coffee for the rest of my life."

"You're here, why didn't Shangguan Ning come?" Cheng Yunqi looked at Cheng Cheng with a suspicious gaze, as if asking if he deliberately didn't mention it.

Concerned that Cheng Yunqi might misunderstand something, Cheng Cheng quickly explained, "I told him last night, but you know, with such a big corporation, he has very little free time every day." Although he desperately wanted Cheng Yunqi's love, he also wanted to compete with his friend fairly and squarely. Besides, Shangguan Ning wasn't even in Changle City; he was staying in the coastal city.

With a hint of suspicion in her eyes, Cheng Yunqi smiled and said, "He's getting busier and busier. Let's go, I'm exhausted today."

As Cheng Cheng excitedly approached, Shangguan Ning's lips curled into a triumphant smile. Both the Cheng family and the Shangguan family were influential families. Because Shangguan Ning's father held a higher position than Cheng Cheng's father, Cheng Yunqi was more intimate with Shangguan Ning from a young age. Even after Cheng Yunqi and Shangguan Ning fell out, Shangguan Ning still sided with them.

Two days ago, he had already let it be known that Cheng Yunqi was returning to the country, but unexpectedly Shangguan Ning did not show up. Could it be that after so long, Shangguan Ning no longer had feelings for Cheng Yunqi? He needed to confirm this at some point. With a friendly smile on his face, he bid farewell to Cheng Yunqi and Cheng Cheng and left.

The driver was a reliable person from the Cheng family, and Cheng Jie and Cheng Yunqi discussed openly. "Is your injury completely healed?" Cheng Jie was still very concerned about his sister.

"It's nothing now," Cheng Yunqi said wearily, shedding her earlier glamorous facade.

"I didn't make it clear on the phone, but is the man you met in the United States really from a prominent family?"

Cheng Yunqi glared at her brother and asked, "If he were from an ordinary family, would you have objected to us dating?"

Cheng Jie jokingly replied without any offense, "If he were really from an ordinary family, it wouldn't be me objecting, but you would have blacklisted him yourself."

Her brother's words were indeed true, and she couldn't refute them. She scolded him playfully, "Brother, you know everything, why ask such questions?" Cheng Jie chuckled twice and didn't say anything more. Cheng Yunqi asked, "Have you divorced that woman?"

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Cheng Jie hesitated for a moment before responding, "Yes. It's been several months."

"Brother, why do I hear a hint of reluctance in your voice? Have you forgotten how you gave her birth control pills for three consecutive years back then? At that time, I didn't see any hesitation or pity from you. Could it be that you've developed feelings over time?" Cheng Yunqi laughed as she spoke, inwardly believing that her fickle brother couldn't possibly have feelings for that foolish woman. Her earlier words were just to tease her brother.

"Your brother, why would I ever be interested in her... or perhaps let's talk about your affairs. Surprisingly, Shang Guanning didn't come to pick you up this time? What do you think?"

Cheng Yunqi's expression darkened for a moment as she said, "I don't know!" She had never imagined that Shang Guanning wouldn't come. With her pent-up anticipation finding no release, Cheng Yunqi now harbored strong resentment towards Shang Guanning's name, along with a sense of unease at suddenly losing control over him.

"Don't lose your composure. As long as you're willing, men will always be at your feet."

"Perhaps he's just too tired. Master, could you ask the driver to speed up?" Suppressing various emotions, Cheng Yunqi felt an extreme desire to go back home and rest for a while. Cheng Jie signaled the driver to accelerate while Cheng Yunqi leaned against his shoulder.

Meanwhile, in a combat training room at a special base, Han Yan was drenched in sweat, her clothes soaked through, her hair tied up high as she repeatedly attacked the combat instructor, only to be thrown onto the thick green combat mat again and again. Though she wouldn't sustain serious injuries, it was still painful.

Combat is an ancient skill that encompasses attack, defense, and evasion techniques. Its primary goal is to incapacitate opponents as quickly, ruthlessly, and effectively as possible. This was why Han Yan chose to learn it. Those who study combat need to possess strength, agility, endurance, explosive power, and the ability to withstand hits in various parts of the body.

As a result, Han Yan engaged in daily exercises targeting different parts of her body, including using equipment or just her body weight, such as frog jumps, stair climbing, squats with weights, long-distance running, resistance training, and light dumbbell exercises. The scene before us now was part of her training routine, where she and her partner worked to enhance the resistance of each part of their bodies, with particular emphasis on the head and abdomen.

After the instructor finished explaining everything about combat skills and earnestly told Han Yan that to beat someone, she must first learn to be beaten, she couldn't help but glance at the instructor's eight-pack abs, involuntarily shivering.

"Do you need to take a break, Panda?" After once again knocking Han Yan down onto the mat, the instructor retreated with warmth in his tone. With her ears ringing and her body aching fiercely, Han Yan assessed her condition and found she could still continue, so she shook her head determinedly. Awkwardly but resolutely, she stood up again. As time went on, she managed to dodge the instructor's attacks a couple of times.

Watching the girl stand up time and time again, the instructor couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart, marveling at her perseverance and physical potential during her first training session. Initially reluctant to leave other soldiers behind for one female recruit, he had followed orders from superiors. But now, he was grateful he hadn't missed such a promising candidate. Therefore, despite his usual tough demeanor during training, he couldn't help but soften his tone towards her.

Two hours passed, and the instructor announced, "That's it for today's combat training!"

Han Yan, highly vigilant against potential ambushes, suddenly heard the announcement and let herself fall onto the mat heavily. Closing her eyes, she felt every cell, every drop of blood, every muscle in her body as if they had been roasted, sweating profusely from every pore. With her muscles tensed and then instantly relaxed, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Refreshing." "Satisfying" were the four words that encapsulated Han Yan's current state of mind. At the same time, the sharpness of her pain also dulled, no longer constantly piercing her.