Chapter 263 If I become crippled, your life will be...
The train swayed and rattled forward, the scenery outside the window rushing past.
Lu Weidong stood behind her, wrapped his arms around her waist, and pulled her into his embrace.
He is teaching Ye Wenxi self-defense and some fighting skills.
"How do I break free if someone hugs me from behind?"
His chest was pressed against her back, and his breath was right next to her ear.
Ye Wenxi twisted her arms, but they felt like they were bound by iron hoops and she couldn't move them at all. Then she arched her back and forth, and accidentally rubbed against a certain part of her body repeatedly.
Lu Weidong: "......"
Lu Weidong's Adam's apple bobbed: "Rubbing against me like this will only put you in more danger."
Ye Wenxi began to struggle, twisting and turning wildly.
"No." He pulled her closer with his arm. "Sink your waist down and push your elbows back."
She did as she was told, and shoved her elbow back, hitting him in the ribs.
"The strike is in the wrong spot; you need to strike the vulnerable area from behind."
Ye Wenxi did as instructed, thrusting his hips back forcefully.
"The speed is too slow, and the force is insufficient."
"Oh dear, how could I bear to hit you hard?" Ye Wenxi said confidently.
Lu Weidong chuckled softly, and couldn't resist leaning down to kiss her.
"With your small frame, what can you do to me? You're overestimating yourself."
Ye Wenxi (angrily): "You said it!"
She took a deep breath and, unexpectedly, used her maximum speed to strike backward with her elbow, viciously attacking his weak spot.
"Not bad this time." Lu Weidong released his hand, rubbed the spot where she had bumped into him, but his eyes were smiling.
"Again! Again!" Ye Wenxi jumped up and down excitedly, her eyes shining brightly.
Lu Weidong grabbed her wrist, pinning her against the carriage wall, and looked down at her with a smile.
"I can't move my arm, what should I do?"
He leaned close to her ear and whispered:
"If you don't retaliate within three seconds, I'll have to take action."
"Three...two..."
Ye Wenxi panicked and suddenly raised his knee—hitting the target precisely.
"Ugh—" Lu Weidong hunched over, his face turning pale.
He clutched his groin, staring at her in disbelief.
"You...you're trying to murder your husband, aren't you?" he spat out the words through gritted teeth.
"Huh? You broke it? Weren't you afraid I'd hit you hard? Didn't you practice that?"
Lu Weidong looked at her like she was an idiot, with an expression that said, "Are you out of your mind?"
Ye Wenxi panicked; what if something serious happened...?
She genuinely believed that these people, having trained from head to toe, should have no weaknesses.
Unexpectedly, even for someone like Lu Weidong, that area remains a weakness.
Lu Weidong took a deep breath, slowly straightened up, and glared at her.
"I'll say you worked." He released his grip and rubbed the spot that was still sore.
"Don't use that trick on me again. If I'm crippled, your life will be over..."
Ye Wenxi raised an eyebrow, a mischievous smile playing on her lips:
"Can't I just find someone else?"
"Hiss? What are you?" Lu Weidong turned around and pounced on him.
"I was just kidding... I was wrong! I was wrong!"
"Ouch, Lu Weidong... Hahaha, stop tickling me... Ah!"
The two of them worked for a while, then joked around, and the time on the train passed by very quickly; the three days went by in no time.
Before getting off the bus, after much pleading, Lu Weidong agreed to go home with her for a day. Chen Yuanchuan readily agreed, telling Lu Weidong to return to the camp the next day.
So the two of them got off the train and headed straight for the family compound with a bunch of local specialties.
Liu Xiuyun opened the door, paused for two seconds, then her eyes widened in surprise:
"Oh my god! Why are you all back all of a sudden?!"
Hearing the noise, Lu Zhenghua came out of the house. When he saw his son and daughter-in-law, he couldn't help but smile, even though his face was usually serious.
"That child, he didn't even tell me beforehand!"
Ye Wenxi placed the local specialties on the table, her eyes crinkling with a smile: "A surprise for you two!"
The Lu family all came back today: Lu Weiguo, Li Shufen, and Lu Weihua, who is still in school. It was a rare occasion for the family to get together, and they had a lively meal together.
Ye Wenxi kept glancing at Lu Weihua out of the corner of her eye, secretly watching her from the start of the meal, and occasionally smiling with her lips pursed.
Lu Weihua felt uneasy under her gaze and lowered his voice, "Stop staring, okay? I'll talk to you after I finish eating, alright? If Dad finds out, he'll kill me."
Ye Wenxi nodded and happily looked away.
Then she turned to look at Lu Xiaojun and asked with a smile:
"Xiaojun, how's your studying lately?"
Lu Xiaojun paused, his hand still holding the food, then straightened his chest:
"Don't worry, Auntie, I improved my ranking by eight places in this month's exam!"
Lu Weihua remarked quietly from the side, "There are thirty people in the class, and we're ninth from the bottom now."
Lu Xiaojun exclaimed anxiously, "That's still progress! Last time you were second to last, this time you're ninth from last!"
Ye Wenxi suppressed a laugh: "Not bad, not bad, you've made great progress."
Lu Weidong put down his chopsticks and looked at him: "Eighth place is not bad. But have you calculated how many years it will take to get into a top high school at this rate?"
Liu Xiuyun spoke up for her eldest grandson: "Alright, alright, as long as the child knows how to study, that's enough. Don't keep discouraging him."
Lu Zhenghua slowly took a sip of soup: "I think it's pretty good. When I joined the army, my grades also started from the bottom and gradually improved."
Liu Xiuyun looked at the children on the table and shook her head helplessly.
"I've noticed that all of our kids are like this."
"They're all like hen roosting in their nests, not saying a word at first, but then suddenly two eggs pop out."
Everyone was overjoyed and burst into laughter.
Ye Wenxi laughed until tears almost streamed down her face, slapping Lu Weidong's thigh: "You're right, aren't you? You used to be just as troublesome?"
Lu Weidong looked at her helplessly: "What are you laughing at? Our children will be like this in the future."
Ye Wenxi: "........."
Lu Weidong and Ye Wenxi chatted with their families about their lives and work while eating.
Inevitably, Lu Xiaojun asked about Su Feng.
Lu Weidong calmly told him about Su Feng's situation.
"Really? Instructor Su is stationed here permanently? Yay!!" Lu Xiaojun jumped three feet high and spun around excitedly.
Lu Weidong slapped him on the back of the head, giving him a slap.
"Stop showing off! Sit down and eat!"
"Su Feng is a good kid; he's truly a promising talent. Su Changqing's downfall this time didn't directly implicate him." Lu Zhenghua put down his chopsticks, his tone becoming serious.
"However... with his father's stain on his record, it will be a bit difficult for this child to move up in the future."
"The higher you climb, the more scrutinized every step becomes. Key positions, important appointments..."
Lu Zhenghua sighed softly, unable to hide his regret.
Lu Weidong picked up some food, his face expressionless. He spoke calmly, as if he were stating something perfectly normal.
"Even so, given his character and abilities, what's rightfully his will be given to him sooner or later. Even if there are limited positions, there are other paths in the military."
"Just like this synthetic assault research lab, he will prove his worth through his actions."
"I also believe that the organization will not let down such a comrade."
Ye Wenxi turned her head and looked at Lu Weidong.
Her lips slowly curved into a smile, her eyes shining with pride.
Lu Weidong's words seemed to be about Su Feng.
But in Ye Wenxi's eyes, Lu Weidong's demeanor and openness, as well as his clear distinction of boundaries and positions based on reason, all reflected his 'steadiness' and 'composure'.
His emotions and inner self were so stable that it was as if you could entrust anything to him; he was so reassuring and trustworthy.
Lu Weidong felt Ye Wenxi's gaze and turned to look at her.
"What are you looking at?"
Ye Wenxi chewed his food, a mysterious smile playing on his lips: "I'd like to quote two famous sayings."
"Huh?" Lu Weidong didn't understand.
"These are the words of a certain outstanding gentleman, spoken to me one morning while we were eating rice noodles in Yunnan." Ye Wenxi said meaningfully, using a riddle that only the two of them could understand.
Lu Weidong remembered, and he paused for a moment, his ears turning slightly red.
He lowered his head and smiled with his lips pursed.
Lu Weihua & Lu Xiaojun: "........."
These two are truly capable of "springing up" anytime, anywhere.