Chapter 24 Why Did You Secretly Snap Photos of Me

The black Bentley drove so fast that a sudden brake could not stop it, but continue to charge, almost hitting Yun Muxi...

A young soldier beside leaped over a car and dashed toward her like a flash light. He held Yun Muxi in his arms and rolled sideways. That hurtling car squeezed past them and halted two meters in front of them finally.

Fortunately, the soldier rescued her in time. But for his agility and fast speed, Yun Muxi had been certainly knocked down by the car. The picture that both of them were flying away like a parabola made people around close their eyes. They heard the sound of suddenly braking, but not the clang of crashing and falling down. So they opened their eyes with curiosity, only to find that the woman who had dashed around madly was in a man's arms, lying two meters diagonally behind the black Bentley. The man was dressed in an army uniform.

Because of Yun Muxi, the crossing was in a mess with the serious traffic jam.

In the black Bentley, the driver turned to look at the man on the backseat and asked, "Sir, shall we get off and see?"

The man on the backseat wore an aura of extreme coldness, like Death coming from the hell with an air of chilly hostility. He took a piercing look at the fallen woman from the rear window. But it was the look that made him narrow his eyes suddenly and stunned him. This woman...

A woman's appearance in his mind gradually coincided with the woman's. He took another deep look at Yun Muxi, turned back and said to the driver coldly, "Check this woman. Go!"

The driver nodded and replied obediently, "Yes!"

And then he started the car.

...

The young army looked at Yun Muxi and asked with concern, "Miss, are you Ok? Are you hurt? Why don't you watch the traffic light while crossing the road? How dangerous! You have blocked the crossing. Are you all right?"

Startled by what had happened unexpectedly, Yun Muxi was still suffering from the shock, but she could temporarily recover from her own emotion. She looked at the soldier who had rescued her and said softly, "Thank you."

He looked up and down at Yun Muxi, and found she looked pale with signs of tears on the face and bruises all over her. He frowned and said with anxiety, "You've hurt. Let me take you to the hospital to have a check."

Until then did Yun Muxi felt pains all over her. She shook her head slightly and replied in a soft voice, "No, they're only bruises. I can apply ointment myself at home."

When seeing Yun Muxi answer with a firm tone, the man did not persuade her anymore. He propped her up and left the middle of the road quickly to the roadside. On the pavement, he said to her, "Where do you live? I will send you home. If I let you go like this, I will still worry about you."

Yun Muxi was a little undecided, ready to reject him. The soldier chuckled and said, "I am a soldier. It is normal that soldiers help people. I'm learning from Leifeng. Well, let's go..."

Yun Muxi did not refuse this time and thanked him again.

It was not far away from Yun Muxi's apartment. They walked for ten minutes quietly, the one behind the other, and then arrived downstairs.

Staring at Yun Muxi's cheek and lonely, slim figure, the soldier felt a sudden urge to guard her and had pity for her.

Yun Muxi turned to the soldier and said, "I have arrived."

The soldier smiled gently and said, "Ok, go upstairs. Remember to clean the wound and apply the ointment at home."

After saying that, the soldier felt something was holding him back in his heart, but he chicly turned around and left.

Hardly had the soldier taken two steps when Yun Muxi hesitated and said softly, "Comrade, would you like to go upstairs and have a glass of water. How about having a meal? Thank you for saving my life."

For the soldier, Yun Muxi's voice was extraordinarily melodious and sweet, pleasing to hear.

He laughed slightly and refused politely, "No, thanks. I did the good deed for no reward."

Yun Muxi said again, "I don't want to owe you a favor. But I think giving money or gifts to you will insult you as a soldier. So let me cook a meal for you. If you don't have something urgent, please come and have a drink and meal as tokens of my gratitude."

After thinking for a minute, the soldier nodded his head and followed Yun Muxi upstairs.

...

In Yun Muxi's apartment, Niannian had not returned from the kindergarten and Gu Yuxuan wasn't at home. Yun Muxi asked the soldier to take a seat and poured a cup of tea on the table.

Yun Muxi smiled subtly and said in a soft voice, "Have some water, please. And I even don't know your name."

Seeing Yun Muxi's mild and pleasant smile, he felt his heart rippled as if a spring breeze blew, balmily and warmly.

The man smiled and replied, "My name is Lu Yang."

Lu Yang had a clear, shiny and warm smile, and his voice was rather sonorous, like the bell resounding in the mountains.

Yun Muxi found that Lu Yang liked smiling. His smile was bright, clear and warm. While smiling, Lu Yang would show his white teeth. He looked like a sunshine boy if his army uniform was ignored.

Lu Yang wore starched air force uniform with the shoulder straps showing the lieutenant rank. He looked 24 years old or so. Exposed to the weather, his skin became healthy wheat-colored. He had thick brows, penetrating eyes, and prominent nose with always curving up lips. Lu Yang was bright and handsome. Compared with Gong Yu and Mou Yichen, he was slightly inferior in appearance, but both of them looked rather reserved and hard to approach while Lu Yang was totally opposite. He was affable and easy to get along well with, who could bring warmth to others.

Yun Muxi answered him with a slight smile, "My name is Yun Muxi. Thank you for saving me today. Otherwise, the consequence would be unthinkable."

"Hehe...be more careful while walking. It's too dangerous today. Well, do you have medicine at home? You haven't dealt with your injury."

After being reminded by Lu Yang, Yun Muxi suddenly remembered her wound had not been handled yet, and she replied, "I will do some cleaning in the bathroom. You take a seat for a while."

Yun Muxi stood up and took out a simple and comfortable leisure suit from the bedroom. She cleaned up herself and got changed in the bathroom. In fact, Yun Muxi was not hurt badly but had some bruises, a dozen in total yet.

Yun Muxi dug out the ointment from the medicine box under the table. Lu Yang came to take the ointment and the cotton swab while she was going to put the ointment on the bruises. He said, "Let me help you. It's hard for you to do that now."

And then he began applying ointment to Yun Muxi with great care. He was putting on the ointment as he talked to Yun Muxi casually in order to divert her attention and ease her pain.

"We soldiers get injured easily while training. So we're good at handling the wounds. Anyway, prolonged illness makes the patient be a doctor.

"How old are you? I guess you're still in school. I am 25 years old. I think I am older than you."

Yun Muxi answered simply, "I am 23-year-old. I'm a senior student and I will graduate soon."

Lu Yang continued saying, "Oh? What's your major? You know, I graduated from the military school, and I envy the students like you from the general universities. I think that your college life is quite colorful. Unlike us, our life is full of training, studying and being disciplined. We're under strict control without anything fun. It's dull and boring."

Yun Muxi answered casually, "My major is communication and media. I think you're very cool. Although you're not as unrestrained as us, your mission is sacred and you've got the honor that we can't. I think you're really awesome. You win some and lose some. We are free and easy but you aren't, while you have the tenacity and honors that we don't have."

At Yun Muxi's words, Lu Yang felt proud at once and said, "That's right! Being a soldier is always my dream since my childhood, especially joining the air force. I feel very proud and like the feeling of flying in the air."

While Lu Yang was talking, Yun Muxi had dealt with her wounds completely. Lu Yang examined up and down in case of missing any wound, and then said, "The wounds are not serious and will form scabs after several days. And you still need to pay more attention. Girls will look not so pretty with scars."

Yun Muxi chuckled and said softly, "I know. Thank you. Sorry to trouble you!"

Yun Muxi's smile made Lu Yang entranced at the moment. He couldn't help praising in his heart. "How beautiful she is!"

After Yun Muxi cleaned up, her delicate face seemed more glittered, which touched Lu Yang considerably.

Yun Muxi said simply, "I will do the cook, and you can sit here to watch TV or others. Be my guest. I will be ready in a moment."

Yun Muxi entered the kitchen and started preparing lunch. Since she had not bought anything yet today, there was not much in the refrigerator. She took vegetables, eggs, and meat. After some thoughts, she began trimming and cleaning vegetables... to prepare their lunch.

Lu Yang sat on the sofa for a while and felt boring. Thus, he turned on the TV. When he found nothing interesting, he turned it off.

Finally, he took up his phone and looked through the moments. There were so many rules and limits in the army. He seldom used the phone in the army for fear that the phone would leak any secret. Therefore, only when he went out did he use the phone more frequently, let alone browsing his moments.

After looking through it for a while, Lu Yang walked to the kitchen casually. What came into view was that Yun Muxi was chopping vegetables carefully. Lu Yang stared after Yun Muxi and felt it rather charming. The pleasant sunshine slanted through the window. In the light halo, Yun Muxi's figure looked more enchanting. Lu Yang used his phone at hand to take a picture of Yun Muxi's back...

Yun Muxi sensed the gazing behind and turned back, just to see Lu Yang using a phone to take pictures of her.

And Lu Yang happened to snap at the moment when Yun Muxi turned around. This was only the full-face picture he had taken.

Yun Muxi wrinkled her brows and asked coldly, "Why did you secretly snap photos of me?"