GTAS Arc. 2 Ch. 14

“Tell me about it, maybe I can give you some ideas~”

Listening to Ji Yichen’s soft voice and seeing his playful appearance, Ji Linchen’s heart skipped a beat. Then, his deep eyes darkened. He knew he shouldn’t have refused in the first place just to maintain his noble image!

Now Ji Linchen regrets it deeply…

Seeing Ji Linchen staring at him with deep eyes, obviously testing his words, Ji Yichen immediately reached out with both little hands and wrapped them around Ji Linchen’s neck. With a pitiful and coquettish tone, he said, “What’s wrong, are you underestimating me? Let me tell you, among all the slaves, I’m the smartest!”

Seeing Ji Yichen boast without blushing or skipping a beat, not only Ji Linchen but even the driver, Lao Wu, felt that Ji Yichen didn’t seem like a slave at all; he was more like a pampered young master from a noble family!

“Lao Wu, just repeat what you said earlier.” Ji Linchen smiled at the corner of his mouth and said in a deep voice.

As Lao Wu spoke, Ji Yichen already knew what to do. He pretended to ponder for a while before speaking in a coaxing tone.

“Since Shen Zhichen advocates for a false peace, why is he hiding behind and commanding from the rear? I think it’s better to let Shen Zhichen go and meet the envoy from the enemy country. Firstly, as the deputy general of the army, Shen Zhichen’s identity is more intimidating than his sister Shen Jiao. Secondly, Shen Zhichen is Shen Jiao’s brother and a man himself. Even if something happens, he will have the ability to protect himself.”

Hearing Ji Yichen’s calm and rational analysis, Ji Linchen nodded thoughtfully. The rigid expression on his face softened. At this moment, Lao Wu, who was driving in the front, spoke up, “Your idea is good, but I’m afraid for Shen Jiao…”

Ji Linchen understood what Lao Wu didn’t say, and Ji Yichen understood even more. Ji Yichen’s arms moved away from Ji Linchen’s shoulders, and he reached out to lightly tap his own cheek with his index finger. Then, as if he had come up with a brilliant idea, his bright phoenix eyes sparkled with a dazzling light, making Ji Linchen unable to look away for a moment.

“Shen Zhichen definitely wouldn’t agree, but Shen Jiao insisted on going herself. If Shen Zhichen can’t dissuade her, you can send a telegram now, expressing concern and care for Shen Jiao. Let her know that you are worried about her. I believe Shen Jiao won’t insist on going after that…”

“That’s a great idea! General, should we send the telegram now…”

Lao Wu casually asked, but when he looked up from the rearview mirror and saw Ji Linchen’s face turning cold and stern again, he tensed up. He almost forgot that in the military, anyone who dared to mention anything about his marriage in front of Ji Linchen would be singled out and given extra training by Ji Linchen alone. Even an old soldier like him couldn’t bear that kind of punishment…

Ji Linchen looked at the lively and innocent little guy in his arms, his eyes deep and his voice low as he asked, “Do you really want me to do this?”

Ji Yichen nodded when he heard the question, tilting his head and earnestly asking back, “Yes, now this seems to be the only way. Do you have a better idea?”

Ji Linchen pursed his lips tightly. He looked at Ji Yichen, trying to see if Ji Yichen was upset about his engagement. But the result was obvious—he couldn’t see any sign of it. It seemed like Ji Yichen was just suggesting ideas to help him out…

However, Ji Linchen felt uncomfortable with Ji Yichen’s indifferent attitude towards his engagement. Despite caring so much about this little guy, the fact that he was completely indifferent to his engagement made Ji Linchen uncomfortable all over! Clearly, he was so concerned about this little guy, yet this carefree little guy seemed completely indifferent to his engagement…

Could it be that Ji Yichen simply didn’t like him? Was everything just because he was the young master of the Ji family?!

With this thought in mind, Ji Linchen’s expression became even colder. Instead of looking at Ji Yichen, he turned his head and said coldly to Lao Wu, “Send it. Send it now.”

This time, Lao Wu didn’t dare to express his own opinions anymore. He respectfully asked, “General, what should the content of the telegram be?”

Ji Linchen turned his head back and looked at Ji Yichen, who was still innocently smiling. He said in a low voice, “Just send the order for Shen Zhichen to go and meet the envoy from the enemy country. Add one more word. You can forget about your military rank!”

Lao Wu nodded quickly and said yes, feeling relieved in his heart. Luckily, this time he wasn’t the mastermind behind provoking Ji Linchen, otherwise Ji Linchen’s rage, even with his tough bones, would be unbearable…

But the little troublemaker who managed to anger Ji Linchen with just a few words was completely unaware of the seriousness of the situation. He was still sitting in the arms of the enraged man, communicating with the system in confusion.

“System, do you think Shen Jiao is particularly ugly? Why is Ji Linchen unwilling to even pretend to be concerned about her?”

The system remained silent for a moment, not answering Ji Yichen’s question. It wasn’t that it didn’t want to answer, but it felt that Ji Linchen’s anger was his own fault. The host had a very perceptive heart, and it was easy to understand him. But since Ji Linchen didn’t direct his anger appropriately, there was nothing the system could do. Ultimately, it just wanted to express its dissatisfaction on behalf of its host. This was all Ji Linchen’s problem; it had nothing to do with its host!

Men are such blockheads!

When they reached the coastal area, they switched to a ship to cross the sea and finally arrived at the frontline of the army. The sky was filled with the desolate smell of post-battle sulfur, and the whole sky was hazy. Dark clouds were piling up on the horizon, indicating that a storm was about to break…

As soon as they entered the military camp, a bolt of purple lightning as thick as a wrist flashed outside, accompanied by a deafening thunder, which sent shivers down everyone’s spine.

“Has Shen Zhichen already left?” Ji Linchen’s first question upon entering was this.

“Yes, General.”

Ji Linchen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that Shen Zhichen had left, and then he summoned everyone to the conference hall for a meeting.

Meanwhile, Ji Yichen directly walked to Ji Linchen’s bedroom with cheerful steps. However, as soon as he reached the door, he found someone inside, a woman to be precise.

The woman was bending over, gently tucking in the bedding for Ji Linchen. A refreshing scent of soap wafted in the air. It had already started raining outside, and the sound of raindrops as big as soybeans hitting the windowpane filled the room with a pitter-patter. The woman stopped her movements and straightened up, staring blankly at the increasingly dark sky outside…

“Are you Young Master Ji’s fiancée?”

Suddenly, a child’s voice came from behind the door. Shen Jiao was startled and quickly turned to look at the door. There stood a delicately handsome boy who looked like a lifelike doll. She immediately felt a fondness for him. Smiling, she bent down and looked at Ji Yichen, asking gently, “Whose child are you? Are you here to visit your relatives in the army? Don’t wander around; this is the General’s room…”

Ji Yichen curved his attractive phoenix eyes and walked in with small steps. Without hesitation, he sat on Ji Linchen’s big bed, extending his little claws to touch the quilt that Shen Jiao had just smoothed out. Indeed, it was very soft and fluffy, the type he liked. He hadn’t expected that the woman in front of him, with such a good appearance, would also have such delicate thoughts. If Ji Linchen married her, they would definitely be very happy in the future…

Shen Jiao looked at this boy who was not afraid of strangers and seemed very familiar. She smiled and said, “Are you the new soldier brought by the General? Follow the General well; he is a very nice person…”

Ji Yichen shook his head upon hearing this, then he raised his head and looked at the graceful woman in front of him, smiling mischievously. “I’m not a new soldier; I’m Young Master Ji’s…”

“Ji Yichen, come out for a moment; the General wants to see you.” Ji Feng suddenly appeared at the door of the room, looking calm.

Before Ji Yichen could even say the words “warming up the bed,” he shrugged helplessly and grunted in acknowledgment. Then he got off the bed. Before leaving, he turned his head to Shen Jiao and flashed a playful smile, “Sister, you’re so gentle. I hope we can meet again.”

With that said, he didn’t wait for Shen Jiao to respond. He just walked to the door with cheerful steps and followed Ji Feng out, leaving Shen Jiao alone in Ji Linchen’s room, feeling a bit absent-minded. Just as the delicate doll-like boy approached her earlier, she caught a faint scent of men’s cologne, and it was exactly the same as the one Ji Linchen used…

“Ji Feng, do you like Shen Jiao? Don’t forget, Shen Jiao is Ji Linchen’s fiancée.”

Ji Yichen had to jog to keep up with Ji Feng’s pace. After just a couple of steps, he was panting, even his speech was interspersed with breaths.

Hearing this, Ji Feng suddenly stopped without warning. Fortunately, Ji Yichen leaned to the side, avoiding a collision.

Ji Feng turned his head, looking coldly at the flushed Ji Yichen. “Don’t get ahead of yourself. Shen Jiao saved my life before; I just don’t want to see her in a difficult situation.”

Upon hearing Ji Feng’s words, Ji Yichen sneered. Clearly, he liked Shen Jiao, but he didn’t dare to say it out loud. Really…

Anyway, he and Ji Feng were old acquaintances. He couldn’t salvage his image in front of Ji Feng anymore. He lowered his voice and said, “Alright, there’s no need to pretend in front of me. If you really like her, I’ll help you win her over. I don’t think Ji Linchen likes women either. If they force themselves together, it won’t end well.”

What Ji Yichen said was the truth. After all, now that Ji Linchen had initiated the love line with himself, it meant that there was no place for Shen Jiao in Ji Linchen’s heart at the moment. Even if Ji Linchen and Shen Jiao got married in the end, Shen Jiao would probably have to put in some effort to find happiness.

Just now, when Ji Feng spoke at the door, Ji Yichen noticed that Shen Jiao’s expression became strange, obviously harboring different feelings towards Ji Feng…

Upon hearing this, Ji Feng sneered and also lowered his voice, “No need. You’d better think about how to please Ji Linchen and gather favorable information from him.”

However, all the ‘intimate’ behavior between Ji Yichen and Ji Feng fell into the eyes of Ji Yanzhi, whose face turned pale. He was so angry that he was trembling all over. He thought Ji Yichen was being coerced by his own brother, but now it seemed that Ji Yichen was just a slave who attracts bees and butterflies [1]!

How many green hats [2] did Ji Yichen want to put on Ji Yanzhi’s head to satisfy him?!

[1] 招蜂引蝶 (zhāo fēng yǐn dié): Literally “attract bees and butterflies,” it figuratively means to attract admirers or attention, often implying flirtatious behavior.

[2] 戴绿帽子 (dài lǜ màozi): Literally “wear a green hat,” it’s a Chinese idiom referring to being cuckolded or having an unfaithful spouse.