You are all bad women! Don't come over!-Chapter 381 - 370

"Captain, what's the matter?" Shen Mochen was at the hospital, tilting his head, lazily reading a storybook.

He had been quite leisurely these past couple of days, undisturbed by anyone and not disturbing anybody either. Even Cai Yuncui next door, Shen Mochen had told her not to bother him for a few days and to go out more to see her friends or visit the church to see the orphaned children.

So when Liu Chaoyan suddenly called, Shen Mochen was quite surprised. He figured that Liu Chaoyan must have heard about his situation.

But given Liu Chaoyan's cautiousness, why would he call at this time unless it was a serious official matter?

"Xingshuang has retired. Did you know?" Liu Chaoyan said.

"Huh?" Shen Mochen was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but say, "Doesn't she still have several days left?"

"She had some leave saved up so she retired early. I just found out myself."

"I heard that before retiring, doesn't the team leader need to sign off on it?"

"Yes, I didn't expect it to be so sudden when I was signing."

Shen Mochen let out a soft sigh, "So has she already left?"

Liu Chaoyan also let out a soft sigh, "Yes, by the time we got up this morning, she had already left."

Shen Mochen thought for a moment, "Ah crap, isn't today the separation month? Are you asking me to return to duty now?"

Liu Chaoyan's tone remained calm, "That's not necessary. Just continue your leave, she arranged for a substitute, so don't worry about us. I just wanted to let you know, her departure was too sudden. She told us about the retirement last night and left before dawn today."

There was a hint of wistfulness in his calm voice, surely coming from the heart. Before his leave, Shen Mochen had heard Liu Chaoyan and Xia Qingrou discussing how to throw a farewell party for Xiao Xingshuang.

"I understand. I'll return to duty on time," Shen Mochen said.

"Enjoy the peace of your leave," Liu Chaoyan chuckled, "See you back at the base."

After hanging up, Shen Mochen slightly lifted his head, his lips curving up.

Logically speaking, Xiao Xingshuang was really not a stabilizing element in the team, especially since she seemed to have a bit of a crush on him, liking to sneak into his bed... Shen Mochen didn't truly dislike it, but it did indeed affect the team's atmosphere.

Now that she was gone, Shen Mochen should have felt relieved, that would have been the normal reaction, yet he also felt unexpectedly melancholic.

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It must have been because of the past few months they had spent together, parting was always somewhat hard to bear, especially when one considered that she was a super beautiful girl with an impeccable figure and face... But this thought might not be absolute, the first thing that came to Shen Mochen's mind wasn't her body that could arouse passion, nor her face that encompassed all desirable attributes, but those dark night-like eyes, like ink too thick to dissolve.

Shen Mochen had seen many odd characters, but someone with an eccentric personality like Xiao Xingshuang was rare.

Shen Mochen returned to the hospital room and gently caressed Yin Caiyu's face, feeling a bit upset, so he got up and left to clear his mind in the small garden below the inpatient department.

But Shen Mochen hadn't walked far when he suddenly overheard two people talking.

"Just sit here for a while, I'll go handle the discharge procedures. We're taking a flight this afternoon and will arrive in Roman by tomorrow."

"Why so rushed? Let's wait until we're over eighteen to leave Yupi."

"No need, it's all the same wherever you spend it. The hospital over at Roman has already been contacted, and someone will come pick us up once we're there."

"What a waste of money, all the hard-earned money you made these past two years has gone into my medical treatment... and it's still not cured... It's your mother who has let you down..."

"The salary over at Roman is much higher than in Yupi, and the doctors are better too, they will definitely be able to cure you. You sit here for a while, I'll be back soon!"

Shen Mochen silently listened, turned away from the hospital, and quickly walked to a nearby boutique. After browsing for a bit, he casually bought a pink seashell bracelet and leisurely returned to the hospital's small garden.

Why does it feel a bit ugly... Shen Mochen looked at the bracelet on his hand as he walked, and also, wasn't the little item costing over forty bucks a bit too cheap?

Forget it, it's not like we're that close, plus who asked her to run away early?

Back in the garden, Shen Mochen approached a woman he had spoken with earlier and sat down next to her with a beaming smile, "Hello, auntie."

That smile of Shen Mochen was at seventy percent of his full charm, almost no aunt in the world could resist it.

"Oh... young friend, hello there!"

The auntie was initially surprised but then felt her face warm up upon seeing Shen Mochen's moonlike, jade-like smile, and for the first time in twenty years, a sense of shyness crept back to her.

"Hello, my name is Shen Mochen, I'm Xiao Xingshuang's comrade-in-arms, has she mentioned me to you?" Shen Mochen continued with a smile.

"Oh my! So, you're Shen Mochen, I've heard about you! I've heard Xingshuang mention!" The auntie clapped her hands excitedly, "She mentioned that there was an especially handsome boy in their squad, didn't expect... for him to be this handsome!"

"Haha, you flatter me," Shen Mochen said, scratching his head in a bashful manner.

"Xingshuang didn't cause any trouble for you guys over at Buque, did she?" the auntie quickly asked.

"Not at all, she's the strongest among our small team, in fact, we often rely on her help!"

Smiling along with the auntie, she nodded continuously, "That's good, haha, glad she didn't trouble you guys!"

Shen Mochen studied the woman; she was indeed Xiao Xingshuang's mother, very elegant and gentle. It was apparent that in her youth, she must have been a great beauty that could rival Angelina... Actually, she wasn't really old, but she seemed haggard from her illness, with sunken eyes and wrinkles creeping onto her face.

"Actually, I only recently found out that Xiao Xingshuang has retired. I just happen to be on leave these days... It's also a coincidence, I never expected that I would still see Xiao Xingshuang for one last time."

"Oh dear, with both of you gone, what will happen to your unit..."

"It's okay, the higher-ups have their arrangements, you don't need to worry about us. You and Xiao Xingshuang will be going to Roman soon, right? That's a great place, much more developed than our Yupi. Will your husband also accompany you there?"

The auntie blinked, a touch of sarcasm appeared on the corner of her mouth, but all she said was a simple, "We're divorced."

"Oh, I see," Shen Mochen guessed the general situation and did not probe further, instead, he started talking to her about Xiao Xingshuang's daily life at Buque.

He was naturally gifted in conversation, and soon he had the auntie beaming with joy. If it weren't for her departure from Yupi Country this afternoon, she might even have wanted to pull Shen Mochen in as a son-in-law.

"What are you doing here?" Suddenly, a somewhat cold voice came from behind.

"I came to see my sister, and just so happened to run into auntie, so we chatted for a bit." Shen Mochen turned his head and smiled, "Nice glasses, it's a pity I seldom see you wear them."