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Chapter 189: Chapter 189: Their Declaration
Kerry’s voice rang out, "Is there a problem with the starter? I’ll take a look..."
The car Zhu Changfu was sitting in had broken down, but fortunately, the problem was not serious, and Kerry started to repair it after retrieving the tools.
Lu Changyuan asked Kerry and learned that it would take about fifteen minutes to fix, so he let the others continue to rest on the spot.
Fifteen minutes, not too long, but not too short either.
Han Jiaojiao felt that if she continued to stay alone in the car with Han Yi for another fifteen minutes... the consequences would be too dangerous, so she made up an excuse to go find Tian Xinyue and forcibly left Han Yi, running out of the car.
Tian Xinyue was in Wei Jie’s car. After Wei Jie was injured, he was moved to a military truck. The rear compartment of the military truck was spacious enough for him to rest flat, and Liu Ling stayed by his side to take care of him, so both of them were on the military truck. Since Wei Jie’s car shouldn’t just be left behind, it was driven by Tian Xinyue, who was closest to him.
When Han Jiaojiao got around to where Tian Xinyue was, she realized Liu Ling was also there and couldn’t help but give Liu Ling a surprised look.
Liu Ling looked terrible, her eyes red and swollen, her entire demeanor listless, with a lackluster stare and devoid of energy.
Han Jiaojiao didn’t know why Liu Ling looked like this – was it because of the embarrassing incident earlier, or was she deeply upset about breaking up with Wei Jie, or perhaps, was she feeling fearful and uneasy about soon arriving at Lingchuan Base?
—Han Jiaojiao didn’t feel it right to ask.
"Jiaojiao," Tian Xinyue greeted her, seemingly worried that Han Jiaojiao might mind Liu Ling; her gaze involuntarily darted toward Liu Ling beside her.
With an embarrassed expression, Liu Ling said, "Just now... a girl from the Lingchuan Ability Team was healing Wei Jie, and since the compartment was crowded and packed, which might hinder her ability usage, I stepped out." She seemed to be explaining to Han Jiaojiao why she was there.
"Is Wei Jie all right?" Han Jiaojiao asked with concern.
Liu Ling shook her head glumly, "He’s running a high fever, and my ability to cool him down isn’t working." Liu Ling’s ability was of the Ice Type.
"Don’t worry, once he gets through this, he will start to recover," Han Jiaojiao comforted her.
Han Jiaojiao could see that Liu Ling was truly worried about Wei Jie. When one person truly cares about another, that kind of look cannot be feigned.
It was just uncertain whether Wei Jie might ever... accept Liu Ling again...
Tian Xinyue’s expression suddenly turned odd, and she gently nudged Han Jiaojiao, saying, "Jiaojiao, look over there."
Han Jiaojiao turned around to look, and Liu Ling also followed the direction Tian Xinyue was pointing. They saw the girl who had volunteered to heal Wei Jie now standing in front of Han Yi’s car, the door open, with Anke Wei standing outside, shyly talking to Han Yi inside the car.
"She said she has healed most of Wei Jie’s gunshot wound, and his high fever has also subsided a bit. With about a week’s rest, he should be fully recovered," Tian Xinyue said slowly, staring in that direction.
Han Jiaojiao and Liu Ling both looked at Tian Xinyue involuntarily.
Tian Xinyue touched her nose, embarrassed, "My ability is enhanced hearing... From this distance, it’s quite easy to hear clearly what people over there are saying."
It was then that Han Jiaojiao realized Tian Xinyue’s ability could also be used for... eavesdropping, well, it was practically an ability born for surveillance.
After Anke Wei shyly finished her remarks, Lu Changyuan and Yan Xiao, standing smoking by the car, both showed a sneering look, and it was unknown what Han Yi had said inside the car, but Anke Wei’s face suddenly turned pale.
A hand reached out from the car, grasped the door handle and gently pulled it, and the door closed.
Anke Wei’s eyes filled with tears instantly; she lowered her head, turned, and walked away hastily.
Interestingly, the five male Superpower Users who were with Anke Wei watched her return dejectedly with usual expressions, seemingly not surprised at all.
"What did she say to my brother?" Han Jiaojiao asked Tian Xinyue.
A mischievous smile appeared on Tian Xinyue’s face as she said, "She said her ability can heal any wound, and asked your brother if he was hurt and if he needed help healing."
Han Jiaojiao laughed out loud, thinking to herself that the girl wasn’t afraid of biting her tongue from the bold claim. Healing Ability indeed could heal everything, but whether it would be successful or complete was another matter altogether.
"Where’s my brother? What did he say?" Han Jiaojiao asked cheerfully.
Tian Xinyue’s eyes curved up as she replied, "Your brother said—’Scram.’ Then he slammed the car door shut. Hahaha..."
Han Jiaojiao laughed along.
Such a bad temper, haha... She just loved his bad temper.
Liu Ling, recalling Han Yi’s angry appearance, covered her chest fearfully and looked at Han Jiaojiao, puzzled, "You’re not angry about that?"
Han Jiaojiao smiled and waved her hand, "There’s nothing to be angry about. She’s just attracted to my brother because of his powerful ability; it’s quite normal. If I got angry about that, I’d only be killing myself with frustration. Besides, she looks like she’s only sixteen or seventeen, still naive. I won’t hold it against her."
Tian Xinyue thought to herself: Aren’t you just barely eighteen yourself?
But since they were friends, it would be wrong to undermine her, so Tian Xinyue held back and said nothing.
Listening to this, Liu Ling felt a complex mix of emotions, hard to describe.
She felt relieved that Han Jiaojiao wouldn’t hold a grudge against her, envious of Han Jiaojiao’s trust in her brother, and longed for a man who would reserve all his tenderness for her alone, indifferent to other women.
"I have a bad temper, so I think I’d better find an ordinary man," Tian Xinyue said feelingly, "If I saw another woman cozying up to my boyfriend, I might have already run at her with a knife by now. It’s better to find someone ordinary, to spare me from seeing anything unpleasant..."
Han Jiaojiao burst into laughter, unapologetically saying, "To be considered date-worthy by Miss Tian herself, he’d hardly be an ordinary man, right? Haha!"
Tian Xinyue made a motion to pinch her, laughing and scolding, "Hey, how dare you say that about me!"
Seeing them playfully bickering, Liu Ling felt envious, and couldn’t help but add, "I think it’s best to leave it to fate. As long as he likes me, and I like him, it doesn’t matter whether he’s outstanding or ordinary... I just don’t know if I’ll ever meet someone like that..."
But she didn’t know if Wei Jie would still accept her.
"So we all have to try our best to keep living." Han Jiaojiao spoke up, her smile bright.
Liu Ling stared at her blankly.
Han Jiaojiao spoke earnestly, "Because the longer we live, the greater the chances of meeting that person."
"The longer we live... the greater the chances... the longer we live..." Liu Ling mumbled, her expression bewildered.
In stark contrast to her, Tian Xinyue responded with a bold declaration: "Of course we need to live well! I absolutely refuse to die until I’m a grandma!"
"Pfft!... Grandma Tian sounds good... Hahaha!"
"Han Jiaojiao! You’re making fun of me again!"
Liu Ling slowly clenched her fists, her eyes shining as she looked at them both, her voice firm, "Yes! I’ll also try my best to live to be a grandma."
Tian Xinyue simultaneously grabbed the hands of Han Jiaojiao and Liu Ling—
"Good! We all have to try our best to live to be grandmas!" 𝚗𝚘v𝚙𝚞b.𝚌𝚘m
Han Jiaojiao laughed unrestrainedly, "Hahaha... such a strange declaration..."
Tian Xinyue huffed and glared at her.
Han Jiaojiao surrendered with a white flag, "Great declaration! Super awesome!"
...
Bai Kairui quickly repaired the car, and the convoy resumed its journey, racing toward the Lingchuan Base.
