"Chen Mei, please don’t break up with me, okay? If I did something wrong, I can change," he pleaded.

Outside a high-end apartment building in Beijing, the perplexed Su Yuan turned into a desperate dog, STILL refusing to give up.

After the military downsized the Special Warfare Soldiers program, Su Yuan, as a Special Warfare Soldier, had no choice but to wait for a random assignment to another military region department.

But he was still waiting for the notice!

The wait was making everyone anxious.

His comrades, with the help of their fathers, had maneuvered to report to units with better treatment and brighter prospects.

Yet he didn’t know where to start, with no connections to work with.

If his grandfather were still alive, he could have arranged a way out for Su Yuan in advance under these circumstances.

Now that his grandfather was gone, there was no one in the Su Family who could help him.

For employees affected by departmental downsizing and restructuring, waiting for a random call from above usually signaled the end!

Because those with backgrounds and resources had already started making moves.

If you naively wait to be randomly placed, you’ll likely not end up in a position with good prospects or treatment.

Moreover, in such a competitive place, you’d be even more excluded by the existing circles!

Whether you have a background or not is easily checked, and no one will give you face.

Typically, outsiders like these simply muddle through until retirement with a subpar record.

In short, the Su Family’s current situation held no hope of returning to the peak of their grandfather’s era.

Instead, as Su Yuan was discharged, the Su Family would further decline from a systemic to an ordinary social-class family.

Su Yuan had no choice but to cling to Chen Mei shamelessly, hoping the Chen Family could help him find a better position.

But Chen Mei was not buying what Su Yuan was selling. Annoyed by his persistence, she bluntly confronted him, "Help you? How can I help you? Do you even realize your situation?"

"I do," Su Yuan arrogantly said. "Gu Feng must be from your compound, right? I don’t see why the Chen Family finds it difficult. To be honest, there’s no bad blood between Gu Feng and me. You said it yourself; he probably doesn’t even care about me. So if you help me, who would mind?"

Chen Mei laughed sarcastically, "Who would mind? Do you know what Feng’s current status is? Do you realize how many people rely on him? He might not care about you, but will others tolerate you being a thorn in the side of their leader? I’m begging you, it’s useless to ask anyone now; no one can help you."

"If you really want to know why, you’ll find out tomorrow."

Su Yuan looked baffled.

Chen Mei asked, "Isn’t there a military rank conferral ceremony in the military district tomorrow? Weren’t all of you Special Warfare Soldiers previously on assignment tasked with security duty for the ceremony?"

Su Yuan nodded.

These significant days had always been joyful occasions for appointments within the military.

The attendees were all high-level authorities, and the security was invariably handled by top-tier Special Warfare Soldiers like them.

This might also be his last time attending such an event as a security soldier.

It was probably his last moment of glory, too.

Chen Mei said, "Then tomorrow, you’ll understand Gu Feng’s background and why my family, the Chen Family, can’t help you."

With that, Chen Mei shut the door.

Curious, Su Yuan attended the awarding ceremony the next day.

Elders, Hall Masters, and frontline military leaders all attended almost without exception!

Like the hundreds of other guards, Su Yuan wore the same uniform and stood watch around the perimeter, yet his eyes could still see the ceremony taking place.

The guns were fired in salute!

Shots rang out!

Afterward, there was musical performance by the military’s cultural troupe.

The Elders delivered their speeches in succession.

The whole process was intricate and solemn.

As the soldiers were collectively called to the stage to be officially commissioned, Su Yuan stared intently into the crowd.

But he did not see Gu Feng ascending the stage.

Yet, he spotted the very opponent who had kicked him away and ignored gunfire on that day of action.

Incredibly, that person was being commissioned as a Major!

In total, 48 people were all commissioned as Senior Officers.

Afterward, the grand auditorium rang with the spirited voices of their oaths.

To be honest, Su Yuan felt envious!

He had trained in the military all this time and had come this far, but because he had never completed a truly effective feat of service, he had always hovered at the rank of Junior Officer!

But Su Yuan was also puzzled about one thing, and that was the scale of commissioning that these Elders and Hall Masters were attending—it should have been at the Senior Officer level by all rights!

Usually, it would be for a General!

Moreover, even for a General, it would not be possible to have such a neatly aligned gathering of top brass in attendance.

While he was curious, he suddenly heard the dignitary announce, "Next, I declare that Comrade Gu Feng will officially take up the post of Hall Master from now on..."

Boom!

Su Yuan’s pupils shook, and his mind went blank as if struck by lightning!

He saw Gu Feng in formal military attire, with a dazzling array of medals across his chest, his rank insignia so stunningly high it exceeded that of all the frontline bigwigs present!

Su Yuan felt the world spin around him, shocked that the person he had offended was someone all the military bigwigs he ever had access to would not dare to offend!

This was the man who only played in the pinnacle matches of the national server!

At this moment, he understood Chen Mei!

In the face of such a level of bigwig, not to mention Su Yuan, even the Chen Family’s superiors would not hesitate to cut off the Chen Family like an unwanted appendage!

If he had been foolish and ignorant, the first one to move against him might have been Chen Mei herself!

Gu Feng, impeccable in uniform, cast his sharp gaze on the national flag, saluting sonorously and delivering an oath in the vast drill field!

"So handsome!"

Through the live broadcast footage, Lin Yue clapped for Gu Feng, her heart screaming that Gu Feng was too handsome.

Although she still didn’t understand what specific rank Gu Feng’s starry insignia represented, seeing Gu Feng in uniform again filled her with happiness and excitement.

It was a complete success.

Lin Yue was overjoyed, feeling it was worth staying a few more days specifically, even neglecting the Jiangcheng Group, and seeing Gu Feng in this military uniform, she felt it was worth it!

"Mom, I’m going back to Jiangcheng tomorrow, I need to go check on the company as well," Lin Yue said, clapping, and took the opportunity to inform her mother-in-law, Yu Ling.

"Have you talked to Feng?" asked Yu Ling.

Lin Yue nodded, "Mhm, I have; he might still be busy, so I’ll go over first."

Yu Ling said, "Alright, then mom will take you to the airport tomorrow."

"No need, mom. I’ll have my assistant come pick me up. The airport is too far; just stay at home and take it easy."

Yu Ling nodded, "Tell me again about what mom instructed you these past two days to see if you remember."

Lin Yue’s face turned red, "To try and give you a grandchild soon!"

Yu Ling smiled with satisfaction, "Wait until your grandfather has picked a good date for the wedding banquet, and then I’ll tell you."

Lin Yue’s face grew even redder, "Okay."