Billionaire's Long Journey of Chasing His Love-Chapter 423 - 371 Side by Side in Battle (Part 1)

"Who do you want to take down first?" Long Che asked with a smile.

"John!"

Long Che froze for a moment. "John is the toughest bone to chew. If you go after him first, be careful not to hurt yourself while dealing with him."

Tong Airui confidently responded with a smile, "That was before, but now I think he’s more eager to withdraw from the competition."

Long Che looked at his son with suspicion.

Tong Airui lightly curled his lips. "My sister told me when she came back that John’s wife is pregnant, and she’s been having a hard time recently."

"Accidentally, your sister turned into a little spy for you," Long Che said with a chuckle, patting his son’s shoulder. "I’ll wish you victory in advance."

Tong Airui smiled and nodded, "Dad, rest assured, I won’t bring shame to Xiawu and our Aldrich family."

Tong Aino pouted, looking at the way Dad treated his older brother and then comparing it to how he treated her—it was obvious she was the one who’d been picked up off the streets.

The next afternoon, Tong Airui left home with Yi Luowa.

When Ni Lu saw her daughter leaving, her eyes turned red, and tears started streaming down her face in pairs.

Youyou handed over a tissue. "Auntie, Fourth Sister-in-law told me before she left to take care of you for her. Don’t cry. If Fourth Sister-in-law finds out you cried, she’ll scold me."

Ni Lu took the tissue and wiped her tears. "Auntie won’t cry anymore. You go find Xuanxuan to play with."

Youyou pouted and pulled out a piece of paper from her pocket to show Ni Lu.

Ni Lu glanced at it. "What’s written here?"

Youyou pouted. "Hao Tianwen left again while I was taking a nap. He said he’s off to perform a mission but didn’t say where."

Tong Yao chuckled. She knew exactly where Xuanxuan had gone. This time, Xuanxuan left with Rui’er, deliberately setting off an hour early to avoid Youyou causing mischief.

Tong Yao glanced at Youyou with a smile and said, "Now that your Fourth Sister-in-law has left and Xuanxuan has gone too, it’s perfect. You and your Aunt Ni Lu are now tied together by fate. How about this—why don’t you two comfort each other from now on?"

Youyou pouted. "Auntie, can you stay a few more days until Mi Chenxuan comes back before you leave?"

Ni Lu smiled and gently patted Youyou’s little face. "This child has been so clingy to me these days. And honestly, I’ve grown quite fond of it."

"Maybe it’s because you two look alike. Perhaps you had some connection in a past life, so now you’re naturally close!" Yan Zi smiled. "Ni Lu, if you two hit it off so well, why don’t you officially make Youyour your goddaughter?"

Ni Lu glanced at Youyou, feeling a bit troubled.

Youyou pouted again.

Ni Lu pulled Youyou’s hand over and smiled apologetically. "Youyou, it’s not that I don’t want to acknowledge you. When I first met you, I didn’t feel much. But recently, after spending more time with you, the more I look at you, the more I like you. Still, since Luowa just left, if I acknowledge you now, I’m afraid she might feel upset. How about we wait for your Fourth Sister-in-law to come back, and I’ll ask her first, okay?"

"Auntie, I’ll listen to you!" Youyou smiled. "Mi Chenxuan said you’re a good person, and he told me to follow your lead."

Tong Yao smiled, watching their relationship progress. In the past, Ni Lu had all her attention on Luowa. Now that Luowa was gone, it had given Ni Lu and Youyou more opportunities to bond. With time and emotions, it’d be smoother to acknowledge their bond in the future.

...

Yi Luowa and Tong Airui arrived at the Eagle Division. Instead of taking her into the main courtyard, Tong Airui brought her to the vehicle depot.

At the depot, Yi Luowa received her uniform, and Tong Airui personally fastened shoulder patches and arm insignias embroidered with the emblem on her.

"Thank you, Captain!" Yi Luowa playfully saluted Tong Airui.

Tong Airui corrected her hand position slightly. "Hmm! Not bad, quite dashing."

"Does it look good?" Yi Luowa asked softly.

"It looks good!" Tong Airui smiled. "Return to your team!"

"Yes!" Yi Luowa smiled, pursing her lips, before turning and rejoining the lineup.

Yuan Hang ran up to the front of the lineup with a folder in hand.

"Huang Yong, step forward!"

"Present!"

"Wang Qiang, step forward!"

"Present!"

...

Yuan Hang called out the names of more than twenty members of the depot in one breath.

Yi Luowa tilted her head and glanced at them. These should be the team members for the upcoming competition. Why wasn’t her name called?

"During the competition period, you twenty-five will be responsible for vehicle maintenance. Wherever there’s a breakdown, head straight there."

"Got it—"

"Huang Yong, divide them into groups according to their specialties in a bit."

"Understood!"

Yuan Hang glanced down at the list in his hand. "Yi Luowa, step forward!"

"Present!" Yi Luowa jogged up.

"Yi Luowa, you’ll be responsible for overseeing vehicle maintenance."

"Just me alone..." Yi Luowa looked at Yuan Hang with doubt.

Yuan Hang gave her a strict look.

Yi Luowa promptly responded, "Understood!"

"One hour later, gather at the training ground! Dismissed!"