Chapter 96: Chapter 96: Shock

The sentry stared at Lu Xiao, completely stunned. He couldn’t process it. His mind was just repeating one thought: ’A female. There’s a female here!’

Lu Xiao spoke and waited for a moment. Seeing the man just staring at her, dumbfounded and unresponsive, she couldn’t help but wave her hand. “Hello? Are you listening to me?”

’This young soldier seems a little out of it.’

Startled back to reality by Lu Xiao’s voice, the sentry hurriedly said, “M-Ma’am, please wait. I-I’ll contact Major General Ares for you right now.”

“Can’t I go in? I want to surprise him.”

’If he contacts Ares, then Ares will know.’

The sentry met Lu Xiao’s expectant gaze, and his heart began to pound. His eyes darted around. “B-But this is a restricted military area. O-Outsiders aren’t allowed inside. I’m very sorry, ma’am.”

After speaking, the sentry immediately bowed his head as if admitting fault. It was clear that to him, this was tantamount to defying a female’s will.

No female would be happy about this. A more short-tempered one might have already slapped him.

The sentry braced himself for punishment.

But the young female before him simply said, “Oh, so that’s how it is. Alright then, let’s follow your regulations. Thank you for your trouble.”

The sentry raised his head in disbelief. “Y-You’re not angry?”

“Why would I be angry?” Lu Xiao found this young soldier quite amusing. “But when you contact Major General Ares, could you please just say someone is here to see him? Don’t reveal my identity, okay?”

“Th-That, I can do.”

“Great, thank you.” Lu Xiao smiled at him.

That smile made the young soldier’s ears turn beet red and his heart race. ’Oh my god, a female just said thank you to me!’

The sentry forcibly suppressed his excitement and dialed the number for Major General Ares’s office.

The call connected quickly. The voice on the other end wasn’t Ares, but Kevin. “Hello, how may I help you?”

“Yes, someone is here to see Major General Ares. They’re at the main gate right now. Could you please ask the Major General to come out himself? The matter is very urgent.”

The soldier had added that last part on his own.

’A female came to see the Major General in person. How could that not be considered urgent?’

Kevin’s voice paused when he heard this. “Major General Ares is in a meeting right now. Who is it? Did they say what it’s about?”

The sentry looked at Lu Xiao. Just as he was about to say something, Lu Xiao suddenly leaned in and spoke into the receiver. “Kevin, it’s Lu Xiao. Is Ares not there?”

Hearing Lu Xiao’s voice so unexpectedly, Kevin, who had been sitting in his chair, shot to his feet. “L-Lady Lu Xiao! What are you doing here? I’ll come out to get you right now. Major General Ares is in a meeting, I’ll contact him immediately.”

“Don’t contact him. Let’s not disturb his work. I just came to see him and pick him up after his shift. You can come get me.”

“O-Okay, yes! Please wait, I’ll be right there.” After ending the call, Kevin quickly put his work on hold and rushed outside.

Seeing this, the others couldn’t help but ask, “Kevin, where are you going in such a hurry?”

Kevin didn’t have time to explain and just ran as fast as he could.

When he arrived at the main gate, he saw Lu Xiao standing outside, just as expected. The young female was wearing a light-colored floral dress and a sun hat, the very picture of youthful beauty.

She was a sight one couldn’t tear their eyes away from.

Seeing Kevin, Lu Xiao waved naturally and also bid farewell to the young sentry. “My ride is here. Thank you.”

“N-Not at all.” The sentry’s face was now completely flushed. He would remember this day for the rest of his life.

Lu Xiao met up with Kevin. “I hope I’m not disturbing your work?”

“N-No, not at all! How could you be? If Major General Ares knew you came to see him, he’d be overjoyed.”

Speaking of which, Lu Xiao said, “You didn’t tell him I was here, did you?”

Only then did Kevin remember. He had been in too much of a hurry and had forgotten to send a message to Major General Ares. “I-I’ll notify him right now.”

Hearing this, Lu Xiao quickly said, “Don’t! I want it to be a surprise. Don’t you want to see the look on his face when he sees me?”

Lu Xiao winked at him with an expectant expression.

Kevin’s face flushed involuntarily. “I… I would quite like to see that.”

’If I were Major General Ares, I would probably faint from happiness.’

Back in the office, everyone was wondering why Kevin had just run out in such a panic.

Just as the group was waiting with craned necks, they saw Kevin walk in with a female.

Oh my god, a female!

’Why would a female come here?’

The entire group seemed to have been frozen in place, staring in astonishment at the young female who had appeared in the doorway, completely unresponsive.

Kevin looked at the stunned group, feeling a little smug. He deliberately cleared his throat. “Allow me to introduce you all. This is Lu Xiao, Major General Ares’s female master. She’s here to pick him up from work.”

“Hello, everyone. I came in a hurry today, so I didn’t bring any gifts. I’ll make it up to you all next time.” Lu Xiao greeted them generously. She hadn’t expected so many people to be in Ares’s office. If she had known, she would have prepared some small gifts for their first meeting.

However, as Kevin led Lu Xiao into the break room to wait, she asked, “Can you order takeout here?”

“Of course. What would you like? I can order it.”

“In that case, could you order some afternoon tea for everyone? My treat.”

Kevin hadn’t expected her to mean that and quickly said, “You don’t have to do that. They…”

“It’s my first time here, so I should. I’ve transferred you the money, go ahead and buy it.”

Seeing that Lu Xiao insisted, Kevin could only agree. “On behalf of everyone, thank you.”

“It’s nothing. Everyone works hard all day. Think of it as a little break.”

After Kevin went out, he didn’t hide anything and told everyone that Lu Xiao was treating them to afternoon tea.

The crowd, still reeling from the shock, heard this and reacted—

“She’s Major General Ares’s female master?”

“Major General Ares’s female master came to pick him up from work in person, and… and she’s buying us afternoon tea!”

“Oh my god, someone pinch me! I need to know this isn’t a dream!”

“It’s not a dream, I’m sure! Because I just pinched myself, and it really hurt!”

Kevin looked at the guys, who were so shocked they’d lost all composure. “Calm down, everyone! Don’t do anything rude in front of Lady Lu Xiao. And take a look at what you want to order!”

Meanwhile, Lu Xiao sat in the break room, sipping the tea Kevin had poured for her before he left, and looked around.

There was nothing particularly special about it. The decor in the military district was generally grand but simple.

However, she did notice Ares’s jacket hanging on a coat rack in the room. It had his name tag on it.

It made her wonder if Ares came here to rest when he was tired.

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