Chapter 263

Chapter 263 I Want to Take Her Away

 

Facing a group of special forces soldiers who didn’t salute generals and lieutenant generals, they expressed their most sincere respect to a hero and veteran using the simplest, most direct, and most impactful method!

Old soldiers never die, they just fade away!

This military salute was silent, but extremely powerful!

As those special forces soldiers stood at attention and saluted, twelve aerial hunter helicopters, embodying China’s most advanced technology, all began to change direction. They pointed their noses toward the figure on the ground, tilting forward with their entire bodies at a forty-five degree angle! Just like they were saluting!

These soldiers and pilots didn’t know if they would ever have the chance to do something so crazy again in their lives, but that man was undoubtedly the one they respected most. Even though he had been gone for five years, those brilliant and secretive legends still circulated in their hearts! Those glorious and illustrious achievements remained engraved on the oath stone of that mysterious force, never to be erased!

They had to pay tribute, they must pay tribute! Only a military salute could express the respect in their hearts!

No leader had arranged it beforehand, and no soldier had discussed it in advance. They almost naturally made such a gesture! Everyone thought the same way!

The figure on the ground wasn’t particularly tall, but at this moment, in everyone’s eyes, he stood like a war god reaching from earth to sky!

Shining brightly, like the sun!

This wasn’t some blockbuster movie, but a scene happening in real life. Because of this, the celebrities in the hall couldn’t react. They felt their hearts painfully constrict! The atmosphere of the entire scene was unprecedentedly oppressive!

Who was this man, who exactly was he? Why was his entrance even more shocking than that of some national leaders?

This was what most people were thinking!

Su Rui stood there. Although his carefully styled hair had been messed up by the helicopter’s fierce wind, and his meticulously ironed clothes had been wrinkled, his figure remained straight.

Looking at the soldiers saluting him, he also raised his right hand and returned the salute!

Simple but powerful!

At this moment, he didn’t think about how he had been discharged from the military, nor did he recall being expelled from his homeland for five years. He was just a veteran, a veteran who had returned after many years to see his comrades!

“Thank you, my comrades,” Su Rui said silently in his heart.

No words were exchanged, but they understood each other’s feelings.

Once brothers, forever brothers.

When we parted, I didn’t know where you were going, nor when we would meet again in this life.

Lowering his arm and composing himself, Su Rui straightened his clothes before saying, “I am Su Rui, I have arrived.”

I am Su Rui, I have arrived!

His voice wasn’t particularly loud, but it clearly overpowered the roar of the helicopter rotors, reaching the ears of everyone in the hall!

Hearing his words, the entire hall fell into a deathly silence!

Su Rui? Was he the Su Rui that Qin Yuran had mentioned? The man Qin Yuran had committed to? For him, the Qin family’s daughter would even rebel against her family’s arranged marriage?

Looking at the man who had made his entrance from the sky, Ouyang Xinghai felt instantly diminished, completely overshadowed!

His gaze turned bloodshot as he looked at that figure, his throat tasting sweet, almost feeling the urge to spit blood! Was this his love rival?

Looking at him, the usually arrogant Ouyang Xinghai finally felt a sense of inferiority!

Qin Zhizhang, unusually, didn’t roar this time. He saw the gunpowder and smoke of battle in Su Rui’s eyes, and also saw the genuine emotions in the eyes of those soldiers holding steel guns in military salute. Some past events began to slowly surface in his mind.

Once upon a time, they too were young rookies in the military, once full of passion, swearing under the military flag to kill enemies for their country. But with the passage of time and changing circumstances, their edges had been smoothed, their passion had cooled, and even the strong muscles forged on the battlefield had turned into loose, flabby fat after years of indulgence!

Those military medals earned through blood and sacrifice had become chips they used to build connections and advance further!

In their hearts, honor was no longer honor, but a means to exchange for benefits!

Qin Zhizhang was speechless, and Jiang Tiancang, Bai Tianchu, Qin Fanghua, and others who had military experience couldn’t feel any better!

Qin Yuran looked at the figure standing in the sunlight and suddenly felt her nose tingle, with an urge to cry!

He had said he would come, and he hadn’t broken his promise!

At this moment, Qin Yuran really wanted to give him another tight hug, not out of gratitude, but because these military salutes gave her a feeling of heartache.

Looking at the man who made her heart ache, watching him walk out from the sunlight, Qin Yuran’s slightly moist eyes flashed with an intoxicated look. At this moment, she hadn’t realized that her relationship with Su Rui was still just that of ordinary friends, or at most, like-minded comrades. But Qin Yuran hadn’t considered these things. She only knew that since that man appeared, an extremely gentle yet intense feeling of happiness had filled her heart!

Bai Qinchuan looked at Su Rui standing there, the shock in his eyes gradually subsiding. He smiled bitterly to himself: “Was there any need for such a grand entrance? People might think we’re under terrorist attack.”

Su Wuxian looked at Su Rui with interest, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing an intriguing smile.

Was this Su Rui? The man who had caught the eye of his adopted daughter Su Zhiyan?

This middle-aged man, who had considerable influence in the capital, began to scrutinize Su Rui with a very serious gaze.

However, in the next second, a slightly surprised expression appeared on his face, an expression that had never before appeared on the face of the usually infallible Su Wuxian! It was completely unexpected and beyond reason!

After showing his surprised expression, Su Wuxian seemed to understand a little why Su Zhiyan had taken it upon herself to test Su Rui!

Jiang Tiancang looked at Su Rui, also feeling many emotions, his heart like an overturned bottle of mixed flavors.

Five years ago, this excessively young man had descended from the sky just like this, carrying blazing anger, wielding a four-edged military dagger, literally killing his way through half the capital, crippling the five great families!

And five years later, he appeared again in the same manner, those roaring helicopters, those dark gun barrels, those special forces soldiers with electric gazes, all shocking people’s hearts!

It was because of this man that his two outstanding grandsons had been consecutively ruined!

At this moment, Jiang Tiancang didn’t know that his third grandson, Jiang Yibo, had also been ruined by Su Rui taking advantage of the situation!

“Are you Su Rui?” Qin Zhizhang recovered from his daze and stared at Su Rui with an unfriendly gaze.

“Old General Qin, I am Su Rui,” Su Rui repeated.

“What are you doing here?” Qin Zhizhang’s voice was deep as he stared hard at this young man several decades his junior. Clearly, he had come to disrupt the event, but the manner of disruption was simply unbearable.

“I’ve come to take Yuran away,” Su Rui said with a smile.

“You’re taking Yuran away? This is her home! Where do you want to take her?” Qin Zhizhang’s anger began to erupt again.

While Qin Zhizhang was speaking, no one dared to interrupt. Due to Su Rui’s stunning entrance, these people had unanimously chosen to temporarily avoid confrontation.

“If one isn’t happy staying in a place, how can it be called home?”

Home is where my heart finds peace.

Su Rui said with a faint smile, his facial expression making it impossible to feel animosity toward him.

But Qin Zhizhang was, after all, the head of the family, and Su Rui’s actions today had already made him lose a lot of face.

“You’re not Qin Yuran, how do you know she’s not happy here?” Qin Zhizhang raged.

Su Rui shook his head, not wanting to explain to Qin Zhizhang this kind of question that Zhuangzi had debated two thousand years ago. He simply stepped forward, walking toward Qin Yuran on the stage!

Watching that figure walking toward her step by step, Qin Yuran’s eyes showed an intoxicated look, her heart filled with sweetness!

With this man present, all the grievances she had suffered before now seemed less important!

She really had the impulse to rush over to him!

But someone was faster than her!

Ouyang Xinghai!

Facing this love rival who had stolen his woman, facing this guy who had made him a cuckold, Ouyang Xinghai felt extremely frustrated.

From childhood, he had been accustomed to being radiant, accustomed to others respecting him. But when one day, another man came before his eyes with radiant glory, Ouyang Xinghai felt a strong sense of defeat!

Watching Ouyang Xinghai rush down from the stage in a very undignified manner, Su Rui smiled and stopped in his tracks. However, facing this capital’s young master who constantly claimed to love Qin Yuran but had been forcing her from beginning to end, Su Rui’s smile took on a hint of coldness!

“Are you Su Rui?” Ouyang Xinghai stood in front of Su Rui, smiling coldly. His eyes were bloodshot, like a wounded beast!

“I’ve answered this question many times already. If there’s nothing else, please step aside,” Su Rui said coldly. “I’m taking Yuran away from here.”

“Leave here?” Ouyang Xinghai laughed as if he had heard the biggest joke: “Qin Yuran is my fiancée, the wife I, Ouyang Xinghai, will properly marry, the bond and foundation for the future joint development of the Qin and Ouyang families!”

“So what?” Su Rui shook his head, his eyes filled with disdain. “Even if all the conditions you mentioned are established, you’ve overlooked the most crucial one—Yuran doesn’t like you.”

Su Rui’s words completely stung Ouyang Xinghai.

“That doesn’t matter! You shameless man, how dare you so openly come to steal another man’s woman! Open your eyes and look around—this is the Qin family home, this is the engagement banquet of the Qin and Ouyang families, and there are so many celebrities here! Your wedding-crashing behavior is so blatantly shameless! Do you really think you can leave?”

“You think they can stop me?”

Su Rui raised his hand, pointing to the helicopters and special forces soldiers outside.

Hearing his words, those special forces soldiers simultaneously turned their guns, each displaying a cold combat stance!