CHAPTER 493: 456 THE GIFT BROUGHT FROM COUNTRY M

She hadn’t finished speaking when she saw a familiar figure walk in,

"Prince Chiluo?"

Chiluo was dressed in the Prince’s uniform of the Royal Family, a white uniform with dark yellow shoulder straps and a logo representing the Royal Family on his chest.

Hearing Chiluo’s name, Wen Nian didn’t seem surprised at all; he turned around calmly and looked towards Chiluo, who was walking towards him with respectful, measured steps.

The two saw each other from afar and then exchanged smiles.

Song Lili was completely unaware of Chiluo’s arrival,

"Did you invite him?"

"Yes."

Wen Nian replied but did not intend to explain further, merely taking her hand and moving forward,

"Come."

"..."

"It’s been a long time, Ah Nian, Mrs. Wen."

Chiluo, with his right hand over his left chest and his left hand behind his back, bowed deeply, nearly ninety degrees, in a grand gesture,

Song Lili hesitated, extending her hand to shake his,

"Prince Chiluo, hello."

"Mrs. Wen is too formal. Just call me Chiluo."

Chiluo had entered the banquet hall alone, his entourage waiting outside the door.

Song Lili smiled,

"Ah Nian didn’t tell me he had invited you; I really got a shock when I saw you."

After saying this, she gave Wen Nian a slightly reproachful look.

"The civil war in our country has settled down. Both sentimentally and logically, I should specifically come to visit you and Mr. President to express my gratitude."

After saying this, Chiluo bowed deeply again, and Song Lili hurried to stop him,

"Chiluo, you’re really flattering me too much. If anyone should be grateful, it should be us!"

Chiluo looked up; his face was plain but pleasing to look at—square and full of masculinity and reliability,

"Madam, if it were not for your and Mr. President’s help in Chuihai, how could we have reversed the situation so quickly? The civil war wouldn’t have ended in just over half a year, and the people of our country wouldn’t have been spared further harm."

Song Lili, touching her forehead, turned to Wen Nian with a troubled expression,

"What should we do? It was him who risked danger to send us safely back to our country, and now he’s here thanking us... If this gets out..."

"Hahaha! Madam is magnanimous. Alright, alright, Chiluo will stop saying such excessive thanks, is that alright?"

Song Lili laughed,

"That’s more like it."

"Today is the full-month celebration of your young princess, and I’ve brought a gift."

"This... you’ve come such a long way, a gift is really..."

Song Lili truly felt that it was unnecessary to invite Prince Chiluo for the child’s full-month celebration, let alone to receive a gift.

"Madam, trust me, you will definitely like this grand gift."

"..."

Song Lili blinked and looked at Wen Nian again; Wen Nian said, "Since Prince Chiluo has this intention, we shouldn’t dismiss his kindness."

"..."

Chiluo smiled earnestly,

"The gift is in the courtyard."

"Let’s go and have a look together."

Wen Nian took Song Lili’s hand, and along with Prince Chiluo, they walked towards the back garden of the President Mansion.

As they walked, Song Lili couldn’t help but give Wen Nian a few suspicious glances...

After walking for a few minutes, they stopped in front of a small garden where two half-person-tall round gift boxes were placed beside a stone table, exquisitely wrapped.

"It’s so big?"

Song Lili was amazed,

"Your Highness Chiluo, these two big items, you didn’t transport them from your country, did you?"

"They absolutely were transported from our country!"

"Lili was stunned, "A sculpture?"

"Hahaha!"

Chiluo found Lili’s bewildered look amusing.

"Madam, why not unwrap it and see for yourself?"

Lili hesitated for a moment and glanced at Wen Nian. Wen Nian, with his arm around her shoulders, walked with her to the large gift box.

"Go ahead, unwrap it."

Lili had never received such a large gift before and indeed felt a bit excited.

She pulled the ribbon that tied the huge gift box, lifted the lid, and suddenly, a person jumped out!

Lili instinctively pulled Wen Nian back, ready for anything—

However, within just a few seconds, Lili focused her eyes on the man standing in the box, gently smiling at her, and she was completely dumbfounded.

"Reporting Captain, Osprey Assault Team, Feng Hua reporting!"

Lili stood frozen in place, unable to recover her senses for a long time!

She stared at the living Feng Hua, her lips tightened, and tears quickly filled her eyes.

"Feng Hua..."

"Hehe, Mrs. President, long time no see, you have become more and more beautiful!"

As Feng Hua spoke, he suddenly remembered something, hurriedly grabbed a bouquet from the box and gave it to her,

"Madam, for you."

While Feng Hua was joyfully waiting for Lili to take the flowers, she hurriedly opened another cylindrical gift box—

Qin Shu stood up, just... he stood up somewhat slowly,

"Captain, Osprey Assault Team, Qin Shu reporting!"

Qin Shu looked like the typical sunny boy, his skin tanned, his eyes large and bright, smiling very honestly.

Lili looked at him, her gaze moving from his upper body down to his legs... to the leg that hovered in the air.

Suddenly, her chest felt like it was blocked by something, and she found it hard to breathe.

Qin Shu gave a small smile,

"Captain, it’s okay."

"That day, right? The day you drove in another direction to divert the enemy..."

Lili moved her lips, and her tears fell.

For a moment, Qin Shu didn’t know how to comfort Lili, he hurriedly said,

"It doesn’t hurt anymore, and this leg has been strong enough. Captain, consider it retired honorably!"

"How can you be so careless! With one leg gone, how will you fight on the battlefield!"

Lili yelled at him, and Qin Shu touched his head,

"Captain, I feel lucky to be alive, and I don’t plan on thinking too much... Besides, seeing you and Mr. President safe, I’d say I completed my mission well... right?"

Lili stepped forward and hugged Qin Shu, pounding on his back,

"You fool!"

Qin Shu stood there, a bit dazed.

"Mr. President and I sent people to look for you, but we searched for a very long time and couldn’t find any news of you. I even thought you might have died in service..."

"I and Ah Hua knew, His Highness the Prince told us."

"Okay, okay, come on out now, if you keep hugging like this, I’m going to be jealous."

Wen Nian joked as he stepped forward, pulling Lili away.

Qin Shu chuckled,

"Mr. President is not about to be jealous, he is already jealous, right?"

Wen Nian squinted,

"Jealous of you?"

Qin Shu just saw Mr. President’s protective demeanor and smirked.