Xi Yuan smiled and kissed Rong Xinghe's forehead ,"I will be by your family's side. Don't worry. Ms. Cheng will be alright."

Rong Xinghe smiled back at the man ,"If you are by their side , I am sure that everything will be fine. Thanks Yuan."

Xi Yuan nodded his head as he finally released the girl from his arms and the girl and Feng Mian drove out of the Elite premises in the bulletproof vehicles along with the MCST soldiers.

Meanwhile , the three men simply stared at Xi Yuan with a shocked expression. Were they seeing things now ?

He hugged her and asked her to take care of herself as if he was her husband ! She even retaliated with delicate gentleness... He then kissed her forehead and she didn't retreated from that as well !

Just how close had they both gotten to each other ? Judging by their actions , Xi Yuan was winning her heart with an impressive pace. They just didn't knew how to react to this. After all , for the first time in all these years , Rong Xinghe was genuinely accepting an outsider's presence in her life. But then his family...

Whatever. Mo Zixuan and Cheng Tai were their major concerns currently. They would deal with all of this later.

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The family and Xi Yuan reached Military sanatorium to check on Cheng Tai's condition. Cheng Tai was still in surgery and Rong Xiao was operating upon her along with other junior cardiac surgeons. The military sanatorium's senior surgeons were already into another operation and couldn't attend to Cheng Tai at the moment. So being the only experienced cardiac surgeon left , Rong Xiao had no other choice but to pick up the scalpel herself.

Of course , it wasn't too difficult for her to open up Cheng Tai. After all , when it came to professionalism , she was still the legendary Rong Xinghe's sister. Inside the Operation Theatre , she was simply a surgeon responsible for saving a patient's life.

Actually , Cheng Tai was shot below her left shoulder , that is , much more near to the heart and only a cardiac surgeon could operate on her. Moreover , the damage couldn't be estimated until the size of the bullet was determined and the target body location was known. To put it simply , this surgery was quite complicated.

Outside the Operation Theatre , Mo Zixuan couldn't help but think about Rong Xinghe's words. Cheng Tai wanted him to know that she loved him before she fainted. She apologized to him for hurting him that day before she lost her consciousness. How ? Just how was he to blame her for all of that now ? How was he to not accept her back after she proved her concern for Rong Xinghe by putting her own life at stake ? And why was she being punished for simply choosing a wrong person to trust ?

He wanted her to survive this. No matter what , he wanted her to open up her eyes and look at him with the same love they used to have. He wanted her to hear him confess his love to her again. She couldn't just leave him like that !

The four men sat down beside the man but they didn't knew what to say to him. After all , they had no idea about how much pain he was going through. They had women they loved in their lives as well. What could they possibly advice him if they themselves weren't courageous enough to see their women go through something like that ?

Xi Yuan couldn't also do much into a situation like this. So he simply held onto little baby Alix as he rocked her in his arms , to prevent her from waking up. He just hoped that Rong Xiao would succeed in this surgery and Rong Xinghe would succeed in her mission.

Both the Rong sisters had huge responsibilities on their shoulders today , after all.

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Meanwhile , Rong Xinghe was fighting her own battles in Military Chief Office.

All the higher ups of Country X's Naval Force had gathered in Rong Xinghe's cabin. They were unknown as to why Rong Xinghe had called them for the meeting all of a sudden.

"What ?! Why would you want our submarines to approach Yemen's port all of a sudden , Military Chief ?", commander Ling was stunned when Rong Xinghe disclosed her intentions.

Surprisingly , Rong Xinghe's predictions weren't entirely wrong. Other than her , the Air Force chief , the Army chief and the Naval chief were attacked altogether as well. This was literally the declaration of war on their nation. Country X was bound to make Hafiz-Al Magdosh pay back for that. But the military hadn't expected Rong Xinghe to take actions so quickly !

"Well...I don't think you have the right to question my decisions Commander. I am not accountable to any of you. Just follow the military protocols.", Rong Xinghe glared at the soldier as she lifted up her head from the digital ocean map of Country X on her table.

"Alright , Military Chief."

"And yes. Our oldest commercial ship , XNF Neon. Send it towards Yemen as well.", the girl said with a hidden meaning.

"But Hafiz Al-Magdosh...."

"Follow the commands , officer.", Rong Xinghe looked back at the map without bothering to explain anything. The girl had that much confidence only because she had already discussed all of this with her trustworthy team of soldiers and bureaucrats.

As soon as the Naval soldiers exited the office , Rong Xinghe turned around to look at Feng Mian ,"Are the underwater drones installed beneath the sea ? And how is the connection between my system and the submarines ?"

"Its all taken care of. Don't worry , Xinghe. We will show that Hafiz Al-Magdosh his real place this time. The war down the water is about to begin.", Feng Mian smiled confidently ,"But we might have to work continuously for coming few days. You might not be able to get sleep or go back home to even have food."

"That is not the problem. I have that much control. Moreover , this is about Country X. By the way , any updates on Cheng Tai ?", the woman asked as she marked some points on the interactive digital map.

"She is still under the knife. Rong Xiao is operating on her.", Feng Mian said as she checked Zhi Al's last text message.

"There is nothing to worry about then. No matter how much I tease Xiao , I know that she is a talented and skillful surgeon. Tai will get through this. I just hope that Bro Mo isn't blaming all of this on himself.", the girl sighed ,"Being in military is scary sometimes , isn't it ? I mean your family suffers a lot too. You don't know what is going on with them when you are standing on the nation's border protecting the people you don't even know. You have this fear of not being able to see them ever again. And when something like this happens , you can't even be by their side for the sake of your duty."

Feng Mian nodded her head. There were times during the missions she would be assigned to , when she got afraid that she wouldn't be able to see Zhi Al ever again. This was how a soldier always lived. To protect the millions they hadn't ever met , they would just jump into the fire. If one was to understand the true meaning of selflessness , a soldier was the best example to look upto.