"Zining, don't talk about debts of gratitude; it makes things feel distant. Look at me now—I’m doing just fine. Being a boss here is incredibly comfortable!"
"If you were to push me into some rigid, 'high-society' job in the system, I’d lose all my freedom. You know what I mean, right?"
Xiao Zining nodded. He understood well that his old platoon leader was a man who valued loyalty above all else, a free spirit who lived life on his own terms. Perhaps only by doing what he loved could he find a true sense of accomplishment and belonging.
Chapter 275