After General Shane left, Xu Lin sat in his office, lost in thought for a moment before calling Liu Feng back in. With a grave expression, he instructed Liu Feng to have the Special Operations Team's own intelligence department immediately begin verifying the authenticity of the information brought by General Shane. That intelligence concerned the direction of their upcoming operations and left no room for error; every detail could be the key to determining success or failure. After giving these instructions, he asked Liu Feng to call Petra over, as he needed to relay General Shane's words to her.
A moment later, a knock sounded at the office door. Petra stood outside, took a deep breath, then gently pushed the door open and walked in. Xu Lin was standing by the window, the sunlight streaming in and casting its glow upon him, outlining his upright posture like a golden painting. Looking at Xu Lin bathed in the sunlight, Petra found herself momentarily dazed. She stood quietly in place, gazing fixedly at Xu Lin, her eyes seeming to hold a thousand unspoken words, resembling a deep, bottomless lake of tenderness. She could not bear to break this tranquility, as if this moment were eternal.
Hearing the knock, Xu Lin had expected Petra to greet him as she usually did, but after waiting a moment, he heard no sound. Somewhat puzzled, he raised his head to look toward the door and saw Petra staring intently at him. Her gaze was so burning and affectionate that it gave him a start.…
Chapter 67