"Brother, are we going to die?"
"No, I will protect you."
The moment she jumped off from the airplane, Meng Ning's body descended rapidly, feeling almost weightless.
But she wasn't that scared.
Because the man embracing her had promised to protect her.
His broad and warm chest gave her reassurance. However, the lack of oxygen at high altitudes made her feel lightheaded, a sense of suffocation began to surge.
Just as she was feeling so uncomfortable that she couldn't help but struggle, the man abruptly lifted her chin and his warm lips were directly placed onto hers...
The oxygen he transferred to her did not cause her mind to regain clarity. Instead, because of the kiss, she felt even more faint...
"Brother!"
Meng Ning suddenly woke up, reflexively reaching out and grabbing a beer bottle.
Immediately followed by the deafening heavy metal music.
Looking at the men and women dancing wildly in the pool of alcohol, Meng Ning laughed at herself mockingly.
"I dreamt again and in such a place...it seems I really got drunk..."
Holding the beer bottle, she began to search her bag for her cell phone.
"I searched for a whole two months but I just couldn't find that man. Where on earth did he go?"
Two months ago, there was a plane crash. He put a parachute on her and held her as they jumped from high altitude.
At that time, she was extremely anxious and hypoxic, which made her faint. She completely forgot the whole process of being rescued.
Except for that kiss…
It still frequently appears in her dreams, and the man who said he would protect her…
Where is he now?
"Hello?"
The call was connected, and a low male voice came from the other side, waking Meng Ning from her reminiscence.
She leaned on the table, her phone glued to her ear, her voice loud enough to cover the music.
"Meng Jing Shen, didn't you promise to pick me up? Why are you still nowhere to be seen?"
"You're failing as a brother! Could you really leave your sister alone in such a place?"
Inside the CEO's office, Meng Jing Shen twirled a pen dexterously between his fingers, his tone somewhat teasing.
"Princess Meng Ning, if you talk like that, I'm going to feel wronged."
Meng Ning pouted, "Wronged? What do you have to feel wronged about?"
Meng Jing Shen lazily replied, "Little girl, look over at the bar."
Meng Ning turned her head and saw a bartender busily working behind the bar, occasionally taking glances in her direction, always keeping an eye on her.
The bartender noticed Meng Ning's gaze and politely nodded at her.
Meng JingShen's voice came over the phone, mixed with a hint of indulgence.
"When you went to the bar, I had my friend watch over you, little ancestor."
Meng Ning flashed a wide smile, "That's more like it. Brother Shen, you're quite reliable."
Meng JingShen glanced at the paperwork piled on the table like a hill, "I am indeed busy today, so I had a friend come to pick you up. He's pretty reliable, you just wait for him."
Meng Ning knew her brother was extremely busy lately, so she chose not to question further.
"Alright then." She offhandedly asked, "How does this friend of yours look?"
Thinking of Ji HanCi's extraordinarily handsome face, Meng JingShen responded earnestly, "Quite handsome."
He narcissistically added, "But compared to me, he falls slightly short."
Meng Ning couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Brother, isn't your narcissism a bit too extreme?"
The corner of Meng JingShen's mouth twitched into a smirk, a mix of arrogance and laziness.
"I call this confidence."
Meng Ning laughed even louder.
"Alright, alright, I know you’re handsome."
Once the sibling banter eased the atmosphere, they ended the call.
At the same moment, the bar's door was pushed open, and a tall figure strolled in.
The man's eyes and eyebrows were profound, his facial features three-dimensional, lines sharp and chiseled, his deep black pupils akin to bottomless ponds, his lips thin and red, pursed into a straight line that seemed exceptionally incisive.
He wore a military green short-sleeved shirt, camouflage cargo pants, and a pair of black laced army boots. He stood straight, his demeanor cold and stern, akin to a unsheathed sharp sword.
The exposed arms bear distinct muscle lines, strong and robust, seemingly harboring endless strength.
He merely stood there quietly, but his powerful aura was enough to make the surrounding people tremble with fear.
He was heroic and sharply formidable.
At the same time, he bore a hint of repressed sensuality that could make one's heartbeat quicken at a glance.
Ji Han Ci took out his cellphone and dialed a number, "What's your sister's name?"
His visit to the bar wasn't for leisure, but to pick up his good friend Meng Jing Shen's sister.
Ji Han Ci and Meng Jing Shen were both ex-military men from the Tiger Assault Team.
After retiring, Ji Han Ci founded a renowned private international firefighting and rescue organization, having participated in countless emergency rescue operations both domestically and internationally, saving countless lives.
Additionally, he also held the position of a teacher at the Imperial Police Academy.
On the other hand, Meng Jing Shen chose the entertainment industry, where in just one year, he became a hot popular figure and also established his own entertainment company.
The two good friends chose different paths, but each shone brightly in their respective fields.
Ji Han Ci said to Meng Jing Shen on the other end of the phone, "Don't you care about your own sister? What could be more important than your own sister?"
Meng Jingshen was busily flipping through a mountain-like pile of paperwork on his desk while holding the phone.
"Tomorrow, an entertainment company plans to go public. As a domineering CEO, I am extremely busy. All I have left is money and looks."
"Moreover, I am the most popular male celebrity in the country. Walking into a bar nonchalantly would be inviting paparazzi to grab a scoop."
"I trust you completely with my sister. "
"Aren't you going to work as an instructor at Emperor University? By coincidence, my sister is a famous personality at the Emperor University Dance Academy, I hope you can look after her for me."
"Brother, I'm begging you."
Ji Hanci replied succinctly with two words: "Name."
Meng Jingshen then said: "My sister's name is Meng Ning."
After hanging up the phone, Meng Jingshen sent over Meng Ning's number.
Storing the number, Ji Hanci took long strides towards the bar.
