The Rise of a Special Forces Soldier Abandoned by a Wealthy Family

In the kitchen, the rhythmic sounds of chopping vegetables and the sizzling of hot oil hitting the ingredients filled the air once again.

The enticing aroma of food, like a warm tide, quickly filled every corner of the villa.

This atmosphere is a stark contrast to the cold, deathly silence of not long ago, like heaven and hell.

Just then, Anna appeared at the top of the stairs on the second floor.

She had just finished washing up, and her long, golden hair was still damp, like a waterfall in the sunlight.

She was dressed in comfortable casual clothes, yawned lazily, and her azure eyes, as blue as lake water, still carried a hint of waking-up haze.

However, when she fully opened her beautiful blue eyes and her gaze fell on the lobby on the first floor, her yawn froze in mid-air, and her hazy eyes were instantly replaced by extreme astonishment and confusion.

The atmosphere... is extremely abnormal!

The first thing that caught her eye was Zeng Long, who was sitting on the main sofa in the living room, with a straight posture but a serious expression and sharp eyes staring at the kitchen door.

The aura was so low that it could lower the surrounding temperature by several degrees.

Anna followed Zeng Long's gaze and looked towards the kitchen doorway with a puzzled expression...

Then, she saw a scene that made her wonder if she was still half asleep, or if she had woken up to find herself transported to some kind of comedy theater—

At the kitchen doorway, Lin Xiaoya, Tiezhu, and Ye Feng stood crookedly, like three guardian deities who had just escaped from a disaster.

Lin Xiaoya's once smooth hair was now a mess, resembling a bird's nest, with a few stubborn blades of grass clinging to the strands, trembling slightly with her uneasy movements.

Her face wasn't badly injured, but her bright eyes were bloodshot and dark-rimmed, making her look like a frightened little panda.

Tie Zhu's condition was the most "tragic".

His already square face was now noticeably swollen and extremely asymmetrical.

His left cheek was swollen and bluish-purple, and his right eye was swollen into a slit, forcing him to tilt his head slightly when looking at people.

His muscular physique seemed to have suffered as well, his clothes covered in mud!

Especially on the buttocks and knees, there were two large, conspicuous mud stains with a few blades of grass stuck to them, making it look like a thief who had been caught and beaten up for stealing corn in a cornfield.

Ye Feng, on the other hand, takes the "abstract" approach.

His usually neat and aloof black clothes were covered with at least a dozen clear muddy footprints, crisscrossing from his chest to his thighs, a masterpiece of human graffiti.

His usually stern face was clean, but his hair was a mess, not only disheveled but also mixed with mud and grass, making him look like a young rural man who had just finished planting rice seedlings in the fields and was then ambushed and beaten up on the way.

These three "nuclear bomb" level beings, who could stop a child from crying in the dark world, were now all sporting heavy dark circles under their eyes, covered in grass and mud, and their clothes were wrinkled and covered with footprints!

His eyes were fixed intently on the kitchen, his expression incredibly complex—

They would occasionally exchange a knowing glance.

Sometimes she would nervously watch the kitchen and awkwardly twist and turn!

Tie Zhu occasionally winced in pain from aggravating the injuries on his face, while Ye Feng expressionlessly tried to brush off the footprints on his body, only to make it dirtier with each attempt...

What... what's going on?! Anna's brain CPU instantly overloaded.

Was she experiencing a collective hallucination because she hadn't woken up properly? Or did these three friends, overnight, collectively turn into mental patients who had just returned from a rice-planting competition and mud wrestling because of a nap?

Filled with doubt, she instinctively wanted to walk over to Zeng Long and ask him what was going on.

But as soon as she took a step, she received a low pressure and serious look from Zeng Long, which was almost tangible. She immediately stopped and turned around decisively, moving gently and tentatively to the side of Lin Xiaoya, who seemed relatively "unharmed".

She tugged at Xiaoya's sleeve, leaned close to her ear, and asked in a barely audible voice:

"Xiaoya... what are you all doing so early in the morning...? Did you go farming, digging, or stealing corn? Or did you all sleepwalk and roll down the hillside?"

"Sh-!!!"

The words had barely left her lips when Lin Xiaoya, Tie Zhu, and Ye Feng, as if a switch had been flipped simultaneously, abruptly turned their heads, raised their index fingers in unison, pressed them tightly to their lips, and let out a rapid, tense hiss!

Anna shrank back in fright at their overreaction, even more bewildered. What on earth was going on?! Was there a monster in the kitchen?!

She subconsciously followed their tense gazes and looked into the kitchen again.

This time, she saw clearly that there was only a middle-aged woman wearing an apron, with a thin figure, who was facing away from the door and was busy with her movements skillfully and quickly.

Isn't this the "auntie" whose name I've only ever heard of but never seen, cooking? What's there to be nervous about?

Anna was even more confused, and even wondered if there was something wrong with her.

She thought that since she was a new aunt, it would be polite to go in and say hello, to show her friendliness.

She had just lifted her foot to walk into the kitchen—

"No!" Lin Xiaoya reacted quickly, grabbing Anna's arm tightly with such force that Anna almost stumbled.

Anna was forced to stop, turned around, and looked at Xiaoya with a questioning gaze, silently asking: What exactly happened?!

Lin Xiaoya glanced nervously at Zeng Long on the sofa, whose mood was still very low!

He glanced again at the happy figure in the kitchen, and finally, as if making up his mind, he put his mouth close to Anna's ear and whispered something very quickly and in a very low voice, like an underground party meeting.

As Xiaoya whispered, Anna's beautiful blue eyes widened, her emotions shifting from doubt to shock, then to disbelief, and finally to utter panic!

After Xiaoya finished speaking, to increase credibility, she nodded heavily and firmly to Anna, her eyes conveying, "Absolutely true! Be careful!"

Anna stiffly turned her neck, looking at Tie Zhu and Ye Feng with a last glimmer of hope.

Tie Zhu blinked hard with his right eye, which was swollen into a slit, and nodded with a comical yet pitiful expression, matching his swollen face.

Despite being covered in footprints, Ye Feng maintained his composure and nodded slightly to Anna with a blank expression but unwavering determination.

brush!

Upon confirming the information, Anna felt as if she had been struck by an invisible electric current!

She froze, all her previous languor and curiosity vanishing instantly.

The next second, with lightning speed, she stood next to Lin Xiaoya, quickly taking her place, her posture upright, her hands nervously pressed against the seams of her pants!

His eyes were even more panicked and embarrassed than Xiaoya's and the others, just like a primary school student who was about to be called on by the teacher to answer an extremely difficult question!

God! Holy Mary! Anna's heart was filled with a tidal wave of emotions.

That's Zeng Long's mother! His biological mother! They just recognized each other! I... I just appeared here without any warning?!

What should I say? What expression should I make? Is my hair messy? Are my clothes appropriate? Will she dislike me?

Countless questions exploded in her mind, instantly causing a nervous blush to rise on her fair cheeks.

As a result, the "guards" at the kitchen door were expanded from three to four.

Four people, six with panda eyes and two with panicked eyes, like soldiers waiting for inspection yet afraid of being inspected, held their breath and focused intently on the movements in the kitchen, the atmosphere both eerie and funny.

Finally, the noise in the kitchen stopped. He Jing happily plated the last side dish, preparing to serve it.

With a satisfied and kind smile on her face, she wiped her hands on her apron and turned around naturally—

Then, her smile froze on her face, tinged with a hint of bewilderment.

At the door, besides the three "children" she knew, why was there another one? A blonde, blue-eyed girl, as beautiful as a porcelain doll?

He Jing was stunned for a moment, then a thought flashed through her mind and she remembered the girl Xiao Ya had mentioned before, the one who had just come from America and was determined to find her son.

The blank look on her face was instantly replaced by a brighter and more loving smile, and He Jing's voice was so gentle it could melt water:

"Oh, you must be... Anna from America, right?"

Anna, whose name was called, shuddered as if she had been thrust into the spotlight.

She felt her heart was about to jump out of her throat, and her hands gripped her trouser legs tightly without her control.

She tried her best to force what she thought was the most obedient and proper smile, but her voice betrayed her, trembling and stuttering noticeably:

"Ah... Auntie! Hello! Yes... yes! I am... Anna."

"God! Save me!" Anna cried out frantically in her heart.

This meeting was so sudden! So unexpected! She's Zeng Long's mother! My future… Ah! What am I thinking! What should I do! What should I say?!

She felt like she was suffocating, her blue eyes filled with panic, and she could only stand there stiffly, accepting He Jing's curious and kind gaze.

Looking at the incredibly beautiful foreign girl in front of her, who was so nervous she was moving her hands and feet in unison, He Jing's smile softened even more.