QTIMP -Chapter 74 Character Persona – Lazy (Part 22)

Yes, yes, yes, she’s particularly fragile.

Commander Bai thought to himself: if this weren’t his soldier, if this weren’t the son of an old comrade, he would have kicked him in the shins right now.

Just look at his beloved—throughout the entire building, there probably isn’t anyone as healthy and chubby as her. Don’t think he doesn’t know—just a couple of days ago, this girl was still fighting fiercely with people!

At that moment, he also remembered something his wife had once said.

He pinched the bridge of his nose. “Comrade Si Qiu, hello. I know your health is indeed somewhat weak. I believe Comrade Shen doesn’t want you to pay with your life. Even if you go over to their place to translate, he will take very good care of you, and under the premise of ensuring your health, he will do his best to help them translate the materials properly.”

Shen Xuan quickly became alert and nodded along. “Yes, yes. Don’t worry, I will take good care of her health.”

Hearing their assurances, Lu Hongjun looked at Si Qiu, who hadn’t even started working yet but already seemed too exhausted to lift her head.

With a heavy heart, he nodded.

Bai Qi slapped his hand on the coffee table. “Alright, in that case, Lu Hongjun will drive you every day. Hongjun, you must take good care of Comrade Si Qiu and ensure her safety. This is your mission.”

His serious expression and words made Lu Hongjun immediately stand up and salute. “I guarantee the mission will be completed.”

“Oh, and you need to request leave from our director as well,” Si Qiu raised her hand to speak.

“I’ll have someone inform your director in a bit,” Bai Qi waved off casually, unconcerned.

Because they were polite and reasonable, she couldn’t even find a reason to object. In the end, she signed a confidentiality agreement, and the matter was settled.

After nodding heavily in agreement and sending the two off, they opened the door only to find a security guard still standing outside. Si Qiu’s vigilance over confidentiality increased another notch.

After the person went downstairs and disappeared, the door opposite suddenly opened. Si Lai poked her head out and looked down. “Si Qiu, I think I just saw the commander. Is something going on?”

“Si Lai, I really think the commander’s wife should give you a lesson on confidentiality,” Si Qiu replied and shut the door behind her.

The woman who had been keeping a stern face immediately threw herself into Lu Hongjun’s arms. “Whimper… darling, I might be busy from now on. What should I do? Translating is so exhausting. I have to write so many words… my hands and wrists will hurt.”

Lu Hongjun held her in his arms and sat down on the sofa, one arm around her, the other stroking her back.

“Starting tomorrow, I’ll drive you to and from work, and give your hands and wrists massages. I’ll also prepare delicious breakfasts and dinners for you. Would that make things a bit easier?”

Si Qiu nodded. Lu Hongjun didn’t see it, but he felt her small, subtle movements against him. Then he smiled and said, “If you get tired while translating, you can rest. I’ll make milk for you and bring cookies and chocolate…”

Sure enough, the next day, Lu Hongjun got up early, finished tidying up, and called Si Qiu. She couldn’t ignore it—the commander’s security guard was already at the door.

“Mmm… what time is it? Why are you waking me up?”

“Qiu Qiu, it’s 5 o’clock. It’s really not me—you see, Xiao Liu is already waiting outside the door.”

“Let him come in and wait.” Si Qiu’s muffled voice came from under the blanket.

Lu Hongjun looked helpless. “He won’t agree, and he said today’s the first day. The commander is waiting for you in the car downstairs.”

The blanket was suddenly thrown off, and Si Qiu scratched her head sharply. “Hah, what a sly one.”

“Indeed, sly,” Lu Hongjun agreed as he helped her off the bed.

The two of them got ready as fast as possible; even breakfast was packed into lunch boxes.

“Good morning, Commander Bai!” Si Qiu tried to control her expression. It might not have been entirely successful, but Commander Bai didn’t mind and smiled warmly in reply.

“Good morning, Comrade Si Qiu! I heard everyone calls you Xiao Qiu, so I’ll call you that too. These few days we’ll be relying on you—consider it bringing honor to our regiment.”

“Oh, it’s nothing. Just serving the people.”

“All right, Commander, stop saying things like that. Xiao Qiu hasn’t even eaten breakfast yet!”

Seeing their commander trying to trick his wife again, Lu Hongjun quickly interrupted, opening the lunch box. He picked out two freshly steamed buns and placed them on the lids of the boxes—one for the commander and one for Xiao Liu.

Xiao Liu, driving, refused politely, but the commander accepted without hesitation, taking the lid. “Kid, it’s so hard to get a taste of your cooking; I won’t refuse this.”

Si Qiu really didn’t want to speak. The car felt like it was floating, the road like a roller coaster tunnel, and she didn’t dare to drink anything thin.

The buns were enormous. She could barely eat half of one; the food felt like chaff in her mouth, stuck in her throat.

When they arrived at the research institute, Deputy Director Shen came to pick them up. Along with him was a young man around twenty-six or twenty-seven, also wearing glasses, who looked intensely curious about Si Qiu.

After a series of checks, they were led to an office. Commander Bai and Lu Hongjun were stopped outside.

Inside, two people were waiting. Together with Shen Xuan, they opened a safe and took out a thick set of documents.

After Shen Xuan and the other person inspected them, they selected only part of the material—about five or six pages. Before handing it to Si Qiu, one man presented a confidentiality agreement for her to sign.

Then the deputy director and the young man left. The deputy director seemed very busy, giving only a few hurried instructions before leaving. The two remaining people were a man and a woman. The man had a strong, sharp presence, clearly professional.

The woman appeared to be between thirty-five and forty, with quite a bit of white hair but reasonably good skin.

She wore thick glasses. “Comrade Si, because of the importance of this material, we must remain present during your translation. The documents cannot leave our sight.”

Si Qiu nodded in understanding and sat at the assigned seat. She poured the powdered milk from the thermos and drank it all.

Then she quickly skimmed the pages of material and began translating.

It was a summary of a variable-sweep wing + Phoenix long-range missile. Si Qiu had no prior knowledge of these topics but understood the importance of the documents.

From then on, she examined every sentence, every word, every grammatical structure, carefully considering the context.

She had originally thought she could finish these few pages in just over an hour—but it was far from that. She suspected the author of the German text had limited proficiency in German.

Inaccurate word choice was one thing, but many words were compound, likely influenced by English phrasing—fortunately, Si Qiu was also very familiar with English.