Tang Yuyan came to cause trouble but Xia Lei did not hold it against her. He understood her, that she was a woman and that love was a selfish thing in the world of women. The life-and-death situations in Afghanistan, the changing room in Moscow – these were experiences Tang Yuyan would never forget. He would not forget them either but they were just memories. He did not have designs on Tang Yuyan. 

Shentu Tianyin did not really want to go to the bathroom. They went into the corridor and stopped walking when there was no one else around. She turned around to look at Xia Lei. She said nothing, and just looked at him. 

Xia Lei smiled wryly and bit the bullet. “I know what you want to ask me. Let me explain.” After a pause, he said, “I’ve told you that the necklace was from Afghanistan. It was when I was on a mission. I got all these from the tomb of a princess, and I did not hand these in. I couldn’t just take them all for myself either, so I gave Tang Yuyan a necklace. It wasn’t just her. I gave a necklace to Long Bing too. I also gave one to Annina and to Jiang Ruyi. Annina is the Chief Engineer...