[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-mercenary-s-war":3,"chapter-mercenary-s-war-mercenary-s-war-chapter-706":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Mercenary’s War",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1613646,2077,"Chapter 706 - 706 Six Hundred and Ninety-Eight Show Off","mercenary-s-war-chapter-706",706,"\u003Cp>706: Chapter Six Hundred and Ninety-Eight: Show Off 706: Chapter Six Hundred and Ninety-Eight: Show Off Gao Yang was dead set on getting rid of the wound on his neck, not because he was vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a mercenary, Gao Yang was very reluctant to have a conspicuous, characteristic scar that could allow anyone to recognize him at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, for injuries on exposed areas such as the face or neck, it’s best to treat them early and avoid leaving scars if possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren’t many plastic surgery clinics in Dubai, but there were some, and the ones that existed were top-of-the-line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang stayed behind and found a private clinic to treat the wound on his neck before it had fully healed and scarred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from Bruce and Lucica, everyone else had left Dubai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bruce, who needed a longer time to recover, after staying in Dubai for another four or five days and being able to move, finally couldn’t stand staying any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strongly requested to leave with Gao Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Dubai, even the airports and major airlines are full of human touches, of course, that’s for the rich.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t move?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No problem, they’ll open a special passage for you, then directly transport you to first class on the plane to lie down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to America with Bruce and Lucica, Gao Yang had to fly from the West Coast’s Seattle to the East Coast’s New York.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No help for it, since Bruce couldn’t handle a plane change, it was up to him to make the extra effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haven’t seen her for a long while, Gao Yang really missed Yelena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanting to give Yelena a surprise, Gao Yang didn’t notify anyone that he was coming to New York.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed at noon and took a taxi straight from the airport to Glolov’s home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, he received a warm welcome from both Glolovs, but Yelena was still at school and wouldn’t be home until after classes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glolov’s home was right next to Frey’s, and usually it wouldn’t take more than a few minutes after Gao Yang’s arrival for Frey to come over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time was a bit special; after Gao Yang had been at Glolov’s home for a while, someone knocked on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Expecting it to be Frey, Gao Yang opened the door only to find Tommy standing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught off guard by Gao Yang’s question, Tommy then replied with an embarrassed smile, “Well, I was planning to go back to Serbia, but, but, but I didn’t know how long this holiday would last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, since the money I sent last time was a lot, I wasn’t in a hurry to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Vita wasn’t feeling too well, so I didn’t go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang chuckled, looked outside the door for the widow’s figure, and finding none, immediately laughed, “I think the last part is the most important, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tommy’s face flushed as he said, “That, that, well, she wanted to come with me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang waved his hand, interrupting urgently, “Forget that, are you and Vita living together now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tommy’s face grew even redder as he whispered, “That, that, I don’t have a home to go to, and always staying in hotels in America…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>afterwards, Vita suggested it might be better to stay at her place, and then, I just, um, ended up like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Glolov laughed aloud, “Don’t listen to his nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment this guy got to New York, he moved into his girlfriend’s place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where’s the talk of staying in hotels?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang exclaimed with surprise, “Vita is your girlfriend, you two have made it official?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After muttering for a long time, Tommy finally nodded and whispered, “Yes, we’ve established our relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We just haven’t talked about marriage or anything yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang grinned, “Well then, congratulations are in order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you, my friend, are really not playing by the rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to tradition, you should treat the whole team to a meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, we’ll wait until everyone’s together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can’t escape it; you’ll have to shell out a bit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tommy nodded repeatedly, “Of course, of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You guys decide where, and I’ll treat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang gestured for Tommy to take a seat, then chuckled, “Where’s Frey run off to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Li Jinfang, has he left already?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glolov answered with a smile, “Li Jinfang went to Portland first to collect the custom guns he ordered from Jack Morrison and then took off to Africa to find his comrades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Frey, well, the Major League Baseball season hasn’t officially started, but preseason games are underway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey has been running off to watch baseball games every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there’s a game, he’s there to watch, even those of the farm teams cultivated by the Major League.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tommy laughed as well, “He’s gone crazy with it, buying all sorts of baseball stuff every day and actually playing with people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I bet he’s off at the Baseball Field playing baseball with someone and probably won’t come back until it gets dark.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Gao Yang turned to Natalia, “Do you know about Catherine’s situation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She should be all right by now, shouldn’t she?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it felt a bit odd to ask his future mother-in-law about another woman, Gao Yang didn’t feel guilty about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Natalia often visited Catherine, so it was the easiest and most convenient to get information from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natalia smiled, “God bless, Catherine is fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s recovered very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doctor said she shouldn’t have any lingering effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catherine has already gone back to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not sure where she went, but I heard she seems to have gone abroad with some scientific expedition or something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning that Catherine had gone abroad, Gao Yang no longer needed to visit her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the time and chuckled, “Alright, it’s about time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll go pick up Yelena.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Natalia heard Gao Yang was going to pick up Yelena, she immediately smiled and said, “Are you driving there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which car are you taking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My car is downstairs, and yours is in the underground garage, but if you decide to drive your own car, you’ll need to wash it first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s covered in dust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if you have a nice car, you should drive it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang’s Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG had always been just collecting dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he had the chance to drive it, he would certainly take it for a spin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang wasn’t very interested in cars, especially not in supercars—in fact, he had no love for them at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, his interest lay in the off-road vehicles he often used for work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to picking up girls, certainly a supercar was more suitable, but although the Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG had a 5.5L twin-turbo V8 engine, it was still just a large sedan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could barely pass as a luxury car, but definitely not an ultra-luxury one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, for Gao Yang, having such a car was already very satisfying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the car out, went to get it washed and filled up the tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he drove to the Juilliard School and found a parking spot right at the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then stood by the school gates waiting for Yelena’s class to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yelena was very diligent, practicing piano in the piano room whenever she didn’t have classes or going home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hardly had any extracurricular activities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natalia had already arranged the time to pick her up, and all Gao Yang had to do was stand by the school entrance on time to meet her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the agreed time, Gao Yang saw Yelena, head down and hurrying toward the school gate with her violin case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang remained silent, just watching her with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yelena lifted her head to look for her mother and suddenly saw Gao Yang, she covered her mouth with one hand, staring at him in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was still a distance of over twenty meters between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang smiled and spread his arms wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing this, Yelena let out a shriek and ran toward Gao Yang, placing her violin case on the ground and leaping to embrace him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yelena reached out to hug Gao Yang’s neck but upon seeing the bandage on his neck, she cried out in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands, originally stretched towards Gao Yang’s neck, quickly moved down to avoid it, causing her to lose balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang caught Yelena in his arms, lifted her up in a circle and then planted a kiss on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After kissing Gao Yang eagerly for a moment, Yelena, contrary to her usual demeanor, wriggled out of Gao Yang’s arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at his neck anxiously, she reached out, her voice trembling, “What happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you hurt?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang grabbed Yelena’s hand and laughed, “Don’t worry, look how scared you are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just a small cut from a tree branch, nothing serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were serious, would I have been able to come pick you up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yelena still looked concerned, prompting Gao Yang to quickly add, “Alright, I just came from your house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today we don’t have to rush back home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where would you like to go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yelena hugged Gao Yang tightly once again and said softly, “As long as I’m with you, anywhere is fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My dear, I’ve missed you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang smiled, “Good, then let’s follow my plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll go for dinner first, then take you shopping for some stuff, afterwards we can watch a movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you have any good recommendations, we can also go to a concert or something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And lastly, your mom said we don’t have to go home tonight…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a strong hug, Yelena whispered, “That’s great, I mean, did my dad say anything?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang laughed, “Hmm, your dad said it would be alright to come back a bit later, but it’s better to go home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after your mom talked to him, he also said we don’t have to return tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, if we want, we can stay away from home for these next few days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yelena exclaimed with joy, “That’s amazing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My dear, the weekend is the day after tomorrow, and next Monday and Tuesday, there will be concerts by the graduating seniors, no classes, and I don’t have to participate either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means we’ll have four days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang laughed heartily, “Fantastic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So let’s get going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do you feel like eating?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Yelena’s eyes sparkled, “No, wait, let’s not hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you go for a walk with me first?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yelena took Gao Yang’s arm and had him carry her violin case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the school, they strolled slowly across the campus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang didn’t know why Yelena wanted to walk around the school, but he soon found out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, when they came across two girls Yelena knew, she suddenly waved and called out loudly, “Hey, Kasey, Evelyn, where are you heading?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, let me introduce you, this is my boyfriend, my fiancé.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yelena was a violin major, meaning she studied instrumental music.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those who studied instrumental music, while there might be more beautiful women than average, it certainly wasn’t like film schools where nearly everyone was a beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply Yelena dragging Gao Yang around, stopping to chat with every acquaintance they met, then pushing Gao Yang forward to introduce him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang felt awkward, but seeing Yelena’s joyous and excited smile, he could only smile back and accompany her towards more crowded areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(To be continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your support is my greatest motivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)\u003C\u002Fp>",1953,"2026-06-06T10:20:02.234Z",1,"novelbin.me","02a1574c3ef401d0622de63e40ace056c7ec106785eec69f8cc17980e49cf6e4","mercenary-s-war-chapter-707","mercenary-s-war-chapter-705",2343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmercenary-s-war-cover.jpg"]