Special Forces: I Can See the Experience Bar

Chapter 112 Small gathering
"Who awakens first from the great dream? I know myself best. I sleep soundly in my thatched cottage in spring, while the sun lingers outside the window."

"Hmm~"

Chang Ning stretched comfortably, and the blanket slid down the sheets onto the solid wood floor.

Today is Changning's first day off. There was no military wake-up call, and since he went to bed late last night, he didn't wake up until noon.

Chang's mother came to check on him in the morning, but seeing that her son was not awake, she did not wake him.

"Buzz, buzz"

The vibration of a phone call woke Chang Ning, who was sitting on the bed in a daze.

"Hey, Chang, you're coming to the class reunion at the Regent Hotel tonight at 8 pm."

The person who called Chang Ning was his good friend Cao Ninghua, who called early in the morning to confirm because he was worried that Chang Ning might not have seen the message.

He was lucky; if he had called a day earlier, Chang Ning wouldn't have answered.

"Of course I'll come. I may not give face to others, but I will still give face to you, Cao Ninghua."

"It's settled, I'll save you a seat."

So, what were you doing for the past year?

Cao Ninghua was really curious; Chang Ning hadn't been heard from at all for a year, as if she had vanished into thin air.

"It's hard to explain over the phone right now, I'll tell you tonight."

Chang Ning knows Cao Ninghua well. If she knew he had joined the army, she doesn't know how many more questions would be waiting for her. It's hard to explain over the phone.

"Okay, you must come tonight."

Cao Ninghua, still worried, gave him further instructions.

"Okay, I know. Why are you so long-winded after not seeing you for a year?" Chang Ning said.

"roll!"

Cao Ninghua unilaterally hung up the phone.

"Hey, this guy!"

Chang Ning was so angry she laughed.

After getting up, Chang Ning found no one at home. He remained calm. His parents were both very busy, usually leaving early and returning late, and not coming home for lunch.

Fortunately, her parents would prepare lunch in advance before they left home; otherwise, Changning would have had to figure out how to cook a meal that was hard to swallow herself.

Chang Ning was the kind of child that adults always talked about, excelling at everything except cooking.

The only dish Changning knows how to make now is scrambled eggs with tomatoes, which she learned in the mess hall. She plans to show off her skills to her parents tomorrow night.

Having eaten and drunk her fill, and with nothing to do at home, Changning wrote a note to her parents explaining her schedule, emphasizing that she wouldn't be home for dinner.

After washing the dishes and cleaning up the mess, Chang Ning grabbed a trash bag and headed out the door.

Changning has been living this way of life for more than ten years. His family's lifestyle has not changed since he returned from a year of military service. Everything remains the same.

After putting away his allowance card, Chang Ning left the residential area, and then he was at a loss, not knowing where to go.

"How about we go find Xiao Zhuang?"

Chang Ning instinctively wanted to find his comrades. After a year in the army, he felt like he no longer belonged to the outside world. He felt better at home, but as soon as he went out, he felt extremely uncomfortable.

At the entrance of the Wolf Fang, everyone briefly explained their respective itineraries, so Chang Ning knew that Xiao Zhuang would go to find his girlfriend first.

"I wonder if that kid has left yet? Probably not. He seems to have a pretty bad relationship with his family."

Chang Ning decided to try her luck at the main hospital.

His home is quite far from the main hospital; it takes more than two hours to get there by bus.

"Hi~"

When Changning arrived at the entrance of the military hospital, he tried to stretch his body. After sitting in the car for two hours, he was in a lot of pain and discomfort.

"Hello, I'm looking for Lin Xiaoying."

"Xiaoying isn't here; she's on leave."

When the nurses at the nurses' station saw that the person had come to see Xiaoying, they glanced at Changning before checking the shift schedule and discovering that Xiaoying had already taken leave.

"Oh, that's all." Seeing that Xiaoying wasn't there, Changning knew that she was with her boyfriend, Xiaozhuang.

Since the two of them rarely get to meet, he felt embarrassed to disturb them.

What's next?

Chang Ning didn't know what to do to kill time, since the party was in the evening.

After thinking it over, Chang Ning still felt that Donghai City was so big that he could wander around until 8 p.m.

Feeling like doing something on a whim, Chang Ning began wandering aimlessly.

Donghai City is a coastal city that has experienced rapid development in recent years thanks to favorable policies.

Changning really found several fun places to visit, as well as a few hidden gem restaurants.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the streetlights came on, and the streets were bustling with traffic.

Chang Ning arrived at the entrance of the Regent Hotel and took the elevator to the party hall according to the address in the text message on her phone.

The person who organized this gathering was the class monitor, who comes from a wealthy family. It was easy for him to book an entire floor as the venue for the gathering.

"Click"

As Chang Ning pushed open the door, everyone's eyes instantly focused on him, each gaze containing a different emotion.

Most people were gloating, clearly something had happened before Chang Ning arrived, and it concerned him personally.

The most obvious example of this was Chen Hao, who was sitting next to Ye Luoli. This guy was the one who started the party.

Cao Ninghua looked very unwell. When he saw Chang Ning arrive, he quickly got up and walked over to her.

"Brother, I'm sorry. I didn't know Chen Hao was up to something. I was wondering why he specifically asked me to call you here."

"Brother, let's go. This feast is no fun!"

"Hey, since we're already here, we should at least eat something before we leave. I'm really hungry."

He knew what was going on as soon as he came in; in short, his former defeated opponent wanted to get revenge.

Chang Ning skipped a grade to enter Yenching University. Despite his young age, he has the academic genius attribute and is also handsome, which naturally attracts some indiscriminate women to chat him up.

This caused Chang Ning a period of trouble. He was so forced to set a problem for himself that he would only consider dating Chang Ning if he could solve it.

In fact, he wanted to discourage these women, and generally speaking, this way no one would come up to chat him up.

But if you walk the night road too often, you're bound to encounter a ghost, and Changning really did run into one who was stubborn as a mule.

That's Ye Luoli sitting next to Chen Hao right now, and she actually solved it.

What to do? Chang Ning had no choice but to bite the bullet and pretend to be polite, even though he repeatedly emphasized that he wouldn't talk about girlfriends.

And so Chang Ning also came to be resented by Chen Hao, one of Ye Luoli's suitors.

In the end, Chang Ning found out that Ye Luoli had used him as a shield. It wasn't a big deal, but the problem was that Ye Luoli hadn't told him beforehand, which made Chang Ning feel deceived.

From then on, he stopped giving Ye Luoli a friendly look, and soon rumors about Chang Ning began to circulate in the school, saying things like he had started a relationship with her and then abandoned her, and the rumors were quite detailed.

If this had nothing to do with Ye Luoli, Chang Ning would eat shit while standing on his head. But the problem is, he can't explain it either. Back then, everyone knew that Ye Luoli had taken him down.

Forced into a corner, Chang Ning, who originally had a year left before graduation, had no choice but to apply for early graduation.

If he still doesn't understand what's going on when he sees Chen Hao and Ye Luoli together at today's gathering, then he's a fool!
From beginning to end, Ye Luoli's target was only Chen Hao; she was merely a tool used by others to test Chen Hao.

"Oh, it's the talented Chang!"

Chen Hao, holding Ye Luoli's hand, spoke with a strong sense of boasting.

Chang Ning could only laugh at this scene. Ye Luoli was a very cunning woman, but unfortunately, Chen Hao himself was unaware of it.

"What do you mean by 'talented man' or 'talented man'? It's all just flattery from everyone."

"When are you going to serve the food, class monitor? I'm starving!"

Seeing that Chang Ning didn't react at all, Chen Hao was also frustrated.

Being able to outdo Chang Ning, this talented scholar from Yanjing, in some aspect would be very satisfying, but it seems that it hasn't had any effect yet.

I felt like I was ready with my ultimate move, ready to go head-to-head, but the other side wouldn't take the hit.

(End of this chapter)