After being reborn, I gained a childhood sweetheart who appeared out of nowhere.

Lin Chuan didn't know how many days a girl's period lasted, but such physiological issues should vary from person to person, because Cheng Xue returned to normal training after only two days. They also entered the last few days of military training, and after getting used to the training every day, it became like "daily routine".

During his break, he went to the restroom and on his way back, he happened to run into Cheng Xue walking towards him alone.

They've trained together a lot these past few days, but their relationship is just so-so. When they bump into each other, Lin Chuan doesn't even have the desire to say hello, and he guesses the other person doesn't have the same thought either.

And so, the two passed each other by.

"Lin Chuan," Cheng Xue suddenly called out to him.

Lin Chuan stopped and turned to look at her. If he remembered correctly, this seemed to be the first time Cheng Xue had spoken to him first. "Is there something you need?"

Cheng Xue remained silent for a while, seemingly still somewhat hesitant.

Lin Chuan waited for a while, then said, "If there's nothing else, I'm leaving."

Seeing that Lin Chuan was about to leave again, Cheng Xue quickly said, "I have something to do."

Lin Chuan stopped and turned around.

Cheng Xue looked at him and finally said, "I do have issues with you and I don't like you, but one thing is one thing. From the beginning of military training until now, because of my issues, I have delayed a lot of your training time, and that is my problem."

Because Cheng Xue took leave a couple of days ago, the two of them have to practice extra these days. While others are resting, they are training. While others are playing games at night, they are still training. It's really miserable.

"So you've come to apologize to me?" Lin Chuan asked.

"no."

This answer baffled Lin Chuan. If it wasn't an apology, why was he saying all this to him?

Cheng Xue gritted her teeth slightly, "I can treat you to dinner."

Lin Chuan paused for a moment.

He finally understood what this guy meant. Because he had a problem with him, he was even less willing to owe favors, so he came up with this idea. He actually wanted to refuse, but seeing how determined the other person was, he was too lazy to say anything.

"Let's talk about it after military training," he said.

Cheng Xue simply hummed in agreement.

During the afternoon training, the first thing Instructor Liu did after assembling was not to start training immediately. "Our military training will end the day after tomorrow, but before that, we have a special training session to do."

"What kind of training?" a student asked.

"zipper."

"Instructor Liu, what is field training?" someone asked, raising their hand.

"It's a hike, probably involving walking around the area around the school a few times," Instructor Liu said.

"How far is that?"

"I estimate it will be about ten or twenty kilometers," Instructor Liu said. "I'll have the squad leader post the exact distance in the group chat tonight."

"Huh? Twenty kilometers?" a student exclaimed.

"No!"

"Instructor Liu, people will die!" the students couldn't help but waile.

"Quiet down, quiet down, it's only a short distance, what are you shouting for?" Instructor Liu said. "Also, remember to bring enough water during the march, and put extra insoles on your shoes. You can wear your own shoes..."

"Finally, tomorrow we'll only have this one training session, the long march. After the march in the morning, we can dismiss everyone."

"Wow!" At this moment, a shout rang out from the crowd, which was the only good news they heard.

After explaining the basic precautions, Instructor Liu said to Lin Chuan, "Squad leader, come here for a moment."

Lin Chuan got up and walked over. Instructor Liu went over the details of tomorrow's field training with him again. The basic requirements were that every notice must be delivered, and that he should pay attention to the situation of the students in the class, as well as various other issues.

"As the class monitor and team leader, you need to be aware that if any classmates feel unwell or something is wrong, you must report it promptly," Instructor Liu said. In reality, the instructors also keep an eye on things, but this is also part of cultivating team leader responsibility.

"Okay," Lin Chuan said.

…………

21:40 in the evening.

Lin Chuan and Chen Xiyu walked side by side in a narrow alley. A gentle breeze carried a slight chill, and a few fallen leaves drifted down.

"We have to get up very early tomorrow, so don't oversleep," Lin Chuan reminded him.

The field training is different from regular military training, and it is still quite intense. So we need to prevent it from turning into a midday hike, which could cause students to suffer from heatstroke. Therefore, they will set off at six o'clock, so that the entire team can return to school before ten o'clock.

"Do I look like the kind of person who oversleeps?" Chen Xiyu said.

Lin Chuan countered, "Isn't that right?"

"Definitely not," Chen Xiyu said confidently.

"Who overslept the day before yesterday, making me wait for ages, which resulted in me being late for military training and being punished by the instructor to run five laps?" Lin Chuan asked. Normally, being late for military training would only mean running three laps, but since he was the class monitor, he was given two extra laps.

"Is that so?" Chen Xiyu looked surprised, as if it had nothing to do with her. "I don't remember anything like this."

Lin Chuan smiled without saying a word.

After entering the residential complex and going upstairs, Lin Chuan skillfully took out his key and opened the door. Before going inside, he reminded everyone, "If you're late again tomorrow, it won't be as simple as running five laps."

Chen Xiyu said, "It's okay, just call me if you see I haven't gotten up yet."

"A phone call?" Lin Chuan asked.

Chen Xiyu thought for a moment, "I might not be able to answer the phone."

Lin Chuan was speechless.

"I've thought of a good idea, wait for me a moment." Chen Xiyu opened the door and went into her room, then fiddled around inside for a while, doing something, before running out a few minutes later.

She held out her hand to Lin Chuan, "This is for you."

"What is this?" Lin Chuan reached out his hand, and a glint of silver light landed in his palm—it was a key.

"This is the key to my front door. If I can't get up tomorrow, just come in and call me," Chen Xiyu said.

Lin Chuan was about to say, "You just gave your house key to someone else like that," but then he thought about it and realized that he already had a key to her house before, so he put the key away.

After returning to his room, Lin Chuan quickly washed up and went back to his room. Even though he was still young, he was still sleepy after a day of training and lay on the bed yawning.

My phone, which was on the bedside table, suddenly rang. Someone had sent me a message.

Lin Chuan clicked on it and saw that it was sent by Chen Xiyu. It was a picture of a kitten by the roadside, a tabby cat sleeping soundly on a tree branch in the morning light.

"Is it pretty?" she asked.

When was it filmed?

Good morning.

"A 'raccoon dog' presses down on a crabapple." Lin Chuan replied with this line of poetry.

After a while, Chen Xiyu sent back a laughing emoji.

Lin Chuan also replied.

The conversation ended there. That's how it always is when two people chat; they'll suddenly talk about whatever comes to mind, and then suddenly stop. Lin Chuan put down his phone, slowly closed his eyes, and drowsiness washed over him.

I slept without any dreams.

Lin Chuan opened his eyes again. He didn't get up immediately, but instead reached out and grabbed his phone to stop the ringing alarm. After a minute or so, he sat up, still a little sleepy.

I got out of bed and went to the window. I opened the window and saw that the air outside was filled with a light mist and the sky was dark gray. It was still some time before dawn.

The air that rushed in was also cold, and Lin Chuan subconsciously shivered. After quickly changing his clothes, he pushed open the door and went out, thinking that there should be no one in the living room since he got up so early, but he found that his father was already washing up in the bathroom.

His father turned to look at him and asked first, "Up so early?"

"We have military training today, so I need to get to school early," Lin Chuan said.

"Oh," Dad nodded, "then you should hurry up and wash up."

Lin Chuan brushed his teeth and asked somewhat indistinctly, "Dad, are you going to work today?"

"Um."

"How much work have you been doing lately?"

The father was taken aback. He was somewhat surprised, as his son would never have said such things before. After all, what did a child know? How could he possibly care about his parents' work? Now, he seemed to have become more involved than he had imagined.

"It's alright," he said.

After brushing his teeth and quickly washing his face with cold water, Lin Chuan slung his backpack over his shoulder, said, "I'm heading out."

"Okay, be careful during the training exercise."

"Yeah, you do the work too."