Huayu: That year, I withdrew from the Super Boy competition.

Su Wei, Kan Qingzi, and Jing Tian walked into the cafeteria together, each choosing their dishes and queuing up to get their food.

When it came time to pay the bill, Su Wei naturally and proactively paid for the meal for three people.

I found an empty seat and sat down. At first, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Kan Qingzi has a straightforward personality and often finds topics to chat about with Su Wei to prevent awkward silences.

But the atmosphere suddenly changed in the latter half of the meal.

Kan Qingzi suddenly leaned close to Jing Tian, ​​their heads touching, and whispered to each other.

Su Wei sat opposite, unable to hear the conversation between the two.

I only noticed that they would glance at me every now and then, then lower their heads and chuckle, their laughter never stopping from beginning to end.

This scene made Su Wei extremely uncomfortable, and she felt like she was sitting on pins and needles the whole time.

He could guess that the two girls were probably gossiping about their own affairs.

But he couldn't ask, so he could only silently shovel rice into his bowl, feeling incredibly awkward.

After finally finishing their meal, the three said goodbye at the entrance of the cafeteria.

Watching the two girls leave, Su Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief and walked back to her dormitory alone.

As soon as he pushed open the dormitory door, several people who had been waiting for a long time rushed up to him.

They surrounded him instantly, their faces showing expressions of amused amusement.

Dou Xiao was the first to ask:

"Su Wei, how did it go with your dinner with those two senior students? Did you manage to get their contact information?"

Chen Mo, who was standing nearby, quickly followed up with a question:

"Let's not talk about that. I'm more curious about that senior, Jing Tian!"

She's really beautiful. Does she have a boyfriend?

Let's organize a get-together sometime when we're free, so we can benefit from your connections!

Seeing the group of people gossiping so enthusiastically, Su Wei shook her head, shrugged, and explained with a wry smile:

"Don't overthink it, I'm really not familiar with them."

I met Kan Qingzi for the first time yesterday, and we bumped into each other again today. I just met Jing Tian.

How would I know if someone has a partner or not?

He paused, then added:

"However, Senior Jing Tian is outstanding in both looks and temperament, so she must have many suitors."

"She's most likely already taken, so you lot shouldn't even think about her."

The crowd clearly didn't believe his explanation and looked on with suspicion.

However, Su Wei insisted that they had only just met.

Seeing that they could no longer get any useful information, the group had no choice but to give up in frustration.

While I was washing up in the evening, I heard a roar from the next dormitory room in the hallway.

"Go on, go on—why the hell are you zooming in!"

Then came a burst of laughter, someone cursed "crazy," followed by the sound of slippers slapping past.

The whole corridor was noisy.

…………

On the first day of military training, before dawn, the alarm clocks in room 407 started to bombard us.

The first phone to ring was Zhang Zhuoran's.

Nokia's classic model, with the volume turned up to the maximum, vibrates so loudly that even the metal bed frame hums.

He rolled over, slapped his phone precisely, stopping the ringing abruptly, and went back to sleep.

It was quiet for about five minutes.

Chen Mo's alarm clock rang, playing a popular song. The intro was interrupted by a hand reaching out from under the covers after only two lines.

The third one was Dou Xiao's—it rang once and was then silenced.

Su Wei squinted and glanced over there; Dou Xiao had already sat up.

It's clearly a habit formed from childhood; the alarm clock is just a backup plan, and the biological clock has been set long ago.

Su Wei's alarm clock was the last to ring.

He couldn't take it anymore, so he sat up from under the covers and squinted at the window.

It was already daylight, and a grayish-blue light squeezed in through the gaps in the curtains.

He rubbed his eyes and called out, "Get up, we're going to be late!"

This statement was very effective.

Dou Xiao had already put on her shoes, and Chen Mo grunted in response and slowly sat up.

"Zhang Zhuoran! It's seven o'clock!"

Holy crap!

Zhang Zhuoran jumped up with a start.

Dou Xiao was the fastest and had already stood in front of the washbasin.

…………

After washing up, Su Wei glanced at her phone. It was 6:50, and morning exercises were at 7:00. There were still ten minutes left.

"Hurry, hurry, there's no time!"

Zhang Zhuoran fastened his belt, rushed towards the door without even changing his slippers, only to be grabbed by the back of his collar by Chen Mo: "Shoes..."

Zhang Zhuoran looked down, cursed, jumped back, and put on his liberation shoes.

Su Wei grabbed the hat hanging by the bed, and the four of them tumbled and scrambled down the fourth floor.

Once she stepped out of the dormitory building, Su Wei felt relieved.

Because the entire campus was filled with freshmen running around.

Almost everyone looked like they hadn't woken up yet.

When Su Wei and the others ran to the playground, there were already quite a few people standing in the classroom.

The group quickly joined the line and found a spot to stand.

On the other side of the playground, the instructors were already lined up and walking over.

Zhang Zhuoran whispered, "They're here, they're here, they're here."

Fifteen days, the countdown begins from this moment.

Two or three minutes later, the counselor arrived, followed by a young man in military uniform.

Teacher Wang was still in the same style as yesterday, not saying much and getting straight to the point.

She stood at the front of the line, called out names, and after reading out more than twenty names, she closed the roster and stepped aside.

"This is Instructor Zhou. He will be in charge of the military training for the next two weeks."

I won't repeat the rules; I already mentioned them yesterday.

Anyone who causes trouble will be disciplined by the school.

After saying that, Instructor Chong nodded and turned to leave.

As soon as Teacher Wang left, the atmosphere in the group immediately became subtly tense.

If everyone was still a bit sluggish just now, as if they had just woken up, seeing people in military uniforms standing in front of them made them straighten their backs more unconsciously.

Instructor Zhou was not yet thirty years old. His skin was tanned dark, his shoulders were broad, and his belt was tightly tied. Just standing there, he gave off a different feeling.

He glanced at the whole class, his gaze moving from one face to another. It wasn't fast, but every time he looked at someone, that person would have the illusion that "I'm being watched."

After explaining his requirements, Instructor Zhou glanced down at the roster in his hand and then called out the names of the squad leaders.

The class monitor is a girl, chosen on short notice yesterday, and she wears a low ponytail.

"Work with me to form a team."

Instructor Zhou said.

She nodded.

"Attention, everyone!"

Instructor Zhou called out the command.

"Right face—"

The whole class started moving.

The class monitor helped adjust the position, "Second row, third, a little to the right... Yes, that's you, stop looking."

After about two minutes, the line was finally straightened out.

Instructor Zhou walked to the front of the formation, put his hands behind his back, and scanned the enemy from left to right and then from right to left.

"This is just the beginning."

He said, "Fifteen days from now, I hope to see a different picture."

A dozen minutes later, all the new student teams on the playground had finished assembling.

Someone on the platform blew a whistle, and the first day of morning exercises officially began.

Everyone started running laps around the playground.

After running five laps, before they could even catch their breath, Instructor Zhou shouted again:

"gather!"