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"Who are you?" Chen Zhongyi asked warily, taking a half-step back.

"Never mind who we are." The speaker was a tall man with a scar on his eyebrow.

He flicked the cigarette butt onto the ground, stomped it out, and waved behind him.

"Brothers, give them a good welcome."

The three men rushed forward and began punching and kicking Chen Zhongyi.

One of them grabbed Chen Zhongyi's hair tightly and pulled him to the ground.

Chen Zhongyi rolled over, grabbed a stone from the corner of the wall, and threw it at the person closest to him.

"Ouch--"

The man was hit on the head, and blood gushed out instantly. He clutched his head and howled in pain.

Chen Zhongyi's stones fell on the man's body one after another. The man desperately protected his head. Chen Zhongyi's face was filled with murderous rage, and he used all his strength.

"Holy crap! Boss, we got it, let's get out of here!" a thinner man whispered to Scarface.

Scarface was also stunned by Chen Zhongyi's madness and grabbed his underlings from the ground.

"Run! Run!"

The three of them quickly disappeared into the night.

Chen Zhongyi sat down against the wall, closed his eyes, and gasped for breath.

Why are there so many evil forces in this world?

They can't be eradicated, they can't be killed off completely.

He clenched his fist tightly and slammed it into the ground.

He didn't know why these three people wanted to attack him, nor what their purpose was.

Chen Zhongyi slowly leaned against the wall to stand up and walked forward.

Huo Xiuyuan escorted Shen Tang to her dormitory building, and Shen Tang quickly went upstairs.

Huo Xiuyuan stood downstairs, his brows slightly furrowed.

He watched Shen Tang go upstairs, then turned and strode into the car. The jeep drove out of the compound and sped off.

Shen Tang walked into the dormitory. Li Meihua looked up at her for a moment, then lowered her head again.

Shen Tang was still a little dizzy, so she glanced at her and lay down on the bed.

Zhao Wenjing, drawn by the smell, came closer and whispered, "You're stealing food."

"I feel dizzy, I'm going to sleep." Shen Tang closed her eyes.

Zhao Wenjing pouted and slowly lowered her lips.

"I'll take you with me next time," Shen Tang said softly.

Zhao Wenjing immediately smiled and lay back down on the bed with satisfaction.

Shen Tang didn't sleep soundly. She seemed to have a long, chaotic dream.

She dreamt of towering waves crashing in, as if to engulf her. She drifted in the middle of the sea, tossed up and submerged by the waves, rising and falling helplessly.

When I opened my eyes again, it was already morning.

Shen Tang lay on the bed, staring blankly into space.

I slept so hard, I struggled all night in my dreams, either drowning or being chased by wild beasts.

"Let's go, go wash your face and brush your teeth," Zhao Wenjing called to her.

"Coming," Shen Tang replied lazily.

The group members all arrived at the training hall, and Regiment Commander Zhang walked in with a beaming smile.

She clapped her hands and announced loudly, "Everyone stand at attention! I have good news to share!"

The group members lined up in two rows, waiting for her to continue.

"We just received a notice that tonight's Spring Festival Gala will select programs from our local performing arts troupe!"

"The Spring Festival Gala? That's on TV!" someone whispered.

"Yes! The selected programs will be broadcast on television, and the whole country can see them!" Commander Zhang's face turned red.

"Our group also needs to prepare a performance. If you have any suggestions, feel free to come to me privately. Solo or group performances are both fine, but I prefer a group performance, since everyone will have the opportunity to appear on TV!"

"Team leader, when will the selection competition take place?" Shen Tang asked.

Commander Zhang looked at her with a smile and said, "We have three months to prepare before we all go to Beijing for the final selection. So time is tight and the task is heavy."

"We'll have free time today. Everyone should think about what kind of program they want to perform. It needs to be innovative and can't be something they've performed before."

"Let's disperse!" Commander Zhang said.

As soon as Commander Zhang finished speaking, the rehearsal hall erupted in chaos.

"Going to Beijing? I've never been to Beijing before!"

"I've never been there either. Oh my god, I wish I could go see Tiananmen Square."

"I wouldn't even dare to dream of being on TV."

"Why not dream? Maybe our group will be selected!"

......

Shen Tang's eyes were bright.

In her past life, her wish was to perform on the Spring Festival Gala stage.

The wishes that couldn't be fulfilled in the previous life might just come true in this one!

Zhao Wenjing came up and hooked her arm around Shen Tang's. "Shen Tang, your chance has come! The 'Centennial Phoenix' you choreographed in the training class last time was absolutely amazing! Do it again this time."

Shen Tang smiled and said, "There are so many talented people in the country, it's not easy to stand out."

"Yes, that makes sense." Zhao Wenjing nodded.

As the team leader, Li Meihua has a lot of experience in choreographing dances, so she naturally has a group of people around her.

She looked at Shen Tang through the crowd with a cold smile on her face.

Shen Tang felt her gaze meet hers, and felt that her gaze was sinister, as if there was some kind of conspiracy.

Shen Tang felt a chill run down her spine.

Is Li Meihua up to something again?

At the entrance of the military compound, Huo Xiuyuan greeted the commander as soon as his car drove into the compound.

"Commander!" Huo Xiuyuan stood at attention and gave a standard military salute.

The commander got out of the car, squinted at him, and said, "Oh, what's wrong?"

Huo Xiuyuan handed over an application with both hands.

The commander took it, glanced at it, and his eyes widened instantly. "A marriage application?!"

"Yes, please approve, leader," Huo Xiuyuan said.

"Alright!" The commander punched Huo Xiuyuan on the shoulder. "You've finally come to your senses."

The leader glanced at the application.

"Shen Tang, from the cultural troupe?" the leader asked, looking up.

Huo Xiuyuan nodded, a smile playing on his lips. "Yes. I hope the leadership will approve it as soon as possible."

The commander looked him up and down. "So eager?"

Huo Xiuyuan said solemnly, "It's urgent, extremely urgent."

"Hahaha..." the commander laughed. "Don't worry, our troops approve things very quickly."

The leader put the approval form into his briefcase.

"How many days?" Huo Xiuyuan pressed.

The commander paused, his face turning serious. "You wouldn't be...?"

"No, absolutely not!" Huo Xiuyuan hurriedly said.

"That's good. As the regimental commander, you can't make that kind of mistake," the commander said in a deep voice.

"If there are no problems, three days should be about right."

The commander said he was going to walk forward, and Huo Xiuyuan took a step forward to catch up.

"Sir, what about my yard?"

The leader couldn't help but laugh and said, "You should have had your own courtyard a long time ago. Go and choose one yourself! Once you've chosen one, just submit a report and you can move in."

"Okay. Thank you, sir." Huo Xiuyuan gave another surprise salute.

The leader smiled, turned around, and left.

"Sir, please expedite the approval process," Huo Xiuyuan added.

The commander turned around, raised his hand, and pointed at him, "You! You know."

Huo Xiuyuan quickly went to see the courtyard and chose a relatively quiet one with a yard where he could grow vegetables and flowers.

Having chosen the courtyard, Huo Xiuyuan waited at the entrance of the cultural troupe's training hall, intending to take Shen Tang to see it.

Members of the cultural troupe came out in twos and threes.

Li Meihua saw Huo Xiuyuan waiting at the door, turned to look at Shen Tang, and said coldly:

"Shen Tang, wait until your true colors are revealed, then let's see if Huo Xiuyuan still wants you!"