Chapter 73
On the first day of military training, about one-tenth of the soldiers probably fell, but Chi Aibei was among the nine-tenths who persisted.
Lin Xiu went to buy food, and Chi Aibei returned to the dorm first. Upon entering, Chi Aibei saw Zhuang Yuan sitting there playing a game. Hearing someone return, Zhuang Yuan took a moment to look over. “Oh, the big celebrity is back?”
Chi Aibei was so tired he didn’t even want to climb onto the bed. He plopped down on Lin Xiu’s bed, hugging his leg that was about to cramp and thumping it. “What are you talking about?”
Zhuang Yuan turned around. “Talking about you! The four hottest figures of B University are fighting over you out of jealousy. Do you know how many floors have already been built in the freshman forum about this?”
Chi Aibei: “Hot figures?”
Seeing his natural daze, Zhuang Yuan patiently explained to him one by one: “Lin Xiu and that guy named He Chenjiang are this year’s freshman Campus Hunk candidates. The popularity of the two is neck and neck, and they were photographed and posted on the forum on the first day of school. No need to mention Di Zuo; everyone who comes to B University knows him—handsome, a playboy, and rich. Finally, there’s Senior Meng, who has held the Campus Hunk title for three consecutive years and is also the Student Union President. These four people fought over you on the spot. You’re truly something!”
Chi Aibei said modestly, “Not really that something.”
Out of those four, the two with bad brains can basically be excluded from humanity. Additionally, Wheelchair Gege didn’t get involved, let alone fight. The remaining Lin Xiu was at most fighting alone.
Zhuang Yuan asked him, “Is Lin Xiu not angry?”
Chi Aibei said weakly, “He is.”
Speaking of Lin Xiu being angry, Chi Aibei let out a sigh.
Originally, Lin Xiu wasn’t that angry, but after he said he had grown taller, Lin Xiu truly got angry. Although he didn’t know why he was angry, fortunately, Lin Xiu didn’t ignore him like that time he went to pick a fight.
“I knew it.” Lin Xiu looks steady, but anyone would be angry about this. Zhuang Yuan asked, “Where is Lin Xiu? He wouldn’t be so angry that he won’t even return to the dorm, would he?”
Chi Aibei said with his head drooping, “He went to buy me food.”
Zhuang Yuan: “???”
What happened to being angry?
Looking at the dispirited Chi Aibei, Zhuang Yuan asked, “He went to buy you food? Didn’t you say he was angry?”
Chi Aibei: “Is there an inevitable connection between these two things? He’s angry, but he didn’t say he wanted to starve me to death.”
The battle-hardened Zhuang Yuan actually felt his words were logical… “Then what are you moping about here?”
Chi Aibei said, “He’s angry, and I don’t know how to coax him.”
Zhuang Yuan felt that you probably don’t need to coax him. Who goes to buy food for their partner while they’re angry? If he weren’t angry, would he have to feed it into your mouth?!
Chi Aibei looked at Zhuang Yuan, who was wearing a clean T-shirt, had no sweat on his head, and looked fresh and cool. “Did you not go to military training?”
Zhuang Yuan said, “I did. In the afternoon, I applied some makeup to pretend I had heatstroke and came back.”
Chi Aibei said in surprise, “…You can do that?”
Zhuang Yuan blinked at him. “Taught you another trick, didn’t I?”
Chi Aibei indeed learned, but… “Then wasn’t your sunscreen bought for nothing?”
“How could it be for nothing? Anyway, I use it normally too.” Zhuang Yuan picked up his phone. “Want to pretend to be sick with me tomorrow?”
Chi Aibei shook his head. “No. I want to do military training with Gege.”
Zhuang Yuan couldn’t understand the behavior of being willing to bake in the sun. “You’re not even in the same class. Why suffer that?”
When Lin Xiu returned with the food, Chi Aibei was so tired he had fallen asleep on Lin Xiu’s bed. Lin Xiu said “so dirty,” but he didn’t drag the ‘dirty’ person off the bed. Instead, he opened the takeout box and brought the food to the bed.
Zhuang Yuan watched Lin Xiu’s boundary-less doting behavior and was curious whether the “anger” Chi Aibei mentioned was real or fake. Who is angry in this style?
Probably because of the forum Zhuang Yuan mentioned, on the second day of military training, Chi Aibei clearly felt that more people were observing him than yesterday.
During a break, a girl approached Chi Aibei while observing the surroundings. Chi Aibei only knew that this “thief-like” girl was looking for him after she spoke to him.
“Um, do you still remember me?” The girl stood about two steps away from Chi Aibei, looking left and right, observing the surroundings.
Chi Aibei almost suspected he had a bomb on him. He asked, “Are you talking to me?”
Wang Yunmiao glanced at him and gathered her courage to spit out everything she wanted to say in one breath: “I’m Wang Yunmiao. We’ve met at your house. I haven’t told anyone about your matter. I know this kind of forbidden love is difficult, but I support you no matter what.”
Chi Aibei: “???”
What is she saying? I don’t understand at all.
Seeing her start to look around again, Chi Aibei couldn’t help but ask, “Why are you being so secretive?”
“Because your popularity is too high now,” Wang Yunmiao said. “If others knew I know you, they would definitely come to ask me about your matters. I have a loose tongue; being able to keep the secret for so long is already my limit. If someone comes to cozy up to me, I’m afraid I’ll let it slip. So, it’s better to pretend I don’t know you.”
Chi Aibei: “…”
You really are cautious.
Besides that, Wang Yunmiao didn’t want to be accused of clout-chasing. Actually, on the day they received their military training uniforms, she had discovered she was in the same class as Chi Aibei. But they walked fast that day, and she couldn’t catch up. She thought about finding him during yesterday’s training, but he started off with a bang.
When she went back at night, the more she thought about it, the more she feared for her CP. She was afraid her CP might “BE” (Bad Ending) because of other people’s interference. She hadn’t even had the chance to say the words she’d been holding back for a year.
By the time Lin Xiu came over, Wang Yunmiao had already left. But even though she had been very alert, Lin Xiu could still tell she had come to speak to Chi Aibei.
Lin Xiu asked, “Who did you provoke again?”
Chi Aibei also didn’t quite understand what the girl’s words meant just now. What ‘their matter’; what ‘forbidden love’; what ‘secret’? He didn’t understand a single word.
“She said her name is Wang-something-Miao and she met me at my house, and she also said she wants to support my forbidden love.” Chi Aibei said, “I think she might have the wrong person.”
Wang Yunmiao only dared to look back after walking a distance. In the end, she saw Lin Xiu looking at her. She froze and quickly turned away. A girl behind her asked, “You know them?”
Wang Yunmiao was startled. “How did you know?”
“It’s already so obvious, okay?” Hearing her say she knew Chi Aibei, several girls huddled around. “Who do you know? Chi Aibei? Then do you know who exactly he’s a couple with?”
Looking at those gossipy souls crowding in, Wang Yunmiao knew she couldn’t dodge it this time. She steeled herself, directly abandoned the ‘heretical’ ships, and raised her own flag high: “He and Lin Xiu have been together for… two years.”
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