Chapter 55: Military Training
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Jian Dan’s mood lifted after Mengjiao’s problem was taken care of. “Uncle, shall we go to the movies tomorrow?”
“Go to the movies?”
“Mengmeng gave me two tickets for the premiere of the movie starring Fang He.” Jian Dan waved the movie tickets before Chu Liyuan.
“Alright! 1’11 pick you up tomorrow,” Chu Liyuan agreed.
The next day, Chu Liyuan went to the campus to pick Jian Dan up in the afternoon and headed straight to the premiere… Chu Liyuan had to park the car, so Jian Dan went in first. She did not expect to run into Qin Rou.
Jian Dan did not want to talk to her, so she pretended not to see her. However, she could not stop others from deliberately picking on her.
Qin Rou stopped Jian Dan and looked at her with antagonism. “Why do 1 see you everywhere I go? You’re like a bad penny.”
“Please make way!” Jian Dan said.
“Hmph! I’m warning you, stop pestering Tianhao.”
“Are you paranoid?” Jian Dan had not seen Zhong Tianhao in a long time. She really did not understand why this woman was like a dog with a bone and would not let it go.
“You’d better leave S City and never come back again,” Qin Rou said through gritted teeth.
“Skate your lane, will you?” Jian Dan retorted bluntly.
“Hmph…” Qin Rou suddenly smiled evilly and whispered into Jian Dan’s ear, “1 heard an interesting piece of news recently. Xu Mengmeng from my father’s media company is your BFF0?”
When Jian Dan heard this, she frowned and cast a cold-eyed glare at her.
Qin Rou covered her mouth and smiled evilly as she entered the theater.
Jian Dan stared after her departing figure and had a bad feeling.
Chu Liyuan came over after parking the car. He hugged Jian Dan’s waist and noticed that her face was a little off. “Are you alright?”
Jian Dan snapped back from her reverie and smiled at Chu Liyuan. “I’m fine!”
“Jian, why haven’t you gone in yet?” Mengmeng’s voice emanated from behind.
“Mengmeng.”
Mengmeng sized up Chu Liyuan, who was beside Jian Dan. “This is the legendary him??” Mengmeng looked at Jian Dan and asked slowly.
“This is Chu Liyuan. This is my best friend, Xu Mengmeng,” she introduced with a smile.
After the two of them greeted each other, Mengmeng went backstage. Jian Dan and Chu Liyuan went into the theater and found seats at the back…
This was Fang He’s first time trying his hand at a suspense movie. Fang He’s performance in the movie was surprisingly good—his portrayal of an undercover was perfect.
After the movie ended, Jian Dan and Chu Liyuan left immediately. When they returned to the car, Jian Dan sent Mengmeng a message to tell her that she had left first.
“This is a really good movie, but the ending is too tragic. In the end, Fang He died in that explosion to save everyone,” Jian Dan said regretfully.
“The woman he loves is no longer around. It might be even more painful for him to live,” Chu Liyuan said tenderly to Jian Dan.
“Uncle, promise me that you will be with me forever until my last breath!” Jian Dan looked at Chu Liyuan solemnly.
“Silly girl, what are you thinking about? Of course I’ll always be with you,” Chu Liyuan said as he rubbed her head.
At night, Jian Dan received a call from Professor w.a.n.g. The freshmen were going for military training tomorrow, but something suddenly came up on his end and he could only join them a few days later. So, he asked Jian Dan to go in his place first.
Jian Dan—who was notified at the eleventh hour—hurriedly packed her luggage. After packing her luggage, she came to the study and cautiously opened the door. She slowly stuck her head in. “Uncle, can 1 come in?”
“Come here,” Chu Liyuan said with a smile as he looked at Jian Dan’s head that had popped in.
Jian Dan came to the desk and squatted on the ground. She rested her chin on the desk and blinked at Chu Liyuan.
“Out with it! You look like you have something to ask of me.” Chu Liyuan could tell what Jian Dan was thinking at a glance.
“Hehe, actually… Professor w.a.n.g has something on during the military training tomorrow, so he will be a few days late. He wants me to go in his stead first.” Jian Dan said.
“For how long?”
“About a week or so.” They had not been apart that long since getting married.
“That long?” Chu Liyuan knitted his brows. “Alright. Take good care of yourself when I’m not around.” Chu Liyuan instructed worriedly.
“Got it.” Seeing that Chu Liyuan had agreed, Jian Dan smiled and promised.
The next morning, Jian Dan left bright and early. When she arrived on campus, most of the students had already arrived. Jian Dan quickly boarded the bus… “Professor w.a.n.g can’t join us for the time being because he has something on, so I’ll go to military training with everyone.”
As it was a last-minute notice, Jian Dan only prepared clothes and some daily necessities. She did not prepare any food at all. It was almost noon, and Jian Dan’s belly was already rumbling from hunger.
“Here!” Ling Xiaoyang came over to Jian Dan and handed her a burger.
Jian Dan gulped and looked at Ling Xiaoyang. “Thank you.” She wolfed down the burger.
They finally arrived at the military camp at noon. After allocating their rooms, they returned to their dormitories to pack their luggage and change their clothes. Lunch was at 1 p.m..
Jian Dan was taking Professor w.a.n.g’s place, so she stayed in a single room like the other faculty members. Jian Dan unpacked her luggage and changed into her camouflage uniform. Seeing that she still had some time to spare, she made a video call to Chu Liyuan to let him know that she had reached the camp safely. Ever since the last incident, Chu Liyuan kept his cell phone with him at all times.
Hence, he answered the video call very promptly. “Uncle, I’ve reached the camp. Do you think I look cool in my military uniform?” Jian Dan moved her cell phone further away so that Chu Liyuan could see her clothes.
“Yesl!”
“Uncle, have you had lunch?”
“Yes, I have. How about you?”
“About to go now! We’ll talk tonight.”
“Okay!”
After lunch, they rested for an hour and started training officially at 3 p.m..
Jian Dan was actually very resistant to military training. After all, she was the kind of person with a developed mind and simple limbs. Fortunately, Jian Dan was here on behalf of Professor w.a.n.g, so she did not need to partic.i.p.ate in military training. She was only in charge of taking care of everyone’s daily needs.
After dinner that night, Ling Xiaoyang came to look for Jian Dan. Of course, such a good environment could not be wasted! The two of them went to the training ground…
“I have something for you.” Ling Xiaoyang handed Jian Dan a small bag.
Jian Dan opened the bag and saw a pair of sandbags inside. Jian Dan looked at Ling Xiaoyang in confusion.
“From today onwards, you have to wear them at all times except when you shower and sleep.” Ling Xiaoyang looked at Jian Dan and instructed.
“Every day?” Carry four kilograms of sandbags everyday? This was simply torture! Jian Dan could not believe what she had heard.
“You just have to trust me,” Ling Xiaoyang said confidently.
“Okay!” Jian Dan bit the bullet and tied the sandbags to her ankles. Her ankles suddenly weighed two kilograms, and Jian Dan felt that every step she took became difficult.
“You train in the day and help me at night. You don’t even have time to rest. Can your body take it?” Jian Dan said worriedly.
After all, J University’s military training was conducted in the military camp, so the intensity of the training here was worlds apart from that in school.
“Are you doubting my physical fitness?” Ling Xiaoyang pretended to be angry.
“No…” It was only the first day of high-intensity training, but some students could not take it already.
After all, this was Jian Dan’s own problem. If he did not have time to rest because of her, how could Jian Dan not feel bad?
“Don’t worry! I’m very strong.” Ling Xiaoyang flaunted his biceps.
“Alright! Thank you,” Jian Dan said gratefully.