Su Tang's ears twitched slightly, and her gaze instantly locked onto the window at the end of the corridor.

A dark shadow, like a gecko, silently slid in through the window, landing with a sound as light as a feather.

The figure paused by the window for a moment, seemingly checking if anyone was in the corridor, before straightening up and tiptoeing towards the Class 2 dormitory.

In the dim light of dawn, Su Tang could see the person's face clearly.

It was Bai Wei.

She was wearing the same training uniform as me, with fresh mud and grass stuck to the cuffs and hems of her trousers. Her hair was a little messy, and her face showed an undisguised weariness and...unease.

Feeling guilty, she walked to the door of Class 2 dormitory, carefully unlocked the door, slipped inside, and gently closed the door behind her.

Throughout the entire process, she was unaware that in the shadows diagonally opposite her, a pair of eyes were watching her every move.

interesting.

Bai Wei, what are you doing running out alone in the middle of the night?

Countless possibilities flashed through Su Tang's mind, but now was not the time to delve into them.

She didn't linger. She pushed open the door to her dormitory, slipped inside silently, and gently closed the door.

In the dormitory, Wang Xiaoya and Chen Xiaocao were fast asleep. Wang Xiaoya slept in a carefree posture, sprawled out on most of the bed, smacking her lips as if dreaming of some delicious treat. Chen Xiaocao, on the other hand, was curled up in the corner of the bed, sleeping soundly.

Su Tang returned to her bed, took off her coat, and lay down gently.

She didn't go to sleep immediately, but instead took out the oilcloth bag that Qin Ye had given her.

Using the dim light filtering in from the window, she carefully unwrapped the oilcloth.

Inside the tarpaulin, instead of the weapons or military equipment she had imagined, was something wrapped in cleaner waxed paper.

She tore open the waxed paper, and a rich, sweet aroma, almost out of place in this impoverished era, instantly filled her nostrils.

It's chocolate.

Moreover, it's not the kind of inferior chocolate that's mixed with a lot of cocoa butter substitutes that you can find on the market, but a very pure dark chocolate with a slightly bitter aroma.

It's a complete tin box, dark blue, with the words "Cadbury's Dairy Milk" printed in gold.

Cadbury milk chocolate.

Su Tang recognized the brand; it was an old British brand. In China at that time, let alone in this remote military camp in the Northwest, even in foreign-related stores in Shanghai or Beijing, it would be an extremely rare and exclusive item that required foreign exchange certificates to purchase.

This stuff is more precious than gold.

Qin Ye...where did he get this guy from?

How did that man, who was as cold as an ice cube on the training field, go to such lengths to secretly slip her this box of "contraband"?

All the fatigue from training during the day and all the thrills from rushing around at night seemed to be soothed by this small metal box at this moment.

She opened the tin box, inside were rows of neatly arranged chocolate bars wrapped in tin foil.

She carefully broke off a small piece and put it in her mouth.

The slightly bitter yet incredibly smooth and creamy flavor melts slowly on the tongue, instantly filling the entire mouth with rich milk and cocoa aromas, and then flowing down the throat, sweetening the heart.

So sweet.

She rewrapped the remaining chocolates in waxed paper and oilcloth and hid them close to her body.

After doing all this, she finally felt a little sleepy and closed her eyes.

However, not long after she closed her eyes, Wang Xiaoya, who was sleeping in the bunk opposite her, suddenly turned over and sniffed the air.

"Mmm... what's that smell... it smells so good..."

Wang Xiaoya mumbled something in her sleep, and then... suddenly sat up on the bed!

Su Tang's heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, I forgot that this girl has a nose that's sharper than a dog's!

Wang Xiaoya's eyes were wide open in the darkness, like two searchlights, scanning the dormitory room.

"No, it's not a dream..." she whispered, but her voice was full of excitement and certainty, "I smelled it, it's food. Sweet. Fragrant, milky..."

The noise she made woke up Chen Xiaocao, who was a light sleeper.

"Little girl, what's wrong?" Chen Xiaocao asked softly, rubbing her eyes.

"It smells so good, it seems to be coming from Su An's room." Wang Xiaoya's eyes were precisely locked on Su Tang in the opposite bunk. "Sister Su An, what delicious food are you hiding?"

As she spoke, she tried to climb up the upper bunk using both her hands and feet.

Su Tang: "..."

"Shut up." Su Tang held up a finger and pressed it against Wang Xiaoya's forehead, stopping her "attack." "Keep your voice down, do you want the whole dorm to wake up?"

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