Chapter 31

Jiang Nuo: “Heh.”

"Classmate, the Ninth Company is in front. Do you want me to take you there?" asked the young instructor who led the way and helped him carry his things.

"No thanks, I suddenly remembered I have something else to do," Jiang Nuo pointed at the bag of snacks. "By the way, these are for you."

Instructor: “?”

After Jiang Nuo finished speaking, he nodded politely and turned to leave.

The instructor was left holding the bag of snacks, looking helpless.

Xiao Chen was actually a new recruit himself, following his squad leader's mission and cooperating with the university students in military training. Today, he suddenly received an order to lead a new student into the camp.

In fact, there are also freshmen who cannot participate in military training for some reason. Usually they have various diseases and cannot undergo high-intensity training. The one he met today did look a little thin, and it was obvious that he was a boy who did not exercise regularly.

He is fair and thin, speaks in a refined accent, and is exceptionally handsome. He is the type of dark-skinned guy that young girls like nowadays, like the rich and noble young men in TV dramas.

Xiao Chen had unknowingly taken the initiative to help him carry the snack bag, but what was going on now? He had brought snacks specifically, so they must be for a friend, right? Why did he suddenly leave again?

Xiao Chen felt embarrassed to accept the bag of snacks, and walked hesitantly towards the formation of the Ninth Company.

Just then, Gu Jiangkuo finished a textbook demonstration when the Ninth Company commander dismissed him for lunch. He patted Gu Jiangkuo on the shoulder, his eyes full of praise. "Great job, Gu! You've only been training for a few days, and you've already achieved this level. You could easily compete in the recruit company's competition. Seriously, are you interested in joining the army?"

It was at this time that Xiao Chen passed by them.

Gu Jiangkuo wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Thank you, but no, there's someone very important who wants me to study hard."

Nowadays, all parents hope their children can go to university, let alone a prestigious school like Yanlin University. The ninth company commander naturally assumed that the "very important person" was Gu Jiangkuo's parent and nodded in understanding: "What a pity, you are really a natural warrior."

Gu Jiangkuo smiled and said, "Captain, we agreed that there will be rewards for completing the drill perfectly."

"Okay, okay," the ninth company commander pulled Gu Jiangkuo's phone out of his pocket and handed it to him like a thief. "Go to a place where there's no one around to text your partner. Don't let anyone see! Otherwise, if they ask me for my phone, it'll be a mess."

"I know." Gu Jiangkuo put his phone in his pocket, turned around and ran away. He was still thinking about the words of the ninth company commander, "Send a message to your partner." His heart was beating fast, even more excited than during the drill just now.

"Hey? So anxious?" The Ninth Company Commander cursed him with a smile after his back. "You didn't even say thank you? You bastard. Are you really that happy to be in love?"

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Gu Jiangkuo found a deserted place and was just about to take out his cell phone to ask Jiang Nuo if he had come today and where he had gone.

But suddenly someone shouted, "Squad Leader Gu!"

Gu Jiangkuo quickly put his phone back in his pocket. When he saw who was coming, he couldn't help but frown, "Why are you here again?"

Xu Jiasi walked closer and whispered, "The drill just now was very cool. I came to bring you some water and some beef jerky that I saved but couldn't bear to eat."

Gu Jiangkuo frowned even deeper: "I don't like beef jerky, please leave."

"Captain Gu, why are you always so wary of me? We're not strangers to each other," Xu Jiasi said. "I know you're just like me."

Gu Jiangkuo: “?”

"We're the same type of people, I can tell." Xu Jiasi whispered ambiguously, "Is the boy you had dinner with that day prettier than me?"

Gu Jiangkuo still maintained a frowning expression: "Of course."

Xu Jiasi: “………………”

Xu Jiasi took a deep breath, trying not to get angry, and managed to maintain his expression: "Yes, I'm not as good-looking as him, but a guy like him who looks very delicate at first glance, what can he do for you? I can do anything."

Gu Jiangkuo: “?”

Xu Jiasi took off his training cap and took a step forward. He was about to say something, but Gu Jiangkuo reacted even more forcefully, "What are you doing? Don't be a hooligan, I'm telling you!"

Xu Jiasi: “???”

Xu Jiasi was furious. After all, he had dated an entrepreneur boyfriend before. He thought he was very handsome and had great skills, and it would be easy for him to deal with a "rich second generation" like Gu Jiangkuo. However, he never expected that the other party would be such a tough guy and such an unromantic guy.

When Jiang Nuo and Ding Pingzhou walked over, they happened to see this scene - they saw Gu Jiangkuo, who was tall and muscular, like a special forces soldier, taking a step back nimbly and righteously warning the thin boy "Don't be a hooligan" in a voice like a bell.

...I have to say, this picture is so beautiful that it is hard to look at it directly.

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Jiang Nuo was fortunate enough to witness this scene thanks to Ding Pingzhou.

It turned out that Ding Pingzhou had received Xu Jiasi's threatening message a long time ago and agreed to come to the camp to talk to him this afternoon - of course not in this wilderness, but to use his connections to ask Xu Jiasi for an afternoon off and find a suitable place to talk.

But as luck would have it, I arrived too early and happened to meet Jiang Nuo who had just handed the snacks to Instructor Xiao Chen.

Ding Pingzhou naturally did not miss the opportunity to repair his relationship with Jiang Nuo. He went over to chase after him and started chatting. Wherever Jiang Nuo went, he followed him. Before he could say a few words, he saw this scene.

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The first one who couldn't help but speak was Jiang Nuo. He coughed lightly and said, "Jiang Kuo?"

Then, Gu Jiangkuo and Xu Jiasi turned their heads at the same time, and saw Jiang Nuo and Ding Pingzhou appear here together, with different expressions on their faces.

If there were surveillance cameras here, Mr. Jiang would definitely spend a lot of money to buy the video recording of this scene, and... the expressions of the four people must be very interesting.

Gu Jiangkuo opened his mouth in panic but failed to utter a single syllable.

Ding Pingzhou was the first to speak, frowning: "Xu Jiasi? Why are you so dark?"

Xu Jiasi: “………………”

Xu Jiasi felt like he was going to vomit blood. It was one thing for Ding Pingzhou to catch him flirting with a guy, and he'd expected Ding Pingzhou to angrily call him a "sea king." But to his surprise, his first line was this?! This was even more upsetting to Xu Jiasi than calling him a fickle woman!

However, this was not the end. Immediately afterwards, Xu Jiasi received a second critical blow. Gu Jiangkuo finally found his voice, "Mr. Jiang, please listen to my explanation."

Jiang Nuo was almost amused by his silly look, and didn't even want to pursue the fact that he pretended to be hungry. What did this big guy want to explain? Explain how he protected his chastity?

However, the one who reacted the most was Xu Jiasi: "What did you call him?"

Gu Jiangkuo ignored him and just looked at Jiang Nuo. Jiang Nuo nodded slightly. Gu Jiangkuo understood and said, "This is my boss, President Jiang."

Xu Jiasi: “???”

Xu Jiasi was completely stunned. So, he had been confessing to the wrong person all along? Squad Leader Gu wasn't some rich second-generation kid. The one who had the guts to live in the international student dormitory was actually that pretty boy?

Ding Pingzhou also said nervously, "Xiao Nuo, listen to my explanation. I didn't come to see Xu Jiasi to rekindle our past relationship. No, we don't have any past relationship at all! I just have something else to talk about."

He didn't dare to tell anyone about Xu Jiasi's threat to him. After all, there were indecent photos of the two of them in the book. If Jiang Nuo knew about it, it would only make things worse.

However, Jiang Nuo was too lazy to care about Ding Pingzhou's mess. He raised his chin and said to Gu Jiangkuo, "Let's go."

Then, the noble and cold squad leader Gu, who was rude to Xu Jiasi, followed him like a well-trained large dog, obeying orders.

"Xiao Nuo——!" Ding Pingzhou's shout was left behind by the two men.

Ding Pingzhou looked at the two men's disappearing backs, then at Xu Jiasi beside him. In the end, he didn't catch up with them, but he became more and more annoyed. He asked coldly, "Don't you want to have a good chat with me? Speak!"

Xu Jiasi said, "He, that Mr. Jiang, couldn't he be your childhood sweetheart?"

"So what!" Ding Pingzhou was even more annoyed. "If you have something to say, just say it! I don't have time to waste with you!"

He regrets it very much now. In fact, Ding Pingzhou had already regretted it two months ago when Jiang Nuo slapped him in the president's office. But he did not regret finding a "blue-eyed confidant", but regretted being too careless, so that Jiang Nuo knew about it.

But now, he truly regretted looking for Xu Jiasi - there was no harm without comparison, and Xu Jiasi was really not as good as Jiang Nuo in any way.

Young Master Jiang was not only handsome, but also exuded an air of composure and nobility, and possessed remarkable business acumen. Who in the entire Yanlin business community wouldn't praise Mr. Jiang's resourcefulness? Meanwhile, Xu Jiasi, tanned like a black coal, was practically rendered worthless by comparison.

Ding Pingzhou really gets annoyed when he sees him.

"Tell me what you want to ask for and give me a price. But I tell you, this is the only time you will blackmail me. If there is anything, let's settle it all at once, otherwise... don't blame me for being rude!" Ding Pingzhou glanced at the direction where Jiang Nuo disappeared and said with his remaining patience.

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Gu Jiangkuo was still hesitant, completely losing the righteous awe he had shown in his earlier confrontation with Xu Jiasi. He followed Young Master Jiang closely and explained in a low voice, "I don't know why he just had to pester me. I've already refused him many times."

"I'm really not that casual, and I don't like men... No, I like, uh..."

"That's enough," Jiang Nuo actually laughed out loud this time, "He can't even speak anymore. Don't be nervous. You don't know why he's pestering you, but I do."

Gu Jiangkuo: “Ah?”

Jiang Nuo: "Now tell him that I am the boss, and he won't bother you anymore."

With Mr. Gu's brain, it was easy for him to understand the meaning of this sentence, but his concern made him confused. All his brain cells were focused on one thing, "Are you not angry anymore?"

"..." Jiang Nuo stopped, raised his head slightly, and looked at him with a smile, "Why should I be angry? Angry that you lied to me and made me hungry every day?"

"?" Gu Jiangkuo, "No—"

Jiang Nuo: "You looked quite energetic running just now, or did you just happen to have eaten a lot today?"

Squad Leader Gu, who was ruthlessly exposed, shut up: "..."

"Don't be angry, I just miss you," Gu Jiangkuo whispered.

Jiang Nuo: “…”

Mr. Jiang wanted to make a few more teasing remarks, but the words were on the tip of his tongue, and he couldn't say them. If he said another word, it would seem like he was bullying the honest and loyal Big Dog Gou, and he was a little reluctant. Besides, he wasn't really angry - his temper had long since subsided.

Now I even feel a little regretful. I shouldn't have been so impulsive and just gave that bag of snacks away. He had clearly brought it from afar.

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly rang out: "Classmate! I'd better return your things to you!"

It was Instructor Chen who brought Jiang Nuo into the camp.

Instructor Xiao Chen trotted over. "You gave me such a hard time finding you! I've been thinking about it, and I still can't just accept your snacks for no reason. You drove here and packed them so carefully, so they must be for someone important. And you seemed a little off just now... I can't take advantage of you when you're in trouble."

After saying that, Instructor Xiao Chen stuffed the bag of snacks into Jiang Nuo's arms without saying anything and ran away.

Jiang Nuo: “…”

Jiang Nuo: "Instructor Chen, come back and I'll give you some!"

Gu Jiangkuo grabbed the snack and held it in his arms as if protecting it: "This is for me."

Jiang Nuo: “…………”

Jiang Nuo was a little speechless: "It's for you, but Instructor Xiao Chen is a good person, he shouldn't make a wasted trip."

Gu Jiangkuo said seriously: "I will thank him, but not with this bag of snacks." Because this was given to me by Xiaonuo. He drove so far to bring it to me alone. Just thinking of this, he couldn't control the upward curve of his mouth. With these bonuses, he couldn't bear to eat the snacks himself, let alone share them with others.

Jiang Nuo saw his white teeth smiling and couldn't help but laugh too: "Whatever you want."

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Now he looks darker in real life than in the photo. He finally got a whiter face, but it was back to the time before liberation. When will he be able to look like the Confucian businessman version of Mr. Gu that he saw in financial magazines in his previous life?

Afterwards, under Gu Jiangkuo's guidance, the two found an open lawn with shade from trees and sat down.

"There is also beef jerky here. If you don't want to eat it, just pick it out." Jiang Nuo said with a smile - he obviously also heard the previous conversation between Gu Jiangkuo and Xu Jiasi.

Gu Jiangkuo was very hypocritical: "No, I like beef jerky the most."

Then he tore open the package and threw the whole piece into his mouth.

The wind in early autumn was quite cool, carrying the fresh scent of the grass. Jiang Nuo hugged his knees and suddenly felt that everything was good enough. It was worth taking a break from his busy schedule to go to the suburbs.

"Is it delicious?" Jiang Nuo asked while enjoying the breeze, a smile on his face.

"It's delicious." Gu Jiangkuo added, "This is the best beef jerky I've ever eaten."

"Really?" After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Nuo reciprocated, adding, "That performance you just gave was the most impressive rehearsal I've ever seen."