Su Jindong was unaware that a venomous, sticky gaze was fixed on his departing figure.

"Comrade Ning Yan~"

"Brother Jin Dong~"

The easygoing Su Jindong didn't notice that Zhou Ningyan was a little nervous.

The two sat side by side on the grassy slope.

"Look what I brought you!"

Zhou Ningyan's gaze swept intentionally or unintentionally toward the woods behind her, but was quickly drawn to the exquisite hair clip in front of her.

This is a butterfly-shaped hair clip. The wings are made of colorful beads, and the very edges of the wings and the body are covered with sparkling crystals. When you hold it in your hand and shake it slightly, the two wings will flutter gently.

No girl could resist something so exquisite. Zhou Ningyan's eyes lit up, and she accepted it with a look of delight.

"Oh my god, this is so beautiful!"

"It can even move! It's so beautiful, Brother Jin Dong, where did you get it?"

Su Jindong scratched his head sheepishly, but seeing that Zhou Ningyan liked it, he smiled even more happily than she did.

"Well, I met you yesterday when I went out on an errand with the company commander at the entrance of the black market. I thought you would like me..."

"Here, I'll put it on you."

Su Jindong carefully picked up the hair clip and pinned it above Zhou Ningyan's ear.

"So beautiful~"

Zhou Ningyan lowered her head shyly following Su Jindong's gaze, which made Su Jindong even more distracted.

While the other person was lost in thought, Zhou Ningyan gently moved closer to Su Jindong.

Su Jindong froze, and could even hear his own heart pounding.

Zhou Ningyan sensed Su Jindong's tension, turned her head slightly, and looked up at him with her small face upturned.

Su Jindong looked at her pink lips so close to his own, and his Adam's apple bobbed.

He was, after all, a man full of youthful vigor, and he couldn't resist his lover's teasing.

My body reacted instantly.

Just as he unconsciously moved closer to Zhou Ningyan, Li Yueniang's words of admonition suddenly echoed in his mind.

"I'm warning you, you have to respect women. Don't touch them inappropriately, even if it's a woman who makes the first move!"

"Don't you dare bring me back a Qin Xiangxiang, or I'll break your legs!"

Su Jindong jolted and quickly bounced back, creating distance between them.

Qingci and his mother both told him that he wasn't smart and that he should listen to his grandmother in everything at home.

If he doesn't listen, I'll beat him to death when I get back.

Zhou Ningyan stumbled and almost fell to the ground, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes.

Damn it, he really is a piece of trash!

In the woods not far away, Su Chang'an and two others were crouching in the grass. Seeing Su Jindong retreat, he angrily punched a tree trunk next to him.

"Brother Su, is this kid no good? He's already like this and he still won't go for it?"

"Yeah, that girl was practically falling right into his arms. He's so useless."

"Yeah, no normal man would just push him away like that!"

"Oh, I see. There's an extreme kind of love where you can't bear to touch her even a little bit."

"You're just a kid, you don't even have a girlfriend, what do you know?"

"It's true, I heard it from my brother. His girlfriend came to my house and wanted to stay overnight, but my brother sent her home. I asked my brother about it later, and that's what he said."

"He said he wasn't married yet and was afraid of having a bad influence on the woman, and he couldn't bear to hurt her or anything like that."

Su Jindong took two deep breaths to calm his agitated state.

"Comrade Ning Yan, how about we make it public?"

Zhou Ningyan spoke urgently, "No~"

After speaking, he realized his tone was off and quickly tried to correct it.

"Let's not do it for now; it wouldn't have a good impact on the military."

"And you're still on the rise. I've heard that you got first place in your small competition again. Your battalion commander thinks highly of you."

"At this time, you should not get distracted."

Su Jindong asked in a low voice, "Are you worried about me? Then I'll take you back to meet my parents, and I'll report to the army?"

“We’ve been together for almost a year now, and I know how I feel. I want to be with you for the rest of my life.”

Su Jindong boldly expressed his thoughts.

Zhou Ningyan frantically avoided his gaze. Who wants to be with you forever?

You're an unloved grandson of the Su family, someone who can't even get into the military family compound, and your family has class background issues. I must be crazy to marry you.

Zhou Ningyan glanced at the woods behind her, then, remembering Su Chang'an's instructions, moved closer to Su Jindong.

"Brother Jin Dong, do you really like me?"

Why do I always feel like you're rejecting me?

"Hold me close, touch my heart, and see if our heartbeats are in sync."

Zhou Ningyan grabbed Su Jindong's hand and tried to press it against her chest.

Su Jindong was pulled backward as if he had been electrocuted.

Seeing Zhou Ningyan looking at him with a hurt expression, he hurriedly offered an explanation, feeling flustered and helpless.

"Comrade Ning, Ning Yan, I, I didn't mean that."

"My grandma said we should respect girls and not touch them inappropriately. What I'm doing is... taking advantage of you..."

"I... I'm not resisting you, I'm just afraid I'll hurt you."

After that, no matter how Zhou Ningyan flirted with him, the baby-faced Su Jindong didn't dare to take it any further.

Even when Zhou Ningyan took the initiative to hug his waist, he actually raised his hands as if surrendering and backed away.

Throughout the entire date, no matter how much she flirted with him, Su Jindong remained very well-behaved, which infuriated Zhou Ningyan, who cursed him inwardly.

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