Chapter 22 Eating what's in one bowl while eyeing what's in the pot
Military training is something that not everyone can endure.
Meng Qiyue was a delicate and beautiful girl who always paid attention to her image. However, after several days of military training, she couldn't take it anymore.
At lunchtime, she was the first to sneak into the cafeteria, found a nice spot with air conditioning, and then slumped in the chair, not wanting to move.
Meng Qiyue has recently gotten a bit tanned, but this skin tone doesn't make her look ugly. On the contrary, it makes her look more energetic and healthy.
Occasionally, passing boys would turn around and glance at her, but Meng Qiyue, exhausted and dazed, was oblivious to it.
A boy carrying a tray mustered up his courage and walked over. "Excuse me, can I sit next to you?"
This tall boy, wearing camouflage, is also a freshman.
Meng Qiyue thought to herself, if he sat next to her, wouldn't that block all the air conditioning? She immediately said, "No, I'm used to sitting alone."
Moreover, there are many empty seats around here, but he insisted on taking her seat. Isn't he just trying to take the air conditioner from her?
The boy seemed to have been hurt by something and walked away embarrassedly.
Young men and women can be seen walking together in the university cafeteria from time to time; they are obviously couples, and the air is thick with the sweet and sour smell of love.
Meng Qiyue picked up her chopsticks and poked the white rice in her plate hard. She really couldn't understand why no man was pursuing her.
Another group of people walked in outside the cafeteria. Meng Qiyue immediately spotted Chu Xiang. A few days ago, Chu Xiang had looked listless, but today she looked radiant and full of energy.
Meng Qiyue sensed something was wrong. After Chu Xiang finished getting the food, Meng Qiyue waved to her, "Xiangxiang!"
Chu Xiang saw Meng Qiyue and walked over with a smile, sitting down opposite her. "Qiyue, it feels like it's been a long time since I've seen you."
Meng Qiyue complained, "You have no idea how strict our instructors are. I'm only still alive because I'm physically fit."
Chu Xiang was full of positive energy, "July, we can't complain like this. You have to think about how much harder the instructors' training is, and what about those soldiers who protect our country? Which one of them isn't suffering? It's because of their hard work and sacrifice that we have what we have today..."
Meng Qiyue felt as if she had returned to high school, listening to the head of the political education department give a moral education speech during the flag-raising ceremony. She tried her best to remain elegant and listen attentively. After Chu Xiang finished her long speech, Meng Qiyue clapped her hands and said, "Xiangxiang, you really spoke so well. So what good thing has happened to you recently that makes you so happy?"
Chu Xiang vehemently denied it, "What good things have happened to me lately?"
Meng Qiyue: "Don't lie to me. We've been best friends since we were kids. Don't I know you?"
Chu Xiang thought for a moment and probably felt that Meng Qiyue's words made sense. She leaned forward and whispered to Meng Qiyue, "Was I really that obvious?"
Meng Qiyue also whispered, "Actually, it wasn't that obvious, it's just that I noticed it."
Chu Xiang didn't hide anything from Meng Qiyue. She cleared her throat and said, "I've taken a liking to a man."
Meng Qiyue: "You mean Gu Jue?"
"Of course it's not him."
Meng Qiyue suddenly became interested. Gu Jue and Chu Xiang were engaged, but Gu Jue was still philandering. This was no secret. Anyone with feelings would know. But Chu Xiang said that she also had someone she liked. It was rare to see this engaged couple cheating on each other!
Meng Qiyue: "Who is that man? Is he 1.8 meters tall? What's his family background? What's his personality like? You've taken a liking to him, but has he taken a liking to you?"
Chu Xiang only answered the last question, "Of course he's interested in me too."
Meng Qiyue, a keen observer of gossip, widened her eyes and asked, "He confessed his feelings to you?"
"Not yet," Chu Xiang said confidently, her eyes crinkling into a smile. "But it'll be soon."
If it were anyone else, Meng Qiyue would at least say that she was just an ordinary woman, but Chu Xiang was not ordinary at all. If Meng Qiyue had always been immune to the opposite sex, then Chu Xiang was the opposite example.
From elementary school to high school, there was never a shortage of boys who had a crush on Chu Xiang. Every Valentine's Day, Chu Xiang would receive love letters and chocolates secretly placed in her drawer by unknown boys. If a man was targeted by Chu Xiang, he might not be able to withstand her schemes and plots.
Meng Qiyue said sarcastically, "Xiangxiang, don't forget you still have an engagement."
Chu Xiang asked with a smile, "July, do you know what excitement is?"
Meng Qiyue looked blankly at him.
Chu Xiang sighed, "That's why you're still young."
Meng Qiyue's eyelids twitched. She and Chu Xiang were the same age, so how could she be so young?!
When two pretty girls sit together and talk, it's natural that they'll attract attention.
Three boys were eating at another table in the distance. One of them glanced at Chu Xiang and Meng Qiyue, and then couldn't help but look at them again.
He lost his appetite and instead asked his companions, "Hey, do you guys think those two pretty girls over there have boyfriends yet?"
Before his companion could answer, he continued, "Which one do you like better? I prefer the girl with the ponytail. She seems to have a very nice personality, and she's always smiling. She's so soothing."
Unaware of his companion's increasingly grim expression, the boy couldn't help but dreamily say, "If I asked her for her contact information, do you think she would agree immediately?"
"Stop talking." Another boy tugged at the talkative one. "That person is not someone you can mess with."
"What do you mean?" Noticing the unpleasant expression on the face of the boy sitting silently on the other side, the usually carefree boy became a little uneasy. "Gu Jue, what's wrong?"
Gu Jue said, "Nothing."
Before the boy could even breathe a sigh of relief, Gu Jue added, "It's just that the girl you wanted her contact information for is my fiancé."
Boy: "..."
Gu Jue put down his chopsticks, got up and left.
The boy felt uneasy and whispered to his companion, "Why do I feel like Gu Jue is angry? Didn't he like that Su Ruanruan or Su Mianmian? He used to say that he hated the partners his family arranged for him and that he really disliked that woman. Why does he seem to care about her now?"
His companion replied, "Men are always looking for something better, even if they don't understand that. What are you doing here?"
The boy was speechless.
On the other side, Chu Xiang was still chatting with Meng Qiyue about the so-called "excitement" when suddenly a shadow fell over them.
Chu Xiang looked up and saw Gu Jue with an inscrutable expression.
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