In that instant, all the murderous aura and coldness on his face seemed to melt away.
The hideous scar seemed to become less frightening because of the relaxation of the muscles.
Everyone held their breath; even the sound of the wind seemed to subside.
The playground was deathly silent.
Then, the hideous scar on Lei Kuan's face twitched, and a hint of... tenderness appeared on his perpetually icy face.
"Yes, that's the taste."
His voice, surprisingly, softened, even carrying a hint of nostalgia, as he softly said:
"It's from the Friendship brand, and it smells like jasmine. My wife used to... also loved using this brand. She said that if she used it in winter, her hands wouldn't crack."
"May I have your name?"
boom!
In Qiao Lin's mind, it was as if a million fireworks exploded brilliantly at the same moment.
ecstasy.
She succeeded! Not only did she succeed, but the results were a million times better than she had anticipated!
She unintentionally touched the softest spot in the heart of this seemingly fierce and unapproachable head instructor!
What is luck? This is luck! What is ability? This is ability!
At that moment, she felt that there was an insurmountable chasm between her and all the other new recruits.
They were still crying and wailing over the confiscation of a pack of biscuits and a few sheets of paper, like a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
And he himself had already established an emotional connection with the highest-ranking official here that no one else could match.
Things have stabilized in the next six months.
She will definitely be one of those three colonel positions!
She felt a little lightheaded for a moment, and her voice carried a hint of coquettishness as she replied, "Reporting to the Chief Instructor, my name is Qiao Lin, Qiao as in 'Big Qiao' and Lin as in 'King'."
Upon hearing Qiao Lin's reply, the warmth on Lei Kuan's face vanished instantly.
His face turned even darker and harder than ice.
He abruptly raised the jar of face cream, turned to face all the new recruits, and let out a deafening roar:
"Look carefully, everyone!"
His voice was like a thunderclap, making everyone's heart tremble violently.
“This is a recruit named Qiao Lin!” He pointed at Qiao Lin, who was completely clueless about the situation, “Trying to bribe me with this bottle of fragrant face cream. Trying to corrupt the iron discipline of our reserve battalion.”
"She thinks that we can break the rules of our preparatory camp with this thing!"
"She wants special treatment! She wants to tell us all that she's different from you bunch of country bumpkins! She's superior!"
"Tell me! What should we do with this kind of person?!"
Every word Lei Kuan uttered struck Qiao Lin's heart like a hammer blow.
Her mind went blank with a "buzz".
how so?
The tenderness just now… those words about his lover… were they all fake? Was it all an act for me? How could he…?
An overwhelming sense of shame and fear surged from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, engulfing her entirely.
She felt as if all two hundred gazes in the room were piercing her, leaving her riddled with holes.
Those gazes contained surprise and disdain, mockery and even a hint of schadenfreude.
She instantly became a negative example of breaking the rules and being publicly shamed.
"Report to the Chief Instructor! That's not what I meant! I didn't!" Under immense pressure, Qiao Lin completely panicked, abandoning all pretense of elegance, and frantically tried to defend herself.
“I… my father is Deputy Division Commander Qiao of the Beijing Military Region! He taught me from a young age to unite with my comrades and to consider the overall situation! I really just wanted to make a contribution for everyone…”
In her desperation, she blurted out something inappropriate, mentioning her biggest backer.
In the past twenty years of her life, in her unit, the name "Deputy Division Commander Qiao" was a passport to success.
However, she didn't know that this was the most foolish and fatal mistake she could make.
As expected, upon hearing the words "Deputy Division Commander Qiao," Lei Kuan showed no fear whatsoever; instead, a mocking sneer appeared on his face.
"Deputy Division Commander Qiao? Ha, what a high-ranking official!"
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