After the meal, under the guidance of everyone, Lan Xiaolan followed Ren Tingxi to the podium to watch the shooting competition.
It was her first time to attend such an event, and she was directly arranged to sit in the C position on the podium. She was a little dazed and surprised.
The soldiers below began to get ready.
Lan Xiaolan sat next to Ren Tingxi, next to the one where the stools were completely connected.
Ren Tingxi handed her a pair of protective headphones. Lan Xiaolan looked at the headphones in confusion.
"There will be gunshots in a moment, one after another. The sound is very loud and a little scary."
"If you are afraid and don't want to hurt your ears, you can wear headphones, which will make you more comfortable."
Lan Xiaolan looked into Ren Tingxi's clear eyes, nodded in understanding, picked up the headphones, and was about to put them on her head.
However, Ren Tingxi immediately raised his hand and gently stopped her.
"Wearing headphones, shutting myself off from the outside world, might make me feel better physically and less afraid psychologically."
"But if you keep running away from fear, it will continue to torment you deep inside."
"The more afraid you are, the more the fear will linger in your ears and affect your work and studies."
"It can even torment you for the rest of your life, making it impossible for you to extricate yourself."
Lan Xiaolan touched the soft edge of the headphones, thinking about Ren Tingxi's words.
The incident that happened some time ago has left a dark mark in her mind.
That's why when she saw those burly men in the elevator today, she felt so resistant and fearful deep down in her heart.
The scene of a group of men surrounding her was like a nightmare, a bomb ready to explode at any time.
Torturing her body and mind anytime and anywhere.
If Lan Xiaolan doesn't try to face it, she will never be able to get out of the abyss.
She needed to make peace with this.
Make peace with this world.
Make peace with yourself.
Lan Xiaolan understood why Ren Tingxi brought her here today, why he didn't let her wear headphones, and what he just said.
It had already happened, and if she couldn't face her fear, she would never be able to face the future bravely.
"When I first came to Country E and heard gunshots for the first time, I was also scared."
"It felt like a bullet had hit my chest and passed through my heart."
Lan Xiaolan looked up at the man beside her. He was as tall and straight as a pine tree, his face was as cold as frost, and his deep eyes looked into the distance, as if he could see through everything.
"Are you afraid too?"
"Of course, I'm also a human being. Everyone gets scared. It's normal."
"But, what then?"
"Then I bought a lot of bullets and practiced as hard as I could in a place where there was no one."
"Until one day, I realized that the sound of bullets could be as moving as a song."
“That’s when I knew I had overcome my fear of gunfire.”
“Only when you are free from fear can you look straight ahead with determination, solve the problems you want to solve, and walk the path you should walk.”
Ren Tingxi's warm palm caressed the pink little face, gently caressing the tender little face.
Tender and doting.
"The headphones are right here. It's up to you whether you want to use them or not."
Then he stretched out his hands to hold her cold little hands, and he held her hands tightly in his palms.
His hands are soft and warm.
Lan Xiaolan's heart was almost melted.
"Don't be afraid, whatever you decide, I'm here."
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Lan Xiaolan felt a lump in her throat and a warm feeling flowed through her heart.
"I want to try it."
"Um?"
“I wanted to try and hear the sound of a bullet, which wasn’t as beautiful as a beautiful song.
Ren Tingxi looked at her with satisfaction, feeling that she was the sea of stars in the universe, so shining and dazzling in his eyes.
The soldiers stood in formations, lined up neatly in front of each baton.
Each person has 5 bullets, and after firing, he will stand at the back of the line, and so on.
All preparations have been made, just waiting for orders from the rostrum.
The leader looked at everyone, then at Ren Tingxi, and after everyone nodded, he fired the first shot into the air.
"Bang!" A loud noise resounded through the heart and broke through the sky.
Lan Xiaolan heard the gunshots and the explosion not far away from her. She was so scared that she curled up and hid backward.
Ren Tingxi just held her hand calmly and gave her silent comfort.
The soldiers were arranged in rows of twenty-five and columns of thirty, and each had five shots.
That's a total of 3,750 rounds of ammunition.
Just one is enough to shatter Lan Xiaolan's fragile heart.
But now, she had to face a total of 3,750 gunshots.
Lan Xiaolan held Ren Tingxi's hand tightly, her hand was cold, nervous and full of sweat.
The soldiers began to aim at the target and fired one after another.
One after another, the harsh noises fell all over Lan Xiaolan's body like a storm.
She was so scared and nervous that her whole body was shaking. She pinched Ren Tingxi's hand tightly. Because she used too much force, her nails had already dug into the flesh of his palm.
There was already bright red liquid on his hand, slowly flowing down.
However, Ren Tingxi did not let go of her hand and still held it tightly.
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