Chapter 92 Military Training Begins (Fifth Update)
Shu Qingqing originally wanted to brush it off like before, but thinking that the military training later would require the two of them to train together, she thought that if she didn't take this opportunity to be alone with Qiao Mei now, she would be embarrassed in front of everyone later. So she pursed her lips and asked Qiao Mei to sit down.
Qiao Mei nodded and did as she was told, then looked at her with a puzzled expression: "Tell me, what's wrong?"
She was perfectly fine when she woke up this morning, so why is she suddenly so listless now?
Shu Qingqing blinked rapidly, avoiding Qiao Mei's gaze, and asked in a muffled voice, "Qiao Qiao, do you really consider me a friend?"
As soon as the question was asked, a sour feeling uncontrollably climbed up Shu Qingqing's nasal cavity, and her voice became tinged with sobs.
Qiao Mei was stunned: "Of course there are! Why are you suddenly asking this? I..."
"Really? Then why did you refuse when I tried to help you more this morning and learn more about your situation with Ao Cang? And I just realized that every time we're together, even though we seem very close, I feel like there's an invisible barrier between us."
Shu Qingqing interrupted Qiao Mei, and after finishing her long speech, she raised her slightly reddened phoenix eyes to look at her, the hurt in her eyes was very obvious.
Noticing that Shu Qingqing's eyes were moist, Qiao Mei felt helpless and took out a tissue from her smart bracelet to hand it to her. However, Shu Qingqing did not reach out at all and stared at her stubbornly, wanting an answer.
Qiao Mei opened her mouth, but didn't know how to explain it to Shu Qingqing.
In modern times, she has always been alone, with no connection to family or friends.
Upon arriving in this world within the book, she suddenly possessed everything, but her first reaction was not happiness, but rather surprise and bewilderment.
She had never truly owned either of these things, so after acquiring them, she desperately wanted to maintain them well, fearing that she might do something wrong and ruin them.
But now it seems she was being a little too cautious and timid...
Seeing that Qiao Mei didn't speak, Shu Qingqing smiled bitterly, stood up, and planned to turn around and leave.
"Wait." Qiao Mei grabbed Shu Qingqing's wrist with a dry voice. Her left hand, due to nervousness, unconsciously stroked the little black dragon that was still resting around her neck, as if stroking him could relieve some of her tension.
"I'm sorry, you're my first real friend, and I don't want to lose you, which is why I give you this feeling of being out of reach. If you don't like it, I can try to make some changes." The girl's red eyes were filled with apology, and her small hand gripping Shu Qingqing's wrist was quite strong.
As Ao Cang watched this scene, he recalled some scenes he had glimpsed in her past memories.
It seems that he really didn't see any of her friends in the footage.
Shu Qingqing turned to look at Qiao Mei and found that she had her head hanging low and was even gripping Ao Cang's dragon body with one hand because of nervousness. The tightness in her chest suddenly dissipated.
She didn't know much about Qiao Mei, but she knew that she didn't have many friends before.
She made Qiao Mei look up, and when she looked into her bloodshot eyes, she saw genuine apology in her eyes. Qiao Mei grabbed her right wrist and pulled her hand back, turning her head away. She then pulled her outside, saying, "Alright, let's go to the assembly point. The two-person teamwork drill is about to start, or we'll get scolded by the instructors."
Shu Qingqing didn't give an answer, but judging from her actions and reactions, Qiao Mei could tell that she was willing to calm down.
After his smile became more genuine, he curved his lips and hummed in agreement.
Military training aims to improve not only the physical strength of freshmen but also their teamwork skills.
After Qiao Mei and Shu Qingqing returned to the team, the instructors of their Beast Taming Class 3 gave each of them a rope that could tie their feet together, saying that they would have a relay training exercise with two people on one leg.
"You can decide when this training session ends. You can go rest and eat whenever you can run the 1,000-meter track together in one minute and fifty seconds."
Qiao Mei was stunned when she heard this. She remembered that in modern times, even professional athletes would have to complete the kilometer in at least two minutes.
They...
Surprised, she glanced at the group whose reactions weren't very strong, at most they were groaning and exhausted, and quietly opened her smart bracelet to search on the interstellar encyclopedia.
She searched online and discovered that she could use her mental strength to support herself while running.
In interstellar space, the record holder for the 1000-meter sprint only took... one minute?!
"Ughhhh, I knew I shouldn't have chosen the Beast Taming major with you guys! Look at the Psychic major on the left, all they have to do is practice on a stress plate. And look at the Mech major on the right, all they have to do is get into a mech and navigate straightaways and curves. We Beast Taming majors have it so tough! Ughhhhhh..."
Shang Duojin started wailing and howling, looking at Qiao Mei and Shu Qingqing with accusing eyes.
Shu Qingqing was speechless: "What, did Qiaoqiao and I hold a knife to your throat and make you choose? What business is it of ours what you chose? Don't try to get involved!!"
Qiao Mei: "I second that proposal."
After teasing Shang Duojin, Qiao Mei glanced to her right and noticed that a cool-looking black-haired boy from the Mecha Department next door was secretly looking at Shu Qingqing again. After keeping an eye on her, she quietly told her about it.
"Really? Who is it? Is he handsome?" Shu Qingqing turned her head and looked at the classes in the Mecha Department next door.
"That's him... Hmm? Is that Senior Zuo? Why is he here?" Qiao Mei was just about to point when she noticed a blond head appear in her field of vision.
The person who arrived was wearing the same military green training uniform as them and was waving at them.
"? Senior Zuo is here? Where is he?" Shu Qingqing followed Qiao Mei's gaze and found that it was indeed Zuo Chenxing who had come, wearing a military green uniform that she had never seen before.
After giving him a starry-eyed look, I secretly turned on my personal computer and snapped a lot of pictures of him.
Shang Duojin watched from the side, somewhat speechless: "Is he really that handsome? You can ask me to take as many pictures of you as you want, and I'll even give you my autograph."
Shu Qingqing rolled her eyes in an unseemly way: "Save your breath, Boss Shang. I wouldn't take you even if you paid me. Get lost, and don't block my way from going to see Senior Zuo!!"
"Hey, wait for me, you two." Seeing that Qiao Mei had also gone over, Shang Duojin quickly caught up.
Upon seeing this, the boy from the neighboring mecha department narrowed his round eyes, which were much darker than his pupils, and asked his companion, "Do you know that boy?"
Ding dong, a new character is online!
A side note: This concludes my 10,000-word update! Hope you all enjoyed reading it! *kiss*
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