Chapter 32 Military Training
H City has four distinct seasons, but spring, summer and autumn are all very short. Winter is the only one that is very long, lasting half of the year.
The weather in September should have been cool, but God was against these enthusiastic freshmen. As if to temper their minds and bodies, the weather suddenly became hot on the day when the military training officially began.
In the morning, after Lu Qingmian replied to Jiang Jinyue's message, he kept looking in the direction of the school gate. He even turned in the wrong direction during the instructor's slogan and was called out by the instructor to turn left and right several times.
The instructor's original intention was to intimidate the group of freshmen, but when Lu Qingmian stood in front, the crowd erupted in laughter. Many people noticed Lu Qingmian's frequent distracted glances toward the school gate, and a male student even dared to joke:
"Instructor! Don't you know? Our school hunk might be waiting for his girlfriend!"
"That's right, instructor, the school hunk has been watching over the gate all morning!"
Upon hearing that he was waiting for his girlfriend, the instructor, who was also young, couldn't help but smile, then immediately restrained his smile, tightened his features, and maintained a serious expression:
"What are you laughing at! Don't laugh! Be quiet! Be quiet! Is there any discipline? Who told you to laugh?"
The laughing freshmen gradually quieted down, but more and more people were secretly looking at Lu Qingmian, especially the girls.
They were all eighteen or nineteen years old, and had just left high school and been liberated. It was the time when they were eager to fall in love. A new school idol like Lu Qingmian, who was handsome, a top student and had a good family background, could easily be regarded as a secret crush.
Lu Qingmian himself didn't care about the gazes of people around him. After he returned to the team, he still looked towards the school gate from time to time.
In order to show that he was really strict, the instructor waited until after 10 o'clock before giving everyone a 5-minute break. Amid the complaints of the students, the instructor blew the whistle, and the freshmen dispersed and ran to nearby buildings or trees for shade.
5 minutes was too short to reach the school gate. Lu Qingmian took out his cell phone and found that Jiang Jinyue had not sent any new messages.
He simply made a phone call. There was a beep from the phone, but no one answered.
At this time, several girls trotted over to Lu Qingmian's side. One of them was surrounded by several other girls and pushed out from the middle. The girl's face was red from the sun, and now facing Lu Qingmian, her face was even redder. She raised her hand and handed him a bottle of water, and asked expectantly: "Lu Qingmian, do you want some water?"
The other girls laughed when they saw this, and there was laughter coming from not far away, and some people even applauded.
No one answered the call Lu Qingmian made, and it soon became a busy tone. He frowned slightly, his expression a little cold, and without even looking at the girls in front of him, he turned around and left.
The girl who handed the water looked very embarrassed. She felt like countless eyes were watching her from behind. The other girls who came with her tried to comfort her. The more they comforted her, the more aggrieved she felt. With a heart full of courage and anger, she trotted forward to stop Lu Qingmian.
"Lu Qingmian, wait a moment!"
Lu Qingmian was very tall, almost 1.9 meters. Only then did he look down at the girl in front of him.
The girl asked: "Lu Qingmian, I heard that you don't have a girlfriend, so could you consider..."
Before the girl could finish, Lu Qingmian interrupted her: "Don't waste your time on me."
The girl was stunned: "What?"
Lu Qingmian looked towards the school gate again, his expression growing increasingly gloomy: "I'm not interested in girls."
The girl froze in place, and the girls around her also had cracked expressions: "Gay, gay? Are you gay?"
Lu Qingmian frowned even more tightly. He had no interest in men either.
He just...
The image of Jiang Jinyue always trembling slightly emerged in Lu Qingmian's mind, and his expression softened unconsciously.
Seeing that Lu Qingmian stopped talking, the girls stopped asking questions and ran away, chattering as they ran:
"Damn! The news is inaccurate! I only heard that he's single! I didn't hear he's gay!"
"It's over, it's over. This is so embarrassing. I almost confessed to a gay guy!"
"Oh, it's okay, it's okay. No one except us knows what you said to him. Besides, you're just attracted by his looks. There are so many handsome guys out there, he's not the only one you need!"
The wind blew away the conversation of several girls, and the girls who returned to the military training line were immediately surrounded by other girls. The fact that "no one knows about it except us" gradually spread among the freshmen group.
By the time lunch break was over and the afternoon military training began, rumors that Lu Qingmian was gay had spread everywhere.
The number of girls who stole glances at Lu Qingmian increased instead of decreased, but there was no longer admiration in their gazes. Instead, there were many strange things in their eyes, as if they were looking at paper figures walking out of a novel.
At the same time, more and more boys were looking at Lu Qingmian, and they were becoming more and more blatant.
Lu Qingmian, who was forced to come out as gay at the beginning of the school year, didn't care at all. He was still distracted and even secretly looked at his phone several times when the instructor wasn't paying attention.
It was already afternoon, and Jiang Jinyue still hadn't sent any message. He had clearly said early in the morning that he would come to watch his military training, but now he had simply disappeared.
Lu Qingmian ground his back teeth and suddenly felt itchy. He wanted to use Jiang Jinyue to grind his teeth.
At this time, Jiang Jinyue was in H University, but not in the playground. Instead, he was dragged to the cafeteria by Chen Keai.
In the morning, after Chen Keai called Jiang Jinyue, she came to him holding a big watermelon. He also ordered a lot of things from a nearby supermarket, but the boss was very busy and didn't deliver the things until near noon, so they didn't go in the morning.
During this period, when Lu Qingmian called, Jiang Jinyue was about to answer the call, but the phone was snatched away by Chen Keai.
Chen Keai stood on the sofa with an unfathomable look on her face, holding up her phone to prevent Jiang Jinyue from answering the call, and even gave Jiang Jinyue some advice:
"I saw you two hanging out together every day during the summer vacation. Every time I wanted to see you, you were with Lu Qingmian. Now that school has started, why don't you give him the cold shoulder? Yueyue, I'm telling you, you can't spoil him too much. You're too well-behaved."
Jiang Jinyue didn't quite understand. He looked anxiously at the phone that Chen Ai'ai was holding high. He wanted to grab it but was afraid of accidentally touching her body. When the ringtone died down, the corners of Jiang Jinyue's eyes were a little red, as if he was about to cry.
Chen Keai's heart softened when she saw this, but then she felt a little guilty. She sat back on the sofa and comforted Jiang Jinyue, "Oh, it's just a phone call! You'll see each other this afternoon anyway. It won't hurt to ignore a call. What's wrong with making Lu Qingmian anxious?"
Jiang Jinyue sat next to Chen Keai and wanted to take back her phone: "Then I need to text Lu Qingmian to explain."
"What do you need to explain?" Chen Keai quickly put the phone behind her back.
Jiang Jinyue's eyes, which had become lighter due to the Mermaid Mary Sue incident, had been following the phone. Seeing this, he didn't even care about touching PTSD and really reached out to grab the phone.
"Hey, hey, hey!" Chen Keai jumped out in shock. She picked up her phone and jumped out. "Jiang Jinyue! It's not possible. You don't have to make such a big sacrifice just for a phone call!"
Although Chen Keai had never asked Jiang Jinyue about his PTSD, he had guessed something after getting along with her and tried his best not to touch Jiang Jinyue.
Jiang Jinyue folded his legs and curled up on the sofa. He frowned slightly and looked at Chen Keai. He seemed to have given up on trying to snatch the phone. He just asked, "When do you go to school this afternoon?"
"They don't start until 2 pm, there's no need to rush." Chen Keai said, putting the phone in his pocket.
It was not until 2 p.m. that Chen Keai took the anxious Jiang Jinyue out.
As soon as you enter the gate of H University, you can hear slogans coming from the playground, as well as the instructors' yelling and whistling from time to time. Jiang Jinyue even tiptoed to look in the direction of the playground, his face full of anxiety.
Chen Keai was holding two small stools in one hand and a small insulated box in the other. Seeing Jiang Jinyue's anxious look, she sighed.
He put down the insulated box, took out Jiang Jinyue's cell phone from his pocket and handed it to him.
"Here you go. If you're really anxious, just send him a message. But military training has already started, so Lu Qingmian probably won't have time to read it."
Jiang Jinyue immediately put down the big watermelon in her arms, took the phone and started typing a message, but she heard Chen Keai say coldly:
"This morning I showed you all those posts about people lining up to confess their love to Lu Qingmian. Lu Qingmian is a hot commodity that everyone wants to snatch away at H University. If you continue to be so obedient and soft, what will you do if he bullies you in the future?"
"Lu Qingmian won't bully me!" Jiang Jinyue spoke a little louder. He refuted seriously, "In high school...it was like this too. Many people liked him."
"It's completely different now than it was in high school," Chen Keai pouted. "In high school, everyone was in love early, secretly, and didn't dare to go too far. But now in college, everyone is like a psychopath who's just been released. Who doesn't think they're the protagonist of a romance drama? They can't wait to make love every day. Forget confessing, some of the brave ones will just pounce and kiss directly."
Jiang Jinyue paused with his fingertips poking at the phone screen, and was a little distracted as he looked at the words typed in the message box.
He couldn't imagine what it would be like for Lu Qingmian to kiss someone else, or rather, he didn't want to imagine such a scene.
Seeing Jiang Jinyue's hesitation, Chen Keai spoke even more excitedly, "You must keep a close eye on Lu Qingmian. Don't spoil him too much. Leave him alone from time to time to make him feel anxious. That way, he'll care about you more."
Jiang Jinyue seemed to be convinced. He deleted the words in the message box, put the phone in his pocket, and picked up the big watermelon again.
"I... won't send it anymore. I'll see it soon anyway." Jiang Jinyue said as he lowered his head, his brows still furrowed.
Seeing this, Chen Keai grinned and said, "Let's go, hurry up this way."
Jiang Jinyue thought that when Chen Keai said "hurry up" she meant to get to the computer department's square as soon as possible, but she didn't expect that when Chen Keai said "hurry up" she meant to get to the cafeteria as soon as possible.
"Aren't you hungry because you haven't eaten yet? They're going to train you all afternoon anyway. Don't worry, eat first."
Jiang Jinyue hesitated again. Although he didn't send a text message to Lu Qingmian, his mind was full of thoughts about Lu Qingmian.
Chen Keai urged him twice, but Jiang Jinyue still followed him in.
There were few people in the cafeteria at this time. Without Lu Qingmian, no one would follow them and spy on them. Chen Keai took Jiang Jinyue to her favorite Malatang restaurant and ordered two bowls of super spicy Malatang, intending to have a good time.
Jiang Jinyue can eat spicy food, but not this spicy. She felt a bit painful while eating. Her mouth was a little swollen and her eyes were a little blank. She was obviously thinking about Lu Qingmian.
Chen Keai can eat spicy food very well, so she finished her meal long ago and was observing Jiang Jinyue from the side.
Jiang Jinyue took off his mask at this moment. He was afraid that the red soup of the spicy hot pot would splash on the mask. His bangs were hooked behind his ears. Although he was still wearing big and bulky glasses, his small chin and face were exposed. Chen Keai, who was sitting next to him, could even see Jiang Jinyue's long eyelashes, which were as fluffy as two small brushes, and even his lower eyelashes were very long.
At this time, Jiang Jinyue's lips were red and swollen from the spiciness, as if they had been kissed hard. Seeing this, Chen Keai couldn't help licking his lips, and he unconsciously thought in his head that he had never seen lips so suitable for kissing, they must be very soft.
"Oh..." Chen Keai sighed, wondering how such a beautiful treasure could have fallen into the hands of that pervert Lu Qingmian.
What's even more outrageous is that such a beautiful girl is completely unaware of her own beauty, and even thinks that her appearance is disgusting and disgusting.
Thinking of this, Chen Keai sighed even louder.
Jiang Jinyue put down his chopsticks. There was still half a bowl left in the bowl, but he really couldn't eat any more. It was too spicy.
Chen Keai immediately handed over the tissue and said, "Next time I'll make it medium spicy. Blame me, blame me."
Jiang Jinyue shook his head. The warm feeling in his stomach made him feel much more relaxed. Looking at the tissue handed to him by Chen Keai, he tilted his head and thought for a while. When he took the tissue, he simply put his hand on Chen Keai's hand.
The unfamiliar touch made his heart skip a beat subconsciously. Jiang Jinyue prepared himself for the illusion to come, but... there was nothing.
Jiang Jinyue widened his eyes slightly and simply held Chen Keai's hand.
Chen Keai's hand was only slightly bigger than Jiang Jinyue's. He was startled when Jiang Jinyue suddenly held his hand, and his body became a little stiff. He was also observing Jiang Jinyue carefully, wanting to see if Jiang Jinyue would have a stress reaction.
Jiang Jinyue suddenly shook Chen Keai's hand up and down, the corners of his lips curled up, revealing a bright smile, "Hello, Chen Keai."
Chen Keai came to her senses and immediately grabbed Jiang Jinyue's hands with both hands, shaking them up and down even harder, kneading them with her fingers. She said in disbelief, "Yueyue, are you... ready?"
Jiang Jinyue shook his head. "Other things are not possible, but just a handshake should be fine."
At this point, Jiang Jinyue's eyebrows softened, and there was a hint of sweetness in her smile. "With Lu Qingmian here, I will slowly get better."
"He's not a doctor... You trust him too much..." Chen Keai muttered softly, but he didn't want to ruin the atmosphere at this time, so he asked another question he was very curious about, "Yueyue, how long have you and Lu Qingmian been together?"
"Just a few days before I met you, I met Lu Qingmian in the Rhine community." Jiang Jinyue said.
Chen Keai held Jiang Jinyue's hand tightly, squeezing it while asking, "That's not it. I'm asking when you two got together. Didn't you go to the same high school? Were you interested in each other back then?"
Jiang Jinyue blinked slowly.
Chen Keai then pinched Jiang Jinyue's index and middle fingers and twisted them together. "This kind of being together! It's..." Chen Keai lowered her voice, "The kind of being together we've done before, being in love!"
Jiang Jinyue pulled her hand back instantly, her cheeks flushed, and she spoke hurriedly: "We don't have it! We don't have...that."
Jiang Jinyue didn't know much about restricted things, but the TV dramas on TV always expressed some situations in a veiled way. Jiang Jinyue was not a fool. Even if he didn't understand the specific situation, he had a vague idea of what was going on.
Chen Keai looked suspicious: "You haven't done it yet?" He seemed to be completely unconvinced. After all, Lu Qingmian didn't look like the kind of person who could be satisfied with just a naive and innocent relationship.
Although Chen Keai is also a face lover, after watching Lu Qingmian and Jiang Jinyue get along with each other for some time, he felt that he had discovered the truth. Under the disguise of high looks, Lu Qingmian is actually a pervert.
Jiang Jinyue shook her head vigorously, turned the mask inside out and put it back on to cover her red cheeks.
Chen Keai compromised and asked, "Then you two must have kissed before, right?"
Jiang Jinyue still shook her head. She could hide the redness on her cheeks, but she couldn't hide the redness on her ears, which were almost ripe.
"You've never kissed before?" Chen Keai couldn't control the volume of her voice and it became much louder.
Fortunately, there were not many people on this floor and no one noticed them.
Jiang Jinyue was afraid that Chen Keai would ask some scary questions again, so she hurriedly explained, "We, we are not in a relationship."
Chen Keai grinned, his features distorted: "No, no relationship?"
What a joke! Just talking about this period of time, every time he wanted to go play with Jiang Jinyue, that old bastard Lu Qingmian was there! Every time he wanted to say a few more words to Jiang Jinyue, Lu Qingmian's eyes would flash non-stop, wishing he could stab him to death!
What is Lu Qingmian doing while guarding a treasure?
Chen Keai had a very subtle feeling. He always felt that Lu Qingmian was playing a big game, and Jiang Jinyue was the biggest prize he placed in the center of the chessboard.
Fortunately, Chen Keai didn't ask any more questions. The two of them picked up their things again and finally went to the playground.
The Computer Department's formation was near the edge of the playground. As soon as Jiang Jinyue appeared nearby, Lu Qingmian saw him immediately, and also saw Chen Keai beside Jiang Jinyue.
As soon as he saw Chen Keai, Lu Qingmian guessed the reason why Jiang Jinyue didn't answer the phone, and his frown relaxed a lot.
Jiang Jinyue didn't see Lu Qingmian. There were too many people on the playground, and they were all wearing the same camouflage uniforms. At first glance, they all looked the same.
Before coming, Chen Keai had inquired about the location of the Computer Department. He found the best viewing angle, put down two small stools, opened the parasol, and pulled Jiang Jinyue to sit on the small stools. He took out two cups of fruit tea with ice cubes shaking in them from the small thermal box, handed one to Jiang Jinyue, and then, in front of a group of sweaty freshmen, shook the fruit tea cups vigorously, making the ice cubes make a crisp and pleasant collision sound, then took a big sip, and finally let out a long sigh of "Ah".
He already had an eye-catching pink hair, and after this series of actions, a few low curses were immediately heard from the nearest team.
"Grass!"
“How shameless!”
"Is this a sophomore or a junior?"
"Nima, I want to kill him!"
Chen Keai smiled and looked at Jiang Jinyue beside her and said, "Yueyue, drink quickly."
Jiang Jinyue was still holding the big watermelon in his arms. He held the fruit tea in both hands, but his eyes were looking straight ahead.
Chen Keai followed Jiang Jinyue's gaze and saw Lu Qingmian, who was standing in the last row because of his height.
Lu Qingmian's eyes were not concealed at all, staring straight at Jiang Jinyue. His black eyes were cold and icy in the sunlight, not letting in any light.
It was already past 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Lu Qingmian had been waiting since he received Jiang Jinyue's text message in the morning, and finally waited for it.
Jiang Jinyue felt a little helpless when he was looked at. He lowered his head and drank a sip of cold fruit tea to hide his nervousness. The parasol on his shoulder also slid down a little, blocking Jiang Jinyue's face.
When Jiang Jinyue looked up again, Lu Qingmian was no longer looking at him, as if he didn't recognize him. Jiang Jinyue's fingers holding the fruit tea cup trembled, and the cold water vapor wet his fingertips. He also felt a chill in his heart, and a thought suddenly emerged in his mind:
Would he embarrass Lu Qingmian by coming like this?
Chen Keai didn't have so many thoughts. He gulped down half a cup of fruit tea, and took out an ice cream from the small insulated box. The packaging bag made a rustling sound when he unpacked it, and when he took a bite, he heard someone in the nearest row of students swallow their saliva.
"It feels so good." Chen Keai couldn't help but sigh.
While eating the ice cream, he did not forget to urge Jiang Jinyue to eat with him.
Jiang Jinyue nodded, but his mood was a little fluctuating.
There were many seniors who came to watch the military training for the freshmen, and some were drinking cold drinks, but Chen Keai was the first one to be so cocky.
Soon, Chen Keai felt countless resentful gazes directed at him. He even stood up with a parasol, walked to the front of the square formation with an ice cream in his mouth, and turned around twice. In the end, he was driven away by the instructor who couldn't bear to watch him anymore.
The instructor also felt that Chen Keai was a little inhuman, so he quickly let the freshmen rest, and this time he gave them a full 10 minutes of rest time.
When the whistle sounded, the square formation immediately dispersed. The freshmen passed by Chen Keai intentionally or unintentionally, and then cast an angry look at her.
Chen Keai was fearless and bit the ice cream with a crunching sound.
As soon as the team dispersed, Jiang Jinyue immediately put down the big watermelon and stood up.
Lu Qingmian walked straight towards the crowd without any hesitation.
He was exceptionally tall, his black hair was a little damp with sweat, his cold white skin was slightly reddened by the strong sun, and beads of sweat hung on his neck, which inexplicably made Jiang Jinyue's heart beat faster.
Because of the incident in the morning, no girls came to look for Lu Qingmian during the break, but there were still many eager eyes following Lu Qingmian, and among these eyes, there were also many eyes from boys.
Lu Qingmian walked up to Jiang Jinyue and didn't ask why Jiang Jinyue didn't answer the phone. He just said calmly, "I'm here."
"Yes, I'm here." Jiang Jinyue responded in a low voice, and then turned around hurriedly to look for the small insulated box.
"I brought you fruit tea and ice cream!"
He took out an ice cream and handed it to Lu Qingmian, intending to wait for Lu Qingmian to take it before getting the fruit tea.
Lu Qingmian stretched out his hand, but did not take the ice cream. Instead, he took the fruit tea cup from Jiang Jinyue's other hand.
The straw in the fruit tea cup was bitten flat, and the transparent straw was covered with small tooth marks, but Lu Qingmian seemed not to see it. He opened his thin lips slightly, held the straw in his mouth and took a few sips.
"Don't bother. I can't drink that much."
After Lu Qingmian drank Jiang Jinyue's fruit tea, some freshmen who had not left far away immediately started to make noises.
The girls who had come to see Jiang Jinyue in the morning were the loudest in making a fuss. Their eyes were shining as they stared at the scene here, as if they were watching a live movie, and they would whisper to each other from time to time.
"What the hell, Lu Qingmian isn't looking for the pink-haired guy, he's looking for the one wearing a mask!"
"Can you see the face of the person wearing the mask? I'm so curious!"
"No, it's too far away, I can't see clearly, oh my, I'm so anxious!"
"Look! He caught the ice cream!"
Lu Qingmian was returning the fruit tea cup to Jiang Jinyue when he took the ice cream, opened the package, and took a bite casually.
Jiang Jinyue prefers fruity ice cream, so she handed Lu Qingmian a mango-shaped ice cream. The tip of the mango was missing a piece, and the yellow crispy skin was broken, revealing the milky white filling with ice chips inside.
"So sweet." Lu Qingmian frowned slightly, raised his hand and handed the ice cream to Jiang Jinyue, and handed it to Jiang Jinyue's lips, "Try it?"
“Ahhhhhhhh!!!” A scream came from a group of students not far away.
Jiang Jinyue didn't know why those people were screaming, but the sound really scared him. Ever since Lu Qingmian came over, he kept looking in their direction, which made Jiang Jinyue want to escape all the time.
But he had just promised Lu Qingmian last night that he would not run away.
Jiang Jinyue lowered his eyes, and his gaze slowly fell on the yellow mango-flavored ice cream.
Lu Qingmian didn't urge her, but just kept holding the ice cream, staring at Jiang Jinyue with his black eyes, a nonchalant smile on his thin lips.
Chen Keai couldn't help but look over and shouted in her heart: Yueyue, don't eat! Push him away!
Lu Qingmian's act of declaring possession was too obvious, so childish that Chen Keai tapped her toes on the ground.
Jiang Jinyue's mask was stuck at her chin, revealing only her bright red lips. Her plump lips slowly opened, holding a bit of ice cream. She pursed her lips lightly, eating a bit of the yellow crust and the snow-white filling.
He bit the place where Lu Qingmian had bitten him.
The curve of Lu Qingmian's lips widened a little, "Is it delicious?"
Jiang Jinyue nodded slightly: "It's delicious, very sweet."
As he spoke, he pulled the small stool forward, wanting Lu Qingmian to sit on it.
Lu Qingmian didn't sit down: "You sit down, I'll just stand for a while."
Jiang Jinyue shook his head vigorously, lightly hooked one of Lu Qingmian's fingers with his fingertips, and then immediately released it, as if with so many peeking and staring eyes, it took all his courage just to hook Lu Qingmian's finger.
Lu Qingmian had no choice but to sit down. The stool was very low, and his long legs seemed to have nowhere to rest, so he could only bend and stretch them at the same time.
Jiang Jinyue was standing next to Lu Qingmian with a parasol. He looked up at the position of the sunlight and diligently helped Lu Qingmian block the sunlight.
Lu Qingmian raised his thin lips in a tiny arc and patted his thigh, "Do you want to sit?"
He was just being mean and thought Jiang Jinyue would definitely not sit down. After he finished speaking, he wanted to stand up again and give up the small stool. However, Jiang Jinyue seemed to have made up his mind. He took a deep breath and sat down all of a sudden, sitting crookedly. If Lu Qingmian had not been quick enough to hold Jiang Jinyue in his arms, Jiang Jinyue would have sat on the ground.
Jiang Jinyue was a little confused, and Lu Qingmian was also a little confused.
Chen Keai was sipping from the empty fruit tea cup, making a gurgling sound, but she was watching the two people closely without blinking.
"You..." Lu Qingmian spoke softly. Jiang Jinyue seemed to come back to his senses suddenly. He supported Lu Qingmian's legs with one hand and tried to stand up again, but was pulled back by Lu Qingmian. "You're already sitting down, just stay here."
He took the parasol from Jiang Jinyue and covered the upper bodies of both of them. The freshmen who were gathered nearby to peek couldn't see anything and were so anxious that they wanted to run over and throw away the umbrella.
From time to time, people exclaimed and commented: "Lu Qingmian is really gay!"
There were also a few handsome boys who rolled their eyes and looked down upon Jiang Jinyue, cursing inwardly, "She must be ugly if she's blocking him so tightly."
Lu Qingmian controlled the angle of the umbrella very well, not only blocking the students' prying eyes, but also blocking Chen Keai's sight.
Chen Keai sat aside, looking at the parasol that almost hit his face, grimacing in anger.
Under the umbrella, Jiang Jinyue was sitting on Lu Qingmian's legs, so his line of sight was a little higher than Lu Qingmian's. He carefully placed one hand on Lu Qingmian's shoulder, looking particularly at a loss.
Lu Qingmian lowered his head and took a big bite of the ice cream. Then he passed it to Jiang Jinyue's lips and asked, "Do you want more?"
Jiang Jinyue pursed his lips. He wanted to say that there was more in the thermal box, but for some reason he didn't say it. Instead, he slowly lowered his head and took another bite of the cold ice cream.
Lu Qingmian looked at Jiang Jinyue quietly with his dark eyes, as if he suddenly found it interesting to feed Jiang Jinyue, and they began to share the ice cream, mouthful by mouthful.
"Why is your mouth swollen?" Lu Qingmian's gaze fell on Jiang Jinyue's lips, and he found something wrong. His sharp brows frowned slightly, and his gaze was full of oppression.
Lu Qingmian naturally didn't believe that Chen Keai would do anything to Jiang Jinyue, but Jiang Jinyue had changes that were not caused by him, which made Lu Qingmian very unhappy.
Jiang Jinyue explained slowly, "Chen Keai and I went to eat spicy hot pot. It was super spicy... I didn't refuse to answer the phone call this morning."
Jiang Jinyue confessed everything himself without Lu Qingmian asking.
Without Jiang Jinyue realizing it, his trust in Lu Qingmian had reached a very deep level, and he even became dependent on Lu Qingmian.
The two of them quickly finished a cup of fruit tea. Lu Qingmian opened the lid, hooked out an ice cube with his fingertips, and gently pressed it on Jiang Jinyue's lips.
Jiang Jinyue immediately straightened his waist and placed his other hand on Lu Qingmian's shoulder, "It's so cold!"
"Reduce the swelling, don't hide." Lu Qingmian's action was unyielding. He supported Jiang Jinyue's lower back with his hands with five fingers spread out, completely controlling Jiang Jinyue's waist.
Lu Qingmian didn't let him hide, so Jiang Jinyue really didn't hide. His eyelids drooped slightly, his eyelashes fluttered, his heartbeat got faster and faster, and his fingertips on Lu Qingmian's shoulders were trembling. Slowly, Jiang Jinyue's white fingertips grabbed Lu Qingmian's clothes, making the camouflage uniform a mess.
The ice cube moved back and forth against the slightly swollen lips, and the melted water droplets slid down Jiang Jinyue's lips, spreading along the chin all the way to the collar, leaving a trail of wet marks.
Jiang Jinyue's lips were slightly open, her breathing became disordered, her chest rose and fell rapidly, her clear eyes were moist under her long eyelashes, her eyes were clearer and cleaner than ice, and she looked at Lu Qingmian with trust.
Being looked at in such a manner, Lu Qingmian's heart trembled, and his fingertips also trembled slightly. The half-melted ice cube fell from his fingertips and actually fell into Jiang Jinyue's collar.
The coolness slid along the skin all the way to the waist. Jiang Jinyue hummed softly, lowered her head and buried her cheek in Lu Qingmian's neck.
"It's so cold... Lu Qingmian, the ice cube fell in."
His voice was exceptionally soft, with an unconscious plea for mercy, and the trembling of his body was clearly conveyed to Lu Qingmian.
Lu Qingmian's breathing paused for a moment. He glanced at the hem of Jiang Jinyue's clothes and saw that the ice there was melting, leaving a water mark on the fabric.
His fingertips slowly moved down, lifted the hem of Jiang Jinyue's clothes a little, shook it, and her milky white waist flashed by. The ice fell from the clothes to the ground and quickly melted into a pool of water in the hot temperature.
Jiang Jinyue looked down at the pool of water evaporating little by little on the ground, and felt that his body temperature was getting hotter and hotter, just like the evaporating water.
The space under the parasol was small, and Lu Qingmian could almost hear Jiang Jinyue's rapid heartbeat.
A whistle sounded at this time, and the 10-minute break ended. Jiang Jinyue immediately stood up, took away the parasol, and hid himself to prevent Lu Qingmian from looking at him again.
Lu Qingmian slowly stood up and walked towards the queue. "Wait for me."
As Lu Qingmian walked over, countless gossipy eyes fell on Lu Qingmian, anxiously trying to see something different from him, but Lu Qingmian still had that cold look, which filled the hearts of the freshmen who were looking forward to gossip with disappointment.
The military training resumed and the instructor began to shout slogans. Amid the slogans, Lu Qingmian clenched his hands, which were pressed against his trouser line, into fists. His long eyelashes drooped, covering the dark currents churning in his black eyes.
After Lu Qingmian left, Jiang Jinyue sat back on the small stool. Although Chen Keai was very curious, she was still very reliable and didn't ask too many questions.
After a while, Jiang Jinyue raised the umbrella, revealing a small face that was still slightly flushed.
Chen Keai took a quick glance and cursed Lu Qingmian in her heart as an old dog.
The afternoon sun was getting hotter and hotter, and they could even hear a few freshmen occasionally complaining about why it didn't rain.
In the sunlight, Lu Qingmian's eyes were squinting due to the sun, and Jiang Jinyue frowned as he watched.
Chen Keai was very happy, "You still want it to rain? Dream on! How can it rain on such a sunny day? Just practice diligently until the time is up!"
Jiang Jinyue asked, "If it rains... can we rest?"
Chen Keai just thought Jiang Jinyue was curious: "That depends on how heavy the rain is. If it's light, we might continue practicing. If it's pouring, we'll probably disband and end the practice early."
"It's going to rain heavily." Jiang Jinyue murmured softly, and looked at Lu Qingmian again.
The phalanx where Lu Qingmian was located was standing at attention. He was wearing a camouflage uniform, which made his posture more upright, with broad shoulders and slender hands and feet. He was particularly conspicuous among the freshmen who were also wearing camouflage uniforms.
As if he could sense Jiang Jinyue's gaze, Lu Qingmian turned his eyes and looked over.
Jiang Jinyue blinked slowly and could even see beads of sweat sliding down Lu Qingmian's forehead.
He wanted Lu Qingmian to rest early.
Such thoughts became heavier and heavier, gradually filling Jiang Jinyue's mind.
Chen Keai, who was standing by, suddenly exclaimed, lowered Jiang Jinyue's parasol, and asked in a low voice, "Yueyue! What's wrong with your eyes?"
"Eyes?" Jiang Jinyue looked confused. He himself didn't know, but Chen Keai saw it clearly. Even through the lenses, he could see that the color of Jiang Jinyue's beautiful eyes was getting lighter and lighter, gradually turning into a clear glass color, and even tiny lights were flashing in his eyes, as if countless stars had fallen in his eyes.
Chen Keai had seen Jiang Jinyue grow wings. Although he didn't know that Jiang Jinyue was no longer an angel but a mermaid, he knew that something was wrong with Jiang Jinyue.
He didn't care about anything else, and stood in front of Jiang Jinyue, anxiously saying: "Yueyue, let's go back first!"
Jiang Jinyue looked behind Chen Keai: "I still want to wait for Lu Qingmian..."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Jinyue suddenly looked at his legs. His legs were dry and tight, and it seemed that they would soon become crow's tails. At the same time, a familiar yet unfamiliar feeling suddenly emerged. The light in his eyes became brighter and brighter, and suddenly, raindrops as big as beans fell on the sunny day.
The raindrops hit the crowd, causing countless exclamations.
"It's raining! It's raining!"
"Great! It's raining, hahahaha!"
"It's raining on a sunny day! Can't God bear to see us so tired?"
At this time, the sky was clear without a single dark cloud, but suddenly it started to rain heavily, instantly soaking the freshmen, but also dispelling the heat from their bodies.
Lu Qingmian glanced at the sky, frowned, and immediately looked in the direction of Jiang Jinyue.
Chen Keai was very panicked. There were countless students behind him. No matter whether Jiang Jinyue grew wings or something else here, the situation would become very dangerous!
Jiang Jinyue also began to get scared. He raised his umbrella and subconsciously looked at Lu Qingmian through the crowd. Lu Qingmian could not see Jiang Jinyue's eyes in the reflection of the lens, but he could feel Jiang Jinyue's helplessness.
The instructor noticed that the strange downpour showed no sign of stopping, so he could only shout, "Disband! Today's military training ends early! Everyone, go home!"
The students cheered, some even took off their camouflage jackets and swung them over their heads.
Lu Qingmian also took off his coat. He burst out at maximum speed and ran towards Jiang Jinyue. He covered Jiang Jinyue's legs with his coat, put his arms around Jiang Jinyue's waist, carried Jiang Jinyue and sprinted towards the nearest teaching building.
The freshmen who had scattered to avoid the rain were shocked by this sudden scene. No one knew who started it, but one or two of them began to run after Lu Qingmian, and gradually a group of people began to run after Lu Qingmian.
"what happens?"
"Come and watch the fun! Everyone in front is running!"
"Hurry up and catch up! Don't lose me!"
"What's the excitement?"
"I don't know, someone else dragged me away!"
Lu Qingmian ran very fast, not forgetting to turn around and yell, "Chen Keai! Stop them!"
Chen Keai opened her eyes wide, looking at the group of freshmen rushing towards her, and couldn't help but scream, "Oh my god, how can I stop them?! With my beauty? Or with my charm? I can't stop them!!!"
After shouting a few times, Chen Keai simply turned around and ran after Lu Qingmian.
Lu Qingmian carried Jiang Jinyue all the way into the teaching building, ran into the stairwell, and with one stride of his long legs he jumped up several steps.
After arriving at the third floor, Lu Qingmian glanced at the sign in front of the door and ran all the way into a sports equipment storage room. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard messy footsteps coming from the corridor outside the door. There were quite a few people following him.
"Where are the people?"
"Where are they?"
"It seems to be running over there!"
The sound of running was getting closer and closer. Lu Qingmian lowered his head and saw Jiang Jinyue in his arms with his eyes wide open, obviously frightened.
Lu Qingmian asked, "Is it about to change?"
Jiang Jinyue grabbed Lu Qingmian's collar and said, "Right, right away!"
Lu Qingmian looked around the small storage room and saw an iron cabinet in the corner for storing miscellaneous items.
He immediately hugged Jiang Jinyue and hid inside.
The space in the iron cabinet was small, and it was extremely crowded for two people to enter. Before closing the cabinet door, Lu Qingmian used his arm to hook one of Jiang Jinyue's legs, and his slender fingers flexibly unbuttoned the buttons on the front of Jiang Jinyue's pants.
"Lift your legs!"
Jiang Jinyue was panicked and straightened her waist without asking any questions, and put her other leg in Lu Qingmian's arms.
Lu Qingmian put his fingertips into Jiang Jinyue's waistband and pulled it down hard. The snow-white triangle panties came into view. Jiang Jinyue finally reacted and pressed her legs together tightly to prevent Lu Qingmian from taking them off.
"Lu Qingmian! Don't...don't!"
Lu Qingmian paused, then simply carried Jiang Jinyue to the innermost part of the iron cabinet and closed the door.
The light was driven out and the cabinet was completely dark.
Jiang Jinyue's back was pressed against the cold iron cabinet, her spine arched, her hands resting on Lu Qingmian's shoulders, her head lowered and almost touching Lu Qingmian's head, her pants half pulled down and stuck on her plump curves, her fleshy part sitting in Lu Qingmian's arms, her tense insteps tense, her breathing completely disordered.
In the darkness, the glimmer in Jiang Jinyue's eyes gradually faded, but his legs glowed faintly, and they could turn into fish tails at any time. Lu Qingmian was afraid that his pants would damage his tail, so he ignored everything else and squeezed his fingertips along the edge of his pants and pulled them down hard.
"Jiang Jinyue, kick off your shoes!"
The cold fingertips sank in, Jiang Jinyue kicked off his shoes with shaking legs, and his pants were finally pulled down by Lu Qingmian. When Lu Qingmian's fingertips hooked the edge of his panties again, Jiang Jinyue hummed softly, and rested his head on Lu Qingmian's shoulder. The warmth pressed in his arms turned cold. In the dark and narrow cabinet, a bright light flashed, and a beautiful glass-colored fish tail was draped in Lu Qingmian's arms.
A piece of white cloth torn by the fish's tail fell on Lu Qingmian's feet.
At the same time, the door of the storage room was pushed open, messy footsteps were heard, and several students walked in.
"I thought I saw them come in here just now!"
“I think I saw it too!”
"But why are we chasing them?"
"Didn't someone shout, 'Run!'"
"Ah? I clearly remember someone shouting to go into the teaching building to get out of the rain!"
"No, it's not. Someone said to hurry up and watch the fun! There's gossip!"
Several freshmen were arguing in the storage room and didn't look like they were going to leave for a while.
It was pitch black in the iron cabinet. Jiang Jinyue could not see anything, and his senses were infinitely magnified at this moment.
His tail fin trembled with nervousness, and he clung to Lu Qingmian's legs as if asking for help.
Lu Qingmian's body stiffened slightly, and he used his fingers to pry open Jiang Jinyue's tail fin bit by bit, loosened his arms, and let Jiang Jinyue's body slip out of his arms.
Jiang Jinyue screamed as Lu Qingmian pressed her against the side of the iron cabinet. The next second, Lu Qingmian pressed his finger against her mouth, "Don't make a sound!"
"There seems to be some sound?" said a boy outside.
Jiang Jinyue subconsciously wanted to bite her lip, but accidentally bit Lu Qingmian's finger into her mouth.
He hurriedly pushed with the tip of his tongue, trying to push Lu Qingmian's finger away, but Lu Qingmian's finger suddenly hooked the tip of his tongue lightly, as if it was accidental, but also as if it was intentional, Jiang Jinyue couldn't tell.
Lu Qingmian lowered his head, his thin lips almost touching Jiang Jinyue's ear:
"Jiang Jinyue, why did you bite me?"
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