Chapter 4 "So you're going to waste your time here, huh?"
The blush that had settled on Chen Yuan returned in that instant.
Seeing this reaction, Zhou Yanchuan knew there was no need to ask any more questions.
He glanced at the name tag on his chest, then stepped onto the last two steps.
*
Perhaps because class was about to start, there wasn't many people in the water room at this time.
Wen Jiu went inside, and when she saw that the temperature displayed on the monitor was 65 degrees Celsius, she put down her cup and stood quietly to the side to wait.
While waiting for the water to boil, she turned her head to look out the window.
Suddenly I realized that the sunset was beautiful tonight.
When Zhou Yanchuan appeared at the door of the water room, this was the scene he saw.
A girl in a blue and white school uniform stood by the window, with a large expanse of orange-pink sunset in front of her.
Her hair was gently blown by the wind.
He didn't say anything, just leaned against the door frame and watched quietly.
Wen Jiu peered out the window for a while and felt that the water should be ready.
As I turned to leave, I saw the person standing by the door.
As dusk fell, the figure of the newcomer blocked the light from the doorway; he stood there with broad shoulders and long legs.
A hint of a smile played between his handsome features.
He didn't move or speak, just stared straight at her.
Wen Jiu pursed her lips, raised her eyes to meet his gaze for only two seconds, and then lowered her head.
She walked over to the sink and picked up the cup she had just placed aside.
When the glass of water was filled, Zhou Yanchuan was still there.
She hesitated for a moment before walking towards the door.
The person standing at the door blocked most of the way and showed no intention of moving aside when she came over.
Even as she approached, she moved a little further towards the center.
"..."
Wen Jiu raised her head.
The gaze that fell on her face was direct and undisguised, without any attempt to hide it.
She knew what mischief he was plotting.
I hid away for a day.
He deliberately used this method to wait for her to speak first.
I don't know when he started to like this.
Mischievous and childish.
Seeing that he was teasing her, Wen Jiu pursed her lips and remained silent.
Zhou Yanchuan looked down at the quiet girl in front of him.
A pair of almond-shaped eyes gazed at him with watery eyes, her pink lips slightly pursed.
That face is really cute.
But she's just good-looking.
A closer look reveals the stubbornness and arrogance hidden in those clear eyes.
He gave a slight twitch of his lips.
"Wen Xiaojiu".
A clear, languid voice reached my ears.
Wen Jiu's heart skipped a beat.
There was a hint of a smile in those dark eyes that were looking at her.
When he spoke again, his voice trailed off softly, conveying an indescribable indulgence.
"So you're just going to waste time with me here, huh?"
*
Not long after Wen Jiu returned to the classroom, she was called to the office by the homeroom teacher.
When she came out of the office, she saw the two girls who had just asked her questions.
At the same time, Zhou Yanchuan was standing to the side.
He stood by the window, his hair illuminated by the slanting rays of the setting sun.
It's unclear what the girl said, but a commotion and screams erupted from the crowd.
He kept his head down, seemingly absent-minded, as if he were listening or simply lost in thought.
The girl was not affected at all by his perfunctory attitude.
He is all I see and think about.
Zhou Yanchuan seemed to have a fatal attraction for girls of this age.
He's not only handsome on the outside, but also has a relaxed and carefree attitude, as if he's handling everything with ease.
Even knowing that he doesn't care about anything, people still flock to him one after another.
Wen Jiu's gaze lingered on him for two seconds before she lowered her eyes and continued walking forward.
As soon as she entered the classroom, Lin Meng, who was sitting in the second row, called out to her.
"Wen Jiu, what did Lao Guan say to you?"
"About military training."
"Oh no," the girl exclaimed, her face breaking down, "I really have to do military training?"
Wen Jiu nodded.
Complaints kept ringing in my ears.
Their military training was canceled during their first year of high school due to special circumstances.
I thought that was the end of it.
Before the start of this semester, news suddenly spread that they would need to "make up for lost time".
This year's second-year high school students and first-year high school students are undergoing military training together.
At first, not many people believed it, since they hadn't received any notification from the school. It wasn't until this afternoon that each class was asked to go to the equipment room to collect their military training uniforms.
Did Lao Guan say where we'll be doing military training this time? Is it at school or some kind of training base?
"It seems so..."
Wen Jiu was speaking when a chorus of cheers erupted from behind him.
"Wow!"
The crowd cheered.
Lin Meng, who was asking her a question, suddenly ran to the corridor to look.
Judging from the sound, it seemed that the girl outside the door handed something to Zhou Yanchuan.
Wen Jiu did not look back.
Ignoring the slight emotional fluctuations in my heart, I quietly returned to my seat.
She took out the unfinished test paper from her desk drawer and started working on it.
Lao Guan arrived five minutes before class started.
Lao Guan, whose full name is Guan Zhi, is their class teacher. He has a square face, thick eyebrows, big eyes, a not-so-high nose, and is slightly chubby.
Her face looks quite kind.
"I'm sure everyone has heard about it," Old Guan said as soon as he entered the door.
The group of people below looked at each other, their eyes filled with the question: "What did you hear?"
"What teacher?" one of the bolder students couldn't help but ask.
"Military training."
As soon as Lao Guan finished speaking, all forty-odd students in the class started howling.
"ah."
The classroom instantly descended into chaos.
They took turns speaking, as if they had completely forgotten the person on the stage.
Old Guan didn't speak immediately, waiting for about a minute or two.
Suddenly, there was no sound around.
He glanced around before slowly speaking.
"Have you finished talking? If not, continue for a while."
No one spoke.
He snorted coldly, glared fiercely at the students who had just spoken the loudest, and then continued:
"The school just announced the make-up training period, from the 26th of this month to the 8th of next month."
Old Guan's words were like a bomb dropped on the classroom, which had been quiet for only a short while, and it immediately became noisy again.
But before things could really get chaotic, he sternly stopped them: "Shut up, we'll discuss it later."
"Oh," the group of people obediently fell silent.
"The training location has been sent to our parents' group. Since it is a closed training, there will be no classes for the next two days. Please prepare the items needed for this military training. We will meet at the school gate on the morning of the 26th."
Upon hearing that there would be no classes for two days, the group of people who had been sighing and complaining suddenly brightened up again.
“You’re hopeless,” Old Guan said with a look of disapproval, then added, “Of course, if anyone has a special physical condition that prevents them from participating in this training, they can tell me privately.”
As soon as he finished speaking, someone raised their hand.
"teacher."
A hint of worry and sympathy flickered in Lao Guan's eyes: "What's wrong?"
"Can I bring my phone?"
"..."
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