Chapter 67 The little red mole on your chest is so pretty...
Chapter 67
His sudden closeness made the two instantly feel intimate, even though Qi Donghan had just been sitting across the table from them.
But the next second, his face was only a centimeter away from hers, and his warm breath sprayed onto her face.
Meng Yingying blushed slightly, but quickly recovered. She looked up, her eyes full of smiles and understanding, "Our Commander Qi, would you like to stay?"
The gentle, soft tone didn't make anyone angry; instead, it felt like a feather tickling the tip of their heart.
Qi Donghan's heart skipped a beat when she looked at him so tenderly, and he managed a restrained "hmm".
Meng Yingying cupped her chin in her hands, looked up at him, and asked, "What does 'hmm' mean?"
This is really driving people crazy.
Qi Donghan's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice restrained, "Yingying, don't do this."
Don't look at him like that.
Don't press him with those questions.
He had a feeling that if she continued like this, she would drive him crazy.
Meng Yingying smiled and strategically took a step back, widening the distance between them, before whispering, "Qi Donghan, would it kill you to say you want to stay?"
She may appear obedient, but the words she speaks always take the initiative.
This forced Qi Donghan to the point where he had nowhere left to retreat.
Qi Donghan pursed his lips, his jawline tightening as well. "Yingying, you know, you know everything."
"You still ask me that?"
His voice was low and breathless, with a hint of urgency.
Meng Yingying blinked, "But I just want to hear you say it yourself."
We've reached this point.
Qi Donghan trembled slightly. He didn't dare to look at her. His fine eyelashes concealed the emotions in his eyes. He spoke with a sour tone, "Meng Yingying, I want to stay. From the first day you left, I wanted to see you. During my twenty-seven days at the station, I thought every day about when I would have the opportunity to go on a business trip to see you."
"When I missed you the most, I even thought about whether I should sneak out of the wall at night to find you."
"It's a six-hour train ride. I asked Xu Wenjun to cover for me so I could get back before six in the morning."
"But no matter how I calculate it, there's never enough time."
“It takes at least twelve hours to travel from Harbin to Changchun and back. It takes an hour to come to see you from the train station, making it a thirteen-hour journey. But according to the rules here, even if you include meals and sleep, it only takes nine hours.”
He considered countless exploits, but ultimately rejected them all.
Until the very end.
He went through all the recent mission lists and finally found a mission in Changshi, which allowed him to escape.
If Qi Donghan weren't a regimental-level cadre, he would have tried every means to get out. But he is a regimental-level cadre, and as a leader, he has to set an example for his subordinates.
If even he doesn't follow the rules, then he can no longer win people's respect.
The rules he was once most proud of have now become the things he hates most.
At this point, Qi Donghan looked up, his restrained eyes concealing a burning love, like a volcano, almost capable of melting a person.
“Meng Yingying, during the six hours I spent seeing you, even the wind seemed happy. The moment I closed my eyes, all I could think about was you.”
"I looked at the sky outside, listened to the wind outside, sat in the crowded carriage, listened to the conversations of pedestrians, and asked for directions all the way after I got off the train."
"Do you know?" he murmured, clutching his chest, "it's been telling me all this way that I'm about to see Meng Yingying."
We'll meet soon.
The anticipation and joy I felt along the way reached their peak upon meeting her.
How could he bear to leave?
How could he bear to leave her here alone?
Qi Donghan was never an extroverted person; he was reserved, calm, and restrained. But at this moment, Meng Yingying had cornered him.
It forced even those deep-seated, bittersweet longings within their hearts to pour out like a dam bursting open.
At that moment, Meng Yingying even wondered if she had gone too far and driven this honest boy to such an extreme.
She wanted to smile gently, but she couldn't. She met those eyes that were restrained yet filled with love.
She couldn't smile.
He couldn't speak either.
Any further words seemed insignificant in the face of Qi Donghan.
Meng Yingying suddenly reached out and grabbed Qi Donghan's hand, her slender fingers deftly slipping between his fingers.
Their fingers are intertwined.
For a fleeting moment, Qi Donghan's grievances and bitterness vanished.
She held his hand.
Their fingers are intertwined.
Qi Donghan lowered his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips. He coughed lightly, a little awkwardly, "We're eating."
Meng Yingying hummed in agreement, looked at him intently, and said softly, "I'll watch you eat."
Qi Donghan couldn't stand her gaze; it was the gaze of someone who loved, a gaze that was gentle to the core.
He was biting into the dry, even slightly prickly, cornbread.
It tastes sweet.
Qi Donghan thought to himself that this was the best cornbread he had ever eaten in his life.
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In the practice room, the entire room fell silent when Su Mingda was taken away.
People were somewhat uneasy.
Will Su Mingda be released before the match?
The person who asked this question was Shen Meilan from the youth team of the Capital Song and Dance Troupe, who was considered a shoo-in for the championship.
However, after asking this question, no one could answer it.
Chen Xiaoxiao glanced at the empty line of students from Changchun Film Studio and shook her head. "I don't know."
“However—” she said cryptically, “I think Meng Yingying went a bit too far. Su Mingda just misunderstood her, thinking she was seducing him. Because of this one sentence, she’s going to send Su Mingda to jail, even though she knows there’s still one day left before the competition. This is her way of answering him.”
The room fell silent after he said that.
No one responded, but Ye Yingtao dared not. She stopped dancing, walked up to Chen Xiaoxiao, looked her up and down, and said contemptuously, "Since you like it so much, why don't you wait until Su Mingda is released and have him say to the world that you seduced him?"
"By the way, it would be best to have him say that to you the day before the competition."
Chen Xiaoxiao's expression changed. "Ye Yingtao, what do you mean by this?"
Ye Yingtao sneered, "It means exactly what it says. Don't you know the rules of the Changchun Film Studio training camp? It's forbidden for contestants to date each other. This is a red line rule that Director Liu mentioned on the podium on our first day at Changchun Film Studio. Didn't Director Liu tell you this when he said it?"
"Give me back my Meng Yingying! She went too far with Su Mingda. They're both cunning old foxes, why are they playing these ghost stories with me?"
"Who doesn't know what Su Mingda's motives are? If Meng Yingying's boyfriend hadn't shown up, Meng Yingying would probably have been the one taken away, right?"
"Don't you know how important a woman's reputation is? If Su Mingda really labels her as a seductress, can she continue to participate in the competition?"
"What a brilliant idea! Meng Yingying seduced Su Mingda, Meng Yingying got arrested, and Su Mingda is completely innocent. He was just a man who was seduced, what wrong could he have done? He can just dust himself off and continue participating in the competition. And what about Meng Yingying?"
"With her expelled from the competition, Su Mingda has successfully eliminated a competitor. What a brilliant plan!"
The practice room was completely quiet.
"No way?"
Someone whispered, "I think Su Mingda is a pretty good person."
He is polite, helpful, and humble.
Ye Yingtao looked at the group of women who were speaking up for Su Mingda and said, "If Su Mingda were truly a good person, he wouldn't have said such things to Meng Yingying. If he were truly a good person, he wouldn't have been so fickle, making you all think he's perfect."
At this point, Ye Yingtao gave a very blunt statement: "He's just a male vixen. Ladies and gentlemen, if you think you can date him because he's so flirtatious, then you should be more careful."
As soon as these words were spoken, several women in the crowd changed their expressions.
Among them, Tong Jialan reacted the most; her usually bright and energetic face was now deathly pale.
Even now, she still has some uncertainty.
It feels like a dream.
When Meng Yingying returned, she noticed that the atmosphere in the practice room seemed a little off.
She glanced at Ye Yingtao, and with just one look, Ye Yingtao knew what she was thinking.
Ye Yingtao: "That male vixen Su Mingda has been taken away. I reckon there are quite a few female contestants who have been deceived."
Sigh, she used to be a vixen, and a vixen who climbed the social ladder at that. How could she not know how that slutty Su Mingda was, leaving his mark on everyone?
Upon hearing this, Meng Yingying's first reaction was to look at Tong Jialan, because Tong Jialan had told her last night that she and Su Mingda were together.
The girl's admiration and affection were almost overwhelming.
But this happened this morning.
Tong Jialan's face was deathly pale. She didn't look at Meng Yingying; she was completely lost in thought. Even her usual flowerpot-soled dance shoes caused her to almost fall several times.
Meng Yingying frowned, wanting to speak, but she really couldn't bring herself to say it.
"You've publicized everything Su Mingda did?"
She whispered to Ye Yingying, who nodded, and Meng Yingying breathed a sigh of relief, "That's fine then."
Hopefully, Tong Jialan will realize her mistake and turn back from the wrong path.
"I'm going to change my dance shoes. You keep an eye on the whole place for me."
Ye Yingtao naturally agreed.
However, as Meng Yingying was changing her shoes in the dressing room, Tong Jialan walked over like a ghost, "Sister Yingying."
The voice was also light and airy, making one feel heartbroken.
Meng Yingying lifted the heel of her dance shoes before looking up at Tong Jialan, whose face was deathly pale. She paused for a moment, then said, "Tong Jialan."
Tong Jialan groped for the bench next to her and asked, "Do you think Su Mingda's feelings for me were also fake?"
Even at this moment, Tong Jialan was still somewhat uncertain. She didn't understand why the person she had been so sweet with just two days ago, the person she had promised to spend her life with, was still so uncertain.
However, after one night, he turned into a male fox spirit.
Meng Yingying pursed her lips, looking into her eyes, "Tong Jia, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
Tong Jialan's bright eyes instantly dimmed. "I don't want to hear anything anymore."
She turned to leave.
Meng Yingying suddenly stood up and asked, "Are you blaming me?"
Although Su Mingda made the first move, it was ultimately she who sent Su Mingda inside.
Tong Jialan paused, gently shook her head, her eyes stinging and tears streaming down her face. "Sister Yingying, you're very good."
The bad thing is Su Mingda.
However, she couldn't bring herself to say it.
Seeing Tong Jialan leave like this, Meng Yingying became a little worried; the competition was only one day away.
If Tong Jialan continues in this form, it will be difficult for her to break through in this competition.
If that's the case, then to some extent, Su Mingda has achieved his goal.
Meng Yingying didn't know what to say; she just felt that Su Mingda was a real troublemaker.
Judging from the gloomy atmosphere in the practice room, it's clear that Su Mingda targeted more than just Tong Jialan.
They all fell silent, afraid of being associated with Su Mingda and ruining their reputations.
As a result, in the days that followed, when the sentry came to collect evidence, they asked if any female comrades had been entangled with Su Mingda or had ever been in a relationship with him.
When asked about being lesbians, everyone denied it.
Everyone's statements were consistent: "Su Mingda and I are just ordinary teammates who compete against each other; there is no romantic involvement between us."
"Moreover, I never expected Su Mingda to be this kind of person."
The denials from three people in a row made it difficult for Su Mingda to gather evidence.
Tong Jialan was constantly on edge, wondering why the personnel checking her identity at the checkpoint hadn't come to find her yet.
However, the sentry still hadn't come looking for her by the night before the competition.
Tong Jialan knew about her relationship with Su Mingda, but she kept it a secret.
And so, the day before the competition arrived.
Just when everyone thought Su Mingda wouldn't come back to compete, he unexpectedly reappeared in the practice room.
This shocked everyone.
Su Mingda was also listless, but looking at his former teammates, he nodded to everyone.
When Tong Jialan saw him return, her face turned pale instantly.
Meng Yingying frowned as well. She hadn't expected that Su Mingda, who had been arrested, would be released again after only a day and a half of being detained.
Director Liu brought him here.
Meng Yingying went even further, asking, "Director Liu, why was Su Mingda released again?"
Director Liu stood on the podium, with Su Mingda next to him. "Comrade Meng, I can understand your feelings, but the sentries have already investigated Su Mingda's situation thoroughly. He was misled by Commander Cao and also had misunderstandings about you. He is also a victim in his own right."
"Secondly, the sentry post has come looking for us one after another, and several female comrades have come to collect evidence." At this point, Director Liu looked up at the female comrades below the stage. Those female comrades who had been approached by the sentry post all lowered their heads at this moment.
Director Liu then continued, "But these women all said that they had no ambiguous relationship with Su Mingda and were not dating him."
"Since there was no direct evidence, and considering that Su Mingda has to compete tomorrow, we released him tonight."
"From now on, everyone can supervise and report all of Comrade Su Mingda's actions. If he makes a mistake again, we will not tolerate it."
The Changchun Film Studio team definitely contributed to this result, even Director Liu on stage did.
Their competition venue this time was the Changchun Film Studio, and Su Mingda was the pillar of the Changchun Film Studio.
He is both the team leader for the team competition and an individual competitor.
No matter what, the people in the Changchun Film Studio will not give up on him.
And now this is the final result.
Meng Yingying pursed her lips and looked at Su Mingda. Su Mingda nodded, and then, in front of about a hundred teammates in the practice room, he walked up to Meng Yingying, bowed to her and apologized, "Comrade Meng, this time I was misled by a villain and played a big joke on you, almost causing you trouble. I'm really sorry."
He bowed deeply, lowering his head to his chest, almost bending at a ninety-degree angle.
Meng Yingying didn't speak, so Su Mingda didn't get up.
The scene quieted down.
Everyone was looking at Meng Yingying.
After a while, Chen Xiaoxiao and the others became somewhat dissatisfied, feeling that Meng Yingying had gone too far.
Meng Yingying seemed to be waiting for time to pass. She counted from one to ten until Su Mingda could barely hold on any longer.
Meng Yingying smiled and said, "Why don't you kowtow to me? After that, we can call it even."
Su Mingda froze.
Everyone was also taken aback.
I never expected Meng Yingying to make such an outrageous request.
Seeing that Su Mingda finally stopped bowing and stood up, Meng Yingying laughed and said, "I was just joking, Comrade Su, did you take it seriously?"
"By the way, Comrade Su, since you like to joke around so much, I'll often use these kinds of jokes to tease you in the future."
"Also, if next time I joke that you're seducing me or molesting me, everyone can just listen and let it go. I'm joking, it's not a crime, and it's not a moral issue."
Su Mingda's claim of joking was an excuse.
However, when Meng Yingying said "joking," it became like a magic sword, capable of nailing Su Mingda to the pillar of shame in an instant.
This put Su Mingda in a difficult position.
What are you all watching?
Meng Yingying said to the people around her, "If you're curious, you're welcome to use this kind of joke to tease Comrade Su in the future."
"After all, I think Comrade Su is magnanimous and can take this kind of joke, right?"
Su Mingda's face looked exactly like he had eaten shit.
He thought that he could turn the tables on Meng Yingying after being released, but he never expected to be checkmated by Meng Yingying.
According to Meng Yingying's statement, he probably won't be able to use his old tricks in the future.
Not only that, but others can also tease him at any time.
But he was the one who couldn't defend himself.
Su Mingda looked at Meng Yingying with a gloomy gaze. Meng Yingying was not afraid. She calmly looked back at him and said, "Comrade Su, if I were you, I would focus my energy on dancing and on the competition, instead of on these crooked ways."
"Believe me, Heaven is watching what people do. If you continue like this, you won't have such good luck next time."
This time, there were several reasons. First, these female comrades dared not stand up or admit it. Second, Su Mingda's background implicated Commander Cao. Third, everyone in the Changchun Film Studio was trying to protect Su Mingda, which is why he ran away.
Su Mingda had the right timing, the right location, and the right people—three of them.
That's how we got to the current result.
Faced with Meng Yingying's words, Su Mingda's face turned ashen. He stood there and watched Meng Yingying go back to training.
Su Mingda took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over Meng Yingying, then Shen Meilan, Chen Xiaoxiao, and finally landing on Tong Jialan.
The top three in the individual competition.
Shen Meilan, Chen Xiaoxiao, Meng Yingying, and finally, Su Mingda.
Su Mingda is well aware of his own problems. In recent years, he has been busy with model operas and film productions, which has caused his professional dance skills to decline considerably.
Within the Changchun Film Studio, he was considered one of the top performers, but when viewed from a broader perspective...
Whether it's Shen Meilan, Chen Xiaoxiao, or even that naive and foolish Tong Jialan, they are all more talented than him.
He originally thought that after getting rid of Meng Yingying, Tong Jialan would be his woman again.
So he must be at least one of the top three.
However, he didn't expect to make a mistake this time. Meng Yingying failed to get rid of the problem, and he also lost his reputation. As a result, Tong Jialan stopped using him and looked at him with admiring and adoring eyes.
This made Su Mingda somewhat anxious.
The competition is tomorrow.
With his current skill level, it would be extremely difficult for him to win a top-three finish in the individual competition.
If he can't get into the top three, it means he can't...
Thinking of this, Su Mingda took a deep breath; he was getting a little anxious.
Meng Yingying's approach was not working, and she became more cautious, but there were still Tong Jialan and Chen Xiaoxiao.
Tong Jialan's admiration for him has reached 100%.
Chen Xiaoxiao, on the other hand, was more level-headed and still had her career on her mind, but she had also developed feelings for him.
Thinking about this...
Su Mingda took advantage of the proximity to the training grounds of the Changchun Film Studio and the Provincial Song and Dance Troupe.
When he was practicing dancing, he naturally ended up with the provincial song and dance troupe, and his goal was very clear.
"Smile."
Her first words were tinged with sadness: "Do you, like them, misunderstand me like this?"
Chen Xiaoxiao ignored him and continued jumping. As Su Mingda spun around, he jumped right in front of Chen Xiaoxiao. "I was also coerced by Commander Cao. Xiaoxiao, you know that as a contestant at the bottom, we have no right to refuse the orders of our superiors."
Chen Xiaoxiao paused for a moment. As a member of the provincial song and dance troupe, she naturally knew this.
Those below are pawns; they must go wherever their superiors tell them to go.
"And I know I was wrong this time."
"Xiaoxiao, I still want to be in the top three. Can you help me? If I don't make it, then Director Liu will fire me."
"Xiaoxiao, you're all I have left. Only you can help me."
Chen Xiaoxiao looked at the pitiful Su Mingda and glared at him, "How am I supposed to help you?"
Su Mingda whispered for a moment, and Chen Xiaoxiao frowned, "I'll consider it, but I can't be 100% sure."
Su Mingda was not satisfied with this answer, but that was all he could do. He dared not push him any further, for fear of encountering another Meng Yingying.
Having already dealt with half of Chen Xiaoxiao, he still felt uneasy, so he waited until everyone else had returned to their dorms early that evening.
He lagged behind, waiting for Tong Jialan to come out. As soon as she did, Su Mingda rushed up to her, his face beaming, "Jiajia, I've finally waited for you."
Tong Jialan's face turned pale. "I heard what you and Chen Xiaoxiao were saying."
It turns out that what Sister Yingying said was true; men really can't be relied on.
Su Mingda was surprised that Tong Jialan had overheard him, but it didn't matter. He glanced at Tong Jialan's chest and said meaningfully, "Jiajia, the little red mole on your chest is really pretty."
Tong Jialan glared at him instantly, trembling all over, "Su! Ming! Da!"
Su Mingda smiled, raised his hand to touch her smooth face, and said gently, "So Jiajia, can you forfeit and let me make it into the top three in the individual competition?"
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Author's note: The male fox spirit has been upgraded to a male scoundrel.
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