Chapter 25
This violent reaction startled Zeng Li, who rushed forward, grabbed his arm, and asked, "Wang Zhuo? What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
She just wanted to make an example of them, since the new class she was leading had disciplinary problems on their first day of military training.
The head of moral education had tea with her for a full hour last night, subtly and overtly telling her not to be arrogant, that the students in the top classes needed to be managed more strictly, otherwise the students in the lower classes would be even more unruly, and so on. He piled up a bunch of accusations against her, almost saying that he wanted to replace her.
She then panicked. This morning, she saw that the whole class had arrived, but Wang Zhuo, the team leader she had specifically assigned last night, had let her down at this crucial moment, and she immediately became angry.
Bai Nan immediately unscrewed the bottle of mineral water she hadn't had time to put down and hurriedly went over to give him a big gulp.
"Teacher, Wang Zhuo choked in the cafeteria and almost didn't make it back. That's why it's too late."
She took the opportunity to finish her sentence, and then exaggerated the situation to avoid further angering Teacher Zeng.
Upon hearing this, Zeng Li apologized with a look of remorse:
"I'm sorry, the teacher misunderstood you. Wang Zhuo, how are you feeling now? If you can't participate in military training, just tell the teacher. Or you could go back to your dormitory and rest first?"
She felt genuinely guilty, realizing she had been too hasty in her judgment.
Wang Zhuo waved his hand, indicating that it was nothing serious; the strong reaction was just due to the lingering swelling in his throat.
But Teacher Zeng still insisted that he go to rest, and arranged for Bai Nan to accompany him.
"Teacher! I'll stay with Wang Zhuo! Bai Di can't support him!"
Chen Chen approached Wang Zhuo as soon as he saw him coughing, and when he heard Teacher Zeng say that he needed someone to accompany him, he quickly raised his hand.
Upon seeing Bai Di's small frame and then Chen Chen's tall and robust physique, Teacher Zeng immediately nodded in agreement.
Bai Nan watched the two leave, unable to help but mutter to himself:
Chen Chen may look like a roughneck, but he's actually quite shrewd. According to Teacher Zeng, as long as Wang Zhuo isn't better, he can stay and rest with him.
I doubt we'll see them again today.
After deciding to return to the unit, I started training diligently. Today, I mainly practiced marching and running, which was better than standing at attention all day yesterday.
"Hey bro, are you faking it or are you really?"
Chen Chen put one arm around Wang Zhuo's waist, leaned over and asked him, her face full of excitement.
Wang Zhuo couldn't help but roll his eyes and shoved him away, too lazy to argue with such a bad friend.
"Hey, don't push me, the teacher is watching." Chen Chen quickly hugged him again, and put Wang Zhuo's left arm on his shoulder as he spoke.
"Hey, seriously, you should eat less, you're so heavy."
Teacher Zeng watched the two leave, her inner voice crying out, "Heavens above! Before the class has even officially started, I've already offended two formidable figures!"
One is the hardworking and dedicated sports representative; all future sports meets and school anniversary events will depend on him. The other is a top student in the class, and future class rankings and competitions both inside and outside the school will also depend on him... *sobs*
At this moment, the stern-faced instructor, who had been silently watching the show, came over and handed her a tissue.
Zeng Li turned around and took it, silently wiping the corner of his eye:
"Was your face naturally that dark?"
Instructor: "......"
The morning passed quickly. At lunchtime, Bai Nan and Huang Wang went to the third floor of the student cafeteria together, only to unexpectedly run into Bai Lu.
He approached Bai Nan and circled him, saying sarcastically, "Bai Di, I didn't know you knew Heimlich."
Bai Lu couldn't believe that the person in the video was Bai Di, but the facts spoke for themselves. The high-definition camera clearly showed that one was Bai Di, one was Xu Xin, and the other was Wang Zhuo.
Bai Nan looked up at Huang Wang, and seeing that he didn't react, she gave up on explaining and tacitly agreed.
At this moment, several girls passed by the three of them, and after they passed, they turned back to look at them, or more precisely, they looked at Bai Nan.
"You really managed to steal the spotlight, huh!"
Bai Lu spoke with a sour tone, then shook his head and strode away.
Huang Wang, who was queuing for food behind Bai Nan, couldn't help but ask, "Bai Di, is there some misunderstanding between you and Bai Lu? Why is he being so sarcastic towards you?"
Bai Nan casually replied, "It's nothing. We're cousins, so friction is inevitable."
She made up a random excuse, not wanting to discuss the issue in depth, and Huang, seeing that she didn't want to say more, didn't ask any further.
But when she turned back to look at Bai Lu, her eyes were full of inquiry.
The afternoon military training began quickly, and everyone in the class looked wilted and crooked from the morning sun.
Among them, Chen Shuwai was the most blatant. As soon as the instructors' designated rest time arrived, she would quickly run to the shade of a tree and lie down.
Bai Nan and Huang Wang were drinking water and resting not far from her.
No sooner had Bai Nan put down the water bottle than Chen Shu's face appeared right in front of her, startling her so much that she almost spat it out.
"Bai Di, Bai Di, what exactly happened this morning? Can you tell me the details?"
Chen Shu's eyes lit up as she stared intently at Bai Nan.
Bai Nan was speechless for a moment, forgetting that Chen Shu was a gossip lover and how could she possibly let go of such juicy gossip?
......
"Wow! Is the senior you're talking about the transfer student who's the school heartthrob? Wow! Not only is he handsome, but he's also so capable?!"
As Chen Shu remarked, a group of girls had already surrounded them, and there were even a few boys present.
Li Si: "I misjudged him; I thought Wang Zhuo was faking it..."
Huang Wang immediately chimed in, "Yeah, I thought so too."
Bai Lu stood on the outside with a disdainful expression.
Among the onlookers, Peng Lei was the only one who remained silent, especially when he heard Xu Xin's name, his brows furrowing deeply.
When Bai Nan heard Chen Shu say that Xu Xin was "capable," he couldn't help but twitch his lips. What a bizarre adjective...
Hearing Li Si and Huang Wang's words, they were even more speechless. So, when Wang Zhuo coughed this morning, they didn't come to help him because they thought he was faking it...
Looking at them, Bai Nan immediately sensed something was wrong. There were too many extraordinary people in this group; things were likely to get tough from now on...
As the military training was nearing its end, two people suddenly entered the company's field of vision, with the people from the third platoon being the first to be noticed.
But the instructors didn't speak, and no one dared to move. They could only communicate with their eyes, and after a long time, no one could figure out who the two were.
Before long, as if they had spotted their target, they rushed straight towards the back row of Class 1.
The instructor, somewhat puzzled, followed after them.
"Quick, we found it!" The senior student leading the group was very excited and waved to the student holding the camera to come over quickly.
She walked up to Bai Nan and solemnly extended her right hand: "Hello, Bai Di, I am Zou Qian, the Minister of Publicity of the Student Union. We would like to conduct a brief interview with you, is that alright?"
The boy next to her was pointing his camera at Bai Nan, and before Bai Nan could answer, she clearly heard the sound of the camera shutter.
Bai Nan: "......" Did you give me a chance to refuse?
At this moment, the stern-faced instructor walked over: "What organization are you from?"
Zou Qian's eyes lit up when she saw him: "Hello, Instructor, I'm from the Publicity Department of the Student Union. Do you know that one of your trainees saved someone in the cafeteria this morning?"
The instructor was completely bewildered by the question. He wanted to say that he knew, since Bai Nan had mentioned it that morning, but the situation didn't seem as simple as Bai Nan had described.
“If you want to conduct an interview, you can go over there alone, but don’t disturb the other trainees’ training,” he said, pointing to the empty space next to him.
Bai Nan was thus 'voluntarily' moved to an open space for the interview. Zou Qian, as expected of a professional in publicity, asked very sharp questions.
After answering her questions, the actual situation this morning was presented in detail. The two of them went through the whole process smoothly, as if they had read a script together.
"Thank you, Bai Di, for accepting our interview." She extended her hand again, and this time Bai Nan shook it sincerely.
Before the boy in charge of filming put away his camera, Zou Qian winked at Bai Nan again: "If you don't want to go back to training so soon, we can stay with you a little longer."
Bai Nan: "!!!" I had misunderstood her just now.
The interview took place near the end of military training, and Bai Nan, not wanting to be greedy, returned home twenty minutes before the end.
When she returned, the instructor nodded at her with a look of satisfaction, which made Bai Nan feel rather guilty.
Chen Shu winked at her as she returned to the team, clearly indicating that she should stay and share some gossip.
After the grueling military training ended and Chen Shu, the "Gossip Master," left, Bai Nan was finally able to escape to the cafeteria.
Just a few minutes ago, Huang Wang was still waiting for her, but now she didn't know whether he couldn't wait any longer or was called away by someone.
She shook her head, preparing to eat dinner alone in the cafeteria.
Along the way, many classmates were secretly watching her. Some girls thought she hadn't seen them and even blatantly took out their phones to take pictures.
She didn't bring her phone to military training and assumed that the video the teacher took that morning had been seen by everyone, so she didn't pay any attention and went to the cafeteria on her own.
However, as soon as she entered the first floor of the cafeteria, she was stared at by many girls with very eager eyes. Their eyes were just like a wolf staring at its prey, its eyes gleaming.
Startled, Bai Nan moved slowly and stiffly to the food stall, just like a deer being stalked by a wolf.
Then she felt the girls' gazes shift away from her, and she breathed a sigh of relief—it was terrifying.
However, the next second, the girls suddenly started screaming, and their eyes became even more frantic as they looked at her.
This sudden turn of events startled Bai Nan, who retreated repeatedly. However, the more she retreated, the louder the girls screamed, and some boys also started to jeer.
This left Bai Nan even more confused, and her first instinct was to turn around and run away.
"Bang!" She had just turned her head when her nose hit a hard object. Combined with the pain from that morning, the pain was so intense that she collapsed to her knees.
Xu Xin didn't expect her to turn around suddenly. Even though he was prepared to catch her, he didn't have time to avoid her.
This impact was much more solid than the one in the morning. Bai Nan was in so much pain that her brain went blank for a moment, her temples bulged with veins, and tears instantly streamed down her face.
Seeing this, Xu Xin knelt down on one knee, wiped away her tears, and asked with concern, "Did you bump your nose again? Can you stand up? Let's go to the school clinic, okay?"
His tone was like he was coaxing a child; normally, Bai Nan would definitely be shy.
But at this moment, she was in so much pain that her vision went white, her features seemed to be sealed off, and all that remained in her mind was the word 'pain'.
The pain caused her to gradually increase the pressure on her nose, as if she wanted to tear it off her face.
When Xu Xin saw that she didn't even have the strength to answer, he didn't care about anything else and put his arm under her curled-up legs, while putting his other arm around her shoulder.
"Aaaaaaaahh ...
Amidst a chorus of screams loud enough to lift the roof off, Xu Xin scooped Bai Nan up in his arms and quickly left the cafeteria.
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