Chapter 76: People with weak points really shouldn’t let themselves go too much. If they’re not careful…
Yu Xiang ultimately felt embarrassed to just sit there playing with his phone, so he chose to stand next to his roommates. "I better learn a little bit, so I can prepare for the inspection later."
"That's fine." Jiang Ci started to straighten the quilt as soon as he finished speaking.
He took apart the quilt that Yu Xiang had already folded, flattened it, straightened the edges and corners, and then folded the quilt into a square block with amazing speed and skill.
The four onlookers were stunned, their mouths opened into a small "o" shape.
Tao Yu silently glanced at his bed and felt from the bottom of his heart that there would be no harm without comparison.
"That's enough." Jiang Ci turned his head and looked at the faces of several people. "Do you understand?"
Li Mingsheng scratched his face sheepishly: "How about... do it again?"
Chen Jianmin said the same thing: "It was so smooth, and by the time I realized it, it had already become this perfect shape."
Tao Yu: "Excuse me, are you a retired soldier? You're so awesome?"
"No, I just got used to it after folding it so many times." Jiang Ci leaned over and carefully picked up Yu Xiang's quilt, placing it back on the bed. He adjusted the edges again before getting down. "Then let's do it again. Whose is yours..."
"Mine, mine!" Before Jiang Ci could finish his words, the three of them rushed to their beds like arrows.
The one who finally seized the initiative was Tao Yu, who had the advantage of distance. He put down his blanket and rubbed his hands nervously: "Master, please bring me back to health."
Jiang Ci glanced at the horribly folded "tofu block" that Tao Yu had brought over, knowing full well that the other two were probably in the same situation. He sighed helplessly, "Forget it, bring them all over."
Li Mingsheng and Chen Jianmin were overjoyed and happily brought their quilts over.
Without any deliberate teaching, Jiang Ci's speed was even faster than before. It took him less than ten minutes to fold three tofu blocks. At the same time, during this period of time, he successfully promoted himself from "God" to "Godfather".
The quilt made by Jiang Ci quickly passed the inspection, and everyone in the dormitory was freed and went to the cafeteria to eat - ordering takeout was not allowed during military training.
"Although it was hard for you to fold four whole tofu blocks, you gained three fans, so it's not a loss, right?" On the way to the cafeteria, Yu Xiang faced Jiang Ci and teased him with a raised eyebrow.
Jiang Ci answered seriously, "But actually, I don't have any plans to adopt three adopted sons."
"Ha ha ha ha--"
"Don't walk backwards, you'll fall easily." Jiang Ci quickened his pace to catch up with Yu Xiang. He naturally reached out and took Yu Xiang's wrist, bringing him to his side. Then he held his hand again, "You always walk so dishonestly."
Yu Xiang said stubbornly, "I'm already an adult, how could I fall so easily?"
Jiang Ci calmly asked back, "Haven't you fallen enough?"
Yu Xiang: “I—”
Jiang Ci obviously knew how to deal with him most effectively: "In my second year of high school..."
Yu Xiang sensed something was wrong when he heard the first two words and hurriedly stopped him: "Stop! I get it, don't bring up the past anymore."
Jiang Ci smiled softly.
"By the way, I haven't had time to ask you yet." Yu Xiang turned his head and stared at Jiang Ci's profile. "Didn't you say you refused to go on stage to speak? Why did you go up in the end?"
"Originally, we wanted to replace him, but that classmate had some unexpected problems and time was tight, so we didn't have time to find a new person, so I had to take over," Jiang Ci explained.
"So that's how it is." Yu Xiang nodded in understanding and turned his head back. "When will this military training end? It's so painful."
"It's only the first day and you're already suffering?"
"Of course. Those twenty minutes of standing at attention this morning were already a living hell." Yu Xiang got angry when he mentioned this. "I was standing right in front of that infuriating banner, and our instructor was always finding fault with us. He criticized our entire class."
Jiang Ci listened patiently to Yu Xiang finish his complaints before asking, "Did he talk about you too?"
"Count...right? He stood in front of me for a long time, making me extremely nervous. In the end, he just asked me why my sunscreen didn't cause white discharge. I didn't apply any sunscreen at all, so of course it wouldn't..." Yu Xiang suddenly realized something when he said this, and thought to himself that something was wrong.
People really shouldn't let themselves go too much, as they can easily "surrender" if they're not careful.
It was a hot day with the temperature over 30 degrees Celsius, but he felt a little chilly for some reason.
Yu Xiang's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he glanced tentatively to his side, and found that Jiang Ci was looking at him with that classic expression - that is, expressionless.
After spending a long time with this person, he can tell different emotions even from a blank expression. For example, his current mood is not very good, and he may even be a little angry.
A voice in his head seemed to whisper to him devilishly: "You mean, your boyfriend took great pains to pick out sunscreen for you to prevent you from getting sunburned, but you didn't even apply it?"
Although Jiang Ci hasn't said a word yet, silence is better than words. He is sure that this is what Jiang Ci thinks in his heart.
The most terrible thing about this matter is that Jiang Ci reminded him once before going to bed last night, but he still forgot it completely as soon as he woke up.
"Well, actually, I can quibble... No, I mean I can explain it." Yu Xiang forced a flattering smile. "I really didn't mean to do it. I was in such a hurry to get up this morning that I accidentally forgot."
After he finished speaking, he carefully observed Jiang Ci's expression. Well, he seemed calm, so his crime should not be punishable by death.
But he was unsure. Jiang Ci's temper was theoretically very good, but in reality it was hard to say.
Because sometimes he would lose his temper over the smallest things, but when Yu Xiang got into trouble he wouldn't say much, he would just hold his forehead helplessly, and then help him clean up the mess without saying a word.
When I went out with Zhang Miao and the others before, they all said that although they were all adults, Jiang Ci was actually the only "reliable adult" in the true sense.
"This is just the first time, it won't happen again." Jiang Ci, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.
Yu Xiang's eyes lit up, and he immediately patted his chest and promised, "I will definitely not forget this afternoon, don't worry."
"If you do it again, I'll have to punish you, or you won't learn your lesson." Jiang Ci said helplessly, raising his hand to touch the back of Yu Xiang's neck, "Let me see if you have any sunburn."
"I don't think so. The sun should be fine in the morning, and it hasn't been shining for long." Yu Xiang also raised his hand and touched it himself.
"But you're not very resistant to the sun. Have you forgotten the time when you were sunburned and ended up in the hospital as a child?"
Yu Xiang curled his lips: "...Why do you remember all my dark history? I almost wonder if you have a small notebook specifically for me to record my dark history, so you have to take it out and review it from time to time."
Jiang Ci carefully checked Yu Xiang's skin, which might have been sunburned, and was relieved after confirming that there was no abnormal redness. He then asked, "Don't you remember my dark history very clearly?"
"But that's simply because you have so few black histories." Yu Xiang snorted unhappily.
Jiang Ci hummed an unanswered "hmm", successfully making Yu Xiang mad like a pufferfish.
"Tomorrow morning's physical examination is divided into batches. I don't know if I can be in the same batch as you. Can you go alone?"
When he heard the word "physical examination", Yu Xiang paused and his expression changed.
Jiang Ci also stopped and his calm gaze fell on Yu Xiang's face.
"This physical examination... does it require a blood test as well?" Yu Xiang's face turned pale, and he seemed to be getting scared.
The blood test for the college entrance examination physical examination had already made him very painful. In order to avoid embarrassment, he deliberately lined up at the end of the line. Jiang Ci was by his side at that time, so he could at least bury his face in Jiang Ci's neck to prevent his classmates from seeing his expression at that time.
"That's for sure." Jiang Ci nodded. Seeing Yu Xiang's expression, he raised his hand and patted him soothingly. "You can call me when it's almost your turn. I'll find a way to get here."
"I..." Yu Xiang hesitated briefly.
He then realized that he had become a little overly dependent on Jiang Ci without realizing it. This might not be a good idea, after all, Jiang Ci had a lot of things to do and had to devote some of his energy to worrying about him.
"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Ci saw his hesitation and asked.
"I'm wondering if I'm too dependent on you?" Yu Xiang said honestly, "If my mom knew, she'd probably say I'm always wasting your time, and I don't want to cause you any trouble."
He and Jiang Ci grew up together and were used to him always being the best. If Jiang Ci was surpassed by others because of him, especially by a "defeated opponent", he would probably feel worse than Jiang Ci himself.
"Really?" Jiang Ci seemed a little surprised by this statement.
"No?" Yu Xiang simply counted on his fingers and listed them one by one. "I need you to pick me up from school, help me fold the tofu, and accompany me for the physical examination and blood draw."
"It is my own wish to come and pick you up because I want to see you earlier. Even if I don't come, you can still go through all the procedures by yourself. The same goes for folding the quilt. Even if I don't come, you can still pass the inspection. It just takes more time. But I happen to be able to provide some help within my ability, and I am happy to do so. As for drawing blood... the reason is very simple. It is out of my personal selfishness. I don't want you to hug someone else when you are uncomfortable." Jiang Ci rarely spoke a lot of words in one breath, but his tone was quite flat, as if he was just calmly stating the facts.
"So I don't think this counts as dependence, but to be fair, I still hope you can rely on me more, rather than handle everything on your own." Jiang Ci said seriously, "Don't always make things difficult for yourself."
"You just need to know that, for me, anything related to you never bothers me." Jiang Ci paused for a moment before continuing, "Oh, except when I'm angry."
The last change of topic startled Yu Xiang, and he subconsciously asked, "What happened when you were angry?"
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