Gu Jingming came back exhausted and left before he could even sit down.

Ye Qingtao looked at her departing back and sighed softly.

She turned around and locked the door. She drew the curtains in the room so that no sunlight could get in and it became pitch dark again.

She walked to the window in the dark and pulled open the curtains.

The sunlight poured in, making the whole room much brighter.

She opened the window to let in some fresh air.

Although the room had been cleaned once, there was still a lot of dust.

Ye Qingtao was very tired, but she couldn't rest at this time.

She drew all the curtains and opened all the windows.

I went outside the yard to fetch some water. The well water was warm in winter, but it soon became freezing cold.

After all, this was the place where she would live for a long time, so Ye Qingtao rolled up her sleeves and cleaned the house inside and out.

By the time it was time to clean the room, Ye Qingtao really couldn't do it anymore.

There were quilts and quilts prepared earlier in the cupboard. She simply made the bed and fell asleep without caring about being hungry.

Ye Qingtao slept very deeply and felt her hands itchy when she woke up.

She opened her eyes drowsily and saw that the clock on the wall showed five o'clock in the afternoon.

The room was still the same as it was before she fell asleep. It seemed that Gu Jingming had not come back at noon.

It's easy to imagine that soldiers in the army eat in the cafeteria at noon, and few of them go back home on purpose.

Their lunch break is very short, and running around wastes too much time, so they usually take it in the army.

Soak in cold water in the morning, your hands will become swollen.

Ye Qingtao didn't expect that she would get frostbite just one day after arriving here.

She got up from the bed and went to the space to get a tube of homemade frostbite cream to apply on it.

I felt a cool sensation on my hands, and they instantly recovered a lot.

Ye Qingtao was very hungry, but she just lay in bed without moving.

So this is what it feels like to join the army. When you first arrive, you have nothing and the conditions are much tougher than you imagined.

My body still feels sore and my fingers haven't recovered so quickly.

The sun had already set. Although it wasn't so cold that your breath turned into ice, you were still shivering as soon as you got out of the quilt.

There was no charcoal or firewood in the house, and food and other things were not prepared. Even if Ye Qingtao wanted to cook, she could not do anything without the right ingredients.

She turned on the light and continued to lie on the bed without moving.

An hour later, there was finally movement outside.

Gu Jingming pushed the door open wearing a neat military uniform.

Seeing that the light was on in the empty living room, Gu Jingming walked quickly into the room.

"Qingtao, you haven't eaten yet?"

As soon as Gu Jingming came in, he asked him if he had eaten. Ye Qingtao was already so hungry that she was exhausted and rolled her eyes at him.

Gu Jingming brought her to this strange place without saying a word or giving any explanation, and just left like that.

Didn't he think about whether she would have no food to eat or would be unable to bear the cold?

Gu Jingming was stunned for a moment when he saw her rolling eyes, and quickly took out a tightly packed aluminum lunch box from under his clothes.

"I guess you haven't eaten yet, so I brought you some food from the army."

Gu Jingming opened the lunch box in front of her, and the aroma of food filled the air.

Ye Qingtao, who had been starving for a long time, suddenly had a rumbling stomach.

"Come, let's eat?"

Gu Jingming handed the lunch box to her and let her eat on the bed.

Ye Qingtao quickly sat up straight and jumped off the bed.

She lay in the quilt for a long time, unable to bear the severe cold outside, and suddenly began to shiver.

Gu Jingming quickly took off his military coat and put it on her shoulders.

"Thanks."

The cotton coat carried Gu Jingming's body temperature and was particularly warm when he wore it.

She sat at the table with her lunch box and started eating with trembling hands.

Gu Jingming kept the food in his arms, and it was still hot when he brought it over.

There were pork ribs, chicken legs and some vegetables in the bowl, which was a combination of meat and vegetables. Overall, the meal was pretty good.

Gu Jingming pulled a stool and sat next to Ye Qingtao, watching her eat quietly.

Ye Qingtao usually eats very politely, but today he was really hungry and ate very voraciously.

She ate her food in big mouthfuls and accidentally choked.

Gu Jingming quickly patted her on the back. Ye Qingtao swallowed the food in her mouth and then asked hesitantly.

"Would you mind not staring at me while we eat?"

"Okay, take your time eating. I'll go do something else first."

Gu Jingming got up and left immediately. He stood in the middle of the living room and looked around for a while, then looked elsewhere. He originally wanted to say hello to Ye Qingtao, but was afraid of disturbing her meal, so he pushed the door and left.

Ye Qingtao was eating very quickly at first, but when she saw him leave in a hurry just after he came back, she felt indescribable in her heart.

This man was busy all day long, and he just brought her here and left her alone. Ye Qingtao couldn't help feeling indignant.

She slowed down her eating, but still couldn't stop the hunger in her stomach.

She ate up the whole box of food bite by bite.

After filling his stomach, Ye Qingtao burped contentedly.

With his clothes still draped over my shoulders, I didn't feel so cold anymore.

Ye Qingtao pushed the lunch box aside and took out the prescription from the space.

There was still some data that had not been calculated last time. Ye Qingtao felt like he was being scratched by a cat. He thought about it while riding the train and even when he fell asleep.

Now that I have eaten and drunk enough, it is natural for me to devote myself to work.

Ye Qingtao would forget the time whenever she was working. Just when she was completely absorbed in her work, there was a noise outside again.

"Qingtao, open the door. I just went out and forgot to bring my keys."

Ye Qingtao put down her pen and immediately stood up to open the door, only to see Gu Jingming coming back with a cart of coal.

"You're still buying coal so late?"

"You probably didn't have lunch today? You look so cold, and we can't have no fire at home."

Gu Jingming pulled the cart in and parked it at the kitchen door.

He stacked the coal neatly in the corner. After doing all this, he was already sweating profusely.

He pushed the cart out and came back soon to light the fire.

This house has not been occupied for some time. The stove is cold and there is a smell in the water tank.

Gu Jingming went outside to get a bucket of water and cleaned the water tank.

The water was replaced with clean water before the coal was lit.

He piled the coals one by one, and soon the stove was covered in red.

"Qingtao, I've lit the fire and the water is boiling in the stove. If you feel cold later, you can soak your hands in the boiling water."

Gu Jingming said this and then hurried out. Ye Qingtao looked at his busy figure.

There was some resentment just now, but now it has disappeared.

Gu Jingming was very measured in his words and actions, and would not neglect her just because she followed him to join the army.

Although they don't have any feelings for each other, it is not impossible to cultivate his feelings because of his qualities.