Chapter 36 Denial
Bai He followed Fu Siwei to the sports equipment room.
He turned on the light and took a cushion for her to sit on.
Bai He felt a little awkward and nervous. Fu Siwei smiled gently at her and said, "You've never done such a large-scale exercise before, have you?"
"Never," Bai He said. "It's really terrible."
Thinking about it now, I feel... dark.
"If I don't relax well, I will become a paralyzed Lily tomorrow and even have difficulty walking down the stairs." Fu Siwei took out a foam roller from a pile of equipment.
Hearing him call her Sayuri, Bai He became even more nervous. Although they had a brief WeChat chat and he understood that her WeChat name Lily meant lily, their relationship was not as... familiar as it seems.
He asked her to sit on a mat and used a foam roller to help her relax her calf muscles. "This can slightly relieve the tension in the fascia. I'll press it for you later."
"Fu instructor..."
"Call me Fu Siwei."
"Didn't you just say that calling someone's name means running three laps as punishment?"
"That's directed at others. Privately, you can call me Fu Siwei."
Bai He licked his dry lower lip, paused for a few seconds, and looked at Fu Siwei: "Instructor Fu, are you so direct when pursuing girls?"
Fu Siwei chuckled. "My intentions were already hidden before I became your instructor. I'm helpless to become your instructor, but... don't worry, I won't pursue you until after the military training is over. Otherwise, I'll be punished."
"So what's going on now?"
"Right now, this is just my normal concern for the students. It's within a manageable range." He pointed to the camera in the corner. "Don't worry."
Bai He didn't think any more about it. She watched him half-kneeling on one knee, his knee tapping on the mat, carefully helping her relax her calf muscles.
The sharp facial features give Qi Lang a sense of depth.
The man half-kneeling in front of her was clearly a very handsome suitor, but for some reason, the person that came to her mind was Qi Lang.
"Do you have a scar on your neck?" Fu Siwei turned his head to look at the black lace tied around Bai He's fair neck.
She touched her neck in obvious panic: "Can you see it?"
"I can't tell, but if it's just for decoration, most girls would only wear one neckband. You're wearing three, wrapped tightly. You're not afraid of getting heatstroke in such hot weather."
"Well…"
The only thing she had in her mind was that the instructor had good eyesight.
"It's a burn scar, it's ugly, and I don't want to affect other people's impressions."
"You haven't had surgery?"
"It was many years ago, and the technology was not that mature, so it was not repaired properly. Besides, my family didn't have the money to do this at that time."
"I see." Fu Siwei pondered and assured her, "Your situation is special. I will explain it to the chief instructor and ask him not to embarrass you again in the future."
"Thank you, Instructor Fu!"
"I told you, just call me Fu Siwei in private."
"How about I call you Senior Fu? Are you a senior?"
Fu Siwei said gently: "Of course I am your senior. I am a sophomore in the business school."
"Are you from the business school too?"
Fu Siwei watched her suddenly become excited, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "The boy who helped you today, Qi Lang, is also from the Business School."
"Uh, yes, you know him?"
"Everyone knows him. His scores far exceeded the admission score for Kitasato University's School of Business. With scores from Tsinghua and Peking University falling into Kitasato University, the school's leaders are practically laughing their asses off," Fu Siwei said calmly. "He's been chosen to give the school's internal freshman speech this year."
Bai He couldn't hide the smile in his eyes: "He has been the best since he was young. Public speaking and other things come naturally to him."
"Is that your boyfriend?"
"Oh no!" Bai He waved her hands repeatedly, "How could he be my boyfriend!"
Fu Siwei heard the lack of confidence in her words and chuckled, "That's right, you don't look worthy either."
Bai He's heart was stabbed, but she did not show her unhappiness.
"There are many girls chasing him, but none of them can compare to you. I think you should set your sights higher."
Bai He looked at him in surprise: "I'm sorry, I really want to believe it, but you're too fake."
The two smiled at each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed.
When Fu Siwei smiles, there are two dimples at the corners of his mouth, which makes him look very gentle.
She thought of Yan Yi again. Yan Yi only had a shallow dimple on the left side of his face.
"But I really mean it," Fu Siwei said, "I really think you have higher standards."
"No, that's just my vision."
Just like Qi Lang's shitty behavior.
"He and I are childhood friends," Bai He explained. "He, my brother, and I have been friends since we were little."
“There aren’t many sisters who can be friends with their younger brothers.”
"He's not my biological brother, but..." Bai He thought for a moment, "If he was my biological brother, I might not love him so much."
Fu Siwei looked at Bai He and said, "I also want to be your brother, but I don't have the chance. I'm obviously older than you."
"Who knows, what if you're younger than me?"
"I'm 20."
"Oh, then you are older than me, so you should call me senior."
The two chatted casually in a pleasant atmosphere. Bai He was not nervous at all. Even though she knew that he was pursuing her, she felt very relaxed as they were just friends.
Fu Siwei relaxed her muscles and guided her to do many stretching exercises, which took more than fifty minutes.
"I think..." Bai He lay on the mat like a cat, leaning forward, touching the ground with her forehead, stretching her back muscles, "I think you're just like a personal trainer."
Fu Siwei tilted his head and asked sincerely, "Would you like a private lesson, miss? It's 10 yuan an hour."
“It’s too expensive!”
“You get what you pay for.”
Bai He thought about it and said with a smile, "Why don't you pay the instructor and I'll consider it?"
"If Instructor Fu is paying you, you better be careful."
Before he could finish his words, there was a loud "bang" and the door of the sports equipment room was kicked open from outside!
Qi Lang walked in, holding his phone in one hand and filming a video. His eyes were as cold as ice as he looked at Fu Siwei: "Instructor Fu, you are so good, secretly having a love affair with a female student here, do you want to die?"
The muscles at the corners of his eyes were trembling, and he was burning with uncontrollable anger. "If you miss, tell me! Why are you messing with her?"
"Qi Lang, what are you crazy about?" Bai He reached out to grab his phone.
Qi Lang raised his hand, naturally preventing her from touching him, and pulled her behind him.
Although angry, he managed to control his emotions when speaking to her, and said solemnly, "He's teasing you, can't you see it, idiot."
"No, you misunderstood. What kind of man is it to take secret photos? Give me your phone!"
Qi Lang held up his phone but didn't give it to him: "So you agree too?"
"Qi Lang, we have nothing, can you please stop going crazy?"
Fu Siwei looked at the boy in front of him who was going crazy like an out-of-control beast and said, "There are surveillance cameras in the equipment room. I'm helping her relax her muscles. We are being honest. This is the instructor's duty."
Qi Lang sneered, "The surveillance camera can record video, but can it record audio? What nonsense were you just spouting? Do you want me to show this video to the chief instructor? Not only will I be punished for not being an instructor, I'll also have to resign from the flag squad."
After saying that, Qi Lang turned and left. Bai He opened his arms to block him: "Qi Lang, give me your phone!"
Qi Lang didn't move, looking at her: "He's harassing you, can't you hear it!"
"I didn't feel uncomfortable. I thought it was a normal joke. Qi, you misunderstood."
"Bai He, you don't understand what men are thinking."
"I don't want to understand what a man is thinking. The only person I want to understand is..." Bai He suppressed her emotions and stopped talking in time. She looked at the phone he was holding tightly, "Qi Lang, give it to me. Don't say it a second time."
Sometimes, Bai He puts a lot of pressure on him.
He could be rebellious and arrogant and not listen to anyone, but if this little childhood sweetheart argued with him, it would be difficult for Qi Lang to say no to her.
He handed over the phone unhappily.
Bai He swiped the screen, entered the password, and saw that the screensaver background was a photo of him, Yan Yi, and Bai He when they were children under a swing.
Bai He was swinging on the swing with a smile, Qi Lang was pushing her from behind, and Yan Yi was standing by, making sure she didn't swing too high, for fear that she would fall.
This is a heartwarming scene that Bai He’s mother accidentally captured.
His screen savers used to be cartoon characters, I don’t know when he changed to this picture.
Bai He didn't look at it any further, but went straight into the video album and deleted the most recent video.
Qi Lang said coldly: "Don't forget to delete it recently, otherwise it can be restored."
"Thanks for the reminder." Bai He clicked on the recently deleted items and deleted all the backups.
Qi Lang extended his hand, and Bai He placed the phone back in his broad palm: "What are you doing here?"
"Caught in adultery."
She couldn't help but raise her leg to kick him, but Qi Lang dodged nimbly.
Fu Siwei looked at the two people, as if he had performed this action thousands of times.
They are...close.
Bai He turned around and said to Si Wei, "Instructor, I'll take him away first. I'm really sorry for offending you today."
The relationship between the two seemed to immediately break away from the relaxed atmosphere just now and return to the previous polite but unfamiliar state.
Fu Siwei's expression softened: "It's okay, go take a shower early, the public bathroom is time-limited."
After saying that, he left, and when he passed by Qi Lang, he even bumped his shoulder rudely.
Qi Lang felt a huge provocation, raised his hand and gave him the middle finger, cursing, "Fuck you."
Bai He immediately pulled his fingers down and said unhappily, "When did you become a street thug? Don't forget that you are now a model student in the business school."
"Whoever wants to be the boss can be the boss." Qi Lang looked at her unhappily, "He also asked you to take a shower?"
"What's wrong with asking me to take a shower?"
"I bet you a thousand bucks that he's got you taking off your clothes and taking a shower in his mind."
“…”
Bai He felt that Qi Lang had become an unreasonable psychopath tonight: "You think this way, and you think all men in the world think this way."
"I……"
Qi Lang was speechless, a little stuck, "I didn't think about the way you take a shower..."
His ears turned red as he tried to hide his anger.
"Qi Lang, you bastard!!!" Bai He grabbed his collar, "Don't let your imagination run wild! Clear your mind!"
"I didn't think so."
"I didn't think about it, why are you blushing?"
Qi Lang's breathing became heavy. The physiological reaction was so violent that he could not control it at all. He instinctively turned around and walked away.
Bai He caught up with him and asked, "You won't apologize to me?"
"I'm not wrong."
"If you don't apologize, our friendship will capsize!"
Qi Lang paused. When she walked in front of him, he immediately turned sideways. However, Bai He insisted on staring into his eyes. "Apologize sincerely, and I'll see if I can forgive you."
Qi Lang simply hid in the nearby grove, using the dark shadows of the trees to cover his transformed body. "Do you like that old guy?"
"Old guy? He's our senior!"
"Those who are above sophomores are old guys."
“…”
nerve.
Bai He turned to leave, but Qi Lang grabbed her wrist.
So hot!
Bai He felt burned by his scorching palm and subconsciously reached out to touch his forehead. "Are you having a fever? If you do, I can forgive you temporarily."
"No." Qi Lang said.
Although... his whole body is feeling very dry and hot now.
"Since everything is fine, I'll go back."
"Wait, chat with me for a while."
Now in the dark woods, Qi Lang didn't have to worry about her seeing any "uncivilized" scenes, but the restlessness that had nowhere to vent made him not want to let her go easily.
"No, the shower time is limited. If you are late, there will be no water."
“…”
His Adam's apple rolled, and his throat became even more dry and itchy. "Don't mention taking a bath, okay?"
Otherwise he won't be able to sleep tonight.
Qi Lang didn't want her to leave, so of course she was willing to stay with him. She leaned against the tree trunk and stood back to back with him.
The burning temperature of his body seemed to bake her along with the air. It was so hot, and there were many mosquitoes under her feet. Although she was wearing camouflage trousers, it could not stop the buzzing of mountain mosquitoes.
Bai He rubbed her calves with her feet, which made her feel very itchy.
"Have you been bitten by a mosquito? Then go back." Qi Lang noticed her movements.
"Do you have something to tell me?" Bai He asked him.
"It's okay."
"Nothing... Why did you ask me to chat with you? There must be something going on."
“Why do you have to look for it when you have something to do?”
He just wanted to stay with her and get bitten by mosquitoes together, is that not okay?
Bai He didn't know what he was thinking and thought he was in a bad mood, probably because he was punished today.
She held his arm and said, "Are you still sore? Have you relaxed your muscles?"
"Relax, this is common sense." Qi Lang said angrily, "When everyone is like you, you know nothing and let others take advantage of you."
"I'll say it again, Fu Siwei is a very good senior, he didn't take advantage of me!"
"He likes you, can you deny it?"
“…”
Denying, why would she deny it?
Bai He frowned and said, "Can't others like me? This proves that I am actually quite attractive, doesn't it?"
"You've always been very good!" Qi Lang rubbed his nose and said unhappily.
These words made Bai He's heart skip a beat and she looked towards Qi Lang.
Half of the boy's face was in the shadow of the tree, and the other half was covered with the cold white of moonlight. His long eyelashes covered his eyelids, casting a thin row of shadows.
He rarely does this...
I rarely say this, rarely do this... I lowered my eyelids and looked at her.
She had only seen such depth in Yan Yi's eyes.
"Qi Lang, do you think I'm...okay?" She licked her dry lips and asked with courage.
"I think you..."
Before he finished speaking, Bai He's cell phone rang. He looked down and saw that it was Yan Yi calling.
I heard from a senior that because students’ cell phones were confiscated during military training last year and they later fell ill and were unable to contact their families, their families came to the school and made a big fuss, so no one’s cell phones were confiscated this year.
Bai He answered the phone, and Yan Yi asked her about her military training situation.
"Yeah, it's a little hard, but it's okay."
"I know how to relax your muscles, but you should also be careful with sun protection. Remember to use the face mask I gave you. It costs hundreds of dollars."
"Are you also on the mountain? We're not at the same training ground. Can we meet?"
"Then I'll wait for you. Come find me when you have time. It's been a long time since we last met. I miss you so much."
She hung up the phone and turned around to see Qi Lang's brows twisted into a stutter -
"Did you give the facial mask I gave you to Yanyi?"
"Uh... I gave you... one, two, three, four, five, six... right?"
"It was a mistake." Qi Lang waved his hand and turned to leave.
Bai He caught up with him with a smile, went back to the camp with him, and quickly went upstairs to pack her clothes and take a shower.
After he watched her go upstairs, Qi Lang took out his phone, entered the encrypted document, and sent the backed-up video to Yan Yi.
"The instructor is picking up your sister."
Not crazy yet.
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