Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Xiao Jing looked stupidly at the man who was so close to her. His hands were rubbing her head. He had a strange look in his eyes, and it was as if he was looking at the Tibetan mastiff at home. He touched it again and again and then dropped a handful of meat and bones.
“I am a democratic person. I never want to ask my family to do something they don’t like. But this time is different. It’s not about the reputation of the Xiao family, but your life. Do you understand?” Xiao Yu put down his hand, looked up at the ceiling, and said, “Unless you can promise to retire immediately after the five-year term is over.”
“Retire?” Xiao Jing frowned, but she had never thought about retiring. She still wanted to give all her remaining youth to Tie Ying.
Xiao Yu nodded solemnly, waiting for her reply.
Xiao Jing weighed the pros and cons and felt that if she did not agree now, her eldest brother would probably insist on carrying her on his shoulders and forcibly taking her away from the Tie Ying Team.
So she nodded her head vigorously and assured him, “Yes, sir.”
Xiao Yu couldn’t help but sigh, “Be careful, stay away from Shen Chengfeng, the living devil, he won’t show any mercy to women.”
“I, I understand.” Xiao Jing lowered her head guiltily.
Xiao Yu opened his pocket and put a bunch of medicine bottles on the table again. “These are daily medicines. Keep a few more. You have a special status and you can’t go to the infirmary if you get hurt. Put these medicines away. Send someone to tell me when you run out.”
Xiao Jing looked at the various small porcelain bottles on the table and continued to nod, “Yes, brother.”
“Don’t push yourself too hard. The special forces are a gathering place for elites. Even if you are not the best among the best, you are still a hero here. Do you understand?”
“Yeah, I know.”
“Shen Chengfeng doesn’t like our Xiao family very much. You probably won’t get any benefits from him. If you want to switch teams, tell Pei Yi. He will send someone to inform me, and I will let you go to Zhenghu or Jinglang.”
Xiao Jing asked hesitantly, “How did Big Brother know my identity?”
Xiao Yu glanced at her and said, “Anyone who is not blind can tell the difference between a man and a woman.”
Xiao Jing tugged at the corner of her clothes. So, had she been exposed early on? Wait, what about her second and third brothers?
Xiao Yu pointed out her doubts and said bluntly: “As for your second and third brothers, they may know it, or they may not know it. After all, not everyone has the same insight as your eldest brother.”
“……” This was an ambiguous answer.
Xiao Yu put on his military cap and patted her shoulder gently, “Don’t worry, even if the sky falls, you still have me to hold it up.”
Xiao Jing stood there in a daze, looking at the departing figure. She inexplicably felt a little warmth in her heart. She couldn’t help but purse her lips and smile, pressing her chest.
It seemed that her eldest brother was not as cold-hearted as he was when he was a child.
Xiao Jing lay back on the bed, staring at the ceiling with her bright eyes. Suddenly, her expression froze and she sat up hastily.
Look at the attitudes of the second and third brothers. They couldn’t be unaware of it. What about father? What about the lady?
What should she do? If the lady knew about this, would her mother be punished?
No, if the lady knew about this, she would definitely not let her stay in the special forces team. This was a shame for the Xiao family, and she would not let it be made public.
“Lieutenant Xiao, it’s time for dinner.” Lian Qing stood at the door and shouted.
Xiao Jia came back to her senses, her heart skipping a beat with fear at the sudden sound.
Lian Qing leaned on the table, his hands resting on his chin, his eyes flickering on Xiao Jing, and he smiled and said, “Why are you standing there in a daze?”
Xiao Jing stood up and shook her head, “It’s okay.”
“Shall we go eat together?” Lian Qing patted his stomach. “I heard that the food in the special forces is very different. I haven’t eaten since noon today, I saved it for dinner.”
Xiao Jing smiled, “It is indeed very different.”
Lian Qing was overjoyed, “Then hurry up, if you go too late there will probably be only broth left.”
In the cafeteria, some officers were sitting around and eating quietly.
“Bang.” The plate in Lian Qing’s hand fell heavily on the table. He looked at the three dishes and one soup on the plate, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help twitching.
Xiao Jing picked up a pair of chopsticks for him and said with a smile, “Eat, today’s meal is good, and there’s meat for you to eat.”
“I think you should change the squad leader of the kitchen squad. This is pure abuse.” Lian Qing smacked his lips, rummaged through the green pepper and pork shreds in the bowl, and finally found a few pieces of minced meat.
“The special forces team prepares meals according to a nutritional diet every day. The main thing is to eat enough, not to eat well.” Xiao Jing gnawed on her white flour bun.
“Can I sit here?” Lin Qi stood beside the two of them holding a tray.
Xiao Jing made way for him and said with a smile, “You’re late today.”
“You came too early.” Lin Qi put his duck leg into Xiao Jing’s plate.
Lian Qing stared, “Why do you have duck legs?”
Lin Qi said in confusion: “All of us do.”
Lian Qing looked at the people behind him and saw that they all had a duck leg the size of a fist. He asked in surprise, “Why don’t I have one?”
“You did, but I think you’re too fat. You can’t eat so many high-fat foods, so I asked the squad leader to take it away for you.” Xiao Jing grinned, with an innocent look on her face, her eyebrows and eyes full of praise for me, how thoughtful I am for you.
Lian Qing pointed his chopsticks at Xiao Jing, who was smiling harmlessly, and said through gritted teeth, “Doesn’t your conscience hurt that you treat your former captain like this?”
Xiao Jing took a bite of the duck leg with a smile on her face and shook her head, “No, my conscience is alive and well.”
Lian Qing took a deep breath, and the next moment, he reached out and tried to snatch it away from her.
Xiao Jing quickly grabbed his fist and said jokingly, “Captain, you are much weaker than me now.”
Lian Qing was furious and jumped up from the stool. Without any hesitation, he hugged Xiao Jing and stuck his head out with his mouth open, trying to take a bite of the duck leg in Xiao Jing’s hand.
Xiao Jing turned over and pinned Lian Qing down without any effort. She still had that smile of victory on her face and said, “Captain, you are far behind.”
Lian Qing struggled violently. Although he had neglected exercise in recent years, he was still a soldier with several years of training. His speed could not catch up with Xiao Jing, but his strength was definitely not lower than hers.
Xiao Jing was stunned and suddenly lost her balance. She obviously did not expect Lian Qing to have the chance to counterattack. She was careless for a moment and was easily freed from her grip.
Lian Qing’s hands and feet were now free. He lunged forward and forced Xiao Jing, who was a head shorter than him, to the ground. He then stretched out his hand to hook the duck leg in Xiao Jing’s hand.
Xiao Jing poked his waist with a smile and said, “Captain, I’ll give it to you. I really will.”
“No one would believe you.” Lian Qing grabbed Xiao Jing’s hand stubbornly, overjoyed.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared in front of the two of them.
Xiao Jing raised her head. The incandescent light above her head fell right on the center of the person’s head. Her peripheral vision pierced into her pupils from the other person’s facial outline, so that she could not recognize who it was for a moment.
Lian Qing looked at the military boots in front of him, and his eyes slowly moved upwards. The man’s military uniform was meticulous, and the special gloves were flashing a strange light. Looking up again, the man happened to be staring at him with a pair of dead fish eyes.
The atmosphere suddenly fell into an awkward vicious circle.
“Do you know what the cafeteria is used for?” Shen Chengfeng looked down at the two people who were having a lot of fun.
Xiao Jing hurriedly pushed Lian Qing away from where he was pinning her down, stood up, straightened her body, and replied in a sonorous and powerful voice, “A place to eat.”
“Since you know this is a place to eat, why don’t you eat properly? What are you doing here?” Shen Chengfeng looked at the shiny oil stains at the corners of her mouth, then looked at the duck leg in Lian Qing’s hand, and said, “Two hundred push-ups.”
“Yes, captain.” Xiao Jing didn’t hesitate for a moment, lying on the ground, and started to complete one after another.
Lian Qing stood there in a daze. What was going on?
Shen Chengfeng stared at him with a sharp gaze.
Lian Qing felt his spine being stabbed twice again. His hands and feet squatted down uncontrollably and followed Xiao Jing’s rhythm.
“My rule is that if one person makes a mistake, the entire army will be punished.” Shen Chengfeng looked around the cafeteria at everyone who was watching the show quietly.
As soon as the words fell, everyone lay down as if they were ordered. All over the floor, figures were completing 200 push-ups with high standards, quality and speed.
After Xiao Jing finished, she stood up breathlessly. This time she sat in her seat properly, and from time to time she would secretly glance at Lian Qing who was obviously lagging behind.
Lian Qing still had a duck leg in his mouth. He thought he should stop and finish eating the duck leg first, but he subconsciously felt that a pair of eyes were staring at him with burning intensity, which made him shudder.
Shen Chengfeng finished a bowl of soup, looked at Lian Qing lying on the ground exhausted, and said: “Captain Lian’s physical strength is obviously a little behind. This is just a little training after dinner. When the formal training starts tomorrow, you have to follow the rules of the special forces. The last one will not get any food.”
“…” The duck leg fell from Lian Qing’s mouth. He raised his head and looked at Xiao Jing in disbelief. He asked in a low voice: “Really?”
Xiao Jing nodded.
Lian Qing’s legs began to tremble, and he fell to the ground with his hands and knees prostrated. He then looked at Xiao Jing with tears in his eyes. He used to be Second Lieutenant Xiao, who was as delicate as a young cabbage, but after just a few months of not seeing her, the tender leaves were gone, leaving only the rough cabbage stalks.
The special forces were really crazy.
“Eat.” Shen Chengfeng’s voice suddenly rang out like a midnight bell, startling everyone so much that they hurriedly lowered their heads and kept quiet while chewing the steamed buns on their plates.
Xiao Jing had just taken a bite of her steamed bun when suddenly a few slices of radish appeared on her plate.
Lin Qi smiled and said, “Eat more. You just recovered and need to eat more.”
Xiao Jing put a few green peppers into his bowl and said with a smile, “You were also seriously injured, so you should eat more.”
Lin Qi shook his head and took the food back for her, not forgetting to pass on the minced meat in his bowl. He said, “I have thick skin and flesh, so I don’t need to replenish it. You’ve lost too much blood recently. You’ll have to intensify your training starting tomorrow, so you need to eat more.”
Shen Chengfeng watched the two people squeezing each other in silence.
Xiao Jing felt a sharp gaze attacking her from the right rear. She tilted her head in dismay, and seeing this, she hurriedly ate her steamed bun.
“Is the dormitory ready?” Shen Chengfeng asked.
Xiao Jing nodded, “It’s already been packed.”
“My things have been delivered. You can clean them up yourself. I don’t like messy environments.”
“I will treat it with caution.”
“Continue eating.” Shen Chengfeng stood up and strode out of the cafeteria with his head held high.
Seeing him leave, Xiao Jing stuffed her steamed bun into her mouth and said incoherently, “I’m full too, you guys take your time eating.”
Shen Chengfeng noticed the figure following closely behind him, stopped and said straight to the point: “If you have something to say, just say it.”
Xiao Jing walked over timidly and couldn’t help but hook her palms with her fingers guiltily. She then lowered her voice and said, “Captain, are you really going to move in and share the dormitory with me?”
“Do I look like I’m joking?” Shen Chengfeng asked back.
Xiao Jing lowered her head. “As a captain, isn’t it too unfair for you to share a dormitory with me?”
“Or do you want Lin Qi and Lian Qing to sleep with you? Hmm?”
Xiao Jing hurriedly shook her head, “I just think it’s inappropriate to do this. After all, you are the captain.”
“I just don’t want a third person to know those secrets that shouldn’t be known.”
Xiao Jing kicked the stones on the ground. She really wanted to say, “Since you don’t want anyone to know my secret, you can actually squeeze in with Lian Qing.” But she was afraid that as soon as she said this, she would be beaten to death by her captain’s fist, which was like a sandbag and corrosive.
“Are you fully healed?” A cold voice floated faintly. The night wind gently lifted the branches, and the leaves and branches made a rustling sound imperceptibly.
Xiao Jing raised her head. The street lights were a little dim and there was a drizzle on the roadside. She stared at the figure of the man who was one step away from her. There seemed to be a few drops of water next to his military cap.
Shen Chengfeng looked at the pair of lively big eyes. Compared with the sharp and deep pupils of those rough men in the military camp, these eyes were indeed more spiritual, lively, clean and clear.
The rain fell into Xiao Jing’s eyes, and she closed her eyes instinctively. She raised her hand and rubbed her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, a clean handkerchief was handed to her.
“Stop rubbing it, it’s all red.” Shen Chengfeng wiped the raindrops off her face with light movements.
Xiao Jing’s heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously took two steps back, deliberately keeping a distance from him, and said hesitantly, “Captain, that’s not necessary.”
Shen Chengfeng put down his hand, then he turned around and walked down the stairs, ignoring the increasingly heavy rain, and walked straight towards the administrative building.
Xiao Jing looked at the figure walking away, raised her hand and pressed her chest uncertainly, as if something was wrong inside.
As the night deepened, thunder roared in the sky, lightning flashed through the glass windows, and with a bang, heavy rain poured down.
Xiao Jing was lying on the floor, covered with a quilt. It was already around eleven o’clock in the evening, but she tossed and turned and couldn’t fall asleep.
“Dong.” The sound of a door opening came from the front door gently, not intending to alarm anyone.
Xiao Jing sat up reflexively, looking outside the door with her eyes blinking.
The room was a little dim, but it did not affect his pace. Shen Chengfeng took off his coat that was soaked by the rain, revealing his strong muscles.
Xiao Jing swallowed and asked carefully, “Captain, were you caught in the rain?”
Shen Chengfeng wiped his hair casually, put on a clean shirt, poured a glass of water, and then replied: “Are you still not asleep?”
“You haven’t slept yet, have you? As your loyal soldier, how can I go to bed first?”
Shen Chengfeng stepped over her and sat on the bed, staring at the small body on the ground with a dim gaze, and said in a lukewarm tone: “You can sleep now.”
Xiao Jing lay back on the ground. The floor was a bit hard and it hurt her bones.
Shen Chengfeng lay on the bed with his clothes on and closed his eyes.
Xiao Jing turned over and looked at the captain who showed no guilt at all and pouted her lips in grievance.
“Don’t forget your identity. It is a taboo for men and women to sleep together. If you disregard your identity and sneak up to share the bed with me, you will be put in solitary confinement.” The man’s voice echoed vigorously in the room.
“…” Xiao Jing’s eyebrows twitched. Did I say I would climb up? Did I say I would shamelessly sleep in the same bed with you? This is my bed, my bed. You occupied my bed and even made alarmist remarks. Don’t you have any guilt at all?
Shen Chengfeng turned sideways, opened his eyes, and looked into her eyes. Although he said nothing, his eyes had given her the best answer: Wait until you sit in my position before discussing this issue of conscience with me.
Haha, as long as you are happy, Captain.
Xiao Jing lay on the ground, pulling the quilt over her head.
Big brother was right. Shen Chengfeng, this living devil, was not only blind but also cruel. Facing such a delicate girl like me, he was so cruel that he stole my bed, made me sleep on the quilt I had just changed and my only pillow, and he didn’t even allow me to covet the warmth of the big bed.
Why didn’t God strike him to death with lightning just now!
“Come here.” The man’s voice sounded again.
Xiao Jing sat up with a somersault, unable to hide the joy on her face. Could it be that the captain suddenly had a change of heart?
Shen Chengfeng handed over the empty cup beside the bed and said bluntly, “Put it on the table.”
“…” Xiao Jing could feel the fierce and violent energy coming from her fist when it squeezed the cup.
“Go to sleep.” Shen Chengfeng closed his eyes with peace of mind.
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Today is Xiaoman’s birthday as stated on her ID card. I wonder if anyone has given Xiaoman a big heart?
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