By the time she reached her fifteenth round, Gu Qingjiu was numbly running ahead. Just as the stars dancing before her eyes increased in numbers, someone came to her and abruptly grabbed her.
Gu Qingjiu focused her gaze and looked over, her voice sounding a little shaky. “Com… Commander Lu?”
It was Lu Yimei.
With her valiant brows furrowed, she asked with a perplexed look, “Someone told me you’ve run over ten rounds here. What’s going on?”
Gu Qingjiu could feel her calves trembling as she replied. “Someone posted the photos taken secretly of me online yesterday. The school stopped the matter from spreading, but Commanding Officer Qin said we hit someone…”
“My ass!” cussed Lu Yimei. “Yibin already told me what had happened yesterday. How could I not know the reason?
“He dares to punish you? Ever since that incident, I knew he’s a despicable man!”
She held Gu Qingjiu steady and said, “I’ll bring you to the Shooting Department. Instructor Xiong wants to see you. As for Qin Huai, I’ll go meet him myself!”
Though she was only a fourth-year student, it was clear that her words carried a certain weight.
Right now, she was going to stand up for Gu Qingjiu.
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingjiu felt rather agitated. “Thank you, Commander Lu.”
“Why are you thanking me? You’re now our Shooting Department’s ace. Even we—the Shooting Department—don’t punish you. What right has he, a commanding officer?”
Lu Yimei then supported Gu Qingjiu and brought her away.
When they reached the Shooting Department, Gu Qingjiu sat in the lobby and rested. Even that lady at the reception poured her a cup of water.
Meanwhile, Lu Yimei then went straight for Qin Huai.
Because she had exceeded her physical limits earlier, she felt extremely exhausted.
She suddenly felt a stuffy sensation in her heart.
She stared into space as she sat on the sofa and hugged her knees to her body.
He Niancheng had only been gone for a few days, and already she was missing him dearly.
If the Shooting Department hadn’t diverted her attention, she wondered what state she would be in.
Most importantly, she couldn’t even send a text message, much less make a phone call to him.
She had no idea how the Chief Instructor was doing right now, and that made her feel anxious.
Just as she was letting her thoughts run wild, she heard a set of footsteps coming over.
“Gu Qingjiu!”
This voice sounded quite familiar. Gu Qingjiu turned her head and saw that it was Xiong Xuejian and Commanding Officer Nian Chusheng.
Gu Qingjiu immediately stood up. “Commanding Officer, Instructor Xiong, hello!”
“Hahahahaha. Gu Qingjiu, I knew I was right about you.”
Nian Chusheng slapped his large palm on Gu Qingjiu’s shoulder the instant he walked over. The amount of strength put into that slap wasn’t insignificant, and it made Gu Qingjiu quiver a little and her calves to feel sore and painful.
She nearly took in a gasp of cold air. Upon seeing Gu Qingjiu’s expression, Nian Chusheng looked a tad awkward, which was pretty rare of him.
“I’m used to it… Classmate Gu, don’t mind me.”
Nian Chusheng was famous for his enormous strength even back in his days in the troops. Back then, he used to have rough manners.
He couldn’t react momentarily after slapping Gu Qingjiu on her shoulder.
Xiong Xuejian said with a chuckle, “Commander, Classmate Gu can’t withstand your slaps. We’re here to discuss serious matters today.”
“Right, right, right.”
Nian Chusheng also nodded and smiled. He then asked Gu Qingjiu to sit down.
Gu Qingjiu felt a little embarrassed to be sitting down and discussing matters with two people who were considered her seniors.
Just as she expected, these two people were there to discuss the competition yesterday.
