Compared to before, Han Jiaojiao's spirit had slumped a lot. During break time, she pulled Zhi Ying to sit under the shade of a tree with despair in her eyes. She felt overwhelmed, wishing for a break from the relentless sun and training
A wave of frustration washed over her, as if the military training was slowly draining her spirit, causing her to ask, "Ying Ying, after the military training, am I going to be as tan as you?"
Han Jiaojiao applied a thick layer of sunscreen every morning, but, even with her efforts, her skin still couldn't resist becoming more tanned.
"No, it took me two months to get this tan, and the military training will end in a few days." Zhi Ying hadn't changed much, and probably couldn't be any more tanned.
On the contrary, her skin seemed to be getting whiter.
Since her parents had skin paler than average, Zhi Ying has always been whiter than other people of the same age. Her skin also wouldn't have an allergic reaction like redness or peeling after being in the sun.
Her dad always said she was thick-skinned.
"I really hope it will end soon." Han Jiaojiao's shoulders slumped. Her expectations for high school life had long been exhausted by military training.
"… Mhm." Zhi Ying absent-mindedly agreed, staring in a certain direction with dull eyes. She had asked someone to buy a mathematical theory book from abroad, and she didn't know when it would arrive.
Han Jiaojiao followed Zhi Ying's eyes and smiled knowingly, "Looking at Jiang Wei? I always feel that he is not from the same world as us. Speaking of which, you are the first person to speak to him so far!"
Han Jiaojiao's curiosity bubbled over, reflecting her eagerness to uncover more about their mysterious classmate!
However, it left Zhi Ying confused. She wondered why the topic of conversation with Han Jiaojiao suddenly diverged.
"Wow, a girl walked over to him!" Han Jiaojiao opened her eyes wide and tried to see who was the girl that approached Jiang Wei. Unfortunately, everyone was wearing the same camouflage uniform and their hair was tucked into their hats, so she couldn't see who it was.
But…
Han Jiaojiao said with jealousy, "Her skin is so fair..."
"Really?" Zhi Ying glanced at them... Um, two pixelated faces.
Jiang Wei already had a lot of attention. Not only Han Jiaojiao noticed, but the people nearby also started to riot.
"It's Yu Qingyin!" Someone around them recognized the girl.
Zhi Ying glanced at them, but the group of pixelated faces had nothing interesting for her to pay attention to. She was about to return to her contemplative thoughts when she was pulled by Han Jiaojiao to watch the fun together.
"Hey! Xiao Pang, come here." Han Jiaojiao called Li Ge over, "Who is Yu Qingyin?"
In less than a week, Li Ge was officially recognized by Han Jiaojiao and the others as a "Yi Zhong Bai Xiao Sheng," or better known as the know-it-all friend.
"Oh her, she's good-looking, has a wealthy family, and has good grades." Li Ge pouted.
Zhao Qian, who came over with Li Ge, took out plum candies from his pocket and gave some to each person who sat down to eat melon.
"What do you mean?" Han Jiaojiao looked like she was playing the fool.
"Everyone knows that the provincial champion is Zhi Ying, right?" Li Ge sat down and looked as if he was teaching something important, "But no one pays attention to those below first place. Yu Qingyin ranked tenth in her exam and used to always be in first place in middle school. I heard that she didn't do well in the exam and only got tenth place."
"She looks pretty." Zhao Qian had good eyesight; he could see Yu Qingyin's appearance clearly and sighed while cupping his cheeks.
"Could this be our first couple in high school?" Han Jiaojiao made the sound of eating melons.
"Hehe, I think it's impossible." Li Ge declared proudly, "Yu Qingyin talked to Jiang Wei on the first day of class, but Jiang Wei unfortunately ignored her. I heard that tears fell on the spot."
"..." Zhi Ying yawned, wishing she could drift off to sleep.
She couldn't see faces clearly, so this kind of gossip was meaningless to her. It was better to do two sets of test papers.
It was a pity that Zhi Ying didn't dare bring any more test papers since the incident last time, and she also finished the set of "Jiang X test papers".
…
Jiang Wei looked at the person in front of him and said lightly, "Class president, find someone else. I'm not in good health."
Yu Qingyin was temporarily selected as the class president, and each class had their own drinking water bucket. She deliberately came to Jiang Wei to ask for help carrying the bucket of water, in order to talk to him.
"Wha—what?" Yu Qingyin's big eyes flashed with frustration, which made the boys nearby feel very distressed.
"I'm weak, so please find someone else." Jiang Wei appeared oblivious to her hurt expression.
He didn't appreciate girls approaching him with such an intention.
There were so many boys in different classes nearby, but Yu Qingyin had to run over alone and let him go?
"Then-then, classmate Jiang Wei, take care of yourself. I'll go find other students." This was Yu Qingyin's first encounter with this kind of boy, so she hurriedly backed down.
"Tsk, it looks like she is going to cry again." Zhao Qian shook his head sadly.
"Assemble!" the instructor suddenly roared, his voice cutting through the air.
The drill ground suddenly fell silent, and everyone stood at attention after the chaos.
The instructor watched everyone stand and did not speak. He just let everyone stand.
It was not the first time he had done this. Sometimes the instructor would let everyone stand for half an hour before doing other activities.
Zhi Ying seemed deep in meditation, like an old monk. She didn't even move her eyelids.
Her world was a world of a unique marching style known as shun guai, but no one could compare to her posture when standing at attention.
At this moment, Zhi Ying's mind was full of calculus steps. In fact, she had secretly finished high school mathematics, and she was only doing the exam papers to keep the good feeling she gets from doing problems.
She saw a set of international math books on the Internet, so she asked her neighbors to buy them for her. Unfortunately, it took a long time to send them. The neighbor kindly sent her some pictures in advance. Those pictures probably came from someone else's book.
It fascinated Zhi Ying.
"We're not training today." Twenty minutes later, the instructor suddenly said, with a smile on his face, "We will sing."
There was a burst of cheers.
Zhi Ying was still immersed in her own mathematical world.
"Okay, now everyone, sit on the ground!" The instructor gave an order, and everyone sat down.
Except for Zhi Ying, who was still standing upright, with her head held high and chest out. Her hands were close to the seams of her trousers without leaving any gaps. It could be considered perfect.
The instructor's once-smiling smiling face gradually sank. He knew she would be a thorn in his teaching career!
"Zhi Ying!"