At three o'clock in the morning, the meeting finally ended. Zhou Chen took the two people to eat a barbecue outside and then rushed back to his studio in Jiangzhou overnight to catch up on sleep.
The next day, Zhou Chen was woken up by Song Yang. Having only slept for two or three hours, he could barely open his eyes. Song Yang reminded in a low voice, "Boss, you are going to be late for school!"
"What time is it?"
Zhou Chen turned over drowsily and planned to sleep for a while longer.
"Seven thirty. There are only thirty minutes left!"
"Damn it. Military training today!"
Zhou Chen opened his eyes abruptly, sat up and hurriedly put on his shoes. At the same time, he asked, "How are things on your side? Have you taken over Wangjiang Hotel?"
"We have made an appointment to sign the contract today. Do you want to come along?"
"I won't go. I believe you can do this well!"
After tying his shoelaces, Zhou Chen rushed out in a hurry. When he reached the door, he touched his pocket and found it empty. Only then did he go back to the sofa to get his mobile phone. Then he borrowed a hundred yuan from Song Yang to take a taxi.
At five past eight, the taxi Zhou Chen was in arrived at the school gate. As soon as he got off the car, he could see the densely packed students in camouflage uniforms on the playground. Zhou Chen's military uniform was in the dormitory. He still had to go back to the dormitory. When passing by the playground, Zhou Chen saw the team where his classmates were. This team had more than a hundred people. It should be the combined military training of the two classes of e-commerce.
When Zhou Chen looked over, Instructor Hong Lei and more than a hundred pairs of eyes that seemed to be eating people all looked over at the same time. Zhou Chen's muscles tensed up. He nervously walked towards the dormitory.
Hong Lei turned around and said to the students, "Don't worry. There's still plenty of time. Let's wait for him a bit longer."
The students were on the verge of tears. They had already cursed Zhou Chen several times in their hearts. Because of Zhou Chen's lateness, they had been standing at attention since seven o'clock.
Tang Wan was wearing camouflage uniform. Her shoulder-length short hair was tied into a cute double bun hairstyle. Even wearing a military training hat, she still looked adorable. However, the little girl who had been standing at attention for an hour now had slightly knitted eyebrows. Her petite and delicate body was tottering as if she was about to fall at any moment...
As soon as Zhou Chen changed into his military uniform, he quickly returned to the playground.
"Report to the instructor. I'm late. Please punish me!"
Zhou Chen stood at attention straightly, willing to accept the punishment.
Seeing that Zhou Chen's attitude was not bad, Hong Lei grinned and said, "After all, it's the first day of military training. Being late is also normal. I didn't originally want to punish you, but I'm afraid it's hard to calm everyone's anger. Then let's give a small punishment just as a token."
After saying that, he faced the students and asked, "What do you think should be the punishment for this classmate?"
"Do fifty push-ups!"
"One hundred is too few. My legs are numb from standing. At least start with two hundred!"
"Two hundred is not much either. Let's make it three hundred!"
"Damn, you guys are really ruthless. Be careful of being retaliated against if you are late next time!"
"Humph, I will never be late!"
"..."
The students were talking a lot. Hong Lei raised his hand to stop everyone from talking, then took out a watch from his pocket, looked at the time on it and said: "My rule here is to run half a circle around the playground if you are late for one minute. This classmate is already seventy minutes late. Two minutes, then run thirty-six laps!" After that, he looked at his classmates again and asked, "Do you have any objections?" "No!" The students shouted energetically.
The track of the university playground is about four hundred meters. Thirty-six laps is equivalent to fourteen kilometers. Running these fourteen kilometers is also enough to give him a hard time. Hong Lei curved his mouth into a smile and said, "Start now!" Zhou Chen took a deep breath and then began to run around the playground. The instructor said to the students unhurriedly, "Everyone move to the rest area to rest first and by the way, introduce yourselves!" The so-called rest area is the grassland next to the playground. Hong Lei led the students to the grassland. The students sat on the ground and then went to the front in turn to introduce themselves. Zhou Chen liked sports in high school and often went for morning runs. His physical fitness was still fairly good. However, when he reached the tenth lap, he still stopped due to lack of strength. He supported his knees with both hands and gasped for breath in large mouthfuls. Damn... Truly a devilish instructor. Wouldn't his legs break after running fourteen kilometers? "Why did you stop? Stop once and add one lap!" Hong Lei shouted loudly at Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen took a few quick breaths and then continued running. After the students introduced themselves, Zhou Chen had already run twenty laps. He stopped again and gasped for breath in large mouthfuls, only feeling that his heart was about to stop beating. "Continue running... There are still sixteen laps left!" The instructor shouted sternly. Zhou Chen had a dry mouth and a parched throat. He said loudly, "Report to the instructor. I want to drink water!" Hong Lei responded loudly, "This is a punishment, not training. You can't drink water until you finish running!" At this moment, he vividly demonstrated the strictness of the devilish instructor.
All the students present shrank their necks and secretly made up their minds that they must not be late during military training under any circumstances.
"Report to the instructor. I want to go to the toilet!"
Just at this moment, Gu Qingyu on the left side of Tang Wan stood up and said.
The instructor nodded and said, "ok!"
Gu Qingyu walked towards the direction of the restroom, but when she was halfway there, she suddenly turned and went to the canteen.
At this time, the sun was a bit strong. Zhou Chen had already run twenty-eight laps. His whole body was soaked with sweat. He only felt dizzy, had blurred vision and ringing in the ears, and felt a tightness in his chest. This was a sign of severe dehydration...
Zhou Chen stopped and sat down limply on the ground...
Hong Lei saw that Zhou Chen had reached his limit and didn't rush him...
At the same time, Gu Qingyu came up to Zhou Chen with a bottle of mineral water. "Drink some water!"
Zhou Chen looked up at Gu Qingyu and then hesitated as he looked at the mineral water in her hand.
"Tang Wan paid for it and let me buy it. I also earned five yuan for running errands!"
After putting the mineral water on the ground, Gu Qingyu turned and left.
She guessed that there were some problems between Tang Wan and Zhou Chen. This problem was not a problem in their relationship, but for other reasons. Tang Wan seemed to be deliberately avoiding Zhou Chen, so she asked herself to buy water for Zhou Chen.
In fact, when Tang Wan was transferred to Class Two yesterday, she had some wavering in her heart and wondered if her chance had come. However, just now, Zhou Chen didn't even dare to drink the water she handed him, indicating that he was worried that Tang Wan would think too much. Although the two were not in the same class, their relationship was still there. Gu Qingyu completely gave up the obsession in her heart... Zhou Chen unscrewed the bottle cap and took a big sip. After drinking the water, he finally regained some strength. After taking a rest for a while, he continued to get up and run. After running the last eight laps, Zhou Chen came up to Hong Lei with his exhausted body.
"Report to the instructor. I've finished running!"
"Well, you are the only one who hasn't introduced yourself. Make an introduction and let the classmates remember you well!" Hong Lei said with a half-smile.
Facing the classmates, Zhou Chen introduced himself, "Hello everyone, I'm Zhou Chen. I believe everyone has already heard the name of me, the sinner. I won't introduce myself much. My lateness today has caused trouble for everyone. I apologize to my classmates here!"
"Sorry!"
Zhou Chen's attitude was sincere. Coupled with his good looks, many female classmates smiled and said it was okay. However, those male classmates had expressions of disapproval on their faces.
"Go and sit down." Hong Lei nodded expressionlessly. Then looking at the students, he said, "Everyone has seen the punishment of classmate Zhou Chen today. During military training, my rules are the rules. If you violate my rules, you will be punished. I will use the rules of the military department to train and punish you!"