"Zap, zap, zap, zap, zap, zap, zap..."
The girl shook her head as if in regret, then continued, "One day, I fell in love with you at first sight in the crowd. Too shy to show my feelings but eager to get close to you, I had to dress up as a boy. After going through countless hardships, you two finally got together. And then, on the wedding night—"
"Wait a minute! I don't want my book to get banned! Writing a book is so hard!"
"I took it out and it's even bigger than yours."
"Damn it! I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it! I won't listen, I won't listen, like a turtle chanting nonsense!"
"By the way, this is a manga Ji Han has been reading recently. It's called *The Daily Life of the Carnivorous Special Agent and the Weak Recipient Agent*. If you're interested, you can go and take a look."
"Who would read such a thing! Don't stuff all this weird stuff into my head! My ears!"
No, I have to stay away from Ji Han recently. I used to think that the tenderness in Ji Han's eyes was because of the childhood friendship, which made my heart flutter. But now I realize that she's not only looking at me, but also at Ji Ling, Liang Dong, Ye Fan and a bunch of others. Maybe the newly joined Yang Shixiu is also in her sights...
Fuck (a kind of plant).
Jiang Li's eyes were filled with laughter, like a spring river. She looked like a little fox whose cunning plan had succeeded. So lively and agile, like an elf who had strayed into the mortal world, refined and otherworldly, yet not giving a sense of distance. Her face was looking down at me, and her pink lips made me have an impulse to kiss her.
Something small in my heart wavered. Why? Was it because, as she said, we were the same kind?
Forcing myself to focus back on the report, I submitted today's training report to Elsa through SAFC (computer version). The next task was only the report related to Craig. Oh, and also the self-criticism for disturbing public order.
"Do you want me to write it for you?"
Suddenly, Jiang Li leaned close to my ear, her breath fragrant like an orchid. Her unique fragrance filled my heart, making me jump and move aside in a startle: "No, no need."
"Are you sure you don't need it?"
The girl's eyes sparkled with an ambiguous light, looking down at me with a sweet voice.
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"Achoo!"
In the girls' dormitory.
Ji Han rubbed her nose and moved her eyes away from her mobile phone. Her eyes were filled with a misty confusion: "Why do I feel so strange?"
Luo Bing was dozing off while holding her SCAR. Zhuge Yu made the last few adjustments to her small drone, then turned around with her office chair: "What kind of feeling is it?"
"Uh... It's like the Han Xin on the opposite side is stealing our base without any minions, and he even bought a Mingdao Siming."
"Can you describe it in a different way?"
"What about Lao Fuzi?"
Zhuge Yu gave her a look of utter helplessness: "Stop playing games with your brother. It's not good for your brain. These guys will end up getting electroshocked sooner or later."
"No, it's just that I feel a bit uneasy."
"Is that so?" Zhuge Yu spun around in her office chair. "Kreber is quite safe. Could it be because of Luo Bing's ammonium nitrate?"
"?" Hearing her name, Luo Bing let out a murmur.
"DING!" The familiar SAFC reminder sound rang out, startling Ji Han: "What's going on?"
"Oh." Zhuge Yu took a look at the tactical tablet and frowned: "Elsa asked me and the captain to go to the command post for a meeting. I'll go find him."
"Bring him my coffee!"
"Got it."
Holding the coffee in one hand, Zhuge Yu walked out of the dormitory. It wasn't far from here to the tactical hall of Class 4. Just turn right and go straight to the end.
As she passed by different people, tall or short, fat or thin, the girl noticed a few somewhat familiar figures in the crowd.
Those were...
With a leap, she hid in the shadows of the corner nearby. Several former classmates walked by, talking, seemingly completely unaware of Zhuge Yu's presence.
"Since her brother left, Ju Xiaoye has been acting really strange."
"Sigh, it's quite normal. After all, her favorite brother died, and Xiaocilang, who she knew since childhood, also..." Another person shook their head in regret.
Ju Yichuan...
Sato Xiaocilang...
Hearing these two names, the girl felt sad.
Captain Ju Yichuan was shot dead on the spot during the battle, at the young age of 18. And the machine gunner Sato Xiaocilang sacrificed himself to draw the enemy away. His whereabouts are unknown, and the corpse search team still hasn't found his body.
Can Gu Xiaoyao's team achieve this?
This thought flashed through Zhuge Yu's mind like a bolt of lightning. She lowered her head, and the faint reflection of her face was mirrored on the light brown liquid surface of the coffee.
Plop...
A teardrop fell into the cup, shattering the faint image. The rippling circles spread out, carving out a single, exposed line.
"Are you starting to get emo before 12 o'clock?" I said half-jokingly. "There are still three hours to go."
I received the notice and walked with Valkyina, who was also going to the command post. In the corridor, I saw Zhuge Yu from afar, clearly holding a cup of coffee and standing in the pitch-black corner. She was so obvious, it was quite a sight.
I was really puzzled. How come none of the people coming and going saw her? Could it be that being emo comes with a hidden buff? So do top laners all get emo to avoid getting ganked?
It seems I need to play a trick on Jiang Li next time. This guy is getting too cocky. She just slapped me out of nowhere and ran away. What a loss.
"Nothing," Zhuge Yu came back to her senses and shook her head hastily, raising her right hand to signal: "Captain, your coffee."
I took a sniff first to make sure there was no funny business in it, then took a sip: "It's a bit cold."
"It's my fault," Zhuge Yu said shamefacedly. "I'll go make another cup right now..."
"If you go now, it'll be too late, won't it?" Valkyina pointed out the problem. "There's not enough time."
"So there's no need to be so picky," I shook my head and smiled bitterly, then tilted my head back and drank the coffee in one go.
Zhuge Yu is a good manager. At least she's not as annoying as the previous vice-captain, that Mr. Lu. She can also point out the obvious problems in the team. I think the reason is that she has a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder. Luo Bing once complained that whenever her head tilted while she was dozing off, Zhuge Yu would forcefully straighten it, making it impossible for her to properly balance the ammonium nitrate.
Although I don't know what the necessary connection is between the two, obsessive-compulsive disorder is really dangerous on the battlefield.
Coupled with what happened before... The psychological shadow is the reason why Zhuge Yu is looking for a sense of dependence. Maybe she just wants to distract herself through various things, so as to forget the confusion of the night not long ago... The way she was when we first met was just a protective shell under the stress response. Everyone has their own darkness that they don't want to face. After all, who isn't living in escape?
Unconsciously, I thought of Gu Rou again... Her pair of plain black eyes seemed to be looking at me.