"Hehe, just kidding, you little brat." Su Xiaoxiao suddenly laughed and gave his chest a light tap.
Li Yichen felt as though he could hear countless boys' hearts breaking.
"All right, everyone, boys and girls in separate lines, then arrange yourselves by height..." Su Xiaoxiao walked to the front, clapped her hands, and began directing them.
"Little girl, why are you still carrying such a big Wooden Box?" Just then, she spotted Tang Ling'er standing at the front of the girls' line.
She walked over and said with a smile, "How about putting it aside for now? Here, let me help you."
"Sure!" Tang Ling'er smiled sweetly, but a glint of mischief lurked in her eyes.
She reached back, took off the case, and held it horizontally against her chest. Then she narrowed her eyes in a smile and said, "Make sure you catch it!"
"Okay..." Su Xiaoxiao nodded with a smile and slipped her hands beneath the Wooden Box.
"I'm letting go now!" Then Su Xiaoxiao felt a sudden weight drag down on both arms.
Her expression shifted, and she instinctively drew her arms inward. Muscles immediately bulged on her seemingly slender arms, stopping the case from dropping.
She couldn't help feeling shocked. This unassuming Wooden Box weighed at least a hundred kilograms, yet this tiny girl could carry it around effortlessly. Just how strong was she?
"You naughty little girl." Su Xiaoxiao smiled at her, turned around, and easily set the Wooden Box aside.
Then she glanced toward Li Yichen, smiled, and lowered her head to whisper in Tang Ling'er's ear, "Let me guess. Are you angry with me because of a boy?"
"No! Don't go making things up." Tang Ling'er blushed and said bashfully, "It has nothing to do with Li Yichen."
"I never said that boy was Li Yichen." Su Xiaoxiao winked at her, then said, "There's nothing going on between him and me, so don't worry."
"Oh, this is so embarrassing!" Tang Ling'er stamped her foot in protest. "I really didn't mean that! Don't make things up."
Time ticked by. Although the three of them had no experience with military training, they simply had their formation do whatever the others did and rest whenever the others rested, so nothing went wrong.
"Next, a ten-minute break!" Hao Shuai announced loudly.
"Oh, awesome!" The formation immediately erupted in cheers.
The weather in Jinling was still hot in August and September. Just standing for a little while left everyone drenched in sweat.
The moment they stopped, boys and girls alike ran off to the side and fanned themselves furiously with little fans.
Next came the moment to witness a miracle.
Before long, almost all the boys had gathered around Su Xiaoxiao. Watching the beautiful instructor banter with them while wiping away her sweat with alluring grace left their mouths dry.
Meanwhile, large circles of girls had gathered around both Li Yichen and Hao Shuai.
The crowd around Li Yichen, in particular, kept growing.
"Hey, what's your major?"
"Hey, where's your hometown?"
"You're so handsome! Do you have a girlfriend?"
"Why does it feel so cool and comfortable around you? How about... how about I become your girlfriend?"
"I want to have your babies..."
Crackle... crackle. Ouyang Xuanxuan squeezed the mineral water bottle in her hand until it crackled. "Isn't this guy a little too good at attracting girls?"
She felt like crying. She had always been the one surrounded by boys before, but now she was all alone. Even her three roommates had run over to Li Yichen.
Just then, Xiao Lu ran back and pulled her to her feet.
"Xiao Lu, what are you doing?" Ouyang Xuanxuan asked in confusion.
"Taking you over to Li Yichen," Xiao Lu said as she tugged her along.
"I'm not going." Ouyang Xuanxuan pouted sulkily.
"If you don't go, you'll just be letting the other girls have him." Xiao Lu smiled. "You'll understand once you're there. It isn't hot around Li Yichen at all. It feels amazing."
"Really? You're not lying?" Ouyang Xuanxuan was tempted.
"Absolutely true. You'll see when you get there." Xiao Lu patted her chest in assurance.
"Then... all right." Xiao Lu pulled Ouyang Xuanxuan over. The moment she came within ten meters of Li Yichen, much of the heat clinging to her actually faded. The closer she got, the cooler it became. It was truly astonishing.
"Well? I didn't lie, did I?" Xiao Lu said smugly. "Who would've thought we'd be this lucky? We have two handsome guys keeping us company, and they're not just nice to look at—they keep us cool too. It's almost unfair."
Xiao Lu continued talking to herself. "I wonder who'll end up with Li Yichen, our campus heartthrob. Being his girlfriend must be wonderful..."
Then she noticed Ouyang Xuanxuan's murderous glare and quickly shut her mouth.
Just then, one girl suddenly blushed and asked Li Yichen, "Yichen, can I touch you? Just once?"
"Uh..." Li Yichen rubbed his nose awkwardly. He had never received a request like this in his life.
Faced with her expectant gaze, he simply couldn't bring himself to refuse. He held out his arm and said generously, "Sure, go ahead."
"Yay!" The girl cheered, then placed her little hand on his arm.
"Oh..." A blissful sound escaped her lips.
"Well? How does it feel?" The other girls were green with envy and hurriedly pressed her. "Come on, tell us!"
"It's so cool. It feels amazing." As she spoke, she couldn't help running her hand over Li Yichen's arm.
"Really?" the other girls cried, then began shouting, "Let me touch you too!"
Then Li Yichen was buried alive beneath a crowd of girls.
Li Yichen's face turned green. Being touched by one girl was one thing, but being touched by dozens was far too much excitement.
Worst of all, he couldn't fight back. If he accidentally hurt any of these little angels, he would have no way to explain himself.
"Can someone tell me what the fuck is going on?" Zheng Liang was nearly mad with jealousy as he watched from the side. "I'm going to kill him. I'm definitely going to kill him."
"Hey, don't pull my clothes..." Li Yichen was on the verge of tears. These girls were far too bold with their hands. Especially in a group like this, they didn't care where they touched him, as long as they got their hands on him.
"Yay, Xuanxuan, I touched him!" Xiao Lu ran out of the crowd, bursting with joy.
"That damned guy!" Ouyang Xuanxuan angrily hurled her mineral water bottle into the crowd.
"Ow! Who hit me?" As luck would have it, the bottle struck its target squarely.
"Break's over! Fall in!" Hao Shuai's voice finally saved him. Otherwise, he wouldn't even have had his underwear left.
"Yichen, you're quite popular with the girls," Su Xiaoxiao teased. "I've never seen a man more popular with girls than Hao Shuai."
"Yeah, I never thought someone would beat me at this one day. I'm really hurt." Hao Jun looked as though he had lost all will to live. "I challenge you to a duel."
Zheng Liang's eyes lit up, and he screamed inwardly, Fight... come on, fight...
"Don't you dare bully my little Yichen." Su Xiaoxiao hooked her arm through Li Yichen's and looked at Hao Jun, pretending to be angry.
"I wouldn't dare!" Hao Jun immediately said ingratiatingly. "How could I dare bully the Venom-Tailed Scorpion's little man?"
Fuck... Zheng Liang unconsciously clenched his fists.
Su Xiaoxiao blew a breath into Li Yichen's ear and whispered, "You little brat, watch out for that Zheng Liang..." Then she giggled and walked away.
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