Song Ning had barely left her school building and had yet to reach the gates when she heard someone calling her.
"Song Ning-Song Ning-stop!"
Before she could turn around, a bicycle swished to a stop right in front of her.
Liang Lichuan sat astride it with one foot on the ground, staring at her in surprise.
"It really is you! I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me! What are you doing here?"
Song Ning glanced around, then said to him, "Exactly! This is Capital Medical University. Don't you go to Qingbei? What are you doing here?"
Liang Lichuan jerked his chin toward the campus. "I just came over with a classmate to take care of something! You... don't tell me you're a student here?"
Song Ning nodded. "That's right! A first-year! What, don't I look like one?"
Liang Lichuan clicked his tongue and shook his head.
"Hard to imagine! Someone so devious and utterly irresponsible, studying at a military medical university!"
"Hey! That's hardly a fair assessment! I'm not wasting my breath on you!"
Song Ning walked around his bicycle and headed off.
"Hey! Don't go! I was just looking for you!"
Liang Lichuan glanced around and lowered his voice.
"Well, remember how I rescued those people from the lake last time? Those two girls hit the wrong person! And it was all because of you. You called him a hooligan, so... Anyway, the park staff checked his ID, and Su Ying confirmed that he was a soldier who'd jumped in to help. After that... somehow those two girls tracked me down at my school..."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Song Ning asked. "Then what... did they bring you a letter of commendation?"
"No! They came to thank me and apologize! I... got hit too, remember? But mostly,